Start Date: September 18, 2009
End Date: June 15, 2012
The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in 1001 days
The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).
Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past – frequently simple goals such as New Year’s resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
Tasks in progress
Tasks completed
Because I love Jesus, I will…
1. lead someone to a stronger/healthier relationship with Christ
2. share Christ with 5 people (0/5)
3. be able to say 100 Bible verses from memory (34/100)
4. read through the Bible in a year
5. keep a prayer journal everyday for at least 3 months
6. finish seminary
7. host a Wine to Water party
8. visit a Mosque and a Church of Scientology so that I’m informed rather than judgmental
Because I love others, I will…
9. pay for the person behind me in a drive through
10. become CPR certified
11. write snail mail letters to 10 friends (0/10)
12. make an anonymous donation
13. host a multi-course dinner party
14. get friends together to go fly kites
15. clean all of my stuff out of my parents’ house
16. have an iChat coffee date with friends from OBU
17. fall in love with a book and mail it to a friend
18. send Christmas cards
19. spend a weekend that’s just me and Mamaw and Papaw
20. commit 25 random acts of kindness (0/25)
21. help my mom have a garage sale
Because it’ll be good for me, I will…
22. not use my credit card/debit card for 2 weeks
23. pay off my credit cards
24. not touch my savings account for (at least) a year
25. declutter my closet(s)
26. drink 64 0z. of water every day for a month
27. go 1 month with no tv
28. go 1 week with no internet
29. walk Cordelia for 30 minutes a day
30. wear my glasses for a month
31. be totally vegetarian for at least a month
32. go a week without sarcasm
33. buy a bike and ride it for more than recreation
34. move someplace I can ride/walk/take public transportation to work
35. make (from scratch) all of my meals for a month
36. eat as a locavore for 1 week
37. grow my own herbs
38. listen to every song in my iTunes library & delete the music I won’t listen to again
39. work on my core enough to maintain a WiiFit age in the 20s
40. change all the light bulbs in my house to energy efficient bulbs
41. learn to drive a vehicle with a standard transmission
42. make a list of 100 things that make me happy
43. be willing to give up (at least) 10 of them (0/10)
44. re-learn French
45. put car payment on auto pay
46. back up my computer once a month
47. make a grocery list and only buy what’s on it
48. get up at 6am every day for a month
49. clean out my car once a week
50. keep the house in 15 minute warning status for 3 months
51. do 5 push-ups and 5 sit-ups per day for one week; add one push-up/sit-up per day per week (stop the increase, but not the exercise, at 50)
Because I’ve wanted to, but haven’t (at least in a while), I will…
52. do one thing that scares me
53. make everyone’s Christmas presents for 1 Christmas
54. get a library card and use it
55. play/sing at an open mic night
56. compile a recipe book
57. write one poem every week
58. finish writing a book
59. get something published
60. learn flash
61. paint something worth hanging on a wall
62. write a letter to my congressman
63. write a letter to the President
64. watch the sunrise with a friend
65. teach Cordelia 3 new tricks (0/3)
66. become skillful on the guitar
67. host a theme party
68. buy a DSLR camera
69. have a moonlit picnic
70. sleep under the stars
71. print/frame/display some photographs
72. play in the rain
Because I love travel and culture, I will…
73. try 50 new foods (0/50)
74. bike through New York
75. bike through Paris
76. drive the pacific coast highway from California to Washington (or vice versa)
77. see the leaves change in New England
78. visit 3 states I’ve never seen (0/3)
79. spend an entire day sitting on a beach and reading
80. visit 3 countries I’ve never visited (0/3)
81. go to 5 concerts of people I’ve never seen live (2/5)
82. watch every Woody Allen movie
83. watch 26 movies I’ve never seen (one for each letter of the alphabet) (0/26)
84. read 26 books (based on the same criteria) (0/26)
85. visit 5 museums (0/5)
86. attend 5 plays (0/5)
87. visit 30 cities in which I’ve never spent time (3/30)
Because I appreciate randomness, I will…
88. strike up conversation with a stranger
89. buy a cute guy a drink at a bar/restaurant
90. attempt NaNoWriMo
91. say yes 10 times when I feel like saying no* (0/10)
92. write an inscription in a used book, and then re-sell it
93. let someone else pick a song for me to karaoke
94. take an all-inclusive trip with friends
95. turn my living room into a ball pit
Because I’m doing this list, I will…
96. take 1 picture every day for a year (aka Project 365)
97. save $10 for each thing accomplished from this list (0/101)
98. donate $10 for every thing not completed
99. blog about each thing on this list (0/101)
100. inspire someone else to make a list like this
101. have another 101 list ready when I finish this one
*as long as they’re not illegal, immoral or in poor taste
#32 is serious business! That would be difficult.
NO KIDDING! That’s one I’m really worried about not being able to do. I’m also concerned about not using my credit cards…not that I spend on them a lot, but things like getting groceries or gas will require cash because NO ONE takes checks anymore.