Welcome to my 101 things in 1001 days list. Read on to find out about this project and my current progress!
The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 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).
Start Date: July 1, 2009
End Date: March 28, 2012
Source: Day Zero
Crossed out items are finished (will have date of completion listed)
Italic items are in progress
Normal items are waiting to be started
Education & Work
1. Take the GRE August 1, 2009
2. Get into a web / graphic design program September 1, 2009
3. Find an internship
4. Get a part-time job
5. Do 5 freelancing jobs (0/5)
Family & Friends
6. Visit my cousin in TX
7. Finally meet John November 14, 2009
8. Finally meet Miranda
9. Make sure my mother knows how much I appreciate her
10. Come to terms with my father’s absence
11. Make a new friend November 1, 2009
12. Find a penpal
13. Send a postcard through Post Crossing
Self-Improvement
14. Find my own place
15. Clearly define my political ideology
16. Clearly define my religious ideology
17. Overcome fear of calling people
18. Overcome fear of being underground
19. Read the entire Bible
Indulge
20. Buy a new desktop computer December 18, 2009
21. Buy a new pair of sunglasses
22. Buy a custom pair of Converse sneakers
23. Buy a new external hard drive September 20, 2009
24. Buy a new pocket digital camera
25. Buy 20 new BluRay DVDs (2/20) – See the List
Health & Fitness
26. Get weight down to 150
27. Whiten teeth
28. Walk 500 miles (0/500)
29. Start biking again
30. Develop a regular skin-care routine
Beauty
31. Get a tattoo
32. Get left cartilage piercing
33. Dye my hair blonde
34. Dye my hair unnatural colors
35. Style hair and do makeup every day for 30 days (0/30)
36. Avoid biting nails for 60 days (60/60) December 6, 2009
37. Keep nails filed/polished for 60 days (60/60) December 6, 2009
Food & Drink
38. Try 10 new foods (2/10) – See the List
39. Collect 101 recipes (0/101)
40. Learn to cook 10 new dishes (0/10)
41. Go 60 days without fast food (0/60)
42. Go 30 days without soda (0/30)
Expanding the Mind
43. Read 5 New York Times articles every day for 30 days (0/30)
44. Complete an entire Word-Find book
45. Complete an entire Sudoku book
46. Attend 5 rallies/gatherings for causes I care about (0/5)
47. Attend 5 talks/lectures (0/5)
Creativity
48. Learn to play a new instrument
49. Complete a wrecking journal
50. Complete a 26 Things photo set
51. Participate in NaNoWriMo
52. Send a postcard to Post Secret
53. Print & frame 5 pieces of my photography (0/5)
54. Complete one 5,000+ word fanfiction for 5 different fandoms (0/5)
55. Do 20 “Day in the Life” blogs (4/20) – View Entries
56. Create a pocket quote book
57. Color an entire coloring book
58. Start a scrapbook
Adventures & Travel
59. Get a passport
60. Road trip to somewhere at least 5 states away
61. Go to ComiCon
62. Find 10 Geo-caches
63. Go to Fallingwater
64. Visit Niagara Falls
65. See all the D.C. Monuments (0/18)
66. Visit 10 State/National Parks (0/10)
67. Visit all the Ivys and get a t-shirt from each (0/8)
68. Vacation in Rhode Island
69. Vacation in New York City
70. Plan a night on the town in a Stretch Escalade
Entertainment & Fun
71. Attend an outdoor festival of some sorts
72. Cosplay at a convention
73. See 10 Broadway/Tour Musicals (2/10) – See the List
74. See 5 concerts (0/5)
75. See a Steelers game
76. See a Yankees game
77. Go to an independent film festival
78. Learn how to play poker
79. Watch 101 movies I’ve never seen (23/101) – See the List
80. Read 101 new books (9/101) – See the List
81. Read 20 new non-fiction books (0/20)
Financial
82. Have $5,000 in savings December 27, 2009
83. Get a credit card
84. Resist buying frivolous things for a month six times (0/6)
Technology & Internet
85. Do 365 Days on Flickr
86. Submit photos to Young Me – Now Me
87. Organize all of my files
88. Blog regularly (no gaps > 2 days) at whittersNU for 6 months (0/6)
89. Complete a month for NaBloPoMo
90. Create 5 free Wordpress templates (0/5)
91. Re-open The She Geek July 14, 2009 (view site)
92. Recreate my personal Internet start page
Giving Something Back
93. Donate $100 to my Alma Mater
94. Donate blood
95. Donate 500,000 grains of rice through FreeRice (0/500,000)
96. Write / Place inspirational quotes in 10 public places (0/10)
97. Donate $100 to charity
98. Plant a tree January 05, 2009
Misc
99. Create a calendar of all important dates for 2010 (birthdays, holidays, etc)
100. Clean my car once a month for 6 months (0/6)
101. Make a new 101 in 1001 list
