101 in 1001

101 Things in 1001 Days 

Here goes nothing!

I want to complete 101 things in 1001 days because I want to inspire myself to complete some goals that I've been mulling over in my head for a while now. I want to complete it for me. 

The challenge: 

To complete 101 preset tasks in 1001 days!

The criteria:

These tasks must be measurable, quantifiable, and specific. These tasks must also involve some sort of effort, for example, 'make dinner' or 'watch a movie' are not really the sort of tasks I should be trying to accomplish. 

Why 1001 days?

This is the same answer that I found when I was perusing the blogging world to view other 1001 lists: 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 of the bigger tasks on your list.  

The List:

For my body:

1. Get laser eye surgery

2. Get my hair cut and highlighted (2/2) 

3. Lose 5 pounds for wedding

4. Join the local skating club 

5. Skate at least once a week, once registered

6. Go for a run/bike ride at least once every week, weather permitting (48/143)

7. Get my teeth whitened

8. Get a facial 

9. Get my legs waxed (I have always wanted to get this done at least once, but I'm a big wimp when it comes to pain!)

10. Complete P90x/Regimented exercise program

11. Do a Couch to 5k running plan

12. Take a dance class

13. Eat a vegetarian meal once a week for 3 months (12/12)

14. Go one week without eating dessert for four weeks (4/4) 

15. Lose an additional 15 pounds before I get married

For my soul:

16. Write a letter to myself, to be opened when the 1001 days are over 

17. Donate blood

18. After the wedding, donate my hair to charity

19. Take a college-level cooking class or something similar to learn some new tricks

20. Take a professional photography class

21. Don't complain about anything for a week

22. Make a new friend

23. Pay for the food for the person behind me in line at Tim Horton's 

24. Don't log into Facebook for an entire week

25. Plant a garden in my backyard and maintain it throughout the summer

26. Grow and use 3 varieties of herbs (3/3) 

27. Find and join a Church in our area

For my mind: 

28. Learn how to play the guitar

29. Read 10 classical novels such as 'Pride and Prejudice' or 'Wuthering Heights' (1/10)

30. Buy an audio book and learn 10 new phrases in French (0/10) 

31. Read 3 Pulitzer prize-winning books (0/3) 

32. Learn how to sew 

33. Also learn how to knit, and knit a blanket 

34. Try 8 new foods (6/8) 

35. Cook 25 new recipes from cookbooks that I own (3/25) 

For my travels: 

36. Take a trip to Ireland and Scotland 

37. Visit and camp at 3 provincial parks (1/3) 

38. Re-visit the Cabot Trail 

39. Go to the zoo 

40. Go whale watching 

41. Travel somewhere on a train 

42. Go to the cottage for four weekends in one summer (4/4) 

43. Go on a road trip 

44. Spend a night in Niagara Falls with Jeff 

45. Gamble in a casino 

46. See an iceberg

47. Visit at least 3 castles

For my relationship: 

48. Go on one date night a month (10/32)

49. Take a picture of Jeff and I once a month (10/32) 

50. Get my scrapbooks up to date in our relationship

51. Travel to New York City with Jeff

52. Have a picnic with Jeff 

53. Do something nice for Jeff every week (4/143) 

54. Get married!! 

55. Change my name legally once married

56. Kiss in the rain 

57. Write a letter to Jeff, for him to open 10 years from now 

58. Try three new restaurants together (3/3) 

59. Spend our first Christmas morning together in our house 

For my wedding:

60. Put together an organizational wedding planning notebook (I plan to follow this template closely)

61. Create a detailed wedding timeline, and post it on this blog 

62. Pick a venue

63. Book a photographer 

64. Go wedding dress shopping with my Mom 

65. Create our centerpieces and wedding favours 

66. Pick bridesmaid dresses

67. Create slideshow of pictures of Jeff and I for the reception

68. Book a DJ 

69. Get engagement shots done (2/2) 

70. Book a minister

71. Make a list of special songs I want played at the reception 

72. Figure out what music will be playing during the ceremony

73. Send out invitations

74. Get a job! (So I can start paying for all this wedding stuff) 

For my home: 

75. Put in a second bathroom 

76. Paint spare bedroom 

77. Organize and decorate the office 

78. Completely organize the storage area in the basement

79. Put in an island in the kitchen 

80. Finish changing my address 

81. Hang Christmas lights every year (3/3) 

82. Mail out Christmas cards every year (2/3) 

83. Change the light in the bathroom 

84. Frame the bathroom mirror

85. Organize all closets 

86. Create an album of our wedding photographs 

87. Cut down diseased birch tree in backyard

88. Refinish hardwood floors in spare room and office 

89. Get Jeff to create custom storage in basement

90. Buy a love seat for the living room 

91. Complete a 'travel wall' collage for our living room 

For fun:

92. Watch the sunrise and the sunset in the same day 

93. Go horseback riding 

94. Build a snowman 

95. Blog every day for a week (0/7) 

96. Print out photographs and create albums of the past 3 years (0/3) 

97. Join a political party

98. Plant a tree

99. Complete a 30 day photo challenge

100. Take a yoga class

101. Write my name in wet cement

Start Date: 
September 25, 2012

End Date:
June 23, 2015

Normal - goals I haven't started
Strike through - goals I've completed
Italics - goals that are in progress
Red - goals I did not complete

Completed: 50/101

Some of these goals are silly (get my legs waxed) and some of these goals are very serious (anything wedding related) and some are more than slightly unrealistic (go for a run every week...hah!) but I'm going to give each and every one of them equal attention and focus. It's going to be so fun to look back on these goals when my 1001 days are up.

My personal criteria:

1. I left myself five freebies - I know there will be things that I wish I had put down, or things I wish I had thought of, and I don't want to fill in these spaces with things that don't matter to me.

2. I reserve the right to edit these goals as time passes. 1001 days is a very long time, and I know things in my life will really change in that period of time. Some things that are important to me now may not be important to me in a year and a half, and I don't want to back myself into a corner. However, I'm not going to use this as an excuse! I know there are goals I will not complete, and I intend to be honest about which ones those turn out to be.