The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days. http://www.dayzeroproject.com/
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 organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
The items on my list that require a little more info or that inculde a list of things will have a link next to them. Also, when I finish an item I will blog about it and create a link in the original 101 list.
My start date: July 21, 2009 (My 2nd Wedding Anniversary!)
My end date: April 17, 2012
Working on
Travel
1. Go to Las Vegas
2. Go to Cancun/Chichen Itza
3. Go to New York
4. plan a trip somewhere not in North America
5. Drive the Pacific Coast Highway
6. Mail myself a postcard from every place I go (2/?)
7. Go on an unplanned road trip
8.
9. Visit grandma in Saskatoon
10. Visit sister in Wyoming
Adventure
11. Scuba dive in 10 different locations (0/10)
12. Scuba dive with sharks
13. Go horseback riding
14. Go para sailing
15. Go zip lining
16. Fly in a helicopter over Vegas and/or the Grand Canyon
17. Go white water rafting
House
18.
19. Paint master bathroom
20. Paint living room/kitchen
21.
22. Organize the basement for our office, entertainment area and my scrapbooking
23. Wire the basement
24. Put up extra shelving in master closet and spare bedroom closet
25. Finish garage
26. Create a proper paper organizing system
27. Sew new throw pillows and blankets for the living room and bedroom
28. Create my own art for the house out of my photographs
29. Make a real effort to keep the house clean
For me
30. Finish our wedding scrapbook
31. Finish our pre-wedding scrapbook
32. Finish our honeymoon scrapbook
33. Create blank cards and layouts to be used in a rush
34. Create a master list of layouts I love
35. Exercise every single day for 30 days in a row (9/30)
36. Get weight down to 135 lbs (32/35)
37. Create a really good mix CD/MP3
38. Start and stick to a new 365 photo project (0/365)
39. Complete an alphabet photo challenge to be used as child wall art
40. Resume using my Flikr account
41. Dance in the rain
42. Get a massage twice a year (1/6)
43. Have a hot bubble bath once a month (6/34)
44. Buy myself flowers (or a nice plant) once a year (1/3)
45. Complete half of the "75 skills every woman should master" (0/38)
For us
46. Go on 50 dates together (3/50)
47. Have a romantic evening twice a month (11/68)
48. Plan a surprise trip for my hubby
49. Spend an entire night stargazing
50. Go on 5 picnics (0/5)
51. Have professional photos taken
52. Go skinny dipping
53. Go on a deep sea fishing trip
54. Turn off the TV 1 night a week
55. Have a board game/puzzle night once a month (4/34)
56. Draw up Wills, EPAs and PDs
57. Take Molly on a walk at least 3 times a week
58. Teach Molly 5 new tricks a year (6/15)
For family, friends and strangers
59. Send a snail mail letter/card and pictures to each of the grandparents at least once a year
60. Host 5 dinner parties (2/5)
61.
62. Update blog as often as possible
63. Create and update a full address/phone number/birthday list of all family and friends
64. Buy a good photo scanner and start scanning all photos that our families have (This is probably going to be in the HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS!! I'll let you know)
65. Get caught up putting photos on Facebook
66. Research our family trees
67. Write a letter to our future grandchildren
68. Clean out our closets/house once a year and donate to charity (0/3)
Finances
69. Put a loonie in a jar everyday for 1001 days
70. Create a proper budget and stick to it
71. Pay off all our credit cards
72.
73. Get $1,000.00 in our savings and don't touch it
74. Make all birthday cards instead of buying them
75. Search our house for things to sell on Ebay/Kijiji and then sell them
Just Because
76. Put a message in a bottle and send it out to sea
77. Spend an entire day at home and not use any electricity for 5 individual days (0/5)
78. Donate 250,000 grains of Free Rice (700/250,000)
79. Make an emergency kit
80. Create and bury a time capsule
81. Mail a secret to PostSecret
82. Join PostCrossing and send and receive 25 cards (0/25)
83. Go wildlife watching
84. Learn the names and basic info of all the countries in the world for future travelling World Fact Book
85. Leave a nice note in every book I exchange or return, ask the next person to do the same
86. Jump in a lake with all my clothes on, see if I can get my husband to do it with me
87. Make a kite and fly it
New things
88.
89. See the Northern Lights
90. C and watch them all (3/100)100 Movies
91. Create a list of 100 books and read them all (7/100)100 Books
92. Create a list of 100 recipes and cook them all (0/100)100 Recipes
93. Compile a binder of our favorite recipes
94. See a Cirque du Soleil show
95. Play 9 holes of golf on a different course
96. Visit a haunted house/location
97. Take a photography class
98. Set up area in our basement to take photos
99. Take a cooking class
100. Visit 5 historical/educational locations in Alberta (1/5)
101. Go camping...in our backyard
So those are my 101 things to do in 1001 days. I'll keep you posted on my progress!
reate a list of 100 movies
Visit a museum
Pay off our elliptical
Start a blog so family can keep up with our lives
Paint main bathroom
paint master bedroom
Visit the grandparents in Victoria
Completed
My end date: April 17, 2012
Working on
Travel
1. Go to Las Vegas
2. Go to Cancun/Chichen Itza
3. Go to New York
4. plan a trip somewhere not in North America
5. Drive the Pacific Coast Highway
6. Mail myself a postcard from every place I go (2/?)
7. Go on an unplanned road trip
8.
9. Visit grandma in Saskatoon
10. Visit sister in Wyoming
Adventure
11. Scuba dive in 10 different locations (0/10)
12. Scuba dive with sharks
13. Go horseback riding
14. Go para sailing
15. Go zip lining
16. Fly in a helicopter over Vegas and/or the Grand Canyon
17. Go white water rafting
House
18.
19. Paint master bathroom
20. Paint living room/kitchen
21.
22. Organize the basement for our office, entertainment area and my scrapbooking
23. Wire the basement
24. Put up extra shelving in master closet and spare bedroom closet
25. Finish garage
26. Create a proper paper organizing system
27. Sew new throw pillows and blankets for the living room and bedroom
28. Create my own art for the house out of my photographs
29. Make a real effort to keep the house clean
For me
30. Finish our wedding scrapbook
31. Finish our pre-wedding scrapbook
32. Finish our honeymoon scrapbook
33. Create blank cards and layouts to be used in a rush
34. Create a master list of layouts I love
35. Exercise every single day for 30 days in a row (9/30)
36. Get weight down to 135 lbs (32/35)
37. Create a really good mix CD/MP3
38. Start and stick to a new 365 photo project (0/365)
39. Complete an alphabet photo challenge to be used as child wall art
40. Resume using my Flikr account
41. Dance in the rain
42. Get a massage twice a year (1/6)
43. Have a hot bubble bath once a month (6/34)
44. Buy myself flowers (or a nice plant) once a year (1/3)
45. Complete half of the "75 skills every woman should master" (0/38)
For us
46. Go on 50 dates together (3/50)
47. Have a romantic evening twice a month (11/68)
48. Plan a surprise trip for my hubby
49. Spend an entire night stargazing
50. Go on 5 picnics (0/5)
51. Have professional photos taken
52. Go skinny dipping
53. Go on a deep sea fishing trip
54. Turn off the TV 1 night a week
55. Have a board game/puzzle night once a month (4/34)
56. Draw up Wills, EPAs and PDs
57. Take Molly on a walk at least 3 times a week
58. Teach Molly 5 new tricks a year (6/15)
For family, friends and strangers
59. Send a snail mail letter/card and pictures to each of the grandparents at least once a year
60. Host 5 dinner parties (2/5)
61.
62. Update blog as often as possible
63. Create and update a full address/phone number/birthday list of all family and friends
64. Buy a good photo scanner and start scanning all photos that our families have (This is probably going to be in the HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS!! I'll let you know)
65. Get caught up putting photos on Facebook
66. Research our family trees
67. Write a letter to our future grandchildren
68. Clean out our closets/house once a year and donate to charity (0/3)
Finances
69. Put a loonie in a jar everyday for 1001 days
70. Create a proper budget and stick to it
71. Pay off all our credit cards
72.
73. Get $1,000.00 in our savings and don't touch it
74. Make all birthday cards instead of buying them
75. Search our house for things to sell on Ebay/Kijiji and then sell them
Just Because
76. Put a message in a bottle and send it out to sea
77. Spend an entire day at home and not use any electricity for 5 individual days (0/5)
78. Donate 250,000 grains of Free Rice (700/250,000)
79. Make an emergency kit
80. Create and bury a time capsule
81. Mail a secret to PostSecret
82. Join PostCrossing and send and receive 25 cards (0/25)
83. Go wildlife watching
84. Learn the names and basic info of all the countries in the world for future travelling World Fact Book
85. Leave a nice note in every book I exchange or return, ask the next person to do the same
86. Jump in a lake with all my clothes on, see if I can get my husband to do it with me
87. Make a kite and fly it
New things
88.
89. See the Northern Lights
90. C
91. Create a list of 100 books and read them all (7/100)100 Books
92. Create a list of 100 recipes and cook them all (0/100)100 Recipes
93. Compile a binder of our favorite recipes
94. See a Cirque du Soleil show
95. Play 9 holes of golf on a different course
96. Visit a haunted house/location
97. Take a photography class
98. Set up area in our basement to take photos
99. Take a cooking class
100. Visit 5 historical/educational locations in Alberta (1/5)
101. Go camping...in our backyard
So those are my 101 things to do in 1001 days. I'll keep you posted on my progress!
reate a list of 100 movies
Visit a museum
Pay off our elliptical
Start a blog so family can keep up with our lives
Paint main bathroom
paint master bedroom
Visit the grandparents in Victoria
Completed
