I recently came across a 101 in 1001 post on a blog and thought that would be great, it combines my love of overgoaling with list making, better than the chocolate and peanut butter astronaut accident I saw as a child. Details can be found at Day Zero.
I had planned to start May 1, but didn’t get it posted (or the list finished) so I’m starting it officially today May 3, 2008. The end date is January 9, 2011. Most people have a separate blog for their list, but I can barely seem to manage 1 blog, so the 101 info is going to be mixed in with regular bloggy stuff.
The mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1,001 days.
The criteria: Tasks must be specific (i.e. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable, or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (i.e. represent some amount of effort on your part).
Items in progress
Completed items Date
Homestead
1. Grand Plan the house
2. Finish painting the basement.
3. Paint rooms throughout house 0/9
4. Finish the trim throughout house 0/13
5. Clean garage out
6. Clean front and back yards
7. Start salad garden
8. Weed, mulch flower beds
9. Start a decorating scrapbook
10. Cook through Memories of a Midwestern Farm
11. Serve 5 menus from Farm Journal Cooking for Company, for company
12. Host a tea party
13. Make tortellini from scratch
14. Make Luag’s rib recipe
14. Make spring rolls June 20, 2008
15. Host a bonfire/cookout
16. Learn how to make my 2 favorite cocktails 0/2
17. Host a board game party
18. Have family over for dinner 10 times 0/10
19. Buy something Cath Kidston for kitchen
20. Set up emergency box for power outtages
21. Donate 101 items to Restore 5/101
22. Find a church home
Craftiness
23. Knit/crochet shawls for all girls in family 0/4
24. Knit myself a pair of socks
25. Sew myself 3 vintage-style nighties
26. Sew a complete seasonal wardrobe for K twice 0/2
27. Cull all patterns and sell extras- BE RUTHLESS!
28. Make/purchase soap mold and cutter July 10, 2008
29. Try 5 new soap recipes/scents 0/5
30. Transition wardrobe to vintage style by May 2010, make or buy 2 items a month 0/24
31. Make/commission a hope chest for K
32. Make 1 quilt for K’s hope chest
33. Make 3 baby items and 3 linens for K’s hope chest 0/6
34. Organize all digital pictures, put on cds
35. Create (and print) 1 digiscrapbook page a month 0/32
36. Create and post 10 sewing tutorials to blog 0/10
37. Participate in 26 Things
38. Participate in photojojo365
39. Teach a sewing class
40. Create an ebook pattern for my binders
Health
41. Make eye appointment June 28, 2008
42. Order new glasses and prescription sunglasses July 1, 2008
43. Get mole removed- blech!
44. Reach goal weight by 08/09
45. Complete the Couch to 5K plan
46. Run a 5K
47. Get a massage for the first time, I can’t count laying down on the floor and being walked on by the kids!
Pocketbook
48. Register a dollar on Where’s George
49. Sit down with T and make budget
50. Use a $50 menu twice a month for 1 year, put money saved into account 0/24
51. Reopen savings account
52. Use the clothesline May-Nov
53. Make 10 craft show items/week for 3 months 0/12
54. Stock Vintage Charm store twice a month for 1 year 0/24
55. Finish Vintage Charm website
56. Contribute monthly to Cash for Christmas Jar 0/8 (2008 ) 0/12 (2009) 0/12 (2010)
57. Put aside $5 for each completed item for myself and $5 for each incomplete item for charity 0/101
58. Save $$ for iPod (see itme 57.)
59. Pay off all debt
60. Switch to reusable marketing bags
61. Make and giveaway 5 such bags 0/5
Paper & Puter
62. Blog 5 times a week for 3 months 0/12
63. Write a family cookbook
64. Track goals on Joe’s Goals
65. Buy and setup online planner
66. Organize cards and lists and start acknowledging birthdays
67. Get a replacement copy of my birth certificate and social security card
68. Send 50 postcards through Postcrossing
69. Read and write reviews for 12 books a year 0/36
70. Buy 1 GLH book a month for 1 year 0/12
71. Do a blog giveaway monthly for 1 year 0/12
72. Participate in 3 Blog Carnival Days weekly for 1 month
73. Organize and catalog books
Expand My Mind
74. Learn to identify 10 trees
75. Learn to identify 10 wildflowers
76. Learn to identify 10 constellations
77. Practice piano until I can play hymns
78. Earn 2 Art Scout pins 0/2
79. Earn 10 Keeper pins 0/10
80. Purchase a piece of REAL art in person from artist
81. Go to hear live music
82. Go see the Chinese Acrobats
83. Send a care package to a soldier
Travel, Adventure & Entertainment
84. Take day trips seasonally for 1 year 0/4
85. Take kids to Mt. Pleasant Powwow
86. Take a family trip to Florida and Disney it up!
87. Learn to tow camper
88. Camp once a month May – October 0/18
89. On one camping trip cook everything over the fire
90. Go for a horseback trail ride
91. Take the kids to a metropolitan zoo
92. See a movie at an IMAX theater
93. Meet an online friend IRL
94. Purchase BSG box set when it comes out
95. Host a LOTR marathon viewing party- even better, make it in costume
96. Watch all the films on IMDB’s Film-Noir list 0/50
97. See a movie in a theater once a month 2/32
Finally…
98. TBD
99. TBD
100. TBD
101. Make my next 101 list
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