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).
~From Day Zero
This is a great alternative to the New Year's resolution. The time frame of 1001 days allows for much bigger, more in depth goals to be achieved. I am committing to this fascinating journey. I will be building my list over the next few weeks. My start date will be April 1st. That pegs my 1001st day as December 28, 2010.
Join me?
1. Watch the sunset and sunrise at least once each season
2. Teach Hayley how to embroider
3. See
4. See Phantom of the Opera on stage
5. Learn the basic guitar chords
6. Go whale watching.
8. Lose 75 lbs
9. Relearn how to do a back bend
10. Write 101 haiku
11. Interview my 102 year old grandfather
12. Learn to knit
13. Get a henna tattoo
14. Make a list of 100 things that make me happy
15. Redecorate my bedroom
16. Learn to make a magnificent dessert
17. Expand my blog readership
18. Exercise at least twice a week for 3 months straight
19. Rid my heart of envy
20. See Paul Simon in concert
21. Celebrate my 50th Third Day show
22. Master DreamWeaver and Photoshop
23. Learn more about wine
24. Develop my ASL skills
25. Build a snowman
26. Take ballroom dancing lessons
27. Take more pictures
28. Pray more
29. Learn to French braid hair
30. Buy a new wardrobe
31. Get limber
32. Learn origami
33. Go on a mission trip to an Indian reservation
34. Grow my hair long enough to braid
35. Take a yoga class
36. Expand my vinyl collection
37. Become known on a first name basis by the workers at our local used bookstore
38. Clean off my ‘to be read’ shelf by reading
39. Learn shorthand
40. Participate in A Day in the Life on Flickr
41. Write and mail at least one 'thinking of you' card each month
42. Learn how to make out of this world delicious fudge like my mother in law makes
43. Go to Australia to visit Jaci
44. Have bangers and mash on The Emerald Isle
45. Sell something I wrote (NPR doesn't pay)
46. Discover and fall in love with the music of 5 new bands
47. See The Alamo
48. Take an extensive tour of the western US
49. Have dinner prepared for me by my chef brother-in-law at his fancy restaurant
50. Learn conversational Spanish
51. Create a picture book of one of my travels
52. Write a children's book
53. Go on a weekend trip with zero plans and go wherever the road takes us
54. Attend a Shakespearean Festival
55. Take a part in a community theatre play
56. Talk Jason into selling his rare STAR WARS educational film
57. Go to Disney in Orlando
58. Write it down!
59. Spend more time with Ali Pope
60. Get over my abnormal phobia of penguins
61. Get over my abnormal phobia of dragonflies
62. Live in the moment
63. Throw a surprise party for Jason
64. Improve my typing speed
65. Learn The National Anthem in ASL
66. Read 5 books for historical/political/social relevance
67. Finish remodeling my house
68. Get away for a luxurious spa weekend
69. Wear Jamie's Lucky Brand jeans (size 12)
70. Give up soda
71. Reach a $10,000 balance in my savings account
72. Participate in a charity walk
73. Complete NaNoWriMo again
74. Watch an Alfred Hitchcock movie marathon
75. Be debt free
76. Make biscuits and sausage gravy from scratch
77. Learn to identify 10 birds common to my geographic location
78. Be able to recite 50 states and capitals
79. Buy a new set of wedding rings
80. Listen to my entire iTunes library on shuffle w/o skipping
81. Finish all my unfinished embroidery projects (in some form or fashion)
82. Keep a dream journal
83. Take a picture with 10 people I love and write about our relationship
84. Find my theme song
85. Write a book review (no matter how brief) for every book I read
86. Develop regular features for my blog
87. Convince my family to forgo Christmas gifts, giving to a needy family instead
88. Find my signature scent
89. Visit the kangaroo habitat in Georgia
90. Become a better bowler
91. Memorize one chapter of the bible
92. Keep a digital journal of my 40th year, beginning on my 40th birthday and ending on my 41st
93. Blog every day for one month
94. Leave 101 blog comments
95. Learn to say "I love you" in 10 languages
96. Learn to play pool
97. Do a blog post for every item on this list as I complete it
98. Understand baseball
99. Fly a beautiful kite
100. Make a living will
101. Reorganize this lists into categories
Wow. This is interesting. Looks like some great goals you have going on. I think at least one should include me. I'm selfish like that. :)
Posted by: pope | March 04, 2008 at 08:25 PM
I am in agreement with Ali, I thought coming to Australia (to see me) might have been on the list somewhere ;) However, I do see you've still got a few to go :)
Posted by: Jaci | March 05, 2008 at 05:55 AM
Hmm... seems like the faboo dessert and the 75 pounds might be working against each other. :) I can teach you to french braid. Maybe not well, but I can do it.
Posted by: Kristel | March 05, 2008 at 10:34 AM
If number 20 can be achieved in the next 1001 days, I'm there like I've never been there before.
Posted by: ali j | March 05, 2008 at 05:42 PM
I'm looking forward to watching your process!
I have set a goal of reading 50 books this summer! *eek!* should be a lot of fun!
I'll be working in the geology library and will have a good amount of time on my hands there! :)
Posted by: Angela | March 31, 2008 at 12:49 PM
I love your list! I'm working on my list right now. Thanks for some good ideas! ~:-)
Posted by: Tracey | May 10, 2008 at 12:58 PM
*bloghopped from day zero*
hello! #95, I can suggest two: "Mahal Kita" in Filipino (Philippines) and "Saranghaeyo" in Korean.
Good luck with the rest of your list. :D
Posted by: gail | May 13, 2008 at 04:26 AM
Hello,
Great list:)
Here is another language for you..
In Hebrew:
Ani ohev otah (when a boy says to a girl)
Ani ohevet otha (girl to boy) - the "th" is not read like in English, but every letter separately.
Hope it helped...good luck with everything:)
Posted by: Mei | May 16, 2008 at 04:34 PM
What a super cool list! I just put my own up and noticed we have a few in common.
Good luck!! :-) Hettie
Posted by: Hettie | May 20, 2008 at 12:19 PM
I love your list! I'd love to learn ASL at some point.
Best of luck with your journey! :)
Posted by: Tootie | June 03, 2008 at 11:09 PM
I found your list on Day Zero - I love it!
Good luck to you!
Posted by: Melissa | June 13, 2008 at 10:01 PM
i like your list. some gave me ideas for my own. i hope you don't mind.
#80 sounds hard.. well, to me.. cause it'll take me half of 1001 days to finish it all! lol!
here's one to tick off:
"i love you" in Malay (Bahasa) is "aku sayang kamu".
good luck with your list!
Posted by: shamNE.O | June 29, 2008 at 08:50 PM
suggestion for #66
Omnivores Delimma or anything else by Michael Pollan. He is a FANtastic writer, and yeah, a total must read with major social relevance!
Posted by: Angela | August 03, 2008 at 05:08 PM