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Saturday, June 27, 2009

101 Things in 1001 Days...

After seeing Zoot's and Ashley's lists, I knew I wanted to do the "101 Things in 1001 Days" project myself. This past week was the SIXTH anniversary of my first post on this website... my sixth "blogiversary." I wanted to do something to mark the occasion so I figured it was the perfect time to do my 101 in 1001 list. Unfortunately, creating the list took much longer than I expected... even though I blatantly stole many ideas from other 101 in 1001 lists I've found.

Here are the project guidelines:

The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 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.)

Start date: June 27, 2009
End date: March 24, 2012 (shortly after my 32nd birthday... wow!)

I've posted my list below and will keep coming back to update...

Continue reading "101 Things in 1001 Days..." --

Sports and Exercise:
1. Run a 10-miler. (Army Ten Miler, 10/4/09)
2. Run a half-marathon.
3. Run an 8:30 mile. (2/17/10)
4. Try a bikram yoga class.
5. Make it to the top of the tall rockclimbing wall.
6. Learn to play golf.
7. Go snowboarding.
8. Do a pull-up, unassisted.

Health and Wellness:
9. Do yoga 3X/week for a month.
10. Floss every day for a month. (8/14/09)
11. Lose 10 pounds.
12. Eat whole foods (nothing processed) for a week.
13. Take vitamins every day for a month. (8/19/09)
14. Stay within Spark calories for the entire week, 4X. (2/4) (I switched to WW halfway through this, so I'm modifying it to staying within WW points for entire week.)
15. Get a physical.

Relationships:
16. Write 10 letters to friends.
17. Travel to visit 3 out-of-state friends. (3/3) (July 2009 -- visit Sarah in San Diego; July 2009 -- visit Jill in NYC; October 2009 -- visit Erin in MN)
18. Send holiday cards.
19. Have a girls-only slumber party.
20. Send 5 random care packages to friends. (1/5)
21. Take a girls-weekend trip.
22. Go out to a fancy dinner with TS for no reason at all.
23. Take a vacation with just TS (not to visit friends).

Blogging:
24. Post every day for a month. (NaBloPoMo -- November 2009)
25. Link a Flickr account to my website.
26. Post 10-photo based entries.
27. Have someone do a guest post on my blog.
28. Do a guest post on someone else's blog.
29. Create a "cast of characters" page. (I did this, then took it down because I decided I didn't like it. But it was still done!)
30. Meet one blogger I read in person.

Organization:
31. Move photos from old computer to new one.
32. Organize digital photos on computer.
33. Make back-up digital copies of photos.
34. Print out photos for photo albums.
35. Update my address book.

Crafts and Creativity:
36. Learn how to make handmade cards.
37. Make and send 5 handmade cards.
38. Draw in my sketchbook every day for a week.
39. Do a charcoal rendering of a photograph.
40. Create a PhotoBook.
41. Make a TasteBook.
42. Paint pottery at a studio.
43. Learn to make a mosaic.
44. Take an art class.

Food:
45. Take a cooking class.
46. Make a souffle.
47. Make bread (not quickbread) from scratch.
48. Have a sushi-making party.
49. Make bagels from scratch.
50. Make one new recipe a week for 4 consecutive weeks. (8/26/09 -- although it may have been sooner as we've been making a lot of recipes lately without keeping track of them all.)
51. Join a CSA.
52. Make a cheesecake.
53. Learn how to perfectly poach an egg.
54. Make pasta from scratch.
55. Make homemade granola or granola bars.
56. Try 10 new restaurants. (El Zarape (San Diego); Sipz Cafe (San Diego); Cafe Coyote (San Diego); Extraordinary Desserts (San Diego); Taiyo (Los Angeles); Mel's Drive-In (Los Angeles); Mustard Seed Cafe (Los Angeles); Sambos (Santa Barbara); Malabar (Capitola, CA); Katy's Place (Carmel by the Sea))

Self-Improvement:
57. Go unplugged for a weekend -- no internet, phone, television.
58. Read a Shakespeare play I haven't read before.
59. Complete a 500+ piece puzzle by myself.
60. Get an hourly bonus.
61. Read a non-fiction book.
62. Vote in a non-presidential election.

Self-Indulgence:
63. Go to the movies alone.
64. Buy myself a nice piece of jewelry.
65. Have an at-home spa day.

Helping Others:
66. Buy 5 gifts from Etsy. (1/5)
67. Donate money to a charity/cause that is important to me.
68. Donate old suits.
69. Donate to Toys for Tots.
70. Donate food to a food bank.

Culture:
71. Go to 5 museums.
72. Go to the National Zoo.
73. See a musical or play.
74. Attend a free concert. (8/30/09 -- Virgin Mobile FreeFest)
75. Go to 3 festivals. (2/3) (6/27/09 -- Smithsonian Folklife Festival; 10/11/09 -- DC Green Festival)

D.C. Area:
76. Go to the Baltimore Aquarium.
77. Enjoy the views from the top of the Old Post Office building.
78. Tour the National Cathedral.

Destinations and Experiences:
79. Go to a winery or brewery.
80. Travel outside the U.S.
81. Go to the beach. (7/3/09)
82. See the Pacific Ocean. (7/3/09)
83. Visit 3 new states. (2/3) (7/3/09 -- CA; 10/16/09 -- MN)
84. Ride a rollercoaster.
85. Visit 4 baseball stadiums I haven't been to. (3/4) (7/4/09 -- San Diego Padres; 7/10/09 -- San Francisco Giants (NO HITTER!); 8/2/09 -- CitiField (or "the new Shea"); 9/12/09 -- Yankee Stadium)
86. Play miniature golf.
87. Take a spontaneous weekend trip (decide that week).
88. Watch a sunrise.
89. See the Christmas tree at Rockefellar Center.
90. Go tubing or rafting.
91. Go sledding or snowtubing.
92. See Cirque du Soleil.
93. Go ice skating.
94. Hike a section of the Appalachian Trail.
95. Visit a National Park. (7/11/09 -- Alcatraz)
96. See a Supreme Court argument.

Saving:
97. Go an entire month without buying any clothes, 3X.
98. Go an entire week without buying any food or drink out (excl. grocery shopping).
99. Bring lunch to work every day for a month.
100. Go a month without buying coffee (except grocery store and dinner out).
101. Save $10,000.

(italicized = in progress; bold = completed)

-- All done!

Comments:

Wow, that's a great list! I may have to appropriate half those items. Some of them are too easy, though. At least for me. Don't buy new clothes? I'm still wearing t-shirts from middle school. :)

Posted by: Nick G-B | June 28, 2009 09:20 PM