Start Date: Monday, February 1, 2010
End Date: Monday, October 29, 2012
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The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria: Tasks must be specific with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic.
Why 1001 Days? I have several seasons to complete the tasks. This will be better for organizing and timing some tasks.
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The List
- Clean out my closets and donate unwanted items
- Get the carpet cleaned
- Have old bills shredded – 2/06/10
- Organize my cookbook
- Buy new linen for the guest bedroom
- Buy new pillows and pillow protectors
- Buy a sofa for sitting room
- Organize and clean out the garage
- Hang artwork/pictures in the house
- Join a recycling program
- Go to 6 professional sports events (0/6)
- Attend 6 performances/concerts (0/6)
- Try a new restaurant every 3 months
- Read 6 books – fiction and/or non-fiction (0/6)
- Do some type of Christmas activity (see lights, see the fake snow, etc.)
- Go to Snow Mountain
- Plan a fabulous 30th bday for my hubby
- Go to the Hot Air Balloon Festival
- Go to the Sundial restaurant
- Take a pic each week (2/132)
- Get passports
- Have 3 low-tech weekends (0/3)
- Plan a couples massage
- Surprise hubby with Just Because gifts at least once a quarter (1/8)
- Have a lazy movie Saturday
- Go out to breakfast/brunch on a Saturday or day off (0/6)
- Eat dinner with the TV off for a week
- Go to bed at 9pm for one week
- Plan a vow renewal
- Make an extra mortgage payment
- Pay off credit cards
- Pay more money on student loan payments
- Pay off my car
- Build up an emergency fund for 3 months
- Take a lesson/course about investing
- Move into a new home
- Purchase a sedan or SUV
- Go on a one month spending fast for one month, spend no money except for necessities (gas, food, bills, insurance, mortgage)
- Make or buy all presents throughout the year to spread the cost of Christmas.
- Save at least $20 extra a month for one year
- Call or e-mail 3 close friends a month for a year (0/36)
- Send a “just because,” card/note/postcard once a month for a year (0/12)
- Send a “Just Because” care package to a friend
- Call my grandmothers once a month (0/33)
- Reach out to my in-laws (myself) once every other month (0/16)
- Attend a non-mandatory lecture or seminar at work
- Find a new job
- Get a makeup lesson/makeover
- Manicures/Pedicures at least twice a year (0/6)
- Purchase an all-weather coat/trench coat
- Have a spa day
- Build a nice wardrobe (clothes, shoes and handbags)
- Buy a nice pair of red heels
- Get boots repaired or replaced
- Get a bra fitting once a year (0/3)
- Buy a pair of quality name brand comfy shoes
- Read the Bible in Chronological order
- Pray and meditate for 20 minutes a day, every day.
- Learn a scripture and/or passage a month (0/33)
- Incorporate something spiritual on my blog
- Take anniversary trips in states surrounding Georgia (Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina) – We went to Alabama for our 1st Anniversary. (0/4)
- Go to Las Vegas
- Take a cruise
- Visit husband’s family in New York
- Take a weekend trip to Reynolds Plantation, Barnsley Gardens or some luxury hotel in GA
- Make a vegan dessert
- Try a new recipe once a month (1/33)
- Have a fondue dinner
- Follow an elliptical training program for one month (0/16)
- Complete a walking program
- Complete a 5K training plan
- Run a 5K
- Lose 50 lbs
- No candy for a month (sugar-free gum okay)
- Drink two – four glasses of water before I have a soda for a month
- Comment on two new blogs per week for 2 months (8/16)
- Do 3 video posts on my music blog (0/3)
- Do a monthly update of 101 things on blog (1/33)
- Revamp my website (change graphics, update the template, purchase a blog header, etc)
- Update my music blog at least twice a month with meaningful content for one year.
- Complete all 31 tasks in the ProBlogger 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Challenge
- Generate online income
- Have my car fully detailed
- Wash the car or have it washed at least every other month (1/16)
- Buy or ensure that I have the following: First Aid kit, jumper cables, flares, cell phone charger for car, flashlight
- Learn to play at least once song on the keyboard and have it recorded.
- Organize the songs that I have written
- Record an EP and/or Demo
- Make a press kit
- Self-promote my music (make contact with other churches, send out postcards to friends and family)
- Have Praise & Worship Night at least 4 times (0/4)
- Buy equipment for home recording
- Write a fan letter
- Get rid of secular music
- Buy a video camera
- Delete my Myspace profile
- Send flowers for no reason at all
- Take a class to learn something new (photography, calligraphy, etc.)
- Throw a Christmas party
- Do random acts of kindness at least once a month (1/33)
- Do at least six ladies only outings/events including trips (0/6)
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WOW! Your list is soooooooooooooo inspirational! Will definitely check back for updates
Thank you. I plan to make updates once a month so stay posted.
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My list is done and I am checking things off. Thanks for inspiring me to do this it is helping me to get things done that I have wanted to do for a long time and to strive for other things.
I am glad that you got your list done as well as making progress. Thanks for joining me on this project.