I have seen this floating around the blog-o-sphere and I decided, in the spirit of goal-setting, to write my own. This isn't a "bucket list" of major things to accomplish before I die, but I thoughtful list of things I can change, and habits I can form in the next few years that would improve my life.
There are more details on this website. Here is a little bit about the project from their website:
The Challenge:
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 your part).
Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple challenges such as New Year's resolutions or a 'Bucket List'. 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, study semesters, or outdoor activities.
Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple challenges such as New Year's resolutions or a 'Bucket List'. 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, study semesters, or outdoor activities.
Start date: January 6, 2013
End Date: October 4, 2015
DOMESTIC GODDESS
1.
Sew a baby quilt
2.
Can something
3.
Cook a turkey
4.
Purchase art from a local artist
5.
Compile favorite recipes into a book or binder
6.
Update 72 hour kits
7.
At least once a month cook a nice Sunday dinner.
8.
Host a holiday meal for family.
9.
Try 50 new recipes.
10.
Keep re-useable grocery bags in my trunk and use
them for a month straight.
11.
Learn to eat with chopsticks.
12.
Get a professional family portrait taken.
13.
Start an herb garden.
14.
Buy a car that can fit all of the kids.
15.
Befriend the neighbors. Be more social with people who live near us.
16.
Have a dinner party with friends.
17.
Learn to make some freezer meals.
18.
Use organic/natural/homemade cleaning products
in my home.
19.
Get an allowance/chore chart system together and
actually stick with it for at least a year.
HOUSE
20.
Repaint the powder room
21.
Turn the front bedroom into a nursery
22.
Put a ceiling fan in Isaac’s room
23.
Finish basement
24.
Paint and decorate the master bedroom
25.
Pour a patio out back.
26.
Get/make an outdoor firepit.
27.
Have carpets professionally steam cleaned.
28.
Organize and display Ryan’s memorabilia.
29.
Get a grill.
30.
Get a stand alone freezer for the garage.
PERSONAL
31.
Find a great shade of red lipstick and feel
confident wearing it.
32.
Invest in great fitting undergarments.
33.
Read 50 books
34.
Read Les Miserables (can count for 32)
35.
Blow dry my hair every day for a week
36.
Go totally blond again (for a short time, not
necessarily indefinitely)
37.
Try being a redhead.
38.
Pay off all credit card debt
39.
Get an “emergency fund” together (amount to be
determined later).
40.
Blog every day for a month
41.
Movie theater marathon: three movies in one day
42.
Take a cooking class with Ryan
43.
Take a self defense class
44.
Send a secret to PostSecret
45.
Unsubscribe myself from all e-mails that clutter
my inbox and blogs that clutter my reader
46.
Learn how to tie a tie.
47.
Take a picture in the same place in all four
seasons.
48.
Give away at least 20 cards as gifts.
49.
Purchase a web domain for my blog/cards.
50.
Seriously try to bite my nails less.
51.
Watch “It’s a Wonderful Life” with Ryan.
FITNESS/HEALTH
52.
Try a spin class.
53.
Give up soda for a month
54.
Log my food intake for 30 straight days.
55.
For a week eat all of the recommended servings
of vegetables.
56.
Do a family fitness class at the YMCA.
57.
Ride my bike to work at least 1 time.
58.
Try a pilates class.
59.
Try a hydro-aerobics class.
60.
Stay up to date with dermatologist appointments.
61.
Get a physical.
62.
Go to the eye doctor.
63.
Spend a weekend “unplugged”
PROFESSIONAL
64.
Get level 2 certificate
65.
Finish elementary ed certification
66.
Finish REAP application
TRAVEL/CULTURE
67.
Renew my passport
68.
Go on Steel Force with Ryan
69.
Visit the MOMA in New York
70.
Take the kids camping at least 3 times
71.
Go to a drive in theater
72.
Attend 5 plays or musicals
73.
Take a trip to California
74.
Go to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
75.
Go to the Storming of the Bastille in Philly
76.
Do a Ride the Ducks tour in Philadelphia
77.
Take the kids to the Baltimore Aquarium
78.
Take the kids to New York City
79.
Go to Niagara Falls
80.
Go to the Smithsonian 3 times
81.
Visit ten other museums
82.
Try White Castle
83.
Try Brunish’s
84.
Go to a rally or protest in DC.
85.
Send postcards to friends/family from our
travels.
86.
Go to a drag show.
87.
Attend a film festival in Philly.
88.
Go to a
mudsale in Lancaster.
89.
Go to the auction with Selena.
90.
Go to Longwood Gardens
91.
Go to a live taping of a TV show.
92.
Take the kids snow tubing.
93.
Watch 5 football games with Ryan without
complaining.
LOOKING OUTWARD
94.
Pay for the person in the car behind me at
Dunkin Donuts
95.
Leave a 100% tip
96.
Send at least 50 cards to friends and family
97.
Do something for a charity as a family
98.
Do a Clusters meal
99.
Participate in a benefit walk/run
100. Find a
way to volunteer in Isaac’s school/classroom
101. Send my mother and mother in law flowers for no
particular reason.
I will be updating this page (see my sidebar) and blogging about things along the way.
I will be updating this page (see my sidebar) and blogging about things along the way.
