101 in 1001

 

 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).

Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as new year's resolutions. 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 or outdoor activities.
 

(Bold = completed)

 

21 done, 80 to go!

 

The List:

 

  1. Take a ballet class
  2. See Star Wars Ep. 3
  3. Somehow track down a copy of Coltaire K’s cd
  4. Try color contacts (non-perscription)
  5. Buy or otherwise acquire a laptop (Ordered on Aug 21!  Arrived Sept 3!)
  6. Have a big yard sale- (Completed Sept 24)
  7. Spend a day on a beach reading and relaxing (July 2006)
  8. Do henna tattoos on my feet or ankles- (Did this in April 2006, but it didn't stay on long, just a few days)
  9. Finish a new collage project (July 2006)
  10. Finish my travel agent course
  11. Design and sew my own bellydance costume- (bought some material and beads)
  12. Perform with a group (February 18, 2006)
  13. Perform solo
  14. Buy or make a curtain to replace the skirt I have hanging over a window in my living room
  15. Get a passport (It will get here by June 17!)
  16. Visit a country I haven’t been to yet
  17. Visit at least 3 US states I haven’t been to yet (One, Minnesota, so far!)
  18. Go to Disneyland
  19. Take photos every day for a year
  20. Reread my two favorite books (Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins and Stardust by Neil Gaiman) (June 2006)
  21. Gamble in Vegas
  22. See Rachel Brice live (either performance or workshop)
  23.  Track down a pair of the Kenneth Cole shoes I love in my size
  24. Restart my reading list
  25. Visit a cave I haven’t been to yet
  26. Finish the 2005 Blogathon- Done!
  27. Watch all 3 LOTR movies in a row
  28. Pay off my car
  29. Go to a Renaissance Faire
  30. Finally get all of the files I need off of my old computer so I can get it out of the way.
  31. Get a (professional) massage
  32. Sleep outside
  33. Enter a photo in the photography contest at the local fair
  34. Brush up my French language skills
  35. Go on a cruise
  36. Finish my “200 new Movies in 15 months” project- didn't hit 200, but fifty-something is better than nothing!
  37. Write a 100 Things List to replace the About Me page on my website (Completed Oct 05)
  38. Make a photo timeline of Tallulah’s life for my webpage
  39. Buy a suckerfish for my goldfish tank
  40. Buy a Story People print
  41. Make a set of Christmas mix cd’s for my friends
  42. Go somewhere that really inspires me
  43. Paint my closet an incredibly girly shade of pink
  44. Get mom to write down her no-bake cookie recipe for my collection of recipes
  45. Finally organize above collection into a book (just for my use)
  46. Buy a really, really great pair of jeans
  47. Donate money to at least seven different charities
  48. Feel that I actually have my stuff organized for once
  49. Do yoga every morning for 3 weeks (at least 18 out of 21 days)
  50. Go through my mp3 collections and delete the ones I don’t want (Started working on this on the 22nd of Aug, got rid of 500!)
  51. Finish my December 2004 Disney Trip Report (Finished!  August 18)
  52. Go somewhere for a weekend, just to get away.  It can even be Kansas City or St Louis. (any two days are fine, weekend days not necessary)
  53. Actually go to the lake by my house (I’ve lived her a year without going) (Finally went May 7!)
  54. Design in detail my dream home
  55. And the two vacation homes I have mentally planned, too
  56. Finally read Kingdom by the Sea by Paul Theroux
  57. Let one of those cosmetic counter chicks at the mall do my makeup
  58. Visit San Francisco
  59. Buy something from Lush (Feb 2006!)
  60. Buy one of those cool Mexican carvings that I’m wishing I’d bought last year
  61. Fill up my current paper journal
  62. Get a Tallulah t-shirt from Cafepress- Done!
  63. Make the Truth/Beauty/Freedom/Love collage project I’ve been thinking about for years- (started Jan 06)
  64. Attend a Pow-Wow (I used to go with my dad once in a while)
  65. Take the test to get into Mensa
  66. Put Florida vacation’s videos onto DVD
  67. Buy a sketch book and actually draw something in it (found an old one I had tucked away, now I just need to do the drawing part)
  68. Buy a hibiscus plant
  69. Plant a pear tree in my yard
  70. Go to the state fair
  71. Finish this 101 list.  Sounds silly, but you have no idea how long I’ve been working on it!- Done, obviously!
  72. Participate in NaNoWriMo again (Made it to about 30,000 words in 05.  Might try again in 06)
  73. Translate/Ask someone to translate at least 3 songs that I love but don’t understand the words to
  74. Update my resume
  75. Keep up my dance practice journal for at least six months (started in August)
  76. Add to and then make public the travel lists I’ve been working on for ages
  77. Eat a “real” breakfast with pancakes and bacon and all that stuff.
  78. Take at least one more college class
  79. Leave a $10 tip for a hotel housekeeper or waitress
  80. Go through all of the boxes of stuff I have in storage and narrow it down to the things I really want to keep (have a good start on this, but a ton to go)
  81. Take a bellydance class from someone other than my usual teacher (Completed August 23!  And again on Sept 13)
  82. Use all of my WDW resort photos to make a resort scrapbook
  83. Write one of the books I’ve been planning
  84. At least start one of the other books I’ve been planning
  85. See at least 20 of IMDB’s 100 Worst Movies- http://www.imdb.com/chart/bottom (I'm up to 3, thanks to MST3K!)
  86. See at least 10 movies in a movie theater (I don’t got often enough at all!) (2 so far: X3, Superman Returns)
  87. Snack my way around the World Showcase at Epcot, buying something to eat in each country
  88. Take the 7 hour Backstage Magic tour at WDW
  89. Get a new cell phone, or get mine fixed (Mine has been screwing up if you talk on it for over an hour) (Ordered a new one May 5!)
  90. Go to the dentist- (done twice!)
  91. Get a really big mirror for my living room (for dance practice)
  92. Play the lottery
  93. Try acupuncture
  94.  Try a totally different hair color that I’ve never had
  95. Go up in the Branson Balloon
  96. Learn some basic (Arabic/bellydance) drumming
  97. Stay at the Animal Kingdom Lodge again with a savannah view
  98. Reread all 6 Harry Potter Books (and the 7th if it is out by the time the 1001 is over) (1 & 2 complete)
  99. Upload all of my WDW photos and organize them so that the Photo Links Page I set up three years ago will finally work!
  100. Learn 20 really cool new words and use them.
  101. Edit some of my vacation videos together to music.