101 Things To Do In 1001 Days

Sarah linked me to this site today, and what do you know, I started making a list of things to do. Here's how it works.

The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in 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).

Ready for my list? I guess I'm ready to type it out, so here goes. Keep in mind that I have 1001 days to do this in (my end date is Friday, May 13, 2011, with a start date of tomorrow). Some of them might take me just about the whole time to finish. I've separated them into categories, so that they're more organized. I've also censored a few that are too personal to put online - and no guessing what they are! :) Okay, here goes.

To Better Myself Physically

1. Give up chocolate for 40 days Finished 9/27/08!
2. Start an exercise routine and stick with it for at least three months
3. Lose 80 pounds
4. Count points for 30 days, to retrain myself on how much to eat. (Started 11/21/08.)
5. Buy myself a new wardrobe, once I reach my goal weight
6. Wear a swimsuit and feel good in it
7. Floss my teeth at least twice per week
8. Wear shorts in the summer and enjoy it
9. Have a professional bra fitting
10. Ride my bike in the summer, at least twice per month (June -
11. Go to the dentist for regular check-ups
12. Get old fillings replaced
13. Get crowns on at least two more molars
14. Start to wear skirts and dresses again
15. This one is censored :)Done! December 31, 2008
16. Have flat belly again

For My Relationship with J
17. Sit outside with J and watch the sunrise - maybe at a lake? Or sunset if he'd rather
18. Get married someday :)
19. Work on relationship every day, to make sure it stays fresh and our love stays like it is
20. Tell J I love him every day
21. Censored :)
22. Also censored :)
23. Buy J dinner at least once per month (more if I can afford it)
24. This one is also censored :)
25. Go to Waffle House with J
26. Go to see Alice Cooper with J (in October!)We did this on the night of 10/26/08, and it was amazingly fun! I should have put way more things like this on this list.

For My Other Relationships
27. Have my sister and brother-in-law over for dinner at least once
28. Call my brothers (two of them)at least once
29. Arrange a lunch with me, J, Sarah, Jeff and Jamie at least twice
30. Send "thinking of you" cards to J's parents, my sister and my brothers periodically
31. Go to lunch and a movie with my sister at least three times
32. Go ice skating with Sarah
33. Start sending birthday/Christmas cards to my nieces/nephews and great-nieces/great-nephews
34. Send someone flowers (a friend or relative), for no reason
35. Go to a hockey game with my sister, her husband and J

Crafts
36. Finish Gabrielle's baby blanket (before winter)Finished, 9/27/08!
37. Learn to knitDone!
38. Make myself a sweater
39. Learn to do cable knitting
40. Knit an afghan with a semi-complicated pattern
41. Finish all craft projects I start
42. Always have a craft project in the works - if I don't have a gift to make, then make something for myself, for J or make baby gifts ahead (since there will be many more babies coming, I'm sure).

Reading/Writing/TV/Movies
43. Go to a midnight movie, at least once
44. Keep a list of all books read (on goodreads.com)
45. Watch all (current and future, not past) Oscar Best Picture nominated pictures - on DVD is fine, they don't have to still be in the theater
46. Read all books off one of the "top 100" lists I printed out ages ago
47. Read all the classic books I own
48. Read 10 Pulitzer Prize winning books (fiction) (2/10)
49. Participate in NaNoWriMo and finish
50. Finish Puritanical Green Thumb (a Sims 2 legacy)
51. Finish Grafted Roots (a Sims 2 legacy)
52. Update at least one Sims 2 legacy chapter total per month until legacies are finished
53. Write at least two blog posts per week
54. Write at least one short story per month (0/33)
55. Complete NaBloPoMo each year (1/3) first one done!
56. Complete holidailies each year (1/3)first one done!
57. Watch all Academy Award winning movies (43/80)

For Me
58. Get a nice digital camera and start taking pictures every dayI got a great camera for Christmas 2008, woo! Pictures are being taken all the time now.
59. Spend time outdoors in every nice weather day - even if it's just sitting on the steps while the dogs do their business
60. Slowly work on getting new batteries/bands for all watches that need them
61. Buy at least three new watches
62. Plant flowers on graves (Mom, Wayne, Dad, both sets of grandparents, Mabel)
63. Make up a will
64. Buy more canvas bags to use when shopping
65. Find or take a picture of me and J that I like, frame it and display it in the house
66. Get to a point where I have at least five pairs of work pants, so I never have to wear the same pair twice in the same week again As of September, 2008, this is true! J bought me a new pair of pants, so I now have five. If one starts to wear out, I need to get a new one before it's trash, though.
67. Write down something daily that made me happy that day - write a blog with the complete list every Saturday
68. Have a calendar made with pictures I took. Give it to friends and family for Christmas
69. Ride a roller coaster again
70. Build a snowman
71. Procrastinate less at work
72. Go skinny dipping (once the pool is open)
73. Buy photo printer
74. Print out pictures that I take and like, then frame them and display them (collage frames, maybe)
75. Have a pool party
76. Set up file system in desk for important papers
77. Send thank you notes after Christmas/birthday/other events

Financial Stuff
78. Start a savings account
79. Get a home equity loan to pay off student loan/get a new roof
80. Pay off/settle all credit cards (1/7)First one settled 12/3/08, woo!
81. Save a dollar a day throughout this challenge - use the money for something fun for me and J (vacation, fun stuff, whatever)(start in February 09, once car is fixed and taxes are paid)

Food Stuff
82. Make tiramisu from scratch
83. Make at least one loaf of homemade bread per month from October - April
84. Try two new recipes that J and I might like (1/2)

For the House and Car
85. Clean out my boookshelves - give books I don't want to keep away
86. Plant a flowerbed somewhere around the house
87. Clean out the storage room upstairs (all my and Mom's crap)
88. Hire someone to come haul the trash from the garage to the dump (chairs, air conditioners, old lawn tractor, etc.)
89. Brush coats of all animals at least once per week (in shedding season)
90. Get car's oil changed regularly
91. Vacuum out car and wash it periodically
92. Need new one for here
93. Need new one for here
94. Need new one for here
95. Open pool
96. Put up a clothesline, so I don't have to use the dryer all summer

Do Gooder Stuff
97. Give 10 gifts "just because"
98. Pay for the person behind me at the drive-thru
99. Try to give blood every time the Red Cross comes to work
100. Donate food to the food cupboard

For This List
101. Take photos of tasks when completed, if possible/appropriate

Did you read the whole thing? :) Good for you, if you did! I'm going to post a permanent link to it in the sidebar, and I'll edit as I start getting things crossed off.

It's going to be a busy 1001 days. :)