101 things in 1001 days

Posted by Loupie on Apr 20, 2009

Reposted due to my blog dieing when it changed servers.

Basic idea is still the same;

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 organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.

My List

  1. Read every book on my bookshelf that I haven’t already (1/?)
  2. Get my Librarything account updated and keep it that way
  3. Tag all my photos in iphoto
  4. Be comp. tested in hand to hand combat for at least one weapon
  5. Learn to swim
  6. Learn to ride a bike
  7. Learn to drive
  8. Do 100 push-ups (via 100 push-up challenge)
  9. Do 200 sit-ups (via 200 sit-up challenge)
  10. Tidy my room and keep it tidy
  11. Get a better job
  12. Finish my Doctor Who scarf
  13. Complete Cover to Cover Bible notes
  14. Apply to be a RSPCA Inspector
  15. Publish “Born Under a New Moon” on Elfwood
  16. Update my Elfwood account
  17. Complete NaNoEdMo
  18. Complete NaNoWriMo
  19. Write a panto
  20. Read all the books in the iPhone Classics app (3/20)
  21. Visit a country outside of Europe
  22. Get rid of anything I don’t need
  23. Go onto contraceptive stick
  24. Have tooth out
  25. Finish Skippy’s trenchcoat
  26. Customise a My Little Pony
  27. Complete Bogle
  28. Amass £5000 worth of savings (0/5000)
  29. Start a Lotto pot – Put £1 in for each draw (i.e. £2/week)
  30. Get a tattoo
  31. Have a LotR movie marathon
  32. Wear a dress on a regular, non special occaison day – Completed 14th April 2009
  33. Sort my address book
  34. Exercise at least once a week
  35. Set aside a day to make my iTunes perfect (artist/album/artwork)
  36. Make it to the top of an indoor climbing wall
  37. Re-read the Harry Potter series (1/7)
  38. Learn Quenya
  39. Learn a ‘real’ language
  40. Read a book in that language
  41. Get a WoW character to the highest level
  42. Unpack the last of my stuff from uni
  43. Sew some sleeves for my kirtle
  44. Sleep under the stars
  45. Stop biting my nails
  46. Take the MENSA test
  47. Take a picture to celebrate each goals completion
  48. Learn to recognise 5 constallations
  49. See the Northern lights
  50. Complete ECDL (1/7 units passed)
  51. Wear make-up on a r4egular, non special occasion day
  52. Extract my DNA
  53. Start a new list on day 1000
  54. Complete both Juice Master programs
  55. Visit a nudest beach
  56. Enquire about getting a bat handling license
  57. Keep nails clean and manicured for a month
  58. Give up chocolate for a month
  59. Get some posh medieval kit
  60. Give up alcohol for a month (0/30)
  61. Give up chocolate for a month (0/30)
  62. Give up fizzy drinks for a month (0/30)
  63. Go on a wolf walk
  64. Complete painting by numbers
  65. Make model dragon I got for Christmas
  66. Cook a meal for family
  67. Go to Paris with Skippy
  68. Build up enough muscle mass to comfortably pul my longbow (28lb)
  69. Buy a decent hat
  70. See a West End show
  71. Go on a Narrowboat holiday
  72. Watch a sunset
  73. Watch a sunrise
  74. Go on at least 3 RAG collections a year
  75. Try 4 different exotic meats
  76. Watch a bat colony emerge
  77. Sumbit a book to a publisher
  78. Collect every available episode of Doctor Who
  79. Make some coloured hair extentions
  80. Go paintballing
  81. Try absinthe
  82. Get into a 22″ corset
  83. Make a birthday cake
  84. Complete Weff Riddles
  85. Complete one of Wainwrights walks
  86. Keep a houseplant alive for a year
  87. Learn 25 origami shapes
  88. Buy a box to keep medieval kit in
  89. Get my legs waxed
  90. Go to Whitby Goth weekend
  91. Go to a halloween costume party
  92. Go vegan for a week
  93. Only drink water for a week
  94. Wear a pedometer every day for a month and record the results
  95. Learn to like ‘proper’ tea
  96. Get my ears pierced again
  97. Wear a different pair of earrings every day for a month
  98. Keep a diary and write in it every day for a year
  99. Make everyone a birthday card for a year
  100. Climb a mountain
  101. Learn how to make my own arrows

List started 2nd March 2009 (my 25th birthday)

List ends 25th November 2011


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