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

Start Date: May 31, 2010

End Date: February 25, 2013

#1: Go stargazing

#2: Redesign my blog

#3: Post at least 1,000 blog entries, not counting book reviews (9/1000)

#4: Answer "The Fifty Questions That Will Free Your Mind"

#5: Organize all computer files

#6: Organize iTunes

#7: Legally change my name

#8: Get a DSLR camera

#9: Watch 50 new movies (1/50)

#10: Sell something on Etsy

#11: Blow bubbles

#12: Get a library card

#13: Read 1,000 books (6/1000)

The King's Shadow by Elizabeth Alder
The Illyrian Adventure by Lloyd Alexander
The Jedera Adventure by Lloyd Alexander
Emma by Jane Austen
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton Porter

#14: Watch every Disney feature film in order

#15: Watch every Miyazaki film

#16: Make mixtapes for 10 people

#17: Finish the final edit of Beatrice and the Cat and send query letters

#18: Get published

#19: Write an original novel

#20: Write another Beatrice novel

#21: Complete NaNoWriMo

#22: Complete fanfictions

#23: Sort through my wardrobe once a year

#24: Dye my hair red- really red

#25: Join Chictopia and Weardrobe

#26: Sew a hundred dresses

#27: Buy a grown-up perfume

#28: Buy a bathing suit I actually like

#29: Buy a Betsey Johnson dress

#30: Buy five pieces from Modcloth

#31: Grow my hair to midback length

#32: Have a game night

#33: Do two hundred squats challenge

#34: Drink water every day (13/1001)

#35: Go as long as possible with drinking soda (0)

#36: Have fruits and vegetables every day (13/1001)

#37: Keep a food and exercise diary for at least 500 days (3/500)

#38: Walk more than 6,000 steps a day (13/1001)

#39: Relearn how to ride a bicycle

#40: Relearn how to rollerskate

#41: Regain my toe-touch

#42: Do the 200 situps plan (6/18)

#43: Complete Couch to 5k

#44: Complete the 30 Day Shred

#45: Lose five pounds

#46: Lose ten pounds

#47: Lose fifteen pounds

#48: Lose twenty pounds

#49: Lose twenty-five pounds

#50: Lose thirty pounds

#51: Get a tattoo

#52: Write a love letter

#53: Go on ten dates with my husband

#54: Get a pet

#55: Go on a honeymoon

#56: Move to a larger apartment or house

#57: Get a new job I love

#58: Have a baby

#59: Go on an audition

#60: Pay off credit card

#61: Do a 5k

#62: Hold a garage sale

#63: Regain fluency in French

#64: Buy ten CDs

#65: Learn to sight-read harmony lines

#66: Write down ten of my recipes

#67: Learn to play the ukulele

#68: Complete the 365 photo challenge

#69: Complete a coloring book

#70: Have a tea party

#71: Buy something from Etsy

#72: Go to a concert

#73: Start a garden

#74: Have a picnic

#75: Host a dinner party

#76: Have a spa day

#77: Buy an iPad

#78: Complete a Sudoku book

#79: Go on a road trip

#80: Go to a non-Disney theme park

#81: Visit a historic house in Nashville

#82: Go to five plays (1/5)

#83: Go back to Disney World

#84: Take pictures in my wedding dress

#85: Go to dinner and a movie by myself

#86: Spend the day at the zoo

#87: Go to the midnight showing of a movie

#88: Sing in public

#89: Have a birthday party

#90: Throw someone else a birthday party

#91: Thoroughly clean the apartment every Sunday (1)

#92: Clean out bedroom at parents' house

#93: Go to a state fair

#94: Complete three sh1ft.org projects

#95: Have parents over for dinner

#96: Finish writing post-wedding thank you notes

#97: Go to a Predators game

#98: Have a killer Halloween costume every year

#99: Paint something

#100: Save a dollar for each completed task

#101: Write another list