101 things in 1001 days
101 things to do in 1001 days Start Date: Thursday 1st January 2009 Finish Date: Thursday 29th September 2011 The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 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 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. More information can be found here Me 1. Meditate at least once a month (0/33) 2. Have more ‘me’ time 3. Spend one weekend a month with no plans (0/33) 4. Spend one night a month having a pamper night (0/33) 5. Fall in love 6. Look for a new job in 2011 7. Develop my spiritual awareness at least once a week (0/143) 8. Appreciate the things I have 9. Get a psychic reading from Toni 10. Learn not to take on so much, and fulfil what I promise 11. Practise using my Angel Cards weekly (0/143) 12. Purchase some more jewellery from French Quarter 13. Trust my instincts and intuition 14. Complete a puzzle (i.e. Sudoku) once a week (0/143) to keep my mind fit 15. Participate in a Cancer Charity Sponsored event at least once a year (0/2-3) 16. Focus on the living, instead of the dead 17. Buy a lottery ticket once a month on pay day (0/33) 18. Buy Titanic on DVD (I have been wanting this for like forever) 19. Get to target weight and stay there 20. Go for a walk three times a week when the evenings get lighter again 21. Go to Yoga at least twice a month (0/66) 22. Make more time for reading 23. Read 5 of the ‘English’ classics (0/5) § § § § § 24. Start listening to audio books 25. Buy a book on weather and study it 26. Take out a lifetime membership on LibraryThing 27. Purchase no books for a month *yikes* 28. Finish reading ‘The Gift’ 29. If I am reading a book with reading notes at the back I will participate in the questions 30. Read a non fiction book once every one/two (?) months (0/33)/(0/17) 31. Stay close to nature, appreciate the nature around me 32. Go for a walk in the snow (weather permitting) 33. Sit outside and watch the sunrise 34. Build a snowman (weather permitting) Home and garden 35. Sort out bill paperwork once a month (0/33) 36. Get a window cleaner and have windows cleaned once a month 37. Get the carpets cleaned 38. Re-do the bathroom 39. Back up the photos on my computer 40. Paint the front door and purchase new door furniture 41. Buy a relaxing, calming print/picture that I love for my bedroom wall 42. Scan all my CD’s into my computer and then store them in the loft to create more space 43. Organise , box and label everything in the loft 44. Buy new dining table chairs 45. Do an insurance inventory of the house , room by room (0/8).§ Lounge § Kitchen § Hall, stairs and landing § Bedroom § Bedroom § Bathroom § Loft § Garden and shed 46. Tidy and organise the shed 47. Replace as many chemical products in the home realistically with natural ones 48. Replace all light bulbs with energy efficient ones 49. Try changing health & beauty items to organic/natural products where possible 50. Get electricity put in the shed 51. Get a passport for my son 52. Get a plaque made in memory of mum for the garden 53. Buy lots of seeds and grow fruit and vegetables in the garden 54. Plant a tree in my garden for mum 55. Create a hanging basket/pot for the front of the house (evergreen, all year round?) 56. Encourage more wildlife into my garden 57. Get trellis put on top of the fence 58. Make my garden a more tranquil, relaxing private place. If I can’t live in the country, I will bring the country to my garden! 59. Create an under cover space in my garden Finances 60. Put money in saving account monthly and leave it alone (0/33) 61. Pay back any overdraft use at the end of each month (0/33) 62. Go one week without spending any money at all (not including direct debits for bills, weekly food shop etc) (0/1) 63. Stick to my spending budget Visiting places 64. Go abroad, even if it is just for a day trip 65. Visit the London Dungeons 66. Visit Hampton Court Palace 67. Visit the ‘Secret’ Nuclear Bunker 68. Visit a museum 69. Go to a concert Family and friends 70. Watch a film with my son at least once a month (0/33) 71. Go for a picnic with my son 72. Write a letter to my son in case something ever happens to me. 73. Hold a boot sale with my dad 74. Give someone a “just because” gift 75. Reply to emails promptly 76. Learn and recognise where my son’s star is situated 77. Sit in the garden star gazing with my son Projects 78. Complete my 101 things that make me happy list 79. Update my blog at least once a week (0/143) 80. Update my photo blog regularly 81. Complete all of the memories in my Journal Jar 82. Make a time capsule and bury it in the garden 83. Have and keep up to date a hand written Book Journal 84. Get a new address book and add everyone to it 85. Keep my Life Journal up to date 86. Learn the history of the town I live in 87. Make a blog post for every finished goal (0/101) 88. Make my own Christmas decorations 89. Come up with a tradition of my own for celebrating spring 90. Come up with a tradition of my own for celebrating summer 91. Come up with a tradition of my own for celebrating autumn 92. Come up with a tradition of my own for celebrating winter/Christmas 93. Create a tradition to mark Mum’s passing on the 15th July of each year 94. Take a photo a day for a month (0/31) 95. Take a set of 10 photos of each of the seasons in my garden (0/40) 96. Document a “day in my life” with photos and post on my blog 97. Complete 100 snapshots (0/100) 98. Study something & actually finish it! 99. Create photo albums on my computer of all the photo challenges I have listed 100. TBA 101. Celebrate success by buying a fabulous memento on day 1001 Everytime I complete a ‘thing’ I will highlight it in red and post on the main page.
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