So, I've jumped on the bandwagon. Yeehaw! Where do I begin? At first I thought it was going to be difficult to make a list of 101 things that I want to accomplish. I breezed through all the way up to around 80 items. Whew! Then I hit a wall... I browsed some other, very well written blogs and 'borrowed' some ideas and items from other lists I admired. Once I crested the bump, I wound up having to cross off 13 items from my list. Surprising, eh?
I reserve the right to make my own rules for this project. Some items on my list are easy-peasy... Others, not so much. I may have to make adjustments as I go on. I've already edited my list more than once. I had 'Donate 101 items to charity'. I realized that wasn't really a challenge. I would say I average one garbage bag or box leaves my home every ten days or so. I had to bump that number up, for sure.
Now that I made my list, I wonder why I have never challenged myself like this before? I'm sure there are many things we think we'll accomplish, but never get around to them. Writing this list down and having it out there for the world to see keeps me accountable to these goals and to myself. I'm sure if you think hard enough about it, you can come up with a list of your own! Why not! Go for it...
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
So you might be asking yourself, "What the heck and why the heck?"
See below...
http://www.triplux.com/dayzero/
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.
Some common goal setting tips:
1. Be decisive. Know exactly what you want, why you want it, and how you plan to achieve it.
2. Stay Focussed. Any goal requires sustained focus from beginning to end. Constantly evaluate your progress.
3. Welcome Failure. Frequently, very little is learned from a venture that did not experience failure in some form. Failure presents the opportunity to learn and makes the success more worthy.
4. Write down your goals. It clarifies your thinking and reinforces your commitment.
5. Keep your goals in sight. Review them frequently, and ensure that they are always at the forefront of your thinking.
See below...
http://www.triplux.com/dayzero/
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.
Some common goal setting tips:
1. Be decisive. Know exactly what you want, why you want it, and how you plan to achieve it.
2. Stay Focussed. Any goal requires sustained focus from beginning to end. Constantly evaluate your progress.
3. Welcome Failure. Frequently, very little is learned from a venture that did not experience failure in some form. Failure presents the opportunity to learn and makes the success more worthy.
4. Write down your goals. It clarifies your thinking and reinforces your commitment.
5. Keep your goals in sight. Review them frequently, and ensure that they are always at the forefront of your thinking.
In Progress...
Completed...
101 in 1001 List
My health…
1. Floss every day for 30 consecutive days. (0/30)
2. Drink only water for one week. (0/7)
3. Lose 10 pounds.
4. Lose 20 pounds.
5. Try a yoga class.
6. Take a multi-vitamin for a month. (0/30)
7. Take a First Aid/CPR course.
8. Do not weigh myself more than once per week.
9. Do 25 or more ‘boy push-ups’ without cheating.
Learning…
10. Start and complete a belly dancing class.
11. Start and complete a photography class.
12. Quit my job at RLIFC and start one I love.
13. Start and complete a work related course.
14. Learn to drive a standard vehicle.
15. Learn to tie a tie.
16. Teach a scrapbooking workshop
Food…
17. Host a dinner for friends.
18. Host a fondue night with cheese, oil and chocolate fondue.
19. Eat “in” for 30 consecutive days. (0/30)
20. Bake a lunch box treat for school lunches once per week for a month. (2/4)
21. Mass cook to freeze meals for dinners four times in 1001 days. (4/4)
22. Try a new recipe a week for one month. (0/4)
23. Learn to make an outstanding cheesecake.
24. Cook a meal and bring it to a sick friend.
25. Try an unusual ice cream flavour.
26. Take a picnic to the beach with the family.
Giving Back…
27. Donate 1001 items to charity. (521/1001)
28. Put flowers on the grave of someone I don’t know.
29. Serve dinner at a holiday meal for the community.
30. Host a scrapbooking night with friends at a local hall.
31. Donate blood.
32. Grow hair long enough to donate to “Angel Hair for Kids”.
33. Make and mail 20 hand made cards. (0/20)
34. Send someone flowers ‘just because’ four times in 1001 days. (0/4)
35. Pay for the person behind me in line at the drive through.
36. Pay someone a compliment each day for 30 consecutive days. (0/30)
House and Home…
37. Go through boxes and bins in storage in the basement. Sort and PURGE!
38. Update address book and mail Christmas Cards with a personal note.
39. Carve a space in our house for scrapbooking.
40. Sort and purge our filing cabinet and develop a realistic system that works for our family.
41. Go through boxes at Janet and Peter’s house and purge.
42. Send a family Christmas letter with Christmas Cards twice in 1001. (1/2)
43. Fill and hang empty picture frames.
44. Print and organize all pictures to date!
45. Upload all our CD’s to iTunes and get rid of CD’s.
Legal and Financial…
46. Do not use credit cards for an entire month. (0/30)
47. Use all Royal Rewards points on something frivolous.
48. Write a Will and make it legal.
49. Create a family budget and adjust monthly.
50. Make a principal only payment on the mortgage twice in 1001. (1/2)
51. Have a meeting with personal banker to discuss financial plan and goals twice in 1001. (1/2)
52. Purchase a piece of property to build our house.
53. Renew my passport.
54. Renew the kids’ passports.
55. Put $1 a day in a jar and spend the $1001 on something our family wants but doesn’t need.
56. Pay off all credit cards.
57. Pay off line of credit.
Marriage/Family/Relationships…
58. Mow the lawn when Mark doesn’t feel like doing it.
59. Make a point to take more pictures together with Mark.
60. Give a hand written letter to Mark once per year. (0/2)
61. Have a family portrait session and order enlargements…or even a canvas!
62. Videotape the boys more often.
63. Make a point to take more pictures together with the boys.
64. Take the boys to the zoo.
65. Go golfing with Mark.
66. Get away with Mark for a weekend, NO KIDS!
67. Send a card/letter/email to someone I haven’t talked to in a while once per month. (1/33)
68. Take the boys to fly a kite.
69. Finish the boys’ first year albums and get a good start at the other scrapbooking projects I have planned.
70. Identify 101 things that make me happy and create a scrapbook page about it.
71. Plan and implement a “family vacation”.
72. Swim with the boys in the ocean!
73. Successfully potty train Brody.
74. Teach Kowan to ride his bike without training wheels.
75. Take the boys to Tinkertown or an equivalent.
76. Go skiing as a family.
77. Go on a trip with just my mom.
78. Build an epic sandcastle!
Just for me…
79. Submit a page to a scrapbooking publication and get it published.
80. Send a post card to PostSecret.
81. Take a mental health day twice in 1001. (2/2)
82. Have a professional bra fitting and buy a bra and panty set regardless of cost.
83. Stop swearing for 30 consecutive days. (0/30)
84. Start and complete a 365 photo project.
85. Go on a non business related trip all by myself.
86. Scrapbook 20 times in 1001 days. (3/20)
87. Have a spa day with the works! (Manicure, pedicure, facial and massage)
88. Make and print a photo book of my 365 photo project.
89. Watch all movies that won ‘Best Picture’ since I’ve been alive. (16/35)
90. Meet one of my online friends!
91. Be a tourist for a day in my home town and document it with pictures.
92. Buy a pair of jeans that I feel great in without stressing over the cost.
93. Read a books per month. (4/33)
94. Do not complain about anything for one entire day.
95. Spend an entire day reading.
96. Spend an entire day watching movies.
97. Make a book (scrapbook or photo book) of cherished family recipes complete with pictures of family making recipes together.
98. Take an email and Facebook break for 7 entire days. (0/7)
99. Be in bed by 10:00 for 30 consecutive days. (0/30)
100. Pay $5 per goal not accomplished in my 101 in 1001 days list and donate it to Ronald McDonald House.
101. Make another 101 list!!!
Completed...
101 in 1001 List
My health…
1. Floss every day for 30 consecutive days. (0/30)
2. Drink only water for one week. (0/7)
3. Lose 10 pounds.
4. Lose 20 pounds.
5. Try a yoga class.
6. Take a multi-vitamin for a month. (0/30)
7. Take a First Aid/CPR course.
8. Do not weigh myself more than once per week.
9. Do 25 or more ‘boy push-ups’ without cheating.
Learning…
10. Start and complete a belly dancing class.
11. Start and complete a photography class.
12. Quit my job at RLIFC and start one I love.
13. Start and complete a work related course.
14. Learn to drive a standard vehicle.
15. Learn to tie a tie.
16. Teach a scrapbooking workshop
Food…
17. Host a dinner for friends.
18. Host a fondue night with cheese, oil and chocolate fondue.
19. Eat “in” for 30 consecutive days. (0/30)
20. Bake a lunch box treat for school lunches once per week for a month. (2/4)
21. Mass cook to freeze meals for dinners four times in 1001 days. (4/4)
22. Try a new recipe a week for one month. (0/4)
23. Learn to make an outstanding cheesecake.
24. Cook a meal and bring it to a sick friend.
25. Try an unusual ice cream flavour.
26. Take a picnic to the beach with the family.
Giving Back…
27. Donate 1001 items to charity. (521/1001)
28. Put flowers on the grave of someone I don’t know.
29. Serve dinner at a holiday meal for the community.
30. Host a scrapbooking night with friends at a local hall.
31. Donate blood.
32. Grow hair long enough to donate to “Angel Hair for Kids”.
33. Make and mail 20 hand made cards. (0/20)
34. Send someone flowers ‘just because’ four times in 1001 days. (0/4)
35. Pay for the person behind me in line at the drive through.
36. Pay someone a compliment each day for 30 consecutive days. (0/30)
House and Home…
37. Go through boxes and bins in storage in the basement. Sort and PURGE!
38. Update address book and mail Christmas Cards with a personal note.
39. Carve a space in our house for scrapbooking.
40. Sort and purge our filing cabinet and develop a realistic system that works for our family.
41. Go through boxes at Janet and Peter’s house and purge.
42. Send a family Christmas letter with Christmas Cards twice in 1001. (1/2)
43. Fill and hang empty picture frames.
44. Print and organize all pictures to date!
45. Upload all our CD’s to iTunes and get rid of CD’s.
Legal and Financial…
46. Do not use credit cards for an entire month. (0/30)
47. Use all Royal Rewards points on something frivolous.
48. Write a Will and make it legal.
49. Create a family budget and adjust monthly.
50. Make a principal only payment on the mortgage twice in 1001. (1/2)
51. Have a meeting with personal banker to discuss financial plan and goals twice in 1001. (1/2)
52. Purchase a piece of property to build our house.
53. Renew my passport.
54. Renew the kids’ passports.
55. Put $1 a day in a jar and spend the $1001 on something our family wants but doesn’t need.
56. Pay off all credit cards.
57. Pay off line of credit.
Marriage/Family/Relationships…
58. Mow the lawn when Mark doesn’t feel like doing it.
59. Make a point to take more pictures together with Mark.
60. Give a hand written letter to Mark once per year. (0/2)
61. Have a family portrait session and order enlargements…or even a canvas!
62. Videotape the boys more often.
63. Make a point to take more pictures together with the boys.
64. Take the boys to the zoo.
65. Go golfing with Mark.
66. Get away with Mark for a weekend, NO KIDS!
67. Send a card/letter/email to someone I haven’t talked to in a while once per month. (1/33)
68. Take the boys to fly a kite.
69. Finish the boys’ first year albums and get a good start at the other scrapbooking projects I have planned.
70. Identify 101 things that make me happy and create a scrapbook page about it.
71. Plan and implement a “family vacation”.
72. Swim with the boys in the ocean!
73. Successfully potty train Brody.
74. Teach Kowan to ride his bike without training wheels.
75. Take the boys to Tinkertown or an equivalent.
76. Go skiing as a family.
77. Go on a trip with just my mom.
78. Build an epic sandcastle!
Just for me…
79. Submit a page to a scrapbooking publication and get it published.
80. Send a post card to PostSecret.
81. Take a mental health day twice in 1001. (2/2)
82. Have a professional bra fitting and buy a bra and panty set regardless of cost.
83. Stop swearing for 30 consecutive days. (0/30)
84. Start and complete a 365 photo project.
85. Go on a non business related trip all by myself.
86. Scrapbook 20 times in 1001 days. (3/20)
87. Have a spa day with the works! (Manicure, pedicure, facial and massage)
88. Make and print a photo book of my 365 photo project.
89. Watch all movies that won ‘Best Picture’ since I’ve been alive. (16/35)
90. Meet one of my online friends!
91. Be a tourist for a day in my home town and document it with pictures.
92. Buy a pair of jeans that I feel great in without stressing over the cost.
93. Read a books per month. (4/33)
94. Do not complain about anything for one entire day.
95. Spend an entire day reading.
96. Spend an entire day watching movies.
97. Make a book (scrapbook or photo book) of cherished family recipes complete with pictures of family making recipes together.
98. Take an email and Facebook break for 7 entire days. (0/7)
99. Be in bed by 10:00 for 30 consecutive days. (0/30)
100. Pay $5 per goal not accomplished in my 101 in 1001 days list and donate it to Ronald McDonald House.
101. Make another 101 list!!!
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