101 in 1,001
Goals Completed: 19
(As of 3/3/2010)
The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1,001 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).
Now it makes total sense to start a 101 project on “10/1″ right? So starting today, I begin my 101 Project, with a completion date of June 28, 2012.
So, without further adieu, I present to you my list.
101 Goals I Will Complete in the Next 1,001 Days
Education & Intellectual Development
1. Find a new church and become a regular member DONE!
2. Finish my LOMA Courses (Insurance-related)to earn my FLMI designation. Only 3 left!(0/3)
3. Get my First Aid and CPR certification
4. Read two autobiographies
5. Read 10 books by authors I have never read before (10/10) - DONE!
The Adoption Network: Your Guide to Starting a Support System
Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families & Churches
Coach Mom: 7 Strategies for Organizing Your Family into an All-Star Team
Grown-Up Girlfriends: Finding and Keeping Real Friends in the Real World
6. Read 5 books on my bookshelf I haven’t read yet (0/5)
7. Go to a museum
8. Take a cooking class
9. Participate in reading a book with a book club – DONE!
10. Write a “Letter to the Editor” and actually send it in
Entertainment
11. Go wine tasting
12. Have a weekend away with friends
13. Sing karoake
14. Build a snowman
15. Build a sandcastle
16. Go to a water park
17. Complete a 1,000 piece puzzle
18. Go on a picnic
19. Host a Christmas Party
20. Host a game night
21. Go to a pottery painting place and make something
22. Attend two concerts – (1/2)
2/13/10 – Tim McGraw with Lady Antebellum, & Lost Trailers
23. Celebrate a silly holiday
24. Watch 26 movies each starting with a different letter of the alphabet (16/26)
A – American Graffiti
B – Blind Side, The
C - Couple’s Retreat
D
E
F – The Fugitive
G – Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
H – How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
I - It’s a Boy Girl Thing
J – Julie & Julia
K
L – Live & Let Die
M -My Sister’s Keeper
N – Night at the Museum
O
P – Picture This
Q
R – Robin Hood
S – Sweet Home Alabama
T
U
V
W -Wedding SingerX
Y
Z – Zoolander
25. Win something in a contest – I won this! And this!
26. Learn how to play Bunco
27. Guest post on another blog
28. Go to a flea market
29. Watch 5 movies from the year I was born (1973). (5/5) – DONE!
Charlotte’s Web
Poseideon Adventure
Live & Let Die
American Graffiti
Disney’s Robin Hood
Family & Friends
30. Take a vacation with my husband
31. Make a new friend
32. Meet 10 bloggers in real lifeDONE 11/14/09
Heather at My Red Apron (Twitter @heatherann76)
Deb at DebWorks (Twitter @debworks)
Paula at Boogers & Burps (Twitter @pjmomof3boys)
Kara at Complic8ted Journey (Twitter @aka_hadley)
Jody of Iowa Geek and Have Kid, Will Travel (Twitter @iatraveler)
Sandy of Smart Cents Mom (Twitter @smartcentsmom)
Jeni of I Heart Mimi (Twitter @MimiRuse)
Melody of 3 Boys and a Dog (Twitter @3boysandadog)
Darcy of Life With My 3 Boybarians (Twitter @my3boybarians)
Tamara of Tamara B
Travels With Children (Twitter @minnemom)
Beth of Mommyhood is my “real” job
33. Learn how to french braid my daughters’ hair
34. Teach my daughter how to drive a car
35. Get family pictures taken
36. Write down 10 reasons why I love my husband and give it to him
37. Make a file for husband to have all of our financial info if something should happen to me DONE 2/10/10
38. Cook or bake something with the girls’ help
39. Randomly send flowers to a loved one – DONE 2/1/10
For Myself & Others
40. Get another tattoo
41. Learn how to knit
42. Write a letter to myself to be opened on the last day.
43. Complete a “100 Things that Make me Happy” list and scrapbook it.
44. Take photo booth pictures
45. Get a makeover
46. Make a list of 50 things I like about myself
47. Take a Facebook break for 2 weeks – Done!
48. Avoid buying any new clothes for one whole month.
49. Spend an entire day watching movies
50. Buy a pair of ATTRACTIVE snowboots – while the “attractive part is questionable, I got them at Bass Pro Shop, and they are cute, comfy, and WARM!
51. Sing on stage in church (again!)
52. Wear a two-piece swimsuit
53. Buy a little black dress
54. Get my eyebrows waxed
55. Make snow angels
56. Make full use of my day planner before this 1,001 days is done DONE – using it regularly and carrying it with me!
For Others
57. Donate blood
58. Perform 50 hours of community service
59. Perform 25 Random Acts of Kindness
60. Tip 100% for really good service at a restaurant
61. Be on the planning committee for a charitable event. – DONE! Joined the JDRF Planning committee for my company.
62. Adopt a family during the holiday season – DONE 12/15/09
63. Talk 3 people into making their own 101 in 1,001 list (2/3)
Thanks Kimi!
Thanks Belinda!
64. Do something kind for a neighbor
65. Donate 1,001 items to Goodwill (507/1,001)
Donated 312 items on 12/11/09 (clothes, BOOKS, and toys)
Donated 117 items on 1/4/10 (clothes, misc household stuff)
Donated 78 items on 1/31/10 (clothes, toys, etc)
66. Give $100 to three different charities (3/3) – DONE!
$100 to Children & Families of Iowa
$100 to JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)
Healthy Lifestyle
67. Run a 5k.
68. Complete the Couch to 5K program.
69. Avoid fast food for one month.
70. Make 10 new meals.
71. Find “that dress” I’ve been hanging onto, and FIT INTO IT.
72. Try 5 new wines
73. Complete 30 consecutive days of “The 30-Day Shred”
74. Get a physical
75. Try one of my exercise DVDs I haven’t even opened yet
76. Try a new vegetable or fruit.
77. Take a walk with one or both of my daughters
78. Go for a bike ride
79. Achieve 16 weeks of healthy living – daily exercise and healthy eating
80. Get my BMI out of the “overweight” category
81. Stop biting my nails
82. Get to my goal weight
83. Buy 10 reusable shopping bags
Travel
84. Go camping for a weekend
85. Go on vacation to a different state
86. Visit 5 Iowa towns I have never been to before
10/23/09 – Birmingham, Iowa (when we picked up our puppy!)
Misc.
87. Paint my living room
88. Paint my family room
89. Paint my bathrooms. – DONE! 2/28/10
90. Blog about at least 50 of the items I complete on this list. (7/50)
91. Make a will.
92. Buy a lottery ticket - Completed 10/3/09
93. Landscape our front yard
94. Print and frame at least one of my own photographs
95. Sell something on Ebay – DONE! 12/2009 I sold 4 iPod nanos to help pay for our new iPod Touches!
96. Reach 50 followers on my blog (50/50) – DONE! (3/2/2010)
97. Put $5 into a jar for every task completed
98. Get a new cell phone
99. Own a Kitchen Aid stand mixer
100. Give the dog a bath – DONE – more times than I can count!
101. Make another 101 in 1,001 list and do it all over again
Who wants to join me? Visit the website here.
Tags: 101 in 1001, goals, mission, Project Zero, to-do
By Kimi, October 1, 2009 @ 12:09 PM
Damn me and my giving into peer pressure! I will put up a list of my own (hopefully Monday). I'll let you know when it's up.
By *~* Jenni *~*, October 1, 2009 @ 1:52 PM
I'll tell ya. Coming up with 101 goals was harder than I thought it would be!
By jennster, October 1, 2009 @ 5:05 PM
holy shit! that's awesome and i would imagine it's hard too.. 101 things?!?!! i would take 101 days just trying to think up that much stuff! lol
By Jody, October 1, 2009 @ 7:25 PM
Good luck! I've got enough to do without adding one more (not to mention 101 more!) things! Can't wait to meet you IRL in November!
By Kimi, October 5, 2009 @ 8:26 AM
Holy cow, coming up with 101 things really was hard…and I even stole a few from you, lol. But my 101 in 1001 is up on my blog and since you were the inspiration you can count one of your goals as partway done
By Ms. Marie, November 8, 2009 @ 5:59 AM
Hello! I love your list. We have a lot of common goals, its pretty cool. Good luck with completing your list! ♥
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