101 in 1,001

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 Hope To 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 2 left!(1/3)

1 test taken & passed – October 2010

3. Get my First Aid and CPR certification - DONE!

4.  Read two autobiographies – DONE!

5. Read 10 books by authors I haven’t read before – DONE!

6.  Read 5 books on my bookshelf I haven’t read yet

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 DONE!

Entertainment

11.  Go wine tasting – Feb 2011

12.  Have a weekend away with friends

13.  Sing karoake - DONE!

14.  Build a snowman

15.  Build a sandcastle

16.  Go to a water park Feb 2011

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 – DONE! (2/2)

23.  Celebrate a silly holiday

24.  Watch 26 movies each starting with a different letter of the alphabet (26/26)

25.  Win something in a contest – DONE! I won this! And this!

26.  Learn how to play Bunco

27.  Guest post on another blog – DONE!

28.  Go to a flea market

29. Watch 5 movies from the year I was born (5/5) – DONE!

Family & Friends

30.  Take a vacation with my husband

31.  Make a new friend

32. Meet 10 bloggers in real life – DONE 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 carDONE!

35.  Get family pictures taken DONE! March 2011

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. Avoid buying any new clothes for one month.

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. Get another tattoo.

49.  Spend an entire day watching movies

50.  Buy a pair of ATTRACTIVE snowboots

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 12/09 and AGAIN 12/10

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 (731/1,001)

66. Give $100 to three different charities (3/3) – DONE!

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.Brussel sprouts – YUCK.

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. (August 2010)

86.  Visit 5 Iowa towns I have never been to before (2/5)

Birmingham, Iowa

Melcher, Iowa

Misc.

87.  Paint my living room

88.  Paint my family room

89.  Paint my bathrooms.

90.  Blog about 50 of the items I complete on this list. (7/50)

91.  Make a will.

92.  Buy a lottery ticket

93.  Landscape our front yard

94.  Print and frame at least one of my own photographs

95.  Sell something on Ebay –

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. (I LOVE my Crackberry!)

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

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