Some of you might remember I started the “101 in 1,0001” project back on October 1, 2009.  It was project where I set 101 achievable goals for myself to be completed in 1,001 days (by June 28, 2012).  Little did I know my priorities would change a lot over time and I wouldn’t even want to achieve some of those goals anymore.

Still, I ended up completing 69 of the 101 goals.  Not too shabby!

But the Type-A in me still likes crossing things off a list, so I’m going to try again, with a brand-spanking new list of 101 goals to be completed in the next 1,001 days.

The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1,001 days. Tasks must be specific with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined.  Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (require some amount of effort on your part). 

Starting Date: 10/14/2011

Ending Date: 7/11/2014

 Blogging
1. Meet 4 Iowa bloggers in real life.
2. Blog everyday for one month.
3. Complete a 365-Day Photo Challenge
4. Write 3 book reviews
5. Handwrite a blog entry and scan it to the blog
6. Open up my Google Reader and comment on every single blog that has a new post for one day.p>
Family & Friends
7. Adopt a Child
8. Attend an adoption support group meeting
9. Make a new friend
10. Complete our family scrapbook for the adoption process.
11. Camp in the backyard with my kids.
12. Build a snowman
13. Dye Easter eggs
14. Visit my grandfather’s grave.
15. Go camping with the family.
16. Go mini-golfing with the kids.
17. Fly a kite.
18. Go sledding
19. Make my husband breakfast in bed.
20. Have 5 Family Game Nights. (2/5 done so far!)
21. Take the kids to the park, just because.
22. Visit a pumpkin patch and go on a hayrack ride.
23. Go roller skating with the family.
24. Catch a fish
25. Complete a 1,000 piece puzzle

Financial
26. Collect $100 worth of spare change in my change jar.
27. Get a promotion.
28. Work six months with no sick days.
29. Buy a new laptop.

House & Home
30. Paint living room
31. Paint family room
32. Write our will.
33. Landscape our front yard.
34. Clean out my basement
35. Clean up my office
36. Clean out my Family Room Closet
37. Organize my cookbooks and recipes.
38. Get new curtains for our living room.
39. Try a new recipe.
40. Get current on Caitlyn’s softball scrapbook.
41. Get current on Courtney’s soccer scrapbook.
42. Plan the family meals out for two weeks and stick to it.
43. Make a new breakfast recipe
44. Find some GOOD decaf K-cups for the Keurig.
45. Organize all of my jewelry
46. Put new curtains up in my family room
47. Buy new furniture for my family room
48. Buy new furniture for my living room
49. Clean out storage cupboard in kitchen

Just For Me
50. Get another tattoo.
51. Spend a whole day on the couch watching movies
52. Put $5 in a jar for each completed task for a shopping spree.
53. Make an iTunes playlist of my favorite “pick-me-up” songs.
54. Get a funky new camera strap.
55. Learn to knit
56. Get my wedding ring repaired
57. Get a bigger jewelry box
58. Wear a skirt/dress to work every day for a week.

Mental Health
59. Read 50 books
60. Give up Facebook for one week
61. Go 24 hours with no television.
62. Go one whole weekend with no television.
63. Get up without hitting the snooze button for an entire week.6
4. Vote in a non-presidential election – 11/8/11

Physical Health
65. Take a 30-minute walk every day for one week.
66. Get my BMI out of the “overweight” category.”
67. Find out my blood type.
68. Take my lunch to work every day for one week.
69. Get new glasses.
70. Track food intake for one week.
71. Go on a bike ride.
72. Lose 10 lbs.
73. Lose 20 lbs.
74. Lose 30 lbs.
75. Get to goal weight of 150 pounds.
76. Try the “Couch-to-5K” program
77. Drink nothing but water for one whole week.
78. Start taking a daily multi-vitamin (one without calcium carbonate)
79. Walk the dogs at least once a week for 2 months. Try to make this a habit.
80. Get my nose pierced.

Service
81. Perform 1 Random Act of Kindness
82. Tip 100% for really good service at a restaurant
83. Adopt a family during the holiday season
84. Donate blood.
85. Inspire someone else to make their own 101 in 1,001 list.
86. Pay for the person behind me in a drive thru
87. Perform 10 hours of community service.
88. Volunteer for something for each child’s school/class
89. Participate in the JDRF Walk for the Cure
90. Get rid of 101 things.
91. Send flowers to someone

Spiritual
92. Attend church four weeks in a row
93. Become members of a church
94. Join a Bible study group.

Travel
95. Visit 3 Iowa towns I have never been to before. (1. Waverly 11/13/11)
96. Throw a dart at a map of Iowa and go where it lands – just for the day.
97. Visit 2 tourist attractions in my county and write about them.
98. Eat at two local restaurants I’ve never tried before.
99. Go to the farmer’s market.
100. Tour the state capitol building.

Finally…
101. Start another list when this one is almost done.

 

You may think I have forgotten about my 101 in 1,001 list. You might think that I have fizzled out on it, like I usually do with big tasks and goals I make.

But, in all actuality, I’m still going strong.

Well, maybe not strong, but I’m still going.

While I am working on several items all at once, the one that is tough for me right now is #47.

Go ahead and read it. I’ll wait.

OK, #47.

“Take a Facebook break for 2 weeks.”

I am pleased to announce that today– November 10th, I am taking a break from Facebook.

I will not be checking in for TWO WEEKS, which is November 24th. I won’t be updating my status, I won’t be commenting, I won’t even be signing on to the site.

There are so many avenues out there to keep connected to people, besides just plain old emails and phone calls. There’s my blog, Twitter, text messaging, and on and on and on. I don’t need to see minute-by-minute accounts of people I haven’t seen since high school. I won’t die if I miss out on a quiz about what a good kisser I am, or if 25 people bombard me with notifications about Mafia Wars or Farm Town.

So, my dear Facebook, it’s “so long” for now. You are a big timesucker for me, and if this two weeks goes well, the break might last even longer.

The people I need to keep in touch with know how to find me.

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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