I decided this week to bring the list over here. I just don't have time to maintain two blogs, on top of work and writing. My tentative plan is to do a 101 Things blog post on the last Monday of the month, to recap what I've accomplished.
I started on February 2, 2010, and my last day is October 30, 2012. I am almost exactly halfway through my 1001 days. I've finished 18 items and started another 23. That's not quite half, but I still have time.
Do you have a similar list? What kind of items would you put on yours?
Legend:
plain text--not started
italics--in progress
purple bold--complete
Writing
1. Join/start a writing group
2. Spend at least 70 hours a month writing, or 60 in February (3/31)
3. Keep a writer's notebook every day for a full month (0/30)4. Do a writing prompt from creativewritingprompts.com every day for a month (0/30)
5. Read five books on the Regency period (2/5)
6. Finish His Good Opinion
7. Begin another fiction work
8. Write 100K in NaNo 9. Read a book on professional blogging
10. Start a writing blog
11. Read five books on writing/publishing (0/5)12. Self-publish His Good Opinion
Health
13. Lose 25 pounds
14. No fast food for a month
17. Exercise at least two days a week for two months (0/8)
18. Sleep eight hours minimum every night for two separate weeks (0/7) (0/7)
14. No fast food for a month
15. Buy a bike--and use it
16. Walk to Rivendell 17. Exercise at least two days a week for two months (0/8)
18. Sleep eight hours minimum every night for two separate weeks (0/7) (0/7)
19. Go to the dentist
20. Give up soda for three separate months (1/3)21. Try pilates at least once a week for two months (0/2)
22. Use my pedometer again
23. Use My Fitness Plan to keep track of diet and exercise
24. Take vitamins daily for one month six times (0/6)
25. Order something healthy 6 times (0/6)
26. Take one day off from the internet each month (16/31)
26. Take one day off from the internet each month (16/31)
Beauty
27. Take care with my appearance every day for two separate weeks (7/7) (0/7)
28. Get a mani/pedi
29. Get a LBD
28. Get a mani/pedi
29. Get a LBD
Cooking
30. Make a custom recipe book
31. Attend a cake decorating class
32. Try at least one new recipe a month (3/31)
33. Bake a loaf of bread
34. Trade out all my most used spices for Penzey's
35. Try five new dessert recipes (0/5)
36. Learn how to make a soufflé
32. Try at least one new recipe a month (3/31)
33. Bake a loaf of bread
34. Trade out all my most used spices for Penzey's
35. Try five new dessert recipes (0/5)
36. Learn how to make a soufflé
Fun and Relaxation
37. Spend six rainy days watching films in my PJs (1/6)
38. Have one lazy Monday each month (17/31)
39. Have a traditional picnic in a park
40. Go ice skating
41. Go to the zoo
42. Buy myself flowers
43. Finish a 1000+ piece jigsaw puzzle
38. Have one lazy Monday each month (17/31)
39. Have a traditional picnic in a park
40. Go ice skating
41. Go to the zoo
42. Buy myself flowers
43. Finish a 1000+ piece jigsaw puzzle
Arts and Crafts
44. Finish afghan
45. Finish senior year scrapbook
46. Finish baby book
45. Finish senior year scrapbook
46. Finish baby book
47. Get my NaNo prints framed
Personal and Spiritual Development
Personal and Spiritual Development
48. Don't complain about anything for a week
49. Identify 101 things that make me happy (0/101)
50. Create a list of ten flaws I have
51. Create a list of twenty things I like about myself
52. Journal every day for a month (0/30)
53. Write down one thing I'm thankful for every day for a month (0/30)
54. Blog about something positive every Wednesday for two months (0/8)
55. Memorize 101 new Bible verses (0/101)
56. Read through all the Psalms, noting each name used for God
49. Identify 101 things that make me happy (0/101)
50. Create a list of ten flaws I have
51. Create a list of twenty things I like about myself
52. Journal every day for a month (0/30)
53. Write down one thing I'm thankful for every day for a month (0/30)
54. Blog about something positive every Wednesday for two months (0/8)
55. Memorize 101 new Bible verses (0/101)
56. Read through all the Psalms, noting each name used for God
Travel
57. Go on a random day trip to someplace I don't usually go
58. Go hiking three times each summer (3/9)
59. Spend three days inPortland
60. Take a road trip
61. Go toDisneyland
Financial
58. Go hiking three times each summer (3/9)
59. Spend three days in
60. Take a road trip
61. Go to
Financial
62. Build an emergency fund
63. Pay off my credit card
64. Pay off Mom and Dad65. Pay off Dr. Lewis
66. Make no extraneous purchases for one month
67. Shop for a week of groceries using only coupons or sales four times (0/4)
68. Save money by not going out to eat for a whole month
69. Save as much spare change as I can, not touching it until the 1001 days are complete
70. Track daily expenses for three months (0/3)
Learning
71. Learn Italian
72. Learn Elvish (Sindarin)
73. Watch ten documentaries (1/10)
74. Try something I might be terrible at
72. Learn Elvish (Sindarin)
73. Watch ten documentaries (1/10)
74. Try something I might be terrible at
75. Read The Hobbit again
76. Complete current reading project77. Read half of Shakespeare's plays
78. Read all six of Austen's major works (5/6)
Organization
79. Get an iPhone
80. Sort through all my papers; bin/shred the ones I don't need, file the ones I do81. Change our phone/internet service
82. Backup my computer--flash drive or external hard drive
83. Be to work early every day for two separate weeks (0/5) (0/5)84. Throw out or donate clothes that no longer fit or are worn out
85. Set up my home office
Do unto others
86. Pay for the person in line behind me
87. Send a letter to a friend once a month (1/31)
88. Send someone a care package
89. Finish sending Christmas cards
90. Have ten dinner parties (0/10)
91. Have five tea parties (2/5)
92. Convert to entirely reusable shopping bags
87. Send a letter to a friend once a month (1/31)
88. Send someone a care package
89. Finish sending Christmas cards
90. Have ten dinner parties (0/10)
91. Have five tea parties (2/5)
92. Convert to entirely reusable shopping bags
93. Randomly give flowers to three people (1/3)
94. Send someone an encouragement card95. Get my passport
96. Take a trip to England97. Take high tea in England
98. Decide details regarding my move to
Meta-tasks
100. Blog the results of this list
101. Evaluate after 1001 days are over: Was this good/fun/profitable?
