101 Things in 1001 Days
The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 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).
Complete, In Progress, Not Yet Started
Start Date: January 1, 2012
End Date: September 27, 2014
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).
Complete, In Progress, Not Yet Started
Start Date: January 1, 2012
End Date: September 27, 2014
Marriage & Family
1. Have a date night with E once a month. (1/33)
2. Host 2 major holidays at our house with both families invited. (0/2)
3. Even though we currently have the “5 year plan,” read Taking Charge or You Fertility.
4. Visit E’s parents during 1 of their “American Adventure’s.”
5. Plan something awesome for E’s 30th birthday.
6. Celebrate our wedding anniversary each year. (0/2)
7. Celebrate our dating anniversary each year. (0/2)
8. Have a picnic on Englewood beach.
9. Celebrate Valentine’s Day every year by spending a “no worry” Saturday alone with E. (0/3)
10. Order the top tier of a Publix wedding cake for our anniversary each year. (0/3)
11. “2014 or bust!” Disneyland vacation with C and E.
12. Take R for a professional grooming 4 times a year. (0/10)
13. Celebrate R’s birthday each year. (0/3)
2. Host 2 major holidays at our house with both families invited. (0/2)
3. Even though we currently have the “5 year plan,” read Taking Charge or You Fertility.
4. Visit E’s parents during 1 of their “American Adventure’s.”
5. Plan something awesome for E’s 30th birthday.
6. Celebrate our wedding anniversary each year. (0/2)
7. Celebrate our dating anniversary each year. (0/2)
8. Have a picnic on Englewood beach.
9. Celebrate Valentine’s Day every year by spending a “no worry” Saturday alone with E. (0/3)
10. Order the top tier of a Publix wedding cake for our anniversary each year. (0/3)
11. “2014 or bust!” Disneyland vacation with C and E.
12. Take R for a professional grooming 4 times a year. (0/10)
13. Celebrate R’s birthday each year. (0/3)
For Me
14. Lose 50 pounds.
15. Read 1 book a month. (0/33)
16. Go to the gym 2 times a week for 6 different months. (0/8)(0/8)(0/8)(0/8)(0/8)(0/8)
17. Go to bed before 10pm for 1 full week. (0/7)
18. Go to sleep without leaving the television on every day for a month. (0/31)
19. Plan an (inexpensive) 25th birthday adventure.
Home is Where the Heart Is
20. Complete guest bathroom redo (paint, new décor, etc).
21. Clean entire condo every Saturday morning for 1 month, 6 different times. (0/4)(0/4)(0/4) (0/4)(0/4)(0/4)
22. Organize the kitchen so that everything has a home and keep it organized.
23. Keep guest bedroom/closet ready for guests at all times.
24. Organize bookshelves and keep them organized.
25. Organize laundry room and keep it organized.
26. Hang up the large prints that came with our wedding photography package. (0/3)
20. Complete guest bathroom redo (paint, new décor, etc).
21. Clean entire condo every Saturday morning for 1 month, 6 different times. (0/4)(0/4)(0/4) (0/4)(0/4)(0/4)
22. Organize the kitchen so that everything has a home and keep it organized.
23. Keep guest bedroom/closet ready for guests at all times.
24. Organize bookshelves and keep them organized.
25. Organize laundry room and keep it organized.
26. Hang up the large prints that came with our wedding photography package. (0/3)
Work & School
27. Finish my Master’s Thesis.
28. Defend my Master’s Thesis.
29. Apply to PhD programs.
30. Pass my last 2 teacher certification tests. (0/2)
31. Teach high school history.
32. Apply to 5 different adjunct positions at local schools and online universities. (0/5)
33. Join the Florida Historical Society.
34. Join the Organization of American Histories.
35. Attend 1 American Historical Association Conference.
36. Submit a paper for a historical conference.
37. Submit a paper for an historical journal.
38. Create a course packet for the early American history survey course; so that I am ready to adjunct both sections and keep both course packets in a binder.
39. Create a portfolio of all of my graduate work.
40. Update my CV and resume 4 times a year. (0/10)
41. Take E with me to a historical conference.
42. Learn Spanish.
27. Finish my Master’s Thesis.
28. Defend my Master’s Thesis.
29. Apply to PhD programs.
30. Pass my last 2 teacher certification tests. (0/2)
31. Teach high school history.
32. Apply to 5 different adjunct positions at local schools and online universities. (0/5)
33. Join the Florida Historical Society.
34. Join the Organization of American Histories.
35. Attend 1 American Historical Association Conference.
36. Submit a paper for a historical conference.
37. Submit a paper for an historical journal.
38. Create a course packet for the early American history survey course; so that I am ready to adjunct both sections and keep both course packets in a binder.
39. Create a portfolio of all of my graduate work.
40. Update my CV and resume 4 times a year. (0/10)
41. Take E with me to a historical conference.
42. Learn Spanish.
The Open Road
43. Renew my Disney pass every year. (0/3)
44. Go to the Epcot Food and Wine Festival with E every year. (0/2)
45. Go on 2 weekend trips to a place where E and I have never been. (0/2)
46. Visit Oakland once a year. (0/3)
47. Spend 1 week at the Royal Mayan in 2012 and 2013. (0/2)
48. Go on a Florida thesis research road trip with E.
49. Take R with us on at least 1 weekend trip a year.
50. Go on at least 10 local adventures a year. (0/27)
51. Take the Key West Express to the Keys for the weekend.
52. Wash our cars 4 times a year. (0/11)(0/11)
43. Renew my Disney pass every year. (0/3)
44. Go to the Epcot Food and Wine Festival with E every year. (0/2)
45. Go on 2 weekend trips to a place where E and I have never been. (0/2)
46. Visit Oakland once a year. (0/3)
47. Spend 1 week at the Royal Mayan in 2012 and 2013. (0/2)
48. Go on a Florida thesis research road trip with E.
49. Take R with us on at least 1 weekend trip a year.
50. Go on at least 10 local adventures a year. (0/27)
51. Take the Key West Express to the Keys for the weekend.
52. Wash our cars 4 times a year. (0/11)(0/11)
For the Love of Food
53. Eat dinner with the television off for 1 week. (0/7)
54. Eat dinner with the television off for 1 month. (0/31)
55. Go 1 week without eating any meals out.
56. Try 1 new meal recipe a month. (0/33)
57. Make homemade sauce once a month or when needed instead of buying ready-made. (0/33)
58. Use our wedding china once a month for dinner. (0/33)
59. Have a candlelight dinner with E once a month. (0/33)
60. Make Sunday morning breakfast once a month. (0/33)
61. Unless pregnant, try a new bottle of wine every month. (0/33)
62. Once it opens in Naples, visit Trader Joe’s once a month. If we move away, find another Trader Joe’s type market and continue. (0/31)
63. When weather permits, buy fruit and veggies from a local stand at least once a month. (1/33)
64. For 1 week, cook dinner by only using food in the cupboard. (0/7)
65. Have friends over for dinner 4 times a year (0/10)
66. Go one month without eating any fast food.
53. Eat dinner with the television off for 1 week. (0/7)
54. Eat dinner with the television off for 1 month. (0/31)
55. Go 1 week without eating any meals out.
56. Try 1 new meal recipe a month. (0/33)
57. Make homemade sauce once a month or when needed instead of buying ready-made. (0/33)
58. Use our wedding china once a month for dinner. (0/33)
59. Have a candlelight dinner with E once a month. (0/33)
60. Make Sunday morning breakfast once a month. (0/33)
61. Unless pregnant, try a new bottle of wine every month. (0/33)
62. Once it opens in Naples, visit Trader Joe’s once a month. If we move away, find another Trader Joe’s type market and continue. (0/31)
63. When weather permits, buy fruit and veggies from a local stand at least once a month. (1/33)
64. For 1 week, cook dinner by only using food in the cupboard. (0/7)
65. Have friends over for dinner 4 times a year (0/10)
66. Go one month without eating any fast food.
Friends are Forever
67. Spend 1 weekend with S a year. (0/3)
68. Keep the TH girls in my life.
69. Encourage E to see Z at least 3 times a year. (1/8)
Penny Pinching
70. Do not touch the “keep the change” money in my savings account for 6 months. (0/6)
71. Empty my purses at the end of each month and put all lose change in Sr. Frog. (0/33)
72. Sit down with E and better plan for retirement.
73. Maintain a 6 month emergency fund. (0/33)
74. Each semester, order at least 4 books through the library instead of purchasing. (0/8)
70. Do not touch the “keep the change” money in my savings account for 6 months. (0/6)
71. Empty my purses at the end of each month and put all lose change in Sr. Frog. (0/33)
72. Sit down with E and better plan for retirement.
73. Maintain a 6 month emergency fund. (0/33)
74. Each semester, order at least 4 books through the library instead of purchasing. (0/8)
Cha-Ching
75. Buy a Mac.
76. Buy a King Size bed.
77. Buy a better camera.
Pay it Forward
78. Adopt a child each Christmas through a “give a gift” program. (0/2)
79. Clean out closet each spring and donate things I no longer wear to charity. (0/3)
80. Donate Sweet 16 dress, prom dress, and the BM dress from J’s wedding to a “Cinderella’s Closet” type charity.
81. Use “green” bags when food shopping every week for 2 months. (0/4)(0/4)
82. Volunteer 4 times a year. (0/11)
83. Donate to the humane society where I adopted R from 2 times a year. (0/6)
Just for Fun
84. Visit a local museum.
85. Go to the beach each season. (0/11)
86. Attend a Spring Training game each year. (0/3)
87. Tour a brewery with E.
88. Tour a winery with E.
89. Watch 25 of the AFI top 100 movies of all time during “movie night” with E. Make a meal of “munchies foods” for each movie night. (0/25)
90. Read 25 of the NPR 100 years 100 novels list. (0/25)
Hobbies & Skills
91. Scuba dive once a year. (0/3)
92. Take a hobby class.
Capture the Memories
93. Make a photo book each January of the previous year’s adventures. Keep a folder on my computer to upload photos in. (0/3)
93. Make a photo book each January of the previous year’s adventures. Keep a folder on my computer to upload photos in. (0/3)
94. Take a family photo each year. (0/3)
95. Mail out Christmas cards with a photo of E and I as well as a photo of R each year. (0/3)
96. Participate in a 100 day photo challenge, either on facebook or a blog. (0/100)
Some Last Few Randoms (Because I forgot to add them to the food section and was too lazy to renumber everything)
97. Experiment with different recipes. Use every spice on the spice rack (except the dill due to allergies) at least once.
98. Whenever I print out a new recipe, save it. Once I have 100, make a recipe book. Repeat as necessary.
97. Experiment with different recipes. Use every spice on the spice rack (except the dill due to allergies) at least once.
98. Whenever I print out a new recipe, save it. Once I have 100, make a recipe book. Repeat as necessary.
One Hundred and One In One Thousand and One
99. Donate $5 worth of food to the local food-bank before Thanksgiving 2014 for each item that I don’t complete.
100. Blog about every event of this list (that requires blogging. There is no need to post that I emptied the change out of my purse.)
101. Create a new list to begin on September 28, 2014.
99. Donate $5 worth of food to the local food-bank before Thanksgiving 2014 for each item that I don’t complete.
100. Blog about every event of this list (that requires blogging. There is no need to post that I emptied the change out of my purse.)
101. Create a new list to begin on September 28, 2014.
