Posted on Mar 30, 2008
101 goals in 1001 days
A couple months ago, my sister told us about this interesting thing she was doing. It was called 101 Things to do in 1001 Days. The idea is simple. Create a list of 101 things to do - goals - and then give yourself 1001 days to do them all. We thought the idea was great, and have not only decided to do it ourselves, but got a bunch of friends to join us.
We decided to start it at a point where it would finish up on a significant day. Which is why we start it this Friday, April 4, 2008. 1001 days later is December 31, 2010. So on 1/1/11, I should have a list of 101 things I've done! And perhaps have another list to start at that point. We'll see.
Anyways, here is my full list!
- Be someone else for a day
- Get a matching tattoo with Chelle
- Get a new piercing
- Design and get my wrist tattoos
- Have lunch with Chelle once a week for three months
- Go to a political rally
- Secret (this goal redacted for national security purposes)
- Secret (this goal redacted for national security purposes)
- Write a letter to a Senator or Congressman about something I feel passionately about every six months (0/5)
- Take care of birthday presents/cards for my family
- Take care of will and health care decisions
- Have professional pictures taken with Chelle
- Say something positive about myself while looking in the mirror every morning and night for three months
- Get involved in politics in some manner
- Get a full set of synth dreads
- Let the synth dreads stay in long enough for my real hair to become dreaded
- Keep a notebook with me
- Improve handwriting/signature
- Become comfortable initiating conversations with strangers
- Get down to my target weight
- Have one totally awesome outfit and wear it to a concert or club
- Secret (this goal redacted for national security purposes)
- Learn to sew
- Make my own clothing
- Create something special, and destroy it
- Learn a musical instrument
- Take voice lessons
- Take drum lessons
- Take a picture every day (0/1001)
- Create an a-life program
- Read two books a year on subjects that I know little/nothing about
- Read a book a year on a subject that I feel strongly about, but from a different point of view
- Take a music theory class
- Learn Spanish
- Learn sign language
- Go through "Your Own Worst Enemy" and do exercises and the like
- Get rid of 101 material things (0/101)
- Tell off someone who deserves it
- Talk to my dad at least every 3 months
- Learn to snowboard
- Read through The Mental Game
- Read a book on chess
- Take class on making dreads/falls (if taught)
- 12 bowling lessons in a six month period
- Learn to swim
- Begin and maintain an exercise routine
- Go to the gym at least once a week for a year
- Be able to jog for 30 minutes without stopping
- Be able to bike 10k
- Do Pilates every two weeks for six months
- Get a facial every year
- Get a massage four times a year
- Learn to meditate and make it a regular routine
- Join a league to play a new sport
- Learn to ice skate well
- Go to the doctor once a year
- Get dental work done
- Go on 10 hikes a year
- Wear sunscreen for outside activities
- Go to the eye doctor and get new glasses
- Fly my stunt kite
- Hit Chelle in the face with a (soft) snowball
- Buy a new bowling ball
- Have a plan to climb Mt. Rainier, and be making progress
- No fast food for one month
- Diary what I eat for a month
- Make homemade peanut butter
- Make raspberry jam
- Create a great pizza recipe
- Find a new restaurant worthy of becoming a new favorite
- Find a new wine that I like
- Find one bread recipe to make regularly
- Ascend in NetHack
- Have friends over for an all-day game of Civilization (board game)
- Beat all instruments on Rock Band on expert
- Hit 100,000 gamerscore
- Find a group to play M:TG with
- Pay off student loan
- Pay off credit cards
- Buy a house
- Put a dollar in an ING account every day for the 1001 days
- Don't buy any bottled water for 1,001 days
- Donate to a charity
- Visit Alaska
- Visit Yellowstone
- Take an impromptu vacation for a long weekend
- Go to a Vancouver/Detroit hockey game in Vancouver
- Attend a concert every year
- Get a passport
- Attend a Halloween party in costume
- Camp out in the mountains
- Stay in a beachfront cabin for a weekend
- Make emergency kits for the cars
- Throw a party for no good reason
- Unapologetically stop celebrating Christmas, starting this December
- Get and use reusable grocery bags
- Bake a cake for someone's (other than Chelle) birthday every year
- Get NHL Center Ice every year
- Find the perfect bra
- Make "bad parking" notes and leave them on cars that are parked badly
- Go on a helicopter ride with Jen
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