101 Things In 1001 Days
The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on your part).
Start date: Thursday, August 10, 2006
End date: Thursday, May 7, 2009
My List
Health/Appearance
1. Get proper treatment for my knee problems.
2.Have my hair in dreadlocks. DONE 19.01.08
3.Go to the dentist. DONE March 2008
4. Lose one stone to see if it helps with the PCOS.
5. Walk for an hour at least twice a week.
6. Have an eye test and buy new glasses. Appointment due 19.05.08
7.Shave my head. DONE April 2008
8. Have a professional massage.
9. Start classes in a martial art.
10. Stop biting my nails. IN PROGRESS
11. Have my scars tattooed over. IN PROGRESS - five hours of sleeve completed.
12.Start Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. DONE April 2008.
13. Get into the habit of brushing my teeth every night.
Finance
14.Pay off my overdraft. DONE April 2007
15.Have at least £500 saved in my Mini Cash ISA. DONE April 2008
16.Sort out my personal injury claim and actually get the money. DONE April 2008
17. Open a pension plan. IN PROGRESS
18.Get a job that renders me financially comfortable. DONE February 2007
19. Set up a Direct Debit payment into Orion's trust fund.
Parenting/Family
20.Enrol Orion in a great nursery/preschool. DONE February 2007
21. Teach Orion to swim. IN PROGRESS
22. Find some similarly-aged friends for Orion.
23.Have decent photographs taken of myself and Orion. DONE March 2007
Home/Cooking
24. Get rid of ALL of the crap in the cupboard under my stairs via eBay/charity shops etc. IN PROGRESS - have already got rid of a lot of it through Freecycle.
25.Clear out Orion's bedroom. DONE June 2007
26. Strip the wallpaper from my bedroom (which Orion has started on) and paint the walls instead.
27.Stay at the same address for at least 12 months. DONE November 2006
28. Sort through my clothes and get rid of the ones I will never wear again.
29. Properly clear my garden.
30. Learn to cook at least 10 vegetarian meals from scratch.
31. Bake my own bread (without using a breadmaker).
32. Start a weekly order for vegboxes.
33. Get a new mattress...
34. ...and a new bed.
35. Get Mum to teach me to make her famous Chocolate Fudge Cake.
36.Replace my kitchen floor. DONE March 2008
37.Sell/donate to charity all the books I know I won't read again. DONE January 2008
38. Fix my shower.
39. Fix my bathroom blind.
40. Get some decent (blackout?) curtains for Orion's room.
41. Finish creating my alternative/homeopathic medicine cupboard.
42. Make my own bagels.
Education
43. Take a course in British Sign Language.
44. Go back to college.
45. Get 4 grades at AS Level.
46. Get 3 grades at A Level.
47. Renew my First Aid certification.
48. Continue learning HTML to fluency.
49. Brush up my French to a reasonable standard i.e. so I could get by in France.
50. Learn Norwegian. IN PROGRESS
51. Take a course in shorthand.
Art/Writing
52. Write a book.
53. Learn to knit.
54. Write the memoir of Orion's early life.
55. Complete NaNoWriMo at least once.
56. Create at least one complete piece of music.
57. Do a cross-stitch project for Orion's room.
58. Create at least one piece of art entirely from clay.
59. Create at least one piece of art entirely from wood.
60. Have a piece of my poetry published.
61. Learn to use my sewing machine.
62. Sew myself an item of clothing.
63. Sew Orion an item of clothing.
64. Make a blanket for Project Linus.
Fun
65. Throw a party.
66.Join and take part in Postcrossing. DONE April 2008
67. Join a band (as singer).
68. Watch all 6 Star Wars films in a row.
69. Complete every puzzle in a puzzle book.
70. Score over 400 in a game of Scrabble.
71. Use the word QUIXOTIC in a game of Scrabble.
72. Submit a postcard to PostSecret.
73. See a real elephant (not in a zoo).
74.Have a great 21st birthday (4th January 2007). DONE January 2007
75.Get another tattoo. DONE July 2007 - orchid, first part of sleeve.
76. See the Vagina Monologues.
77. Have my lip pierced on the other side.
78. Go naked in a public place (nude beaches count) and be comfortable with it.
79. Learn to juggle.
80. Camp in the New Forest again.
81.Watch Labyrinth. DONE January 2008
82.Create a new website. DONE November 2007
83.Try sushi (vegetarian of course). DONE January 2008
84.Go to a NFRS rat show. DONE 09.03.2008
85. Beat my dad fair and square in a game of pool.
86. Play football on the common.
87. Go to the Discworld Convention.
Misc
88.Get a new passport. DONE November 2006
89. Vote in all the local and general elections I can.
90.Spend three days without using the internet at all. DONE Ladyfest weekend 2008
91.Create and maintain an altar. DONE Nov 07 - Apr 08
92.Resubscribe to The Week. DONE March 2007
93. Join Mensa.
94. Get a bicycle.
95. Get a massage.
96.Get some decent speakers for my laptop. DONE July 2007.
97. Obtain my motorcycle licence.
98. Get prescription sunglasses.
99.Fix my printer. DONE March 2007
100.Get a proper piggy bank. DONE May 2007
101. At the end of the 1001 days, make another list of 101.
The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on your part).
Start date: Thursday, August 10, 2006
End date: Thursday, May 7, 2009
My List
Health/Appearance
1. Get proper treatment for my knee problems.
2.
3.
4. Lose one stone to see if it helps with the PCOS.
5. Walk for an hour at least twice a week.
6. Have an eye test and buy new glasses. Appointment due 19.05.08
7.
8. Have a professional massage.
9. Start classes in a martial art.
10. Stop biting my nails. IN PROGRESS
11. Have my scars tattooed over. IN PROGRESS - five hours of sleeve completed.
12.
13. Get into the habit of brushing my teeth every night.
Finance
14.
15.
16.
17. Open a pension plan. IN PROGRESS
18.
19. Set up a Direct Debit payment into Orion's trust fund.
Parenting/Family
20.
21. Teach Orion to swim. IN PROGRESS
22. Find some similarly-aged friends for Orion.
23.
Home/Cooking
24. Get rid of ALL of the crap in the cupboard under my stairs via eBay/charity shops etc. IN PROGRESS - have already got rid of a lot of it through Freecycle.
25.
26. Strip the wallpaper from my bedroom (which Orion has started on) and paint the walls instead.
27.
28. Sort through my clothes and get rid of the ones I will never wear again.
29. Properly clear my garden.
30. Learn to cook at least 10 vegetarian meals from scratch.
31. Bake my own bread (without using a breadmaker).
32. Start a weekly order for vegboxes.
33. Get a new mattress...
34. ...and a new bed.
35. Get Mum to teach me to make her famous Chocolate Fudge Cake.
36.
37.
38. Fix my shower.
39. Fix my bathroom blind.
40. Get some decent (blackout?) curtains for Orion's room.
41. Finish creating my alternative/homeopathic medicine cupboard.
42. Make my own bagels.
Education
43. Take a course in British Sign Language.
44. Go back to college.
45. Get 4 grades at AS Level.
46. Get 3 grades at A Level.
47. Renew my First Aid certification.
48. Continue learning HTML to fluency.
49. Brush up my French to a reasonable standard i.e. so I could get by in France.
50. Learn Norwegian. IN PROGRESS
51. Take a course in shorthand.
Art/Writing
52. Write a book.
53. Learn to knit.
54. Write the memoir of Orion's early life.
55. Complete NaNoWriMo at least once.
56. Create at least one complete piece of music.
57. Do a cross-stitch project for Orion's room.
58. Create at least one piece of art entirely from clay.
59. Create at least one piece of art entirely from wood.
60. Have a piece of my poetry published.
61. Learn to use my sewing machine.
62. Sew myself an item of clothing.
63. Sew Orion an item of clothing.
64. Make a blanket for Project Linus.
Fun
65. Throw a party.
66.
67. Join a band (as singer).
68. Watch all 6 Star Wars films in a row.
69. Complete every puzzle in a puzzle book.
70. Score over 400 in a game of Scrabble.
71. Use the word QUIXOTIC in a game of Scrabble.
72. Submit a postcard to PostSecret.
73. See a real elephant (not in a zoo).
74.
75.
76. See the Vagina Monologues.
77. Have my lip pierced on the other side.
78. Go naked in a public place (nude beaches count) and be comfortable with it.
79. Learn to juggle.
80. Camp in the New Forest again.
81.
82.
83.
84.
85. Beat my dad fair and square in a game of pool.
86. Play football on the common.
87. Go to the Discworld Convention.
Misc
88.
89. Vote in all the local and general elections I can.
90.
91.
92.
93. Join Mensa.
94. Get a bicycle.
95. Get a massage.
96.
97. Obtain my motorcycle licence.
98. Get prescription sunglasses.
99.
100.
101. At the end of the 1001 days, make another list of 101.