101 Things to Do in 1001 Days

Below is my 101 things to do in 1001 days.  I started my list on January 13, 2010, which means my deadline to complete them will be 10/12/12.  In this dreary month of January, this has given me that warm feeling, that only the sun can, on a warm summer day.  I bet it’ll get a lot warmer, every time I cross something off my list.  My cousin Elsja, gave me the idea, so I’ll give her the credit and hopefully, I’ll give myself a huge slap on the back, for accomplishing my goals.

If you think you’d like to try this yourself, please do.  Here’s all you need to know:

The Challenge:
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).

• Key:
• Completed
• In progress
• No yet started

MENTAL & PHYSICAL HEALTH

1.  Listen to music, more than just in my car

2.  Take vitamins daily for 1 month, then 6 months

3.  Do some form of exercise daily

4.  Drink 2 bottles of water, daily

5.  Write in my private journal weekly, for 3 months straight

6.  Walk the 3 1/2 mile trail, once a month, with a friend

7.  Keep my mammogram appts and check ups, yearly

8.  Complete the shoulder surgeries and recover the use of my right shoulder

9.  Starting June 1st, swim 5 times a week, for pleasure and exercise

10  Go to gym 3 times a week, for 3 months straight

11.  Go to bed by midnight

12.  Get out of bed before 8am

13.  Get a massage every other month

14.  Get a chiropractic adjustment every 6 weeks

15.  While on vacation, incorporate exercise each day

16.  Learn how to meditate

17.  Lose 10 lbs. and keep it off, for one full year

18.  Blog about the goals I’ve accomplished, once a month

19.  Work in the vegetable garden 4 times a week

FOOD
20.  Don’t eat any fried foods, for one month

21.  Don’t drink soft drinks, unless they’re diet, for one month

22.  Try and drink only water, when eating out in restaurants

23.  Limit my candy intake to 3 times, per month

24.  Eat breakfast every day, for 1 month

25.  Buy only whole foods

26.  Cook at least 4 times a week

27.  Eat lean healthy protein 4 times a week

28.  Go to the grocery store, once a week

29.  Make cookbooks for both girls

30.  Buy and read 1 cookbook, every 3 months

31.  Incorporate 3 new recipes, monthly

32.  Make a romantic candle-lit meal, for Rock and I, once a month

33.  Don’t eat junk food, for a month

34.  Eat only fresh or frozen vegetables, for a week

35.  Eat something you’ve never tried before, i.e. parsnips

36.  Learn more about gardening with herbs

37.  Learn how to make great ribs, on the grill

38.  Learn how to grill on the Hasty Bake

39.  Learn how to do a professional wedding cake

40.  Write down, take a picture and blog about all new dishes I cook

TRAVEL
41.  Go back to Hawaii

42.  Travel to Italy

43.  Visit Erin in Boston

44.  Take a trip to Jackson Hole, WY, including white water rafting

45.  Go to Colorado

46.  Go to Vegas

47.  Go back home, to Louisiana, for a visit

48.  Buy a Christmas ornament, from each location that I travel to

49.  Go to San Francisco and revisit all the places we went to on our honeymoon

50.  Learn to snuba

51.  Go to Florida

FUN
52.  Have a party and invite at least 3 couples

53.  Take a pottery class

54.  Take a cooking class for fun, with a friend

55.  Go the museums, in town

56.  Go to the museums, in each place we visit

57.  Attend at least 3 concerts In progress…

58.  Carry a camera and take pictures, when I see something beautiful, fun or funny

59.  Take my Mom to the movies, once a month

60.  Have a pool party, once a month, in the summer

61.  Have a weekly date, with Rock

62.  Go on a picnic, in Boston

63.  Learn to snow ski

READING/COMPUTER

64.  Read 5 books, per month

65.  Read instead of watch late night TV

66.  Read something once a month, besides fiction

67.  Collect all of the Lee Child books

68.  Read a political book, each year

69.  Read at least 3 history books a year

70.  Scan all our photos, to disks

71.  Take the classes I’ve signed up for at the Apple store

PERSONAL

72.  Do some type of volunteer work

73.  Give something to charity, once a month

74.  Get a mani and pedi, once a month

75.  Learn about wines

76.  If I haven’t crossed off something from my list each month, give $20 to charity

77.  Do something for someone without them knowing about it

78.  Blog 5 times a week

79.  Stop cussing

80.  Vote in all elections

81.  Learn something new about another part of the world

REMODEL
82.  Replace all the windows, in the house

83.  New Carpet, for upstairs

84.  Start the laundry/pantry/dining room project In Progress

85.  Paint all the wood work, in the house

86.  Organize the garage

87.  Buy a large TV, for the den

88.  Paint all the wood work, that needs painting

89.  Complete all unfinished house projects

MISC.
90.  Send out Christmas pics/cards 2009,

91.  Do a spring cleaning in the house, every 6 months In progress

92.  Catch a sunrise

93.  Take my loose change to the bank and start a vacation fund, with it

94.  Start knitting again

95.  Weed the all the gardens, once a week

96.  Watch funny shows with Rock, each week

97.  See a musical

98.  Keep in touch better, with family and friends

99.  Don’t let any of my plants die, from neglect

100.  Get a shorter hair cut

101.  Go to a major league baseball game with Rock

102.  Adopt a child at Christmas and buy what’s on their Christmas list

103.  Travel to Sydney Australia, to visit my cousin Elsja