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).
Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple challenges such as New Year's resolutions or a 'Bucket List'. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips, study semesters, or outdoor activities.
Start Date: April 1, 2012
Finish Date: December 27, 2014
My 101 in 1001
Better Me
1 Do hair/makeup every day for two weeks
2 Volunteer for a day
3 Take one picture every day for a year
4 Take at least one hour each week between May & September to relax in the hammock (every year!)
5 Send Christmas cards
6 Keep car clean (inside & out) for 6 months
7 Read the Lord of the Rings books
8 Clean out closets and donate clothes 3 times
9 Blog twice a week for a year
10 Vote in the Republican Primary
11 Vote in the 2012 Presidential Election
12 Buy 5 new dresses for work
13 Read the Left Behind series from beginning to end
14 Shave legs once a week for one year
Home
15 Create and use a routine for cleaning the house
16 Hang curtains in our bedroom
17 Hang pictures/decorations on bedroom walls
18 Replace the rest of the doors & trim in the house
19 Hang decorations in kitchen
20 Spruce up hall bathroom
21 Get guest room/office organized
22 Get knitting things organized
23 Turn back room into playroom for Brylee
24 Make extra bathroom 'usable'
25 Landscape the front of the house
26 Put in a new paved walkway to front door
Marriage/Family
27 Stay at a Bed & Breakfast with Robert
28 Go on one date a month for a year
29 Have professional family photos taken
30 Write a will
31 Get a couples massage
32 Let Robert teach me to shoot a gun
33 Host a family Holiday at our house
34 Attend a 'Weekend to Remember' conference
35 Take a picnic to Dornboss and feed the ducks
36 Get a Christmas Tree from a tree farm
Exercise
37 Complete the Couch to 5K program
38 Run 3 days a week for a year
39 Run a 5k
40 Run a half marathon
41 Learn how to stretch properly
42 Get left & right split back
43 Try yoga
44 Update my I-Pod
45 Make a workout playlist
46 Join the local gym
Spiritual
47 Read the whole Bible
48 Memorize 30 Bible verses
49 Have a quiet time every day for a month
50 Attend a group bible study
51 Memorize the books of the bible (again)
52 Teach a VBS class
53 Attend church every Sunday for a year
54 Host a 'Girls Weekend' with girls from the youth group
Travel
55 Go on a ski trip
56 See the Grand Canyon
57 Take Brylee to Sea World
58 Take a trip to San Antonio
59 Plan a legitimate family vacation
60 Go kayaking in East Texas
61 Take a trip with 'the girls'
Fun
62 Have a sleep over (junk food, chick flicks, hair braiding and nail painting kind of thing)
63 Spend a weekend at the beach
64 Float the Guadalupe 3 times
65 Host a backyard BBQ, complete with decorations & games
66 Attend a concert (either Kenny Chesney or Dave Matthews Band)
67 Build a snowman
68 Build a sandcastle
69 Go see 15 movies
70 Go horseback riding
71 Get a facial
72 Get one pedicure a month for a year
Cooking
73 Make 25 new recipes
74 Make one whole meal from scratch
75 Bake a layered cake
76 Make fudge
77 Make a meal planner board
78 Cook 2 dinners every week for 3 months
79 Cook a dinner for someone in need
80 Learn how to make fried chicken
DIY
81 Start & finish knitting a sweater
82 Learn how to sew
83 Sew Brylee a dress
84 Finish a cross stitch
85 Make a photobook of Brylee's first year
86 Make 10 Pinterest inspired crafts
87 Crochet 25 scarves per year for Operation Gratitude
88 Start a knitting class/group
89 Write my own knitting pattern
Pets
90 Get Freckles fixed
91 Brush dogs once a week for a year
92 Cut dogs nails twice a month for a year
93 Get dogs professionaly groomed once a year
94 Breed Astro & Aggie again
CPA
95 Pass 3 CLEP tests
96 Take online Ethics course
97 Take 2 Accounting classes at Lamar
98 Pass part 1 of CPA exam
99 Pass part 2 of CPA exam
100 Pass part 3 of CPA exam
101 Pass part 4 of CPA exam
