I will start with my 101 in 1001 list, which I have been working on....
Starting
11 Feb 2009
Ending Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Creating your own 1001 Day Project
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 my part).
Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as New Year's resolutions. 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 or outdoor activities.
Some common goal setting tips:
1. Be decisive. Know exactly what you want, why you want it, and how you plan to achieve it.
2. Stay Focused. Any goal requires sustained focus from beginning to end. Constantly evaluate your progress.
3. Welcome Failure. Frequently, very little is learned from a venture that did not experience failure in some form. Failure presents the opportunity to learn and makes the success more worthy.
4. Write down your goals. It clarifies your thinking and reinforces your commitment.
5. Keep your goals in sight. Review them frequently, and ensure that they are always at the forefront of your thinking.
Once you have created your site, you can add it to the master list here at Day Zero.
Calculating the End Date
You can easily find out when your project will end by using this handy tool at timeanddate.com.
The Key:
Not Started
In Progress
Accomplished (with the date)
Not Accomplished
Ivy’s List
1 Lose 30lbs (10/30) start weight 222.8
2 Get a tattoo
3 Go for an Aromatherapy session
4 Sew a formal dress
5 Make my own wine
6 Send a Secret to postsecret.com
7 Get a job I am happy with
8 Do 50 random acts of kindness (2/50)
· Opened two doors for a women who had her hands full! (13/02/09)
· Moved a cart so that someone could pull into a parking space (22/02/09)
9 Have a date night with Aaron once a month for 6 months (1/6)
· Went to a movie (22/02/09)
10 List one thing I am grateful for, every day for a year (3/365)
· I am grateful to have such a wonderful husband (01/03/09)
· I am grateful to have Johanna and Norma as they are such wonderful friends (02/03/09)
· I am grateful to have a decent paying job (03/03/09)
· I am grateful
11 Wear a swimsuit and feel good in it
12 Cook one meal a week for 12 weeks (0/12)
13 Make/Cook/Bake 100 things I’ve never tried making before (1/100)
· Soft Prezels (28/02/09)
14 Run 5km
15 Write the LSAT
16 Save enough money for a down payment on a house
17 Save enough money for a British Isles trip for two.
18 Buy nothing other than what we need to survive for one month.
19 Go to the farmer’s market instead of the grocery store
20 Create and stick to a budget for 6 months (0/6)
21 Finish paying my mom off ($1000/2500)
· Paid $1000 (28/02/09)
22 Create a living will
23 Try 10 types of beer (2/10)
· Rickard’s White (a WHOLE glass)
· Great Western ( a WHOLE bottle)
24 Try 20 types of wine (3/20)
· At the Clancy’s – Red
· At the Clancy’s – White (fire wine)
· Desert Strawberry Wine
25 Have a technology free weekend at home (tv, computer, etc)
26 Finish my wedding scrapbook
27 Make at least 2 quilts (0/2)
28 Do a cleanse
29 Make something in the slow cooker once a month (1/33)
· Beef Stew
30 Reread 10 books I already own (0/10)
31 Read 100 books in 2009 (5/100)
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32 Give at least 5 just because gifts (0/5)
33 Give just because gifts to my coworkers once (0/1)
34 Give flowers to 3 different people for no reason (0/3)
35 Spend under $10 on a meal and give a $10 tip
36 Donate 1,000,000 grains of rice (2400/1000000) http://freerice.com/index.php
37 Volunteer for four shifts at the Sexual Assault Center every month I am in Saskatoon
· February – 2 shifts
· March – 5 shifts
38 Take vitamins every day for 30 days (1/30)
· Stress/multi vitamin (02/03/09)
39 Decorate my first cake – with Fondant!
40 Make a list of 100 things that make me happy (3/100)
· Being a Feminist
· Scrapbooking
· Reading a good book
41 Get a professional massage (0/1)
42 Give up chocolate for a week
43 Declutter and Organize every room
44 Compile a list of the books I own
45 Create a time capsule to be opened when I am 40.
46 Make one blackberry free day a month (0/33)
47 Finish my B.A. in History
48 Finish my Special Education Certificate
49 Determine what I will do my Masters in (22/02/09) – Music & The Brain – McGill with Daniel Leviten
50 Buy a House
51 Invest in some non-black shoes!
52 Learn more about pregnancy and parenting
53 Become a Captain
54 Be the CO of a cadet unit
55 Organize all our important files
56 Start RRSPs for Aaron and myself
57 Start TFSA for Aaron and myself
58 Go for a physical
59 Polish my parade boots and come in pants and boots at least once every two months for cadets
60 Do suicide intervention training
61 Put change in someone’s expired meter at least 5 times (0/5)
62 Workout at least 5 days a week, 80 % of the time.
63 Make a book of inspiring quotes and pictures
64 Learn to say I love you in 10 different languages (2/10)
· French – Je t’aime.
- Ego Te amo.-- Latin
65 Learn 100 signs in ASL (0/100)
66 Be able to play 10 tunes on the bagpipes (0/10)
67 Increase my income by $10000 (0/10000)
68 Become First Aid and CPR Qualified
69 Finish my ATCL in oboe performance
70 Finish my recipe scrapbook
71 Finish my drink recipe book
72 Earn Kitchen Aid Mixer from Air Miles (56/3200)
73 Crochet a pair of socks
74 Go dancing at a bar
75 Go on a girls only trip.
76 Buy a “From the Library of Ivy Armstrong & Aaron Vopni” stamp
77 Get rid of one hundred things that I don’t need/want anymore (0/100)
78 Do a large wedding print (same size as the blue one)
79 Learn to speak Cree
80 Put $1000 in an Emergency Fund.
81 Eat breakfast daily for one month (1/30) – started (02/03/09)
82 Drink no pop for one month (0/30)
83 Send at least five letters, to soldiers overseas (0/5)
84 Get boudoir photos of myself taken
85 Take a ballet class
86 Learn more about yoga and practice it regularily!
87 Prepare a winter emergency kit for the car.
88 Put flowers on a veterans grave.
89 Memorize a song on piano.
90 Have a house plant, and keep it alive for 3 months (0/3)
91 Take a belly dancing class
92 Learn to put on make up properly (at Shoppers 03/01/09)
93 Try at least 5 new fresh juices (1/5)
· Fresh Orange Juice
94 Make all natural soap
95 Become more trendy – add essential elements to my wardrobe
96 Go to the symphony once a year
97 Add a set of pearls to my jewelry collection
98 Go to a broadway musical
99 Go to a festival
100 Put together another 101 list
101 Put aside $1 for every goal completed, and at the end spend the money on me.
· Total to date $2.
Additions
102. Make Skittles Vodka
103. Make a set of knitting needles.
104. Learn to do felting.
