The List

I have decided to do 101 Things in 1001 Days. Don't know what that is? From the website:

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 organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.

Here is MY list of 101 things:

General:
1. Make List
2. Donate $5 to charity or organization of my choice for each item I don’t complete
3. Start and maintain a blog for this list
4. Make a new list of 101 before Nov 10, 2010

Work:
5. Get to 100 points on the SDN forum
6. Get promoted
7. Attend a JUG meeting
8. Be a project lead or tech lead for a major project at work
9. Nominate someone for an Innovation Award
10. Increase the amount I'm contributing to my 401K by 2%
11. Get into work by 8:00 for an entire week
12. Take at least one day off a year where I sit at home and do nothing productive - 2008, 2009, 2010
13. Keep my desk clean for one week straight
14. Keep my inbox so I can see the entire thing on the screen for one week straight

Health:
15. lose 5 pounds
16. Go to the dentist twice a year: May, 2008, Dec, 2008
17. Go to the ob/gyn once a year
18. When we move to the new building, walk to work at least 3 times a week (even in the winter!)
19. Go one month without any soda
20. Go for a walk or bike ride once a week during nice weather

Friends/Family:
21. Write 20 snail-mail letters to my friends/family (christmas cards don't count!)
22. Create CDs for my friends and mail them out
23. Cook a full-course meal for relatives, complete with nice dishes and consumed in the dining room!
24. Send a random gift basket to a friend
25. Throw a party

Photography:
26. Take a photography class
27. Take at least one picture a day
28. Scan in all the photos from my childhood that I've set aside for this purpose
29. Take 3 pictures I believe are worthy of printing up and framing - and then print them and frame them.
30. Do at least one DITL each year

March 8, 2008

31. Take pictures of an old barn
32. Photograph all the cows in my house
33. Comment on at least 5 pictures/week in flickr

Reading/Writing:
34. Read 30 books and write reviews in LibraryThing for them

The Myth of You & Me - Leah Stewart
Lost and Found - Carolyn Parkhurst
And Then We Came To The End - Joshua Ferris
Almost Like Being in Love
The Kindness of Strangers
Bridget Jones's Diary
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
Girls in Pants
Forever in Blue
Firday Night Knitting Club - Jacobs
The Code Book - Singh
My Best Friend's Girl - Koonson
Open House - Berg
Anne of Windy Poplars
Multiple Bles8ings

35. Write in my diary at least twice a week
36. Fill at least one Moleskine journal
37. Read at least 5 non-fiction books

The Code Book - Singh
Multiple Bles8ings

38. Post in family blog at least twice a month
39. Participate in NaNoWriMo - even if I don't finish, put forth a real effort.

Travel/Entertainment:
40. Visit a National Park and get my NP Passport stamp
41. Go to a beach
42. Go on a vacation with John
43. Win money at a poker table at a casino
44. Watch 101 movies and keep track of the list

1. Puccini for Begginers - Feb 14, 2008
2. The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters - March 7, 2008
3. Boys and Girls - March 8, 2008
4. Better Than Chocolate - March 9, 2008
5. No Country for Old Men - March 14, 2008
6. Chutney Popcorn - March 15, 2008
7. Spellbound - March 16, 2008
8. But I'm A Cheerleader - March 19, 2008
9. Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang - March 20, 2008
10. Dan In Real Life - March 30, 2008
11. Jesus Camp - April 5, 2008
12. 21 - April 21, 2008
13. Cloverfield
14. Coyote Ugly
15. License to Wed
16. Go
17. The Devil Wears Prada
18. Autumn in New York
19. A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story - June 22, 2008
20. Get Smart
21. 27 Dresses
22. Summercamp
23. Stop-Loss
24. Definitely, Maybe
25. Harold And Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
26. The Wedding Date
27. Burn After Reading
28. When Andrew Came Home
29. Supersize Me
30. The Pixar Story
31. Sex and the City
32. Run, Fatboy, Run
33. The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants II

45. Visit at least one "internet friend".
46. See either Wicked or Avenue Q on broadway
47. Try 5 new restaurants

• Big City Chophouse - went with my parents in March 2008
• Beau's - Went with John in June 2008
• Blue Fig - Went with John and Alexis in September 2008

48. Travel outside the country
49. Go on a road trip with no (or few) specific plans
50. Go to a concert with John
51. Visit Darren at least once a year

Around the House:
52. Finish organizing the office
53. Turn the guest room into an actual Guest Room instead of a storage room with a bed
54. Clean out/organize the garage
55. powerwash/stain/protect the deck
56. Paint the guest bedroom
57. Keep up with the landscaping each year (trim bushes, weed, cut grass, etc.) - 2008, 2009, 2010
58. Try 30 new recipes

Creamy Broccoli-Stuffed Chicken (yum)
Meaty Spinach Manicotti with Tomato Sauce (very yum)
Black Bean Quesadillas (very VERY yum)
Salmon Burgers (yum)
Honey Pecan Chicken (very yum)
Thai Pork & Peanut Stir Fry (yum)
Cold Macaroni and Tuna Salad (yum)
Fake Tuna Salad (very very yum)
Zuchhini Casserole (meh)
Those meatless triangle things (yum)
Pasta made with the fake chicken stuff (very yum)
Cheesy Spinach Lasagna (very yum)
California Zucchini Bake (yum)

59. Replace all my lightbulbs with flourescent bulbs
60. Place big rocks at the road edge to prevent people from parking on it
61. Buy a fireproof box and put important documents in it
62. Get the vent put in my roof

Misc:
63. Go to an HRC event
64. Sing 20 songs at Karaoke I've never sang before and keep track of the list

1. Interstate Love Song - Stone Temple Pilots - February 20, 2008
2. Kiss Me - Sixpence None The Richer
3. My Own Worst Enemy - Lit
4. Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood

65. Design & build a website for John's business, teach him how to use it
66. Play my flute in public
67. Try out for a musical (flute or voice)
68. Submit a story to The DailyWTF
69. Finish the cross stitch for my mom
70. Put more money into my Roth IRA (set amount in mind that I'm not going to say here)
71. Finish rating all my songs in iTunes
72. Learn how to put on make-up to my satisfcation
73. Donate hair to Locks of Love again
74. Clean out gmail inbox
75. Recycle all my batteries instead of throwing them away (you can take all your old batteries to Best Buy, in case you didn't know)
76. Buy at least one set of fancy, matching bra & panties
77. mail a secret to PostSecret
78. Go on 10 hikes locally
79. Write a will
80. Buy & use cloth grocery bags
81. Buy something at the thrift store
82. Make a list of 101 things/people that I'm thankful for
83. Back up my computer at least once a year - 2008, 2009, 2010
84. Buy myself a piece of jewelry
85. Buy something off of Etsy
86. Find someplace in public where I can legally write "moo" for anyone to see
87. Buy a round of drinks
88. Learn how to drive stick
89. Get my bike fixed
90. Donate all the clothes that I don't wear anymore
91. Create a website for myself that I can use as a testing ground for new tools and technology (a recipes website, perhaps?)
92. Buy a good pair of black work shoes
93. Go to a cheesy movie by myself
94. Make a batch of wine with John each year - 2008, 2009, 2010
95. Buy myself a new purse
96. Dance with John at least once
97. Give a really big tip

To be Continued...
98. Do 52 photowalks in 2009 (added in 2009)

Week One

99. Create and use 15 textures in my photography (added in 2009)

1 created and used.

100. Add in 2010
101. Add in 2010

Start Date: Feb 13, 2008
End date: Nov 10, 2010