i realized that one of the things that i lost during the hacking was this list. i enjoy the challenge of it, so here it is again, per Sir's orders. Things that are completed or are underway are listed in Bold type.
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.
1. Quit smoking
2. Go to Bronx zoo - done 5/27/06
3. Go to museum of natural history in NYC
4. Go to a belly-dancing restaurant
5. Go to MOMA NYC - done 9/3/06 - saw the DADA exhibit and had a fabulous time! Also got to see a photo taken by Master's Uncle in the photography gallery. That was a huge surprise! :-)
6. Go horseback riding
7. Take a yoga class - completed 5/3/06 - loved it! going back for more!
8. Replace all plastic food containers with glass - i tried and abandoned this plan after too many leaks and breakages.
9. Eat 100% organic food for 24 hours
10. Eat 100% vegetarian once a week - it's easy! Do it!
11. Eat 100% vegan for 24 hours - it's hard, i need milk in my coffee. Soy milk sucks in coffee. Bleah!
12. Complete green witch course - almost there.... need to write my final report.
13. Start a new class with Susun weed
14. Take a class with Susun at her place
15. Practice Reiki on yourself once a day for a month
16. Practice Reiki at least once per week on Sir
17. Take my Reiki ii certification
18. Learn how to sew a buttonhole - properly. Done!
19. Learn how to put in a zipper DONE! 6/06 - i can now put in a fly style zipper in my skirts. i rock!
20. Go out for Indian food - not take out! DONE 5/20/05 with Sir, Daddy David, sparky and Corey
21. Go out for Thai food in NYC - done! Twice in 2005!
22. Eat sushi at a sushi bar - not take out, not at a table!
23. Eat dim sum in china town
24. See how far i can walk in 24 hours straight.
25. Eat in a restaurant (with a waiter) by myself - done at ARTiscape
26. Buy an ice cream maker & use it
27. Clean & organize design studio - done, but yet never really done, is it?
28. Crochet a matching scarf & hat
29. Go to a cigar bar.
30. Get a mammogram
31. Go bowling - done! Summer 2005
32. Go play pool - done 4/30/2006 - Sir beat me 3 times, but it was close! and again 5/28/06
33. Get a new tattoo
34. Set up tent in back yard and sleep outside
35. Leave an outrageous tip for waiter/waitress
36. Try 10 new recipes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
37. No TV or computer for 24 hours
38. Go to day spa for the day, with Sir
39. Fly a kite
40. Go to a taping of a TV show
41. Go back to Vegas
42. Participate in & complete a craft trade
43. Spend over $100 on one piece of clothing, for me, in cash
44. Do 50 push ups - straight thru
45. Release a message in a bottle
46. Go to statue of liberty
47. Go to tea NY & get the high tea DONE! ok, so they don't really have high tea there but it was cool and i had a great pot of Lapsang Souchong - one of my favorite teas 6/10/06
48. Learn to speak very basic Japanese
49. Learn to sing 'ode to joy' (Beethoven’s 9th)
50. Take both cars to a charity car wash and give an outrageous amount of money
51. Get the darn fm switch put in car so i can use the Sirius radio i am paying for! Done! Fall 2005
52. Go to the nude beach at least one time, with Sir. DONE! 6/19/06 and i loved it!
53. Have a bbq in the middle of a snowstorm
54. Buy a really cool, funky pair of prescription glasses - done 1/22/2006
55. Run for a leather title - mailed application for NE M/s on 5/2/2006! OY!
Sir Larry and i were given the honor of being selected as NE M/s on July 22, 2006
56. Execute a premeditated prank
57. Make a Japanese style quilt for my futon
58. Thin out my wardrobe so that it fits into one dresser and the closet
59. Make menu plans for 1 month and stick to it.
60. Play a round of miniature golf
61. Clean & organize outside utility closet
62. Celebrate all solstice/equinox/cross quarters with ritual for one year
63. Go to the intrepid museum - i have to select another task to replace this one, i heard the Intrepid was being taken away for repair for a few years! oh well....
64. Make a quilt out of all those old rock T-shirts that i can't bear to throw away.
65. Join the George street food co-op
66. Clean out my car - for good! 8/13/06 - does it still count if i cleaned it out and then traded it in for a new car? Yes, i think it does.
67. Lose 10 lbs. Done - 13 lbs as of 5/2006....
68. Lose another 10 lbs.
69. Lose yet another 10 lbs.
70. Lose the 4th in a series of 10 lbs.
71. Decide if i need to lose any more weight after this
72. Pack my lunch the night before every day for one month
73. Sew one weeks worth of clothing that i can actually wear to work
74. Take a cooking class with Christina Pierello
75. Go to the library once a month
76. Decorate with lights, outside for winter solstice (that means getting electric put in outside)
77. Brew my own beer
78. Declutter 50 bags worth of clothes/clutter/crap (17 bags done as of 12/2005) (19 bags as of 1/22/2006)
79. Declutter 50 bags more worth of clothes/clutter/crap (i have lost track of how much i got rid of, but it's more than 50 bags of crap, books, clothes, etc)
80. Get passports for Sir & i
81. Design and sew the perfect bag - not too big, not too small, pockets, pockets, pockets
82. Take a gnome (or similar / ridiculous item) on a trip and photo-document it DONE 2x, once with an Okapi, once with mimi the bear.
83. Buy a new cell phone with kick ass camera (or have one provided to me) done! 11/25/05, Sir gave me an early solstice gift and it's a kick ass video/camera phone! Whoo hoo! So now i can moblog!
84. Take my digital camera with me everywhere for 1 month - and use it! (this is a good, fun habit. Art is everywhere!)
85. Get up a 6:00 am and work on sewing projects for 1 week
86. Get to work by 8:30 am for 1 week straight
87. Have photo of WTC (taken by Master's world famous photographer Uncle) framed, and hang it up
88. Buy / acquire at least 2 more pieces of Marrus' art, framed - and hang them
89. Write a personal prayer / devotional
90. Do devotional every morning and night for a month
91. Create mosaic stepping stones (with Sir, if he'll do it - messy!)
92. Go thru, get rid of, put away the boxes that have never been unpacked since the move in 1999!
93. Learn to meditate regularly (done 12/2005)
94. Re-read Chronicles of Narnia (done 1/2006!)
95. Finish making household notebook
96. Replace all socks with nice Smartwool socks
97. Organize & stock pantry closet
98. Buy 2 more kitchen chairs so people can eat dinner with us!
99. Get a recipe published.
100. Start a new 101 thing in 1,001 days list, which begins on March 28th, 2008
101. Finish this list
2 comments:
i have pretty much decided that *most* of this list is ridiculously stupid and innane and i am about to abandon it.
It was supposed to be a way for me to stretch myself and do things that i'd never do other wise. It's just not working out that way.
i'll see how i feel about it in the weeks to come but i'm pretty sure this list is going bye bye.
I just happened upon your list, and I like it.
I had a list of 25 things to do before I die. I had completed about 5 of them. So then I made 5 more.
I wonder if you take a look at your list and re-define it, like a new list of 101 things (including some of the old ones that were not completed) if you might feel better about it.
In general, I like the idea of longterm goals...and I really like your idea of 1001 days instead of something like "before I die" which who knows how long that is or new year's resolutions which might be too short of a time frame. Thanks for the ideas!
~Erica (from NJ)
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