101 Things In 1001 Days.

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.

My List
Start date : May 1st, 2010
End date : January 27th, 2013

Key
Not yet started
In progress
Complete

  1. Build a snowman
  2. Watch the sunrise and sunset in the same day
  3. Leave an inspirational note inside a book for someone to find
  4. Send a secret to PostSecret
  5. Spend a rainy day watching movies in my PJ’s
  6. Put change in someone’s expired parking meter
  7. Watch 26 movies I’ve never seen starting with each letter of the Alphabet
  8. Go on a road trip
  9. Watch every episode of 30 Rock
  10. Go ice skating
  11. Answer the “50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind”
  12. Identify 101 things that make me happy
  13. Buy a Magic 8 Ball and base all my decisions on it for a whole day
  14. Participate in NaBloPoMo
  15. Get my bachelor’s degree.
  16. Make a list of things to do before I die
  17. Write a message in a public bathroom
  18. Buy a Polaroid camera
  19. Get a passport
  20. Write a letter to someone I admire (Day 11)
  21. Complete a coloring book
  22. Create a photographic journal for a week
  23. Send a gift to someone having a tough day
  24. No alcohol for 30 days (0/30)
  25. Make a playlist of 101 of my favorite songs (The Playlist)
  26. Tie a note to a balloon and let it go
  27. Write a letter to the 5 most important people in my life telling them what they have taught me
  28. Donate 250,000 grains of rice through freerice.com (3400/250,000)
  29. Take pictures in a photo booth
  30. Cook a three course meal
  31. Build a blanket fort
  32. Create a new identity and live it for a day
  33. Pay for someone else’s food behind me in line
  34. Go to a NFL game
  35. Go to a movie by myself
  36. Bake a cake for someone
  37. Go to a MLB game
  38. Write a letter to myself to open in 1 year
  39. Watch every episode of The Office
  40. Watch 50 of IMDB’s Top 250 movies (http://www.imdb.com/chart/top)
  41. Complete Project 365
  42. See a drive-in movie
  43. Influence a person to make a Day Zero list
  44. Finish writing another 101/1001 list by the end of this 1001 days
  45. Put away $1 for each completed task
  46. Attend the midnight premiere of a movie
  47. Reach my goal weight and maintain it
  48. Go to Las Vegas
  49. Get my driver’s license
  50. Try 5 new recipes
  51. Listen to every song in my iTunes at least once
  52. Get a Brazilian wax
  53. Visit Central Park
  54. Get a couple’s massage
  55. ‘Unplug’ for one whole weekend – no cell phone, no internet, no TV, no computer
  56. Make a wish at 11:11 on November 11th, 2011
  57. Try snowboarding or skiing
  58. Make someone breakfast in bed
  59. Buy a Wreck This Journal and finish it
  60. Surprise my mom with flowers for no reason at all
  61. Sit courtside at a NBA game
  62. Make a list of the 101 best experiences of my life (so far)
  63. Volunteer at a food bank/soup kitchen
  64. Eat 3 things I’ve never tried before
  65. Solve a Rubik’s cube
  66. Go mini-golfing
  67. Document a “day in my life” in photographs
  68. Visit 5 museums
  69. Visit Italy
  70. Buy a homeless person a meal
  71. Tip someone 100%
  72. Have a snowball fight
  73. Get the autograph of one person I admire
  74. Buy a lottery ticket
  75. Learn to swim
  76. Learn to knit
  77. Go laser tagging
  78. Take a picture for each letter of the Alphabet
  79. Complete the 100 Snapshots Challenge
  80. Learn to play a song on the piano
  81. Learn to play pool
  82. Learn how to write with my left hand
  83. Attend a NHL game
  84. Participate in Operation Beautiful
  85. Give up meat for 30 days (0/30)
  86. Go on a picnic
  87. Buy a car
  88. Make a list of 101 favorite quotes
  89. Make a list of 25 things I love about myself and stick it to my mirror
  90. Create a budget and stick to it
  91. Take my mom out to dinner and pay for it
  92. Buy a DSLR camera
  93. Get my picture taken with Santa
  94. Move out of my mom’s house
  95. Take a photo of each completed item on the list (when possible)
  96. Buy a pet fish
  97. Be a bridesmaid
  98. Get in touch with an old friend
  99. Watch all of Kevin Smith’s films
  100. Kiss in the rain
  101. Write a letter to my favorite childhood teacher

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