101 in 1,001
I’ve been intrigued by this for a while. The idea is that you create 101 goals for yourself and complete them in 1,001 days. As of March 15, 2008, I have my goals and am starting to work on them. Does someone want to tell me when I should have these finished? According to Melanie, my deadline is December 11, 2010.
- Move into a membership position with an association
- Buy a home with at least two bedrooms so that we can have overnight guests
- Refinance existing home so that we can keep it as a rental property
- Take a trip to Seattle to visit husband’s family
- Build up cash reserve of 3x our monthly income
- Pay off credit cards (and keep them clear) by end of 2008 (5/8/08)
- Delete my facebook account
- Take a spinning class at the gym
- Get down to 142 lbs
- Knit Hanami
- Knit and finish two pair of adult socks (frozen toes socks done; one to go)
- Knit Clapotis using Keegan Lane’s Denali
- Learn how to play WoW
- Delete my MySpace account (3/22/08)
- Clean off the top of my dresser and keep it clean for three weeks
- Go to the gym at least 20 times in 30 consecutive days
- Make these brownies
- Wake up (and stay awake) by 7:00 AM on four consecutive weekends
- Repaint bathroom ceiling
- Explore painting kitchen cabinet fronts
- Learn how to spin on a drop spindle (5/4/08)
- Make this chili
- Change kitchen cabinet hardware
- Volunteer ~6 hrs/month for 4 months with a non-profit I am passionate about
- Try going shampoo free for four weeks
- Take a weekend trip by myself to a place within driving distance (leave Saturday AM and come back Sunday PM)
- Visit the Corcoran Gallery of Art
- Take an intro to burlesque class
- Use this on our bathroom floor
- Reward myself with a couple of pedicures
- Take a belly dance class
- Reduce my magazine subscriptions to three per month
- See all of the 2008 best pictures nominees
- Watch all of the Godfather movies
- Learn how to smock
- Take a cardio boxing class at the gym
- Go on a bourbon tour of Kentucky
- Try this recipe
- Eat a meat-free diet for two weeks
- Make my own hair gel when I run out of the brand name #6 product I use
- Finish recovering folding chairs
- Make this fried chicken
- Go vegan for one week
- Attend three services at the UU church on Route 50
- Reduce anti-depressant dosages (and hopefully eliminate one of my two prescriptions) (summer 2008)
- Research and buy stock in two companies in which I believe in their mission
- Make this No-Knead bread twice
- Donate $5 to charity for each item on this list that I do not complete
- Install programmable thermostats in our house
- Run a 5K (5/4/08)
- Make this granola once
- Run a 10K
- Learn How to Crochet
- Knit something wonderful and warm for my mom (clapotis for amy, finished September 2008)
- Make our own pizza
- Run the Army Ten Miler
- Start knitting this shawl
- Add this exercise routine and complete it once a week for 8 consecutive weeks
- Try each of these recipes once (Beef Burgundy 3/30/08, Chicken Stew 3/30/08, (Like) Lasagna, Corn Stuffed Pork Chops, Bratwursts, Sauerkraut, and Potatoes)
- Walk up to the local coffee shop for my morning coffee twice
- Have three money free weekends
- See this movie
- Make my own hairspray when I finish the two bottles I have now (5/2/08)
- Go coffee free for 4 weeks
- Go soda free for 8 weeks
- Go alcohol free for 12 weeks
- Attend three services at the UMC up the road
- Drive to Georgia twice and purchase carbon offsets for both trips
- Write in my paper journal at least 3 times a week for four weeks
- Meditate once a day for a week
- Go camping with the boys
- Try krav magra
- Get a flu shot every year
- Paint my bedroom a lighter color
- Give extra house keys to a few friends so I don’t lock myself out
- Learn to sew
- Go tubing
- Have friends over for brunch
- Read C.S. Lewis’s book Mere Christianity
- Improve my German language skills
- Reward myself with three massages
- Purchase a lifetime membership to the UGA Alumni Association
- Go to Athens for one home football game
- Go to one away UGA football game
- Read Atlas Shrugged
- Try a Birkram yoga class
- Go hiking at Great Falls (8/16/2008)
- Follow the one-in, one-out rule with my shoe purchases
- Come up with a creative use for my wedding dress
- Ask husband for a book recommendation, read the book, and then discuss it with him afterward
- Spend some more time at the gun range
- Embrace an experience driven life
- Walk (farther) away from a consumption driven life
- Read Ishmael again
- Tell five people how much they really mean to me
- Start attending training classes again with Jake (can’t do anymore. i miss Jake)
- Stock my kitchen with the staples
- Actively try to get budget in line with this
- Darn a pair of homemade socks if they need it
- Get rid of the clothes I don’t wear. Less stuff = less stress
- Put a 24-hour moratorium on purchasing anything over $50 dollars
Your end date is 12/11/10.
I can help you with #83 and #13!!!
Melanie
24 Mar 08 at 7:18 pm
I’ve been thinking about this a lot. And, instead of making 101 goals for myself, I’m just going to critique yours!
Haha, just kidding. Actually, I can help you with a few of these… How about we knock out #50, #52, and #56 this year? We could pick a local 5K in May/June, a 10-K in July or August, and then the 10-Miler on October 5th! As an added bonus, this would probably take care of #9 and #16 (and maybe #18), too!
Then, I could come over for brunch (#78), and watch the Godfather (#34), after which you could tell me how awesome I am (#95).
Man…I am so kicking ass on these goals!! (I’m totally serious about the races, though…let me know).
DJ
26 Mar 08 at 10:32 am