About The Project
I am participating in the dayzeroproject.com which is a unique challenge that inspires you to set and achieve your personal goals in life.
The Challenge:
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 your part).
Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple challenges such as New Year's resolutions or a 'Bucket List'. 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, study semesters, or outdoor activities.
Here is my list (still in process of creation):
1. Identify 100 things that make me happy. (73/100)
2.Write a letter to myself to open in 10 years. Completed 12.20.10
3.Send a secret to PostSecret. Completed 1.18.11
4. Donate blood.
5. See a film at IMAX.
6. Volunteer at a soup kitchen.
7. Take a cake decorating class.
8. Put away $10 for every goal completed.
9.Enter a photography contest. Completed 5.19.10
10.Find a new job. Completed 7.16.10
11.Own an iPhone. Completed 5.28.10
12. Read 100 books (86/100)
13. Find a personally inspirational quote and work it into a piece of art or home decor.
14.Influence a person to create a dayzero list. Completed 5.19.10 T&D Girl
15. Dress up for Halloween.
16. Lose 15 pounds. (5/15)<---constant struggle...
17.Ride a roller coaster. Completed 2.26.12 @ Hollywood Studios -Aerosmith Coaster!
18.Run another 1/2 marathon. Completed 2.26.12 & 4.01.12
19. Journal every day for a month.
20. Create a living will.
21.Take a picture every day for a month. Completed 6.30.10
22. Bake an apple pie from scratch.
23. Get published in scrapbooking (again).
-Submitted 6 layouts on 5.24.10 & a bunch more in Jan & Feb 2011.
24. Learn to free motion quilt.
25.Obtain a masters degree. Completed 12.10.10
26.Run another 1/2 marathon. Completed 2.26.12
27. Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity.
28.Take Ethan to the Creative Discovery Museum in Chattanooga. Completed 10.4.10
29.Get a massage. Completed 5.3.11
30. Learn to drive a stick-shift.
31. Take pictures in a photo booth with Ethan.
32. Ride the zipline in Pigeon Forge.
33.Run 3 days per week for one month/4 weeks. Completed 6.2.11 thru 6.24.11
34. Leave an inspirational note inside a book for someone to find.
35. Use a letterpress machine.
36.Attend a book signing. Completed 5.21.10 Emily Giffin in Atlanta.
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 your part).
Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple challenges such as New Year's resolutions or a 'Bucket List'. 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, study semesters, or outdoor activities.
Start Date: May 18, 2010
Finish Date: Feb 12, 2013
Here is my list (still in process of creation):
1. Identify 100 things that make me happy. (73/100)
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4. Donate blood.
5. See a film at IMAX.
6. Volunteer at a soup kitchen.
7. Take a cake decorating class.
8. Put away $10 for every goal completed.
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12. Read 100 books (86/100)
13. Find a personally inspirational quote and work it into a piece of art or home decor.
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15. Dress up for Halloween.
16. Lose 15 pounds. (5/15)<---constant struggle...
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19. Journal every day for a month.
20. Create a living will.
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22. Bake an apple pie from scratch.
23. Get published in scrapbooking (again).
-Submitted 6 layouts on 5.24.10 & a bunch more in Jan & Feb 2011.
24. Learn to free motion quilt.
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27. Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity.
28.
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30. Learn to drive a stick-shift.
31. Take pictures in a photo booth with Ethan.
32. Ride the zipline in Pigeon Forge.
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34. Leave an inspirational note inside a book for someone to find.
35. Use a letterpress machine.
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37. Make an iTunes playlist of 101 of my favorite songs. Completed 5.23.10 Find mix here.
38.Register to take the PRAXIS. Completed 8.30.10
39. Get a facial.
40.Make a trip back home to Michigan. Completed 8.1.11
41. Finish 3 quilts.
42. Answer the "50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind" (34/50)
43. Complete the "100 Snapshots Challenge"
44. Eliminate my credit card debt. (a work in progress.)
45.Add 5 items to my Etsy shop. Completed 8.8.2010
46. Make a gingerbread house.
47. Go barefoot for a day.
48. Pay for someone else's food behind me in the drive-thru.
49. Visit a "pick-your-own" field/orchard.
50. Learn to can my own preserves.
51.Make a new friend. Completed during 2010-11 school year. (MBA)
52. Develop and manage a successful Etsy shop.
53. Send a surprise care package to 3 friends or family members. (2/3)
54.Try out for & make a scrapbooking Design Team. Completed 1.22.11
55. Get my teeth whitened.
56. Update Ethan's baby book.
57.Trace genealogy on my bio-dad's side. Completed 8.15.10
58.Make my bed every day for one week. (7/7) Completed 5.31.10
59.Try 5 new restaurants. (5/5) Completed 12.31.11
Cori's Doghouse 6.18.10 -it was awful.
Irish Times 7.3.10 - cute place, decent food.
The Beacon Drive In 6.25.11 a yummy hamburger!
Rita's (Folly Beach) 9.2.11 Captain Crunch Cobbler dessert!!
Taco Boy 12.31.11 LOVED the decor. the very Americanized tacos...not so much.
60. Meet 3 blogger friends. (2/3; met LD on 5.29.10, met ER on 8.3.11)
61. Reach 1500 pics uploaded to Flickr. (currently @ 1,482 as of 05.10.12)
62. Blog everyday for one month.
63.Go to Nashville. Completed 6.18 & 26.10
64. Swim with dolphins.
65. Run a 10 minute mile.
66. Get rid of my "batwings"
67.Learn yoga Completed Jan-April 2012...still attending classes.
68. Enjoy a relaxing jacuzzi bath at least 3 times.
69. Stay at a 5 star hotel.
70. Go one month without consuming any beef.
71. Complete the 100 Push Up Challenge
72.See a Broadway play or musical (on tour..i.e. not in NYC). Completed 01.13.12 Les Miserables in Knoxville.
73. Attend 3 concerts.
74. Create an "Emergency Fund".
75. Stay at the Grand Floridian Disney resort.
76. Watch 26 movies I've never seen starting with each letter of the Alphabet
A:
B:
C: Cars 2 7.1.11
D: (the) Descendants 11.25.11
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H: Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows, Part Two 07.17.11
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M: Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol 04.22.12
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P: Polar Express 12.20.11
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R: Rio 7.23.11
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T: Tangled 7.25.11
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W: Winter in Wartime 7.26.11
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77. Make playdough with Ethan.
78. Have a Pixar movie marathon day.
79. Make a cheesecake from scratch.
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39. Get a facial.
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41. Finish 3 quilts.
42. Answer the "50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind" (34/50)
43. Complete the "100 Snapshots Challenge"
44. Eliminate my credit card debt. (a work in progress.)
45.
46. Make a gingerbread house.
47. Go barefoot for a day.
48. Pay for someone else's food behind me in the drive-thru.
49. Visit a "pick-your-own" field/orchard.
50. Learn to can my own preserves.
51.
52. Develop and manage a successful Etsy shop.
53. Send a surprise care package to 3 friends or family members. (2/3)
54.
55. Get my teeth whitened.
56. Update Ethan's baby book.
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58.
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Cori's Doghouse 6.18.10 -it was awful.
Irish Times 7.3.10 - cute place, decent food.
The Beacon Drive In 6.25.11 a yummy hamburger!
Rita's (Folly Beach) 9.2.11 Captain Crunch Cobbler dessert!!
Taco Boy 12.31.11 LOVED the decor. the very Americanized tacos...not so much.
60. Meet 3 blogger friends. (2/3; met LD on 5.29.10, met ER on 8.3.11)
61. Reach 1500 pics uploaded to Flickr. (currently @ 1,482 as of 05.10.12)
62. Blog everyday for one month.
63.
64. Swim with dolphins.
65. Run a 10 minute mile.
66. Get rid of my "batwings"
67.
68. Enjoy a relaxing jacuzzi bath at least 3 times.
69. Stay at a 5 star hotel.
70. Go one month without consuming any beef.
71. Complete the 100 Push Up Challenge
72.
73. Attend 3 concerts.
74. Create an "Emergency Fund".
75. Stay at the Grand Floridian Disney resort.
76. Watch 26 movies I've never seen starting with each letter of the Alphabet
A:
B:
C: Cars 2 7.1.11
D: (the) Descendants 11.25.11
E:
F:
G:
H: Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows, Part Two 07.17.11
I:
J:
K:
L:
M: Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol 04.22.12
N:
O:
P: Polar Express 12.20.11
Q:
R: Rio 7.23.11
S:
T: Tangled 7.25.11
U:
V:
W: Winter in Wartime 7.26.11
X:
Y:
Z:
77. Make playdough with Ethan.
78. Have a Pixar movie marathon day.
79. Make a cheesecake from scratch.
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Legend:
Regular Text: Goal Not Started
Red Italics: Goal In Progress
