Beginning date: July 21, 2009
End date: April 17, 2012
Creating your own 1001 Day Project
Inspired by Day Zero: http://www.dayzeroproject.com/
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.
Legend:
Work in progress
Completed goalsAnd for my list:
1. Go white water rafting
2. Buy an acoustic drum kit3. Take lessons on said drum kit
4. Plant a tree
5. Frame and display five photographs I’ve taken myself
6. Try and finish 15 ideas from http://www.instructables.com/index
7. Watch the unabridged LOTR trilogy in one day
8. Read The Hobbit
9. Watch 26 movies I haven’t seen starting with each letter of the alphabet (6/26)
10. Read 101 books (2/101)
11. Try 101 new recipes (11/101)
12. Unplug for a weekend13. Go to a drive in movie
14. Get both cars to fit into our two car garage
15. Pick huckleberries
16. Organize, repaint and decorate computer room
17. Project 365
18. Photograph a landscape, capturing all four seasons19. Go on an unplanned roadtrip
20. Go horseback riding in Glacier
21. Put a dollar in a jar everyday for 1001 days
22. Organize recipes
23. Donate blood24. Reach 500 geocache finds (310/500)
25. Take a trip on a train
26. Plan/Plant a cutting garden
27. Visit 5 museums (2/5)
28. Wander aimlessly – on foot – in Kalispell29. Take pictures and document 9/9/09, 10/10/10, and 11/11/11
30. Go camping…in the backyard ;)31. Go to a concert
32. Visit the local farmer’s markets and roadside veg stands every summer (1/3)
33. Implement and stick to an intensive recycling program
34. Go to a play35. Diet Coke + Mentos = Cola Geyser
36. Get new glasses37. Go to an unschooling conference
38. Sneak a zucchini onto neighbor’s doorstep (August 8th!)
39. Peer-review songs for new RBN (Rock Band Network)
40. Bake a cake from scratch
41. Visit 10 new cities/towns (2/10)
42. Go to the county fair43. Host a Rock Band party
44. Pay bill for the next person in line
45. Grow three new vegetables every spring (0/3)
46. Kayak on 10 different lakes (1/10)
47. Get lost in a corn maze48. Try 15 new restaurants (7/15)
49. Build a snowman50. Go on 5 “dates” with Jody (0/5)
51. Install a rain barrel
52. Complete Rosetta Stone level 1 Japanese
53. Repaint the “ugly blue dresser”
54. Paint and organize garage
55. Attend 8 community events (8/8)
56. Buy something from a local artist
57. Make daily “to do” lists
58. Join local library59. Make something out of chain maille
60. Meet an online friend in person
61. Try a new food or recipe ingredient every month (2/32)
62. Daily, or at least regular, meditation
63. Listen to unfamiliar music for a day64. Make a booksafe
65. Celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day to the fullest
66. Go zip lining
67. Learn how to fence68. Go vegetarian for one week
69. Create blueberry “grove” in backyard
70. Visit Canadian side of Glacier
71. Visit Yellowstone
72. Visit a ghost town
73. Connect with area falconers
74. Connect with three people I’ve lost contact with
75. Give to charity yearly
76. “Release” a book via Bookcrossing
77. Head to Eureka for the “best burger in the US”
78. Walk dogs 3 mornings a week (weather permitting)
79. Clean out and organize closets every spring and fall – donate unneeded items80. Cook entire meal outdoors using the fire pit
81. Research/join SCA
82. Find Joy in every day
83. Print out FLYLady control journal and make concerted effort to follow
84. Try hand at canning veg from garden85. Climb Mt Aeneas
86. Celebrate summer solstice yearly
87. Celebrate winter solstice yearly
88. Buy flathead cherries from roadside stand along Flathead Lake
89. Install hardware on kitchen cabinets
90. Have the ceiling finished and lights installed above washer and dryer
91. Install upgraded light in bathroom and new ceiling fans in library and master bedroom
92. Organize magazine articles
93. Research/take falconer’s exam
94. Be able to identify 25 different area wildflowers/plants (0/25)
95. Research/celebrate a holiday from another culture96. Watch all “Best Picture” Oscar winners from 1970 to present
97. Buy new cross country skiing boots/bindings…use them!
98. Deep clean Okami and Matsu every spring and fall
99. Buy locally whenever feasible
100. Put away $10 for each completed goal
101. Donate $5 to charity for each unfinished goalBonus!
102. Make new list for next 1001 days
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