101 Things, 1001 Days

Let’s pretend that I posted this on Sunday, because that is the date that is was really supposed to go up.

I have been wanting to find a way to hone in on the things that I really want to do with my life and found the idea to make a list of 101 things to do in 1001 days on another blog. With a little bit more searching I found a blog dedicated to lists of this kind. Feeling that my life was getting a little stagnant, I decided to start making my own list. I got some ideas from the lists that other people had made, but it took me a long time to compile my own. Not everything on the list will be something that I have never done before, some of them are things that I just haven’t done in a long time or often enough. I like that I have 1001 days to accomplish all 101. Some of the goals will take a little bit of time to accomplish, some will take a lot of time. Many of them are just made to help me focus my energy on things I really want to do, see or accomplish and to manage the time I do have better. I will keep you updated on my progress!

Please join me in making a list if you would like to. I think it would be fun to see what other people come up with.

101 Things in 1001 Days

Start: June 1, 2008

Finish: Feb 26, 2010

Fitness/Wellness (11)
1. Run a 5k race
2. Run a 10k race
3. Visit the gym five times a week for a month
4. Buy a bike
5. Join a yoga studio for at least one month

6. Do at least ten standard pushups

7. Attend five sessions with a personal trainer

8. Hike Half Dome

9. Stick to a bedtime and wake up time religiously for two weeks

10. Lose ten pounds

11. Lose ten more pounds

Food (9)
12. Eat two things I’ve never tried before- (1) Burmese Food
13. Cook at least one dish I’ve never made before, at least once a week, for four consecutive weeks
14. Can something
15. Eat only vegetarian for one week
16. Take a cooking class
17. Dry my own fruit using a food dehydrator
18. Eat only raw foods for an entire day

19. Go without carbonated beverages for one month

20. Have a candlelit dinner

Doing Good Things (11)
21. Volunteer for at least five hours
22. Give $10 to a homeless person or a stranger in need
23. Make a donation to a worthy cause
24. Send a “just because” care package to a friend
25. Send a “just because” letter to my grandma

26. Give a sincere compliment to one person a day for five days (must be a different person each time)

27. Smile at everyone I see for an entire day

28. Fly a kite
29. Watch a sunrise

30. Make a list of 100 things that make me happy

31. Call someone I haven’t talked to in at least six months

Religious (3)

32. Read all books of scripture cover to cover

33. Spend six hours learning to do geneology

34. Research three names to do temple work for

Financial and Future (7)
35. Write down all my spending for one month

36. Develop a budget and stick to it for two months

37. Record total amount of money spent on food for a month

38. No frivolous spending for one month

39. Save half my paycheck for three months (not necessarily consecutive months)

40. Compile emergency supplies for home

41. Compile emergency supplies for my car

Learning/ Professional (11)

42. Learn to rock climb

43. Take sailing lessons

44. Read five books that have been sitting on my shelf unread- (1) Eat Pray Love,

45. Learn the correct way to hold and shoot a gun
46. Take a class that features something I’ve never done before (Pilates, pottery, belly dancing)

47. Attend a non-mandatory lecture or seminar (June ’08- Viewed the documentary- “Nobody Knows” with producers lecture following)

48. Downgrade student status from constant to occasional (finish school)

49. Update and create digital portfolio

50. Get a job as a full fledged interior designer

51. Go to a design networking event

52. Take one continuing ed class or seminar

Writing (4)
53. Write three book reviews- (1) Eat Pray Love

54. Send at least ten Christmas cards and write a personal note in each

55. Write in a personal journal every week for two months

56. Complete personal history of life to this point

Technology/ Blog (7)

57. Scan all of my pre-digital photos

58. Document a “day in my life” with photos
59. Post all of my recipes to my recipe blog
60. Write on my blog every day for a month
61. Post at least one gratitude entry per week for three months
62. Do not go online for three consecutive days

Travel and Destinations (7)

63. Ride on a train

64. Sleep outside under the stars- not in a tent
65. Go to a parade or street fair
66. Attend a sporting event
67. Get a passport

68. Use a passport to leave the country
69. Visit three states that I have never been to before- Montana, New Mexico, Texas

Local- SF (7)

70. Visit three San Francisco museums-(1) De Young

71. Spend a whole day exploring Golden Gate Park

72. Walk across the Golden Gate Bridge

73. Go on a hike in the Redwoods

74. Have tea at a fancy hotel downtown

75. Visit Angel Island

76. Visit Alcatraz

Local- NEW! (10)  Houston!

10 items to be determined by wherever I move; these items should help me take advantage of my new surrounding and be something I can’t do just anywhere.

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Arts and Culture (9)
87. Paint a picture
88. Attend the Symphony
89. Support a crafts-person—buy something handmade (either in person or online)
90. Attend a dance performance
91. Attend a concert
92. Attend a play (June ’08- Opera in the Ballpark)
93. Print and frame at least one thing that I have made 10/08-Glacier Photos

94. Make five gifts

95. Complete five unfinished sewing projects

Things I Have to Dare Myself to Do (5)

96. Wink at someone I find attractive
97. Kiss someone who I just met for the first time that day
98. Start a conversation with a stranger

99. Send something to Post Secret

100. Dress in costume for Halloween

To End it All (1)
101. Make a new list of 101 Things by the time my 1001 days are done

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