Daily Foolishness

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.

For more information, or to get ideas to create your own 101 list,check out the Day Zero Project.

Jenn’s (2nd attempt at a) 101 in 1001 List

Start Date:  Sunday, May 17, 2009

To be completed by:  Sunday, February 12, 2012

Books, Movies, Music & Web

001 Review old 101 list, update, write a new one, post all to blog, link to Day Zero Project, and put a counter on blog
002 Add 5 new aspects or changes to my blog
003 Make 3 new posts every day for 30 days and analyze results of blog stats
004 Buy a music keyboard
005 Learn how to play a boogie-woogie song on the keyboard
006 Read 101 books including the 25 Most Powerful Books of the Past 25 Years from Mental Floss magazine (Mar-Apr 2009)
007 Post to blog about every completed task and link here
008 Load all my photos and videos into Flickr, and organize
009 Organize my RSS Feeds to a system that makes it easier than I have now
010 Buy or acquire 25 new albums
1. Vs. by Pearl Jam

Family
011 Take a real vacation with the kids
012 Get a professional photo of the kids
013 Do 10 super fun, out-of-the-ordinary things with or for the kids that they aren’t expecting
014 Finish the mom/daughter activity book with Ayla
015 Take the kids to the beach
016 Go letterboxing again
017 Take the kids to a real sporting event where the players are over the age of 18
018 Teach Evren how to tie his shoes
019 Go on a tour
020 Take the kids fruit-picking again
021 Teach Evren how to ride his bike
022 Take the kids to Six Flags
023 Teach Evren how to swim or put him in swimming lessons
024 Take the kids to a waterpark
025 Take the kids to three parks we have never been before
026 Get another pet – any kind
027 Road Trip to visit Grandma and Grandpa

Home & Organization
028 Get windows washed or wash them myself
029 Transfer old home movies to DVD
030 Renew my passport
031 Sell items on eBay that I’ve been meaning to
032 Write a new will
033 Fix leaky window
034 Go through all closets and get rid of everything that is not used
035 Fix the microwave or buy a new one
036 Clean out the sandbox
037 Frame PTA award and hang in my office and frame Chinese names for kids and hang
038 Buy some flowers/plants and plant them myself in my yard
039 Solve the reading in bed in the evening issue I have
040 Mosaic the fireplace
041 Get rid of those tires in the garage

Food & Drink
042 Go to five different ethnic restaurants and a fondue restaurant
043 Eat profiteroles
044 Cook crab legs
045 Make five different ice cream flavors with my ice cream maker
046 Make 20 new recipes
1. Grilled Chicken Roller
047 Bake 20 new recipes
1. The Best Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
048 Go wine tasting
049 Have 20 new wines, beers, liquors or cocktails I haven’t tried before (without becoming an alcoholic)
1. Mirassou Pinot Grigio
050 Learn how to make really good iced coffee that I am willing to drink so I am not contributing so much to Starbucks’ bottom line

Health & Wellness
051 Accomplish my 2009 35th birthday goal
052 Buy a bike and ride it
053 Run 1 mile
054 Run 2 miles
055 Run 3 miles
056 Get to a healthy BMI according to my snotty Wii Fit

Personal & Enrichment
057 List one thing I am grateful for every day, and post on my blog
058 Take an adult ed class for fun, or complete on MIT Open Course Ware class
059 Cross-stitch something from subversive cross-stitch for myself and also for someone else
060 Send a postcard to PostSecret
061 Update resume
062 Add $10 to vacation jar for every completed task (4/101)
063 Become a member of Post Crossing and participate
064 Get a raise
065 Go to a live performance (dance, music, theater)
066 Learn something new that pertains to my job
067 Visit five museums, at least three of which I haven’t been to before
068 Go see a movie at an ArtHouse theatre that is not showing in the regular theatres

Because I Deserve It
069 Do or buy something ridiculous (IMO) for my birthday
070 Design and buy my own mix of See’s candies
071 Buy a piece of expensive chocolate and enjoy it
072 Go to Vegas
073 Get a professional massage (not just from the next guy who offers)
074 Buy something I love from Etsy
075 Spend that gift card I have at the Westin spa
076 Make more money in 2009 than I did in 2008
077 Make more money in 2010 than I did in 2009
078 Make more money in 2011 than I did in 2010
079 Take a very girly bubble bath three times
080 Subscribe to three magazines I want

Why the Hell Not
081 Go to a big Bingo Hall and play Bingo
082 Post some old photos on Facebook
083 Go to two festivals or fairs
084 Go to garage sales five times
085 Complete a 1000+ piece puzzle
086 Go to a drive-in or dive-in movie
087 Put my business card into at least 20 free lunch contests
088 Refinish/redecorate one piece of furniture
089 Have a party at my house
090 Complete a 26 things project http://sh1ft.org/26things/
091 Sit on the porch in the rain and enjoy it
092 Have my girls over to play the Mother game

Because We Should All Be a Little Nicer
093 Bake a birthday cake for three different people
094 Donate blood four times
095 Do 15 unsolicited very nice things for friends or strangers (1/15)
096 Write letters to five people I know letting them know how much they mean to me
097 Do something meaningful with my Leslie to Melvin letters
098 Do a volunteer/donation project with children
099 Add my name to the bone marrow donation list
100 Buy enough reusable bags, keep in trunk, and stop getting plastic bags
101 Send out 10 cards, to let people know I am thinking of them (3/10)