8 posts tagged “101 in 1001”
I'm weeding out. I whipped through and listed 101 things just to have 101 things. Which is stupid. So here's an updated list.
101 TASKS IN 1001 DAYS
START DATE 29 JANUARY 2009
END DATE 27 OCTOBER 2011
ITALICIZED ITEMS IN PROGRESS
STRIKETHROUGH ITEMS COMPLETE
1. FINISH MY BACHELOR'S DEGREE
2. DRINK 8 GLASSES OF WATER EVERY DAY
-2/2/09
3. BLOG 3 DAYS OUT OF EVERY 7
4. WALK 4,000 STEPS A DAY
-2/2/09 - 4195 steps
5. COMPLETE A 365 PROJECT ON FLICKR
6. CALL A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER BACK HOME ONCE A WEEK
7. EXERCISE 90 MINUTES PER WEEK
9. SAVE $10,000
10. DONATE OR ELIMINATE ONE ITEM FOR EACH NEW ITEM I BRING INTO THE HOUSE
14. PAY OFF MY CAR
17. WATCH ALL OF THE WEST WING EPISODES ON DVD
18. WATCH ALL OF THE ARE YOU BEING SERVED? EPISODES ON DVD
20. BRUSH MY TEETH AFTER LUNCH
21. LIMIT SHELLS AND CHEESE INTAKE TO ONCE PER MONTH
22. EAT A MAXIMUM OF TWO PIECES OF PIZZA AT A TIME
23. BUY AND USE A DESK
24. BUY A NIKON DSLR
26. READ 50 BOOKS
27. BUY A QUEEN SIZE BED
28. READ THE BIBLE
29. PAY OFF STUDENT LOANS FROM MY TWO YEAR DEGREE
30. HELP TEACH THE MUNCHKIN TO READ
31. HELP TEACH THE MUNCHKIN TO COUNT TO 25
32. KNIT A SWEATER
33. LEARN TO WRITE WITH MY RIGHT HAND
34. WRITE ONE LETTER A WEEK
-1/31/09 - Nora
36. FIT INTO SIZE 8 PANTS
39. GET MY WISDOM TEETH REMOVED
40. GET MOLE MAPPING DONE
43. GET RID OF THE LOW-QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHS ON MY FLICKR
ACCOUNT
44. GET THE CATS A DRINKING FOUNTAIN
45. TAKE A FIRST RESPONDER CLASS
47. GET A FORK LIFT OPERATOR’S LICENSE
48. TAKE A WRITING WORKSHOP
49. MAKE A MOSAIC
50. WRITE A WILL
51. FIND OUT MY BLOOD TYPE
52. GROW MY HAIR PAST MY SHOULDER BLADES
55. SEW A PIECE OF CLOTHING
56. WEAR A CRAZY COLORED CLIP IN HAIR EXTENSION
57. VISIT CHICAGO
58. ATTEND A TAPING OF WAIT! WAIT! DON’T TELL ME!
59. ATTEND A TAPING OF A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION
60. VISIT WASHINGTON D.C.
61. GET MY VACCINATIONS UPDATED
65. DIGITIZE THE DOCUMENTS I WANT TO SAVE THAT DON'T NEED TO BE KEPT IN ORIGINAL FORM
66. LEARN THE RULES OF FOOTBALL
69. TAKE MY VITAMINS EVERY DAY
70. SCRUB THE SHOWER ONCE A MONTH
71. SLEEP IN A HAMMOCK
72. DO A SIX MINUTE MILE ON THE ELLIPTICAL TRAINER
75. MAKE 90 SECOND VIDEO CLIPS AND POST TO FLICKR
77. DON'T BUY THINGS OFF OF MY AMAZON WISHLIST
78. WRITE A BOOK
80. CANCEL BOOKSFREE ACCOUNT AND USE THE LIBRARY INSTEAD
83. GET A MASSAGE
89. LEARN TO MEDITATE
90. TAKE A YOGA CLASS
91. TAKE MUSIC LESSONS
92. OWN A PAIR OF COWBOY BOOTS
95. PUT AN EASY CHAIR IN THE BEDROOM
96. BENCH PRESS 150 POUNDS
97. WALK A DOG
98. REPAINT THE BATHROOM
99. TOUCH MY TOES
100. WEAR AN UGLY SHIRT ON PURPOSE
101. DRINK MOONSHINE
Maybe not fun in the "whee, I can't wait to do this again!" way, but in the productive, checking things off a list way. I made appointments for mole mapping and a consultation for getting my wisdom teeth extracted. I'm packing three doctor's appointments into one day in April, so hopefully everything goes off without a hitch. All the visits are for standard/diagnostic things and not actual procedures, so with any luck the whole experience won't hand me my ass. Even if it does though, at least I'll have it all over with in one day instead of dragging it out.
It's difficult as hell to find a first responder class around here. I thought for sure there would be one at the technical college, but no go. A coworker is looking into it for me though. It's good to have friends who used to be in the military, they seem to know everything, or know someone who does. Not much luck on the fork lift operator certification course either. But one thing at a time. Or three. Heh.
Eight glasses of water is a lot of water.
#43 is done! I went through my Flickr photostream and cleaned out the junk. I'm not sure it's ready for a gallery show or anything, but I'm learning to let go of bad photographs so that the good ones show more often.
I wrote a letter to my friend Nora today. I'm becoming quite the pen pal!
101 things is a lot of stuff, y'all. So I started a 43 Things account to track my progress. It lets a user add only 43 things at a time, so as I mark them done I can grab something else off of The List and add it on there.
101 TASKS IN 1001 DAYS
START DATE 29 JANUARY 2009
END DATE 27 OCTOBER 2011
ITALICIZED ITEMS IN PROGRESS
STRIKETHROUGH ITEMS COMPLETE
1. FINISH MY BACHELOR'S DEGREE
2. DRINK 8 GLASSES OF WATER EVERY DAY
-2/2/09
3. BLOG 3 DAYS OUT OF EVERY 7
4. WALK 4,000 STEPS A DAY
-2/2/09 - 4195 steps
5. COMPLETE A 365 PROJECT ON FLICKR
6. CALL A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER BACK HOME ONCE A WEEK
7. EXERCISE 90 MINUTES PER WEEK
8. LIMIT MYSELF TO $12.50 PER WEEK IN NON-ESSENTIAL SPENDING
9. SAVE $10,000
10. DONATE OR ELIMINATE ONE ITEM FOR EACH NEW ITEM I BRING INTO THE HOUSE
11. DO DISHES EVERY WEDNESDAY
12. DO LAUNDRY EVERY THURSDAY
13. SEND MY MOTHER IN LAW AN EMAIL EVERY MONDAY
14. PAY OFF MY CAR
15. HIT THE SNOOZE ONLY ONCE IN THE MORNING BEFORE GETTING UP
16. DO MY HAIR ON WEEKDAYS
17. WATCH ALL OF THE WEST WING EPISODES ON DVD
18. WATCH ALL OF THE ARE YOU BEING SERVED? EPISODES ON DVD
19. SPEND NO MORE THAN TWO HOURS A DAY ON THE INTERNET FOR NON-SCHOOL PURPOSES
20. BRUSH MY TEETH AFTER LUNCH
21. LIMIT SHELLS AND CHEESE INTAKE TO ONCE PER MONTH
22. EAT A MAXIMUM OF TWO PIECES OF PIZZA AT A TIME
23. BUY AND USE A DESK
24. BUY A NIKON DSLR
25. PAINT THE MUNCHKIN'S NAILS EACH WEEKEND WE HAVE HER
26. READ 50 BOOKS
27. BUY A QUEEN SIZE BED
28. READ THE BIBLE
29. PAY OFF STUDENT LOANS FROM MY TWO YEAR DEGREE
30. HELP TEACH THE MUNCHKIN TO READ
31. HELP TEACH THE MUNCHKIN TO COUNT TO 25
32. KNIT A SWEATER
33. LEARN TO WRITE WITH MY RIGHT HAND
34. WRITE ONE LETTER A WEEK
-1/31/09 - Nora
35. TRANSCRIBE THE REST OF MY OLD JOURNALS ONTO MY BLOG
36. FIT INTO SIZE 8 PANTS
37. LEARN SOME NEW SPANISH EACH WEEK
38. LEARN SOME NEW GERMAN EACH WEEK
39. GET MY WISDOM TEETH REMOVED
40. GET MOLE MAPPING DONE
41. LEARN TO USE A SLIDE RULE
42. LEARN TO CROCHET
43. GET RID OF THE LOW-QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHS ON MY FLICKR
ACCOUNT
44. GET THE CATS A DRINKING FOUNTAIN
45. TAKE A FIRST RESPONDER CLASS
46. LEARN A TRADE
47. GET A FORK LIFT OPERATOR’S LICENSE
48. TAKE A WRITING WORKSHOP
49. MAKE A MOSAIC
50. WRITE A WILL
51. FIND OUT MY BLOOD TYPE
52. GROW MY HAIR PAST MY SHOULDER BLADES
53. GET UP BY 8 AM ON THE WEEKENDS
54. START AN ETSY SHOP
55. SEW A PIECE OF CLOTHING
56. WEAR A CRAZY COLORED CLIP IN HAIR EXTENSION
57. VISIT CHICAGO
58. ATTEND A TAPING OF WAIT! WAIT! DON’T TELL ME!
59. ATTEND A TAPING OF A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION
60. VISIT WASHINGTON D.C.
61. GET MY VACCINATIONS UPDATED
62. BURN 300 CALORIES EXERCISING EVERY DAY
64. HANG UP MY PHOTOGRAPHS ON THE BEDROOM WALLS
65. DIGITIZE THE DOCUMENTS I WANT TO SAVE THAT DON'T NEED TO BE KEPT IN ORIGINAL FORM
66. LEARN THE RULES OF FOOTBALL
67. SEND PHOTOS AND LETTERS TO MY GRANDPARENTS
68. MAKE AT LEAST ONE PIECE OF JEWELRY PER MONTH
69. TAKE MY VITAMINS EVERY DAY
70. SCRUB THE SHOWER ONCE A MONTH
71. SLEEP IN A HAMMOCK
72. DO A SIX MINUTE MILE ON THE ELLIPTICAL TRAINER
73. DECORATE THE MUNCHKIN'S ROOM
74. BUY A LAPTOP BAG
75. MAKE 90 SECOND VIDEO CLIPS AND POST TO FLICKR
77. DON'T BUY THINGS OFF OF MY AMAZON WISHLIST
78. WRITE A BOOK
79. BUY NEW TOWELS
80. CANCEL BOOKSFREE ACCOUNT AND USE THE LIBRARY INSTEAD
81. WRITE ONE HAIKU A DAY
-2/2/09
82. VACUUM THE BEDROOM ONCE A WEEK
83. GET A MASSAGE
84. GET A MANICURE
85. MAKE A RIBBON WEAVING
86. SEW A PILLOW
87. KNIT A PILLOW
88. BUY ONE ITEM OF CLOTHING AT A TIME
89. LEARN TO MEDITATE
90. TAKE A YOGA CLASS
91. TAKE MUSIC LESSONS
92. OWN A PAIR OF COWBOY BOOTS
93. SPEND A MONTH WEARING DRESSES
94. WEAR MAKEUP EVERY DAY
95. PUT AN EASY CHAIR IN THE BEDROOM
96. BENCH PRESS 150 POUNDS
97. WALK A DOG
98. REPAINT THE BATHROOM
99. TOUCH MY TOES
100. WEAR AN UGLY SHIRT ON PURPOSE
101. DRINK MOONSHINE
I'm starting a 101 Tasks in 1001 Days project.
Tonight I'll make my list of 101 tasks. I'll start tomorrow, 29 January 2009. 1001 days from then is 27 October 2011.