101 Things In 1001 Days
This is my second 101 in 1001 period; the list from my first can be found here.
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 your part).
Start date: Friday 8th May 2009
End date: Friday 3rd February 2012
I have .
Strikethrough means I have completed that goal.
Italics mean that goal is in progress.
My List
Health/Exercise
1.Get proper treatment for my knee problems.
2.Get proper treatment for my mental health problems.
3.Stop biting my nails.
4.Quit smoking.
5.Get treatment for my eating disorder.
6.Run a minimum of two times per week. - I did this until my disability meant I just wasn't able any more.
7.Do the Great South Run at least once. - I managed four miles out of ten, which isn't bad.
8.Do the Race For Life at least once. - Raised £220!.
9. Have my scars tattooed over.
Finance/Work
10. Pay off my credit cards.
11. Pay off my catalogue accounts.
12.Close down my HSBC accounts.
13.Get a job (volunteer or paid). - Volunteering two days a week at a local charity shop.
14. Put £40 every month into my savings account.
Education
15.Start an Open University course.
16. Renew my First Aid certification.
17. Learn a foreign language or Sign Language.
18. Take singing lessons again.
Orion
19. Set up a Direct Debit payment into Orion's trust fund.
20. Teach Orion to use his camera.
21. Teach Orion his letters and numbers.
22. Teach Orion to swim.
23. Make a scrap book with Orion.
24.Make Orion's starting school as fun as possible.
25. Take Orion to London.
26.Take Orion abroad.
27. Take Orion to the theatre.
28. Take Orion to the cinema.
29. Take Orion to Paulton's Park.
30.Take Orion to Marwell again (hopefully fairly regularly).
31. Take photos of Orion at least weekly.
32. Take video of Orion at least monthly.
33. Sign Orion up for ballet classes.
34. Write Orion's 'story'.
35.Make regular use of our aquarium membership. - We did until it lapsed.
Home
36. Learn to make 10 more vegetarian meals.
37. Get Mum to teach me to make her famous chocolate fudge cake.
38. Start a vegetable garden with grow-bags.
39. Sort out my planters and plant nice flowers in them.
40. Keep my pot plants regularly watered.
41.Start regular Flylady-ing again.
42.Declutter the kitchen.
43. Declutter the living room.
44. Organise the dining room cupboard.
45.Swap rooms with Orion.
46.Sell/give away shoes and clothes that I don't wear.
47.Get a new mattress...
48....and a new bed.
49. Get a new shower put in.
50. Fix my bathroom blind.
51. Clear out the back rooms.
52. Have the living room painted.
53. Have the bedroom painted.
54. Pressure-wash the patio.
55.Hire a skip or van to take away all our clutter.
56. Maintain weekly meal plans.
57.Maintain a regular altar again.
Writing, Arts & Crafts
58.Complete NaNoWriMo.
59. Learn to knit.
60. Learn to crochet.
61. Complete 5 painted canvases.
62. Learn to play 5 pieces on the piano/keyboard.
63. Get a new trumpet or baritone/euphonium.
64. Learn to use my sewing machine.
65. Make plushie elephants.
66. Make an amigurumi rat.
67. Make a blanket for Project Linus.
68. Make five cards per week.
69. Make some pretty hair clips for Jenny.
70. Take a photography walk at least once monthly.
Reading & Watching
71.Make a list of 50 films I simply must see... - list is here
72. ...and watch them all.
73.Watch all of the Harry Potter films.
74.Re-watch all 5 seasons of Babylon 5.
75. Read 250 books.
Miscellaneous
76. Paint Orion's piggy bank.
77.Buy myself a new piggy bank (mine broke).
78.Learn to use Lightroom properly.
79. Organise my photo folder.
80. Have a battered Mars bar.
81. Weigh the rats once a week.
82.Score over 400 in a game of Scrabble.
83. Use the word QUIXOTIC in a game of Scrabble.
84. Begin (well-mentored) rat breeding.
85.Visit my grandparents in south Wales.
86. Indulge in random political graffiti.
87.Hit 100 sent and 100 received postcards on Postcrossing...
88. ...and then 200 sent and 200 received.
89. Join Mensa.
90. Maintain regular written contact with my Nana.
91. Maintain regular written contact with Marina (pen pal).
92. Get some quad skates.
93. Get a massage.
94.Get a couple more pairs of jeans that FIT!
95. Visit the Karni Mata temple in Deshnok, India.
96.Have a tattoo that isn't part of my sleeve.
97.Stretch (or scalpel) my ears to 3/4".
98.Stretch my second holes to 6g (4mm).
99. Get prescription sunglasses.
100. Submit a postcard to PostSecret.
101. At the end of the 1001 days, make another list of 101.
This is my second 101 in 1001 period; the list from my first can be found here.
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 your part).
Start date: Friday 8th May 2009
End date: Friday 3rd February 2012
I have .
Italics mean that goal is in progress.
My List
Health/Exercise
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9. Have my scars tattooed over.
Finance/Work
10. Pay off my credit cards.
11. Pay off my catalogue accounts.
12.
13.
14. Put £40 every month into my savings account.
Education
15.
16. Renew my First Aid certification.
17. Learn a foreign language or Sign Language.
18. Take singing lessons again.
Orion
19. Set up a Direct Debit payment into Orion's trust fund.
20. Teach Orion to use his camera.
21. Teach Orion his letters and numbers.
22. Teach Orion to swim.
23. Make a scrap book with Orion.
24.
25. Take Orion to London.
26.
27. Take Orion to the theatre.
28. Take Orion to the cinema.
29. Take Orion to Paulton's Park.
30.
31. Take photos of Orion at least weekly.
32. Take video of Orion at least monthly.
33. Sign Orion up for ballet classes.
34. Write Orion's 'story'.
35.
Home
36. Learn to make 10 more vegetarian meals.
37. Get Mum to teach me to make her famous chocolate fudge cake.
38. Start a vegetable garden with grow-bags.
39. Sort out my planters and plant nice flowers in them.
40. Keep my pot plants regularly watered.
41.
42.
43. Declutter the living room.
44. Organise the dining room cupboard.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49. Get a new shower put in.
50. Fix my bathroom blind.
51. Clear out the back rooms.
52. Have the living room painted.
53. Have the bedroom painted.
54. Pressure-wash the patio.
55.
56. Maintain weekly meal plans.
57.
Writing, Arts & Crafts
58.
59. Learn to knit.
60. Learn to crochet.
61. Complete 5 painted canvases.
62. Learn to play 5 pieces on the piano/keyboard.
63. Get a new trumpet or baritone/euphonium.
64. Learn to use my sewing machine.
65. Make plushie elephants.
66. Make an amigurumi rat.
67. Make a blanket for Project Linus.
68. Make five cards per week.
69. Make some pretty hair clips for Jenny.
70. Take a photography walk at least once monthly.
Reading & Watching
71.
72. ...and watch them all.
73.
74.
75. Read 250 books.
Miscellaneous
76. Paint Orion's piggy bank.
77.
78.
79. Organise my photo folder.
80. Have a battered Mars bar.
81. Weigh the rats once a week.
82.
83. Use the word QUIXOTIC in a game of Scrabble.
84. Begin (well-mentored) rat breeding.
85.
86. Indulge in random political graffiti.
87.
88. ...and then 200 sent and 200 received.
89. Join Mensa.
90. Maintain regular written contact with my Nana.
91. Maintain regular written contact with Marina (pen pal).
92. Get some quad skates.
93. Get a massage.
94.
95. Visit the Karni Mata temple in Deshnok, India.
96.
97.
98.
99. Get prescription sunglasses.
100. Submit a postcard to PostSecret.
101. At the end of the 1001 days, make another list of 101.