101 in 1001

The Challenge:

Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
7.25.11-4.24.14

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).

Why 1001 Days?

Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple challenges such as New Year's resolutions or a 'Bucket List'. 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, study semesters, or outdoor activities. 

1. Graduate College

2. Learn to knit

3. Run 5 5ks

4. Run a 10k

5. Find a big girl job

6. Spend an entire week visiting the Nana

7. Take a couples cooking class

8. Save $3,000 after paying for school

9. Start a blog

10. Eat my daily intake of both fruits and veggies everyday for a week straight (0/7)

11. Go one week without soda (0/7)

12. Cook dinner 100 times (1/100)

13. Start an expense log

14. Respond to all emails within 48 hours

15. Find a volunteer position I am passionate about

16. Stick with it for at least six months

17. Donate $20 a month to charity

18. Read the newspaper everyday for 10 days straight (0/10)

19. Attend a NFL game

20. Read 150 new books; keep a log (0/150)

21. Go skydiving

22. Visit a new country

23. Buy a Coach bag

24. Become financially independent

25. Do something spontaneously nice for my parents

26. Run 1001 miles (0/1001)

27. Workout on average of four days a week during the school year

28. Be in two places at once

29. Stargaze in a park

30. Jump in Mirror Lake fully clothed

31. Attend an Ohio State football game as an alumnus

32. Make a scrapbook

33. Attend a horse race

34. Go camping

35. Go to Las Vegas

36. Learn the basics of American Sign Language

37. Have a real Christmas tree

38. Go to a movie by myself

39. Visit the Harry Potter theme park

40. Take a pilates class

41. Learn how to apply makeup from a professional

42. Go to a shooting range to fire a gun

43. Attend a country concert

44. Compile a list of all my cousins phone numbers/email addresses/birthdays; send out to the whole family

45. Vote

46. Take a multivitamin everyday for a month (0/30)

47. Only drink from reusable cups/bottles for ten days (0/10)

48. Complete the Spanish language Rosetta Stone course

49. Spend a month only buying things on sale or with a coupon

50. Ride a mechanical bull

51. Watch every episode of friends

52. Plant an herb garden with at least three different kinds of herbs

53. Road trip to New York

54. Take at least 30 pictures a month

55. Decorate my room in my new house by October 2011

56. Visit three other Big Ten Schools

57. Go an entire week without hitting the snooze button (0/7)

58. Frame new pictures, take down ones that are no longer relevant

59. Attend 10 Cubs games (0/10)

60. Hand write thank-you notes to people who go out of their way to help me

61. Spend a day wearing matching clothes as Bryan

62. Donate 101 items from my closet (9/101)

63. Make an effort to spend at least one day in the city every time I am home

64. Read at least 70% of my assigned text book readings

65. Keep my nails manicured either professionally or personally at least once every 10 days

66. Work productively through anger

67. Have 10 different colored cardigans at the end of 1001 days

68. Wear heels at least six times a month by December 2011

69. Find an excuse to dress up for fun at least once a month, every month

70. Own something from Tiffany's

71. Own something with real diamonds

72. Wash all dishes within an hour of using them

73. Be able to identify 85% of the countries of the world on an unlabeled map

74. Keep a pair of Sperry's clean for six months

75. Finish a NY Times crossword puzzle with no help

76. Eat at 10 new restaurants in Columbus (0/10)

77. Go cabrewing

78. Visit a friend at a school I have never been to before

79. Visit Zoo Lights at the Columbus Zoo

80. Go Sailing

81. Learn how to do a handstand

82. Eat Jeni's Ice Cream

83. Try cooking with tofu

84. Do laundry at least once a week, every week (1/143)

85. Spend an entire week getting 8 hours of sleep (0/7)

86. Become CPR certified

87. Get my ears double pierced

88. Seriously research the idea of Lasik

89. Learn major politicians on local, state, and federal level

90. Watch all Best Picture films since 1990 (5/22)

91. Visit a winery

92. Organize my mom's photos - make her albums or a scrapbook

93. Complete the 100 push-up challenge

94. Complete the 200 sit-up challenge

95. Learn to drive stick shift

96. Start a recipe journal

97. Do something roommate only related twice a month (0/12)

98. Kiss under the mistletoe

99. Help build a house for Habitat for Humanity

100. Solve a Rubik's Cube

101. Document every goal that is reached (0/101)