The Next 1001 Days

Well, I’ve finally finished my list of goals to work on over the next 1001 Days. I spent quite a lot of time browsing random lists, which would somehow inspire totally unrelated goals, but it worked.

So this is what I’m working on from October 1st, 2011 to June 28th, 2014.

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The Challenge:
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).

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 organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips, study semesters, or outdoor activities.

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1. Visit Europe.
2. Read 25 of the books on the list of ‘1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.’ (0/25)
3. Cook my way through ‘The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook.’
4. Write a weekly letter to my child. (0/143)
5. Write a will.
6. Complete the full Rosetta Stone German course.
7. Read the Bible.
8. Leave an inspirational note in five library books for the next borrower to find. (0/5)
9. Complete a 365-day photo challenge.
10.  See the Northern Lights.
11.  Answer the “50 Questions that will free your mind.” (0/50)
12.  See a live horse race.
13.  Donate to a big cat refuge.
14.  Learn about Buddhism.
15.  Meditate daily for 30 days. (0/30)
16.  Read the Tibetan Book of the Dead.
17.  Visit a castle.
18.  Eat sushi.
19.  Complete three NaNoWriMos. (0/3)
20.  Make caramel apples.
21.  Go to a Rocky Horror Picture Show showing at midnight.
22.  </span>Try 10 new restaurants. (0/10)
23.  Collect 50 postcards through PostCrossing (0/50)
24.  Ride to the bottom of the Grand Canyon on a mule.
25.  Do a polar bear swim.
26.  Ring in the New Year in Times Square.
27.  Learn to play one song by heart on the harmonica.
28.  Shoot a gun.
29.  Lose all the baby weight, plus fifty pounds.
30.  Make a quilt.
31.  Do a Mud Run or Warrior Dash.
32.  Make a homemade salt/sugar scrub.
33.  Go apple, pumpkin, or berry picking.
34.  Take belly dancing or hula lessons.
35.  Tour a vineyard.
36.  Stop swearing for a week.
37.  Go to a church service in a denomination I’ve never been to before.
38.  Swim in the Pacific Ocean.
39.  Throw a party.
40.  Grow a Bodhi tree.
41.  Make a new friend.
42.  Go to the Opera.
43.  Take a creative writing class.
44.  Write a screenplay.
45.  Go canoeing or kayaking.
46.  Buy a designer handbag.
47.  Write down something I’m grateful for every week. (0/143)
48.  Make one vegetarian dinner per week. (0/143)
49.  Get a tattoo.
50.  Pay the toll for the car behind me.
51.  Make a purse.
52.  Subscribe to a Farm Share/Community-Supported Agriculture for one season.
53.  Watch all the Academy Award Best Picture Winners since 2000 (0/14).
54.  Visit a butterfly garden.
55.  Shop at a farmer’s market.
56.  Volunteer at a soup kitchen.
57.  Compliment a stranger.
58.  Complete a coloring book.
59.  Play miniature golf.
60.  Go horseback riding.
61.  Go to a hockey game.
62.  Create a baby album/scrapbook for Baby Slinsky.
63.  Finish a 1000+ piece jigsaw puzzle.
64.  Buy a video camera.
65.  Make a mosaic.
66.  Go camping.
67.  Write a letter to myself to be opened in 10 years.
68.  Make a Halloween costume.
69.  Finish a New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle.
70.  Have my palm or tarot cards read.
71.  Complete the ‘Couch to 5K’ program.
72.  Send flowers to someone for no reason.
73.  Learn to identify five constellations, including Pisces. (0/5)
74.  Take an Infant & Child First Aid/CPR course.
75.  Go sledding.
76.  Cook on the grill in the middle of winter.
77.  Buy a couch.
78.  Learn to make 5 different cocktails. (0/5)
79.  Buy a little black dress.
80.  Stay up all night watching movies.
81.  Make mulled wine or cider for Christmas.
82.  Make homemade eggnog.
83.  Fold 1000 paper cranes. (0/1000)
84.  Go see fireworks on Independence Day.
85.  Go through a corn maze.
86.  Ask 10 friends to recommend a book and read them all. (0/10)
87.  Go to a roller derby bout.
88.  Go to a Civil War reenactment.
89.  Spend an entire day without turning on the TV.
90.  Submit a short story to a contest or magazine.
91.  Go for a walk after midnight.
92.  Practice yoga three times a week for a month.
93.  Learn a poem by heart.
94.  Memorize the Gettysburg Address.

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95.  Make an apron.
96.  Go to a planetarium.
97.  Watch a meteor shower.
98.  Make a list of 100 things that make me happy.

100. Save $5 for every task completed.

101. Create a new list of 101 Goals in 1001 days.

~Liz