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.
Source: triplux
1. visit Canada
2. go to West Virginia
3. take a road trip alone
4. ride in a hot air balloon
5. go skinny dipping
6. go skydiving
7. ride a jet ski
8. go tubing
9. go horseback riding
10. rent a convertible for a day or weekend
11. volunteer with Habitat for Humanity
12. spend a whole day and go through the entire Holocaust Museum
13. spend a day at a spa
14.
15. lose another 20 pounds
16. throw a real dinner party
17. throw a theme party - Oktoberfest
18. make a real budget and stick to it
19. start a retirement fund
20. go back to school
21. have a movie marathon day of the Extended Editions of the Lord of the Rings
22. label the cases for all of my burned cds
23. refinish a table with a mosaic top
24. put together the model cars
25. put together the Joan of Arc figure
26. finish the dollhouse
27. finish the growing up scrapbooks
28. learn how to make jewelry
29. learn to knit
30. make a skirt
31. refinish the chair I stole from the Chemistry Dept. at Maryland
32. get back into the darkroom and start developing and printing again
33. enter an art competition
34. re-learn how to use Adobe Premier
35. thin out, organize and create a record of my doll collection
36. get my Bavarian cuckoo clock repaired
37. get Lasik (if I'm a candidate)
38. buy a real pair of heels and learn to wear them out in public
39. get knee high black boots
40. black dress
41. scan and upload photos from previous trips (2000, 2002)
42. ask a guy out on a date
43. take my father to Medieval Times
44. get a new job
45. go on a cruise
46. go to South America/Africa
47. go to the West Coast
48. visit at least one town/city named Scarborough
49. ride the train in PA – take Jasmine & Jade
50. go to Monticello
51. go to Montpelier
52. go to the American History Museum
53. go to the National Archives
54. visit a historical site in each county in MD
55. pay off my debt
56. take a painting class
57. send a gift basket or flowers to someone
58. watch the fireworks on the National Mall
59. read all of Stephen King’s books: novels, collections of short stories & e-books
60. read Jane Austen books
61. get a fancy tea set (serves at least 4)
62. get a garden gnome
63. get a Blythe doll
64. get a Wii
65. get a bike
66. finish/do all cross-stitch kits
67. Sort & thin out all photo albums
68. Get clear pages and redo all of Dad’s photo albums
69. watch all the movies on the AFI 100 Years 400 Movies list (starting at 77%)
70. watch all movies available on the Guardian’s 1000 Films to See Before You Die (starting at 49%)
71.
72. get 20 stamps in my National Parks passport
73. try letterboxing or geocaching
74. plant a tree at Dad’s house
75. plant Black-Eyed Susans at Dad’s house
76. do the Dark Side of the Moon/Wizard of Oz thing
77. see a performance of The Nutcracker Ballet
78. send 101 post cards through Postcrossing
79. make homemade bread
80. take a photo of the same place every month & make it a calendar for the next year
81. repair & paint the front steps
82. front yard landscape project
83. have my makeup done & take professional photos
84. get a new mattress
85. have a tea party
86.
87. scan all negatives
88. get windows tinted on my car
89. get car professionally detailed
90. power wash the house
91. stay overnight in a castle
92. see The Book of Mormon
93.
94. make a scrapbook for high school photos
95. go to Germany for Christmas
96. go to the National Arboretum
97. put away $10 for every goal completed
98. get a Polaroid camera
99. go to an ice hotel
100. make a fairy garden
101. make my next 101 list
Start Date: January 10, 2012
Completion Date: October 7, 2014
