My 101 Thing in 1001 Days

Hi internet friends!

 

It has been a while since I last posted and a lot has changed. With a new month here I wanted to kick off with a little something different.  I recently stumbled upon the Day Zero Project  and with many things changing in my personal life I wanted to make my own 101 list to complete in 1001 days (roughly 2.75 yrs).  I will keep this post updated as challenges are in progress and completed, as well as post pictures about some of the challenges.  If you feel inspired to start your own Day Zero Project good luck and keep me posted on your progress :)

Start Date: September 3, 2013

End Date: May 31, 2016

Personal Development

1.     Clean basement/bedroom at parents place and donate items no longer need

2.     Encourage someone to create their own 101 in 1001

3.     Reorganize 101 List to Complete in 1001 Days

4.     Complete “Maximize Brand You” course at work (start date: Sept 19, 2013)

5.     Read unread books on bookshelf

6.     Complete 7 goals in a week (0/7)

7.     Grow something from a seed

8.     Perform 5 random acts of kindness (0/5)

9.     Take an archery class

10.   Start writing for blog again

11.   Have a penguin encounter

Healthy Living

12.   Stop biting my fingernails

13.   Go for a bike ride at least once a month

14.   Go to dermatologist

15.   Find out blood type

16. Complete C25K
17. Complete a 'Walk To Mordor' challenge
18. Complete a 200 Sit-ups Challenge
19. lose weight – personal goal 15-20 lbs
20. Complete a 100 Pushups Challenge
21.  Eat three (3) things I’ve never tried before (0/3)
22. Get a pedicure 
23. Get a massage 
24. Cook at home every night for one month (0/31)
25. Don't eat fast food for a month (including Starbucks/Dunkin Donuts) (0/31)

26. Don't eat out for a month (0/31)
27. Don't eat sweets for a month (0/31)

Family, Friends and Love

28. Adopt a rescue pet
29. Volunteer at an animal shelter &/or zoo
30. Research my family tree
31. Help a friend move 
32. Have a romantic weekend away 
33. Take a romantic walk on the beach

34. Enjoy a romantic dinner
35. Call (5) friends I haven’t talked to in a while (0/5)

Being Creative

36.   When possible, blog & photograph the tasks I complete  (started Sept 3, 2013)

37.   Blog daily for 30 consecutive days (0/30)

38.   Leave an inspirational note inside a book for someone to find

39.   Perform a Chinese fire drill

40.   Participate in BookCrossing

41.   Make a list of the 100 best experiences of my life

42.   Write a 101 list of things I have already completed

43. Make a list of the books I have read (start date Sept 10, 2013)
44. Make a list of 50 places I would like to visit in my lifetime (start date Sept 10, 2013)
45. Make a list of my 50 favorite movies  (start date Sept 10, 2013)
46. Make a list of 100 songs that I love
47. Finish novel and submit it for publication
48. Take a photo a day for one year (0/365)
49. Take a photo of the same place very month for one year, then turn it into a calendar for the next year (1/12: start date Sept 1, 2013)
50. Create a photo album from Cross Country Road Trip
51. Create a family photo album 
52. Organize photo collection

53. Create/Organize cookbook of family recipies

Experiences and Travel

54. Visit a Disney theme park during a holiday season
55. Ride in a horse drawn carriage
56. Visit Museum of Moving Pictures
57. Visit Titanic Museum
58. Travel across the Brooklyn Bridge
59. Visit Atlantic City Boardwalk
60. Go pumpkin and apple picking in the fall
61. Go on vacation with a group of friends
62. Take a vacation to a tropical destination
63. Make (realistic) plan for trip to a foreign country
64. Go backpacking
65. Practice derby w/ (5) teams from different states (0/5)
66. Go to a music festival
67. Go kayaking or white water rafting 
68. Watch the sunset on a beach 
69. Visit Gettysburg National Military Park 
70. Witness an electrical storm in tornado alley

71. Visit New Orleans
72. Visit Las Vegas
73. Attend 10 different ethnic festivals (0/10)
74. Attend The Big E
75. Attend King Richard's Faire

Home

76. Organize home office
77. Decorate home for each holiday

Financial

78. Save 1 months’ salary
79. Save 3 months’ salary (0/3)
80. Save 6 months’ salary (0/6)
81. Go 1 week without buying anything (0/7)
82. Go 1 month without buying coffee and instead put money into a trip fund when tempted to buy a cup. (0/31)
83. Create monthly budget 
84. Save $5 for every item completed to spend at the end of the 1001 days 
85. Save my change during the duration of this challenge and cash in my change jar to use for an overseas trip

86.  Get a new Mac
87. Start an emergency fund
88. Save $500 in an emergency fund

Food and Entertainment

89. Read comic collection
90. Complete 5 unfinished video games currently in my gaming library  (0/5) 

91. Take a formal cooking class
92. Cook an Indian meal from scratch
93. Learn to make Steak Diane without setting anything on fire
94. Go to the Ben & Jerry's factor
95. Drink only water for 1 week (0/7)
96. Watch all of IMDB'S Top 250 Movies (0/250)
97. Watch a movie at a drive-in
98. Go see a musical 
99. Go on a zipline
100.  Make bubble tea
101.  Go out to a fancy restaurant for dinner 

In Progress

Completed