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101 Things in 1001 Days

Posted By Laura on February 4, 2006

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 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 organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
More info can be found at Triplux’s Blog [triplux.com].
Here is my list:

Pass my PGCE.
Get a job as a Newly Qualified Teacher.
Pass my NQT year.
Keep a record (photographic or photocopied work) of each lesson I taught that went well throughout my PGCE and NQT year to make into a portfolio.
Take some form of adult education class.
Learn a new language to a level where I can hold a conversation – either Italian or Spanish.
Learn how to salsa dance.
Learn how to do 7 interesting styles with my long hair.
Learn enough HTML, CSS, etc. to make a good Web site all by myself.
Learn to play chess well enough to beat David.
Get all my filing and paperwork in order and keep it so for at least 6 months.
Catalogue all our books, cds and dvds and store them sensibly.
Organise the house – sort out our storage issues, throw out all the unnecessary crap. Make it so that if I need to find something I know where it is.
Sort out my passport.
Save £1 a day for the whole 1001 days.
Compile a recipe book of all my favourite tried and tested recipes.
Get my own webspace that I can dedicate to this
Do all the washing, iron and put it away before it mounts up into a huge pile for at least 2 months.
Organise all my sewing/creative stuff and ruthlessly throw away everything I know will be of no use.
Remove artex from spare bedroom and paint it.
Sort out our bedroom – remove artex, paint, sort floor boards etc.
Paint kitchen tiles and get new lino for floor.
Finish decorating the bathroom.
Read at least 3 decent sized books (ie 300+ pages) a month for 6 months.
Record and review all books and films that I read/watch for a period of one year.
Be able to say I have read at least 50 books from The BBCs Big Read [bbc.co.uk].
Buy one new book in a genre that I wouldn’t normally buy and read it every six weeks for 6 months.
Read 10 autobiographies.
Watch at least the top 100 films from IMDBs Top TwoFifty [imdb.com]
Watch all 6 Star Wars films in one day in a Star Wars marathon.
Make a photo journal for both photos I take and photos I like.
Take part in Photo Friday at least 20 times [photofriday.com]
Take and publish to the web at least one photo a day for 3 months.
Write and illustrate a children’s picture book.
Take part in NaNoWriMo [nanowrimo.org]. Although, not necessarily in November …
Write a poem.
Make a list of 100 things that make me happy.
Cook something from scratch for dinner (without any help from Mr Schwartz Packet Man) once a week for 3 months.
Organise a dinner party for at least 3 friends.
Bake something at least once every 2 weeks for 6 months.
Make a Christmas Pudding.
Make jam – any flavour will do
Eat 5 portions of fruit and veg a day for at least 3 months.
Give up all fast food/takeaway food for at least a month.
Make bread once a week for at least 2 months.
Cook a 3 course meal for my parents.
Drink wine and eat cheese.
Cook marshmallows over a campfire.
Become at least a size 14.
Drink at least 4 pints of water a day for at least a month.
Take a walk 3 times a week for at least 3 months.
Run a mile without stopping.
Shave my legs every other day for a month.
Wash my hair every other day for a month.
Spend an hour every other Sunday for 3 months plucking my eyebrows and preening myself.
Spend an hour every other Sunday for 3 months having some me time in the bath and pampering myself.
Give blood at least 3 times.
Make at least one item of clothing that I am proud of and happy to wear on a regular basis.
Finish my Winnie The Pooh and The Pyramids cross stitch samples.
Make a quilt.
Sew a funky new bag.
Finish the blanket that I have been knitting for the past 4 years!
Make all my own Christmas cards one year.
Buy some expensive wool and make a gorgeous, soft scarf.
Finish my crochet blanket that I started about 3 years ago.
Go, with David, to at least one new place a month for 6 months.
See a performance of Swan Lake at the theatre.
Go abroad. Don’t care where, just somewhere off British soil.
Visit Lego Land in Windsor.
Take David ice skating.
Randomly jump on a bus, get off it wherever you want and explore that area.
Take a trip on the Flying Scotsman.
Go to a concert/gig of a band/singer I like.
Go camping.
Go strawberry picking.
Attend a league football match.
Go on a fairly impulsive romantic weekend getaway with David.
Attend an opera.
Visit the National Space Centre in Leicester.
Buy a pair of totally inappropriate shoes and wear them out shopping at least 3 times.
Make a baby (towards the end of the 1001 days!)
Pass my driving test.
Fly a kite.
Ride a rollercoaster.
Take at least one day a month for one year to do something new and different with husband.
Have a picnic on the beach.
Dance naked in the garden whilst it’s raining (I can wear shoes as I dread to think what I may stand on …)
Wear contact lenses every day for a month.
Go pretend house hunting. ie pretend to be interested in someone’s house only to have a nosey around!
Watch the sun rise.
Watch the sun set.
Climb a tree.
Test drive a car I can’t afford.
Buy a first edition.
Buy some knee high, high heeled boots.
Grow some vegetables.
Sleep in a 5 star hotel.
Eat in a “black tie” restaurant.
Sleep under the stars.
Give David a massage at least once a month for a year.
Send a message in a bottle.