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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.

Start: Sunday June 1, 2008
Finish: Sunday February 27, 2011

Wins: 2
Losses: 1
Remaining:

Health To The Company (Physical Well-being)

Drink at least 3 glasses of water a day for a month [0/30].
Take my multi-vitamin everyday for 1 month [0/30].
Get a massage.
Take a self-defense class.
Stretch for five (5) minutes a day.
Try belly dancing.
Go swimming once a week during Summer Quarter.

 
It’s All Fun and Games Until Someone Loses an Eye…(Sports)

Play mini-golf or go-kart racing with someone.
Bowl a 175.
Go to a Bingo Night.
Learn to play golf.
Try fencing.
Go horseback riding.
Go ice skating.

And Knowing Is Half The Battle (Educational)

Get accepted to Grad School (Miami’s M.A.T program in Integrated Social Studies for preference).
Go to COSI.
Learn to knit socks.
Score a 1000 on the GRE.
Take voice lessons.
Learn how to drive stick shift.
Go on the Nooks & Crannies Tour at Stan Hywet.
Graduate from OSU magna cum laude.
Study a foreign language (German, Persian, or Italian)

 
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (Travel)

Get my passport.
Visit Scotland.
Go to the Ohio State Fair.
Visit in pyxyprincess Dayton.
Visit three states I haven't yet [0/3].

 
Stitch n’ Bitch (Arts and Crafts)

Hand-sew or knit catnip toys for The Boys.
Take a picture every day for one year. [0/365]
Make a blog for said pictures.
Practice piano 30 minutes every day for a month [0/30]
Make a costume for Halloween.
Complete a counted cross stitch pattern.
Use up extra t-shirts (make grocery bags and rags).
Knit myself a Jayne Hat.
Grout/paint my sunflower mosaic mirror.
Carve a pumpkin (without assistance).
Make a costume for Halloween.

Purchases (Prices and participation may vary. See store for details)

Replace my high school class ring.
Obtain a new winter coat.
Try something from BPAL.
Buy a bicycle.
Buy a vacuum cleaner.
Acquire a more "professional" wardrobe.
Complete Christmas shopping before November every year [0/3]

Because I’m Good Enough, Smart Enough, and, Doggoneit, People Like Me…(Personal)

Ride the Raptor at Cedar Point.
Join the DAR for no other reason apart from the fact that I can.
Write legibly with my left hand.
Get a second piercing in each ear.
Paint my toenails once a month [0/34].
Complete a legacy challenge/populate a Sims 2 neighborhood from scratch.
Make another list when I complete this one.
Do a Tarot reading at least once a month [0/34]

 

I Don’t Wanna Grow Up (Being An Adult)

Go an entire week without swearing or cursing [0/7].
Go on a real date.
Write a decent resume.
Make an address book and keep it up to date.
Make my bed every day for a week [0/7].
 

Fins, Feathers, and Fur (The Great Outdoors)

Learn to identify ten native trees, birds, and plants [0/30].
Go on an actual picnic.
Hike to/find the Everett Rd. covered bridge. June 10, 2008
Visit Nelson Ledges.  June 9, 2008
Swim in the ocean.
Hike in O' Neil Woods.
Summit a mountain.
Grow flowers.

Good Eats (Foooood!)

Make jam.
Try Thai food.
Make won tons from scratch.
Learn to can applesauce.
Grow an indoor herb garden.
Try eating a vegetarian for two weeks [0/14].
Visit 20 new local (wherever that happens to be) restaurants [0/20].
Bake a layer cake from scratch (including frosting).
Go one month without drinking soda. [0/31]
Go to a wine tasting.

Dollars and Sense (Financial Goals)

Win more than 10 dollars on a scratch off (or lottery).
Add $5.00 to a savings account for every item I complete on the list.
Donate $2 for every incomplete goal by the end of 1001 days.
Pay off all my debt.
Collect a complete set of US state quarters.
Have $5000 in my savings account [0/5000].
Fill my coin bank.

In The Spirit of Giving (Charity)

Donate $25 to charity every year [0/75].
Give a loan to kiva.org.
Knit a blanket for Afghans for Afghans.
Participate in a charity walk/run.
Volunteer at Habitat for Humanity.
Give blood 2x a year (provided my blood is acceptable) or  $10 to the Red Cross (if it isn’t) [0/6].

Film, Music, and Literature (or I'm out of witty titles)

Read The Chronicles of Narnia.
See Great Big Sea in concert (should be completed 8/17/08).
Read three Shakespeare plays that I haven’t read already [0/3].
Find correct album information for all my songs on iTunes.
See a recital/concert at Weigel.
Read the Koran.
Complete NaNoWriMo at least once.
See Flogging Molly in concert (may happen 8/1/08).
Watch 30 of IMDB’s Top 250 Films [0/30].
Read the complete The Lord of the Rings trilogy
Go see a play.