Inspired by Day Zero Project

Start Date: 09/09/09 | End Date: 06/06/12

1001 Days | 143 weeks | 21 months | 2.75 years

Strike through = Goal complete
Bold = In progress
Normal = Have not started yet

002 Find a Geocache
003 Make a Geocache and stash it
007 Write a message in a bottle and throw it into the sea
012 Take a trip on a train
013 Get a concealed weapons permit
014 Purchase a gun, preferably a six shooter
016 Purchase an acoustic guitar
017 Skydive
018 Hot air balloon
019 Go horseback riding
022 Go wine tasting
023 Take a distillery tour
024 Explore a ghost town
025 Recommend to me month
031 Get passport (with new ID Card/Passport?)
032 Collect 10 unique (pretty to me) sand/dirt from meaningful places to display in bottles (buy bottles from Goodwill) [0/10]
060 Read 50 books [0/50]
071 Go fruit picking every summer [0/3]
073 Write self a letter to be opened on day 1001
077 Create a memory box
078 Say yes to all requests for one week (blog them)
084 Buy a new laptop with external hard drive
085 Keep a list of movies I’ve seen and books I’ve read

  • Note to self: Go through Netflix archive

086 Graduate in 2012
088 Hang pictures

  • Where I am now
  • When I move

093 Work on my penmanship
096 Reward self at halfway point of 101 goals
097 Reward self at completion of 101 goals
098 Obtain a library card
100 Create a workout mix 50+ songs (upbeat only) and create a 500+ all time greatest mix for iPod

041 Get Invisaline
062 Create a moisturizing routine (you are not 27 forever)
080 Wear a new hairstyle once weekly for a month [0/4]
081 Get a new hairstyle (or haircut) every six months [1/3.5]
083 Manicure tootsies monthly [5/21]

026 Complete the “Simply Dollars Money Review”
038 Budget monthly (keep register daily, pay bills weekly or with paychecks) [3/21]
051 Reduce credit card balances to [private]% of limit (more if possible of course)
052 Put $0.50 in a jar (daily) or bank account (weekly) for 1001 days (CoinStar every 250 days for physical change)
091 Save and maintain at least $[private] in savings (separate from other money goals)

044 Stretch daily (get to the point where it doesn’t hurt)
045 Work up to 200 sit-ups and 100 push-ups daily
046 Work up to 200 squats daily (get all three apps on iPhone)
040 Brush twice daily and floss at least once daily
079 Introduce Soymilk into my diet (goal is complete when this is a regular staple in my fridge)
029 Get to and maintain last goal weight [0/6]
082 Take multi-vitamin daily

004 Learn more history of Everett Seattle (officially changed 10/17/09)
008 Complete Microsoft Books Frank gifted to me
015 Learn to play acoustic guitar
027 Get a motorcycle endorsement
042 Take a dance class
043 Take a womens self defense class
049 Learn a new language via Rosetta Stone or something comparable (Spanish or Italian)
067 Maintain a 3.5 GPA each quarter (change if I feel I can maintain higher) [1/6]

  • [Fall 09] [Winter 09] [Spring 09]
  • [Fall 10] [Winter 10] [Spring 10]

074 Figure out Soduku puzzles

020 Become active on my Flickr account
021 Take a Photography course (other than the one I’m taking in school)
030 Buy a new camera
033 Complete Project 365 [0/365]
034 Complete 100 snapshots [0/100]
061 Take a self portrait every month (review and make note at end of 1001 days) [6/21]
087 Complete 26 things [0/26]

005 Cook 5 recipes from all my cookbooks
006 Compete in The Daring Bakers
 050 Crock Pot a meal once weekly for a month (if economical, continue on) [4/4]
063 Host a dinner party
072 Bento once a week (work up to daily) for school
059 Participate in Gimme Your Stuff

048 Visit Michelle at least once per year (budget with tax return to ensure this?) [0/2.75]
054 Send Christmas cards (possibly homemade) to family and friends yearly [1/2.75]
069 Participate in Post Crossing
075 Create my family tree
090 Have dinner with my Mom once monthly [1/21]
095 Give five random gifts per year [1/13.75]
047 Mail [Private] a postcard monthly [5/21]

009 Grow a Fruit/Veggie garden outdoors
010 Create a weekly cleaning schedule and stick to it
011 Create a garden tending schedule and stick to it
028 Donate 1,000,000 grains of rice [4,910/1,000,000]
035 Clean out wardrobe and donate no longer needed items
036 Clean out storage unit and donate no longer needed items
037 Clean out shoe collection and donate no longer needed items
057 Develop 5 more habits to make life more green [0/5]

  • Quit buying bottled water and use filtered water pitcher
  • Buy and use reusable grocery bags

065 Find a way to become more carbon neutral. (Impossible to become completely carbon neutral as I will never get rid of my beautiful, large and in charge Dodge, but there are ways to off set my carbon footprint)
066 Unplug once a month [0/21]
089 Participate in Earth Hour ’10, and ’11, ’12
099 Maintain a window seal herb garden
101 Plant a tree

001 Produce a successful blog
039 Compile address book in excel and email to self so it’s readily available
053 Start an Etsy store with knitting projects to start
055 Update 101 blog weekly [19/143]
056 Create 101 goals in 1001 days blog
058 Create new 101 list after 1001 days
064 Finish homework the week it’s due

  • [Fall 09] [Winter 09] [Spring 09]
  • [Fall 10] [Winter 10] [Spring 10]

068 Wash linens monthly [6/21]
070 Come up with a consequence for incomplete goals [For right now I'm going to say a $1 donation to the charity of my choice for each goal not completed. We'll see how the money situation is closer to the end of this journey. So be advised this consequence may change. 02/24/10]
076 Become punctual and less of a procrastinator (officially changed 10/28/09 & 01/14/10) Document events and thoughts from 9/9/09, 10/10/10, and 11/11/11
092 Convince one other person to begin a 101 list

  1. Kristin: wifemomfriendme
  2. Katie: katiebuss

094 Reserved for a knitting goal