Sunday, April 4, 2010

101 Goals in 1,001 Days

I am a "list" girl. I make lists for everything. From organizational lists for the house, budgeting lists, grocery lists, holiday lists and anything in between. If there is a list to be made, I'm your woman.

My blogging friend, Julia, recently posted a list based on a website called Day Zero. The idea of list making and goal setting isn't new, but I like the premise of this particular site. The object here is to come up with 101 goals that you plan to complete over the next 1,001 days. That's about 2.75 years, which for some of us, still isn't enough time to complete tasks, but we'll give it our best effort. I really feel like this is going to be plenty of time to tackle my list!

And because I want to chronicle this journey, you all will get to see my list and maybe even be inspired to create a list of your own! (And if you do, please let me know so I can mark #67 off my list. Thanks!)

I'm working on a blog redesign which will eventually incorporate this project into my front page, but until then, I'll be doing periodic posts to update my progress. Thanks for joining me on this journey!


Home Improvement Goals

1.Decorate my house

2.Clean desk

3. Keep desk organized for 3 months

4. Finish remodeling the kids bathroom

5. Change the living room paint colors & window treatments

6. Get a window treatment for the kitchen window

7. Create a manageable house cleaning schedule

8. Have fresh flowers on the kitchen table every week for a month

9. Decorate inside & out for Christmas

Hobby Goals

10.Enter a photography contest

11.Make a quilt

12.Read 100 books

13.Go to a book signing

14.Read all of the Harry Potter books

15.Join a book club

16. Learn to knit or crochet

17. Knit or crochet a blanket

18. Craft with friends at least once a month

19. Finish my Wreck This Journal

20. Learn how to use my sewing machine

21. Sew a dress for each of my children

22. Learn a new language

23.Finish the cross stitch piece I started for my wedding

24.Enroll in a pottery class

25.Print my blog in book form

26.Enroll in a cake decorating class

27.Take a photography class & learn to use my camera

28.Blog twice a week

29.Cross stitch the Rainbow Bridge poem

30.Finish a heritage scrapbook for my mom

31.Finish a heritage scrapbook for my dad

Health & Exercise Goals

32.Get a massage

33.Stop biting my fingernails

34.Take a cooking class

35.Start a skincare routine

36.Exercise 5 days a week for a month

37.Run a 5k

38.Treat myself to a massage after losing 30 lbs total

39.Treat myself to a massage after losing 60 lbs total

40.Enjoy a new wardrobe after meeting my weight loss goal

41.Donate all of my old clothes after meeting my weight loss goal

42.Get down to 120 lbs

43.Maintain my goal weight of 120 lbs for at least 3 months

44.Go on a horseback ride that involves galloping

45. Take my dog to the dog park once a week

46. Take my dog on a walk twice a week

47. Play in a disc golf tournament

48. Go 7 days without eating junk food snacks

49. Eat 5 things that I’ve never tried before

Outdoors Goals

50. Go camping

51. Grow an herb garden

52. Start a compost pile in the backyard

53. Landscape my front yard

54. Build a flower box & plants flowers in it

Personal Goals

55.Get a tattoo

56.Get a professional bra fitting

57.Get my passport

58. Volunteer at an animal shelter

59. Become a published author

60. Throw a dinner party

61. Watch Gone with the Wind

62. See Josh Groban in concert

63. Start a review blog

64. Take singing lessons

65. Move to a bigger house

66. Finish my will

67. Inspire someone else to make their own list

68. Learn to drive a stick shift

69.Go whale watching

70.Ride in a limo

71. Go to see 2 concerts

72. Volunteer in my community

73. Stay organized for 3 months

74. Watch a movie at a drive-in theater

75. Buy a pair of boots

76. Learn to wear/walk in heels

77. Buy a watch and actually wear it

78. Go to Disney World with my hubby & kids

79. Get the interview with my grandparents converted to DVD

80. Book a trip to London

81. Assist in growing our Kindermusik program by 100%

82. Apply to be on the Amazing Race

83.Play my own lottery numbers

84.Buy a ticket for a dream home giveaway

85.Sing karoke at a bar/club

86. Use my bread maker

87. Send my grandma a card once a week

88. Be debt free (except for the house)

89. Apply for membership with the D.A.R. (Daughters of the American Revolution)

90. Own a minivan

91. Dye a blue streak in my hair

92. Go 3 days without getting online

93. Go an entire day without watching tv

94. Have a professional photo shoot done of just me

95. Buy myself a Dooney & Bourke purse

96. Go on a horse drawn carriage ride with my family

97.Play miniature golf

98.Take dinner to a friend

99.Give a compliment to a complete stranger

100.Save all of my coin change for 3 months & deposit it into my girls' savings accounts

101.Write a new list of 101 things in 1001 days at the end of this project

5 comments:

Jane In The Jungle said...

Ok I love this!!
I'm your go to girl for concerts....I can talk you out of a mini-van....I want pink in my hair...we hope to buy a dream house ticket this year...I drive stick shift...Gone With The Wind??? have you never???... I'll craft with ya...and when you learn to crochet, teach me!!

Glad to see ya back :)

brainella said...

Yay! :) Great list. Now I have some ideas for my NEXT 101! If I can just get through the Rubik's Cube. What was I thinking? :)

CaraBee said...

I'm halfway through my 101 in 1001. I really need to revisit and recommit myself because I'm falling down on the job.

Shannon said...

You know I love me some lists... I may just have to do this, too. And a lot of your list looks like what mine might (get a tattoo, learn to knit, join a book club, etc)

I think our next concert should be Josh Groban.... well, next after KOL, that is! woohoo! ;)

Anonymous said...

I love this idea and it is on my list to do today! {Visit Day Zero}

 

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