101 Things in 1001 Days

As seen on Triplux.com

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 your part).

Start Date: July 24, 2006
End Date: April 20, 2009

  1. Visit Seattle
  2. Pay off the tuition I owe
  3. Fit into my size 5 jeans again
  4. Go to Disney World - Completed 12/23/06
  5. Have a baby
  6. Get out of debt ($1700 worth) - Completed 03/01/07
  7. Go to a New England Patriots Game
  8. Go to a Boston Red Sox Game
  9. Go to a Boston Bruins Game
  10. Go to a Boston Celtics Game
  11. Get my boyfriend to watch “Brokeback Mountain”
  12. Maintain a bank account balance of over $1000 for at least two weeks
  13. Have something I write published - Completed 8/18/2006
  14. Have a photo I take published - Completed 8/18/06
  15. Organize my closet - Completed 8/20/06
  16. Buy a new laptop in cash - Completed 11/20/08
  17. Get my car’s oil changed, without having my dad take it for me
  18. Get a new radio installed in my car
  19. Learn to make gravy (Tomato sauce)
  20. See Bob Saget live
  21. Learn to swing dance
  22. Take my dad out for dinner
  23. Get a haircut - Completed 05/29/07
  24. Get a new tattoo
  25. knit a scarf - Completed 04/10/08
  26. Learn to drive my dad’s Jeep
  27. Make straight A’s one semester
  28. Complete the Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk
  29. Buy new sneakers - Completed 12/29/06
  30. Bake cupcakes
  31. Get a cannoli from Mike’s Pastry - Completed 8/26/08
  32. Donate a nice toy to Toys For Tots
  33. Do all my own laundry for one week
  34. Have my teeth cleaned
  35. Send my mom flowers for her birthday
  36. Open an ING account - Completed 05/04/07
  37. Build a portfolio
  38. Get life insurance
  39. Take a road trip
  40. See the NFL Hall of Fame Game live
  41. Have my picture taken with one celebrity
  42. Buy rollerblades
  43. Start a DVD collection
  44. Start a CD Collection
  45. Get a subscription to JANE Magazine
  46. Organize my office
  47. Build a Sandcastle
  48. Buy a Goldfish
  49. Get a passport
  50. Play tourist in Boston for one day
  51. Donate blood
  52. Wash my car
  53. Make an appointment with a counselor
  54. Learn how to do the Electric Slide
  55. Go to Vegas
  56. Buy a telescope
  57. Make three new friends
  58. Go skinny dipping
  59. See a meteor shower while in a rural area
  60. Go to the Aquarium - Completed 03/24/07
  61. Take Janine to the Museum of Science
  62. Make pancakes
  63. Go to the Patriots Training Camp and get at least one autograph - Completed 7/30/08
  64. Finish my work’s website - Completed 10/20/2006
  65. Get a birdfeeder for my backyard
  66. Write 5 short stories (0/5)
  67. Make a “cast” page for this website
  68. Go one full month without buying one article of clothing - Completed 03/14/07-05/03/07
  69. Train the new girl at work how to do my job effectively - It’ll never happen. *sigh* Added #102
  70. Visit my cousins in South Carolina
  71. Go out with my mom and Donna one Thursday night - Completed 8/31/06
  72. Start a collection of something other than Patriots stuff
  73. Go one day without a cigarette
  74. Photograph one full day of my life
  75. Get a penpal
  76. Participate in Blogathon
  77. Record every penny spent for one month
  78. Write a letter to one of my representatives
  79. Take new photos of the “Shrine” for this website - Completed 11/25/06
  80. Write Jonathan an email
  81. Drink my coffee black for an entire week
  82. Get my hair highlighted
  83. Take a shower with my boyfriend
  84. Donate all my old clothes to Salvation Army - Completed 3/23/08
  85. Buy my boyfriend a Patriots’ jersey and get him to wear it
  86. Start sending thank you notes to family members
  87. Update my moblog everyday for one week
  88. Let my grandmother teach me how to cook something
  89. Buy a skirt
  90. Wear said skirt out in public
  91. Arrive to work on time for an entire week - Completed 8/28/06-9/1/06
  92. Go one full week without road-raging
  93. Go visit my old co-workers in South Boston - Don’t know now, they closed the bar temporarily
  94. Get a PO Box
  95. Buy my dad his own computer
  96. Lend a book to a friend - Completed 8/26/08
  97. Eat at 5 restaurants I have never before been to (2/5) - In progress
  98. Develop the habit of calling my mom more regularly
  99. Take my vitamins everyday for at least a month
  100. Learn to play the harmonica
  101. Complete at least 50 items on this list
  102. Pay off all my parking tickets - Completed 6/20/07

I’ve completed 22 items on my list!

- left to complete my list!