Sunday, August 16, 2009

And we're off!

Today is day 1 of my 1001 days. So far I have completed part of 1 task (I started the blog, now I have to make sure I update it regularly), and I am working on a number of others.

The basic rules are that you have to come up with a list of 101 things that you want to accomplish over the next 1001 days, and then do them. The tasks need to be identifiable and measurable, so I have tried to be as specific as possible. Any grey areas will be a judgment call by yours truly. I promise to be fair. See http://www.dayzeroproject.com/ for more info.

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Greater good
1. Donate blood
2. Plant a tree
3. Get re-certified in first aid
4. Donate 500,000 grains of rice at freerice.com (312,000/500,000)
5. Donate old clothes (do a full closet clean, twice) (2/2)
6. Start donating to charities
7. Calculate and reduce carbon footprint
8. Participate in a litter chase
9. Make something just to donate it to charity
10. Private

Work
11. Pass UFE
12. Get promoted
13. Reach at least second level bonus tier each year (2/3)
14. Improve typing speed by 10 wpm
15. Go to work at least half an hour early 10 times each tax season (2/3)
16. Take all vacation days and use for actual vacation (3/3)

Financial
17. Pay off school debt
18. Do a buy nothing month 3 times (2/3)
19. Invest in a stock that I research and choose
20. Start saving for a property purchase
21. Request credit report

Personal growth
22. Complete 10 technology-free days (10/10)
23. Learn/attempt to drive standard
24. Read 3 books in Spanish, using dictionary as I read (0/3)
25. Read 10 of the classics (10/10)
26. Read 10 books off the banned books list (10/10)
27. Delete old, no longer useful e-mails from ALL e-mail addresses (0/4)
28. Read 5 biographies of iconic historical figures (5/5)
29. Cook 33 new recipes (33/33)
30. Draw 33 items (0/33)
31. Read and retain 5 new-to-me Shakespeare plays (preferably ones I can then see at Stratford) (3/5)
32. Wake up on first alarm (no snooze!) for an entire work week, 5 times (2/5)

Craftiness
33. Use old granny squares in a project
34. Knit 101 squares for Kappa (32/101)
35. Take a crafting course
36. Sew a sundress
37. Finish 5 craft projects that had been started/purchased prior to beginning of list (0/5)
38. Organize craft patterns
39. Fix and learn how to use my sewing machine properly
40. Mend at least 5 articles of clothing (5/5)
41. Organize sewing stash (put together a sewing basket)


Exercise
42. Run a 5K
43. Run a 10K
44. Participate in a CN Tower climb
45. Complete hundred push-up program
46. Complete
200 sit-ups program
47. Swim laps at a pool 5 times (2/5)
48. Go to the gym 136 times (59/136)
49. Finish my yoga class card, and buy a new one (13/13)


Get outside
50. Go Camping in Tobermory at least once a summer (2/2)
51. Help replace shed in Tobermory
52. Go ice skating outside
53. Go rock climbing
54. Go on a canoe trip in Algonquin Park

Healthy living
55. Achieve and maintain my healthy weight range
56. Keep a food journal for at least a month; change one bad eating habit
57. Do a cleanse
58. Have a full day at the spa
59. Try acupuncture
60. Have 10 self-pamper days/nights (6/10)
61. Private

Organization
62. Sort old letters based on date of receipt
63. Start my university scrapbook
64. Start and keep a wine journal for at least a year
65. Get art framed (1 piece by me, and the print I have) (2/2)
66. Organize storage boxes at parents' house - remove at least 3 boxes (2/3)
67. Properly clean car, inside and out, 3 times (2/3)
68. Private
69. Document spoon collection as best as possible
70. Make info cards for family and close friends
71. Help Mom with house related tasks 10 times (7/10)
72. Purge makeup/beauty supplies; get rid of anything expired or not used within a year
73. Print at least 100 of my digital pictures (can overlap with #63) (100/100)
74. Annotate 3 existing photo albums (0/3)
75. Update wardrobe; buy at least 10 new pieces to replace old ones (must get rid of old pieces too!) (7/10)

Explore my city
76. Go to a Raptors game
77. Go to a Leafs game
78. Attend an opera by the Canadian Opera Company at the Four Seasons Centre

79. Join a library; use at least 17 times
80. Visit AGO
81. Visit ROM
82. Visit Toronto Zoo
83. Go to Pride Parade


Travel
84. Go on a random road trip
85. Visit R in Vancouver
86. Do a train trip to Montreal
87. Go on a girls' vacation
88. Go to Paris Fair

Miscellaneous
89. Get a cat (also including live somewhere that I can have a cat)
90. Attend 5 concerts (5/5)
91. Go to a comedy club
92. Start blog to track progress, and update at least biweekly
93. Watch 33 new-to-me movies (1 per month of challenge) (33/33)
94. Ride every roller coaster at Wonderland
95. Go berry-picking
96. Go on a picnic
97. Completely colour in a colouring book
98. Buy a new phone
99. Buy a really nice pair of leather gloves
100. Do something special for New Year's Eve

101. Send 2 letters and a package per year to R in Vancouver (1/3; 2/3)

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