101 things in the next 1001 days

The Challenge:
I have decided to set a goal of accomplishing 101 things in 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?
New Years resolutions never seem to stick so I gave up even attempting to set those!  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  several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips, study semesters, or outdoor activities. This, seems manageable... well almost!  


So my mission is set... I have 1001 days, starting March 1st 2012, to accomplish 101 things off a list I have set!  That means I have to have everything ticked off by 28th September 2014!  Seems like a long way away now but I know it will sneak up quickly!  By that time Quinn will be at school!  WAY TOO scary to think about, after all he is only 2!


To keep you up to date I will put updates in a different colour and a line through things like this as I complete them... lets hope it doesn't take too long to get the first run on the board!

1. Go to bed by 11pm every night for two weeks (including Friday's & Saturdays!)  {November -December 2012}
2. Read 20 books that are not for uni - this will be a welcome change to a text book! {5/20 @ April 2012}
3. Eat breakfast every day for a month (hopefully I can keep this one up!) {September 2012}
4. Go without Chocolate for 1 week!!! (give me strength!) {September 2012}
5. Go on 12 dates with my hubby {7/12 @ April 13}
6. Add a stamp to my passport {July/August 2012}
7. Digi scrap daily for one month (might catch me up to date!)
8. Get a hot stone massage {10 November 2012}
9. Host a St Patricks Day Party {17 March 2012}
10. Take Quinn snowboarding {27 May 2012 - he had his first Ski lesson}
11. Learn Illustrator (Basics) {September/October 2012}
12. Buy a new DSLR camera {December 2012}
13. Take a photography course to learn how to use the new DSLR! {January 2012}
14. Volunteer my time for a charity {SPCA February 13}
15. Take part in the 29-Day Giving Challenge {December 2012}
16. Host a Valentines Day Party
17. Go berry picking (find somewhere to do this first!)  {29 December 2012}
18. Take a ride on a steam train {4th March 2012}
19. Perform a Random Act of Kindness for someone I don't know, once a month for 12 months {started December 2012... 4/12}
20. Go to a concert {Wiggles - September 2012} {The Offspring - February 2013}
21. Start a new tradition in our family {December 2012}
22. Clean the office at home  {28 December 2012}
23. Create 12 new aerobics routines to teach {2/12: May-12, Dec-12, Mar-13}
24. Visit two cities I haven't been to before  {June 2013 - Aim!}
25. Put $5 a week into Quinn's saving account for a year {November 2012}
26. Graduate University (again!) {Completed uni December 2012, Graduated April 2013}
27. Pay off one Credit Card and one HP {September 2012}
28. Bake something new every week for 2 months {Jan/Feb 2013}
29. Keep my toenails painted nicely for six months (oh the simple things!) {Aug12-Jan13} 
30. Call my Nana once a fortnight for at least 6 months {Nan is now living with mum & Dad so I see her at least once a fortnight, if not weekly}
31. Send a hand made, hand written card to 5 of my friends {20 April 2013}
32. Take Quinn Ice Skating {11 March 2012}
33. Learn to model with modeling chocolate
34. Take a course on how to make chocolates {18 March 2012}
35. Exercise 3x a week (for at least 3 months) 
36. Take a special cooking class {November 2012}
37. Sort through all of Quinn's books & toys he no longer needs/uses and pass them on {December 2012}
38. Carve pumpkins
39. Host a Halloween Party
40. Vacuum out my car 4 times in a year! {Mar 2013}
41. Complete Quinn's 3rd 2010 photo book {January 2013}
42. Host a freezer foods party {February 2013}
43. Buy a new freezer to put said food in! {September 2012}
44. Close in our deck to make the area more user friendly (or make the decision we won't be doing it)
45. Try a new sport {paddle boarding May 2012, and Trail Running}
46. Drink 2l of water a day for 28 days (it supposedly takes 28 days to form a habit!) {January 2013}
47. Take a mini break twice in 12 months {April 2012, May 2013 - not quite within a year but only a couple of weeks out, and not counting larger holidays so decided it counts!}
48. Set up my new business {4th March 2012}
49. Start my Bucket list {October 2012}
50. Enter a competition {October 2012}
51. Write my Will (not very exciting,but very overdue!) {November 2012}
52. Buy a lotto ticket {August 2012}
53. Refresh my First Aid Certification
54. Theme 10 parties {3/10: March-12, May-12, Dec-12}
55. Take Quinn on a Boat/Ferry ride {05/05/12 & 08/05/12}
56. Buy a new car (well new to me) {November 2012}
57. Sell one of our houses! {October 2012}
58. Lose 5kg
59. Host a Christmas Party (seems to be a few parties making this list!) {December 2012 - Cookie Exchange}
60. Get a MoleMap/MoleSnap {April 2013}
61. Go to a restaurant with a degustation menu {11 October 2012}
62. Watch every episode I missed when studying of Greys Anatomy & Big Bang Theory {August 2012}
63. Spend Christmas in the USA {December 2013 - Aim!}
64. Eat at 7 new restaurants {1/7 BBQ Grill (USA) - July 2012}  {2/7 Toto - October 2012}  {3/7 Bruschetteria - December 2012}  {4/7 Sal's - February 2013}  {5/7 Mexico - February 2013}  {6/7 Burger Wisconsin - February 2013} {big little grill - Mar 2013}
65. Create a menu plan for 1 month (and stick to it)  {February 2012}
66. Make a new vision board  {October 2012}
67. Create a new recipe from scratch {October 2012}
68. Design 25 digi printables {1 completed Apr-12, 24 to go!}
69. Get 250 facebook fans {18-04-12 hit 250!}
70. Go away on a girls weekend
71. Decorate our house in some way for each season of the year
72. Send flowers randomly to a friend - just because :D {Mar 12}
73. Take a dessert course {March 2013}
74. Learn another language (the basics anyway!)
75. Teach/Relieve for another gym... just for a change of scenery {Mar 12}
76. Make it through a week without a ponytail (except for teaching aerobics) {Mar 12}
77. Take a wine tasting course
78. Have 12 girls nights out {Mar, 18/04, 2/05, 30/05, 13/06, 29/08, 17/10, 05/12, 10/12, 18/01, 23/01, 20/02  = 12/12}
79. Attend an overseas trade show/convention/event (out of NZ)
80. Take Quinn back to Disneyland {July 2012}
81. Decide what to do with our house - extend/sell/remove & rebuild
82. Try a new food {10 December 2012 - Quail Egg!}
83. Write a letter to myself to open in 10 years
84. Watch the sunrise & sunset in one day
85. Make a new friend {2012}
86. Go on a picnic {January 2013}
87. Find an inspirational quote and work it into a piece of artwork in our home
88. Send a secret to PostSecret {December 2012}
89. Expand my vocabulary by 50 words {18/50}
90. Buy something from Etsy {November 2012}
91. Go barefoot for a day
92. Answer the 50 Questions that will free your mind {November 2012}
93. Attend a film festival movie {25 April 2013}
94. Go rock climbing {December 2012}
95. See a movie in 3D {December 2012}
96. Build a snowman
97. Unplug for a weekend - no phone, computer or logging onto Facebook!
98. See a musical/go to the theatre/see a show {July 2012 - Criss Angel in Vegas} & {December 2012 - Mary Poppins @ The Civic}
99. Visit the museum {November 2012}
100. Stay awake for 24 hours (obviously not the same week I want to be in bed by 11 every night ;D)
101. Add another 101 goals for the following 1001 days!

So there it is... now time to start planning and ticking things off to make this a reality! Let me know if you are going to start one as I would love to follow yours :D