The mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The criteria: The tasks must be specific (no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined.
Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (represent some amount of effort on your part).
Start Date: January 5, 2010
End Date: October 2, 2012
BOLD – completed
Italics – In progress
Foodie
001. Try 20 new recipes. (0/20)
002. Create 2 new recipes. (0/2)
003. Grow and use an herb garden.
004. Host 1 dinner party. (0/1)
005. Bring dinner to a friend. 1/29/10
006. Make Christmas cookies for all my neighbors.
007. Keep a food diary for 2 weeks. (0/2)
008. Cook breakfast 4 Saturday mornings. (0/4)
009. Make hubby breakfast in bed 10 times. (0/10)
010. Cook Julia Child’s Beef Bourguignon.
011. Cook 5 additional recipes of Julia Child’s.
012. Bone a duck.
013. Eat salad before dinner every night for 2 weeks. (0/2)
014. Try Thai food. 5/1/2010
015. Make my Granny’s homemade Chicken and Dumplings.
016. Drink no alcohol for 1 month. (0/1)
017. Eat at a sushi restaurant.
018. Make one completely raw meal.
019. Eat an oyster.
020. Make dessert for dinner.
021. Have a picnic.
022. Give a huge tip to a good waiter.
023. Try 4 new restaurants. (2/4)
024. Make pasta from scratch.
Family
025. Baby #2.
026. Move back East. 2/20/10
027. Take the 40 day Love Dare. (0/40)
028. Pay for the person behind me in the drive thru.
029. Play Basketball with the hubs 6 times. (0/6)
030. Learn to play a sport with a ball and not be terrified.
031. Go on 6 dates with the hubs. (0/6)
032. Have professional family pics done.
033. Surprise the hubs, big or small, 5 times. (0/5)
034. Have an Adopt-a-family for Christmas.
Mommyhood
035. Write a letter to Cooper every month (3/34)
036. Send 4 drawings from Cooper to Grandparents. (0/4)
037. Take Cooper to story time at the library.
038. Scrapbook Cooper’s first year.
039. Take Coop to the park every day for 2 weeks (0/2)
040. Take Cooper to the Zoo.
041. Get Cooper completely potty-trained.
042. Let Cooper pudding paint.
Bloggin it
043. Meet a bloggy friend. 2/23/2010
044. Do a DIY.
Physical
045. Get to goal weight. {6 months}
046. Run in 3 races. (0/3)
047. Work out 4 days a week for 1 month. (0/1)
048. Learn to swim.
Travel
049. Go to Europe.
050. Road trip to Washington and Oregon.
051. Have a girls weekend trip. 5/2010
052. Spend a weekend in Lake Tahoe. 1/2010
053. See the Mets play at Citi Field.
054. Take a spontaneous weekend trip. 1/2010
055. See the Grand Canyon. 2/2010
056. Take a road trip. 2/2010
057. Climb the Statue of Liberty.
058. Go camping.
059. Go to the beach.
060. Cross 4 more states off my “I’ve been to” list. 2/2010
061. Go barrel tasting in Napa.
Personal
062. Read 20 books. (0/20)
063. Send 15 pieces of snail mail. (5/15)
064. Donate my hair.
065. Redo 2 pieces of furniture. (0/2)
066. Not make any clothing purchases for 3 consecutive weeks. (3/3) 1/25/10
067. Watch a TV series I have never seen on DVD.
068. Buy and not kill a plant for 1 year. (0/12 months)
069. Give Blood.
070. Volunteer. (Not sure the deets of this, yet. Ideas?)
071. Rent and watch 2 foreign movies with subtitles. (0/2)
072. Wear my hair up for 7 entire days (0/7)
073. Sew 6 things. (0/6)
074. Go to 5 baseball games. (0/5)
075. Have 4 girls night outs. (2/4)
076. Play in the rain.
077. Not go on Facebook or Twitter for an entire weekend (0/1)
078. Go to the range and shoot a gun.
079. Get a nursing job again.
080. Organize the garage.
081. Have a garage sale.
082. See a sports game. (other than baseball)
083. Do 10 crafty projects. (0/10)
084. Read at a coffee shop alone 6 times. (0/6)
085. Sing karaoke.
086. Play the lotto.
087. Plan a surprise party.
088. Eat dinner by candlelight.
089. Get my teeth whitened.
090. Get a fancy schmancy letter opener and use it.
091. Send 5 “happies” (unexpected gifts) (0/5)
092. Throw a theme party.
093. Paint a canvas.
094. Get rid of all clothing not worn in 2 years.
095. Go to a drive-in movie.
096. Send a written song to a record company.
097. Watch 26 movies I’ve never seen starting with each letter of the alphabet.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
Sleepless in Seattle
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
098. Finish my Hawaii scrapbook.
099. Go ice skating.
100. Go fruit picking.
101. Inspire someone to start a 101 in 1001 list. (1/1) 1/19/10
lmt1073 says
what a neat idea!
MrsDixon says
Yay! I love your list! I think you inspired me to start a list….I am thinking of it today!!! P.S. The Love Dare is a super great book! Mr. Dixon and I are always reading chapters over and over!!! I highly recommend!
brooke says
this is way fun!!!! i love the movie one!!!
Jamie Pickle says
This is a great list. I really want to make a list like this but haven't allowed myself the time.
If you are ever back in Nor. Cal. (maybe for a Napa trip) we should meet up. Plus my sis could take your family portrait!! 🙂 Kill two birds with one stone.
雲亨 says
目標是什麼不重要,目標能產生什麼樣的效果才重要........................................
Jen says
Damn…I was SO HOPING to see #25 in bold 🙂 Soon enough I'm sure 🙂
Living and Loving in L.A. says
Hi Molly!!!
What a great list!!! I want to do my own but I'm afraid of how long it would take me to make it!!! HAH!!!!
Big hugs!
Erin
Fashion Meets Food says
What a neat idea! Loving it!
xo
Melissa says
This is great! I am inspired to have a 1001 "bucket list" Love it !! Thanks for the inspiration!!!