101 things in 1001 days

Being a lover of lists or should I say a lover of crossing things off my list, I thought this 101 things in 1001 days project would be a great way of getting things done that I want to do and doing things I should do. I have created a section in the menu bar above for this project and will be blogging about various activities along the way.

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?
Many people have created lists in the past — frequently simple goals such as new year’s resolutions. 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 you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.

Start Date: 01 September 2011
End Date: 29 May 2014

Green: Completed
ITALIC: In process
PLAIN TEXT: To do

1. Complete 101 things to do in 1001 days list
2. Marry the man of my dreams
3. Write a love letter
4. Teach my brother to ride a bike
5. Go on a mother/daughter weekend break
6. Go on a girls only break
7. Have a dinner date with my Dean once a month (0/32)
8. Pay off my loan
9. Pay off my credit card
10. Don’t use credit card for 30 days (0/30)
11. Don’t buy any clothes for 3 months
12. Give away 3 bags of clothes to charity (0/3)
13. Exhibit at a wedding fair
14. Spend two weekends a year while home without touching the internet, email or anything work related (0/5)
15. Blog every weekday for 4 consecutive weeks (0/20)
16. Create a printed portfolio for Bow Occasions
17. Write a business plan
18. Get featured in a magazine / on a blog 10 times (0/10)
19. Create a new client pack
20. Go to the cinema by myself
21. Find out my blood type
22. Give blood
23. Read 35 new books (0/35)
24. Make a new friend
25. Go the beach in the UK and build a sandcastle
26. Meet up with an old school friend
27. Send 10 handwritten letters
28. Learn how to bake scones
29. Perfect piping icing on cupcakes
30. Treat Dean to dinner at one of the Goucho restaurants in London
31. Treat my mum to a show in London
32. Get eyelash extensions
33. Buy a new car
34. Make my own ice-cream
35. Grow own vegetables
36. Buy our first home together
37. Try for a baby
38. Food shop online for 4 weeks
39. Refurbish a piece of wood furniture
40. Buy new covers for our sofas
41. Plan weekly meals, four weeks in a row (0/4)
42. Try 25 new recipes (0/25)
43. Learn how to cook a poached egg
44. Host a fancy dinner party in our first home together
45. Buy a new lens for my camera
46. Run a 10k
47. Run a half marathon
48. Lose 1/2 stone
49. Go a month without chocolate/sweets (0/30)
50. Go a month without fizzy drinks (0/30)
51. Learn how to play tennis
52. No takeaway for a month
53. Don’t drink alcohol for a month, twice a year (0/5)
54. Drink 8 glasses of water daily for 4 weeks (0/28)
55. Learn Yoga
56. Learn Pilates
57. Get a workout DVD
58. Go on a road trip with Dean
59. Take a photo of Dean and I once a month (0/32)
60. Go horse riding
61. Swim with Dolphins
62. Overcome my fear of fish
63. Go Camping
64. Go to Ascot
65. Go strawberry picking
66. Go to a festival other than Glastonbury
67. Watch Coldplay perform live
68. Watch Kasabian perform live
69. Go Ice Skating at Somerset House
70. Go on holiday to a location further than 5 hours plane ride away
71. Go on holiday / long weekend to Cornwall
72. Take a self portrait every day for 30 days
73. Kiss in the rain
74. Spend a whole Sunday in my pyjamas watching movies
75. Play golf with Dean
76. Watch a sunrise
77. Go on a picnic
78. Build a snowman
79. Cook a 3 course meal for Dean
80. Play 5 video games with Dean (0/5)
81. Build up a collection of 10 Disney DVDs
82. Write a letter to myself to open in 10 years
83. Watch 26 movies I’ve never seen starting with each letter of the Alphabet (0/26)
84. Make a birthday cake for someone
85. Not log into facebook for a whole week!
86. Fly a kite
87. Rescue an animal
88. Have Afternoon Tea at the Ritz
89. Go to a poledancing class
90. Go for a walk in the rain
91. Go on a hot air balloon ride
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101. Inspire 5 people to do the 101 in 1001 days list (let me know if I have inspired you (0/5)