2007-08-06

101 Goals in 1001 Days

After weeks of agonizing over my list, I've finally made it. Here is my list of 101 goals I wish to accomplish in the next 1001 days. My end date is May 3, 2010. For more information visit Day Zero.

101 in 1001

1. Save $2,500 in my ING account
2. Write in my journal everyday for an entire month
3. Give up soda for an entire month
4. Give up soda for two months
5. Go see a play at the Blackfriar Theater
6. Dye my hair
7. Do not use the bus while on Grounds for a week
8. Finish cross-stitching “Titania”
9. Compile all my photos in a photo album<--Completed 11/13/07
10. Find a cute iPod case for my new iPod<--Completed 10/02/07
11. Read (or reread) every novel by Jane Austen (1/6)
    Northanger Abbey
12. Go to a frat party
13. Purchase Adobe Photoshop (any edition 5.0 or higher)
14. Purchase a good, warm, comfortable, all-around perfect winter coat<--Completed 12/19/2007
15. On strips of paper list various activities. Keep them in a box, that way when I'm bored, I can randomly pick a sheet and voila - a new activity to do.<-- Completed 12/13/07
16. Watch (or rewatch) every Audrey Hepburn movie (excluding early films with minor roles) (0/20)
17. List 100 things that make me smile (10/100)
18. Go for a walk every other day for two weeks
19. Purchase reusable shopping bags or reuse my plastic bags when shopping.
20. Read at least one book on Mrs. Park’s recommended list of books to read
21. Sneak into a movie
22. Purchase a shirt off of Cafe Press
23. Go on a roadtrip with no predetermined destination
24. Give up nonessential shopping for a month
25. Keep a food diary
26. Cook one thing that is featured in an episode of “Good Eats” and eat it
27. Give a boy flowers
28. Quit cursing/cussing
29. Fill my change bank to the brim
30. Wake up when my alarm goes off the first time for a week.
31. Knit a shirt/sweater/anything else from knitty.com
32. Close my Wachovia saving’s account<--Completed 8/24/07
33. Get a new updated driver’s license<--Completed 8/14/07
34. Go back to high school and visit all the teacher’s that mattered to me<--Completed 1/03/08
35. Reread five books I loved growing up (0/5)
36. Visit my elementary school library
37. Obtain a credit card
38. Replace my incandescent bulbs with florescent ones
39. For two weeks record every cent I spend
40. Choose my major
41. Moisturize every day for a month
42. Write to three authors about how much I loved their book (0/3)
43. Visit Washington DC for a day/weekend trip
44. Write 50 letters of any kind to anyone (12/50)
45. Pick a new layout for my diary
46. Get my fortune read
47. Apply for 45 scholarships (0/45)
48. Purchase a set of BOSE headphones<--Completed 8/18/07
49. Complete the Beck Diet Solution cover to cover
50. Do not go up in clothing size
51. Register to vote<--Completed on 8/14/07
52. See Matchbox Twenty in concert
53. Refrain from shopping at Wal-Mart for six months
54. Knit 10 items for charity (0/10)
55. Find a new signature
56. Vote in the 2008 election after becoming well informed on the candidates
57. Maintain proper dental hygiene for 6 weeks (involves brushing 2x a day, flossing, using mouthwash, and wearing my retainer twice a week)
58. Find a job working for someone other than family
59. Participate in a Free Hugs Day
60. Fake my birthday at a restaurant
61. Complete 75 hours of community service/volunteering (0/75)
62. Quit popping my gum
63. Improve my handwriting
64. Finish my Jayne Cobb hat<--Completed 9/16/07
65. Find good use for my violin
66. Write a short story
67. Maintain a daybook for at least 20 days
68. Make my own purse
69. Donate blood 6 times (0/6)
70. Write a song
71. Become an organ donor
72. Keep bins to store my recycling rather than throwing it away in the trash<--Complete 9/8/07
73. Send a postcard to PostSecret<--Completed 10/30/07
74. Join Netflix again<--Completed 8/30/07
75. For two weeks eat at least one serving of fresh produce a day
76. Relearn how to write in cursive
77. Start a recipe book
78. Attend at least one session with a therapist/counselor/whatever they are calling them now days
79. Organize my yarn stash<--Completed 8/11/07
80. Apply to be on a make over show
81. Try 10 new recipes (0/10)
82. Cut my hair short
83. Donate hair to Locks of Love
84. Enter 5 blend challenges (0/5)
85. Post 10 unique blends on Creative (0/10)
86. Purchase a gold members account on Diaryland
87. Learn to knit a pair of socks
88. Submit a work of writing to be published
89. Send a care package to a soldier
90. Make my bed daily for 2 weeks
91. Knit myself a scarf
92. Learn to tolerate salad
93. Purchase Season 3 of The Office<--Completed 12/26/07
94. Find a versatile, durable knitting book filled with patterns I’ll want to knit
95. Meet Alton Brown - Note to self: Check his website around March to see book signings
96. Purchase Feasting on Asphalt Season 1 <--Completed 8/6/07
97. Finish a Sudoku book cover to cover
98. Keep a record of every book I finish reading
99. Purchase three spontaneous presents. Wrap them and give them to three different people. Cannot be on birthdays or other gift giving holidays (0/3)
100. Donate $10 to charity for each goal I don’t accomplish

unchallenged at 12:00 p.m.

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