OK--so here it is!
On another blog I read--I came across the concept of setting 101 goals to accomplish in 1001 days. (Just over 2.5 years)
I will start my list today--September 11, 2010
I will finish my list by--June 9, 2013
If you are intersted in learning more about this cool concept, this website is for you!
OK--here is my list. I will keep track of my list and blog about the goals as I complete them. (I am still organizing them into categories but this is a start!)
Health & Fitness
1. Run a 5K race 3 times (0/3)
2. Run St Patty’s Day 7K
3. Do the 200 sit-ups challenge (www.twohundredsitups.com)
4. Lose 20 pounds (0/20)
5. Finish a 30 day workout on Wii Active
6. Workout before work 3 times a week for a month
7. Start taking a daily multivitamin
8. Get CPR certified
9. Try yoga
Get Involved/Just Because
10. Participate in the Susan G Komen 3 day for the cure
11. Get involved in Tyler’s school--Completed 9/14/10
12. Get a group of friends together to do www.363days.org
13. Volunteer at church
14. Pay for someone behind me in the drive through
15. Do 5 things outside of my comfort zone (0/5)
16. Send 10 “Just Because” cards (0/10)
Out and About
17. Take the kids on a airplane vacation
18. Go camping with the kids
19. Go to a Twins Game somewhere other than Target Field
20. Go on a random day trip with the family
21. Go on a long road trip with the family
22. Visit one new state
23. Take kids to Waterpark of America
24. See a play in the theater
Just for Fun
25. Do something fun for my 30th birthday
26. Do something fun for Brian’s 30th birthday
27. Watch 26 movies I’ve never seen starting with each letter of the alphabet (0/26)
28. Host a dinner party
29. Learn how to make knit washcloths
30. Read 10 books from Oprah’s book club (0/10)
31. Finish reading James Patterson’s collection of books
32. Host a game night with friends
33. Complete a jigsaw puzzle
34. Take a golf lesson for chipping
35. Find a new hobby
36. Make 5 things from www.instructables.com (0/5)
37. Learn to drive a boat
38. Buy a new American flag
39. Complete a mini beer tour at Old Chicago
40. Join or start a book club
41. Donate blood
42. Go ice skating
43. Learn to waterski
44. Sell something on Craigslist
45. Take a class on HTML
46. Buy an iPhone
Finances
47. Bring lunch 4 days a week for a month
48. Pay off student loans
49. Save $1,001
For me or the family
50. Buy a laptop
51. Have a family portrait taken
52. Start a new family tradition
53. Go to the casino in memory of Grandma
54. Go with family to play bar bingo in memory of Grandma
55. Potty train Natalie
56. Get my car detailed
57. Have a girls day with just my mom and sister
58. Mow the lawn before Brian can get to it
59. Get the whole family a passport—Just in case!
Because it has ALWAYS been on my list
60. Frame diplomas and hang them proudly
61. Organize photos on Shutterfly
62. Make scrapbooks for Natalie
63. Make scrapbooks for Tyler
64. Go through college stuff at my parents house
65. Organize my recipes
66. Make Tyler’s Twins tie blanket
67. Make Tyler’s sports pillow
68. Come up with an organization system for coupons
69. Plant and KEEP UP with my garden
70. Transfer all CD’s to iTunes and get rid of the CD’s
71. Create a house cleaning schedule and follow it for a month
72. Adapt schedule as needed and follow for another 2 months (0/2)
73. Come up with a better organization system for paying bills
Home Improvements
74. Redo Bathroom
75. Redo the basement bathroom
76. Redo the main floor bathroom
77. Paint the master bedroom
78. Paint the kitchen and dining room
79. Put landscaping around the rest of the house
80. Clean out the storage room
Food
81. Find 3 new recipes the family likes (0/3)
82. Learn to bake at least 3 desserts “from scratch” (0/3)
83. Take a cooking class for a different type of cuisine
84. Bake bread from scratch
85. Learn to make 3 of Grandma’s recipes (0/3)
86. Learn to make mom’s caramels
87. Get a breadmaker and make 5 different types of breads (0/5)
88. Find and make 5 new crockpot recipes
89. Make a custom recipe book
Christmas
90. Be done Christmas shopping by December 10th
91. Have a Christmas movie marathon
92. Rent a limo and go see Christmas lights
93. Mail Christmas cards with personal notes
Day Zero List
94. Inspire someone to make a Day Zero list
95. Start a new 101 list by the time this lists’ time frame is up
96. Donate $5 to charity for each task I don’t complete
97. Come up with 4 more goals for this list
