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| The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 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). Inspiration: The 101/1001 challenge was created by triplux and I found it via ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} aamandarin. Since I've reached a point where I'd like to make some changes to my life, I like the idea of having a list of goals to pursue steadily over the next 1001 days. I'm starting on Monday (October 2, 2006) and I have until June 29, 2009 to complete all 101 tasks. I will, of course, be giving regular updates on my progress ;) My 101 Tasks 1. Continuing Education: 2. Learn to speak Japanese - started 3. Learn to read hiragana and katakana 4. Learn to read/write/speak French fluently 5. Buy a Sunday newspaper and read at least one section cover to cover for 1 month 6. Read through all the unread books in my library - 2/38 read 7. SWITCHED - 8. Read at least one of the books to win a Pulitzer Prize from each of the last 10 years - started 9. Participate in one class at a community college in a subject you know little or nothing about Health & Vanity: 10. Participate in at least one yoga class weekly for 3 months 11. Get down to goal weight 12. Maintain goal weight for at least 6 months. 13. Drink at least two, 24 oz or better, bottles of water each day for 3 months 14. Stay away from fast food for one month - started and slipped, started and slipped, etc. 15. Take care of all necessary (overdue) dental work - Started 16. Do 100 push-ups 17. Get resting heart rate to 60 bpm 18. 19. 20. Quit smoking 21. 22. Take vitamins everyday for 3 months 23. Eat vegetables with dinner every day for 1 month 24. 25. Get a facial every two weeks for 3 months 26. 27. Got to bed no later than 10:30pm every day for two weeks. 28. Wake up no later than 6:30am every day for two weeks. Other Personal Improvement: 29. 30. Volunteer at above organization at least twice a month for 6 months 31. Organize BoS - started 32. Fast for 24 hours 33. Follow a regular skin-care regime for a month 34. Go for one full week without using the Internet for non-work reasons 35. Actually use Control Journal for one month 36. Complete three "Monthly Items" from Control Journal each Sunday for 3 months 37. Financial Stuff: 38. Pay off all dentist debt - started 39. 40. Create list of all existing debt 41. Pay off $5K of existing debt - started 42. Save $5 a day for 6 months 43. Start a stock portfolio (again) 44. Draft a legal will 45. Obtain legal divorce 46. 47. Contribute maximum amount to 401k for 6 months 48. Start tracking monthly grocery spending, and match my previous record low (within 10 bucks) in six different months (not necessarily consecutive) - started (2/6) Hobbies & Creativity: 49. Print and frame the favorite photos that I have taken 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. Compile a list of 50 favorite songs 55. Participate in a formal class in photography 56. Participate in a formal class in acrylic painting 57. 58. Post one picture a week for at least six months at ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif){kind=small} baisleac_photo59. Organize my digital photos - started 60. Organize my prints and negatives 61. Scan all prints 62. Create CD archives of all photos 63. Cook one new recipe (that you've never tried before) every week for 3 months 64. Take 10 photographs per week for a month 65. Revamp websites 66. Maintain websites for at least 6 months 67. Develop all undeveloped film - counted (49 rolls) 7. Write "Morning Pages" every day for 12 weeks. Friends & Family: 68. Send Christmas cards - on time 69. 70. Accept all social invitations for one month (dates, lunch, happy hour) whether it’s something I want to do or not. 71. 72. 73. Send a card or postcard to a friend or family member every month for a year Adventures & Fun Stuff: 74. 75. Drive a convertible up the California coast 76. Spend an entire day at a spa 77. Hear a concert at the Walt Disney Concert Hall 78. 79. Attend a performance of the Los Angeles Opera Co. 80. Get my passport 81. Travel to two non-North American countries 82. Go on an organized hiking trip in the Sierra Nevada Mts. 83. Go to at least five different museums 84. 85. Visit a state I’ve never been to 86. See a show in Las Vegas 87. Go to Disneyland! Random Acts of Kindness: 88. 89. Compliment a complete stranger, genuinely, once a month for a year 90. 91. Write or call in a "Good Job" comment to a business that deserves it Stuff: 92. 93. 94. 95. Update LibraryThing 96. Keep current car until at least October 2008 - still have it 97. Get my armband tattoo 98. 99. Lastly: 100. Finish this list 101. Repeat this challenge and create a new list for the next 1001 days - started the list Total Done: 28 Total Started: 12 | ||||||||||
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