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 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. Create this list… and believe me it is a task. - 10/02/06

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 - Participate in a wine-tasting / knowledge class - Could not find any local classes. New #7 down in Hobbies and Creativity
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. Create a do-able exercise regime - 10/29/06
19. Have baseline mammogram - 2/5/07
20. Quit smoking
21. Go and see a dermatologist about my scalp - 2/5/07
22. Take vitamins everyday for 3 months
23. Eat vegetables with dinner every day for 1 month
24. Get a manicure every two weeks for 3 months - 1/20/07
25. Get a facial every two weeks for 3 months
26. Get a pedicure once a month for 3 months - 1/6/07
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. Find an organization for which to volunteer regularly - 10/04/06
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. Keep desk top clean and uncluttered for 3 months - 12/31/06

Financial Stuff:

38. Pay off all dentist debt - started
39. Pay off Bally's debt - 11/08/06
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. Use the first six numbers I hear from people I don’t know and play them as Lotto numbers for 4 weeks - 2/9/07
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. Finish organizing recipe book - 10/15/06
51. Organize iTunes playlists - 12/05/06
52. Compile a list of 50 favorite films - 12/19/06
53. Compile a list of 50 favorite books - 11/03/06
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. Actively participate in an RPG from start to completion - started 10/7/06, died 10/29/06. Created a new character.
58. Post one picture a week for at least six months at baisleac_photo
59. 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. Host a successful party - 3/17/07
70. Accept all social invitations for one month (dates, lunch, happy hour) whether it’s something I want to do or not.
71. Walk the dog once a week (further than Starbucks), more is better, for 3 months - 1/27/07
72. Create and maintain address book (3x5 card system) - 11/23/06
73. Send a card or postcard to a friend or family member every month for a year

Adventures & Fun Stuff:

74. Eat a traditional picnic in a park somewhere - 3/25/07
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. Dance in the moonlight - 3/25/07
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. Get a professional massage - 12/26/06
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. Pay for the person’s coffee standing in line behind me - 12/07/06
89. Compliment a complete stranger, genuinely, once a month for a year
90. Tip a waitperson 50% - 11/30/06
91. Write or call in a "Good Job" comment to a business that deserves it

Stuff:

92. Buy a mid to high-end digital SLR - 11/29/06
93. Buy an iPod - 11/28/06
94. Buy a laptop - 11/29/06
95. Update LibraryThing
96. Keep current car until at least October 2008 - still have it
97. Get my armband tattoo
98. Fling 10 old kitchen utensils - 1/31/07
99. Fling 10 old pots/pans and replace with high quality - 11/28/06

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