The one with 101 things

The one with 101 things

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).

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 organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.

Personal

1. Re-join the gym and go at least 3 times a week for a term (0/12)
2. Ride my bike every month for 6 months (0/6)
3. Try out theLincolnshire 20s and 30s Walking Group
4. Go to the theatre at least 4 times (2/4)
5. Change my hair colour
6. Celebrate Buy Nothing Day – 29^th November – every year (0/3)
7. Buy some shares
8. Walk up Steep Hill without stopping
9. Download a random iTune every month (1/34)
10. Go to Yoga classes
11. Wear make-up every day for a month.(0/31)
12. Have a professional bra fitting.
13. Go 2 months without buying any new clothing items.
14. Wear a skirt at least once every week for a term (7/12)
15. Try contact lenses
16. Fill the £1 savings tin
17. Follow a regular skincare routine for 2 months
18. Win a competition
19. Watch every episode of Friends
20. Go without Facebook for a week
21. Never have more than one basket of ironing to do Going OK so far!
22. Have a non-chocolate Advent calendar
23. Post to PostSecret
24. Get down to a size 12
25. File paperwork once a fortnight Managing so far!
26. Get a library card and borrow a book every school holiday (0/16)
27. Try sushi
28. finish 9 weeks of the Couch to 5K programme
29. Find another personal challenge

 

Creativity

30. Create a blog – DONE 24/7/08
31. Learn to crochet first chain made19/8/08
32. Sew all my badges on my camp blanket
33. Hem all the unfinished curtains Almost there!
34. Mend all the clothes on the sewing pile
35. Make Christmas cards for family and friends
36. Update my family website
37. Add at least 2 more generations of ancestors to my GenesReunited Family Tree DONE Oct 08
38. Take part in Ed’s 52 Photos Challenge
39. Use my watercolours to paint 4 pictures (0/4)
40. Join a singing group
41. Make fudge.
42. Take part in 26 Things
43. Learn to play 2 recognisable tunes on the flute (0/2)
44. Watch 5 friends’ favourite films (0/5)
45. Find another creative challenge
46. Find another creative challenge

 

Friends & Family

47. Write to my closest friends instead of sending an e mail (MS,KA)
48. Have 5 dinner parties (0/5)
49. Have 3 BBQs, including one in the winter! (0/3)
50. Get my wedding dress cleaned
51. Make a will
52. Host Christmas dinner
53. Have 6 meals in the freezer at the start of every half term (1/16)
54. Host a fondue or cheese & wine night
55. Take Ed to Heston Blumenthal’s pub
56. Write and mail at least one ‘thinking of you’ card each month. (2/34)
57. Send someone flowers “just because”
58. Clear out my room at Mum & Dad’s
59. Send out my hen party pictures and video
60. With Nicola, plan a St Georges reunion
61. Let my husband choose a challenge for me
62. Let my best friend choose a challenge for me
63. Visit Emma inNewcastle DONE 29/10/08
64. Throw a party to celebrate my 100 accomplishments!

 

Work & Guiding

65. Complete class reports at least one week before the deadline
66. Maintain and update great classroom displays for a year
67. Make a Minsk 2007 scrapbook
68. Make a 28^th Lincoln Guides Unit scrapbook
69. Gain my camp and holiday licences for Guides
70. Read all the children’s books on my shelf (!)
71. Go to a jamboree as staff
72. Do something amazing in 2010 to celebrate the Guide centenary
73. Catalogue all my school books started 13/8/08
74. Volunteer to do something I wouldn’t normally do – DONE 10/9/08
75. Organise a county Senior Section trip
76. Take my minibus test
77. Plan each half term at school in advance Going OK so far!
78. Make one night a week a “no work and no Guides” night for a year Going OK so far!
79. Visit Broneirion, Netherurd and Blackland Farm Guide Centres
80. Complete my 75 Nights Away badge
81. Make a threshold application – I have the form…
82. Teach a term without using a text book

 

The World

83. Visit Doddington Hall with Karen
84. Visit theEden Project in Summer and Autumn
85. Return to Longleat to see inside the house
86. Take Lucy to the beach
87. Use Eco-Libris with every new school book purchased
88. Participate in FreeCycle at least 6 times DONE 20/8/08 (8/6)
89. Use my re-usable bags DONE 12/8/08
90. Go skiing again
91. Find white flags for our world map
92. VisitEstonia
93. Get a pin in the southern hemisphere
94. Go strawberry picking
95. Go on a holiday just using the £1 savings tin
96. Take part in a MoonWalk
97. Go on a canal boat
98. VisitEgypt
99. Make at least one loan through Kiva
100. Take part in PostCrossing
101. Donate £5 to the NSPCC for every incomplete challenge after 1001 days

My deadline: May 5^th 2011