Project 101 in 1001

[liltattoo]

I finally got my list done this weekend! Wow that was hard! Apparently, I'm an under-achiever and don't have that many things I want to do. I used OneNote to make my list...divided into categories and then each things has it's one page so that I can write down my progess, research, steps, etc..

So...here it is:

Food:
1 Try Grandma's Recipes - 1 Every 2 Weeks
2 Plant a Raised Vegetable Garden
3 Set Up Grocery Book
4 Eat Out @ Nice Restaurant OAM
5 Eat a Home-Cooked Meal Every Day for 3 Months
6 Cook Supper in Crockpot for 1 Full Month
7 Only Eat Home-made Sweets for 6 Months
8 Try OAMC For 1 Month

Sport & Fitness:
9 Do 101 Sit-Ups & 101 Push-Ups
10 Run/Walk 1 5K Marathon
11 Walk For A Cause
12 Eat my 5 Fruits & Vegetables Every Day for 1 Month
13 Drink 8 8-oz. Glasses of H2O a day for 1 Month
14 Buy a Bike & Use It
15 Lose 40 Pounds

Family:
16 Make Family Traditions Book
17 Meet my Cousin Brandy
18 Get an All Generation Pic of Grandpa's Family
19 Spend Special 1 on 1 time with Girls
20 Take Girls to Play in Snow
21 Go on a Picnic
22 Plan & Have Date Night Once a Week for Duration
23 Go Fishing with Family
24 Find Out Who my Grandparents Are/Were
25 Write Love Letters to hubby & Girls OAM
26 Fly a Kite

Home:
27 Turn Master Bedroom Into Oasis
28 Follow Flylady for 6 Months
29 Organize House From Top to Bottom
30 Get Rid of 101 Things for Project Time

Hobbies & Crafts:
31 Learn To Crochet
32 Print Out Digital Pictures to Current Month
33 Put All Photos in Albums
34 Finish Winter Wonderland X-stitch
35 Scrapbook to Current Year of DDs' Lives
36 Visit Amanda & Shelburn's Graves
37 Contact/Do One Genealogy Thing a Month
38 Take a Cake Decorating Class
39 Take Piano Lessons
40 Purchase a Digital SLR Camera
41 Take a Photography Class
42 Take 1 Picture Worthy of Display
43 Complete the 26 Things Picture Project

Finances:
44 Save $10,000.00
45 Save $1 for Every Day of Project for a Total of $1,001.00
46 Make & Stick to Budget for 6 Months
47 Put $ Away for Holiday Gifts
48 Make & Stick to Holiday Budget
49 Setup Retirement Account for Me

Literature:
50 Read Bible Cover To Cover
51 Post 1 Entry a Day for 1 Month on 1 of my Blogs
52 Read 1 Book a Month for Duration
53 Revisit Old Stories & Work on 1 to Completion
54 Write a Story for Each Girl

Travel:
55 Go To Disneyland
56 Visit My Family
57 National Lampoon Moment @ the Grand Canyon
58 Plan a Trip to Iowa
59 Visit Roswell, N.M.
60 Go On a Scenic Drive
61 Visit Arches National Park

Holidays & Giving:
62 Pick 2 People & Make Homemade X-mas Gifts For
63 Start Operation Christmas Child w/ Girls
64 Plan & Build Multi-Holiday Advent Calendar
65 Randomly Gift 1 Family Member OAM for 1 Year
66 Donate Blood at Least Once…Maybe Twice
67 Take Family on a Polar Express Train Ride
68 Acknowledge All Holidays for 1 Full Year
69 Pick 1 Wacky Holiday to Celebrate Each Month for Duration
70 Spend 1 Christmas w/ Extended Family
71 Volunteer in the Community
72 Knit/Crochet 1 Blanket to Donate

Fun:
73 Attend a Live Concert
74 Attend a Taping of or Try Out for Wheel of Fortune
75 Buy a Handheld GPS & go GeoCashing
76 Get a Facial
77 Get Up Early for Balloon Fiesta
78 Attend at Least 1 Local Festival
79 Attend a Hockey Game as a Family
80 Attend a Football Game as a Family
81 Attend a Nascar Race
82 Go Hiking x2
83 Go Sledding
84 Go Camping Every Other Weekend for 1 Summer
85 Have a Large BBQ with Friends
86 Get Hair Cut Different x3
87 Find Out What I Look Like as a Blonde
88 Do An 80s Movie Marathon - Watch 1 80s movie a night for 1 month
89 Go Ice Skating

Miscellaneous:
90 Go Back to School to get Master's Degree
91 Buy 1 New Article of Clothing per Month for Duration
92 Teach Girls to Speak French
93 Learn a New Language
94 Get a Genealogy Program
95 Setup Emergency Kit
96 Take a Self-Defense Class
97 Organize & Actively Use Notebooks
98 Moisturize Day & Night for 1 Month
99 Declutter/Organize Computer Files
100 Write a Customer Comment When I Receive Good Service
101 Meet a MHH member for lunch
102 Make a New 101 List by the End of 1001 Days...this one doesn't really count.

Phew! That's alot of stuff! Hope I can get it all done!

 

[SparkleNana]

Liltattoo -- that was a wonderful list! reading your ideas sparked all kinds of new ideas for me! Thank you! I see that this fun project can really "stretch" us in lots of ways!!! Good On You for doing this!!!!!

Reading liltattoo's list shows me that this project is really going to be good for all of us! Something absolutely wonderful to look forward to in 2009!!!

 

[iluv2scrap]

Great list liltattoo! What a varied amount of wonderful things to accomplish. :friendly:

 

[CanadianJingles]

WohooO! Awesome list! It really does help you figure out what's important, doesn't it? ink:

 

[CanadianJingles]

Yes, I have ideas. Some of your points can be broken down a bit more; you'll feel like you are getting more done if you can complete tasks. Make your tasks measurable so you know when you've completed it. I think you have a great start!

29. Declutter the house -- this could be declutter the basement, declutter the main floor and declutter the bedrooms. The whole house can be overwelming but breaking it up isn't so much.

31. Revist crafts I loved as a kid. -- be specific and make this multiple items. What crafts did you love? For example, try a beadwork project again, complete a paint by number again, crochet something.

You've got some points that link really well.

46. Think of somewhere I've never been I'd like to go.
47. Make a plan to achieve #46

Something else I thought of that might be helpful when making a list is to break it up into categories. My list is divided into 11 categories: food, sport & fitness, creativity, family, home & yard, writing, books, social, holidays & occasions, appearance & clothing and miscellaneous (which is stuff like donate blood at least once and send postcards from home to friends who live elsewhere).

Sorting might help you; you have categories in there. Sort it by photography, community (donations of quarters, books, coaching), reading, writing, crafts, etc. You'll start to see what you want to do more of.

I see you have (23) take more pictures and (37)take some new pictures of self. Are you married? What about get a great photo of you and your husband? A lot of people haven't had a picture of themselves as a couple since before their kids were born. If it's been a couple of years, it's time to get a great photo. Do you have a recent family photo? Those are so valuable.

You have motels/hotels on your list and 46/47 for travel. Do you want to get new luggage? A new overnight bag? Do you ever send postcards even if it's short travel.

You have continue to knit items. Is there anything specific you want to knit? Make 10 newborn hats for the hospital (since you like charitable stuff)? Make a blanket for DD or mittens for DGD?

You want to learn to sketch people. What about trying an online sketching course? (I have a few links since one of my 101 is to fill a sketchbook). Do you want to learn to sketch in pen or charcoal or both?

Get my house the way I want it. What does this mean? You already have decluttering so I'm guessing this is other stuff. As you can see in my list, I want to change some taps, some light fixtures and do some painting. Find a way to measure what will make your house the way you want it. Do you want a new kitchen table? Do you want some frames so you can hang a collage of family photos? Do you need to replace a window that doesn't seal?

I hope this helps. I think you have such a great start. Try defining a bit more what you need to do to cross things off your list. You'll find some points are really two or three things. :flower: