This "project" of sorts was created by the Day Zero Project.
Here's the idea behind it...
The Challenge:
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 your part.)
Start Date: March 15th, 2014
End Date: December 10th, 2016
Black - Tasks to be completed
Blue - Tasks in progress
Red - Completed tasks
I divided mine into sections. You know, for organizational purposes, and all.
Family:
1. Create an Excel spreadsheet with family birthdays. Send cards to everyone.
2. Take my mom on a mother/daughter trip.
3. Write my mom a letter.
Friends:
4. Create an Excel spreadsheet with friends birthdays. Send cards to everyone.
5. Make a list of the top 5 influential people in my life. Let them know.
Personal Growth:
6. Plan a road trip.
7. Have professional head shots taken.
8. Take boudoir pictures - just for me.
9. Make a list of 25 things I like about myself.
Finances:
10. Pay off divorce.
11. Attend Financial Peace University @ church.
12. Financial Peace University - Step 1 - $1,000 emergency fund
13. Financial Peace University - Step 2 - Pay off debt w/ snowball
14. Financial Peace University - Step 3 - 3 - 6 months expenses in savings
15. Meet with mortgage broker to start the home buying process.
Career/Education:
16. Begin developing a business plan (complete with marketing materials).
17. Pass CPA exam.
18. Graduate with Masters in Accounting.
19. Graduate with GPA of 3.5 - 4.0
20. Get a promotion.
Personal Goals:
21. Read all the books that I already own.
22. Write a letter to my future children.
23. Go without Facebook for a week.
24. Spend a rainy day, in my PJs, watching movies all day.
25. Buy myself flowers, just because.
Health & Fitness:
26. Reach weight of 170.
27. Reach weight of 160.
28. Reach goal weight of 150.
29. Go back to Zumba.
30. Start taking yoga classes.
31. Get a massage, once a month, for 6 months. (0/6)
32. Get a facial.
33. Find out my blood type.
34. Run a 5K.
35. Run a 10K.
36. Run a half marathon.
Home:
37. Build a piece of furniture, or a frame, or something.
38. Learn how to use power tools.
39. Completely finish decorating our bedroom w/ nightstands, pictures, etc.
Food:
41. Make 3 "from scratch" desserts.
42. Take a cooking class.
43. Learn how to make jam.
44. Grow something (even if it's in a pot).
45. Cook my way through a cookbook.
Travel:
46. Visit a new state.
47. Go on a cruise.
48. Take a vacation.
Faith:
49. Attend & become involved in a women's bible study group.
50. Set aside 10 minutes a day for quiet time, reflection for 30 days. (0/30)
51. Use the 30 days to write in a journal. (0/30)
52. Find a counselor, and start going to see him/her.
53. Answer the "50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind." Link to my answers.
54. Complete the "I Am Content" challenge.
Relationship:
55. Get married.
56. Buy a house with Alex.
57. Have a baby. Or at least start infertility treatments.
Entertainment (Books/Movies):
58. Donate books during the "get teens to read" drive.
59. Leave an inspirational note inside a library book.
60. Ask 5 people to recommend their favorite book, and read them all. (0/5)
61. Re-read a book I read in high school that I didn't fully appreciate.
Fun Activities:
62. Go to the zoo.
63. Go to the aquarium.
64. Go to Canton's First Monday.
65. Go to a pumpkin patch.
66. Go to Highland Park, in a carriage, and look at Christmas lights.
67. Go to a sporting event.
68. Go to a haunted house/haunted hayride.
69. Go to an art museum.
70. Go to the planetarium.
71. Go see a play, or a musical.
72. Fly a kite.
73. Go to a concert.
74. Go antiquing.
Holidays:
75. Decorate for all the holidays. Big & small.
76. Carve a pumpkin.
77. Host a cookie exchange party for Christmas.
Random Acts of Kindness:
78. Donate a significant amount of money to a charity.
79. Adopt an angel for Christmas.
80. Volunteer for 20+ hours.
81. Send 6 "random" thinking of you cards to friends/family.
82. Start posting operationbeautiful.com notes.
83. Randomly pay for a person behind me in line.
Creativity:
84. Take a picture every day for a year.
85. Journal/create a photobook for the pictures. See Project Life - Project 365. I have some catching up to do.
85. Journal/create a photobook for the pictures. See Project Life - Project 365. I have some catching up to do.
86. Make an iPod playlist of my 101 favorite songs.
87. Find an inspiring quotes & work it into a piece of art.
88. Complete a coloring book.
89. Take a photography class.
90. Make 5 sewing projects pinned on Pinterest.
91. Make homemade Christmas gifts for 5 people.
92. Make the "pass it forward" gifts from Facebook.
93. Finish quilt for charity.
Purchases:
94. Buy one piece of David Yurman jewelry.
95. Buy a Movado watch.
96. Buy something from Etsy.
97. Buy a new lens for my camera. Or two.
98. Buy a little black dress.
99. Purchase class black Louboutin's.
Misc.
100. Blog about my progress.
101. Create a new 101 things list.
LOVE this! Ok, there are some things on this list that I want to do with you. I'd like to go to the cooking class, do all the running stuff, tag along at financial peace university, and go to the cookie swap party. FUN!!!!
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