I'm participating in Day Zero, the 1001 Project!
The Challenge: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days (roughly 2.75 years)
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 organizing and timing some tasks.
Start Date: March 26, 2012
End Date: December 22, 2014
Items that are yellow are in progress. Items that are bold have been completed!
(and some have links to a blog post with details)
Health, Fitness, Style
1. Exercise 5 days a week for one solid month - completed April 2012
2. Have my teeth whitened - home kit, September 2013
3. Improve my posture
4. Try a yoga class / video - fall 2012
5. Get my hair styled for a party or date
6. Get a facial 2x/year (2/5)
7. Try eyebrow waxing or threading - May 2013
8. No fast food for 30 days
9. Go hiking each year (2/3) - hike 2012, hike 2013, hike 2014
10. Invest in quality eye make-up brushes
Reading, Writing, Learning
11. Write in my journal once a month (8/33)
12. Read the unread books currently on my shelf (Wuthering Heights, The Book Thief, City of Bones, The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, Matched) - September 2013
13. Learn a poem by heart
14. Take a photography class, workshop, or go on a photography field trip
15. Break a score of 70 in 9-holes of golf
16. Read 100 books with Anna before 1st grade - completed August 2012
17. Read a "bigger" chapter book with Payton
18. Learn how to write & edit html code for my blog - completed May 2012
19. Sell something on etsy
20. Join a book club - December 2012
Home & Organization
21. Buy a new house - completed September 2012
22. Plant a citrus tree
23. Make a mission map for the boys' room
24. Set up a chore system for the kids and stick with it for 3 months - completed Summer 2012
25. Buy a vintage camera - gift from mom, February 2013
26. Hang a framed picture of the temple in Anna's room
27. Organize important documents & understand insurance policies, bank accounts, etc. in case of emergency
28. Sort & organize the giant bin of family memorabilia into separate totes for each family member. - completed September 2012
29. Paint stripes on a wall - September 2013
30. Send out "We Moved" cards - completed December 2012 (included with our Christmas cards)
Family / Nurture
31. Visit Grandpa Blain - completed April 2012
32. Connect (phone, text, email) with siblings each month (5/33)
33. Take each of the kids on a Mom Date - completed August 2012
34. Get family pictures taken - completed October 2013
35. Have regular FHE each week for 3 months - completed January to March 2013
36. Plan 12 dates for Scott & I (5/12) - date 1 - date 2 - date 3 - date 4 - date 5
37. Make 50 states travel log scrapbook with Conner
38. Finally do Payton's crystal kit - completed January 2013
39. Go a full day with no e-mail, blog, texting, phone games, etc. each month (4/33)
40.
Crafting, Sewing, Creating
41. Hem my too long jeans
42. Make another jeans blanket
43. Complete a project from Pinterest - melted crayon art, completed July 2012
44. Make a skirt for myself
45. Make, frame, and display silhouettes of the kids
46. Use my printer's type trays to do a hanging photo project
47. Buy a silhouette cameo - my Mother's Day gift, May 2012
48. Try a new craft medium/skill
49. Do a sewing project with Anna
50. Make a ruler growth chart
In the Kitchen
51. Bake 12 different from-scratch cupcakes (1/12)
52. Learn how to make homemade bread
53. Make caramels
54. Make crepes - completed February 2013
55. Organize my recipes
56. Teach Conner how to cook 3 baby-sitting dinners
57. Prepare enough freezer meals to provide dinner once a week for 3 months
58. Make 3 recipes that include nutella - completed August 2012
59. Use the BBQ 5 times (on my own) for meal prep (2/5)
60.
Scrapbooks / Momentos
61. Make photo book of 2009 Maui trip
62. Complete my Project Life 2012 Album
63. Update Conner's School of Life Album (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th grade)
64. Update Payton's School of Life Album (K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd grade)
65. Start Anna's School of Life Album (3 yo preschool, 4 yo preschool, Kindergarten)
66. Organize Scott's childhood photos into a project life photo album - completed December 2012
67. Make Oregon Memories photo book
68. Finish Week in the Life 2011 as a photo book
69. Scrapbook Anna's photos (baby to 3 years) in a project life photo album
70. Transfer family movies to DVD (2000-2012)
Travel, Entertainment, Adventure
71. Take the kids to Hawaii
72. Go on a zip-line - completed April 2013
73. Go to Disneyland - completed October 2012
74. Take Payton to his first musical
75. Use my passport
76. Visit Zion National Park - completed October 2013
77. Attend an outdoor concert or play - Seussical the Musical, September 2012
78. Geocache
79. Go to a Farmer's Market
80. Go to a BYU Football game
For Others
81. Bring someone flowers
82. Do 10 RAKs in one day - completed on my birthday, September 2012
83. Send a care package to one of the individuals (drawn at random) who comments on this blog
84. Send happy mail once a month (15/33)
85. Contribute to a Craft Hope project
86. Participate in a volunteer project
87. Donate blood
88. Pay a compliment to someone once a day for 2 weeks
89. Register for Indexing at Family Search and complete 100 records
90.
Simple Pleasures
91. Tie a note to a balloon and let it go
92. Watch the sunrise and sunset in a single day - completed January 2014 in Maui
93. Kiss in the rain - completed April 2013 in Kauai
94. Get photos taken in a real photo booth
95.
For the love of a Party
96. Throw another "favorite things" party - September 2013
97. Organize a craft afternoon, day, or, in my dreams, a craft weekend - Pinterest Party, June 2013
98. Plan a mother/son activity
99. Have a breakfast date with friends
Growing
100. Make a new friend
101. Memorize 50 scriptures (1/50)
COMPLETE: 33
in progress: 10