101 Things in 1001 Days

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I joined a ravelry group with this same title. I know not all of us are on the rav yet, so I thought I’d start a group here too!

The basic idea is that you make a list of 101 things, and then you set a goal of completing those things in 1001 days… about 2 years and 8 months.

You can use this website to calculate your end date. I’m planning on starting February 1st, so my end date will be Friday, October 29th, 2010.

Want to join me? We can use this thread to post our 101 things, dates, and give each other support and celebration for completing our goals. My list isn’t quite finished, have about 20 more to add.

Here’s the original site, if you’re interesed in joining that as well.

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uuuh… I may be a little too horrified to realize that in a little over 1000 days I will freakin’ be FOURTY to consider doing this. :noway:

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:hug: there, there… it will be ok…:rofl:

(just a number remeber…you are as young as you feel… and 40 is the new 20)

I became anxious just the thought of doing this…I’ll do it through you Hildie and provide support… :thumbsup:

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Breh, we can make that into a positive! We can add “Turn the Big X-oh” on our lists, and then all we have to do that day is wake up! :thumbsup:

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Do we set the date after we’ve made the list or before? I’ll give it a try!

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:cheering: yay jan!!!

I set my date as Feb 1st so i would have time to make the list :slight_smile:
It’s your 101 things, so you can do what you want!

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Okay! Now to come up with 101 things… :zombie:

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Would doing the dishes 101 times in 1001 days acceptable? :teehee:

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Okay, here is my list! I’m starting Feb 1st, and my end date is Oct 29th, 2010

[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]1) Organize and maintain yarn stash[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]2) Save 500 dollars[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]3) Make a sweater[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]4) Lose 100 pounds[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]5) Perfect the “smoky eye” look[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]6) Set-up and maintain online bill pay[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]7) Complete a 1000 piece puzzle[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]8) Write Dissertation[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]9) Graduate[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]10) Stop biting my fingernails for GOOD[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]11) Go to the dentist[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]12) Establish a plan to GET OUT OF DEBT [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]13) Freeze cards with a zero balance [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]14) Fulltime faculty at an institute of higher learning[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]15) Stop smoking[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]16) Use yard sale finds for bedroom: dresser, nightstand, chair(?)[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]17) Recover orange flower chair for living room[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]18) Fix buffet[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]19) Save $$$ for mom’s 60th birthday ring (Aug 12 2010)[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]20) Read 10 books I haven’t read that I already own[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]21) See a show on Broadway[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]22) Save $$$ for a Contiki vacation[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]23) Drink 6 glasses of water a day[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]24) Join curves/ exercise 4x every week for 6 months[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]25) Downsize clothing; get rid of what doesn’t fit, is outdated, has been in the mending box.[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]26) Downsize shoes; same as above. [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]27) Take a glass-blowing class[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]28) Piece a top for a quilt (no strip cutting)[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]29) Have quilt professionally finished[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]30) Go fishing on the Mississippi[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]31) Start a 101 things blog; make weekly entries[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]32) Set up a “charging station” for phone, DS, batteries, etc[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]33) Make 5 Christmas presents[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]34) Organize/downsize photos[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]35) Make photo collections/collages to hang on the walls: Mom’s side, Dad’s side, Bri & me, College, HS, 4 cousins[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]36) Box and store wedding paraphernalia that I can’t throw away[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]37) Make a “map” for the pantry and stick to it![/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]38) Take a pottery class[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]39) Get my knit/purl tattoo[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]40) Send a post card to postsecret.com[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]41) See Stephen Lynch in concert[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]42) Go to a club downtown[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]43) Have a spa day with mom (facial, massage, cabana boy)[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]44) Go to a professional baseball game[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]45) Go to a professional football game[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]46) Go to a professional hockey game[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]47) Learn origami [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]48) Plant a tree[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]49) Burn pics/video of Sloan and Hailey to DVD[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]50) Experiment with mixed-media art[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]51) Get up early and drive to watch the sunrise[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]52) Take a kickboxing class[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]53) Eat “vegetarian” for 1 week[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]54) Attend a knitting/fiber convention that isn’t in my area[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]55) Begin using Piggly Wiggly bag for grocery shopping… ONLY! [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]56) Have coffee and beignets in New Orleans[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]57) Go to the opera [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]58) Organize/purge medicine chest[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]59) Use up or throw away all the extra soap, shampoo, lotions, etc[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]60) Organize DVDs by genre and catalog[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]61) Organize CDs by genre/collection/historical period/alphabetical artist and catalog[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]62) Go camping (sans cabin)[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]63) Say NO and don’t feel guilty![/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]64) See a foreign film[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]65) Write to an e-pal in another country[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]66) Send a care package to Iraq[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]67) Play Monopoly, from beginning to end[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]68) Fast for 1 day (water only)[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]69) Buy a wall-mount ironing board[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]70) Get an eye-exam and new glasses[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]71) Visit an alpaca farm[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]72) Plant and maintain an indoor herb garden[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]73) Learn kumihimo[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]74) Attend a symphony[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]75) Read 5 non-fiction books on topics I don’t know[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]76) Get CPR certified[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]77) Get a passport[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]78) Make organic salsa[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]79) Have escargot[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]80) Take Sloan and Hailey to Build-a-Bear [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]81) Pick fruit and make jam[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]82) Meditate once a week[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]83) Take a date to the Zoo[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]84) Go to a Ren Faire and wear a costume[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]85) Eat Ethiopian food[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]86) Go “off the grid” for a weekend (no phones, computer, electronic media)[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]87) Memorize The Highwayman[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]88) Clip coupons and use them to shop[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]89) Moisturize my face daily for 2 weeks[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]90) Learn all 50 state capitols[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]91) Hire a maid service[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]92) Host a party[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]93) Compile birthdays/anniversaries/important dates into a perpetual calendar[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]94) Switch over to low-energy lightbulbs[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]95) Go to a Wine Tasting[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]96) Break 130 when bowling[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]97) Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]98) Present at a national conference[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]99) Organize recipe box[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]100) Attend a blacksmithing class and make something![/FONT][/SIZE]
[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]101) Donate $1.00 for every item not completed to a children’s charity[/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]I’ve organized my list into categories, here. [/SIZE][/FONT]

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Sure, Iza! :teehee:

For everyone’s amusement, here’s how 1001 breaks down:

2.75 years
33 months (at 30 days per)
143 weeks
24024 hours
1441440 minutes
3003 cups of coffee (at 3 cups per day) (thanks, RENT)

A lot of the people with lists I browsed (linked on the day zero website) showed their progress like a fraction… for instance, someone who wanted to take a day trip once a month and has completed 2 trips would have (2/33) next to their goal. I’m not sure I, personally, want to get that deep, and certainly not for every item on my list (6006 glasses of water :zombie:) but it might be a fun way to show progress, especially for those things that are long term.

I’m going to cross off things as I complete them, and figure out some way to notate what is in progress, scheduled, or whatever.

:blooby:

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I’m in! now to think of the 101 things…

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hildegard- I can help you w/ #65 and #66 :grphug:
I’m an American living in a foreign country and you can write me.

For #66… if you want to change Iraq to Afghanistan-- I have an address that you can use. They take donated clothing, hats, shoes, socks, gloves, etc… for children of all ages and adults. The military personnel donate the items that they receive to the refugee camps, to the street kids, schools, hospitals, or orphanages.

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Okay I have 75 things I think. I was working on them until about 330 am so some of them are likely incoherent…lol. Working on it though.

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Wow, thank you IWRBK!!! I’ll send you a PM.

:happydance: Bren!

I’m going to have to start a “thanks for helping” side bar on my 1001 blogto give people credit :slight_smile:

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i’ll do it as well. just got to thin up 101 things now lol

susi

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:cheering:

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I typically make myself monthly to do lists and when I first read this I thought “no way am I keeping track of a list for 2 yrs.” Then I sat here (slow day at work) thinking of all the things that need to get done…
#1 nag hubby into finishing dissertation
2 - nag hubby into getting a real job with above PhD
3 - quite my job (see #2)
4 - get a per diem job (see #3)
5 - put new carpet in house
6 - sell this house
7 - buy new house
8 - learn to corchet
9 - crochet jelly bean ducks
10 - sew that darn skirt (bought fabric over a year ago and then got really into knitting)
11 - knit MY socks
12 - knit MY mittens
13 - make honeymoon scrapbook
14 - make wedding scrapbook
15 - do dog cross stitch #1
16 - dog cross stitch #2

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Ok so the start of mine. i will have to update later on

  1. Sell house
  2. Decide what country to live in this year
  3. Learn to crochet
    4.Make ALL ds’s jumpers for the year before i am franticly nitting them near the time
  4. Start horse riding again
  5. Drink more alchol
  6. Not bring any more stray animals into the house, i can’t afford them
  7. Get my son to school, no more home educating
  8. Get my driving license
  9. get all animals that need sterlizing done

all i can think of so far, will update later on

susi

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I’ve been thinking about this since I read your post yesterday. I’ll have to see what I can come up with for my list.

Be careful with doing these two together. :roflhard: ( Sorry, it just hit me funny when I read them…it’s been a long day…I definitely could put #6 on my list after today)

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Bwha, my 101 things!

  1. Complete the Biology GCSE with at least a grade C
  2. Apply to York St John
  3. Go to an open day at York St John
  4. Fall in love
  5. Wear something I knit outside the house
  6. Do a sponsored ramble
  7. Set up a saving account
  8. Donate blood or platelets reguarly
  9. Maintain a weight of 8 stone
  10. Watch all three Lord of the Rings extended films back to back
  11. Watch all of Season One of Queer as Folk
  12. Have a conversation in Spanish
  13. Use up 4 stash balls before buying new yarn
  14. Go out for a 30 minute walk every day for 3 months (0/90)
  15. Go swimming every 3 months (0/11)
  16. Go camping
  17. Break the habit of biting my nails - COMPLETELY!
  18. Go to America
  19. Go to Ireland, Scotland and Wales
  20. See a show in London
  21. Go horse riding
  22. Learn to play “I’ll Cover you” from RENT on the piano
  23. Watch Brokeback Mountain
  24. Learn to drive
  25. Learn calligraphy
  26. Learn to spin
  27. Paint my room lavender
  28. Keep a tomato plant
  29. Read 10 books I already have but haven’t read yet (0/10)
  30. Get a mobile phone, and don’t break it!
  31. Try to cook at least 3 meals a week (0/429)
  32. Brush my teeth twice a day for a month. (0/60)
  33. Downsize my clothes - donate ones that don’t fit, aren’t my style to the Salvation Army
  34. Start a compost heap somewhere in the garden
  35. Go to bed by 11 pm for 3 months. (0/90)
  36. Teach someone to knit
  37. Knit an afgan for Blonde Little Sister
  38. Knit an afgan for Brunette Little Sister
  39. Knit an afgan for Mum.
  40. Eat vegetarian for a week. (0/7)
  41. Watch the sunrise
  42. Watch the sunset
  43. Play on FreeRice.com at least 5 times a week (0/715)
  44. Start a 101 blog and update it weekly (0/143)
  45. Have a spa day
  46. Get everything on my Travian account to level 10
  47. Knit and donate 1 hat a month to the local maternity ward (0/33)
  48. Buy eggs from the market instead of from Sainsburys
  49. Attend a Rowan workshop on dying yarn
  50. Make 4 Christmas gifts by November
  51. Go on a rollercoster
  52. Eat breakfast every day - even if it’s at 11am! (1/1001)
  53. Drink 3 pints of water a day for a month (0/90)
  54. Go out and eat veal
  55. Eat fish and chips in a Cleethorpes Fish and Chip Shop
  56. Get new frames for my glasses
  57. Put 50 songs on my MP3 player
  58. Go iceskating on Christmas Eve
  59. Recycle all the tins once a week (0/143)
  60. Eat pizza once a month
  61. Have one pyjama day a week (1/143)
  62. Get a hair cut
  63. Re-dye to red
  64. Design a cabled sweater
  65. Buy a bunch of flowers for mum every month (0/33)
  66. Buy enough seacell yarn to make a shawl with
  67. Send letters to a penpal
  68. Eat 3 portions of fruit a day for 2 weeks (0/42)
  69. Go strawberry picking
  70. Have one bath a week with Lush bath bombs (0/143)
  71. Try fruit teas
  72. Be in the town center for the turning on of the Christmas Lights
  73. Visit the Blue John Mines
  74. Take pictures every time I complete a target
  75. Learn to do eye make-up that suits me
  76. Volunteer to walk dogs at the shelter
  77. Read the book ‘Manwatching’ by Desmond Morris
  78. Knit with wire
  79. Tidy my bit of the livingroom
  80. Go for a picnic in the park
  81. Go to a concert
  82. Alter the prom dress
  83. Buy a digital camera all of my own!
  84. Get four hugs per day (4004)
  85. Make pea and ham soup
  86. Get a nice lavender lampshade for my room
  87. Get a job
  88. Put only 2 tsp of sugar in coffee and tea
  89. Put all of the yarn stash onto Ravelry
  90. Put all of the needles onto ravelry
  91. Keep my bedroom tidy for 12 months (0/12)
  92. Scuba dive
  93. Flirt with a stranger on holiday
  94. Go to a local craft show
  95. Learn to cook the perfect steak
  96. Update my other blog at least every week (0/143)
  97. Knit baby socks for charity
  98. Take part in a least 1 KH swap
  99. Reclaim my tax!!!
  100. Post a letter the same day I write it
  101. Make a new list of 101 things for the next 1001 days!

My end date is October 20th 2010!