Introduction: The List

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

Start: March 15, 2009
End: December 11, 2011

Creative / Arts
1. Redraft "Savannah" at least five times, at least one month apart (0/5)
2. Participate in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)
3. Complete a 26 things challenge choosing from a list at http://sh1ft.org/26things/26things-listarchives.html
4. Finish knitting the blanket
5. Knit a hat I am proud to wear
6. Send a postcard to PostSecret
7. Watch all movies on AFI's top list (14/100) - already have seen 14... what a good start
8. Read 50 books. Novels for school count (0/50)
9. Read at least the first Twilight book to see if it's any good
10. Rewrite the list of common editing mistakes in the Bstone office
11. Publish a story
12. Keep Flickr updated
13. Complete a soundtrack to '09 & '10 & '11 (0/3)
14. Do a creative writing prompt once a week for 52 weeks from http://www.creativewritingprompts.com/ (0/52)
15. Knit / crochet 15 projects from my 2009 Page-A-Day calendar (0/15)
16. Make a kick-ass portfolio
17. See five Broadway shows that I haven't seen before (0/5)
18. Attend a concert.
19. Find and print some of my own photos for my parent’s basement
20. Create the paperclip tree with paint chips from sophomore year
21. Sew a t-shirt or scrap fabric quilt.
22. Compile the lyrics I’ve written somewhere, creatively

Education / Exploration
23. Join a new club at JMU
24. Get a job
25. Learn to cook 52 new recipes & organize them in one place (0/52)
26. Move out of my parents' house
27. Follow Virginia Tech & Steelers teams during football seasons
28. Sit in the audience of a late-night talk show
29. Try waxing my legs. At least once
30. Use my library card to take out 25 books – can coincide with 50 books to read (0/25)
31. Complete a senior honors project I am proud of
32. Attend at least one sports event a season - football, basketball, etc (0/12)
33. Learn to surf - or attempt to
34. Go fishing
35. Attend a wine tasting
36. Go paintballing
37. Own a plant for at least a year without killing it
38. Go to the White Elephant or similar flea market at least twice a summer (0/6)
39. Learn to ice skate
40. Enter a tournament - Wii, board games, etc
41. Wake up for a sunrise
42. Try 15 new restaurants (0/15)

Misc.
43. Open a CD to last until I graduate
44. Bookmark heyitsfree.com and check it regularly
45. Keep a swear jar for two weeks – $0.25 per swear
46. Post-it someone’s car
47. Save another $10,000 in my bank account

Home / Auto
48. Replace the WEJs bumper
49. Get chair from Grandma recovered
50. Put up curtains in Sunchase & in my new apartment
51. Furnish my apartment solely through thrift stores & giveaways
52. Use one super-large bookcase to house my book collection
53. SERIOUSLY de-clutter my bedroom at home – with nearly nothing left in it

Fitness / Health / Food
54. Climb the rock wall at UREC
55. Try six new classes at UREC at least twice each (0/6)
56. Make it to the gym or exercise 2-3 times a week for the duration of 101 in 1001
57. Get the HPV vaccine
58. Wear sunblock on exposed skin every day for 30 days, four times (0/30)
59. Go hiking three times. If I like it, go once a month, weather-permitting (0/3)
60. Go tubing
61. Ride the Rail Trail in Westchester
62. Keep a food diary for a week, six times (0/6)
63. Take a cooking class
64. Learn to make a decent cup of coffee
65. Get a pedometer and walk 10,000 steps a day for 30 days (not necessarily consecutive) (0/30)

Environment / Giving Back / Community
66. Stop using plastic grocery bags
67. Replace light bulbs with ones that are better for the environment
68. Donate blood once a year (0/3)
69. Shop at farmer's market during it's season for fruits and vegetables that I buy
70. Complete a walk or run for charity
71. Take cardboard & newspaper to the dump at least once a semester - once I graduate, contribute to recycling at home or at my new apartment
72. Attend at least 10 free community events (0/10)
73. Volunteer for 50 hours (0/50)
74. Do my laundry in cold water three times and see if I can notice the difference in cleanliness - if not, continue (0/3)
75. Grow my own vegetables - at least one plant, once

Travel
76. Go to the zoo - Bronx or National
77. Spend a day in D.C. looking at art museums
78. Take a multiple-day trip to the beach with friends or Chris
79. Visit Reddish Knob
80. Go to two alumni functions at JMU (0/2)
81. Visit Savannah
82. Visit Charleston
83. Visit the Mosaic Garden in Philadelphia - bring my camera
84. Climb the Statue of Liberty
85. Visit a country in Europe

Relationships
86. Help someone paint a room / paint my own place
87. Send Christmas cards at least one year
88. Go on three interesting dates with Chris - no dinners, no movies (0/3)
89. Camp outside in the backyard with Adam in the summer
90. Use the cards that have compiled in my home desk

Acquire
91. Get a new cell phone
92. Get a credit card
93. Get the basic spices for my apartment, including pepper
94. Buy / receive new lens for my SLR camera
95. Obtain something from freecycle

Added Every 200 Days
96. October 1, 2009
97. April 19, 2010
98. October 26, 2010
99. May 14, 2011

101 in 1001
100. Blog progress
101. Create a new list when this one is completed