Tuesday, September 1, 2009

The list

Here is my completed list. The blank ones at the bottom are to be added.

Start Date: 12:00 am EST September 1, 2009
End Date: 12:00 am EST May 29, 2012

In Progress
Completed

Health & Well-Being

1. Exercise 3x per week (2/143)
2. Lose 40 lbs (0/40)
3. Take a multi-vitamin and a fish oil pill daily. (4/1001)
4. Utilize Sparkpeople to track fitness and nutrition.
5. Quit biting nails
6. Spend one day per month technology-free. (0/34)
7. Drink only water for a week (0/7)
8. Eat breakfast 3x per week (2/143)
9. Whiten teeth.
10. Cut out refined sugar for one full week (0/7)

Food & Cooking

11. Participate in cooking contest/cook-off.
12. Try 1 new recipe per week. (0/143)
13. Make a cookbook with family recipes and favorites.
14. Eat only locally for one week (0/7)
15. Take a cake decorating class
16. Order something that I have never tried off of a restaurant menu 10 times (0/10)
17. Cook a holiday meal for family.
18. Go to farmer's markets 5 times (0/5)

Just For Me

19. Get 5 mani/pedis (0/5)
20. Go to a movie by myself 5 times (0/5)
21. Spend $100 on MYSELF.
22. Invest in good quality natural mineral make-up and good brushes.
23. Get 2 new magazine subscriptions.

For Others

24. Donate blood
25. Get on the bone marrow donation registry.
26. Participate in Relay For Life
27. Do 5 random acts of kindness or pay it forward 5 times. (0/5)
28. Send a care package to someone
29. Donate 1,001 items to goodwill/salvation army (0/1001)

Family/Kids

30. Craft with kids at least 3x per week. (1/143)
31. Cook or bake something with the girls' help once a month. (0/34)
32. Take the girls to play in the snow.
33. Make a table-top playhouse for the girls.
34. Make photo albums for the girls
35. Start a tradition
36. Give each family member a handmade gift at Christmas.
37. Make an advent calendar for the girls.
38. Send Christmas cards out in a timely fashion.
39. Get the girls an aquarium or a lizard or turtle.
40. Celebrate a silly holiday.

Just For Fun

41. Visit a haunted place.
42. Go on a road trip without a destination in mind.
43. Go apple-picking.
44. Color an entire coloring book.
45. Take pictures in a photobooth.
46. Go on a hike.
47. Stay up all night and watch the sun rise.
48. Go to 2 states that I have never been to before.
49. Read 100 books that I haven't read before. (1/100)
50. Watch 100 movies that I haven't seen before.
51. Go camping two times (0/2)
52. Go to the zoo
53. Go to the tide pools
54. Have a picnic
55. Go to a Nerdfighter gathering
56. Go to a concert.
57. Make 3 new friends (0/3)
58. Start a collection
59. Do something interesting on 09/09/09, 10/10/10 and 11/11/11.
60. Be an extra in a movie.
61. Be a contestant on a game show.
62. Win something in a contest/sweepstakes.
63. Write a book
64. Go spelunking.
65. Go whale-watching.
66. Have book published.
67. Go to a small-town festival in another town.
68. Go to a small-town festival in my own town.
69. Get a lotto ticket.

Around the House and Garden

70. Re-vamp the yard and garden.
71. Designate a shelf/cupboard to stockpile gifts to have on hand.
72. Plant more herbs and veggies.
73. Clean and purge the girls' rooms
74. Clear out "dining room"
75. Get a recycling bin for the kitchen

Craft/Business

76. Sell something on Etsy.
77. Have a booth at a craft fair.
78. Write in craft/art journal 3x per week (1/143)
79. Build up soap inventory and list on Etsy.
80. Make hairbows.
81. Learn how to sew well.
82. Get a new sewing machine

Random/Extra

83. Have $1000+ in savings
84. Buy a new car
85. Go to Colorado for a family visit.
86. Maintain blog throughout this project. Update with completed items and progress.
87. Save all spare change for 1,001 days
88. Donate $5 for every task not completed to a charity.
89. MOVE!
90. Put $5 in savings for each task completed.
91. Get a digital SLR camera and learn how to use it.
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101. Start a new list at the end of 1,001 days!

4 comments:

  1. Great list!! And I love your blog design :)

    Glad you joined Day Zero List Makers!

    Good luck! I'm looking forward to following your journey :)

    Tara SG
    101.taraSG.com

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  2. Thanks! I'm terrible with html and design, so I look for cute pre-made templates. Leelou designs has really cute ones! Love the Day Zero List Makers group, thanks for creating it.

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  3. I came across your website! What a good idea! I might be able to help with your mineral makeup task. I sell Mary Kay and all of our eye shadows/cheek colors are mineral, plus we have mineral foundation and great brushes! If you want to check it out go to www.marykay.com/jmueller! Send me an email if you have any questions!

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  4. Good luck with your goals! And I second Tara, the blog design is wonderful!

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