101 Things in 1001 Days

This idea has been going around for a while now and I have finally taken the plunge and started my own list of 101 things to complete in 1001 days. So far I only have about 94 things and will add more as I think of them. Wish me luck on my journey!

Start date: 13 January, 2009
End date: 11 October, 2011
Tasks completed: 10
Tasks in progress: 13

Tasks in Progress

  • Nurture my self-belief.
  • Make an effort to stop procrastinating.
  • Watch 100 films I’ve never seen before.
  • Read 50 books I’ve never read before, not including ones I have to read for school.
  • See at least four live bands every year during 101 in 1001 days.
  • Learn to cope better with my anxiety.
  • Remember that the only thing to fear is fear itself.
  • Quit biting and picking at the skin around my fingernails.
  • Maintain good grades.
  • Blog at my website at least three times a week.
  • Learn to drive a manual car.
  • Learn the basics of car maintenance.
  • Create and stick with an exercise plan.

The List

Personal

  1. Get my learner driver license. Completed: Read about it.
  2. Get my restricted driver license.
  3. Learn to drive a manual car. In progress.
  4. Learn the basics of car maintenance. In progress.
  5. Develop more self-confidence. Completed: Read about it.
  6. Nurture my self-belief. In progress.
  7. Jump off the Sky Tower.
  8. Get a new tattoo.
  9. Kiss in the rain.
  10. Sleep under the stars.
  11. Move into my own place.
  12. Get a massage from a proper masseuse. Completed: Read about it.
  13. Have a professional photo shoot, 1940s pin-up style.
  14. Continue with being vegan. Not completed: Read about it.
  15. Start a tradition. Completed: Read about it.
  16. Do something epic for my 21st birthday. Completed: Read about it.
  17. Ask someone on a date. Completed: Read about it.
  18. Learn to whistle with my fingers in my mouth.
  19. Learn to play the guitar.
  20. Model for a life drawing class.
  21. Continue writing in my journal at least three times a week.
  22. Sort through all of my belongings, sell, donate or give away what I don’t want, and use what I keep. Completed:Read about it.
  23. Sort and label all my old journals and store them in an old suitcase. Completed:Read about it.
  24. Make an effort to stop procrastinating. In progress.
  25. Remember that the only thing to fear is fear itself. In progress.
  26. Go to 15 garage sales. 0/15
  27. Take a First Aid/CPR course.
  28. Learn how to ice skate.
  29. Quit biting and picking at the skin around my fingernails. In progress.
  30. Learn to cope better with my anxiety. In progress
  31. Celebrate Josh and my 1 year anniversary.

Education & Work

  1. Start university and complete first year. Completed:Read about it.
  2. Get a job and stick with it.
  3. Learn French. Completed:Read about it.
  4. Maintain good grades. In progress
  5. Take a barista course or find a job in a good cafe that will train me.

Travel & Holidays

  1. Go away for a weekend, to another town, by myself.
  2. Go camping, properly.
  3. Go to Waiheke Island for the day.
  4. Go to Europe, particularly England and France.
  5. Go out on a boat for a day.
  6. Stay at a fancy hotel. Completed: Read about it.

Health & Fitness

  1. Take a dance class.
  2. Take a yoga class.
  3. Create and stick with an exercise plan. In progress
  4. Lose 20kg. 0/20
  5. Try rock climbing.
  6. Drink at least 2 litres of water a day.

Friends & Family

  1. Send an anonymous gift to someone.
  2. Go on a road trip with friends.
  3. Embark on 10 fun picnicking adventures with friends and family. 0/10
  4. Have a High Tea themed girly party for all the lovely women I know.
  5. Buy/pick flowers for someone else just because I can.
  6. Throw a dinner party.
  7. Have at least 3 DVD nights with close friends. 0/3

Entertainment

  1. Go to the theatre.
  2. Go to a festival.
  3. Watch 100 films I’ve never seen before. In progress: 40/100
  4. Read 50 books I’ve never read before, not including ones I have to read for school. In progress: 14/50
  5. Go 10 pin bowling at least 10 times. 0/10
  6. Go to the ballet.
  7. Go to the opera.
  8. See at least four live bands every year during 101 in 1001 days. In progress: 3/12
  9. Take more interest in local music.
  10. Subscribe to a magazine or newspaper for a year (this can also be done by successfully convincing someone to give me it as a gift).
  11. Visit some of Auckland’s great museums and art galleries.
    • Auckland Museum
    • Auckland Art Gallery
    • Howick Historical Village

Creativity

  1. Take a photography class.
  2. Make prints of all my digital photos and put them in albums.
  3. Make a scrapbook.
  4. Learn to use the sewing machine and make at least 2 items of clothing all by myself. Completed: Read about it.
  5. Write a poem.
  6. Make ice cream.
  7. Participate in Project 365.
  8. Create an original recipe.
  9. Write a short story.
  10. Buy an instructional book on water colour painting and teach myself.
  11. Sell some of the things I make through my Etsy shop.
  12. Design my own teddy bear pattern.

Computing & Online

  1. Learn how to take better care of my computer.
  2. Learn PHP.
  3. Blog at my website at least three times a week. In progress.
  4. Open an Etsy shop.

Money & Purchases

  1. Save for my overseas trip. On hold.
  2. Buy a great piece of retro/vintage or antique furniture. Completed:Read about it.
  3. Buy myself a piece of good-quality jewellery.
  4. Purchase a great camera. Completed: Read about it.
  5. Buy something from Viven of Holloway.

Community

  1. Volunteer at 3 places, including the Howick Historical Village. 0/3
  2. Leave a copy of Jeff Buckley’s album Grace in a public place for someone to find.
  3. Join a protest for something I feel strongly about.
  4. Donate blood.
  5. Go to a Chinese New Year celebration.

Page created: 13 January, 2009.
Page last modified: 14 October, 2010.

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