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 your part).
STATS
START DATE: Saturday, August 15, 2009
END DATE: Friday, April 27, 2012
Coding:
In ProgressCompleteCHARITY 1. Donate blood once a year (0/3)
2. Donate 1 million grains of rice on freerice.com (1,120/1,000,000)3. Find a Girl Scout troop to volunteer with
4. Donate 2% of my paycheck to Gavin Newsom’s campaign with every paycheck (2/66)
a. Campaign to donate to can and will change after the 2010 election
b. WORKING on the campaign counts as money donatedRELATIONSHIPS5. Send a just-because care package to a friend
6. Call someone I haven't talked to in at least 6 months
7. Send at least 10 Christmas cards and write a personal note in each (0/10)
8. Visit family in Ohio9. Kiss someone new10. Bake a cake for a friend's birthday
11. Bake a cake for a family member's birthday
THINGS INVOLVING MONEY12. Buy a complete outfit purchased from thrift stores
13. Record total amount of money spent on food for a month
14. Support a craftsperson by buying something handmade
15. Pay off my credit card
16. For one month don’t take money out of my savings account except to pay the rent.
17. Save all my loose change for 12 months (3/12)18. After 12 months, roll the coins and take them to the bank
19. For at least 5 months overpay my student loan (0/5)
20. Overpay my credit card bill 5 times (0/5)
21. Buy or receive another pair of Dansko shoes
22. Pay my own car insurance.
PERSONAL HEALTH23. Work out 3 times a week for 1 month (0/12)
24. Take some exercise class
25. Find an OBGYN and schedule and go to an appointment
26. Rehabilitate my ankle back to new27. Enroll in health insurance when the other expires at the end of 200928. Eat vegetarian for one month
29. Perform a breast exam once a month (3/33)30. Eat breakfast 36 times (7/36)BOOKS, MOVIES, AND MUSIC31. Watch 10 documentaries (0/10)
32. Attend a concert33. See a play
34. Go to the movies alone
35. Leave 5 books in different coffee shops with a note (0/5)
36. Read the Bible
37. Discover 5 new music artists I like (3/5)38. See 12 new movies in theater (7/12)39. Watch the 50 scariest movies of all time from here (http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/gallery/top_50_scary_movies/) that I haven't seen yet (2/38)40. Go to the Bridge School Concert
41. Read ten books that have been banned or challenged in any country. (1/10)42. See an IMAX movie
43. See Brett Dennen in concert again
44. Make a driving mix for the car
45. Read 15 poetry books (0/33)
46. Join a book club
PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO47. Attend Church 10 times (0/10)
48. Travel to a country where I have to show my passport
49. Tour a vineyard/winery
50. Sleep in a tent
51. Ride on the back of a motorcycle
52. Go to a parade or street fair
53. Attend a non mandatory lecture or seminar
54. Go on a weekend road trip
55. Go to Disneyland
56. Go to the zoo57. Go fishing
58. Spend one morning going to garage sales
59. Go to Las Vegas
60. Go to a Gay Pride parade
61. Go to a museum
62. Go to a Renaissance Fair
63. Go to a state I haven’t been to yet
FOOD64. Cook at least one dish I've never made before, at least once a week, for a month (4/4)65. Visit a Farmer's Marker and make something out of at least one thing I buy
66. Take a cooking class
67. Eat at 10 restaurants I've never eaten at before (5/10)68. Use fondant when decorating a cake
69. Learn to make crepes
70. Make at least one meal from scratch per month (3/33)71. Learn to make homemade pasta
72. Try five new cuisines (0/5)
SCHOOL AND WORK73. Apply to 7 law schools (0/7)
74. Get into at least one law school
75. Make a scrapbook of my college experience
76. Apply for 10 scholarships for law school (0/10)
77. Take a language class
78. Officially become assistant manager
AND JUST OTHER STUFF79. Mail a secret to PostSecret
80. Plant something from a seed
81. Post a video on the internet that has me in it
82. Document "a day in my life" with photos once a month (3/33)83. Purge wardrobe of anything I haven't worn in two years
84. Back up all files to an external hard drive twice a year (0/6)
85. Write a letter to a politician
86. Keep a journal regarding these goals
87. Get a manicure and a pedicure
88. Stay off the internet for two weekends (0/2)
89. Learn to drive stick shift
90. Paint my nails 10 times (1/10)91. Finish decorating my room
92. Successfully complete
100_snapshots (5/100)93. Make my own Christmas cards
94. Win at trivia on our team, Areola Borealis
95. Participate in Postcrossing.com 10 times (0/10)
96. Consistently use reusable shopping bags for a month (or longer)
97. Get a new drivers' license with a new picture
98. Buy and read the newspaper 100 times (0/100)
99. Get certified in First Aid
100. Get certified in CPR
WHAT IF I DON'T?101. Donate $2 to an organization of my choice for each goal not completed
Donate $1 to an organization of my choice for any goal changed (11 changed)