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101 things in 1001 days

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Posted by jenni | Posted in 101 things in 1001 days | Posted on 07-02-2010

Dan did this, then convinced Wendy to do this, so I’m giving in, too.

The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (i.e. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (i.e. 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.

Begin Date: July 4, 2010
 End Date: April 1, 2013

Items Completed: 9
 Progress: 9%

Strikethrough indicates a completed item
 Italics indicates an in-progress item

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TRAVEL

1) visit the three states i haven’t been to: NH, VT, ME [0/3]
going to vermont in november!
2) go to europe
3) go wilderness camping or on a trekking trip
4) revisit 3 places in the US that i love, such as: chicago, nashville, new mexico, savannah, nyc [0/3]
going to LA in october!
5) cross the equator
6) see the grand canyon
7) go to the airport and fly somewhere without planning ahead (or do the same with a roadtrip)
8) visit a new continent (i.e. not north america or europe)
9) go to a concert in another city
bayfront reggae festival in duluth , mighty mighty bosstones in milwaukee (aug 2010)
10) visit 3 more unesco world heritage sites, for a total of 17 [0/3]
11) go to cuba (extremely unlikely within 1001 days, but it’s a good goal!)
12) finish my travel journals on runawaytruck.com within 60 days of getting home from a trip
prepared for this by finishing the new orleans 2010 journal!
13) take a train ride

FINANCIAL / BUSINESS

1) be 100% debt-free
2) put 15% of my income into my 401k/Roth IRA, not including work’s contribution
i did some more calculating and realized i’m already contributing 16% of my own income and work adds 3%. 19% towards retirement is plenty, as it’s more important to be debt-free. my 2010 raise is going towards #1. (july 2010)
3) talk to an advisor to develop a plan for business investing
4) spend only cash for a month, and see if my budget changes
5) rebuild 404lab to increase ad revenue
6) compile solid information on relocation and business startup costs in various countries to make a pro/con list
7) make at least $100k income in a calendar year (stolen from dan!)

MAKIN’ STUFF

1) do project 365 again
2) make a profit on letterpress projects
3) finish the two giant afghans i’ve been working on forever [0/2]
4) print my own letterpress greeting cards
5) design and sell another knitting pattern
6) get my sewing machine working and learn to use it
7) do the lake street photowalk with wendy
8) dye my own yarn
9) make a tin-can star mural
10) enter something in the state fair every year, 2010-2012 [1/3]
11) relearn crocheting and make granny squares (july 2010)
12) make my own lightbox for photography
13) knit something complex with beads
14) print a 2011 letterpress calendar

FOOD AND DRINK

1) memorize 25 classic cocktails and make them well [8/25]

  1. margarita
  2. manhattan
  3. jack rose
  4. mai tai
  5. pegu club
  6. sidecar
  7. french 75
  8. negroni
2) make perfect dhalpouri for roti
3) make and bottle 5 kinds of homemade bitters or infusions [2/5]
  1. Bittercube basic bitters
  2. 5-spice infused simple syrup

4) cook a recipe from 20 different countries [1/20]

  1. sri lanka: cashew chickpea & cauliflower curry

5) learn to make cheese (besides goat cheese and paneer)
6) memorize the basic curry recipe so i don’t have to look it up all the time
7) invent a vegetarian jucy lucy
8) learn to pickle something, like green beans (aug 2010)


PERSONAL

1) get married
2) increase my donations to kiva.org to $300 [currently $190]
3) finish my giant book about viruses
4) figure out where i want that tattoo, and get it
5) lose 40 pounds
6) get over my fear of riding my bike in traffic and being run over
7) have date night with matt once a month [2010: july, august]
8) take (new) photos of every place i’ve lived [9/17]
in progress here!

SEEING OUR HOMELAND

1) go to the museum of russian art
2) visit the hockey hall of fame in eveleth (sept 2010)
3) take matt to the mississippi headwaters
4) go to the minnesota zoo again
5) take the trolley between lake calhoun and harriet
6) visit 20 new local restaurants/bars [6/20]
  1. FACES Mears Park
  2. Honey
  3. Caribe
  4. Heartland
  5. Thom Pham’s Wondrous Kitchen
  6. She Royal Deli

7) go to a game in each major pro sport: baseball, hockey, basketball, football (here or elsewhere) [1/4]
8) do the underground st paul tour
9) visit the observation deck at the Foshay Tower


NEW EXPERIENCES

1) jump off the stratosphere in vegas
2) go to a bally (aka midmajority) meetup
3) ride a sea trike
4) storm the court
5) go to a gophers football game
6) play paintball
7) play craps
8) swim in an infinity pool

LEARNIN’

1) learn to scuba dive
2) re-learn spanish
3) take another dance class with matt
4) figure out the rules of cricket and learn about the teams in countries we visit

HOME / GARDEN / ORGANIZING

1) go though stuff that hasn’t been touched since we moved in and reevaluate whether we need it. sell/donate.
2) make a potato-growing bin
3) turn the area by the back fence/arbor into a garden with wildflowers (aug 2010)
4) plant rhubarb (july 2010)
5) do something to make the “garden” on the north side of the house presentable
6) buy or build display shelves for the dining room so i can stop obsessing about all the travel souvenir clutter on the bookshelves (july 2010)
8) photograph and write down serial numbers for our electronics and expensive items in case of theft (july 2010)
9) clean up my external backup drive to make sure there’s always plenty of space

OUTDOORS

1) go snowshoeing
2) go cross-country skiing
3) skipper a sailboat
4) go vegetarian fishing
5) go kayaking again
6) have a picnic
7) ride a pedal-boat again
8) camp at isle royale
9) do the MN aidswalk again

WITH FRIENDS

1) host poker night at least twice [0/2]
2) hang out with steve and colleen, besides in october in hawaii
3) go to trivia every night for a week (except saturday, since it doesn’t exist)
4) have a dinner party that requires the wedgwood china
5) see a movie at the drive-in again
6) watch a twins game from the party deck

THIS CHALLENGE

1) put $20 towards debt payoff for each completed task on this list, and $50 for each non-completed task [$180]
2) have a new list of 101 things in 1001 days ready to go on day 1001

RESERVED FOR LATER ADDITIONS

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Comments (3)

Wendy said on 02-07-2010

I could steal some things from this list! Or I can just do them with you. Do you like how I invite myself to crash your 101 list? BECAUSE I AM.

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jenni said on 02-07-2010

DO IT. so when are we doing the lake street thing?

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Dan B. said on 31-08-2010

I’d be down for some paintball.

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