The List

This page houses my 101 in 1001 list. This is a project that I will be working on for the next 2.75 years, and credit for its creation goes to the Day Zero Project.

The Challenge:

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).

Start Date: Sunday, January 01, 2012
End Date: Sunday, September 28, 2014

The List

Heath & Fitness

1. Lose 100 pounds (10/100)
2. Complete a week long liquid fast
3. Work out 4x a week for 3 months (0/3)
4. Complete the 30 Day Shred
5. Learn 10 new toning exercises for “problem areas”
6. Complete the 100 Pushups Challenge
7. Complete Couch to 5K
8. Join a gym
9. Take a multi-vitamin every day for 3 months (0/3)
10. Drink a minimum of 48oz of water a day for 3 months (0/3)

Life Improvement

11. Get a pet
12. See a doctor regarding depression/anxiety
13. Read the entire bible
14. Fill a paper journal
15. Answer the 50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind (0/50)
16. Go to bed by 11pm every day for 2 weeks (0/2)
17. Get up by 8am every day for 2 weeks (0/2)
18. Go on a date

Changing Habits

19. Clean out car once a week for 6 months (0/6)
20. Avoid biting nails for 90 days (0/90)
21. Keep apartment clean for 2 months straight (0/2)

Beauty & Appearance

22. Dye my hair blonde again
23. Get a 2nd tattoo
24. Do hair and makeup every day for 30 days (0/30)
25. Whiten my teeth

Finances

26. Get a credit card
27. Consolidate my student loans
28. Save up $5,000 as an emergency fund
29. Keep checkbook updated and balanced for 3 months (0/3)
30. Complete a No Spend Month
31. Save receipts to track spending for 2 months (0/2)

Technology & Online

32. Completely organize my external hard drive
33. Recreate my portfolio
34. Blog regularly (no gaps > 4 days) at whttrs.nu for 6 months (0/6)
35. Attend a blogger convention / meetup
36. Create web-related business cards
37. Earn $1000 from online work

Food & Cooking

38. Avoid fast food for 6 months (0/6)
39. Avoid Soda for 6 months (0/6)
40. Try 10 new foods (0/10)
41. Compile 100 recipes (0/100)
42. Lean to cook 20 new dishes (0/20)
43. Go to 15 new restaurants in Pittsburgh (0/15)
44. Avoid dining out for one month (0/1)
45. Avoid eating meat for one month (0/1)

Travel

46. Get a passport
47. Road trip to somewhere at least 5 states away
48. Vacation out of the country
49. Go on a day road trip just for fun
50. Visit a friend in another state
51. Go camping
52. Visit a new town/city for each letter of the alphabet
53. See the cherry blossoms in Washington D.C.
54. Go to Disney World
55. Spend New Year’s Eve in Times Square

Creativity

56. Create a pocket quote book
57. Do 20 “Day in the Life” photo shoots
58. Print and frame 10 pieces of my photography
59. Learn to knit
60. Complete a 26 Things photo set
61. Make and send out my own Christmas cards
62. Decide on, design and buy a vinyl quote for living room wall
63. Take time-lapse photos of Pittsburgh and create a panorama
64. Complete a 365 Days photo set – see the photos

Entertainment

65. Watch 101 new movies (0/101)
66. Read 75 new books (0/75)
67. Read 10 non-fiction books (0/10)
68. See 10 plays/musicals (0/10)
69. See a Steelers game, Pens game, and Yankees game
70. Go to 5 concerts (0/5)
71. Visit 5 museums (0/5)
72. See 3 movies in a theater in the same day
73. Beat 10 games I’ve never beaten before (0/10)
74. Watch all 6 Star Wars movies in one day
75. Read all of Jane Austin’s novels

Just for Fun

76. Cosplay at a convention
77. Watch the sun rise and set in the same day
78. Bungee Jump
79. Spend a night in a luxury hotel just to get away from it all
80. Learn to snowboard
81. Climb the 1,000 Steps
82. Go ice skating in Market Square
83. Finish a book of sudoku puzzles
84. Read 5 New York Times articles a day for 30 days (0/30)
85. Spend an entire day in downtown Pittsburgh

Indulge

86. Buy a bike
87. Buy an iPad
88. Buy a pair of custom converse sneakers
89. Buy a new DSLR
90. Buy a surround-sound system
91. Buy something from Tiffany’s
92. Go to a spa

For Others

93. Place inspiration messages in 10 public places (0/10)
94. Donate 500,000 grains of rice through Free Rice (0/500,000)
95. Donate money to 5 charities
96. Pay for the order of someone behind me in the drive-thru
97. Donate blood
98. Leave a 100% tip at a restaurant

Misc

99. Save $5 for each completed task (except this one) (0/500)
100. Inspire someone to start their own 101 in 1001 list
101. Create a new 101 in 1001 list