101 in 1001

Being a single, childless, independent woman, I've come to find that if I'm not busy, then I'm just not me. I honestly believe that I keep busy in order to keep my sanity. In addition to my regular full-time job, and my part-time graduate studies, I've taken on a number of additional responsibilities which include church leadership, independent meeting planning, graphic design, and most recently, videography. Well, in the midst of a hectic schedule, there have been a number of wannados that keep getting swept under the carpet. I wanna do this. I wanna do that. But I never do any of it. So, I'm compiling a list of 101 things I wanna do and I'm giving myself 1001 days to do them (as seen at Day Zero).

The Mission : Complete 101 pre-set tasks in 1001 days.

The Criteria: The task 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. must represent some kind of effort).

Start Date: July 15, 2008

End Date: April 12, 2011

Tasks completed: bold blue
Tasks in progress: italicized pink

No longer valid: red

Please see the side bar for an updated list of

tasks completed and tasks in progress.

1. Create a list of 101 wannados (07/15/08)
2. Blog about each wannado
3. Cook 7 meals I've never cooked before
4. Learn to bake a cake from scratch
5. Learn to make peach cobbler
6. Re-arrange my bedroom
7. Call 5 people I don't typically talk to
8. Make and keep a dentist appointments
9. Buy a new bed
10. Clean out my closet
11. Give away at least 10 pair of shoes
12. Join an organization
13. Open a bank account for my business
14. Get a full spa treatment (shampoo, blow-dry, facial, massage, mani, pedi)
15. Get up-to-date on my scrapbooking
16. Buy my dad 3 car washes
17. Buy a bag I really like and give it to my mom
18. Take my sis somewhere she's never been
19. Lose 7 pounds
20. Lose 13 pounds
21. Wear the bikini I bought a year ago and never wore
22. Get a wax treatment
23. Go to bed by 10:30 for 5 consecutive days (Sunday-Thursday)
24. Wake up with the sun for 6 consecutive days (Sunday-Friday)
25. Watch a movie in the park
26. Complete my graduate degree program
27. Apply for a PhD program
28. See a Broadway Show
29. Go on 3 dates with the same guy
30. Date 5 new guys while I'm single
31. Write and copywrite a song (lyrics and music)
32. Record the song
33. Dine at 10 new restaurants
34. Clean out my work email
35. Watch every episode of ER
36. Own every season and movie of Sex and the City
37. Contact and have lunch with my most influential teachers (Sharpe and Madison)
38. Get a passport
39. Save up for a trip to Europe
40. Take a trip to Europe
41. Play paintball
42. Get a tattoo
43. Finish 2 books I started and never finished
44. Apply for 25 industry positions
45. Secure an industry position
46. Close on a piece of real estate
47. Take a dance class (Ballroom, Salsa, and/or Step)
48. Go to lunch with Spears
49. Get a dog
50. Be a tourist in my home town (Chicago) for a weekend
51. Get my car fixed (dent) and painted
52. Further my music education (piano, guitar, or vocal)
53. Increase my bowling average to 165 or better
54. Join an organized sports league
55. Get car detailed
56. Learn to drive a stick shift
57. Take vitamins everyday for a month
58. Audition for "Too Hot to Handel" (A production of Handel's Messiah with world renown Tenors Rod Dixon and Victor Trent Cook and Soprano Alfreda Burke)
59. Take motorcycle lessons
60. Buy a motorcyle
61. Cut my relaxed hair and go natural (whew!)
62. Test drive a BMW
63. Go horse back riding
64. Indoor rock climbing
65. Create a list of 10 people I love and invite them to church
66. Pray that at least 1 of them gives their life back to Christ
67. Write and perform something at an open mic
68. Watch 25 classic movies
69. Go jet skiing
70. Attend Sunday School every Sunday for 3 months.
71. Celebrate something in Vegas
72. Do a midnight champaign cruise
73. Start a family tradition
74. Watch a firework show with a date
75. Start 4 class assignments the day they are given
76. Complete at least 2 class papers 3 days before they are due
77. Learn to use and perfect all fuctions of Photoshop Elements (Changed to Photoshop CS4)
78. Go 6 months without withdrawing from my savings account
79. Tell some one about Jesus everyday for 2 weeks
80. Tell some one about Jesus everyday for a month (hopefully this becomes a habit)
81. Increase my credit score by at least 10 %
82. Visit my friend in NJ
83. Lay out tomorrow's clothes the night before for 1 week
84. Buy those 5 book I've been meaning to get
85. Convince some one to do a 101 in 1001
86. Get an mp3 player
87. Create a list of my all-time favorite music artists
88. Sync all of their albums to the mp3 player
89. Complete a 26 Things Project
90. Get a fire-safe box and keep important documents in it
91. Learn more about wine
92. Learn more about champaign
93. Get to work by 8 every morning for a week
94. Go to a warm climate with a beach during the heart of a Chicago winter
95. Host a family holiday dinner (Easter, Thanksgiving, or Christmas)
96. Go fishing
97. Write AW and SW at least 6 times each
98. Buy make-up
99. Wear make-up everyday for a week
100. Make that one dream come true
101. For each incomplete task, donate $5 to my church's Christian Education Department