101 in 1001 v2 (start date December 08)

My original list can be found here.

Day Zero is arguably the home of the 101 in 1001 project online

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 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 organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.

Some common goal setting tips:
1. Be decisive. Know exactly what you want, why you want it, and how you plan to achieve it.

2. Stay Focussed. Any goal requires sustained focus from beginning to end. Constantly evaluate your progress.

3. Welcome Failure. Frequently, very little is learned from a venture that did not experience failure in some form. Failure presents the opportunity to learn and makes the success more worthy.

4. Write down your goals. It clarifies your thinking and reinforces your commitment.

5. Keep your goals in sight. Review them frequently, and ensure that they are always at the forefront of your thinking.

My goal/day 1001 will be Monday 12th September 2011

1. Read Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
2. Read the first Swallows and Amazons book and the rest if they’re any good
3. Read War and Peace
4. Complete Thing a Day one year
5. Complete NaKniSweMo
6. Make a serious attempt at learning to Crochet
7. Wheel myself a minimum of mile at least 5 days out of 7 for three months
8. Complete a 365 photo project
9. Complete NaBloPoMo
10. Go to the cinema once a month for a year
11. Bake something once a month for a year
12. Go to bed before midnight every night for a month
13. Buy a new more appropriate lifejacket
14. Write a minimum of 1000 words (non blog) a day for three months
15. Write the fanfiction that’s been buzzing around in my head since February 2008
16. Complete the Southern Cross Novel Challenge (NaNo in June thing)
17. Take a crafty course at the arts centre
18. Enter some creative writing competitions
19. Create a proper knitting pattern of my own and publish it online/on ravelry
20. Work on some light weight training again
21. Go to see Wicked the Musical
22. Do a 10K
23. Complete the race for life each year - FAILED
24. Complete a knitting project every month (this can be one started previously, doesn’t need to be done totally in the month) - FAILED
25. Go to the theatre once a month for a year.
26. Read 250 new to me books over the 1001 days
27. Go swimming an average of twice a month
28. Make a serious and continued effort to become A Writer
29. Go to see We Will Rock You
30. Join a Stitch n Bitch type group
31. Take meds everyday for six months
32. Improve my grammar
33. Read 100 books in a year
34. Spend at least one day a month away from the computer for a year
35. Spend at least one day a week away from the computer for a month
36. Try to have one day a week where I don’t eat in front of the computer for three months.
37. Start and Finish my Tenacious Cross Stitch
38. Go back to Scandinavia
39. Go shopping at hobbycraft
40. Make more time for crafts
41. Drink more water
42. Organise my paperwork
43. Sort the black hole known as “under the bed”
44. Reorganise all of the flat and possibly get some parts decorated.
45. Get blinds for my bedroom and possibly the lounge
46. Investigate getting a cleaner rather than carers
47. Visit Wales
48. Get emotional/bored eating under better control
49. Find out from mum exactly how much stuff she has of mine from pre uni, get it back and sort it out
50. Have a go at mosaic making
51. Have a go at weaving
52. Read Catch 22
53. Stop stressing about finances so much.
54. Spend some time on the coast
55. at the end of the 1001 days donate £1 to charity for every goal not met
56. at the end of the 1001 days treat myself to something special. Budget – the number of goals met x £2 each
57. Start a memory/keepsake box
58. Go three weeks without eating chocolate or drinking coke
59. be consistent with all goals on this list once started which aren’t time limited.
60. Watch all the dvds I have but haven’t watched
61. read books almost as soon as I buy them rather then buying them than not always reading them
62. watch dvds asap after buying them
63. only buy yarn if I either have a project in mind or my stash is running low
64. use up half of my current craft supplies (non yarn) before buying more.
65. Get back into the habit of taking better care of how I dress/look
66. reconnect/get back in touch with old friends
67. go back to Stoke to visit
68. Go to France again
69. learn to knit socks
70. get the hang of circular knitting
71. Organise photos properly
72. create/buy notecards using some of my photos
73. send post to one or two friends every month throughout the 1001 days - FAILED
74. get more consistent when replying to e-mails
75. go on a random day out
76. watch Lord of the Rings
77. design and make my own cross stitch sampler
78. make crafty gifts for more than 50% of people one Christmas
79. make more of an effort to recycle
80. Buy fewer new books (use the library, charity shops and borrow them from people instead)
81. come up with a funky and appropriate bag which can live on my powerchair safely and securely
82. make more of an effort to actually walk
83. sort my sofa out so I can use it more
84. Lose some weight
85. Buy new cloth pads
86. paint my nails more often
87. spend an entire day in my pyjamas
88. write about my school days
89. Go to a planetarium
90. Go Whale/Dolphin Watching
91. Go snorkelling again
92. Swim 1KM in one session again and maintain approx that level of fitness
93. Write down everything I spend for 1 month
94. Buy new bedding
95. Get a book published
96. Visit the Ashmolean
97. Make and eat a variety of proper dinners consistently for one month
98. Remember and mark people’s birthdays
99. Play mini golf
100. Research family history/genealogy
101. On day 1001 publish a new 101 in 1001 list