101 Things in 1001 Days

The divorcee encouraged me to do this list, I guess she thinks I need to put up or shut up. I had to come up with 101 things that I've always talked about doing (procrastination is a helluva drug) and do them in 1001 days. Here goes.......

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.

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.

1. Complete my 101 Things in 1001 Days list.

COME FLY AWAY WITH ME
2. Visit Las Vegas
3. Visit Savannah
4. Visit New York
5. Visit Orlando
6. Visit friends and family in Miami
7. Visit 5 new cities (0/5)
8. Participate in carnival in Trinidad
9. Take my son to the Brooklyn Zoo
10. Spend Christmas in NYC
11. Spend a weekend in the mountain
12. Attend New Year's Eve celebration in Time Square
13. Stay at a 5 star hotel for the weekend
14. Visit a vineyard
15. Go on a romantic weekend with ______.
16. Go away for the weekend by myself

LET'S GO ON A SHOPPING SPREE
17. Purchase a digital SLR camera (Cannon Rebel)
18. Purchase a sexy LBD (Little Black Dress)
19. Purchase a bedroom headboard
20. Purchase a complete living room suite
21. Purchase 2 great suits
22. Purchase a TV
23. Purchase a pair of Manolo Blaniks or Jimmy Choo shoes
24. Purchase a great piece of art
25. Purchase a pair of diamond stud earrings
26. Year subscription to Real Simple magazine

MOMENTS OF ZEN
27. Leave inspirational notes inside books for someone to find
28. Read the entire bible
29. Complete 50 random acts of kindness
30. Compliment a different person for 50 days
31. Learn to accept compliments
32. List 101 things that make me happy
33. Donate $2 to charity for each task I don't complete

ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS
34. Save $2 for every goal I complete
35. Open a Roth IRA
36. Pay off half of my student loan
37. Establish a $5,000 emergency fund

MIND, BODY, AND SOUL
38. Attend church on a consistent basis
39. Become a member of a church
40. Attend a wine tasting
41. Run a 5K
42. Run a marathon
43. Practice yoga
44. Start running
45. Read 50 books
46. Volunteer (Son's school, Autism Speaks)
47. Take a cooking class  I don't enjoy cooking
48. Learn to cook my signature meal
49. Learn conversational Spanish 
50. Learn to eat with chopsticks
51. Learn to change a tire
52. Take a leisure class
53. Complete 90 days of P90X
54. Workout 3-4 per week
55. Lose 10 lbs
56. Do 10 push-ups (man push-ups)
57. Have 5 of my photographs published
58. Comment on 25 random blogs (4/25)
59. Mail secrets to Post Secret

IN MY LIFETIME
60. Get married
61. Renew passport
62. Create a living will
63. Pose nude
64. Get another tattoo I think the three I have is enough
65. Take seasonal family photos
66. Sign my son up for Communion classes
67. Send Christmas cards to friends
68. Send birthday cards to friends and family
69. Blog on a consistent basis
70. Wear more dresses and skirts

HAPPY, HAPPY, JOY, JOY
71. Host a board game night
72. Take a belly dancing class
73. Take a salsa dancing class
74. Take a pole dancing class
75. Take more pictures
76. Attend Wimbledon
77. Attend a bachelorette party
78. Attend a comedy show
79. Attend a live taping of any kind of show
80. Attend family reunion
81. Kiss under a mistletoe
82. Spend New Year's Eve night with _______; kiss at midnight.
83. Purchase sexy underwear and show them off to ______.
84. Take my son to the circus
85. Take my son ice skating
86. Take my son to a professional sporting event
87. Teach my son how to swim
88. Teach my son to ride a bike
89. Organize a girlfriends weekend
90. Movie night with my son
91. Spend more time with friends

I WANT WHAT I WANT
92. Have front row seats to a concert
93. Get teeth whitened
94. Get a bikini wax
95. Get highlights
96. Grow my hair long
97. Make cookies from scratch
98. Make and bake bread from scratch
99. Create the bedroom I want
100. See any movie on an IMAX screen
101. Complete 101 Things in 1001 Days

(KEY)
Finished
Things I still need to do
Actively in progress