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).
Why 1001 Days? Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple challenges such as New Year's resolutions or a 'Bucket List'. 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, study semesters, or outdoor activities.
My List:
MoveJoin a Mom's group in new town- Plan & Execute a trip to Disney for Mini Me's 5th birthday
- Fly somewhere
Take a trip for our 5th wedding anniversary- Learn to use PhotoShop
Enroll Mini Me in preschool- Register to vote in new town
VoteBuy really nice yarn- Knit a sweater
- Learn to sew
- Knit or sew coordinating Christmas stockings
EP until Sweet Pea is at LEAST 6 months old- Have family portraits done
- Go sledding with Mini Me & Sweet Pea
- Take Mini Me & Sweet Pea to Sesame Place
- Build a snowman with Mini Me & Sweet Pea
- Go to the zoo
See the Harry Potter exhibit- Go to a concert
- Continue the tradition of making a gingerbread house every year after Thanksgiving
- Start a new tradition
- Read 5 non-parenting books (2/5)
Get wisdom teeth removed
- Organize photos
- Make & Print Mini Me's 3 year book
- Make & Print Mini Me's 4 year book
- Make & Print Mini Me's 5 year book
- Make & Print Sweet Pea's pregnancy log
- Make & Print Sweet Pea's 1 year book
- Make & Print Sweet Pea's 2 year book
- Start working on Sweet Pea's 3 year book
- Potty Train Sweet Pea
- Have date night once a month
- Update The Mini Me times at least once a week
- Blog about doing each of these 101 things
- Sell/Donate baby things as they are outgrown
- See Cirque du Soleil
- Eat at a restaurant run by Gordon Ramsay
- Visit a friend out of state
- Go back to school
- Go to Vegas
- Complete Couch to 5 K
- Visit 3 states I've never been to before
- Break a bad habit
- Start a good habit
- Go on an overnight trip without the kids
Make fewer trips to TargetPut more money into savings- Not eat the same thing twice (dinner) for 1 month
- Write a children's story
Join knitting group- See a Broadway show
- Sell/Donate/Toss 101 items (non-baby/kid) (3/101)
- Send Christmas cards the Monday after Thanksgiving
- Design blog/website
- Tour a winery
- Learn 25 new words
Play Mini Golf- Go to a casino
- Take a train ride (non-commuting)
- Visit D.C.
- Record every penny I spend for a week
- Go to a drive in
- Go ice skating
- Host a dinner party
- Go to a county fair
- Take a photography class
- Go to a comedy club
- knit socks
- drink 8 glasses of water every day for a week
- Follow the food guide pyramid for 1 week
- Get rid of the post-baby bump
- Don't use computer for 1 day week for one month
- Create a "to do" list each day for a week, and complete all the tasks
- Create my own knitting pattern
- Take out a library book & read it before it's due
- Start a 365 blog for Mini Me's B-day
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