I’ve finally done it!! I sat down and created a MASSIVE list of 101 things that I want to accomplish over the next 1001 days (2.75 years). I thought that January 1, 2009 would be a perfect opportunity to set it in motion. I’m sure more things will come up and possibly change over the next almost three years, but as of today, this is my list. If you are interested in more info about the 101 in 1001, check out Day Zero.
You’ll probably notice that there are 102 items on this list. Yes, I can add and no, I didn’t just add one more for fun, LOL! #6 and #67 are the same, so there are really only 101 items.
By the way, this list is neither in order of importance nor necessarily in the order I “plan” to complete them.
If you are in the planning mode, you may want to check out Creating A Life Plan (a great concept & very informative), First 30 Days, and 15 NY resolutions (see below).
15 New Years Resolutions
The first 15 items of my 101 list comes from the 15 Days Of New Years Resolutions at Jessica Knows. I thought it would make a nice start to the list of 101 things that I want to accomplish in 1001 days. Thx Jessica.
1. Read More
2. Better Budgeting
3. Getting Organized
4. Fight The Frump
5. Being More Green
6. Drink More Water (see #67)
7. Me Time
8. Give Back
9. Take and share more photos
10. Having a cleaner house
11. Connecting more with my husband
12. Pursue & learn new things
13. Cook & bake more
14. More quality time with family
15. Go outside my comfort zone
Photos / Scrapbooking / Memory Albums
16. Create a scrapbooking place.
17. Have all digital photos printed, then have new photos printed on a regular basis.
18. Add more photos around the house.
19. Wedding & Honeymoon Album
20. Family Album / Special Occasions
21. Lil Roo’s Baby Book / First Year (’06-’07)
22. Lil Roo Is One Year Old! (’07-’08)
23. Lil Roo Is Two Years Old! (’08-’09)
24. Lil Roo 2009 til book is full…
25. Dad’s Book (“Papa”)
Redecorating / Home & Yard Improvements
26. Update / Redecorate Living Room
27. Update / Redecorate Dining Room
28. Update / Redecorate Kitchen
29. Update / Redecorate Laundry Room
30. Update / Redecorate Hallway
31. Update / Redecorate Office
32. Update / Redecorate Hall Bathroom
33. Update / Redecorate Master Bedroom
34. Update / Redecorate Master Bedroom Closet
35. Update / Redecorate Master Bath
36. Update / Redecorate Lil Roo’s Room
37. Replace flooring in entire house
38. Add additional molding through-out the house
39. Plant grass seed in side yard & parts of front yard
40. Fence in the side yard for a play area
41. Add a gazebo to the side yard
42. Update landscaping in front yard
43. Build a front porch
44. Pressure wash entire outside of house
45. Paint the front door a bolder color
46. Upgrade central heat & air unit to an all-outdoor unit
47. Add shelves & organizing tools to additional closet when central heat/air unit is removed (Use as a stockpile closet / pantry?)
48. Build a back deck.
49. Plant sunflowers; later plant other things; even later start a garden.
50. Put up a compost structure and continually maintain compost pile.
Travel
51. Take monthly day trips (sometimes as a family, sometimes as a couple and sometimes weekend trips)
52. Visit Tennessee / Smoky Mountains (including Six Flags) area during the Fall
53. Visit New York during December
54. Revisit Ireland in 2010?
55. Take another cruise
Medical
56. Schedule a dental appointment for Lil Roo & set up cleanings / checkups every six months
57. Schedule a dental appointment for Hubs & set up cleanings every six months
58. Schedule a dental appointment for myself & set up cleanings every six months
59. Check with Pediatrician’s office to ensure everything is up to date then schedule Lil Roo’s three year old appointment.
60. Schedule January Dr’s appointment for Hubs as well as follow-up appointment(s).
61. Schedule Dr’s appointment for myself for a full checkup & to discuss any concerns I may have. Mark calendar to schedule appointment one year later.
62. Gather paperwork from any recent Dr. & ER visits and fax to Aflak. Fax documentation to Aflak immediately after each Dr / ER visit.
63. Schedule an ophthalmologist appointment and purchase new contacts.
Healthy Habits / Losing Weight
64. Lose x pounds (not sharing the number, lol) to get to desired weight
65. Keep yogurt on hand & make it a habit to eat that when particulary stressed
66. Create & utilize a food diary
67. Get / create a list of starches & sugars and limit intake
68. Start with 5-10 minutes of exercise most days that gets heart rate up or 15 minutes 3 times a week; increase later.
69. WATER: Drink half of body weight in ounces every day.
70. As much as possible, try to mainly eat foods from the “52 Super Foods” list.
71. Be in bed by 12 am each night.
72. Create a basics (“go to meals”) personal recipe book
Declutter & Simplify
73. Purchase organizing tools as needed – mainly bins for shed and plastic drawers for Lil Roo’s smaller toys (both of immediate need).
74. Remove all items from house that can be safely stored in shed.
75. Gather items that can be given to Good Will & deliver.
76. Hold another yard sale & plan well for it.
77. Deal with paper clutter & toss anything (paper and otherwise) that is not needed and not suitable for giving away.
Children
78. Begin Home Preschooling with Lil Roo 4-5 times a week.
79. Potty Train Lil Roo
80. Have a second child
Financial & Legal
81. Keep a better & more thorough record of expenses and account balances
82. Reduce debt and increase credit scores
83. Generate a regular, even if small, income from blog
84. Set up a savings account for Lil Roo with Piggy Bank money & “match” J
85. Transfer my 401k.
86. Increase percentage deducted for Hubs’ 401k each year.
87. Set up wills and other legal paperwork.
88. Set up college savings for Lil Roo
Blogs / Websites
89. Build my personal “brand”
90. Create topic specific blogs to better organize content (Sweet Posh Baby, Making A Home, Preschooling At Home)
91. Redesign Shake The Salt
92. Help nephew create a website for FC
93. Create an online boutique (with drop-shipment items?)
Frugality
94. Organize coupons and regularly toss expired ones
95. Spend more time preparing for and shopping deals – especially free or nearly free deals
96. Work to increase stockpile and share more at the same time
97. Find additional ways to be frugal: electricity, gardening, etc
Misc.
98. Purchase a 2009 date book & use regularly. Repeat for 2010 and 2011.
99. Keep a journal easily accessible and write in from time to time.
100. Research genealogy on a regular basis and keep good, organized notes and documents.
101. Decorate more seasonally
102. Attend church more regularly
FURTHER READING
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That is a great list Christy! I can relate to so many of the same things you want to do. I especially liked the medical ones to remind me that I need to do the same and make dr. appointments a priority — I liked the decluttering because an organized space always makes me feel better and feel more creative.
Thanks for the extra motivation in making my own list!
So glad you jumped on board with this! I look forward to your updates!
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Wow!! I need all those lol I am mainly setting my goal for losing 10 lbs a month wish me luck
) I really like the way you have set your goals and realitic also.
Wow, that’s an awesome list. It’s kind of like the one that floats around in my head constantly. I may just take the plunge and write things down as well. I think you could probably add dates to your items. Having a concrete idea of when is always better than just the idea of “sometime in the next 1001 days.”
I hope things go well for you!
Wow. Thats great! So glad you posted, looking forward to your updates.
Maybe I’ll jump aboard.
Alexia
Okay, I am officially tired after reading your list! Whew! What a great idea though…you can be my inspiration!
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This post is really a must bookmarked for me! Thank you so much.
I have always love cakes, do you have some recipe to bake a birthday cake? If so, can you provide more information on this? I am subscribed to your rss to check if you are going to post something on this.
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