So, I found this idea on another blog, and wasn't quite sure that it was what I thought it was. So, I enlisted my friend, Morgan, in helping me find out more about it. And, did she ever!! It's called The Day Zero Project.
The Day Zero Project
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 comlete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
So, Morgan and I decided to take on this challenge together for the accountability! Some of my tasks are things that I need to get better about, some that I want to become habits, and some that are just things that I've wanted to do. So, here is my list!
My 101 in 1001
Jud (My Husband)
1. Go on a date just Jud and I once a month. (0/33)
2. Identify and utilize the "Love Languages."
3. Play a full 18 holes of golf with Jud.
4. Complete the Love Dare. (0/40)
5. Kiss my husband in the pouring rain.
6. Have Jud teach me to play Texas Hold 'Em to where I understand and can play.
7. Put $5 back every time Jud plays golf.
8. Put two days a year aside to do what Jud wants to do and nothing but. (One of these days being his birthday. (0/6)Friends & Family
9. Go on a date with my two guys once a month. (0/33)
10. Reconnect with some old friends that I seldomly or never talk to.
11. Send out birthday cards to friends and family.
12. Get Wesley out of the house for little fieldtrips one day a week. (0/143)
13. Make a bedtime CD for Wesley.
14. Make a "Real" bedtime routine for Wesley & follow it every night for two months. (0/60)
15. Send surprise packages to at least three people that I'm close to. (0/3)
16. Get a picture of Wesley on my Great-Grandfather's old porch. (This is around an hour and a half away from us.) (11/26/2009)
17. Send a letter to at least one friend or family member a month. (0/33)
18. Teach Wesley his colors, numbers 1-10, shapes, alphabet, and animals (0/5)
19. Private
20. Cook and have friends and/or family over at least every other month.
21. Plan a playdate for Wes & his cousins (or other pals) at least every other month. (0/16)
Personal Improvement
22. Read the whole Bible in one year (spread out over the year). (0/365)
23. Stay off the computer for one day a week. (0/143)
24. Memorize 1 Bible verse a week. (0/ 143)
25. Get up every weekday by 8 AM for two months. (0/ 40)
26. When I get wound up, work on not raising my voice.
27. Find a home church.
28. Girl time once a month either to myself or with others. (0/33)
Home
29. Get Wesley's room the way I want it, including or excluding, but not limited to painting and full cleaning. (08/31/09)
30. Same with Living Room.
31. Same with Kitchen.
32. Same with our Bedroom.
33. Same with the Hallway.
34. Same with the Bathroom.
35. Make a clothes washing schedule and follow it. (0/143)
36. Catalog all of my books.
37. Catalog all of our movies.
38. Set up a house cleaning schedule and follow it for 2 months. (0/8)
39. Get all VHS videos converted to DVD.
40. Go through everything in the shed & get rid of anything that's no longer needed.
41. Wash and clean out my car once a month. (Weather Permitting)
42. Bathe Summer once a month & take her to get bathed and nails cut once a month.
(0/33) (0/33)
43. Choose and print pictures for the picture carousel.
44. Choose and print pictures for the wood album.
45. Fill our Wedding album.
46. Make our bed every day for 2 months within one hour of getting up. (0/60)
47. Do dishes and clean up the kitchen right after dinner every night for two months. (0/60)
48. Talk Jud into finishing the cabinet doors.
49. Work with Jud to build flower beds in our yard. (0/2)
Cooking
50. Try 25 new recipes. (0/25)
51. Organize a favorites recipe notebook.
52. Cook 572 meals over the 1001 days. (0/572)
53. Fix one recipe that requires one or more spices from my spice rack.
54. When I get my Trifle bowl, make the Chocolate Banana Cream Trifle. (09/01/09)
Health
55. Go walking or biking five days a week. (Can be exchanged for an inside exercise activity due to weather.) (0/715)
56. Do WII Fit two days a week. (0/286)
57. Track my weight twice a week. (Sundays & Thursdays, when possible) (0/ 286)
58. Cut down to one soda a day for a month. (0/30)
59. Fit comfortably in a size 12 again.
60. Brush AND use mouthwash twice a day. (0/1001)
61. No fast food for two weeks straight. (0/14)
Photography
62. Take one picture a day that has nothing to do with the list. (0/1001)
63. Complete the 100 Snapshots List. (0/100)
64. Catch up on backing up my pictures on my external hard drive & keep them caught up every month.
65. Have 1 picture taken of Wesley and I together every month and 1 family picture once a month. (0/33) (0/33)
66. Decide on & order Business cards.
67. Scan all of our hard copy pictures to my laptop & external hard drive.
68. Find all of the historical markers in Shelby county & take pictures.
Crafts
69. Put together our Wedding Scrapbook.
70. Put together a scrapbook for Wesley's first year.
71. Make a scrapbook for the 1001 Days.
72. Make a scrapbook for our trip to Las Vegas.
73. Make a scrapbook for our Honeymoon.
74. Create a family tree of my side of the family.
75. Create a family tree of Jud's side of the family and, then, combine the two.
76. Learn how to decorate cakes & make a birthday cake for Wesley.
Fun
77. Read the 15 books that I own, but have not read. (0/15)
78. Reread each of the series to the above books.
79. Read 15 of Times Magazines Top 100 Books. (0/ 15)
80. Participate in the Club Championship at least once. (0/1)
81. Find 101 quotes that I like. (0/ 101)
82. Write a book.
83. Go to the horse races in Shreveport and bet on a horse.
84. Start & complete a 1000 piece puzzle.
85. Pet a dolphin.
86. Watch 26 movies that I've never seen from A-Z. (0/ 26)
87. Read at least 10 books in my collection, excluding any mentioned elsewhere in the list. (0/10)
88. Read all of Jane Austen's novels. (0/ 6)
Travel
89. Take a family trip on the train from Rusk to Palestine and back.
90. Go to a ghost town.
91. Go to a Civil War Reenactment.
92. Go to Galveston.
93. Take Wesley to his first Astros game.
94. A-Z Challenge
Blog
95. Get 15 followers on my blog. (2/15)
96. Comment on 1 blog that I follow each week. (0/ 143)
97. Catch up on Wesley's posts. (15/15) (08/26/09)
98. Post at least 1 blog a week. (0/ 143)
List
99. Document the meeting of each goal with a picture. (When Possible.)
100. Blog about the completion of each goal. (0/ 101)
101. Celebrate the end of the 1001 days with a girl's night out with Morgan.
Start Date: August 24, 2009
End Date: May 21, 2012
Woo hoo! We got the lists done! I think that is cause for celebration all in itself! :) Ok, its out in bloggy land now - there is no taking it back! Good Luck to us! :)
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