101 things in 1001 days
i've succumbed to this idea.
the mission: to complete 101 tasks in 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).
start: december 4, 2005
end: august 31, 2008
1) relearn french enough to hold a conversation
2) learn to knit took class july 2006
3) get down to a size 2 and stay that way we'll see how long this lasts (2/2008)
4) try on wedding dresses without being engaged
5) redo my kitchen
6) take a plumbing course
7) take an electrician course
8) write pour elle
9) see a show on broadway
10) visit friends in california
11) see 20 games at fenway in one season (4/11, 4/12, 4/17, 4/18, 5/3, 5/4, 5/12, 5/22, 5/27 6/19, 7/17, 8/3, 8/13, 8/15, 8/16, 8/26, 9/6, 9/10, 9/19, 9/20)
12) walk to work 2 times a week for a month edit: bike to work 3 times a week for a month
13) start rock climbing
14) buy a kayak
15) meet lenny dinardo and hit on him sadly this isn't going to happen since lenny's no longer with the sox, may consider replacing him with jacoby ellsbury
16) do a 360 snowboarding
17) buy a record player
18) redo my bedroom
19) sew an outfit
20) perform in a belly dance show
21) save up/prepare for trip to spain in 2010
22) volunteer once a month (12/05 - snowball, 9/06 - ollie road race, 12/06 - snowball, snowball 12/07, one village fundraiser)
24) go to a poetry slam
25) read at least one non-fluff book a month (at least 10 from top 100 best novels and 5 from top 100 non-fiction books dec 05 - 6 easy pieces, jan 06 - the end of faith, feb - the plague, mar - yf&b, apr - bayou farewell, may -death of an ordinary man, june - lolita, aug - is it me or my meds?, sept - brave new world, dec 07 - on the road )
26) teach myself the equivalent of 2 years of biology
27) go to a game at 6 different mlb parks (Phillies - Citizens Bank Park 5/13/06, 5/14/06, Nats - Nationals Park 6/28/08, Orioles - Camden Yards 6/30/08)
28) go to the opera at least twice (feb 16,2006-don giovanni, march - the threepenny opera)
29) go to the ballet
30) go to the blue man group nov 16, 2007
31) make one new good friend cristina and becca
32) call my mom every sunday
33) read the bible
32) learn to shoot a gun
33) visit a new state (june 07 - north carolina)
34) see all the movies nominated for best picture in 2004 (the aviator, ray, finding neverland, million dollar baby, sideways) and 2005 (brokeback mountain, capote, crash, goodnight and good luck, munich)
35) memorize 3 of my favorite poems
36) take a yoga class
37) walk the freedom trail
38) go see the leaves in nh/vt in the fall Fall 07
39) pay off all my debt except for my mortgage
40) refinance my mortgage
41) have a spa weekend
42) try color contacts
43) see a patriots game (Pats vs Broncos 9/24/06, Pats vs Colts 11/5/06)
44) go to an amusement park
45) learn to sail
46) apply for ph d/mba programs
47) become a practicing wiccan
48) have 8 months of living expenses saved up (in cash)
49) do 15 pull ups in a row
50) have my fe
51) make a belly dance costume
52) get kicked out of a bar our house, nov 06
53) get 10 more states (but only legitimately cute ones)(dec 05-NH, feb 06-FL, apr 06-NY, aug 06-IL, sep 06-RI, jun 07-MI, jun 08-NC, jul 08-MT)
54) visit my parents/uncles/aunts at least once a year (Pete/Deb/Bob Mar 06, Family July 06, Family, Pete/Deb/Bob Oct 06, Family Dec 06, Pete/Deb/Bob Mar 07, Family July, Nov, Dec 07, Pete/Deb/Bob Mar 08, Family/Pete/Deb/Bob May 08)
55) see tia at least 6 times a year (dec, apr, june, july, aug, sept, oct)
56) learn the location of every country
57) rememorize all the state capitals (41/50 May-08)
58) watch every jake gyllenhaal movie (cityslickers, a dangerous woman, josh and s.a.m., homegrown, october sky, donnie darko, bubble boy, lovely & amazing, the goog girl, highway, moonlight mile, the day after tomorrow, brokeback mountain, proof, jarhead, zodiac)
59) learn to read palms
60) buy an espresso maker
61) buy a set of espresso/cappuccino cups
62) join an indoor soccer league
63) be jem and the holograms for halloween
64) take a wine and cheese class
65) learn to flamenco
66) get all prints framed and hung
67) buy one original piece of art
68) learn to play euchre
69) play texas hold em at a casino
70) organize photos
71) go on a walking tour of the north or south end (or both)
72) visit one new bar or club a month for a year (dec 05 - toast, jan 06 - abbey lounge, feb 06 - barlola, march - harvard gardens, april - 21st amendment, may - white horse, june - b-side lounge, tremont 647, the people's republik, july - dillons, the thirsty scholar, aug - beantown pub, sept - douzo, oct - zon's, nov - l'espalier, dec - jose mcintyre's, the times, an tain, kitty o'shea's)
73) tour light houses with my mom
74) go on a tourist adventure in nyc
75) go snowboarding at least 10 times in a season
76) go without hitting snooze on alarm for at least one week
77) get tickets to a talk show/snl/game show
78) see dredg with katy
79) visit stacey in mn
80) replace speakers in my car
81) do karaoke without drinking 12/20/05
82) call nancy at least once a month
83) get my fico score above 720 (723, 727, 783 - or raise all three by 50 points)
84) take a martial arts class
85) get home insurance april 08
86) buy a pair of diamond stud earrings
87) go to bed by 10pm on worknights for 1 month straight
88) go to and bet on a horse race
89) go to a jazz club (el chapultepec, wally's)
90) buy a pair of suede soled dancing shoes
91) read 3 books in spanish and 3 in french
92) visit six different new england towns a year (old wethersfield-oct 06, burlington, vt-apr 07, ogunquit, me; kennebunkport, me; point judith, ri; watch hill, ri-oct 07)
93) go to wethersfield/old saybrook
94) get my cholesterol below 200
95) make a sushi dinner
96) learn to cook indian food
97) completely update fix my ipod
98) run a 10k (or something longer)
99) go to at least 6 shows a year (dec - hot hot heat/ alkaline trio/the bravery/ morning wood, jan - rattle battle, feb - belle and sebastian/new pornographers, may - jason harrod/polly fiveash & anand nayak, june - dashboard confessional, aug - TED LEO/dave o'doherty, oct - saw doctors)
100) make a real breakfast for myself for a week
101) have a party in my apartment when it's all fixed up it wasn't so fixed up, but tree decorating party counts anyway
the mission: to complete 101 tasks in 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).
start: december 4, 2005
end: august 31, 2008
1) relearn french enough to hold a conversation
2) learn to knit took class july 2006
3) get down to a size 2 and stay that way we'll see how long this lasts (2/2008)
4) try on wedding dresses without being engaged
5) redo my kitchen
6) take a plumbing course
7) take an electrician course
8) write pour elle
9) see a show on broadway
10) visit friends in california
11) see 20 games at fenway in one season (4/11, 4/12, 4/17, 4/18, 5/3, 5/4, 5/12, 5/22, 5/27 6/19, 7/17, 8/3, 8/13, 8/15, 8/16, 8/26, 9/6, 9/10, 9/19, 9/20)
12) walk to work 2 times a week for a month edit: bike to work 3 times a week for a month
13) start rock climbing
14) buy a kayak
15) meet lenny dinardo and hit on him sadly this isn't going to happen since lenny's no longer with the sox, may consider replacing him with jacoby ellsbury
16) do a 360 snowboarding
17) buy a record player
18) redo my bedroom
19) sew an outfit
20) perform in a belly dance show
21) save up/prepare for trip to spain in 2010
22) volunteer once a month (12/05 - snowball, 9/06 - ollie road race, 12/06 - snowball, snowball 12/07, one village fundraiser)
24) go to a poetry slam
25) read at least one non-fluff book a month (at least 10 from top 100 best novels and 5 from top 100 non-fiction books dec 05 - 6 easy pieces, jan 06 - the end of faith, feb - the plague, mar - yf&b, apr - bayou farewell, may -death of an ordinary man, june - lolita, aug - is it me or my meds?, sept - brave new world, dec 07 - on the road )
26) teach myself the equivalent of 2 years of biology
27) go to a game at 6 different mlb parks (Phillies - Citizens Bank Park 5/13/06, 5/14/06, Nats - Nationals Park 6/28/08, Orioles - Camden Yards 6/30/08)
28) go to the opera at least twice (feb 16,2006-don giovanni, march - the threepenny opera)
29) go to the ballet
30) go to the blue man group nov 16, 2007
31) make one new good friend cristina and becca
32) call my mom every sunday
33) read the bible
32) learn to shoot a gun
33) visit a new state (june 07 - north carolina)
34) see all the movies nominated for best picture in 2004 (the aviator, ray, finding neverland, million dollar baby, sideways) and 2005 (brokeback mountain, capote, crash, goodnight and good luck, munich)
35) memorize 3 of my favorite poems
36) take a yoga class
37) walk the freedom trail
38) go see the leaves in nh/vt in the fall Fall 07
39) pay off all my debt except for my mortgage
40) refinance my mortgage
41) have a spa weekend
42) try color contacts
43) see a patriots game (Pats vs Broncos 9/24/06, Pats vs Colts 11/5/06)
44) go to an amusement park
45) learn to sail
46) apply for ph d/mba programs
47) become a practicing wiccan
48) have 8 months of living expenses saved up (in cash)
49) do 15 pull ups in a row
50) have my fe
51) make a belly dance costume
52) get kicked out of a bar our house, nov 06
53) get 10 more states (but only legitimately cute ones)(dec 05-NH, feb 06-FL, apr 06-NY, aug 06-IL, sep 06-RI, jun 07-MI, jun 08-NC, jul 08-MT)
54) visit my parents/uncles/aunts at least once a year (Pete/Deb/Bob Mar 06, Family July 06, Family, Pete/Deb/Bob Oct 06, Family Dec 06, Pete/Deb/Bob Mar 07, Family July, Nov, Dec 07, Pete/Deb/Bob Mar 08, Family/Pete/Deb/Bob May 08)
55) see tia at least 6 times a year (dec, apr, june, july, aug, sept, oct)
56) learn the location of every country
57) rememorize all the state capitals (41/50 May-08)
58) watch every jake gyllenhaal movie (cityslickers, a dangerous woman, josh and s.a.m., homegrown, october sky, donnie darko, bubble boy, lovely & amazing, the goog girl, highway, moonlight mile, the day after tomorrow, brokeback mountain, proof, jarhead, zodiac)
59) learn to read palms
60) buy an espresso maker
61) buy a set of espresso/cappuccino cups
62) join an indoor soccer league
63) be jem and the holograms for halloween
64) take a wine and cheese class
65) learn to flamenco
66) get all prints framed and hung
67) buy one original piece of art
68) learn to play euchre
69) play texas hold em at a casino
70) organize photos
71) go on a walking tour of the north or south end (or both)
72) visit one new bar or club a month for a year (dec 05 - toast, jan 06 - abbey lounge, feb 06 - barlola, march - harvard gardens, april - 21st amendment, may - white horse, june - b-side lounge, tremont 647, the people's republik, july - dillons, the thirsty scholar, aug - beantown pub, sept - douzo, oct - zon's, nov - l'espalier, dec - jose mcintyre's, the times, an tain, kitty o'shea's)
73) tour light houses with my mom
74) go on a tourist adventure in nyc
75) go snowboarding at least 10 times in a season
76) go without hitting snooze on alarm for at least one week
77) get tickets to a talk show/snl/game show
78) see dredg with katy
79) visit stacey in mn
80) replace speakers in my car
81) do karaoke without drinking 12/20/05
82) call nancy at least once a month
83) get my fico score above 720 (723, 727, 783 - or raise all three by 50 points)
84) take a martial arts class
85) get home insurance april 08
86) buy a pair of diamond stud earrings
87) go to bed by 10pm on worknights for 1 month straight
88) go to and bet on a horse race
89) go to a jazz club (el chapultepec, wally's)
90) buy a pair of suede soled dancing shoes
91) read 3 books in spanish and 3 in french
92) visit six different new england towns a year (old wethersfield-oct 06, burlington, vt-apr 07, ogunquit, me; kennebunkport, me; point judith, ri; watch hill, ri-oct 07)
93) go to wethersfield/old saybrook
94) get my cholesterol below 200
95) make a sushi dinner
96) learn to cook indian food
97) completely update fix my ipod
98) run a 10k (or something longer)
99) go to at least 6 shows a year (dec - hot hot heat/ alkaline trio/the bravery/ morning wood, jan - rattle battle, feb - belle and sebastian/new pornographers, may - jason harrod/polly fiveash & anand nayak, june - dashboard confessional, aug - TED LEO/dave o'doherty, oct - saw doctors)
100) make a real breakfast for myself for a week
101) have a party in my apartment when it's all fixed up it wasn't so fixed up, but tree decorating party counts anyway