Day 601 Update
Started: Thursday, July 27, 2006, 10:00 PM
To Be Completed By: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 10:00 PM
Progress: [56/101] items completed as of day [601/1001] on Wednesday, March 19, 2008
I made myself a big ol' chart with Post-It notes on it to help me keep my eyes on the prize for the remaining 13 months. Most of my open goals have also found their way onto my 43Things list, where I'm much more likely to make an entry about ongoing progress.
Items Completed Since Last Update: 7, 10, 27, 45, 60, 62, 84 12/14/20077Get a replacement mask for CPAP 01/13/200827Repair/replace broken drawer in kitchen 01/19/200845Donate another gallon of blood 01/28/200810Get my blood pressure back down to 120|80 or "better" without BP medication 02/15/200884Pay 2007 state and fed income taxes, in full, on or before Tuesday, April 15, 2008 03/04/200862Get a grey suit, white shirt, silk tie, etc. suitable for formal dress occasions 03/07/200860Get a professional full-body massage
Items in Progress: 22, 37, 68, 87, 100 22Get down to 300# 37Replace VHS movies with DVDs (approximately 25 movies) 68Create a $1000 emergency fund 87Drink a hurricane in a French Quarter bar in New Orleans 100Juggle 4 balls for 20 consecutive throws, ending cleanly
Previously Completed Items: 1-6, 8-9, 11-21, 26, 28-29, 31-32, 36, 38-44, 46, 48-50, 53, 64-65, 71-72, 74-77, 80-83 07/27/20061Post this list to the Mission101 group on LiveJournal, along with start and end dates 07/29/20063Finish my "Classic Rock Top 500" collection, load to iPod, and burn to DVD 07/30/200639Get the boy a video card so his games will work on his PC 07/31/20062Get a new belt 08/01/20064Write that first letter to Dad to re-establish contact 08/04/20065Get new contact lenses (requires eye exam) 08/12/200629Get the Saturn's headlights pointed straight enough so it can still be driven at night 08/26/200615Eat breakfast at/from home for 30 consecutive days 09/19/200671Enter all receipts daily and balance accounts, 30 days in a row 09/19/200613Skip "Tuesday Morning Treats" for 8 consecutive weeks 09/25/200611Nail down 2/day toothbrushing habit...60 consecutive days 09/28/200612Re-establish the flossing habit...minimum every 2nd day, 60 days running 10/21/20066Master the multiplication tables through 20x20 10/25/200618Avoid french fries for 90 consecutive days 12/04/200664Complete Project "S" 12/05/20069Wear CPAP for 30 consecutive nights 12/14/200644Donate a flock of chickens via The Heifer Project 12/18/20068Take my sister out for lunch 12/20/200648Read Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand 12/29/200617Avoid McDonald's food for 90 consecutive days 12/31/200676Find out our current FICO score 01/01/200750Learn to make sushi 01/04/200714Brown bag lunch 2/week for 8 consecutive weeks 01/12/200780Increase 401(k) contribution to 5% 01/14/200719Obtain a good scale (i.e. one that weighs accurately up to at least 350#) 01/18/200716Take daily supplements (multi-vitamin & fish oil) for 60 consecutive days 01/18/200743Get printer networked so the boy and best belovéd can print directly from their 'puters 02/23/200720Get down to 350# 03/06/200738Get the sound on best belovéd's laptop fixed 03/16/200765Complete Project "N" 04/07/200783Pay 2006 state and fed income taxes, in full, on Monday, April 16, 2007 04/17/200777Get copies of our credit report from the 3 major credit reporting agencies 04/21/200749Select, memorize, and be able to recite two pieces of poetry, spoken word, or dramatic monologue 04/22/200741Get PhotoShop CS3 04/25/200736Get the boy a properly-sized bicycle and teach him to ride 05/14/200726Get the septic tank pumped (before it's too late!) 05/27/200753Leave a 100% tip (it's been a while...) 06/16/200732Clear out the garage well enough that two vehicles can park there 06/17/200728Repair/replace drawer in main floor bathroom 06/17/200746Grow my hair another 6" (or thereabouts) and donate it to Locks of Love 06/27/200721Get down to 325# 07/13/200781Increase 401(k) contribution to 6% 07/21/200740Get a second monitor for my 'puter (so I can run dual monitors at home) 09/05/200772Maintain positive checking balances (NO overdrafts), 180 days in a row 09/21/200774Get all medical bills paid off 09/23/200742Get a digital SLR camera 09/26/200775Pay off our only remaining car loan (the Alero) 10/19/200782Increase 401(k) contribution to 7% 11/02/200731Get rid of the Saturn and the Alero, and have two good working vehicles plus a backup
To Be Completed By: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 10:00 PM
Progress: [56/101] items completed as of day [601/1001] on Wednesday, March 19, 2008
I made myself a big ol' chart with Post-It notes on it to help me keep my eyes on the prize for the remaining 13 months. Most of my open goals have also found their way onto my 43Things list, where I'm much more likely to make an entry about ongoing progress.
Items Completed Since Last Update: 7, 10, 27, 45, 60, 62, 84 12/14/20077Get a replacement mask for CPAP 01/13/200827Repair/replace broken drawer in kitchen 01/19/200845Donate another gallon of blood 01/28/200810Get my blood pressure back down to 120|80 or "better" without BP medication 02/15/200884Pay 2007 state and fed income taxes, in full, on or before Tuesday, April 15, 2008 03/04/200862Get a grey suit, white shirt, silk tie, etc. suitable for formal dress occasions 03/07/200860Get a professional full-body massage
Items in Progress: 22, 37, 68, 87, 100 22Get down to 300# 37Replace VHS movies with DVDs (approximately 25 movies) 68Create a $1000 emergency fund 87Drink a hurricane in a French Quarter bar in New Orleans 100Juggle 4 balls for 20 consecutive throws, ending cleanly
Previously Completed Items: 1-6, 8-9, 11-21, 26, 28-29, 31-32, 36, 38-44, 46, 48-50, 53, 64-65, 71-72, 74-77, 80-83 07/27/20061Post this list to the Mission101 group on LiveJournal, along with start and end dates 07/29/20063Finish my "Classic Rock Top 500" collection, load to iPod, and burn to DVD 07/30/200639Get the boy a video card so his games will work on his PC 07/31/20062Get a new belt 08/01/20064Write that first letter to Dad to re-establish contact 08/04/20065Get new contact lenses (requires eye exam) 08/12/200629Get the Saturn's headlights pointed straight enough so it can still be driven at night 08/26/200615Eat breakfast at/from home for 30 consecutive days 09/19/200671Enter all receipts daily and balance accounts, 30 days in a row 09/19/200613Skip "Tuesday Morning Treats" for 8 consecutive weeks 09/25/200611Nail down 2/day toothbrushing habit...60 consecutive days 09/28/200612Re-establish the flossing habit...minimum every 2nd day, 60 days running 10/21/20066Master the multiplication tables through 20x20 10/25/200618Avoid french fries for 90 consecutive days 12/04/200664Complete Project "S" 12/05/20069Wear CPAP for 30 consecutive nights 12/14/200644Donate a flock of chickens via The Heifer Project 12/18/20068Take my sister out for lunch 12/20/200648Read Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand 12/29/200617Avoid McDonald's food for 90 consecutive days 12/31/200676Find out our current FICO score 01/01/200750Learn to make sushi 01/04/200714Brown bag lunch 2/week for 8 consecutive weeks 01/12/200780Increase 401(k) contribution to 5% 01/14/200719Obtain a good scale (i.e. one that weighs accurately up to at least 350#) 01/18/200716Take daily supplements (multi-vitamin & fish oil) for 60 consecutive days 01/18/200743Get printer networked so the boy and best belovéd can print directly from their 'puters 02/23/200720Get down to 350# 03/06/200738Get the sound on best belovéd's laptop fixed 03/16/200765Complete Project "N" 04/07/200783Pay 2006 state and fed income taxes, in full, on Monday, April 16, 2007 04/17/200777Get copies of our credit report from the 3 major credit reporting agencies 04/21/200749Select, memorize, and be able to recite two pieces of poetry, spoken word, or dramatic monologue 04/22/200741Get PhotoShop CS3 04/25/200736Get the boy a properly-sized bicycle and teach him to ride 05/14/200726Get the septic tank pumped (before it's too late!) 05/27/200753Leave a 100% tip (it's been a while...) 06/16/200732Clear out the garage well enough that two vehicles can park there 06/17/200728Repair/replace drawer in main floor bathroom 06/17/200746Grow my hair another 6" (or thereabouts) and donate it to Locks of Love 06/27/200721Get down to 325# 07/13/200781Increase 401(k) contribution to 6% 07/21/200740Get a second monitor for my 'puter (so I can run dual monitors at home) 09/05/200772Maintain positive checking balances (NO overdrafts), 180 days in a row 09/21/200774Get all medical bills paid off 09/23/200742Get a digital SLR camera 09/26/200775Pay off our only remaining car loan (the Alero) 10/19/200782Increase 401(k) contribution to 7% 11/02/200731Get rid of the Saturn and the Alero, and have two good working vehicles plus a backup