Anyways, I came across this concept of “101 in 1001”, in short, one creates a list of 101 goals to be accomplished in 1001 days. I am not a goal-oriented person in that I am not very good at writing out goals that I actually want to accomplish. Don’t get me wrong I have written plenty of half-hearted goals, but not with too much thought behind them. Ironically though I am competitive aka stubborn enough that if it’s something I actually want to do, I’ll likely go through with it. So in hopes to make last week pass faster and in hopes to come up with some realistic goals for myself, I began compiling a list of 101 things that I’d like to I will accomplish in 1001 days. I’m going to be updating them on here under the "101 in 1001" page as I work through them and hopefully we’ll all be able to see my great progress. ;)
Some of my goals are serious others are pretty light-hearted. Some of my goals focus on others and some are downright selfish. I’ve broken them down into categories, more for my own sake so that I can easily find them versus searching through 101 things each time. They aren’t in any order of importance, but I find them all doable, even if a bit challenging!
So without further ado, here’s my list [in no particular order] of 101 in 1001:
101 in 1001
Start Date: June 28th, 2011
Goal Completion Date: March 25th, 2014
Goals Completed: 0/101
Food
1. No fast food for a month—including drinks *cough* McDonald’s Sweet Tea.
2. Go vegetarian for a month.
3. Cook 2 meals a week every week for 8 weeks.
4. Make a new recipe 1 time a week for 8 weeks.
5. Drink no pop for 6 months.
6. Do the “Daniel Diet” for 14 days.
7. Make a pie from scratch.
8. Try 4 new foods [or foods that I “don’t think I like”].
9. Freeze 10 meals before the arrival of our first child.
10. Can vegetables grown in our garden.
11. Eat an entire bag of popcorn, one kernel at a time.
Fitness
12. Run a 5k in less than 30 minutes.
13. Run 101 miles.
14. Do 50 real push-ups in one sitting. Short breathers permitted.
15. Run a block mile in under 10 minutes.
16. Lose all baby weight prior to completing goal #25.
17. Do the splits.
18. Complete a dualthalon.
19. Complete the Warrior Dash.
Health
20. Brush my teeth twice a day, every day for 30 days.
21. Shower every single day for 2 weeks.
22. Breastfeed lil’ one for at least 6 months.
Personal
23. Get a professional massage.
24. Have a baby. J
25. Get pregnant.
26. Limit my closet to 20 pairs of shoes.
27. Get a new Passport with current last name.
28. Complete honeymoon photo album.
29. Only trim hair until lil’ bean’s first birthday.
30. Try a new hair cut that I never tried before.
31. Deposit a dollar outside.
32. Hit the snooze button no more than 1 times for a week straight.
Relational
33. Host a dinner party.
34. Invite friends—outside of Girls Group—into our home 6 times over the course of 3 months.
35. Read 100 complete books to our child.
36. Go on a double date.
37. Plan a surprise party.
38. Take a “flip coin” road trip with Chris.
39. Stay at a bed-and-breakfast as a weekend getaway.
40. Plan a surprise get-away with/for Chris.
41. Answer Tuesday Night Questions consistently for 3 months.
42. Give Mister a goodnight kiss every night [that we’re in the same location] for 101 days.
Awareness
43. Go barefoot for a day.
44. Identify 101 things that make me happy.
45. Read 43 books from BBC Top 100 books.
46. Sew an article of clothing and wear it in public. [Beyond a simple seam and hem.]
47. Ride bike or walk everywhere for 2 days. [No gas usage.]
Blog
48. Blog about each of my 101 accomplished goals, unless supposed to be anonymous or uber personal.
49. Blog a personal/life update once a month for 6 months.
50. Answer 50 Questions that will Free Your Mind, perhaps blog about them.
Spiritual
51. Read the Bible every day to our lil’ bean for 30 days.
52. Pray every night with Chris before bed for 30 days.
53. Memorize the books of the New Testament, in order.
54. Memorize the books of the Old Testament, in order.
55. Study a book of the Bible with Chris.
Outdoorsy Stuff
56. Sleep under the stars.
57. Carve my name on a tree.
58. Go fishing.
59. Play in the rain.
60. Go camping—somewhere other than our back yard.
61. Camp out in our backyard.
62. Build a fire without a match/lighter.
63. Build a snow_____ [fort, man, etc].
64. Go skiing.
65. Go sledding.
Just For Fun
66. Write a letter to myself to open in 10 years.
67. Watch 26 movies I’ve never seen starting with each letter of the alphabet.
68. Complete a photo challenge.
69. Make a wish at 11:11 on November 11, 2011
70. Submit a post to PostSecret.
71. Go ice-skating.
72. Learn to tie a tie.
73. Create a font in my handwriting.
74. Pee my pants. J
75. Go to Cedar Point.
76. Smile while petting a cat. [Although I know this won’t be a “fun” one!]
77. Go to the drive in movies.
Giving Back
78. Pick 5 people who have changed my life and write each of them a letter.
79. Leave 25 Operation Beautiful notes.
80. Write three “Dear Stranger” letters and leave them in random spots around Lima.
81. Donate blood 3 times.
82. Plant a tree.
83. For Christmas one year hand-make a gift for each person receiving a gift from me.
84. Write our Compassion sponsor child once a month for a year.
85. Send hand-written notes of encouragement to 10 friends/family members.
86. Complete paperwork for Century Farm Recognition.
87. Leave a 100% tip.
88. Send an anonymous note of encouragement/flowers.
89. Put together 5 Christmas shoe boxes.
90. Contact 5 managers about the good work a specific employee has done.
91. Give money to someone who asks for it, even if I don’t “trust” their motive.
92. Grow out hair and donate it.
Finances
93. Pay off 2 student loans.
94. Continue to have $0 debt outside of Mortgage and Student Loans.
95. Use at least one coupon, per purchase, for every purchase for four weeks.
96. Save half of my “Rachel Money” every week for 2 months.
97. Do not buy anything for myself for one whole month.
98. Teach someone the basics of couponing.
99. Make no withdrawals from savings accounts [excluding possible car purchases].
100. Save $5 for each completed task.
101. Donate $5 for each incomplete task.
Feel free to comment or question any of these goals and I'll give you a better explanation or the story behind the goal! [Or if you have some suggestions as to how to go about completing a particular goal, share the love through a comment! :) ]
That is quite the list, Rachel. Good luck in accomplishing all of these goals.
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