Day Zero

The Mission:

Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria:

Task 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 Years 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 for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.

The Key:

Not Started

In Progress

Accomplished (with the date)

The List:

001. Start a webcomic

002. Travel to Europe(January 2011)

003. Sell some artwork

004. Make HPTC (May 5th 2010)

005. Floss my teeth once a week or more(failed)

006. Get two more tattoos (2/2) (August 7th 2009)

007. Go skinnydipping

008. Save money for traveling(December 2011)

009. Learn Japanese (December 2009)

010. Get a Job (June 2009)

011. Own a pet mouse

012. No C's in school(failed)

013. Have an organized daily planner(started September 2010 to current date)

014. Learn Sign Language

015. Start keeping a recipe book

016. Go to Japan

017. Travel with my Uncle Vinny

018. Make national training squad

019. Take better notes in school

020. Make a successful threadless design, get picked?

021. Read (at least) one book a month for pleasure (12/33)(failed)

022. Make my own stationary

023. Handmade gifts from now on out only(failed)

024. Write a story for a book

025. Donate blood

026. Learn blood type

027. Buy a new sketchbook and use it for more than scribbles

028. Expand music horizons, start listening to some oldie but goodies

029. Watch 50 movies that everyone else has seen that I haven't (12/50)

030. Go for a camping weekend

031. Short road trip

032. Clean out junk from the house that I don't use/need anymore

033. Learn how to paint people realistically

034. Visit the Statue of Liberty

035. Pay back my father back for some things ($330/$330) (June 21st 2009)

036. Write more letters(spring 2011)

037. Learn bass guitar

038. Get a silkscreening kit (July 2009)

039. Take my vitamins everyday(failed)

040. Clear up my face and keep it clear

041. Buy a good digital camera

042. Volunteer at the Raptor Center(center has been shut down)

043. Go to Maine and New Hampshire (October 24th 2009)

044. Learn how to cut hair

045. Make an up to date and organized address book

046. Don't buy things that I can make

047. Be able to incline bench press 30lbs

048. Dye my hair (September 4th 2009)

049. Fly a kite

050. Go on a picnic(spring 2011)

051. Pay for a dinner outing

052. Go to a drive in movie

053. Become more comfortable wearing high heels(fall 2010/spring 2011)

054. Finish Pokemon

055. Start using a reusable coffee mug

056. Wear lipstick at least once a week

057. Finally learn how to juggle four balls

058. Make california rolls

059. Buy a bento box, use it

060. Make a summer dress each summer (1/3)(failed, missed last summer)

061. Paint a suitcase

062. Bake a pie

063. Clean the green stuff off the side of my parent's house

064. Make a zine

065. Buy a typewriter

066. Go to an event in Central Park

067. Get rid of and donate old clothes

068. Make a blanket

069. DIY Munny

070. Homemade candles

071. Finish the Wheel of Time Series

072. Send a care package

073. Do a cross-stitching project

074. Get a succulent cactus (June 18th 2009)

075. Learn two songs to play on the Piano (0/2)

076. Become better acquainted with world geography

077. Buy a lottery ticket

078. Run in a 5k

079. Host a dinner part a semester (2/5)

080. Plant a tree on Earth Day

081. Learn how to play Texas Hold 'Em

082. Globe Project(August 2010)

083. Buy a good digital camera

084. Start 365 day project (September 8th 2009)

085. See a movie in an IMAX theater (December 26th 2009)

086. Make Lego Cake (August 14th 2009)

087. Go to the horse races at Saratoga

088. Go grocery shopping for my parents and pay for all of it

089. Save for and buy a good sewing machine

090. Go to Warped Tour

091. Dance more

092. Start a scrapbook for important events

093. Watch all the Star Wars movies in the right order

094. Participate in www.postcrossing.com(April 2010)

095. Learn how to tie a tie

096. Make homemade jam

097. Make bread to eat jam with

098. Start saving money to eventually pay dad back for college-50,000 (0/10,000)

099. Find a signature fragrance, or make own

100. Keep Blog updated(failed, discontinued blog)

101. On Day 1001 publish a new 101 in 1001 list if there is anything I haven't completed

Start Date: January 1st, 2009

End Date: September 29th, 2011