… “But thank you because you loved me, it’s all on me, because I didn’t want to stay. I didn’t want to stay.”
The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days (2.75 years).
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 your 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 complete the tasks, which is better for organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
Start date: September 7, 2007
End Date: June 4, 2010
in progress
completed
1. Go to a show, either The Starting Line or Copeland.
2. Have a living arrangement somewhere in Seattle in preparation for college.
3. Go on a picnic.
4. Go to an art museum.
5. Have a day in the city and go to a grocery store :D
6. I guess you know what I want already.
7. Go to a yarn store/fabric store in Canada?
8. Enroll in a college I actually like, and not settle on a job to prove someone else right.
9. Go a weekend without electronics. (Not planned, really. 10/25)
10. Be able to tolerate people touching me without feeling annoyed. Be more affectionate.
11. Care more about the way I look and stop being like a man. AKA, be girlier, and wear more skirts and dresses.
12. … And stop wearing boxers. I lost them… 12/1/07
13. Stop being on the computer/playing video games as often because my eyes are dying. (1/5/08) Three days, man.
14. Look after myself: Take makeup off every night, follow skin regime, do hair & face treatments fortnightly and exfoliate weekly. Continue using natural/etsy/homemade products.
15. Plan and follow a schedule for cleaning and organisation including tidying, cleaning bathroom, vacuuming, washing, bedding. Include waking up at 7am one day per week on one of my days off.
16. Get a manicure.
17. Read all of the unread books I own.
18. Hang out with friends more often - actually make an effort and go with them to the city or where ever even if I think it’ll be a waste of time or money. Aiming for at least three times every two months for at least one year.
19. Get a hamster again?
20. Go to that theatre in Bainbridge Island.
21. Make a photo album.
22. Make a magazine rack.
23. Make a dress for any important upcoming event, like homecoming and graduation. (10/20/07)
24. Read The Great Gatsby.
25. No cursing for at least a week. (11/14/07)
26. Get my natural hair color back, haha. (12/10/07
27. knit something following the pattern. (11/7/07)
28. Finish my 4 WIPs: a pincushion, my sweater, a hat, a purse, and a wallet. (3/4)
29. Eat more vegetables and less fruits, haha.
30. Keep time open to do nothing but exist without worry.
31. Go to firework shows with Laurie on the fourth of July every year. No.
32. Buy flowers for someone I love.
33. Get a serger. (12/25/07)
34. Acquire ten new books for my library. (6/10)
35. Go on a train ride?
36. Go vegetarian?
37. Be more secretive.
38. Unveil one false person. (1/1) 12/28/07
39. Unveil five true people. (4/5) (Both on 10/31/07) (The other two on varying dates between Christmas and Halloween.)
40. Be able to successfully help someone with their problems. (Sept. 12, 2007)
41. Fall in love.
42. Watch one new movie per week for two months, all recommended by a different friend.
43. Shop at a farmer’s market. (5/26/08)
44. Volunteer at the Red Cross center.
45. Finally subscribe to Psychology Today.
46. Get a shirt from the OUT campaign (It’s an atheistic campaign, haha.)
47. Switch to reusable menstrual pads? (It’s eco-friendly, okay?!)
48. Be more honest with people, and what I mean by this is to stop sugarcoating things.
49. On the other hand, be more mindful of people’s feelings.
50. Get portion sizes right when it comes to making dinner for my family.
51. Get soundproof earbuds. (11/24/07)
52. Make a blouse.
53. Read Brand New World.
54. Read A Clockwork Orange.
55. Make at least five things from Readymade. (5/5)
56. Write a letter to myself to read 10 years from now. (1/7/07)
57. Blog at least once a week on the wordpress blog.
58. Knit something amigurimi.
59. Read two classic feminist works. (2/2)
60. Do five random acts of kindness, including one for my parents. (5/5)
61. Go out by myself in the city at least once. (8/28/07)
62. Synchronize my Firefox bookmarks, as well as my AOL bookmarks.
63. Become a better writer.
64. Organize craft supplies.
65. Go to homecoming. (10-20-07)
66. Go to Tolo?
67. Uh, tell him how I feel? (10/14/07)
68. Become less socially retarded.
69. Be a better friend. Try and hang out with people more. Do not refuse proposals to hang out. With anyone.
70. Become a mensch, yeah. Be nicer to people on the whole.
71. OR A MUSE.
72. Become as separated from the media as possible.
73. Regret less. Mostly, forgive myself, for, uh, that.
74. Become less vexated by the people around me.
75. Make more of an effort to make people happy. Giving people presents for no apparent reason. Smiling at strangers, that kind of stuff.
76. Be more open with people, so if I like someone, I’ll tell them.
77. Create more of a minimalist feel in my room.
78. Make a corset.
79. Bring my GPA up to its original 3.5, or higher.
80. Get in touch with my old friends.
81. Be in a relationship- one in which I am completely involved, enveloped, and react romantically. Sure, why not.
82. Get over that one person, or whatever.
83. Create a piece of literature.
84. Fill up a notebook.
85. Fill up another notebook.
86. Become more knowledgeable about film.
87. Get a job.
88. Become more impulsive.
89. Go to a film festival.
90. Go see a play.
91. Do well on my AP exam. :D!:D!:D!
92.
I need more goals. D:
