The Challenge:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days. Begins September 18, 2010 and finishes June 16, 2013.
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 challenges such as New Year's resolutions or a 'Bucket List'. 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 organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips, study semesters, or outdoor activities.
Visit the DayZero Project to see more and make your own list.
Here's my list:
1. Create or go on a scavenger hunt
2. Write a letter to myself to open in 10 years
3. Sleep under the stars
4. Kiss in the rain
5. Leave an inspirational note inside a book for someone to find
6. Build a snowman
7. Get a massage
8. Make a new friend
9. Complete a coloring book
10. Influence a person to make a day zero list
11. Find a personally inspirational quote and work it into a piece of art or home decor
12. No fast food for a month
13. Improve my posture
14. Watch the sunrise and sunset in the same day
15. Go on a road trip
16. Go ice skating
17. Fly a kite
18. Send a message in a bottle
19. Go to 5 different museums
20. Carve my initials on a tree
21. Host a dinner party
22. Make ice cream/sorbet from scratch
23. Put change in someone's expired parking meter
24. Learn a poem by heart
25. Not log into facebook for a whole week!
26. Make a custom recipe book
27. Bake cupcakes
28. Buy a house
29. Make a birthday cake for someone
30. Expand my vocabulary by 100 words
31. Run a 5K
32. Have dinner by candlelight
33. Plant a tree
34. Spend a day at the beach
35. Complete a 365 day photo challenge
36. Go camping
37. Go to a concert
38. Go on a cruise
39. Don't complain about anything for a week
40. Identify 100 things that make me happy
41. Take a photography class
42. See a drive-in movie
43. Go barefoot for a day
44. Do some volunteer work
45. Take an exercise class
46. Take a cooking class
47. Go stargazing
48. Take my lunch to work everyday for a week
49. Design a shirt of my own
50. Assemble a first aid kit to keep in the car
51. Bake an apple pie from scratch
52. Collect 101 postcards
53. Create a budget and stick to it
54. Eat at 5 new restaurants
55. Enter a photography contest
56. Have professional photos taken
57. Host a game night
58. Plant a vegetable garden
59. Shop at a farmer's market
60. Try Geocaching
61. Update my blog at least once a week for a month
62. Volunteer at a soup kitchen
63. Plant a butterfly garden
64. Write a will
65. Take my multivitamin and probiotic everyday for a month
66. Return to prepregnancy weight
67. Exercise for 20 min., 3 times a week
68. Don't throw away any produce for one month
69. Finish a book in a day
70. Establish a $1000 personal emergency fund
71. Tell a children's story
72. Visit California
73. Obtain a passport
74. Visit one new state
75. Visit Oregon
76. No watching TV for one month
77. Have a date night with my husband once a week
78. Jump in a pile of leaves
79. Join a book club
80. Sponsor a World Vision child
81. Give a 100% tip
82. Send anonymous flowers to someone who is having a tough day
83. Send Christmas cards to family and friends
84. Send 10 postcards via postcrossing.com
85. Get in touch with an old friend
86. Buy something from Etsy
87. Pay off my student loan
88. Create a photographic journal for one week
89. Read 5 non-fiction books
90. Donate blood
91. Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity
92. Sew something
93. Take pictures in a photo booth
94. Carve a pumpkin
95. Take a vacation with extended family
96. Attend a famly reunion
97. Shop Goodwill first
98. Help preschool with snacks twice a month
99. Visit Millenium Park in Chicago
100. Develop a menu to follow for a month
101. Visit Niagara Falls
