101 Goals in 1001 Days
The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
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 my part).
From: Day Zero
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
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 my part).
From: Day Zero
When I saw this idea over at That They May Be One (now Sojourner's Hope) I started a list immediately. Unfortunately, it languished around #30. Perhaps I don't dream enough, I thought. Then I finally passed the 50 mark...I emailed Shauna with the good news! Yet I wondered if I was not as goal oriented as I thought I was. Somewhere around 80 I slowed down again. But I simultaneously started crossing things off the list. That gave me renewed inspiration. And today I finished the list!
101 Goals in 1001 Days
Start: Sunday, June 14, 2009
Add 1001 days
Resulting date: Sunday, March 11, 2012
Spiritual
2. Have a quiet time every morning for a month
3. Intentionally pray for my husband every day for a month Done: October 2011 and December 2011 using The Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie Omartian
4. Intentionally pray for my kids every day for a month 3/12-In Progress...getting help from Ann's list
4. Intentionally pray for my kids every day for a month 3/12-In Progress...getting help from Ann's list
5. Learn 24 verses in 12 months Done - 2011 Siesta Scripture Memory with Beth Moore. Done - 2009. I can not say I have them all solidly memorized, but are they hidden in my heart? Probably yes.
6. Mentor
7. Ask someone to mentor me Done.
8. Read a book on Biblical doctrine/theology In Progress: Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places
9. Read a book on discipleship
10. Attend a leadership conference
11. Lead a Bible study Done: Spring 2011
12. Make a plan for a mission trip Done: Leaving this week
Family
13. Decide about baby #3 Done: Due April 2011 Arrived 4/18/11
14. Have a monthly family night
15. Have a monthly family outing In Progress...Done: 6/09-Colossal Cave
15. Have a monthly family outing In Progress...Done: 6/09-Colossal Cave
17. Go on a picnic Done: Snow Picnic 3/10; Breakfast Picnic 7/27/10
18. Play in the snow Done: 3/5/10
19. Camp once a year Done: 9/09 Foll Hollow Lake; 11/09 Roper Lake; 10/10 Fool Hollow Lake; 5/12 - San Carlos, Arizona
20. Take a family vacation with my sister’s family (other than camping) Done 7/11
21. Have a family picture taken with Vogt family Done: 12/09
22. Have a family picture taken with Tingle family Done: 9/10
23. Go on Rocky Point Mission Trip each November N/A - No trip since 2008
24. Get Andrew’s passport Done: 6/09
25. Write to our World Vision kids 4x per year (at each Season change) In Progress...Done: 6/09, 9/09, 12/09, 4/10, 6/10-postcards, 12/10-Christmas letters and packages, 2/11-packages "for the girls in Zimbabwe", 6/11-introduce Truman, 11/11-email!, ?-postcards
Kid Stuff
26. Visit Grandma once a month In Progress...Done: 6/09, 7/09, 8/09 family gathering, 9/09, 11/09, 12/09, 1/10, 4/10, 5/10, 7/10 ?? 12/10, 1/11, 3/11, 5/11, 6/11, 8/11, 11/11, 12/11-family dinner, 2/12
27. Visit zoo once a month In Progress...Done: 6/09, 8/09, 10/09, 11/09, 2/10, 4/10 *membership expired* 1/11, 2/11, 3/11, 5/11, 10/11, 3/12
28. Visit Tucson Children’s Museum
29. Visit Colossal Cave Done: 6/09, 3/11
30. Visit Karchner Caverns
31. Visit Tucson Botanical Gardens Done: 3/11
32. Visit Shamrock Farms Done: 12/10
33. Go to a baseball game and sit in the grass
34. Bake cookies for someone else
35. Have an ant farm
36. Borrow a hermit crab for a month
37. Get a subscription to Family Fun Done: 6/09
38. Do one project/activity out of Family Fun each month In Progress...7/09 water noodle sprinkler and foam-er-ator; 12/09 play The Present Game; 3/10 and 3/11 Butterfly Life-Cycle treats; 4/11 make Tumble Bunnies; 6/11 make a beaded spider web; 7/11-Road trip games
39. Celebrate a crazy, silly or bizarre holiday once in each month
from: http://www.brownielocks.com/month2.html
In Progress...7/24/09-Cousin's Day, 3/14/10-Pi Day, 6/14/10-Flag Day,
from: http://www.brownielocks.com/month2.html
In Progress...7/24/09-Cousin's Day, 3/14/10-Pi Day, 6/14/10-Flag Day,
40. Build a fort with blankets
Personal
41. Get a new hair style
42. Have teeth whitened
43. Weigh 135# Done AND In-Progress...the morning of 12/19/10 I weighed 135# Hooray for me, but I am not even going to talk about what has happened since then!!
44. Do the Couch Potato to 5K running plan Done: Fall 09
45. Run a 5K Done: October 11, 2009; 12/12/09-I did another one! It was a Jingle Run so we got jingle bells to wear on our shoes while we ran! So Fun!
46. Find 3 ways to practice good posture and do them for a week
47. Take a 10th anniversary trip
48. Read a biography
49. Read a book about astronomy (“The Stars” by HA Ray)
50. Read at least 3 of the titles on the AP English reading list
51. Read a book concurrently with Emily
53. Make a quilt
54. Sew a bag (a book bag, grocery bag or “clothespin” bag) Done: 2/12
55. Use the Elna sewing machine and decide what to do with it Done: 7/10
56. Sew a Halloween costume Done: 10/10-Calvin's vest, rat tail and ears; 10/09-Andrew's re-purposed lion outfit
57. Show an item at the County Fair Done: Submitted entry form 3/12
58. Take a pottery class
59. Go see a movie in the theatre 5x In Progress...7/09-Ice Age, 8/09-Julie and Julia, 7/10-How To Train Your Dragon, 7/11 - Winnie-the-Pooh
60. Post a blog post 3x a week for a month Done: Feb-March 2011
61. Turn off the computer for a week
61. Turn off the computer for a week
62. Work through “Piano For Adults”
Practice 5 days/week, 15 minutes/day for a month
Practice 5 days/week, 15 minutes/day for a month
63. Buy 3 nice non-nursing bras, when the time comes Done...I bought two! But with Baby Boy #3 on the way in April 2011, I'll probably need to do this again.
64. Finish Christmas shopping by December 1 once
65. Hand make all Christmas gifts one year
66. Do something I don’t think I can do
67. Finish Calvin’s First Year scrapbook
68. Make a First Year book for Andrew
Home and Yard
69. Make one new recipe a month
In Progress...Done:
6/09 – Twice Baked Potatoes (ATK); Peach Cobbler (ATK)
7/09 – Ravioli-Veggie Stacks (BHG June 09),
8/09 – Sweet and Sour Cole Slaw (ATK),
9/09 - P90X recipes (Tyler is doing it);
12/09 - Lemon Bars (ATK);
1/10 - Skillet Penne and Sausage Supper (ATK)
2/10 - Split Pea and Ham Soup (ATK);
3/10 - Classic Apple Pie (ATK);
4/10 - Baked Cheese Tortellini with Peas, Radicchio, and Bacon (ATK);
6/10 - Fresh Corn Salad with Black Beans and Tomatoes (ATK),
7/10 - Ribs with Spice Rub and All American Potato Salad (Cook's Illustrated), a variation of this Summer Stir-Fry, Homemade Pizza Crust (ATK)
1/11 - Classic Lasagna, Salad with Citrus Vinegarette (ATK)
*What have I been doing?? I have no idea! But I'm sure I've made some new recipes...I just can't remember!
6/11 - Skillet Lasagna (ATK)
7/11 - Elk steaks with teriaki marinade on the grill
8/11 - The Pioneer Woman's Summer Stir Fry
9/11 - The Pioneer Woman's White Chicken Enchiladas; New Orleans-Style Red Beans and Rice (ATK)
10/11 - The Pioneer Woman's Simple, Perfect Enchiladas
11/11 - Spaghetti squash (Food Network), Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies (ATK)
3/12 - Two Bean Soup with Kale (Cooking Light)
ATK = The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook
70. Make a master list of 30 regular meals Done: 8/20/09In Progress...Done:
6/09 – Twice Baked Potatoes (ATK); Peach Cobbler (ATK)
7/09 – Ravioli-Veggie Stacks (BHG June 09),
8/09 – Sweet and Sour Cole Slaw (ATK),
9/09 - P90X recipes (Tyler is doing it);
12/09 - Lemon Bars (ATK);
1/10 - Skillet Penne and Sausage Supper (ATK)
2/10 - Split Pea and Ham Soup (ATK);
3/10 - Classic Apple Pie (ATK);
4/10 - Baked Cheese Tortellini with Peas, Radicchio, and Bacon (ATK);
6/10 - Fresh Corn Salad with Black Beans and Tomatoes (ATK),
7/10 - Ribs with Spice Rub and All American Potato Salad (Cook's Illustrated), a variation of this Summer Stir-Fry, Homemade Pizza Crust (ATK)
1/11 - Classic Lasagna, Salad with Citrus Vinegarette (ATK)
*What have I been doing?? I have no idea! But I'm sure I've made some new recipes...I just can't remember!
6/11 - Skillet Lasagna (ATK)
7/11 - Elk steaks with teriaki marinade on the grill
8/11 - The Pioneer Woman's Summer Stir Fry
9/11 - The Pioneer Woman's White Chicken Enchiladas; New Orleans-Style Red Beans and Rice (ATK)
10/11 - The Pioneer Woman's Simple, Perfect Enchiladas
11/11 - Spaghetti squash (Food Network), Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies (ATK)
3/12 - Two Bean Soup with Kale (Cooking Light)
ATK = The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook
71. Make homemade bread Done: 9/2/09 (in the bread machine)
72. Make homemade cinnamon rolls
73. Plant an area as a Butterfly/Hummingbird Garden
74. Grow basil and parsley Done 3/2010 - See Garden Posts
75. Plant a vegetable garden Done 3/2010 - See Garden Posts
76. Eat a whole meal from the garden?? How about a whole salad
77. Fill front planter with plants Done
78. Have a Christmas tree Done: 12/09
79. Get outdoor rugs for back doors
80. Put ceiling fans in boy’s rooms
81. Hang curtains Done
82. Paint/seal west fence In Progress
83. Paint my bathroom
84. Get a kid friendly couch - Done-12/09
85. Create shoe storage by the door - Done 7/17/10
86. Take Nala to Dog School
88. “Do” preschool 2009-2010 school year Done - Very informal but we did it
89. Institute a “The Kitchen Is Closed” policy Attempted...with mixed results...and mixed consistancy
90. Declutter the house while packing for the addition Done during unpacking 12/09
Relational/Neighborhood
91. Have a fondue party Done: Dessert 9/10
93. Host a block party
94. Host a game night
95. Volunteer
96. Spend a morning working in a nearby median
97. Take Uncle Ted to see the bats take off Done: 9/15/09
98. Have someone new over for dinner 3x Done: Murrow's 3/15/10, Cock's 4/3/10, Brett 10/11, Cruz's 2/12
99. Make/take 3 meals to someone else Done: 8/27/09, 12/?/09, 2/?/10
100. Send 5 real cards/letters “just because” Done: Beth 7/16/10, Renee 1/11, Jess 7/11, Samantha 3/12, Mandy 3/12
101. Send/give a gift “just because” Done, but this is one of my personal favorites so it's something I'll continue to do.
I'll keep you posted!
Comments
When you say "decide about baby #3," does that mean decide WHEN or decide IF?
Is Shamrock Farms around here? Do they do tours? I want to go too!
I think I should join you for that 5K in October. How is the training going?
P.S. I am SO SORRY I missed your birthday on the 13th. I thought of you that day...and almost every day since. I hope it was wonderful for you.
Your friend,
Stephanie
-Shauna