101 in 1001

I'm trying it again! A few years ago I found a group on Livejournal that explained about the 101 in 1001 challenge. I started one then and failed miserably. I didn't even finish the list of 101 goals! However, in the years since then I have changed and grown quite a bit so when I discovered the list on Violet Sage I thought I'd give it another go!
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).
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 organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
Start Date: 10/13/12
End Date: 07/11/15
Italicized goals are in progress
A Strikethrough is a goal that has been completed 
101 in 1001

Ancora Imparo

1. Get a job
2. Get into Medical School
3. Become an EMT
4. Become a Paramedic
5. Study 101 hours for the MCAT
6. Score better on the MCAT
7. Get an A in Organic
8. Reconnect with and relearn Spanish
9. Take a Reiki class
10. Drive an ambulance
11. Talk on the ambulance radio
12. Start an IV
13. Start an IO

Let’s Get Physical
14. Get a flat stomach
15. Run or bike at least once a week for 3 months (0/12)
16. Run in the Color Run 5K
17. Go out horseback riding
18. Be able to easily touch my toes
19. Be able to do the splits
20. Take another self-defense class
21. Get (and use) a gym membership
22. Visit Matthiessen Park
23. Do yoga twice a week for a month (0/8)
24. Be able to do 50 push ups
25. Be able to do 100 sit ups
26. Be able to do a headstand in yoga
27. Go ice skating again

Sew Crafty
28. Make word art using “Courage” by Orianthi and Lacey and “Haven’t Met You Yet” by Michael Bublé
29. Tailor and embellish the army jacket
30. Alter a book and fill it with drawings
31. Make a costume and a dress for Stella
32. Sew a pair of pants
33. Create and complete a substantial embroidery project
34. Make myself a Totoro stuffed animal
35. Sew a pair of my own panties
36. Sew a quilt top 

Mangia
37. Find a beer I like
38. Find a red wine I like
39. Make Irish Carbomb cupcakes
40. Give up meat for a week
41. Put together recipe box of all my favorites
42. Bake bread from scratch
43. Make something out of each cookbook I own
44. Make a cage cake (Like Julia Child!)
45. Learn to make 5 mixed drinks (0/5)
46. Bake a rainbow cake
47. Try using fondant

Be a Better Me
48. Write in my journal at least 3 times a week for 3 months (0/36)
49. Have a Reiki treatment
50. Have pop on weekends only for 3 months
51. Save more than I spend for 3 months
52. Put $500 in savings
53. Remember to take vitamins and glucosamine every day for 2 months (0/60)
54. Cleanse chakras at least once a month for 6 months (0/6)
55. Use reusable shopping bags a majority of the time for 6 months (0/6)
56. Go to bed before 12 every night for a week (7/7)
57. Participate in NaNoWriMo
58. Have at least one tech-free weekend a month for 6 months (0/6)
59. Update and polish résumé
60. Send 101 cards or letters to family and friends (3/101)
61. Donate blood 10 times (0/10)
62. Join the bone marrow registry
63. Participate in One Day Without Shoes
64. Participate in Day of Silence
65. Write a list of 101 things I’ve already achieved in my life
66. Leave 101 Operation Beautiful notes
67. Go back to Rockford and visit PS, DB, JW, JR, CF, RR, SR
68. Go on AHASB again (I can't stay away! I love ASB)
69. No criticizing for a week
70. List 101 things that make me happy
71. Pay for someone else’s coffee at Starbucks
72. Clean off living room couch and keep it clean for 3 months
73. Take Gam for an outing just the two of us
74. Keep up with my Question a Day journal (7/1001)
75. Take Bearbear for an outing

Loving Myself
76. Learn to curl my hair
77. Get a mani-pedi
78. Do full makeup 10 times (0/10)
79. Go on a date
80. Buy a matching set of lingerie from Victoria’s Secret
81. Be professionally fitted for a bra
82. Organize makeup shelf
83. (Personal)

Just for Fun (Or Because I’m a Nerd!)
84. Read Lord of the Rings
85. Watch “Star Wars”
86. Get a new tattoo
87. Decorate (really decorate) for Christmas, Halloween, Easter, Valentine’s Day, and Thanksgiving
88. Memorize the names, structures, 3-letter, and 1-letter abbreviations of the amino acids
89. Memorize names and simple meanings of runes
90. Finish rating iPod
91. Get my FOID card
92. Go shooting
93. Go on Girl Dates
94. Buy a pair of Tom’s
95. Save all my small change to cash in on the 1001st day
96. See 2 concerts
97. Go to Six Flags or other amusement park to ride rollercoasters
98. Buy Sweetgrass
99. Buy “Beauty and the Beast”, “Pocahontas”, and “Ponyo”
100. Memorize the basic structure groups for Organic (e.g. alkenes & ketones)

And Finally:
101. Write a new 101 in 1001

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