Belinda's 101 Things in 1001 Days

Round 3!


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 organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.


Last status update: 15 July 2014
Start Date: 28 January 2012
End Date: 25 October 2014
Days Remaining:
Key:Tasks completed! (24)
Tasks in progress... (5)
Tasks unattainable (0)
Tasks no longer relevant (0)

    Domestrivia

  1. Clean out attic
  2. Clean out garage
  3. Straighten up spare room
  4. Straighten/clean back bedroom closet
  5. Straighten up back porch
  6. Reorganize kitchen cabinets- Kitchen remodeled September 2014
  7. Reorganize master bath
  8. Weed out clothing (be aggressive and realistic!)
  9. Landscape around pool deck
  10. Touchup house interior paint
  11. Update will
  12. Cull crafting stash
  13. Organize junk drawer in dresser- Done: 24 July 2013
  14. Remodel (or at least refloor) kitchen - Kitchen remodeled September 2014
  15. Establish habit of creating weekly menus (8 consecutive weeks)

    Web

  16. Redesign personal website
  17. Consolidate needlework gallery onto personal website
  18. Add captions to UK galleries
  19. Add captions to Italy gallery
  20. Add captions to Germany gallery
  21. Add captions to Wales galleries
  22. Put 1996 UK travelog online
  23. Put 1999 UK travelog online
  24. Put 2002 UK travelog online
  25. Incorporate travelogs starting 2004 into personal website.
  26. Finish family website

    Health

  27. Get a physical - 20 November 2012
  28. Reach 300 workouts at Curves - Reached 23 July 2012
  29. Reach 400 workouts at Curves - Reached 18 October 2013
  30. Reach 500 workouts at Curves - Reached 24 October 2014
  31. Get to 35% body fat - 3 May 2013
  32. Get to 32% body fat
  33. Get to 28% body fat
  34. Get to 25% body fat
  35. 'Walk' from Rauros to Isengard (Aragorn's path - 484 miles) - Arrived 21 January 2013
  36. 'Walk' from Isengard to Minas Tirith (Aragorn's path - 786 miles) - Arrived 13 July 2014
  37. Run a 5K

    Stitching

  38. Center panel of Marbek Nativity - Finished 1 August 2013
  39. Chatelaine Convent Herbal Garden - Finished 14 June 2014
  40. Victoria Sampler Gingerbread Church
  41. Just Nan Ice Blossom
  42. Just Nan Christmas Star
  43. Teresa Wentzler Needle Guardian - Finished 3 July 2012
  44. Start (at least 25 hours) a larger Teresa Wentzler piece - Fantasy Triptych, 25 hours on 31 October 2013
  45. Start (at least 25 hours) a Passione Ricamo piece
  46. Start (at least 25 hours) a blackwork piece
  47. Linda Driskell Heirloom Drawn Thread I
  48. Linda Driskell Heirloom Drawn Thread II
  49. Linda Driskell Heirloom Drawn Thread III
  50. Battenberg Lace kit
  51. Schwalm Pinkeep kit
  52. Rose Goldwork kit
  53. Needle Delights Amazing Color (canvaswork)

    Designing

  54. Design St. Francis sampler for Tor Rhuann Designs.
  55. Design Ramblin' Wreck for TRD
  56. Design an openwork (of some type) piece for TRD
  57. Design 5 pieces for TRD (may include above) - Holly and Ivy (2012 ornament), Christmas Bells (2013 ornament)

    Other crafts

  58. Knit a pair of socks
  59. Knit a shawl or stole
  60. Knit a shadow/illusion piece
  61. Craft a temari ball

    Reading

  62. Read all of the Cadfael books by Ellis Peters
  63. Reread The Hobbit - Finished 3 October 2012
  64. Reread Lord of the Rings
  65. Reread Silmarillion
  66. Lionheart - Sharon Penman - Finished 15 October 2012
  67. Read something by Charles Williams
  68. Read Andrew Lang's Fairy Book series (12 books) - Finished: Blue (16Jan2013) Red (26Dec2013) Yellow (4Jan2014) Violet (29Jan2014) Crimson (18Mar2014) Orange (5May2014) Brown (15May2014) Lilac (5Jun2014) Pink (15Jul2014) Grey (5Aug2014) Green (13Sept2014) Olive (24Oct2014)
  69. Read the unabridged Arabian Nights (Lyons translation)
  70. Read the entire Bible (using this edition)
  71. Read 15,000 pages (may include above) - 2012: 7883pp; 2013: 9122pp - total 17005

    General Timewasting

  72. Watch the complete Babylon 5 DVD series (5 seasons)
  73. Watch the Babylon 5 movie collection
  74. Watch the complete Farscape DVD series
  75. Watch all the Monty Python's Flying Circus DVDs
  76. Watch all the Brother Cadfael DVDs
  77. Watch all the Red Dwarf DVDs
  78. Have a LotR extended edition marathon - all 3 movies back to back to back.
  79. Play War & Peace wargame campaign with DH

    Skills

  80. Learn to play my harp (complete all lessons in Basic Harp for Beginners)
  81. Work through Contemporary Music Theory, Level 1
  82. Learn Welsh (complete all lessons in Rosetta Stone Level 1)
  83. Learn to drive a manual transmission
  84. Design and run an original tabletop gaming encounter (not from a module)
  85. Learn how to make 3 different balloon figures.
  86. Attempt 5 new recipes
  87. Attempt 10 new recipes (above 5 + 5 more)
  88. Learn 3 vegetarian main dish recipes
  89. Learn to swim
  90. Learn to ice skate
  91. Learn Morse code
  92. Learn Braille
  93. Refresh juggling skills (goal: 150 consecutive tosses without a drop)
  94. Learn the Latin Mass responses

    Other

  95. Attend a live hockey game
  96. Attend a professional live performance - Rush - Amway Center 28 April 2013
  97. Travel to UK or Ireland - UK: 11-23 June 2013
  98. Travel out of the country (in addition to above) - Visited Toronto: 26-30 July 2012
  99. Visit a basilica or cathedral in North America - St. Michael's Cathedral, Toronto, Ontario - 29 July 2012
  100. Visit a basilica or cathedral outside of North America - York Minster, York, UK - 21 June 2013; St. Winifrede's Well, Holywell, Wales - 19 June 2013
  101. Make next "101 Things" list! - Finished 24 October 2014
Curious how I did on previous rounds?
  • round 1
  • round 2