101 in 1001
the project is called day zero and focuses on accomplishing your goals. the challenge is to complete 101 tasks (written by yourself) in a period of 1001 days (approx. 2.75 years). each week i will be updating my list with what i’ve accomplished and/or worked on. you can see my original post here.
- stop watching so much t.v.
- read at least 1 book every 3 months first book finished!
- use the time i used to spend watching t.v. to craft more
- decorate our master bedroom
- put up bunk beds for the boys they’re up, but they’re not pretty! i won’t completely mark it off until i’m done pretty-fying them!
- re-upholster living room ottomans
- get a new sofa for the living room it’s ordered! will arrive in july! 6/28 couch has arrived! already recovered horrid pillows!
- take a trip to portland to see if it’s somewhere we might like to live
- take the boys to chuck e cheese
- paint the sunroom
- after the hubby installs the floor boards, paint them along with trim on lower level
- touch up paint where needed throughout the house
- paint back entry way and stairs down to office
- remove carpet from stairs and paint them something fun!
- make our guest room something that a guest would like to stay in! started!
- put together “art wall” in living room that i’ve had planned in my head for years DONE!!
- refinish foot stool from grandma
- try a new recipe at least once every other week new recipes tried: 6
- get through the back-log of catalogs i have started! still a long way to go!
- organize pages from catalogs in binders
- finish thrifted project for bedroom DONE!!
- get the flower beds in the front of the house looking good DONE!!
- build brick “wall” in side flower bed
- watch all of the oscar nominated movies from 2005 to present movies to watch: crash, brokeback mountain, capote, good night and good luck, munich, the departed, babel, letters from iwo jima, little miss sunshine, the queen, no country for old men, atonement, juno, michael clayton, there will be blood, slumdog millionaire, the curious case of benjamin button, frost/mixon, milk, the reader, the hurt locker avatar, the blind side, district 9, an education, inglorious bastards, precious, a serious man, up, up in the air,
- take the boys on a photo scavenger hunt to find objects that resemble letters of the alphabet and take photos of them to spell out their names
- surprise the boys with a picnic out in the yard
- take a trip to the zoo DONE!!
- change my baby’s last diaper!
- take a weekend trip to chicago
- take a weekend trip to madison
- take a road trip with no plans. just get in the car and drive.
- create a piece of art just for myself
- purge my craft closet started! lots sold at the garage sale. still lots more left!
- buy a larger family vehicle
- purge the boys’ toys done and in the pile for the garage sale!
- visit the library with the boys at least once a month
- get my braces off! YEAH!!
- whiten my newly straightened teeth!
- do a major seo job on all of my websites
- redesign my blog header DONE!
- try out a mostly vegetarian lifestyle
- meet some of my online friends in person met quite a few at the stationery show!
- improve my photography skills
- purchase some different lenses for my camera
- purchase a shoe flash for my camera done!
- hit my weight loss goal. (6 more lbs!) check! still working on it!
- continue eating 1 whole piece of fruit every day check! still working on it!
- go through my computer and get rid of unnecessary files
- research and find an amazing tattoo artist. found one!!
- get the tattoos i’ve wanted in honor of my boys
- purchase investment pieces of clothing instead of cheap crap
- go through the house and seriously edit. if i don’t love it, it has to go
- send out more hand-written notes
- grow my hair back out….maybe?? in progress! oops! changed my mind and chopped it off!
- take the boys hiking once a week in the warm weather seasons
- buy recycled before new check! still working on it!
- try to use every piece of produce from our csa. no waste.
- learn to can food
- learn to make sauce from the tomatoes we get from our csa
- sew a piece of clothing from a pattern
- use thrifted clothing to create new pieces
- make some decorative pillows for the living room done!
- made more decorative pillows for the bedroom
- find little trinkets to fill my empty type drawer found my first 2 pieces! found lots more!
- spend more one on one time with the baby and teach him the basics. ie. letters, numbers, animals, colors. things we did with #1, but have slacked with #2 been working on animals lately. he’s doing very well and will tell you that a parrot says: “polly want a cracker?”
- get back to the basics of design. ie. paintbrush to paper broke out the watercolors this weekend!
- once the house is done, do a photo tour on my blog
- power wash our dirty white house. ick.
- schedule more play dates for the boys check!
- meet new people in the area check! still working on it! (joined a new group!)
- take the baby to his first day of preschool!
- take the little dude to his first day of full-day kinder!
- have a date night with the hubby once per month
- continue moving my business in a direction that leads to more design time and less administrative work
- continue moving my business in a direction that leads to less inventory and more print-on-demand
- hold hands with my hubby more
- paint my nails more
- splurge on a day at the spa
- burn candles on a daily basis trying, but not always remembering.
- print blog into bound books….especially family related posts
- go out for girls’ night out once a month check!
- cough…take down the last of the x-mas decorations….cough
- start an exercise program
- buy more food containing ingredients i can pronounce definitely moving in the right direction!
- teach my children to garden and grow their own food
- adjust my savings program for my 401k
- make a will
- check into better home/car insurance rates
- splurge on a great pair of jeans when i hit my weight loss goal
- wear dresses/skirts more often now that it’s summer i’m definitely succeeding at this! i’ve worn a skirt/dress for the last 2 weeks straight!
- wear jewelry every day check! still working on it!
- fold laundry within 24 hours of washing it still trying!
- get a nice mailbox to replace the brass piece of crap on our house
- get nice looking house numbers that you can actually see from the street!
- learn to make up a nice smoky eye
- bring positive energy into my life by exuding positivity trying really hard!
- share love
- share joy
- share wisdom
- share strength
- share happiness
