Running from 15th August 2012 to 12th May 2015
The week before last, during a particilary crap few days, feeling at a really low ebb and in search of something to do with myself I stumbled across the idea of completing 101 golas in 1001 days where you write a list of 101 things you want to do in the next 1001 days. They can be anything from painting your bedroom to trying out a new hobby, from walking more to getting a new career - 101 is a lot of goals so there's room for everything!
I've written my list and am writing a plan for every goal. I'm really enjoying it because it's clarifying all the things I want to do, big and small, and making them look much more achievable because I'm breaking down each goal into a series of small, detailed steps and keeping track of it all. It's empowering and exciting, very motivational and positive. I copied the following off a blog called Scarlet Words as it's a good definition:
The week before last, during a particilary crap few days, feeling at a really low ebb and in search of something to do with myself I stumbled across the idea of completing 101 golas in 1001 days where you write a list of 101 things you want to do in the next 1001 days. They can be anything from painting your bedroom to trying out a new hobby, from walking more to getting a new career - 101 is a lot of goals so there's room for everything!
I've written my list and am writing a plan for every goal. I'm really enjoying it because it's clarifying all the things I want to do, big and small, and making them look much more achievable because I'm breaking down each goal into a series of small, detailed steps and keeping track of it all. It's empowering and exciting, very motivational and positive. I copied the following off a blog called Scarlet Words as it's a good definition:
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.
Here's my list. It's not a full list yet, but I'll add to it over then next few days as I finalise what I want to put on it. I'll be checking in on my blog frequently with updates on my progress, to keep myself motivated, track how I'm doing and hopefully share lots of interesting stuff with you.
Black = Not yet started
Green = In progress
Red = Completed
- Begin astrology course and work towards qualification (Began September 2012)
- Design and complete a cross stitch sampler
- Make a double bed sized crocheted blanket for Christmas 2012 (Began August 2012)
- Make strawberry home brew wine - 30/9/12
- Make mead - 26/9/12
- Learn to play chess
- Climb a climbing wall
- Complete a 10 mile walk
- Paint the living room
- Paint the kitchen
- Learn to make great cream of tomato soup - 31/8/12 (I used this recipe)
- Make a one page SAD action plan for Winter 2012 (here) - September 2012
- Avoid the internet on weekends for a month
- Learn to quilt
- Make a batch of soap
- Go camping
- Write a letter to myself to be opened on day 1001 - 30/8/12
- Learn about colour therapy and put it to use
- Set up liability insurance for reiki
- Do Pilates at home
- Learn 10 new vegetarian recipes (4/12; stir fried tofu, lentil curry, veg lasagne, spicey butternut soup)
- Make and package dry mix jars as gifts
- Make beeswax candles
- Build and maintain my upper body strength
- Visit 3 new parts of the UK
- Use my exercise bike every week for 6 weeks
- Drink at least one litre of water a day - Sept 2012
- Address my self esteem issues
- Go to a knitting group - 13/8/12
- Give the living room a deep down clean
- Sell things on Etsy
- Get business cards made for my Etsy shop
- Moisturise all over at least twice a week - 30/9/12
- Walk more on lunch breaks
- Learn about PMT and how to cope with it
- Get rid of 101 things in 1001 days
- Make bread every week instead of buying it - November 2012
- Replace the broken zipper on my husbands jeans with one salvaged from an old ripped pair
- Paint bedroom and cupboards
- Record a chapter for Librivox
- Finish king sized granny stripe crochet blanket
- Document one month of my life in photos - 16/9/12
- Learn 3 new card games
- Re-purpose an old item of clothing
- Make fresh pasta
- Create a sewing and study area in the attic
- Organise my yarn stash
- Stop complaining for a week
- Have a Winter trip away for one night in a cosy B&B - 6/11/12 in Burnsall
- Make a cross stitch pixel portrait
- Loose weight and maintain at 8 1/2 stone
- Save for a deposit on a house
- Learn to do tarot readings
- Stay in a Pod
- Take a skiing lesson
- Apply for a council house
- Eat raw food for seven days
- Do twenty one days of Reiki self healing
- Send distance Reiki twelve times in four weeks
- Ice a cake
- Read twenty five random non-fiction library books and share what I've learnt on my blog
- Sew an item of clothing
- Fly a kite
- Go to the cinema alone
- See the Northern Lights
- Knit, crochet or sew something for charity
- Fly in a hot air balloon
- Do a handstand, unsupported
- Don't buy any yarn for two months
- Have a holiday in the sun
- Climb a mountain
- Make a list of 101 things that make me happy
- Make a list of 30 free, fun things that I enjoy doing
- Firm up my tummy
- Get my finances in order - make and stick to a spending plan
- Spend a week focusing on Angelic meditations
- Make some sort of preserve (jam, pickles, chutney)
- Start a retirement fund
- Start a holiday fund
- Go on a retreat alone
- Enter an annual show
- Go to an archery club
- Make French macaroons successfully
- Make puff pastry successfully
- Make chocolate éclairs successfully
- Learn about the chakras
- Register with a dentist and have a check up - 25/9/12
- Finish knitting the Berry Waffle Thermal t-shirt
- Get a bra fitted properly
- Learn to spin yarn on a drop spindle
- Create a realistic house keeping plan and follow it for one month
- Learn calligraphy
- Make a will
- Go to the theatre 3 times
- Print out photos stored on laptop, make albums
I havn't got a full 101 things that I really want to do at the moment, so I'm leaving these 6 free because I'm certain that new goals will crop up in the course of working on other ones. I'll fill these in as I think of them:
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