Mission 101

[Mahatma]

I'm not sure who started that thread, but as soon as I wanted to post in it, pweb went down *grumble*... SO, I hope nobody minds my resurrecting it just for this.

The idea is to make a list of 101 things you'd like to accomplish in the next 1001 days. My list only got to 15, BUT I am very excited about what I can cross off.

13. See the Who in concert -- DONE!

YAY! My 2nd-favorite band ever and they were AMAZING! Definitely worth the money! I will probably never come down from this high. Just have to share it with everyone I can because I'm so excited!

[Young Val]

thanks! i was just too tired to put this thread back up right away, but i was planning on it.

i'll have to repost my list and update. i've completed a lot more things, and many of my (henry-related) goal will need to be changed (to non-henry related goals).


glad this caught on! i really love it.

[Bevis]

I have one goal for the next seven days: think of 101 things I want to do. My list is hovering just below the 40 mark.

[pooka]

Hmm, that sounds like a good way to procrastinate going to bed.

Okay, I actually got 41 things down, in about 25 minutes. I put it on my LJ:
http://www.livejournal.com/~pooka50

[Young Val]

***this list needs to undergo drastic changes, and at the moment i have seventeen crossed off, although th list in this form does not currently reflect that. updates and changes will come soon!***


Financial
1. organize my debt.
2. pay my cell phone bill in full, on time, for at least four straight months.
3. make a monthly budget and stick to it.
4. when i can spare the money, write a check for the $100 i owe FUDGE, and mail it to Amy.
5. officially change my mailing and billing address.

Career
6. send my children's book out to at least 20 publishers or agents.
7. land a full time job in my chosen profession.
8. publish a story.
9. walk around Boston with dan again for the express purpose of mapping out my novel. take pictures.
10. complete a first draft of my novel. in 1001 days. absolutely no excuses.
11. make a decision about grad school.
12. get a job that offers healthcare.
13. have lunch with Morton Cohen when he returns to new york in the fall.

Health
14. drink 8 glasses of water a day for one month.
15. quit smoking.
16. eat at least one serving of fruit or vegetables a day.
17. try and complete the Special K challenge.
18. be able to consistantly do one pull-up and one chin-up.
19. switch birth control.
20. take a self-defense class.
21. eat breakfast in the morning. regularly.
22. return to the middle of the weight range for my height bracket.
23. stop biting my nails.

Henry
24. take Henry out for an entire day, all expenses on me.
25. take pictures with Henry in a photo booth.
26. call tim and find out one specific comic book henry enjoys that he has fallen behind in (there are many). purchase all of the back issues he's missed and surprise him with them.
27. hand-write a genuine love letter. hide it somewhere in henry's room.
28. movie-kiss in the rain. done it before. want to do it again.
29. keep my claddagh ring facing in.

Friends and Family
30. prepare a meal for myself and my friends every monday for three straight months.
31. take my little sister out for drinks since i missed her 21st birthday.
32. contact Ann Byrne.
33. write to my paternal grandfather.
34. take my cousin brian out to lunch or something similar.
35. try every means possible to get back in contact with ASL Sarah.
36. do something sweet for henry's parents. something small and completely unexpected.
37. attend jackie donovan's wedding.
38. do something small and nice for Karlene.
39. take my grandmother out to lunch. insist on paying.
40. take my dad out.
41. buy something small for Josh and Sara when i leave that job.
42.spend two consecutive hours with my mother. without a single argument.

Obtain
43.buy sheets that are the correct size to fit my bed.
44. buy at least two new pairs of jeans THAT FIT CORRECTLY.
45. buy a new pair of shoes. something that can be both somewhat dressy and casual.
46. buy a house plant and keep it alive for at least three months.
47.get a library card.
48. get a new cell phone.
49. get a filing cabinet. use it.
50. buy a new dress for jackie's wedding.
51. get a new monster bunny shirt.
52. *warning: this may be a bit too much information for some folks* give in and buy a vibrator. just to see what the hell all the fuss is about.

Dress Up
53. when i fully stop biting my nails, get a manicure.
54. go through my clothing and throw out anything that i no longer wear.
55. wear my white dress out someplace.
56. dress up in an actual, pre-planned costume on halloween. GO OUT AND PARTY IN IT.
57. learn how to walk in high heels.
58. buy one piece of pretty, sexy lingerie to add to all of my sensible, plain, and boring undergarments. actually wear it.

Just Because
59. fix my ipod.
60. make an organized list of the books i have read. add to this list as needed.
61. take the R train instead of the NW home from work 2 nights a week for a month.
62. write and mail one letter a month.
63. read at least two NEW books a month.
64. move all of my belongings out to new york.
65. take a ballroom dance class.
66. finish my journal. completely.
67. take at least five pictures every month.
68. bake a loaf of bread from scratch.
69. rent and watch Citizen Kane
70. send christmas cards.
71. knit something other than a scarf.
72. sing, in the presence of my friends and many other people, during karaoke.
73. complete Kingdom Hearts 2.
74. conquer a fear: play hide-and-go-seek.
75. borrow my father's camera. take black and white photographs again.
76.create and maintain a recipe book.
77. attend a play.
78. attend a musical.
79. decorate my bedroom.
80. spend a day at the MOMA.
81. beat dan at chess. just once.
82. get my tarrot read.
83. brush up on my ASL.
84. learn my paternal grandmother's maiden name. use it in my novel.
85. write in love_fiercely journal once a week.
86. find and frame the picture of me reading in the library.
87. go to a jazz club.
88.see ani difranco live again.
89. keep my room clean.
90. wake up early enough to make my bed before work.
91. go to a Sox/Yankees game.
92. learn how to give a half-decent back massage.
93. go on a picnic. red checkered blanket and all.
94. do something small for a total stranger. pay their toll. help them carry something heavy up the subway steps. something like that.
95.finish off that disposable camera from february and develop it.
96. actively celebrate my birthday.
97. start food shopping at c-town.
98.make s'mores.
99. hold my undergrad diploma in my hands.
100. take a modest, short vacation.
101. be happier, healthier, and more successful in 1001 days than i am now.

[daPyr0x]

You know, I wrote (most of) one of these lists....but so many of went on the premise that I was engaged and going to get married 10 months from now......well, let's just say the list is all but useless now

Maybe later I'll modify it to....not include her anymore.

[Gravity Defier]

*b ump*

I had a list on Pweb 2.0, but it crashed and it's been a long time since I've thought about it. I thought it was about time to set some goals for myself, so here they are. I couldn't make it to 101, so I might be editing later.

1. Dye my hair blue
2. Call at least one unsuspecting friend a week
3. Call my dad at least once a week
4. Run/jog/walk at least 2 miles every day
5. Get a bike and ride at least twice a week
6. Get back down to a size 7.
7. Go bowling at least once every six months, if not more often.
8. Cover my door (front and back) in ticket stubs.
9. Create (write/direct/edit) a short movie.
10. Get up to 400 DVDs (currently have only 198)
11. Spend an entire day speaking in nothing but movie quotes.
12. Get a new computer
13. Learn to trust myself.
14. Learn to trust others.
15. Learn not to be afraid to say what I think.
16. Read an average of one book per week
17. Paint a picture.
18. Track down and see The Last Five Years
19. Wear shorts all day long in a public setting.
20. Wear a dress all day long in a public setting.
21. Learn to apply makeup and wear it for a full day.
22. Finish painting the Green room
23. Go camping.
24. Make Chai from scratch
25. Host a tea party
26. Attend a masquerade
27. Start a tradition
28. See the Northern Lights
29. Travel to one of the following cities: Seattle,San Francisco,Boston,Philadelphia, Orlando
30. Replace the garage door.
31. Replace the wooden fence with a cinder block wall
32. Get grass growing in the back yard
33. Create a brick path from the back patio to the shed
34. Get the truck running, painted and upholstered
35. Pay off the Element
36. Visit the Redwoods of CA
37. Hike down (and back up) the Grand Canyon
38. Go white water rafting
39. Go scuba diving
40. Swim with a dolphin
41. Ride in a hot air balloon
42. Kayak the Coronado Bay bridge
43. Go hang gliding in San Diego
44. Travel to at least one country in Europe

[LilBee91]

*bump*

My original Mission 101 list ended on the 17th. I kind of forgot about it, and it's really sad how many of the things I didn't do. One was to make regular back ups of my files, which I didn't do, and so I lost most of my stuff from the last 2 years. Yea...smart.

I think I'm going to make another one, and actually follow it this time.

[Gravity Defier]

*b ump*

I had a list on Pweb 2.0, but it crashed and it's been a long time since I've thought about it. I thought it was about time to set some goals for myself, so here they are. I couldn't make it to 101, so I might be editing later.


5. Get a bike and ride at least twice a week
6. Get back down to a size 7. (arguable)
12. Get a new computer

15. Learn not to be afraid to say what I think. (work in progress)

22. Finish painting the Green room

24. Make Chai from scratch
25. Host a tea party

30. Replace the garage door.

35. Pay off the Element

Hey, I finished some of these. Nifty. However, it's kind of unacceptable that I didn't get the list to 101 things and that I didn't take it seriously. Time to fix that. I'll have a complete list in here by tomorrow latest.

[megxers]

I have 93 items on my list, I've done 20ish (quite a few of them are continual self-improvement things) But I have till August 2011. I think all the ones that involve traveling are the ones that are least likely to actually happen...

[Gravity Defier]

November 14, 2012 from February 17, 2010

Health/Exercise

Eat at least 3 servings of vegetables a day
Maintain weight from February 2010
Floss no less than once a day
Get at least one hour of exercise a day, three times a week, and at least 30 minutes the other four days
Swim at least twice in a single summer/get over sharing swimspace with strangers
Walk the dogs at least once a week
Use arm weights at least 3 times a week
Learn how to rollerskate/blade-whichever is easier, if either one is
Learn to cook my favorite meals
Take a bellydancing class
Use the treadmill once a week
Locate and start a capoeira class
Try a new-to-me food at least once a month
Hula-hoop or jump rope at least once a month
Do at least one unassisted pull-up
Reward myself with a chocolate chip muffin for breakfast once a month
See the dentist every 6 months
Do a cartwheel without injuring myself
Make homemade tortillas


Financial
Save at least half of whatever is in my Checking account, after bills/rent are accounted for
Keep my credit card at $0


Chicago
MOVE THERE [Feb. 2012]
Get a job (hopefully before moving but I'll be covered if I don't/can't) [Dec. 2011]
Make a friend
Have a picnic at Millenium Park
Make a mini-snowman
Get Chinese delivered to my apartment [Feb. 2012]
Go ice skating
Update my Chicago blog at least three times a week once there, at least once a month while in AZ
Visit other parts of the state, Springfield if nowhere else
Have a 3AM breakfast with a friend/group of friends, without it being alcohol related
Host a dinner party -like everyone I invite, have more than 2 people to invite, don't get anxious over it
Have a sleepover -coed, females, either or [May 2012]
Go to a Cubs game, prove to Goat I can make them a winning team with a little TLC [May 2012]
Find one location to photograph once a season for all 4 seasons
Ask a boy on a date in which we play Scrabble underneath/within a living room fort
Slowdance with a boy in a park
Eat frozen yogurt while doing my laundry


Arts
Paint a picture with model/of still life [5/2010]
Paint a picture without a model/still life
Draw a face that resembles a face/the face I'm basing it on
Draw a small something or other every day. Probably best to keep it unrelated to any boys.
Track down and see The Last Five Years [Jan. 2012]
Start and finish writing a story worth being told
Create a music video dummy for an entire (single) music album
Finish my two fairytale posters


Clothing/Girl Things
Wear shorts all day long in a public setting
Wear a dress all day long in a public setting [Mar. 2012]
Try a bikini wax
Buy fun, girly underwear
Wear a bathing suit without shorts/tshirt over it
Get a vibrator (4/2010)
Take one morning/afternoon/evening a week to pamper/maintain myself (by my definition), no matter what
Try a new, non-radical hair color
Get a string of pearls - real or fake
Make myself a cloak
Find a female friend to chat on the phone with at least once a week
Get rid of the clothing I don't use but keep out of guilt or "what if"s
Get a black turtleneck [Dec. 2010]
Find an everyday ring
Get a skirt and wear it without shorts underneath
Iron everything before hanging it up for a week
Take a bath, as opposed to a shower, once a month

Travel & Adventures
Travel to one of the following cities: Seattle,San Francisco,Boston,Philadelphia, Orlando (10/2010)
Go on a road trip and do some/all of the driving
Kayak in San Diego
Go to Tucson - crush the last untouched place associated with him (3/2010)

Misc.
Clear my record [April 2012]
Get my license back to zero points [April 2012]
Read 52 books in a year
Successfully fly a kite
Re-learn how to play my trumpet
Start a dream journal a write down every dream I remember
Learn to knit a scarf
Go horseback riding
Color in a coloring book at least once a month
Get CPR certified (4/30/2010)
Learn to play poker
Go skinny dipping
Create and complete a scavenger hunt
Meet at least one new Pwebber a year
Complete at least one new, fun list in my list journal a month
Carve a pumpkin
Full out dance on one of my walks along a public road
Watch every Edward Norton movie made and available
Get an Oreo ice cream birthday cake (3/10)
Find poetry/a poet that I actually like
Get 5000 points on my credit card, get Amazon gift card
Send a letter twice a year with a decorated envelope (9/2010)
Call my little brother twice a month
Don't get depressed on Valentine's Day
Take my phone off of vibrate - the sound shouldn't scare me as much as it does
Get a picture with both my parents (in the same picture)

House
Finish the patio in the front of the house
Finish the hall bathroom makeover
Clean the garage
Get a new roof, cinderblock fence, or desert landscaping
Keep a flower alive for more than a month
Finish the flooring

Work
Clean my entire department's set of books once a quarter
Maintain 4 weeks of book sets in advance for Storytime

[Petra456]

I vote visiting Seattle or San Francisco (but only when i'm visiting!)

I'll be editing this too.

1. Move out.
2. Finish dental work. (so close!)
3. Get credit card down to $0.
4. Find a new job. (Done)
5. Buy a Kitchen Aid Mixer. (Had one gifted to me)
6. Actually finish crocheting a scarf or a blanket. (Done)
7. Go camping.
8. Learn to make my own iced coffee. (Done)
9. Attempt to make a new meal at least once a month. (Done, probably more then one)
10. Lose weight.
11. Take care of my nails at least once a week.
12. Bring my savings account back up to at least $1000 after dental work.
13. Clean out my closet regularly and donate clothes. (I've gotten really good at this)
14. Find a shade of lipstick I like and actually wear it in public.
15. Find a pair of boots that I can stand to wear all day. (Done)
16. Attend a concert. (Done)
17. Take a vacation and actually relax.
18. Update my blog at least once a month, if not more.
19. Start a recipe box/binder. (Done)
20. Get Will's print framed and hung. (Done)
21. Get car insurance. (Done)
22. Get on my own cell phone plan.
23. Get my cat (Lulamay) to like me. (We've made progress...)
24. Go on a date all dressed up. (Done)
25. Buy an actual kitty condo for my cats. (Done)
26. Seriously look into buying a better car then what I have. (Done)
27. Get more comfortable with wearing flowers in my hair (even fake ones). (Done)
28. Go fishing.
29. Get a picnic basket and go on an honest picnic.
30. Own a real pair of earrings that won't hurt my ears.
31. Attend another musical.
32. Make bread that doesn't suck. (Done)
33. Get a dresser.
34. Get engaged (Will came up with this, and I agreed).
35. Visit San Francisco again.
36. Meet another Pwebber (I'm looking at you, Twinny!). (Done)
37. Make and decorate a beautiful cake.
38. Read at least one book a month.
39. Keep up the cleaning around the house.
40. Practice book making.
41. Take more pictures, and start framing them. (Done)
42. Own a couple of matching book cases.
43. Organize my books.
44. Organize and grow my dvd collection. (Done, and on going)
45. Sand and refinish the kitchen table and chairs we have (or buy a new one).
46. Keep up on oil changes for my car. (Done)
47. Clean out my car regularly and keep buying air fresheners. (Done)
48. If housing allows, get a dog.
49. Work on keeping the desk clean and organized.
50. Pay off my medical bills. (about $30 away from done)

[LilBee91]

*mega bump*

My second Mission 101 list ended on my birthday, but (due to poor planning) I realized there were some things I was not going to be able to accomplish until the summer. So I extended it until September, because I'm a dirty rotten cheater. I'm still not going to accomplish a number of the goals, but I didn't want the only reason for failing on some of them to just be because I wasn't in the right state. In the meantime, I am working on a third one that will run from June 7th until my 24th birthday. Which, by the way, makes me feel really old. Especially considering how my first one of these (that I failed at epically) started when I was 15. 2002 days goes by really fast...

Anyway. The list. More to be added, and edited upon completion. And I did steal some from you guys while reading through this topic again.

Acquire
Buy Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Buy Fullmetal manga and anime
Get an Ocarina
Get a kitchen scale
Get an ice cream maker
Get a jump rope
Have a library card for whatever city/county I'm living in
Buy an ice cream scoop
Get a better digital camera
Buy a bike
Get a hammock
Invest in some more business attire

Adventures
Go to Canada
Go back to Europe
Get engaged
Hike Mount Timp
Go paragliding
Go to a legit Karaoke bar
Hike Crow Creek Pass (whatever it's called)
Go camping for a weekend
Go to Mexico
Take pictures in a photo booth
Bowl a Turkey
Go to Sea World
Go to Disneyland/world
Swim in the ocean
Build a legitimate blanket fort
Go to Four Corners
Hike Twin Peaks
Microwave a CD
Be able to do a back flip on the trampoline
Go on a road trip with Nik
Go to New Orleans, Manhattan, or San Francisco
Sleep under the stars
Tie-dye my lab coat
Go off a diving board
Walk on a beach in the moonlight
Climb a tree
Build a sand castle
Pull a slot machine in Vegas

Culture
Go to Comic Con
Read the Qu'ran
Be able to play Sound of Silence on piano
Win NaNoWriMo
See Wicked
Read 100 new books
Watch 100 new movies
Beat Kingdom Hearts
Attend services for three different churches
Go to Renaissance Fair
Read the Old Testament
Go to a drive-in movie
Attend a professional sports game
Go to Festival of Colors
Get my palm read
Re-read Lord of the Rings
Memorize a Shel Silverstein poem
Watch Star Wars in the 1-4-2-5-3-6 order

Education
Apply to grad school
Graduate undergrad with honors
Get published
Get MLS certification
Get into a graduate program
Visit UW
Get CPR certified
Learn how to waltz
Learn to crochet

Health/Body
Learn to swim
Run a 10K
Figure out how to curl my hair
Go two weeks without sweets
Get a manicure
Get a bikini wax
Run a 7-minute mile
Get a professional massage
Be able to do 30 push-ups in a row
Be able to do the splits (either way)

Household
Find a good whole wheat bread recipe
Sew a cute dress
Grow my own herbs
Make bagels from scratch
Make pesto
Learn how to cook asparagus
Make buttermilk pancakes from scratch
Get another bamboo plant and keep it alive

Others
Meet someone from Pweb
Make/take grandparents out to dinner
Host my own BBQ
Give blood
Give Boy those Buddhas awesomely
Volunteer at a soup kitchen
Donate to Locks of Love
Make strawberry rhubarb jam with Grandma
Mail friends letters on their birthdays one year
Volunteer at a hospital
Be at Best Friend's wedding

Records
Write weekly in my journal for a month
Update personal history
Photograph a "Day in the Life" at each season for a year
Post a "Thing that I love" every day for a month
Write another Mission 101 list

[Luet]

Alea, I think you have accomplished many of your Chicago goals but you are certainly not updating your blog three times a week (or month!).

[Petra456]

Even though I only had a list of 50 goals, I feel like I accomplished a good amount of them. I went back and edited to check some off.

[Gravity Defier]

Alea, I think you have accomplished many of your Chicago goals but you are certainly not updating your blog three times a week (or month!).

I know. Writing is much more exhausting than I expected...which is not an excuse, really.

The fact of the matter is, I'm a lazy bugger.

[LilBee91]

W00t! Got 101 goals written and updated the post!

[Young Val]

Ah, Mission 101. An EPIC fail for me, although I did go back and cross off the things I managed to accomplish (intentionally or otherwise). My list of goal amuses me; so many of them are things I don't remotely care about anymore. There are still one or two on there I'd like to accomplish though.

I've been thinking a lot lately of making up a list of 30 Things to Do While 30. My birthday is in mid-July, so I've got time to put a list together...

[Wind Swept]

I've been thinking a lot lately of making up a list of 30 Things to Do While 30.

At 25 and change, I've just put together a 30 Things to Do Before 30 list. The bar I've set for myself is embarrassingly high, so I'm not going to share it here. Perhaps as I cross items off the list, I'll post about them.