Day Zero Project :: 101 in 1001 Days

On Monday, July 13th, 2009, I created a list of 101 things to accomplish in 1001 days. The idea came from DayZeroProject.com. I have until April 19th, 2012 to complete my list!

Help me track my progress here!

Start date: Monday, July 13th, 2009

End date: April 19th, 2012

1. Visit Niagara Falls.

2. Go on a wine tour at a vineyard. {Done. We went on the Fat Tire Bike and Wine Tour in July}

3. Go whitewater rafting. {Done. River Expeditions, West Virginia, 8/20-8/21/10}

4. Visit a foreign country. {Done! September 2011}

5. Get a passport. {Got it!}

6. Visit the beach. {Done! September 2011}

7. Go on a cruise. {Done! September 2011}

8. Travel to Las Vegas (and take a lot of pictures). {booked – January 2012!}

9. Visit New Orleans again.

10. Go camping. {Done. West Virginia, 8/20/10-8/22/10}

11. Rent a cabin in the woods for a weekend (at least).

12. Visit New York City.

13. Visit Denver. {Done. Thanksgiving week, 2010}

14. Go to Ben and Jerry’s in Vermont.

15. Go to Cedar Point.

16. Go to a Buffalo bills game. {Done. October 11, 2009}

17. Go skiing.

18. Rent a house on the beach for a weekend.

19. Visit Toronto.

20. Go sky diving.

21. Go to Dinosaur BBQ with BF. {Done. Kind of. We went, but didn’t eat.}

22. Visit Portland, Oregon.

23. Go to the New York State fair.

24. Go to Boston. {Only partially done. We went to a suburb of Boston briefly.}

25. Go horseback riding.

26. Go to Walt Disney World.

27. Get married.

28. Buy a house.

29. Buy nothing but food for 30 days. {Done. January 2011.}

30. Get a mani/pedi. {Done. April 2010 before our Maine trip. And July 3, 2010}

31. See Ani Difranco live in concert.

32. Watch the sunset. {Done. We did this at Shannon’s wedding reception, 8/15/09}

33. Volunteer a whole weekend to a charity.

34. Go an entire year without swearing. {began 3/16/11}

35. Attend a music festival.

36. Send at least one hand-written note/card each month. {Been going strong with this one from the start!}

37. Host a dinner party. {Done. Does Thanksgiving count?}

38. Host a board game night.

39. Donate to Locks For Love.

40. Paint a new piece of pottery. {Done. 11/12/10}

41. Drop a dress size.

42. Go skinny dipping.

43. Waste less by using only canvas bags for shopping during this entire 1001 days.

44. Get at least 2 new tattoos.

45. Register a domain name. {Done. itsahero.com}

46. Donate blood. {Done. December 2009}

47. Buy (and drink) a $50 bottle of wine.

48. Purchase an apron. {Done. I love my cupcake apron}

49. Record a song.

50. Swim under a waterfall.

51. Join a sports league.

52. Become an official resident of NY state. {Done 9/30/09 and then I moved back to Ohio… and became an Ohio resident again. Ha!}

53. Meet a blog friend in real life. {Done.}

54. Reorganize my photos (both digital and prints).

55. Reorganize my music.

56. Plant a tree.

57. Say ‘yes’ to every social event I’m asked to attend for 4 weeks.

58. Update emergency information (and emergency contacts) post-move.

59. Attend an art festival.

60. Attend an NHL game.

61. Try an exotic food.

62. Go on a picnic.

63. Join a book club. {Done. Thank you, Yoga Bliss book club!}

64. Pay off half of my debts.

65. Buy a new car. {Done. Twice! 8/5/09 I bought my used car. And November 2010 I bought my first ever brand new car!}

66. Pay off my credit cards. {This will be one of those ongoing things}

67. Re-evaluate and re-do my current budget. Then, sixty days after, reevaluate to determine if it works for me.

68. Sell unused electronics on Craigslist or Ebay. {Done. April 2010}

69. Increase my percentage contribution to my 401k.

70. Write a will.

71. Donate $150 to a non-profit. {Done. WCPN, our local NPR station.}

72. Start an online Etsy business.

73. Find a new job. {Done. Umm I’ve done this a couple times}

74. Take a cooking class.

75. Take a foreign language class.

76. Begin grad school.

77. Get a promotion at work.

78. Take a dance class.

79. Become certified in CPR.

80. Read at least 25 new books. {23/25: “I Was Told There’d Be Cake”, Sloane Crosley; “Her Fearful Symmetry,” by Audrey Niffenegger; “The Help,” by Kathryn Stockett; “The Overnight Socialite,” by Bridie Clark; “Loose Girl: a Memoir of Promiscuity” by Kerry Cohen; “You’ll Never Blue Ball In This Town Again” by Heather McDonald; “A Friend of the Family” by Lauren Grodstein; “Water for Elephants” by Sara Gruen; “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson; “All We Ever Wanted Was Everything” by Janelle Brown; “The Girl Who Played With Fire” by Stieg Larsson; “Something Borrowed” by Emily Griffin; “Something Blue” by Emily Griffin; “Baby Proof” by Emily Griffin; “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest” by Stieg Larsson; “Why I Love Singlehood” by Elisa Lorello; “The Art of Racing in the Rain” by Garth Stein; “My Horizontal Life” by Chelsea Handler; “Sarah’s Key” by Tatiana De Rosnay; “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot; “The First Assassin” by John J. Miller; “The Girl She Used To Be” by David Cristofano; “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins;}

81. Learn (um, re-learn) French.

82. Learn to sew.

83. Begin yoga teacher training.

84. Get a second job that I like (this is both work and financial).

85. Go on a 30 day detox. {Done. October-November 2010}

86. Run a 10k.

87. Get a massage. {got a couples massage in Maine, April 2010}

88. Go on a weekend yoga retreat.

89. Perfect my forearm stand (yoga pose).

90. Go on a 30-day caffeine detox. {Done. October-November 2010}

91. Eat nothing but raw foods for 30 days.

92. Workout 5 times a week for 6 weeks straight.

93. Get my eyebrows waxed at least 3 times (this may seem really lame to some, but really I never NEED to have it done. I just thought it would be a nice thing to do for myself). {2 of 3 times completed}

94. Drink nothing but water for 30 days. {Done. October-November 2010}

95. Take vitamins every day for 30 days.

96. Visit the dentist two times a year.

97. Take a spinning class. {Done. 1/8/10}

98. Go kayaking.

99. Learn to rock climb. {Done! And I got trained to belay as well!}

100. Go without alcohol for 30 days. {Done. October-November 2010}

101. Run a 1/2 marathon – and finish!