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 our part).
Note: This list is being shared as a family project.
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101 Things in 1001 days
August 1, 2009 – April 28, 2012
23/101 completed
Travel
1. Get passports.
2. Travel to Canada.
3. Travel to Yosemite National Park.
4. Visit Monterey Bay 2 times. (0/2)
5. Go to Los Angeles.
6. Go to the beach 5 times. (1/5)
7. Visit 4 California state parks. (0/4)
8. Vacation in Tahoe during the winter.
9. Take kids camping 3 times. (0/3)
10. Go canoeing.
11. Go whale watching.
12. Go snowboarding or skiing.
Financial
13. Pay off $5,000 on credit card. (October 23, ’09)
14. Save at least $1,000 in savings. (March 1, ’10)
15. Put 10% of income in savings for 6 paychecks – doesn’t need to be consecutive. (0/6)
16. Do not remove any money from savings that wasn’t pre-planned. (January 7, ’10 – Tim)
House Exterior
17. Remove dead trees from side of house. (March 17, ’10)
18. Replant new trees to side of house.
19. Paint house exterior – contractor allowed.
20. Fix hot tub – Tim. (Removed instead – March 16, ’10)
21. Repair pool deck. (Removed instead – March 16, ’10)
22. Stain pool deck. (Removed instead – March 16, ’10)
23. Decorate house exterior for a holiday. (December 25 ’09)
24. Remove satellite from roof.
25. Replace fence. (March 23, ’10)
26. Install french-doors to the back porch.
27. Fix/replace outdoor flood lights.
28. Make grape vines manageable. (Removed instead – March 17, ’10)
29. Trim bushes next to neighbor’s fence once a year. (1/3)
30. Plant new grass in yard.(April 25, ’10)
31. Build new flower beds with actual flowers and plants in them.
32. Properly maintain pool daily for whole month – (Removed instead – March 16, ’10)
33. Make spider control part of the yard upkeep habit.
House Interior
34. Clean out garage.
35. Sand and paint cabinets.
36. Finish replacing door knobs.
37. Finish replacing lights.
38. Finish updating bathrooms. (0/3)
39. Install tile on bathroom floors.
40. Install hardwood flooring.
41. Mount TV to wall – Tim. (August 18, ’09)
42. Replace window treatments.
43. Organize office with new desks and shelves.
44. Paint Ory’s room.
45. Paint Evie’s ceiling.
46. Remove trash compactor.
Organization
47. Organize and find proper places for Tim’s artwork.
48. Have Evie (and Ory if applicable) put up her toys before every sleepy time for 2 weeks. (0/14)
49. Print pictures and keep photo albums up to date.
50. Re-organize documents.
51. Find a better arrangement for Tim’s childhood treasures that are stored in an ammo crate.
52. Organize home videos.
Culinary
53. Obtain a Costco membership. (November 5, ’09)
54. Learn how to bake soft cookies – Emi.
55. Purchase a high quality mixer. (August 14, ’09)
56. Try 10 new recipes. (6/10)
57. Create personal cookbook that is easy to maintain.
Purchase or obtain
58. Purchase Photoshop for Emi. (May 23, ’10)
59. Purchase curio cabinet that we’ve put off on getting.
60. Buy 3 items we need used. (0/3)
61. Obtain a real set of Mahjong tiles.
62. Purchase a treadmill for post-baby exercise. (May 5, ’10)
63. Find and buy new dog crates that look like furniture.
64. Find and buy a prettier alternative cat box arrangement.
65. Find a new dentist – Emi.
66. Get a copy of Ory’s birth certificate. (March 25, ’10)
67. Get a copy of Kiki’s birth certificate. (March 25, ’10)
68. Have a family portrait taken.
69. Gift 5 presents to family or friends just because. (1/5)
- Present for twin sister (March 12, ’10)
Creations
70. Re-learn how to paint a ceramic piece – Emi.
71. Make an easily maintainable children’s songbook for our kids.
72. Write a children’s book – Emi.
73. Print our family tree and display it (after new baby is born).
74. Design, print and gift a copy of a descendent family tree for Tim’s parents (after new baby is born).
75. Create custom Christmas cards.
76. Make a snowman.
77. Create and sell iPhone application – Emi.
78. Paint a painting. One each. (0/2)
79. Set up a ‘train table’ for Evie. (January 17, ’10)
80. Set up a real train table for Tim.
81. Build a sandbox. (July 5, ’10)
82. Learn how to make Crabill’s or sliders at home. (June 11, ’10)
83. Write our wills and living wills.
Sell
84. Donate old or unused children toys. (August 27, ’09)
85. Sort and donate baby clothes.
86. Sell or donate unwanted DVDs and games. (January 11, ’10)
Miscellaneous
87. Join the library.
88. Read 8 new books – Emi. (March 5, ’10)
- Roald Dahl: Fantastic Mr. Fox
- Roald Dahl: The BFG
- Roald Dahl: Esio Trot
- Roald Dahl: The Magic Finger
- Roald Dahl: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Roald Dahl: James and the Giant Peach
- Roald Dahl: The Twits
- Jules Verne: Journey to the Centre of the Earth
89. Visit library once a week for 2 months. (0/8)
90. Properly maintain saltwater fish tank once a week for 3 months. (0/12)
91. Update drivers licenses address.
92. Become organ donors.
93. Bike to train station every day for 2 weeks – Tim. (0/8)
94. Do something spontaneous just for Tim.
95. Do something spontaneous just for Emi. – Bought new iPhone(July 3, ’10)
96. Put 20 more full-length movies on the AppleTV. (March 1, ’10)
97. Put 40 more kids shows on the AppleTV. (March 1, ’10)
98. Cut electric bill by 10%.
99. Beat Zelda for the Wii.
100. Beat Mario Galaxy for the Wii.
101. Repair sewing machine. (August 13, ’09)
