A very quick one tonight because I really should be working.
Just a little update to say yesterday we got started with #70 - a date once a month - with a trip to the cinema to see Avatar. It was fab, we really enjoyed it, even though the 3D gave me a headache by the end.
It's so great to see lots of italics on our list now - I'd like to start crossing some more off soon though hopefully.
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The Challenge: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
About Me
- ...and then there were 3?
- This started off as a blog tracking our journey to becoming a family of 3. The plan was that I would get pregnant quickly and it would be a blog all about baby things. Instead I didn't have a period for 8 months after coming off the pill and was diagnosed with PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) and began fertility treatment. Following Clomid & Metformin I conceived, and Clementine arrived, safe and well, on 13th July 2012. This is our story...
101 things in 1001 days
The Challenge:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (i.e. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that it is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (i.e. represent some amount of work on our 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.
Our 1001 days started on 1st January 2010 and will finish on 28th September 2012.
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (i.e. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that it is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (i.e. represent some amount of work on our 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.
Our 1001 days started on 1st January 2010 and will finish on 28th September 2012.
The List!
Items in italics have been started.
Items that arescored through have been completed.
The Project
1. Write the list
2. Complete a blog entry for each of the 101 things (13/101)
3. Take a photograph for each of the 101 things (10/101)
4. Put £1 into the terramundi each time we complete one of the 101 things (£7/£101) To be changed
5. Give £2 to charity for each thing on the list not completed by day 1001
Going places and doing things
6. Go to an event at the 2012 Olympics
7. Visit 5 new places in the UK (0/5) To be changed
8. Go to the Isle of Wight
9. Go away for the weekend on the spur of the moment
10. Go and see a West End show
11. Go sailing
12. Go sledging
13. Go on a camping holiday
14. Organise a holiday with friends
15. Go to see Jo and Adam in Scotland To be changed
16. Go to see Ollie and Charlotte
17. Go climbing
18. Go to a tourist attraction in Southampton
19. Go to a museum in London
20. Go ice skating
21. Go bowling
22. Go to Bristol for the weekend
23. Spend a night at The Crab
24. Go to a comedy show
25. Go to a firework display
26. Go to 5 tourist attractions in the UK (1/5)
27. Go to see a band (other than TFT)
28. Go to Marwell
29. Fly a kite
30. Go to a UK beach
31. Go for a walk and picnic in the New Forest
32. Visit 5 new restaurants (1/5) To be changed
33. Hire a car
Home and Garden
34. Apply for a mortgage
35. Buy a house
36. Do some gardening at least once every 2 months (0/17)To be changed
37. Grow 2 more crops in our aero garden (1/2)
38. Clear out our wardrobe / clothes at least 4 times (1/4)
39. Cook one new thing every month (2/33) To be changed
40. Find a good way to store Chris's drum kit
41. Sort out our shoes and get rid of any we won't wear again
42. Grow some vegetables
43. Clear everything up after ourselves straight away for a week
44. Cook 5 different soups (0/5)
45. Organise official documents and paperwork
46. Tidy up toiletries and throw out any we won't / don't use
47. Check oil and tyres on both cars once a month (1/33) To be changed
48. Redecorate 3 rooms (3/3)
49. Change my name and our addresses on our driving licenses (once we move)
50. Put up some shelves
Stuff
51. Buy a mattress
52. Buy a coffee table
53. Find and buy a clock we both like
54. Buy a sieve
55. Buy a lemon zester
56. Get a piano
57. Buy a smart winter coat for Chris
Friends and Family
58. Host at least 4 dinner parties (4/4)
59. Send something to Pete and Alex once every 3 months (4/11)
60. Get back in touch with 2 people we've lost contact with
61. Send 10 handwritten letters 'just because' (0/10)
62. Send birthday cards to all our immediate family (6/13)
63. Visit Chris's Nan
64. Give 3 homemade gifts (3/3)
65. Buy and give our parents their wedding thank you gifts
66. Host 2 parties (2/2)
67. Send Christmas cards
68. Make 3 birthday cakes (2/3)
69. Have 3 barbeques (1/3)
Us
70. Go on a date at least once a month (2/33) To be changed
71. Reframe wedding photo poster
72. Eat at the dining table once a week (7/143) To be changed
73. No laptops at home for a week
74. No fizzy drinks for 30 days
75. PRIVATE
76. Read 5 books the same and talk about them (0/5)
77. Take a photo of the 2 of us once a month (2/33)
78. Write wills
79. Update our photo album
80. Start trying for a baby
81. Go for a walk at least once a week (7/143)
82. Play a game together once a month (0/33)To be changed
83. Get a pet
Sarah
84. Complete a year of HPAD - 365 photos in 365 days (38/365)
85. Finish quilt
86. Only weigh myself once a week for 5 weeks
87. Get my wedding dress cleaned and boxed
Chris
88. Give up sugar in tea
89. Try contact lenses
90. Get a massage
Good things
91. Run a 10k
92. Get a promotion
93. Volunteer for something
94. Give blood
95. Go 30 days without buying any clothes
96. Have clean driving licenses on day 1001
97. Clear Chris's overdraft
98. Clear Sarah's overdraft
99. Stick to a £30 food budget for one week
100. Get a new qualification
And finally...
101. Celebrate completing all 101 tasks in 1001 days.
Items that are
The Project
2. Complete a blog entry for each of the 101 things (13/101)
3. Take a photograph for each of the 101 things (10/101)
4. Put £1 into the terramundi each time we complete one of the 101 things (£7/£101) To be changed
5. Give £2 to charity for each thing on the list not completed by day 1001
Going places and doing things
6. Go to an event at the 2012 Olympics
7. Visit 5 new places in the UK (0/5) To be changed
8. Go to the Isle of Wight
10. Go and see a West End show
11. Go sailing
12. Go sledging
13. Go on a camping holiday
14. Organise a holiday with friends
15. Go to see Jo and Adam in Scotland To be changed
16. Go to see Ollie and Charlotte
17. Go climbing
18. Go to a tourist attraction in Southampton
19. Go to a museum in London
20. Go ice skating
22. Go to Bristol for the weekend
26. Go to 5 tourist attractions in the UK (1/5)
27. Go to see a band (other than TFT)
29. Fly a kite
30. Go to a UK beach
31. Go for a walk and picnic in the New Forest
32. Visit 5 new restaurants (1/5) To be changed
Home and Garden
36. Do some gardening at least once every 2 months (0/17)To be changed
37. Grow 2 more crops in our aero garden (1/2)
38. Clear out our wardrobe / clothes at least 4 times (1/4)
39. Cook one new thing every month (2/33) To be changed
42. Grow some vegetables
43. Clear everything up after ourselves straight away for a week
44. Cook 5 different soups (0/5)
45. Organise official documents and paperwork
47. Check oil and tyres on both cars once a month (1/33) To be changed
49. Change my name and our addresses on our driving licenses (once we move)
50. Put up some shelves
Stuff
52. Buy a coffee table
55. Buy a lemon zester
56. Get a piano
Friends and Family
59. Send something to Pete and Alex once every 3 months (4/11)
60. Get back in touch with 2 people we've lost contact with
61. Send 10 handwritten letters 'just because' (0/10)
62. Send birthday cards to all our immediate family (6/13)
63. Visit Chris's Nan
65. Buy and give our parents their wedding thank you gifts
67. Send Christmas cards
68. Make 3 birthday cakes (2/3)
69. Have 3 barbeques (1/3)
Us
70. Go on a date at least once a month (2/33) To be changed
71. Reframe wedding photo poster
72. Eat at the dining table once a week (7/143) To be changed
73. No laptops at home for a week
74. No fizzy drinks for 30 days
75. PRIVATE
76. Read 5 books the same and talk about them (0/5)
77. Take a photo of the 2 of us once a month (2/33)
78. Write wills
79. Update our photo album
81. Go for a walk at least once a week (7/143)
82. Play a game together once a month (0/33)To be changed
83. Get a pet
Sarah
84. Complete a year of HPAD - 365 photos in 365 days (38/365)
85. Finish quilt
87. Get my wedding dress cleaned and boxed
Chris
Good things
91. Run a 10k
92. Get a promotion
93. Volunteer for something
95. Go 30 days without buying any clothes
96. Have clean driving licenses on day 1001
100. Get a new qualification
And finally...
101. Celebrate completing all 101 tasks in 1001 days.
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January
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- Day 25 - #39
- Day 24 - Still making progress
- Day 14 - #94, #99, #72 and #81
- Day 12 - #88
- Day 11 - #70
- Day 9 - #66 and #68
- Day 6 - #77 and #81
- Day 5 - #72
- Day 4 - More on #62, starting #59 and still going ...
- Day 3 - #26, #47 but no #35
- Day 2 - #62, #85 and #86
- Day 1 - #1, #2, #3, #54, #68, #84 oh, and #4
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