25.The goal is to complete 101 tasks in 1001 days. The tasks are set forth by me can be anything as long as they are not vague. Also, they must be set out at the beginning of the project. Life lists and Bucket lists are great but still allow that ‘oh I can do that later, next year, or next time’ mentality. I like the idea of having a set amount of time, it gives me a bit of a push to live and do things. Because even though there is that no one but me is holding me to this if I finish it I get that feeling of ‘well, look what I did.’
Start day: 18 August 2010
End day: 15 May 2013
Tasks Completed: 043/101
In Progress [bold items]: 010
Items I needed to change because circumstances changed: 5
Cooking & Baking (3/17)
001. Anadama bread 29/08/10
002. Auntie J’s Buttermilk Pancakes
003. Baklava
004. Birthday Cake
005. Chocolate Mousse
006. Fontdant (anything)
007. Galette
008. Gluewein (from scratch)
009. Homemade pasta 12/2011
010. Homemade PopTarts
011. Potstickers
012. Salsa
013. Sangria/Pimms
014. Shrimp tacos
015. ————————needs amending (was Thanksgiving for British friends)
016. Tofu (must be yummy)
017. World Peace Cookies 15/12/2011
Dance (7/11)
018. Get fitted for pointe shoes at Freed 20/12/10
019. Join a dance studio in London 05/10/10
020. Join Goldsmiths dance club 29/09/10
021. Keep up with pointe work after moving to London
022. Learn/improve Cha-Cha, Salsa or Swing
023. Learn how to do a backflip
024. Pirouette on pointe 12/01/12
025. Take an aerial dance class
026. Take a dance intensive summer 2011 (Copenhagen July 2011) 04-24 July 2011 Bartholin in Copenhagen
027. Take a class at Laban Pineapple (changed, Laban didn’t have many options for non students) 06/11/10
028. Try Capoeira
Education (3/6)
029. Graduate with my MA 11/2011
030. Learn basic bike maintenance
031. Read a book a month (lost count but my research has more than surpassed my goal)
032. Start drawing again
033. Study all the pre-course reading materials I can acquire 14/09/10
034. Take a cooking class
Experiences & Life Stuff (8/25)
035. Adopt a Kitten or Cat
036. ————————– needs amending (was: apply for UK work visa)
037. Attend a concert Amanda Palmer 2 September 2011
038. Complete a Circle Line Challenge
039. Complete the 100 Push Ups Challenge
040. Decorate my studio in Greenwich
041. Do a Day Done Differently
042. Eat at a Michelin Starred Restaurant
043. Find a job in London (altered to simply finding a job)
045. Find a place to live in London (after student housing) 03/06/11
046. Get in contact with the Greenwich Baha’is 19/08/10
047. Go bungee jumping or skydiving (or something equally adrenaline inducing) 21/09/10
048. Go Geocaching
049. Go stargazing
050. Watch the sunset and sunrise in the same day
051. Host a Tea Party
052. Meet someone I follow on twitter that I don’t know in real life 27/09/10
053. Meet up with a friend from the US while in Europe 23/06/11 (London) 02/07/11 (Copenhagen)
054. Participate in a flash mob
055. Put together a guerrilla campaign leaving positive messages in public places
056. Run 5k April 2011
057. See 10 Shows in London (4/10) 1 2 3 4
058. Take High Tea (or Cream Tea) in England
059. Try 5 new restaurants (photograph & blog review) (0/5)
Photography (2/6)
060. Complete a Day in the Life Challenge
061. Complete a Project 52
062. Complete a 26 Things Challenge
063. Learn better composition by using less gear/simpler camera (check out my stuff from Copenhagen when my camera got stolen and all I had was my cameraphone)
064. Make a photography book for my Master’s Year 10/2011
065. Take a panorama in each city visited 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Travel (10/16)
066. Couchsurf
067. Go back to France
068. Go on a biking or hiking trip across/around England
069. Go to Greenwich Observatory30/09/10
070. Move to London25/09/10
071. Save $500 for the big move27/08/10 – thank you Uncle C!
072. See the Paris Opera Ballet
073. See the Royal Ballet19/01/11
074. Rent a car and drive in Europe
075. Tour the Tower of London 09/2011
076. Travel during winter, spring & summer holidays during 2010-2011 (Wales/USA/Ireland/Denmark)
077. Visit 5 new countries (5/5) (Wales, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, Northern Ireland)
078. Visit 5 museums in London (4/5)(Maritime, Britain at War, V&A, British Museum)
079. Visit 10 new cities (10/10) (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
080. Visit S & C in Nottingham 08/10/10
081. Visit Stonehenge 09/2011
What’s Left (10/20)
082. Complete my iTunes library (Song/Artist/Album/Art)
083. ————————– needs amending (was: Buy a bike for the UK)
084. Buy 3 everyday dresses, wear them (2/3)
085. Buy a SIGG water bottle
086. Defer loans while in school
087. Digitize the family tree 12/2011
088. Do one NaBloPoMo 30/11/10
089. Finish scanning family photos 30/08/10
090. Finish the pair of gloves I’m knitting 18/08/10
091. Give up soda for 3 months Jan-March 2011
092. Go berry or fruit picking
093. Send a care package to someone back home 06/12/10
094. Make ‘pointe your feet or die’ sweatshirts or t-shirts 10/09/10
095. Post 1 video blog a month for each month I’m gone from the states (1 2 3) (missed several months, will continue sporadically)
096. Put away $1 for each completed task to buy something fun at the end of 1001 days (31/101)
097. Send a general update email to those back home once a month after I leave for London (12/12)
098. Send 10 handwritten letters to friends (4/10)
099. ————————————- needs amending (was: Set aside money for UK work visa)
100. Write 50 micro stories (2/50)
101. Write 3 short stories
