100 In 1001
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 my 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.
Some common goal setting tips:
1. Be decisive. Know exactly what you want, why you want it, and how you plan to achieve it.
2. Stay Focused. Any goal requires sustained focus from beginning to end. Constantly evaluate your progress.
3. Welcome Failure. Frequently, very little is learned from a venture that did not experience failure in some form. Failure presents the opportunity to learn and makes the success more worthy.
4. Write down your goals. It clarifies your thinking and reinforces your commitment.
5. Keep your goals in sight. Review them frequently, and ensure that they are always at the forefront of your thinking.
- Start Date : August 8, 2011
- End Date : May 9, 2014
I have items in italics as works in progress. Crossed off items are completed.
Crafting Goals
- Participate in Tour de Fleece 2012
- Knit a project with lace yarn
- Knit a project in Fair Isle
- Knit a project using Double Knitting
- Knit a project that terrifies me
Knit my husband another pair of socks- Knit “The Dude” sweater from ‘The Big Lebowski’
- Make felted cat toys
- Dye yarn that I have spun
- Learn to cable without a cable needle
Enter a skein of hand-spun into a fiber festivalLearn to crochetI tried this and I have to say…. crochet is NOT for me.- Take a spinning class to further my skills
- Learn to use the hand-weaving tool that my Uncle gave me
- Knit myself a cardigan
- Take a quilting class
- Sew cushions for the dinning room chairs (6)
- Sew curtains for the kitchen (window above sink and back door)
- Sew cushions for the outdoor metal chairs (4)
- Sew a vintage-style dress for Fall/Winter 2011
- Sew a vintage style dress for Spring/Summer 2012
- Make a lined jacket
- Make a pair of pants
- Make a scrub top
- Make a blouse
- Make a vintage-style hat
- Sew a new Civil War style dress for Spring 2012
Household Goals
- Make a cheesecake from scratch
- Learn to make Figgey Pudding for Christmas 2011
- Write down recipes that I pull from magazines/internet in Recipe Book
Make apple butterPut a flower bed with low-laying green plants in front of house- Lay black tarp/gravel around AC compressor and Natural Gas meter
- Install bird house in back yard
- Hang bird feeders in back yard
Organize outdoor shedExtend raised bedsStart seedlings inside for 2012- Buy a wasp catcher
- Spray paint/rust cover white metal table and chairs
Buy two new outdoor chairs to replace the ones on the deck- Buy an umbrella with mount for white table
- Have new window installed in craft room (window and screen)
- Have new screens installed in living room windows
- Have my car professionally cleaned
- Get an estimate on cost to refinish basement
- Paint over pink walls in basement
- Organize basements with bins and shelves
- Frame and hang family photos
- Hang framed bulletin board in craft room
- Hang cork strip in craft room (for easy display of sewing patterns)
- Create a Home Management Notebook
- Hang curtains in spare bedroom
- Replace faucet in Master Bath
- Install over toilet organizer in Master Bath
- Install under sink organizer for Master Bath
Buy new bedding for (sheets and duvet cover)- Buy new night stands for Master Bedroom
- Buy new lamps for Master Bedroom
- Replace television in Master Bedroom with a flat screen television
- Replace armchair in Master Bedroom
- Buy a new mattress
- Install shelves in spare bedroom closet
- Purchase a new coffee table
- Purchase a new end table
- Replace small bookcase in living room with a foyer table that has drawers
Replace kitchen rugs
Personal Goals
- Write query letters and submit to literary agents
Complete NaNoWriMo 2011- Complete NaNoWriMo 2012
- Complete NaNoWriMo 2013
- Visit Monticello
- Visit Mount Vernon
- Visit Williamsburg
- Visit Philadelphia
- Visit Horton’s Vineyard
- Tour Museum of the Shenandoah Valley
- Tour The Library of Congress
- Tour Gettysburg battlefield
- Visit Ford’s Theater
- Visit a planetarium
- Have a weekend getaway with my Mom
- Attend a weekend in silence at Holy Cross Abbey
- See a hockey game
- See an opera
- See a play at Wayside Theater
- Attend a writing retreat
- Take a haunted tour of Harper’s Ferry
- Go on a whale watching tour
- Have dinner with John at L’Auberge Provencale
- Learn to style a beehive hair-do at home
Lost 30 pounds- Take a dance lesson
- Find a sedation dentist and have some much-needed dental work done
Take a yoga classPay off credit card- Refinance my student loan
- Go back to school, get my Medical Billing and Coding license
- Find a snail mail pen pal in the US
- Find a snail mail pen pal in another country
Susan Warren Utley
August 3, 2011 at 9:29 am
I love this! I am so inspired to create my own list now. I see that your #1 is not crossed off yet. I made a similar goal for quilting but it allows me to purchase only fabric that is required to complete a project. Meaning I can’t just pick up fabric because I like it. My sister and I are doing a quilt right now that we are creating using only what is in our combines stashes. It has been a challenge but we are 75% there so I think we might be able to do it.
heartsy
December 5, 2011 at 5:02 am
Why have I not seen this epic list? It’s fantastic! Cheers to your success!
I’m so inspired…hmmm…maybe I’ll make writing a similar list a goal of mine…*heehee*