101 Things to Do in 1001 Days

Documentaries I've Watched (11-15)

2009-02-08T14:30:00.000-07:00

54 Watch 100 Documentaries

011. Sahara with Michael Palin (2002)
Episode 4
50 min
Creator: Michael Palin

In this four part BBC television series presented by British comedian and travel presenter Michael Palin, and broadcast in 2002. In it, Palin traveled around the Sahara Desert in Northern and Western Africa in four episodes: 1° Line in the Sand - from Gibraltar (British crown colony enclaved in Spain) to amazingly varied Morocco, Western Sahara (disputed by morocco and the Polisaro liberation movement) and Mauritania (another ultra-poor Sahel country, yet plagued by extreme obesity, even as a result of forced feeding of women as a status symbol); 2° Destination Timbuktu - Senegal and Mali; 3° Absolute Desert - Mali and Niger; 4° Dire Straits - Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Ceuta (a Spanish enclave in Morocco where refugees hope to enter Europe) and back to Gibraltar.

012. Keys to the Castle: France (2009)
60 min
HGTV

Take a look at four of the most breathtaking chateaus and castles in France that are still lived in today. The best part is you can even spend the night in some of them and experience what it's like to live like royalty!

013. Big As Life: Obesity in America (2002)
60 min
TLC

The touching lives of obese individuals are revealed as they share their personal challenges. From clubs for fat people to surgeries that result in spectacular (but often temporary) physical transformations-- witness the pain and surprising joy

014. Sahara with Michael Palin (2007)
60 min
TLC

Four morbidly obese people struggle with their weight, their addiction to food and rapidly deteriorating health. Two men are bed ridden and require constant care. Two women are dangerously close to becoming housebound.

Documentaries I've Watched (6-10)

2009-02-08T14:12:00.002-07:00

54 Watch 100 Documentaries

006. Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)
68 min
Creator: Steven Smith

This documentary looks at how the social, financial and moral forces all helped shape one of the most intriguing periods in Hollywood history.

007. Russia, Land of the Tsars (2003)
120 min (including comercials)
Creator: Don Campbell

008. Great Railway Journeys of the World: Confessions of a Train Spotter (1980)
Creator: Michael Palin

Michael Palin travels from London to Kyle of Lochalsh in the north of Scotland.

009. Great Railway Journeys: Derry to Kerry (1994)
Creator: Victoria Silver

Michael Palin travels through Ireland - from Derry in the North down to his ancestral homeland of Kerry in the South.

010. Sahara with Michael Palin (2002)
Episode 3
50 min
Creator: Michael Palin

In this four part BBC television series presented by British comedian and travel presenter Michael Palin, and broadcast in 2002. In it, Palin traveled around the Sahara Desert in Northern and Western Africa in four episodes: 1° Line in the Sand - from Gibraltar (British crown colony enclaved in Spain) to amazingly varied Morocco, Western Sahara (disputed by morocco and the Polisaro liberation movement) and Mauritania (another ultra-poor Sahel country, yet plagued by extreme obesity, even as a result of forced feeding of women as a status symbol); 2° Destination Timbuktu - Senegal and Mali; 3° Absolute Desert - Mali and Niger; 4° Dire Straits - Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Ceuta (a Spanish enclave in Morocco where refugees hope to enter Europe) and back to Gibraltar.

Movies I Have Watched (31-40)

2009-02-07T18:00:00.004-07:00

53. Watch/Re-Watch 500 Movies

031: King Arthur (2004)
142 min, with Clive Owen, Ioan Gruffudd, Hugh Dancy, and Keira Knightley

032: Seconhand Lions (2003)
109 min, with Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, and Haley Joel Osment

033: Donald Strachey mysteries: Third Man Out (2005)
98 min, with Chad Allen, Sebastian Spence, Jack Wetherall, and Woody Jeffreys

034: Windtalkers (2002)
153 min, with Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Peter Stormare, and Mark Ruffalo

035: The Italian Job (2003)
111 min, with Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Donald Sutherland, Jason Statham, and Seth Green

036: Anastasia (1997)
94 min, with Meg Ryan, John Cusack, Kelsey Grammer, and Christopher Lloyd

037: Lady and the Tramp (1955)
73 min, with Peggy Lee, Barbara Luddy, Larry Roberts, and Lee Millar

038: The Rundown (2003)
103 min, with Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Rosario Dawson, and Christopher Walken

039: Grumpy Old Men (1993)
103 min, with Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret, and Burgess Meredith

040: The Da Vinci Code (2006)
149 min, with Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, and Jean Reno

Books I Have Read

2009-02-07T17:40:00.003-07:00

50 Read/Re-Read or "listen to" 200 Books, including 40 Non-Fiction Books, 35 books from the Modern Library's 100 Best list, and 25 books from the Forbidden Library

011: The Princess Bride
by: William Goldman
512 pages, 2 hours and 30 min audiobook

Documentaries I've Watched (1-5)

2009-01-16T22:02:00.002-07:00

54 Watch 100 Documentaries

001. My Fake Baby (2008)
60 min (including comercials)
Creator: Victoria Silver

This documentary explores the lives of women who spend hundreds, and sometimes thousands, of pounds on life-like baby dolls. Known as "reborns", some of the dolls have beating hearts, others have tiny veins and even milk spots. Loved like real babies, they're taken for walks, cuddled and even have their nappies changed.

Doll designer Jaime - a mother of four - now fulfils the dreams of other women by engineering babies to their specifications in her front room. Adoptive "mums" include women with grown-up children, grandmothers living away from their grandchildren, and women who have left it too late to have their own babies.

It was interesting... but it ended up giving me nightmares. All those fake babies.

002. First Cut: Time Warp Wives (2008)
23 min
Creator: Sally Hewitt

The lives of four women who have rejected the trappings of modern life in favour of something a bit more old school.

And we're not just talking about clothing and decor - these women have vintage values to match. Having rejected the independence that comes with being a modern working woman, Joanne, Debbie, Diane and Sammi are desperate to be old-fashioned housewives.

The four women have found men who share their vintage obsession, and have turned their homes into vintage shrines, wilfully ignoring most aspects of modern life.

This was just really weird. These women living in the past. it would be a hard thing to do.

003. Young at Heart (2007)
107 min
Creator: Stephen Walker

Documents the true story of the final weeks of rehearsal for the Young at Heart Chorus in Northampton, MA, whose average age is 81, and many of whom must overcome health adversities to participate. Their music is unexpected, going against the stereotype of their age group, performing songs, for example, by James Brown, and Sonic Youth. Although they have toured Europe and sang for royalty, this account focuses on preparing new songs, not an easy endeavor, for a concert in their home town, which succeeds in spite of several real heart breaking events.

This was a great show. I really enjoyed the Young at Heart singers. Made me laugh and cry. Everyone should see!

004. Trembling Before G-d (2001)
84 min
Creator: Sandi Simcha Dubowski

Built around intimately-told personal stories of Hasidic and Orthodox Jews who are gay or lesbian, the film portrays a group of people who face a profound dilemma - how to reconcile their passionate love of Judaism and the Divine with the drastic Biblical prohibitions that forbids homosexuality.

Struggle between doing right by your God, and the laws of the church, and what you feel and who you are is very interesting. I was just fascinated by this show.

005. Ask Not (2008)
73 min
Director/Writers: Johnny Symons
http://www.sf360.org/features/sfiff51-johnny-symons-and-ask-not

A film that reveals the personal stories of Americans willing to risk their lives for a country that criminalizes the act of coming out. Current and veteran gay soldiers reveal how "don't ask don't tell" affects them during their tours of duty, as they struggle to maintain a double life. The film also follows gay veterans and young organizers turning to forms of personal activism to overturn the policy

So much information about gays in the military that I never knew. 13% of the military wouldn't be bothered about gays in the military when Don't Ask Don't Tell was put into effect in 1993. Today that number has gone up to 70%. I hope that ALL those who would like to enlist will some day soon be able to.

Books I Have Read

2009-01-14T20:37:00.001-07:00

50 Read/Re-Read or "listen to" 200 Books, including 40 Non-Fiction Books, 35 books from the Modern Library's 100 Best list, and 25 books from the Forbidden Library

008: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by: JK Rowling
752 pages, 20 hours and 35 min audiobook

009: Doctor Who: The Resurrection Casket
by: Justin Richards
256 pages, 2 hours 25 min audiobook

010: Doctor Who: The Nightmare of Black Island
by: Mike Tucker
256 pages, 2 hours 17 min audiobook

Movies I Have Watched (21-30)

2009-01-10T15:05:00.003-07:00

53. Watch/Re-Watch 500 Movies

021: Jumper (2008)
91 min, with Hayden Christensen, Jamie Bell, Rachel Bilson, Diane Lane, and Samuel L. Jackson

022: Don't Mess with Zohan (2008)
113 min, with Adam Sandler, John Turturro, and Emmanuelle Chriqui

023: Eraser (1996)
101 min, with Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Caan, and Vanessa Williams

024: Bull Durham (1988)
108 min, with Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, and Tim Robbins

025: Daredevil (2003)
103 min, with Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell and Michael Clarke Duncan

026: Elektra (2005)
97 min, with Jennifer Garner, Goran Visnjic, Kirsten Prout and Will Yun Lee (oh, and Colin Cunningham... yeah... I likes him)

027: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
161 min, with Richard Harris, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Rickman and Daniel Radcliffe

028: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
141 min, with Michael Gambon, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Rickman, Daniel Radcliffe, and Gary Oldman

029: The Philadelphia Experiment II (1993)
97 min, with Brad Johnson, Marjean Holden, and Gerrit Graham

030: Revenge (1990)
124 min, with Kevin Costner, Anthony Quinn, and Madeleine Stowe

Books I Have Read

2009-01-06T18:00:00.002-07:00

50 Read/Re-Read or "listen to" 200 Books, including 40 Non-Fiction Books, 35 books from the Modern Library's 100 Best list, and 25 books from the Forbidden Library

004: Torchwood: Border Princes
by: Dan Abnett
256 pages, 3 hour 30 min audiobook

005: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by: JK Rowling
560 pages, 11 hour 48 min audiobook

006: Anything Goes
by: John Barrowman with Carole E. Barrowman
256 pages, 2 hour 9 min audiobook

007: Doctor Who: The Feast of the Drowned
by: Stephen Cole
256 pages, 2 hour 28 min audiobook

Status Update

2009-01-04T21:13:00.012-07:00

Week 2 is over with. I feel like I've done pretty well so far. Some things I need to work a little more on, others i need to slow down. *shrugs* but at least i'm working on it all.

This is everything i'm currently working on. I really should probably start more projects.

~*~

12 Walk Lillee 4 times a week day for a total of 572 days

This is one of the area's where I should be a little further ahead than I am I need to get more into a habit of walking lils. I only have walked her 5 times in the last 2 weeks. I'm not worried about making the tally, but it's something I do need to work on.

14 Identify 100 things that make me happy

I've identified one thing so far that makes me happy. Lillee. My puppy. She makes me very happy.

22 Create a recipe book of my favorite things to eat

I've started making a list of my favorite things. I've got about 5 things so far. I need to write the recipe's out so that when it comes time to actually put the book together it won't be too hard. I've also thought of the idea of taking pictures of these foods after they have been cooked, since the things on the list have been made in the past 2 weeks, or will be made soon.

34 Send 101 cards/postcards

I've sent out 6 cards so far. That was easy cause I sent out thank you cards for my christmas gifts using one of my christmas gifts. I got some cute cards and envelopes from mom. This is one gift that will come in handy.

36 Update Live Journal and Blog at least once a week

This is much harder than I thought it would be. Especially my LJ. I don't know why. But i've done it, while currently working on 37 Participate in 12 NaBloPoMo.

38 Write 101 comments on other people’s blogs/livejournals

another one that i thought would be easy to do, but really isn't. I've commented on 6 blogs and done have a few comments in LJ that i need to record.

39 E-Mail friends at least once a week

Have emailed friends 2 times. well, only RQ... so that counts. cause they are friends.

48 Learn one new word a week and use it

another hard one... cause i never think of it. But i'm working on it. I've learned 2 words. But i've also done a lot of the vocabulary on Free Rice and have learned some things there.

50 Read/Re-Read or "listen to" 200 Books, including 40 Non-Fiction Books, 35 books from the Modern Library's 100 Best list, and 25 books from the Forbidden Library

I've read 3 books so far. I've also upped my number on this one. Because some of the books I'll be reading are actually audiobooks and they are much faster than reading a book, cause i can do other things while I'm "reading", i can get in at least 1 book a week.

51 Go 24 hours without TV (either on the actual TV, or on the computer) once a week

I've done this 2 times so far, and actually did it 2 days in a row. This is something i don't mind doing at all.

52 Get Netflix list down to under 100 movies/tv shows twice.

I've been able to get my list down by 40 dvd's just by going thru it and deleting one's that i've already seen, or purchased. I didn't realize that I had that many on my list that I could delete. I've still got at least over 200 movies on my list, but i can get that done, seeing as a lot are television shows.

53 Watch/Re-Watch 500 Movies

This one i've also had to raise the numbers on. In the last 2 weeks I've watched 25 movies. Dad and I like to watch movies and have many movie marathon's on the weekend. It's not uncommon for us to watch 6 movies on a Saturday or Sunday. So yeah... Raised the numbers to make it a little more difficult to get to.

55 Pick 30 TV shows/Mini-Series I like and re-watch every episode

I've raised this number also cause i realized that there are more mini-series that I would love to watch, and since they don't count on my movie list, i wanted them to work towards something. I've watched 2 mini-series so far.

57 Take a picture of myself twice a month for the time period

I've taken 1 picture of myself so far. This one is really hard cause I don't like taking pictures of myself, so unlike my sister.

58 Listen to 100 songs/pieces of music by a singer/band/composer I've never heard before.

This one has been fun. I've downloaded some new free mp3's from amazon.com. I've so far only listened to 1 song. but there are a few more that will be interesting.

71 Donate 1,000,000 grains of rice (22,400/1,000,000)

This one has been fun. I've even figured out how many grains of rice feeds 1 person.

72 Visit clicktogive (at bottom of blog) at least once a week

I've pressed the buttons 3 times so far. I really should do this more often cause it is such an easy thing to do.

Things That Make Me Happy

2009-01-04T17:40:00.014-07:00

14. Identify 100 things that make me happy

001: Monster makes me happy...

Books I Have Read

2009-01-04T16:51:00.003-07:00

50 Read/Re-Read or "listen to" 200 Books, including 40 Non-Fiction Books, 35 books from the Modern Library's 100 Best list, and 25 books from the Forbidden Library

002: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
by: JK Rowling
352 pages, 8 hour 53 min audiobook

003: Torchwood: Another LIfe
by: Peter Anghelides
256 pages, 3 hour 27 min audiobook

Movies I Have Watched (11-20)

2009-01-02T17:57:00.001-07:00

53. Watch/Re-Watch 250 Movies

011: Robots (2005)
91 min, with Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Mel Brooks, Greg Kinnear, and Robin Williams

012: The Man From Snowy River (1982)
102 min, with Tom Burlinson, Kirk Douglas and Sigrid Thornton

013: The Golden Compass (2007)
113 min, with Daniel Craig, Nicole Kidman and Dakota Blue Richards

014: The Secret of NIMH (1982)
113 min, with Derek Jacobi, Elizabeth Hartman, Dom DeLuise and Peter Strauss

015: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
152 min, with Richard Harris, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Rickman and Daniel Radcliffe

016: Burn After Reading (2008)
96 min, with George Clooney, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton and Brad Pitt

Coen brother's at their best. Osbourne Cox, a Balkan expert, is fired at the CIA, so he begins a memoir. His wife wants a divorce and expects her lover, Harry, a philandering State Department marshal, to leave his wife. A diskette of Osbourne's musings falls out of a gym bag at a Georgetown fitness center. Two employees there try to turn it into cash: Linda, who wants money for elective surgery, and Chad, an amiable goof. They try to sell the disc back to Osbourne, who has a short fuse, then they visit the Russian embassy. To sweeten the pot, they decide they need more of Osbourne's secrets. Meanwhile, Linda's boss likes her, and Harry's wife leaves for a book tour. All roads lead to Osbourne's house.

Funny, Funny, Funny!!! Enjoyed it muchly.

017: The Man In The Iron Mask (1977)
100 min, with Richard Chamberlain, Patrick McGoohan, Louis Jourdan, Jenny Agutter and Ian Holm

018: The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975)
119 min, with Richard Chamberlain, Tony Curtis, and Kate Nelligan

019: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
122 min, with Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen and Shia LaBeouf

020: Kung Fu Panda (2008)
92 min, with Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Ian McShane and Jackie Chan

Movies I Have Watched (1-10)

2008-12-31T12:30:00.005-07:00

53. Watch/Re-Watch 250 Movies

001: Ian and I watched The Best Two Years (2003)
112 min, with K.C. Clyde and Kirby Heybourne

This is the first movie on my list. I haven't seen this movie in ages. It is a movie about LDS missionaries in Holland. It is a view of two different sets of missionaries and some of the things that can go on during a mission. Loss of faith, loss of family, loss of love, and the cute little "greenie" that helps you remember your faith.

002: Empire Records: Special Fan Edition (1995)
107 min, with Anthony LaPaglia and Rory Cochrane

Can I just say that this is one of the best movies ever made. How could you not love a movie about Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll. A funny movie about the day in the life of a music store, and the employees that run the place. The people are crazy and the soundtrack is made of awesome. Everyone should see this movie at least once in their lives.

003: Mama Mia! (2008)
108 min: with Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth and Julie Walters

Based on the Broadway Musical by the same name. The story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular '70s group ABBA. I liked this movie. It was fun to sing along with the songs and watch the story unfold. Funny and fun!

004: H.M.S. Pinafore (2005)
Opera Australia

I have never seen H.M.S. Pinafore before. I've been a fan of Pirates of Penzance since i was young, but never saw this one. Listening to the music however I have heard much of it before. It was okay. Not one of my favorite. I enjoyed the songs that were familiar, and the story was okay. Maybe if I watched it in movie format and not a theatrical showing like I saw it I would enjoy it more.

005: Iron Man (2008)
126 min: with Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges and Gwyneth Paltrow

I'm a big fan of comic book movies. I didn't really read comic books when I was young, however i was a HUGE batman fan. Now that I am older I enjoy the artistry of it, and the movies they have made from the many different comic book heros have been fun to watch. This one was surprising to me. I really wasn't sure how I would like Robert Downey Jr. as a hero like this. But it was great. I enjoyed it. It made me laugh and the story was cute. Yes, yes... this one was very enjoyable.

006: The Best Two Years (2003)
112 min, with K.C. Clyde and Kirby Heybourne

Yes... I watched it again. LOL. My Mother has never seen it before, and Ian has watched it daily for the last week and has decided that he wants to learn how to speak dutch. So, Mom needed to see it, to find out what Ian was talking about. Love it!

007: Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
113 min, with Diane Lane

This is one of the staples in our house. This is one that we watch often and might be on this list a few times over the next couple of years. This great story of a woman who decides to buy a Tuscan Villa on a whim. The story of her living in this large house that needs to be repaired, the friends, and family, that she makes, and the lesson that you will always find love somewhere.

008: Evita (1996)
135 min, with Madonna, Antonio Banderas and Jonathan Pryce

Musical, Andrew Lloyd Webber. Two of my favorite things. And surprising enough, Madonna wasn't that bad.

009: Waterworld (1995)
136 min, with Kevin Costner, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Dennis Hopper

Not one of my favorite movies, but dad seems to enjoy it. And why it always seems to be on I'll never know. I do have to admit tho. Some of my Dennis Hopper quotes are from this movie.

"Well, I'll be damned. It's the gentleman guppy. You know, he's like a turd that won't flush."
or, or, or...
"You know, I thought you were stupid, friend. But I underestimated you; you're a total freakin' retard!"

Yeah... you can't find that anywhere else.

010: Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
98 min, with Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Piper Perabo, Tom Welling and Hilary Duff

Funny, funny movie. Great for the family. ANYTHING with Bonnie Hunt can't be bad.

Television Shows I Have Watched

2008-12-27T17:54:00.002-07:00

55. Pick 20 TV shows/Mini-Series I like and re-watch every episode

001: Band of Brothers (2001)
10 episodes, 705 min: with Damian Lewis, Donnie Wahlberg, Ron Livingston and Scott Grimes

This is one of my all time favorite Mini-Series. This is the story of "E" Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division (paratroopers) from their initial training starting in 1942 to the end of World War II. They parachuted behind enemy lines in the early hours of D-Day in support of the landings at Utah beach, participated in the liberation of Carentan and again parachuted into action during Operation Market Garden. They also liberated a concentration camp and were the first to enter Hitler's mountain retreat in Berchtesgarten. A fascinating tale of comradeship that is, in the end, a tale of ordinary men who did extraordinary things. It is beautifully done and so great to watch. A must see by everyone!

002: Lonesome Dove (1989)
384 min: with Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover and Diane Lane

Books That I've Read

2008-12-23T11:17:00.007-07:00

50 Read/Re-Read or "listen to" 200 Books, including 40 Non-Fiction Books, 35 books from the Modern Library's 100 Best list, and 25 books from the Forbidden Library

001: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by: JK Rowling
309 pages, 8 hours 17 min audiobook

I have read this book so many times, but this is the first time i've read it since the 7th and final book has come out. Yes, i know... it's been a while. But i think it was in total denial for a while there that the series is actually over with. I love reading it and found so many things that hint to what's going on in other books along the way.Now on to the second one.

First day... and actually started something.

2008-12-21T23:11:00.007-07:00

If you can believe it, which i can't really, I actually did a few things today.

We now come to the end of the first day of my 1001 days. I read my list and thought... hm... what do i actually want to start working on.

I didn't think that I would get very much accomplished because I was going out to the Hoffman's house and watch the kids while Jenn and Jeremy went and finished up their Christmas shopping. But, I did do a few things started.

Things that were started:
19. Do something to celebrate each of the Sabbats over the course of the 1001 Days.
I did a small ritual for today was the Winter Solstice, or Yule.

36. Update Live Journal and Blog at least once a week

I've updated both my Live Journal and Blog today

38. Write 101 comments on other people’s blogs/livejournals

I left a comment on a friends blog

50 Read/Re-Read or "listen to" 200 Books, including 40 Non-Fiction Books, 35 books from the Modern Library's 100 Best list, and 25 books from the Forbidden Library

I started reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone

53. Watch/Re-Watch 250 Movies

Ian and I watched The Best Two Years (2003)
112 min, with K.C. Clyde and Kirby Heybourne

This is the first movie on my list. I haven't seen this movie in ages. It is a movie about LDS missionaries in Holland. It is a view of two different sets of missionaries and some of the things that can go on during a mission. Loss of faith, loss of family, loss of love, and the cute little "greenie" that helps you remember your faith.

71. Donate 1,000,000 grains of rice

I donated 4,140 grains of rice today with the help of Ian and Alene.

72. Visit clicktogive (at bottom of blog) at least once a week

Did my weekly click to give...

101 Things to Do...

2008-12-12T18:02:00.097-07:00

UPDATED: 20.06.09

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 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.

The Key:
Not Started
In Progress
~~Accomplished~~ (with the date)
Not Accomplished

~*~*~*~

The List:
1 Lose 30lbs (1/30)
2 Maintain new weight for 6 months (0/6)
3 Create and maintain beauty routine for skin, hair, teeth etc. for 6 months (0/6)
4 Have a Spa day just for me
5 Get a pedicure at least 5 times (0/5)
6 Be in bed before midnight every week-day for a year (0/260)
7 Get up at 8.30am every day for a 6 months (0/6)

8 Exercise 3hrs a week for 6 months (0/72 hrs)
9 Do Yoga 3 times a week for 6 months (0/72)
10 Get a bike and ride it for 3 hours ever week for a month (0/12)
11 Complete the couch to 5K Running Plan
12 Walk Lillee about 4 times a week day for a total of 500 days (25/500)

13 Be more self confident
14 Identify 100 things that make me happy (1/100)
15 Identify 25 things I like about myself (0/25)
16 List one thing I am grateful for, every day for a year (44/365)
17 Learn more about my spiritual path
18 Meditate 30 min daily for 90 days (0/90)
19 Do something to celebrate each of the Sabbats over the course of the 1001 Days (3/22)

20 No candy or excess of sugar for 3 months (0/3)
21 Cook/Bake 100 things I've never tried making before (2/100)
22 Create a recipe book of my favorite things

23 Do laundry at least once a week for a year (26/52)
24 Put laundry away immediately for a year (0/52)
25 Make bed every day for 90 days (0/90)
26 Do dishes every day for 101 days (0/101)
27 Plant and maintain a herb garden – use the herbs in cooking and healing teas

28 Have $2000 in my savings account by the end of the 1001 Days
29 Pay off past medical bills and keep up with new ones coming in
30 Buy nothing outside of usual items for 3 months (0/3)

31 Write 100,000 words of fiction (0/100,000)
32 Do writing exercises 2-3 times a week (0/286)
33 Write a love letter (to someone else or myself)
34 Send 101 cards/postcards (24/101)
~~35 Participate in 20 postcrossings (29/20)~~ (23.04.09 - still doing this. I have 29 so far and send about 1 out a week. I LOVE this one. It's so much fun to get postcards from around the world. I've gotten about 1 a week.)

36 Update Live Journal and Blog at least once a week (26/143)
37 Participate in 12 NaBloPoMo (2/12)
38 Write 101 comments on other people’s blogs/livejournals (31/101)
39 E-Mail friends at least once a week (22/143)
40 Learn how to create a web site on my own
41 Learn how to create icons and banners with photo programs

42 Enroll into school and go 3 consecutive semesters (0/3) (enrolled into school and plan on registering for classes this fall)
43 Learn Italian
44 Learn German
45 Learn American Sign Language
46 Learn more about Celtic Mythology
47 Learn more about Greek Mythology
48 Learn one new word a week and use it (0/143)

49 Read 100 Poems I've never read before (0/100)
50 Read/Re-Read or "listen to" 200 Books, including 40 Non-Fiction Books, 35 books from the Modern Library's 100 Best list, and 25 books from the Forbidden Library (13/100 fiction) (1/40 non-fiction) (0/35 from list) (0/25 forbidden)
51 Go 24 hours without TV (either on the actual TV, or on the computer) once a week (14/143)
52 Get Netflix list down to under 100 movies/tv shows twice. (0/2)
53 Watch/Re-Watch 500 Movies (67/500)
54 Watch 100 Documentaries (28/100)
55 Pick 30 TV shows/Mini-Series I like and re-watch every episode (9/30)
56 Take 100 Photographs I like enough to print, and store in a photo album (0/100)
57 Take a picture of myself twice a month for the time period (2/66)
58 Listen to 100 songs/pieces of music by a singer/band/composer I've never heard before. (6/100)

59 De-clutter my life – get rid of (give away/sell/donate/throw out) 101 items – e.g. clothes, books, ornaments etc... (0/101)
60 Be more organized

61 Find a way to better organize craft supplies.
62 Learn how to bead and make jewelry for friends and family.
63 Crochet a blanket for myself
64 Learn how to make, and crochet, a amigurumi
65 Knit a pair of socks
66 Knit a sweater

67 Give all handmade gifts for 2 Christmas' (0/2)
68 Buy 5 "just because gifts" (0/5)
69 Send flowers to 3 different people for no reason (0/3)
~~70 Spend under $10 on a meal and give a $10 tip~~ (28.01.09 - went out to lunch with mom. My meal was under $10.00 and I left a $10.85 tip. *grins* it felt good to be able to do that.)

71 Donate 1,000,000 grains of rice (50,000/1,000,000)
72 Visit clicktogive (at bottom of blog) at least once a week (18/143)
73 Donate old clothes/books etc. to charity shops
74 Regularly donate time/money to a charity of my choice
75 Participate in eMOM
76 Participate in I Am Powerful

77 Recycle! Recycle! Recycle!
78 Incorporate more eco-friendly/animal friendly household products into the household
79 Incorporate more eco-friendly/animal friendly personal hygiene products into the household
80 Learn about 5 other ways of 'going green' and implement at least 3 of them (0/3)

81 Make an effort to go somewhere (museum, shopping, dinner) at once a month (3/36)
82 Do 5 "tourist-y" things in my city (0/5)
83 Go to Gay Pride
84 Go to a Stargate Con
85 Go to a Broadway musical (not necessarily on Broadway, but preferably)
86 See a production by Cirque de Soleil
87 Visit the set of a TV show
88 Learn to scuba dive (if health permits and allowed to because of lung issues)
89 Travel somewhere in first class (plane/train/ship whatever, as long as I'm in first class)
90 Go to Egypt and climb a Pyramid
91 Visit Europe
92 Visit the UK
93 Travel to 3 states I’ve never been to before. (0/3)
94 Go to the Grand Canyon
95 Go to at least 2 RQ Con's (0/2)

~~96 Get back in touch with someone I've lost contact with~~ (13.01.09 - found a couple old friends on facebook and have been e-mailing them.)
97 Have a "girls' night" 10 times (0/10)
98 Compliment a complete stranger 10 times (1/10)

99 Purchase a PDA and use it.
100 Calculate how many hours I spend on the computer in a week
101 For six months spend half that amount of time on the computer (0/6)