I’ve made a list here of 101 things I’d like to do in 1001 days (just over 2.7 years, or approximately 33 months). Why those numbers? Well, the project was started at Triplux. The 1001 days is so long to give you the time to actually complete the items on your list with some amount of realism. Face it, travel and seasonal oriented goals are extremely hard to plan for in the space of just one year. Heck, just fitting in 101 things in along with regular life is hard! :)

My 1001 Days Project began March 20, 2006. It will end on December 14, 2008.

Home & Garden
1. Try one new recipe each month (33 recipes).
2. Try eggplant.
3. Try starfruit. (Apr ‘06!)
4. Make dill pickles.
5. Successfully grow at least 5 herbs without killing them. (Success! Oct ‘06!)
6. Bake a handmade pie (even the crust!) (December ‘06!)
7. Bake a loaf of bread from scratch (no breadmaker!) (October ‘06!!! Yum yum. Not quite loaf - but buns. Still great.)
8. Come up with a montly menu… and stick to it for one month.
9. Try 3 different wines.
10. Make a “baked” mac n cheese. (August ‘06!!! Sooo good.)
11. Make a gingerbread house. (December ‘06… as much as I ever will, anyway. Did not actually bake gingerbread. Used graham crackers. Way too much work to do again!)
12. Make fortune cookies.

Cleaning & Clutter
13. Make Flylady’s stuff a HABIT.
14. Come up with an effective desk-clutter removal method that works.
15. Learn to fold a fitted sheet. Really. No set date. I just find myself rather decent at this now.
16. Scoop kitty litter every day for a month.
17. Wash sheets 1x week.
18. Buy or create magazine holders and organize my magazines properly.

Health & Fitness
19. Fit into a size 12 jeans.
20. Fit into a size 10 jeans.
21. Eat 5 portions of fruit & veggies each day for 1 week.
22. Exercise for 20 minutes, 3x a week for one month.
23. Attend to my rosacea every day, 2x a day, for a month. (Aug-Dec. ‘07!)
24. Do yoga 3x week for 1 month.
25. Floss every day for a month.
26. Be able to complete at least 1 7foot song on DDR
27. Take vitamins every day.

Family & Friends
28. Cook T-day, Easter, or Xmas dinner for the family.
29. See Rowan again in person.
30. Buy someone flowers.
31. Take my mother out to eat somewhere nice.

Crafted
32. Knit 2 pairs of socks (Completed Dec. ‘07!)
33. Paint my dresser.
34. Knit a sweater/coat.
35. Finish a quilt.
36. Make paper.
37. Create a witchy altered book.
38. Knit something fair isle.
39. Dye eggs naturally.
40. Build a cat scratching tree.
41. Sew a garment for myself. (October ‘06!!! It’s an apron!)
42. Learn to spin.
43. Make a full set (20) of cloth pads.
44. Dye yarn with Kool-aid.

Literary
45. Read 3 books I wouldn’t have read based on their cover. (Oct. ‘06!)
46. Read 10 books on the Modern Books 100 Best Novels list.
47. Compile 100 poems (not my own) into a poetry binder/book for myself.
48. Make a list of 101 favorite books.
49. Read the Old Testament.
50. Read all 100 books on BBC’s The Big Read
51. Keep a list of all the books I read, and short thoughts on each.
52. Read Macbeth.

Spiritual
53. Memorize runic meanings / names.
54. Say a prayer via candle… 2x a week.
55. Perform ritual on each different sabbat (8 sabbats). (Done: Ostara, Autumn Equinox, Samhain, Yule)
56. Begin a reference book of shadows.
57. Begin a divination book of shadows.
58. Set up a shrine for the gods.
59. Set up a shrine for the ancestors.
60. Hold 6 esbats in a row.
61. Meditate 5 minutes a day for 1 month.
62. Have a BLISS weekend.
63. Have a permanent altar. (July ‘06!)

Memories
64. Go for a walk around Chester and take two rolls of a bunch of pictures.
65. Take 1 roll of pictures a month. (33 rolls) No longer applicable. Bought new camera, digital.
66. Get my photos of Japan processed.
67. Assemble family tree as far back as I can without extensive research.
68. Find/make one of those memory books involving asking relatives (mother) questions about her life.

Personal Goals
69. Go 48 hours without using a computer. (May ‘06!)
70. Have an electricity-less day.
71. Make a gyno appointment. (August ‘07!)
72. Purge clothing 1x a season, until all I have left is what I actually wear. (Done: 2)
73. Purge makeup / bath goodies. (Sept ‘06!)
74. Donate books I will never read (again) to the library.
75. Write up a living will.
76. Submit a secret to PostSecret.

Finance & Materialism
77. Buy a 19″ flat panel monitor. (Feb or Mar ‘06)
78. Purchase a Koran.
79. Pay off Discover Card. (August ‘06!!!!)
80. Pay off Providian. (April ‘07!!!!!)
81. Pay off Household Bank. (Doesn’t count. Moved to Providian.)
82. Get a new bed quilt that fits the bed. (Sept ‘06!)
83. Raise FICO score to 700. (November ‘06!!!!!!!!! At last!)
84. Buy a whistling tea kettle. (gift! Mar. ‘06)

Technology
85. Set up a real live webserver. (more research indicates that maybe I should not… hmm)
86. Set up a library database on my computer.
87. Set up my blog. Keep it running steadily throughout the 1001 days.
88. Set up daily, weekly, & monthly backups of my home directory. (October ‘06! Working normally for now…)
89. Learn to use GIMP.
90. Be able to write 5 simple shell scripts for BASH.
91. Be able to write a simple PHP program.
92. Sell something on ebay. (rising fees mean this could be more hassle than it’s worth)

Career & Education Goals
93. Attend a tech school for networking.
94. Brush up Japanese skills to at least the level I was at when I quit class.
95. Get A+ certified.

Travel & Adventure
96. Go to Canada for a couple days. Shop.
97. Get a GPS (Jan ‘07!) and go geocaching.
98. Go for a walk in the rain and splash in the puddles.
99. Build a snowman (even a little one, if there isn’t much snow!)
100. Visit Glacier National Park.

Finishing Up
101. Make a new list when this one is finished!