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).

Start Date: April 16, 2008
End Date: January 12, 2011

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Personal

1. get a passport
2. get a driver’s permit
3. learn how to drive
4. get a driver’s license
5. get a new haircut (2009/03/07)
6. get a new haircolor
7. spend 1-2 hours less on the computer everyday (0/1001)
8. write 50 reasons why I should stop smoking (in progress)
9. get a job
10. make a list of 50 things that makes me happy (in progress)
11. make a list of 50 things that I like about myself
12. donate 9 inches of my hair to Pantene’s Beautiful Lengths (2009/01/20)
13. give Project 365 a try (0/365)
14. reveal a secret to Post Secret

Guilty Pleasures

15. buy a little black dress
16. buy 2 more Victoria’s Secret bras
17. buy a product from MAC
18. get a Brazilian wax
19. get a psychic reading
20. get a makeover from any cosmetic counters

Health

21. get my eyes checked
22. lose 5 pounds
23. lose another 5 pounds
24. exercise regularly
25. get kids involved to workout
26. quit smoking
27. get on the pill
28. do weight training 2 x’s a week for one month (0/8)
29. do cardio 2 x’s a week for one month (0/8)
30. buy a step and stability ball
31. get a collection of real good workout DVD’s

Activities

32. plan a day to go to Six Flags Great Adventure DONE (2008/10/12)
33. visit the New York Transit Museum
34. have a picnic in a park
35. visit four biggest park in Queens (0/4)
36. take kids to go bowling
37. go ice skating
38. go to the beach at least twice a year (1/4)

Friends and Family

39. write a letter to family members/friends and tell them why I love them
40. make a list of 50 things/people that I’m thankful for
41. pay for the person behind me at a drive-thru
42. buy Heroes DVD Season 1 for Shane and watch it together DONE (2008/06/15)
43. go on a date with Shane at least once a month (0/34)
44. have Tia take good care of herself (dentist, eye exam, etc.)
45. spend more time and reconnect with Linda

To-do

46. open a savings account
47. put $7 every week to my savings account (9/143)
48. put $10 every month to my savings account (10/33)
49. get passports for kids
50. vote this year
51. return overdue library books and pay fee
52. return Armand’s book to his old school
53. clean/throw out/donate kids’ books/toys/clothes
54. buy a file organizer and…
55. put away important papers and documents
56. donate cell phones to Cell Phones to Soldiers
57. donate my clothes that I don’t wear anymore
58. organize my personal things; makeup, books, work space, clothes, momentos, etc.

Future

59. Buy a house
60. Buy a car

And Finally…

61-99. I got 2 years to finish this list. Any suggestions and comments are welcome.

100. make a new 101 in 1001 list with unfinished goals from this list
101. for every task left undone, donate $5 to a children’s charity stem cell research.