…my blog about completing a list of 101 tasks in 1001 days
25 Mar 2010 Leave a Comment
by jimmychews in The mission in general
Hi all. I have a new laptop thanks to the other one dying on me and have realised I’ve lost my bookmarked links to everyone else’s 101/1001 blogs so please let me know your address so I can re-add it!
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The List
1. Make a list
2. Create a blog to follow my progress
3. Photograph my progress
4. Go out for a special meal to celebrate completing the list
5. Save £1 for each task completed
6. Donate £2 to charity for each task that is not completed
Just For Fun…
7. Build a sandcastle
8. Dress up in fancy dress in public
9. Spend a day at work with each nail painted a different colour
10. Get a piercing
11. Get a tattoo
12. Dye something I own and wear it
13. Ride a bike
14. Wear a bright red lipstick in public
15. Jump into a big puddle
16. Jump into a swimming pool
17. Paddle in the sea
18. Send a message in a bottle
19. Play a sport I have never played before
20. Go ice skating
21. Go on a theme park ride
22. Write a song lyric I like in the sand
23. Make a Christmas decoration
24. Build a snowman
25. Buy something I really like from a charity shop
26. Carve out a pumpkin at Halloween
How do I look?
27. Go to a fabulous spa at least 5 times (0/5)
28. Have 7 days in a row with no takeaways/eating out
29. Weigh 9 stone something T10.5
30. Be able to run/jog for 15 minutes with no breaks/walking
31. Have a professional bikini wax
32. Buy a designer handbag
33. Wear false eyelashes on at least 10 occasions (8/10)
34. Learn to love my teeth or get a brace
35. Own a gold necklace & pendant
36. Try at least 10 new cocktails (or at least ones I don’t remember trying!) (10/10)
37. Have at least 3 lovely baths (1/3)
38. Wear designer shoes to work on at least 20 occasions (1/20)
39. Wear a neck scarf for a day
40. Buy patterned tights and wear them
41. Wear all the shoes I own or sell them/donate them to charity
42. Wear a hat in public
Eating & Drinking
43. Make a book of my favourite recipes
44. Eat 5 completely new foods (1/5)
45. Try 10 new things from my usual takeaways (3/10)
46. Host 5 dinner parties (0/5)
47. Eat at least 3 “celebrity chef” restaurants (0/3)
48. Drink a red aftershock
49. Try 5 foods/drinks I think I don’t like (0/5)
50. Eat 5 fruit/vegetable portions a day for 1 week
51. Spend 3 days drinking water as the only thing I drink
Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks
52. Find out how to open the bonnet of my car
53. Learn a new skill/craft
54. Apply to the IPLS
55. Look up 20 famous people I’ve heard of but not sure what they are famous for (1/20)
56. Look up 20 new words I come across but do not know (0/20)
57. Look up 40 words I come across and recognise but am not sure of the meaning (1/40)
58. Think of 5 things I don’t like about myself and change them
59. Learn how to use a sewing machine
Doing & Seeing
60. Visit somewhere outside Europe
61. Meet 3 people I’ve met through the internet (0/3)
62. Visit 5 European cities (1/5)
63. Sleep in a caravan/tent
64. Make 5 new friends (0/5)
65. Plant something in my garden
66. Go to a musical
67. Upload at least 3 videos to YouTube (2/3)
68. Go to a local swimming pool
69. Watch 10 films I’ve heard of and said I must watch (0/10)
70. Go to Mass at least once “just because”
71. Visit 5 beaches I’ve never been to before (3/5)
72. Enter 5 competitions (5/5)
73. Visit 5 local tourist attractions (0/5)
74. Go for a walk in a forest
75. Eat in/out of 20 places in NI I haven’t eaten in before (11/20)
76. Go on bus tour
77. Go to the zoo
78. Go on a picnic
79. Travel on a boat
80. Buy myself 10 bouquets of flowers (0/10)
81. Watch fireworks
82. Travel on a plane at least 10 times (5 returns) (8/10)
83. Go to the cinema at least 5 times (1/5)
84. Go to an art gallery
85. Read 20 books (0/20)
86. Go to a museum
87. Go to an exhibition
Giving Something Back
88. Bake and decorate a cake for someone
89. Throw a party
90. Cook a romantic meal at home
91. Give blood
92. Write 5 cards/letters just because (2/5)
93. Buy 5 gifts for 5 different people just because (0/5)
94. Send 5 thank you cards/letters of appreciation for things I wouldn’t normally (0/5)
95. Volunteer for something I wouldn’t usually do
96. Make 5 gifts (0/5)
Being Organised
97. Make a Will
98. Book and go for my next smear test
99. Sell 20 things on eBay (20/20)
100. Sort out my photos into albums
101. Clear and cancel at least 2 credit cards (0/2)
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