Jessica's 101 in 1001

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 organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.

The Challenge
1. Complete a list of 101 things
2. Barring major life changes, only change 20 of the tasks
3. Donate $5 to charity for every goal I don't complete
4. Inspire someone outside of MLW to do the challenge
5. Blog about each goal you reach.

Health
6. Exercise 3 times a week
7. Find a Family Doctor and Dentist in Chicago, and again if we move
8. Take my vitamins! (0/1001)
9. Eat a salad once a week
10. Get my eyes tested and get new glasses

Wealth
11. Put $5000 each year into each Roth IRA account
12. Invest the money we have in the IRA accounts
13. Invest the other money we have saved - made a plan, haven't done anything with it yet
14. Determine an outline of our financial plans. Write them down.
15. Make a will
16. Make a budget and stick to it
17. Budget money for a honeymoon
18. Use coupons to try to reduce grocery bills
19. Pay bills the day they come in the mail!
20. Find out our credit score.
21. Determine if we can save money on our cable bill
22. Donate change to charity

Work
23. Get rid of the clutter around my desk.
24. Finish the website project; make sure the person after me makes it part of their job
25. Negotiate my schedule so that I can leave early on Fridays in the winter for Shabbat
26. Learn Quark for work

Education
27. Tour schools in New York (Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, NYU, Columbia)
28. Investigate the possibility of Brandeis
29. Take the GMAT and/or GRE
30. Talk to Aliza about the different programs that are available
31. Apply to graduate school


Nesting
32. Clean up the living room and dining room before bed
33. Clean out my closet and donate clothes
34. Frame the three pictures Raif wants framed and hang them
35. Frame and hang the bamboo picture
36. Select pictures from Israel to print and hang up; get frames for them and hang over the desk
37. Select 2 more pictures for the tops of the bookcase and get frames for them.
38. Put the butterfly wire art back up.
39. Work out a schedule for cleaning the bathroom
40. Vacuum at least once every two weeks (3/66)
41. Choose a few wedding pictures, frame and hang.
42. Get Raif to fix the holes made in the wall by our shelf falling :(
43. Set up the VCR/DVD player in the bedroom
44. Get the maintenance guy to fix the faucet in the shower
45. Burn my digital photos to disks
46. Use cloth grocery bags for shopping

Cooking/Baking
47. Learn to make challah with the bread machine
48. Try two new recipes a month from our cookbooks or online (0/66)
49. Make peach chutney with Raif
50. Learn a good oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe
51. Make dinner for us once every two weeks (3/66)
52. Learn to make pecan pie
53. Create our recipe book

Creativity
54. Make a photo album from first year of marriage
55. Write a short story and finish it! NaNoWriMo!
56. Make the photo albums from Israel
57. Make our wedding photo albums
58. Make a challah cover for the holidays
59. Take an art class (painting or drawing)
60. Go on a photo session in the Loop
61. Do 10 Photoshop tutorials
62. Make our wedding scrapbook
63. Write a yearly recap at our anniversary (1/2)
64. Write a yearly recap on my birthday (0/2)
65. Design my own stationary and print it
66. Do a paint by number
67. Decorate cakes for our anniversary and birthdays (3/12)
68. Knit a scarf
69. Go on a photo shoot in the neighborhood
70. Write a legacy for the Sims 2 (generation 2) the Sims 3!! (starting soon?)
71. Take another Cake decorating class

Religion/Spirituality
72. Read Megillah for Purim (2/3)
73. Learn to lead Shacharit
74. Learn to lead Musaf
75. Read Torah once every three months (0/10)
76. Read an entire Torah portion (in MAY!)
77. Attend Friday night services 3 times a month if we are in town
78. Attend Saturday morning services 2 times a month if we are in town


Fun
79. Read a joke a day to laugh
80. Color in a coloring book
81. Go to the Chicago History Museum
82. Go to the Spertus Jewish Museum
83. Go to the beach more than 5 times a summer
84. Go to a Cubs game
85. Read the whole Anne of Green Gables Series again

Travel
86. Go on a honeymoon with my husband - DISNEY in August!
87. Visit Denver
88. Visit Toronto
89. Visit somewhere I haven’t been before
90. Travel to or plan to travel to Newfoundland

Relationships
91. Send Rosh Hashanah Cards
92. Send Christmas cards
93. Meet more of my MLW friends! (Mel, Cindy, Becki, Angie & Deidre)
94. Send birthday presents to my parents (1/4)
95. Invite people for meals on two major holidays (Tu B'shevat and Passover)

Just Because
96. Implement regular computer back ups
97. Build a basic set of jewelry for work and play
98. Get a mani/pedi once every three months
99. Do something nice and unexpected for someone (0/10)
100. Start the process to become a US Citizen
101. Make a new list in May 2011