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Day Zero Project

101-in-1001 I enjoyed doing the Day Zero Project so much the first time that I am doing it again. See my original project and start one for yourself.

The Challenge Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.  My 1001 days started on Sept. 28, 2013 and ends on June 25, 2016.

The Criteria: Tasks must be specific with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching. It doesn’t have to be something you have never done, although most will be, others will just be done again within this time period. For each item I don’t complete I will donate $10 to the Special Olympics.

Why 1001 Days? Many people have created lists in the past – frequently simple challenges such as New Year’s resolutions or a ‘Bucket List’. 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, study semesters, or outdoor activities.

My List (bold = in progress, strikethrough = completed)

Done 53/101 (Updated 5/18)

  1. Drive Cross Country
  2. Snowboard in Europe
  3. Snowboard in Japan
  4. Snowboard in Alaska (Heli)
  5. Spend New Years in another state or country (Japan 2015)
  6. Shoot a round of golf in the 70’s (Best is 82)
  7. Take a photo for each letter of the alphabet of a person, place or thing and make something
  8. Eat Paleo for a week
  9. Drink the Secret Detox Drink everyday for a month.
  10. 12 Random acts of kindness (2/12)
  11. Use the public bus system in my hometown
  12. Complete Focus T25
  13. Complete p90x3
  14. Complete Spanish on Duolingo
  15. Complete French on Duolingo
  16. Start a small garden
  17. Learn to Flyfish
  18. Grow my webapp Find a Patio to 1000 patios
  19. Buy a new mountain bike
  20. Buy a meal for my sister/husband
  21. Buy a drink for a stranger
  22. Buy new kitchen light
  23. Buy new running shoes
  24. Buy a new rug for my den
  25. Buy a desk for Airbnb room
  26. Buy a new suit
  27. Buy a meal for my mom/dad
  28. Buy new bedding set for my room
  29. Buy a new bathing suit
  30. Buy an original piece of art
  31. Buy a jawbone mini
  32. Buy new wall-to-wall carpet
  33. Buy a new Sea-doo
  34. Learn the Capitals and Locations of all 196 Countries
  35. Get out of town without planning and just go for a new adventure
  36. Take things I’m not using anymore and donate to a good cause
  37. Take photos in a photo booth
  38. Create a new revenue stream (Airbnb)
  39. Write a will
  40. Get at least 5 people to make a day zero list (5/5)
  41. Cleanup my website bookmarks
  42. Surprise someone (with a visit, flowers, something nice)
  43. Throw a house party
  44. Send a postcard while on vacation
  45. Redesign my blog
  46. Organize a game of flashlight tag
  47. Create of blog of me Jumping Off Things

  48. Spend a weekend without cellphones, tv, computer, internet

  49. Read one of my sister’s books
  50. Read one of my mom’s books
  51. Read one of my dad’s books
  52. Read one of my friend’s books (The End of Illness)
  53. Donate blood
  54. Make pizza
  55. Make a pumpkin pie
  56. Make popsicles
  57. Make a new ice cream
  58. Make creme brûlée
  59. Make sushi or take a class
  60. Make at least 10 recipes from Pinterest (5/10)
  61. Make 3 recipes in the slow cooker from the Southern Slowcooker (0/3)
  62. Make a coffee table book of my favorite photos I’ve taken
  63. Make a unique photo collage out of one photo and frame it
  64. Make something with all my old concert/sporting event tickets
  65. Make a 4 generation family tree (I’m 13th generation)
  66. Dress up for Halloween
  67. Go to at least 3 of these locations (Alaska, Asheville, Austin, Big Sky, Boston, Chicago, Grand Canyon, Nashville, Portland, Savannah, Seattle, Telluride)
  68. Go to a new continent (Africa, Antarctica, Australia) – Asia Dec/Jan ’15
  69. Go to 3 new states  – Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, Idaho, Nebraska, Iowa, Ohio (Places I Have Visited)
  70. Go to 2 new countries (Places I Have Visited) – Japan Dec/Jan ’15, Greece Aug ’15, Dominican Republic Oct ’15
  71. Go to 3 new mountain resorts (Resorts I’ve Been To Snowboarding)
  72. Go Heli Boarding
  73. Go Camping
  74. Go Sailing
  75. Go Kiteboarding
  76. Go Diving
  77. Go on a hot air balloon ride
  78. Go watch my college soccer team play (Virginia Commonwealth University / VCU)
  79. Go watch my high school soccer team play (Douglas Freeman)
  80. Go to a festival out of state/country
  81. Go to a farmers market
  82. Go have a picnic in a park
  83. Go to a instructed gym class (Boho Cycle Studio)
  84. Go on a new hike on the Appalachian Trail – Big & Little House Mountains
  85. Go to a new amusement park (Memories Splash – Dominican Republic)
  86. Go lay in a field
  87. Throw away all my underwear and start again
  88. Help raise money for a cause that will not benefit me in any way
  89. Watch a film from the year of my birth that I haven’t seen (George Carlin Again!)
  90. Do not speak for at least 48 hours, find another way to communicate
  91. Do the stairs of death
  92. Do 5 geocaches
  93. Run North Bank Trail
  94. Do a half marathon
  95. Do an adventure style race
  96. Do something active with my nephew Beckett
  97. Babysit my nephew Beckett
  98. Say yes to something I would normally say no to (Thanks Boho Cycle Studio)
  99. Take a picture everyday for a month
  100. Eat something I’ve never had before
  101. Learn 10 words in Japanese