101 things to do in 1001 days!

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.

Project Start Date: October 1st, 2010
Estimated Date of Finish: July 1st, 2013

1. Have a child[ren]
2. Finish a half-marathon
3. Run one mile without stopping [10/19/10]
4. Visit Vegas [12/3/2010]
5. Go to Texas to see Bay's baby [3/22/2011]
6. Make Brian's shadow boxes of his time in the MC
7. Sew myself a dress
8. Get 10,000 in my savings acct
9. Lose 50+ lbs
10. Cook every recipe out of a cookbook
11. Finish my existing scrapbooks
12. Attempt snowboarding again
13. Visit NYC and go to the top of the Empire State Building
14. Get a brazilian wax
15. Volunteer for the homeless
16. Go on a cruise
17. Graduate from college
18. Create a build-a-bear
19. Go Geo-Caching
20. Go to a Yoga class
21. Stay at a B&B
22. Call in sick to work for no reason
23. Bake a 3-layer cake and decorate
24. Become CPR certified
25. Throw someone a surprise party
26. Donate to a charity
27. Swim with dolphins
28. See a psychic
29. Have a complete spa treatment
30. Learn to do screen printing
31. Climb a mountain
32. Release a message in a bottle
33. Learn to knit
34. Learn to crochet
35. Create a will
36. Write a letter to myself in 10 years [10/22/2010]
37. Donate blood
38. Send a secret to Postsecret
39. Go horseback riding
40. Buy a lottery ticket
41. Go to a cake decorating class
42. Get a passport
43. Carve my name on a tree
44. Buy a house
45. Make ice cream from scratch
46. Buy something from Etsy
47. Plant a tree
48. Join a bookclub
49. Join a new church
50. Go rock climbing
51. Join a gym [11/16/2010]
52.Email someone from the past [11/12/2010]
53. Donate gently worn clothes to goodwill [1/5/2011]
54. Make a wish at 11:11 on November 11th, 2011
55. Register to vote [10/13/2010]
56. Get Health Insurance [2/1/2011]
57. Pay off college loans
58. Go to the Fulton Brewery
59. Visit Wisconsin Dells
60. Try a new wine [11/24/2010]
61. Take a self-defense class
62. Look at the stars through a telescope
63. Name a star after Brian
64. Buy and start using reusable shopping bags [1/15/2011]
65. Write a note and tie it to a balloon
66. Ride in a limo
67. Buy an expensive dress
68. Ride a mechanical bull
69. Learn to change my own oil
70. Memorize family phone numbers  [2/2/2011]
71. Leave a random note in a library book
72. Do a Polar Plunge
73. See my favorite NC girls again someday
74. Write a mini-book about how we fell in love
75. Buy new fluffy pillows
76. Create myself a "Fulton" wallart
77. Have my grandmother teach me how to sew
78. Go water-skiing
79. Volunteer at the Boys and Girls club
80. Go to a concert [12/06/2010]
81. Go to a midnight showing premiere of a movie [11/18/2010]
82. Buy new dishware set
83. Make my own headbands
84. Have my wedding rings re-set
85. Paint a whole room myself [10/7/2010]
86. Assist in laying down flooring

87. Go to the Renaissance festival
88. Don't buy anything for a whole week
89. Dance in the rain
90. Influence someone else to do this project [10/9/2010, Meagan!]
91. Complete a coloring book
92. Build an igloo
93. Open a IRA
94. Buy a car   [10/2/2010]
95. Take pictures in a photobooth
96. Learn to play a song on a guitar
97. Go camping in BWCA
98. Create a family tree
99. Go to a Twins Game at Target Field
100. Go back to Oceanside, CA where our love story began
101. Learn how to say I love you in 5 different languages