101 things

101 Things in 1,001 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.

Completed: 97/101

The Key:

Not Started

In Progress

Accomplished 

Start Date: May 19, 2015
End Date: February 13, 2018 

Can you help me with anything on the list? Have a book for me to read? Know a good cooking class I should take? Want to take a pottery class with me? Send me an email at katebelza@gmail.com.

Keep learning.

1. Start a book club
2. Attend a candle making workshop
3. Learn how to tie a bowtie
4. Ask20 friends to suggest one book, and read them all (20/20 - With Roots in Heaven. I am Malala. Knowing your Value. Nightingale. Rocket Fuel. Help Thanks Wow. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The Boys in the Boat. My Promised Land. The Cheat Code. Small Great Things. Mission, Meaning and Money. It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War. The Art of Possibility. Orphan Master's Son. Thousand Splendid Suns. My Brilliant Friend. The Handmaid's Tale. What Happened. Option B.)
5. Plant something for my patio
6. Complete a 1000+ piece jigsaw puzzle
7. Make homemade applesauce
8. Learn how to pickle
9. Learn to cook a meal from the Philippines
10. Take an Asian cooking class
11. Learn to grill
12. Read a new book prior to the movie being released; then go see the movie
13. Cook 10 new recipes & add them to my recipe box (Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken Bowl. Strawberry Salad. Grilled Lamb Chops & Mint Pesto. Honey Chicken Kabobs. Lemony Basil Orzo Pasta Salad. Okra Masala. Dal. Avocado Black Bean Enchiladas. Lamb Burgers. Coconut Curried Kale and Sweet Potato.)
14. Take language lessons (Hebrew)
15. Read 3 classics (1984. Lord of the Flies.)
16. Practice my Spanish
17. Hold a cookbook club
18. Refurbish a piece of furniture
19. Have a conversation with someone who has a job I’d be interested in pursuing
20. Listen to all episodes of a podcast

Be healthy (Body. Mind. Heart. Wallet.).

21. Unplug completely for 24 hours (no internet, iPhone, television, etc.)
22. Try Crossfit
23. Sell something on a site like Craigslist
24. Buy a bicycle
25. Take a dance class
26. Take an aerial yoga class
27. Identify 101 things that I’m thankful for
28. Try a winter sport
29. Get 8-9 hours of sleep each night for one week (longer if possible)
30. Wake up every morning at 6am for two weeks (M-F)
31. Start Invisalign
32. Go vegetarian for a week
33. Create a self-care routine
34. Stretch everyday for one month
35. Keep a food journal and write what I eat everyday for a month
36. Complete at least one athletic 30-day challenge
37. Go for two weeks without eating queso 
38. Take 100 Pure Barre classes
39. Complete a round of couch to 10k
40. Run a 5k

Travel.

41. Go camping
42. Visit the Grand Canyon
43. Hike between all towns in Cinque Terre
44. Hike a trail in a national park
45. Visit a new U.S. State
46. Travel to a new country
47. Take a trip with my sister
48. Travel to a new continent
49. Travel to surprise someone
50. Visit a UNESCO World Heritage Site
51. Ride a moped in another country
52. Go wine tasting in Napa
53. Go to Charlottesville for a random weekend with my friends
54. Visit three new neighborhoods around Atlanta (Candler Park. Grant Park. Decatur.)
55. Surprise my parents and go home one weekend
56. Make coasters using maps from the places I’ve traveled
57. Go to four new craft breweries (Jester King - Austin, TX. Garden Grove Brewing Company - Richmond, VA. Three Taverns Brewery - Atlanta, GA. Ardent Craft Ales - Richmond, VA.)
58. Travel to Israel with Clark

Pay it forward.

59. Donate to a crowdfunding campaign
60. Write a letter to someone I admire
61. Volunteer for a day
62. Serve a meal for a person experiencing homelessness
63. Give my grandmas a gift one day out of the blue
64. Donate to an important cause 
65. Donate 10 things I don't need
66. Send someone a care package for no reason
67. Leave a 100% tip for great service
68. Donate my hair
69. Pay for someone behind me
70. Give a “just because” gift
71. Send someone a birthday treat
72. Send an anonymous donation
73. Host a giving circle
74. Donate during a humanitarian crisis or disaster
75. Volunteer again
76. Send 10 random letters

Enjoy life.

77. See a concert for an artist I haven’t seen live before
78. Host a dinner party with no phones allowed
79. Go to the Sundial bar in Atlanta
80. Go skydiving
81. See a NBA game
82. See a NFL game
83. Catch a fish (or at least really try)
84. Visit three museums (VMFA. The Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art. Galleria dell'Accademia.)
85. Go rock climbing
86. Take a "staycation" in the city
87. Paint a piece of pottery 
88. Try at least ten new restaurants in Atlanta (10/10 – Penang. Nuevo Laredo Cantina. YEAH! Burger. Bartaco. Genki. Antico Pizza. Craft Izakaya. Superica. Gato. Juliannas's Coffee and Crepes.)
89. Take a day trip to another state
90. Go paragliding
91. Go fruit picking (apples, peaches, berries, etc.)
92. Have a picnic 
93. Ride on a Ferris wheel
94. Watch every episode of Friday Night Lights
95. Watch the sunrise and sunset in the same day
96. Light Shabbat candles every Friday for a month
97. Celebrate with a friend
98. Strike up a conversation with someone on the plane next to me
99. Celebrate a cultural holiday that is not one of my own
100. Make a photo book
101. Put $10 in savings each time I complete a task on the list for a reward at the end ($970)