iKnit.iPurl

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

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All About Me:

1. Lose 80 pounds by eating healthy and exercising.
2. Take 2 years of French in college.
3. Finish my Sign Language internship, Spring 09. (Did not attend this semester.)
4. Take a Yoga class.
5. Walk in a 5K marathon.
6. Get 2nd Pin Up girl tattoo on my leg.
7. Do community service.

Family

8. Homeschool Jem for his 5th grade year. (In public school.)
9. Potty train Scout.
10. Have an “official” wedding with Shawn.
11. Meet my sister Mayna for the first time.
12. Go back to Chicago to visit my Grandmother, my Great Aunt, and my Uncle.
13. Adopt a puppy.

Homemade
14. Enter one of my knitted items in the LA County Fair.
15. Enter a quilt in the LA County Fair.
16. Make apple butter. (Sept.12.2008)
17. Take formal sewing classes. (Jan-March, 2009)
18. Sew at least 12 outfits for Scout. (1/12)
19. Handquilt 1 quilt.
20. Join the Santa Clarita Quilter’s Guild.
21. Take beading class with Mabeline.
22. Sew the Emmeline apron for myself.
23. Sew the Lola apron for myself.
24. Sew curtains for the kitchen.
25. Finish cherry Sundress.
26. Make an anniversary quilt for me and Shawn.
27. Handmake a present for everyone for Christmas.
28. Make Etsy site my full time job.
29. Go to Socks that Rock camp.
30. Finish knitting Vogue Cabled Tunic.
31. Take knitting class with Cookie A. (5/2009)
32. Organize craft closet. (12/28/08)
33. Finish altering Home journal.
34. Knit a lace Shawl, (Icarus, Swallowtail Shawl…) (8/2009)
35. Make tote bags for our groceries.
36. Put together family cookbook.
37. Build a gingerbread house for Christmas.
38. Add a new cookie to our traditional Christmas cookies. (12/25/08)
39. Knit accessories for Blythe Doll.

Places to go:
40. Spend weekend in Solvang.
41. Visit Hearst Castle.
42. Spend weekend in San Diego.
43. Go to Disneyland, just me and Shawn. (Done:2/13/09)
44. Visit Long Beach Aquarium. (Done:8/24/08)
45. Go whale watching.
46. Spend day at Glen Ivy Hot Springs.
47. Have a campout with family, Summer of 09.

Financial

48. Pay off all medical bills incurred from all of my surgeries.
49. Get credit counseling to clean up some of my credit.
50. Pay extra on our bills so we don’t play catch up every month. (Done: Jan-Feb 2009)
51. Make a budget and stick to it.
52. Budget for the upcoming holiday season.
53. Use coupons more often at the grocery store.
54. Limit the amount of money I spend online, (fabric, yarn, etc.).
55. Start a savings for my children.

Health and Well Being

56. Limit the amount of processed foods I eat.
57. Work up to walking 3 miles a day, 4-5 days a week.
58. Take a kickboxing or karate class.
59. Go to therapy regularly.

Environment

60. Cut down our paper use.
61. Use handmade bags at the grocery store instead of plastic.
62. Refill our water bottles.
63. Take shorter baths and showers.
64. Make a contribution to an environmental group.
65. Buy a fuel efficient car. (Done: August 2008)
66. Replace all of our light bulbs.
67. Start an herb garden.

Entertainment

68. Read 25 top clasics, (0/25).
69. Write out my daily gratitudes in my journal.
70. Watch every episode of “Grey’s Anatomy”, (I missed two seasons).
71. Have a “Halloween” movie night and watch every Halloween ever made.
72. Take a community class with Scout.
73. Volunteer at a charity to help with Christmas giving.
74. Knit teddy bears for the Mother Bear Project. (1/__)
75. Read the entire “Twilight” series.
76. Take myself on a date once every three months.
77. Go to the Santa Clarita Quilter’s Guild meetings.
78. Make regular dates to go out with Shawn.
79. Make Shawn go dancing with me.
80. Make Shawn go horseback riding with me.
81. Have dinner at a fondue restaurant.

Purchases

82. Buy Shawn a new r/c car.
83. Buy a Blythe doll, (Welcome Winter, Hello Harvest, Cousin Olivia, Milky Way Sugar…)
84. Buy a bunk bed for the kids.
85. Buy a luxurious set of sheets and pillowcases.
86. Buy a feather down comforter.
87. Buy at least one skein of Sundara sock yarn in an update. (Sept.15.2008)
88. Buy a new carpet cleaner.
89. Pay for a new logic board for our broken iPod.
90. Buy 9 new bras, (5/9).
91. Buy a bicycle. (8/2009)

Random
92. Once number 83 is complete, start a day in the life of a Blythe blog.
93. Customize my own Blythe doll.
94. Throw Shawn a special birthday party, (1/28/09).
95. Get regular pedicures.
96. Add blonde highlights to my hair.
97. Replace all of my old Clinique make up. (7/2009)
98. Blog at least twice a week.
99. Build my own website to sell my items on.
100. Go on a short vacation alone.
101. Live simple.