101 things in 1001 days – the list

Learn/Read

1. Read and review 10 books suggested by friends

2. Commence studying a graduate diploma

3. Write five letters and send them into media outlets for publication

4. Do a public speaking course

Travel

5. Go on an overseas trip [Here]

6. Go to the hot springs at Mornington Peninsula

7. Go on a road trip with an unplanned destination

8. Book a trip to Europe

9. Go to Europe

10. Stay at 20 places (B&B’s, motels, hotels) etc and post a blog on each

11. Swim at 5 country pools

Create

12. Keep an active blog for the duration of this project

13. Make a documentary film on a family member

14. Make a short animation film

15. Make a film clip with friends and post it on YouTube

16. Write a book about my beautiful grandparents

17. Film and edit my sister Paula’s wedding

18. Design and print a t-shirt to wear

19. Make a present for each of my three sisters

20. Write a blurb book on myself

21. Make a poster of my day

22. Knit 5 things

23. Buy a DSLR

24. Record a song using Garage Band

25. Take a photo a day for a month and post it on my blog

26. Photographs 26 photos, each one beginning with each letter of the alphabet

Adventure/Active

27. Complete the C25K app (from iPhone)

28. Complete a 5 km fun run

29. Complete a 10 km fun run

30. Do a self-defense course

31. Go scuba diving

32. Go on a hot air balloon ride

33. Go canoeing in SA

34. Go up the Eureka Tower

35. Climb a designated hill outside of Mansfield (it’s a bloody big hill)

36. Go to a session at Curves

37. Completer a boot camp program

38. Go rock climbing

39. Learn to swim

40. Swim 50 meters in a pool

41. Swim 500 meters in a pool

42. Buy a boogie board

43. Go on a boogie-boarding holiday

44. Get my biked serviced and ride it!

45. Do a full day bike ride on a bike path, at least 20km in length

46. Do five things that scare me

47. Go camping

48. Climb the 1000 steps in Dandenong

Health/Wellbeing/Relaxation

49. Complete a yoga course (I hate yoga but everyone tells me its great so will give it a go)

50. Go vegetarian for six weeks

51. Stop drinking alcohol for 3 months (this might be something that I regret putting on my list)

52. Have iridology done

53. Have cupping done

54. Attend at least six counseling sessions

55. Go one month without watching any TV (can watch DVDS and movies in this time)

56. Go on a silent retreat

57. Walk from one end of Gaskin Street, (in Benalla) to the other

58. Get Private Health Insurance

59. Go to the dentist until dentist says ‘all fixed now’.

Foodie Stuff

60. Eat at 20 restaurants listed in the 2010 Age Good Food Guide

61. Eat at 30 venues listed in The Age Cheap Eats 2010

62. Cook/Eat/Review 20 items from Epicure in Tuesday’s Age

63. Visit 5 farmers markets

64. Make ice cream using one native ingredient

65. Co-host a dinner party with Annette

66. Marinade or pickle or preserve 5 different items

67. Make home make pasta on the pasta maker that Annette gave me

68. Cook dinner for friends with the home made pasta made on the pasta machine

Friendships/Relationships

69. Stay a night at the Park Hyatt

70. Host a fancy dress party (this one is for you Megan)

71. DJ a friend’s party

72. Take my elderly neighbor Ruby out for dinner or lunch. If she refuses cook her dinner and home deliver it meals on wheels style

73. Help my beautiful grandmother clean her wardrobe out (something she is always asking me to do)

74. Foster a rabbit with Erin

75. Bake something and take to work for morning tea

76. Go see the Mighty Pies play

77. Take my girlfriend on 10 surprise dates

78. Do 10 acts of anonymous kindness

Arts & Culture

79. Attend 20 live music gigs and blog about them

80. Attend four plays and blog about them

81. Watch and review 10 Cult films

82. Go to the taping of a live TV show

83.  Post 50 images (or footage) from the internet that move me, inspire me or educate me

84. Go to the opera

85. See three (3) movies at the cinema in the same day/night

86. Watch the full series of True Blood on DVD

Miscellaneous

87. Join the union (I know, I know)

88. Initiate 5 new (measurable) initiatives at work

89. Join YACVic

90. Nominate for the Policy Advisory Group with YACVic

91. Make a will

92. Choose songs for my funeral

93. Sort out superannuation (super boring)

94. Raise $500 to donate to charity

95. Plant bulbs at Georgettes grave. Photograph and put on blog if they grow

96. Pay off my credit cards

97. Secret task

98. Secret task

99. Secret task

100. Do tax each year

101. Complete this list

Completed = Red

In Progress = Green