I have been inspired. I read another blogger's list of 101 goals that she plans on completing within 1001 days. Its called the Day Zero Project. I love to set "intentions" for myself. Resolutions sound so difficult - to resolve yourself to make something happen and then to feel bad when you fail. But an intention is a turning towards, a laying of the way, an inspiration for the heart.
I am easily inspired. Sometimes my husband has to remind me that another new project may not be the best idea at the moment. In fact, in 2010, four of my intentions involved ending commitments and saying 'no' to new ones.
When I told a friend of mine about the Day Zero Project, she wasn't surprised. "You are the most goal orientated person I've ever met," she said. She's right. I love new ideas, new experiences, new inspiration. So, here goes it! My 101 intentions for the next 1001 days.
If a goal is in process, I will bold the text. Once I complete a goal - I will indicate so by striking through the line and indicating the (date). I have 1001 days from January 1st of 2011, which will bring me to September 28th of 2013. Here goes nothing!
kill, clean and eat a chicken(8-28-11)- learn to bake a great baguette
get rid of the Christmas tree before the tree recycling program is over(1-9-11)eat xiao long bao dumplings(11-3-11)- learn to make Edith's won tons
- milk a cow (again)
- go crabbing
catch a salmon(8-26-11)
- visit Goldmeyer hot springs
go on a girls retreat weekend(6-3-11)act as a staigaire at a 5 star restaurant(7-1 and 7-2-11)- go to the circus
regularly attend a quilting group(winter 2010)see a baby be born(1-5-11) (3-9-11) (11-27-11)host a tweetup(1-25-11)take a food photography class- visit Salt Springs Island
- eat primarily from from my garden for one month
- bind my three unfinished quilts
- Bla blhjhkjhkhkhka blab la bla(In progress!)
- go on a family walk together twice a month
- reflect on gratitude every night for 30 nights
- Jog for one mile without resting
- do 3 chin-ups in a row
eat at the Herbfarm(4-17-11)- host a charity dinner
acquire a mircoplane(7-30-11)- fluidly play Amazing Grace on the fiddle
- submit to the Sun Magazine's 'readers write' section every month for a year
learn to make perfect gnocci(2-27-11)- keep a my-day-in-6-words journal for a year
- learn 6 'signature' dishes from the cook who makes it {2/6}
- sign my son up for gymnastics or soccer
- learn basic emergency survival medical skills
- see my writing in print - on real paper - in a national format at least twice {1/2}
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ake my son to visit his auntie for a sleep-over(1-7-12) - establish a new garden space within walking distance of home
make dinner for a single mom with a new baby(8-24-11)start a KIVA account(1-13-11)- take a girl's night out at least once a month
get the airbags replaced in my car(1-20-11)- take a daily vitamin
- own a meyer lemon tree
- make corned beef from scratch (including the brine)
get a replacement head and start using my sonicare toothbrush again(12-25-11)Try dim sum at T and T Seafood restaurant(12-4-11)visitAllium on Orcasrestaurant(2-26-11)- learn to make a pie from Kate McDermott
- complete my professional licensing
- get my second (and last) tattoo
- start a business
- teach my son at least 10 signs (ASL) {8/10}
- learn to use my dslr on manual settings
- sunbathe on a secluded beach
- write a will
- become comfortable with the dsmIV
- ride the entire Burke Gilman trail on my bike
- learn to make cheese
- start a movement
- participate in a scavenger hunt or go geocaching
- establish a schedule of regular me-time
- pick berries
- purchase a quarter of a locally raised cow
- float down a river on an innertube
- learn to make light and fluffy Akara (black eyed pea fritters)
- Bla bla blab la bla
- finish an optical illusion quilt
- make gallons of pesto (to last the winter) from my own basil
grow enough potatoes to store for winter(2011)- grow garlic for the first time
- learn to shoot a gun
grow purple peacock kale-broccoli(summer 2011)- teach my son to swim
- carve a wood-block stamp
- teach my son to send thank you cards
- soften my heart towards a reconciliation
- Bla bla blhjhabhjhjhjhj la bla ( (Done! 2-1-11)
- Bla bla blab lahjjk bla (In progress!)
organize my digital photos(9-21-11)- get printed photo albums up to date
- find a great preschool for when my son turns three years old
- write a personal manifesto
- read more
get a professional family portrait done(10-4-11)- make a monthly entry in my baby's (and all future babies') baby book
smoke something (fish, salt...)(8-27-11 salmon)- visit at least 6 food producers to see how its done {2/6}
complete the dark days of winter SOLE food challengeset up a sewing space at home(1-22-12)donate or consign 20% of the clothing in my closetMeet more bloggers, writers, chefs and food loversFind more enjoyable, paid, writing opportunities- get recordings of my dad singing his best songs
- hire a handyman for one day to complete all my little project needs
teach a classget a personal cosmetic lesson(9-24-11)- do a round-brush hair lesson
- go clamming
*insert great goal I think of after hitting publish*Prepare a disaster kit for my home (1-30-11)- put aside $10 for each complete goal (to spend on a little trip!)
- donate $10 for each incomplete goal
* If the goal is blacked out, it means that the husband has censored it for its personal nature.
I'll be posting the more interesting aspects of my progress on a regular basis. If you are also doing 101 goals - I would love to read your list too!
"Tell everyone what you want to do and someone will want to help you do it." - W. Clement Stone
I'll be posting the more interesting aspects of my progress on a regular basis. If you are also doing 101 goals - I would love to read your list too!
"Tell everyone what you want to do and someone will want to help you do it." - W. Clement Stone