101 goals for 1001 days

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 you have one of these skills, access, or knowledge, and would like to help me make any of these happen, please let me know! You will be compensated by my grateful and entertaining company, as well as very good goal-completion karma (priceless!). 

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!
  1. kill, clean and eat a chicken (8-28-11)
  2. learn to bake a great baguette
  3. get rid of the Christmas tree before the tree recycling program is over (1-9-11)
  4. eat xiao long bao dumplings (11-3-11)
  5. learn to make Edith's won tons
  6. milk a cow (again)
  7. go crabbing 
  8. catch a salmon  (8-26-11)
  9. visit Goldmeyer hot springs
  10. go on a girls retreat weekend (6-3-11)
  11. act as a staigaire at a 5 star restaurant (7-1 and 7-2-11)
  12. go to the circus 
  13. regularly attend a quilting group  (winter 2010)
  14. see a baby be born (1-5-11) (3-9-11) (11-27-11)
  15. host a tweetup (1-25-11)
  16. take a food photography class
  17. visit Salt Springs Island
  18. eat primarily from from my garden for one month
  19. bind my three unfinished quilts
  20. Bla blhjhkjhkhkhka blab la bla(In progress!)
  21. go on a family walk together twice a month
  22. reflect on gratitude every night for 30 nights
  23. Jog for one mile without resting
  24. do 3 chin-ups in a row
  25. eat at the Herbfarm   (4-17-11)
  26. host a charity dinner
  27. acquire a mircoplane (7-30-11)
  28. fluidly play Amazing Grace on the fiddle 
  29. submit to the Sun Magazine's 'readers write' section every month for a year
  30. learn to make perfect gnocci  (2-27-11)
  31. keep a my-day-in-6-words journal for a year
  32. learn 6 'signature' dishes from the cook who makes it {2/6}
  33. sign my son up for gymnastics or soccer 
  34. learn basic emergency survival medical skills 
  35. see my writing in print - on real paper - in a national format at least twice {1/2}
  36. take my son to visit his auntie for a sleep-over (1-7-12)
  37. establish a new garden space within walking distance of home 
  38. make dinner for a single mom with a new baby (8-24-11)
  39. start a KIVA account (1-13-11)
  40. take a girl's night out at least once a month 
  41. get the airbags replaced in my car (1-20-11)
  42. take a daily vitamin
  43. own a meyer lemon tree
  44. make corned beef from scratch (including the brine)
  45. get a replacement head and start using my sonicare toothbrush again (12-25-11)
  46. Try dim sum at T and T Seafood restaurant (12-4-11)
  47. visit Allium on Orcas restaurant (2-26-11)
  48. learn to make a pie from Kate McDermott
  49. complete my professional licensing
  50. get my second (and last) tattoo 
  51. start a business
  52. teach my son at least 10 signs (ASL) {8/10}
  53. learn to use my dslr on manual settings
  54. sunbathe on a secluded beach
  55. write a will
  56. become comfortable with the dsmIV
  57. ride the entire Burke Gilman trail on my bike
  58. learn to make cheese
  59. start a movement
  60. participate in a scavenger hunt or go geocaching
  61. establish a schedule of regular me-time
  62. pick berries
  63. purchase a quarter of a locally raised cow
  64. float down a river on an innertube 
  65. learn to make light and fluffy Akara (black eyed pea fritters)
  66. Bla bla blab la bla
  67. finish an optical illusion quilt
  68. make gallons of pesto (to last the winter) from my own basil
  69. grow enough potatoes to store for winter (2011)
  70. grow garlic for the first time
  71. learn to shoot a gun
  72. grow purple peacock kale-broccoli  (summer 2011)
  73. teach my son to swim
  74. carve a wood-block stamp
  75. teach my son to send thank you cards 
  76. soften my heart towards a reconciliation 
  77. Bla bla blhjhabhjhjhjhj la bla  ( (Done! 2-1-11)
  78. Bla bla blab lahjjk bla  (In progress!)
  79. organize my digital photos   (9-21-11)
  80. get printed photo albums up to date
  81. find a great preschool for when my son turns three years old
  82. write a personal manifesto
  83. read more
  84. get a professional family portrait done (10-4-11)
  85. make a monthly entry in my baby's (and all future babies') baby book
  86. smoke something (fish, salt...) (8-27-11 salmon)
  87. visit at least 6 food producers to see how its done {2/6}
  88. complete the dark days of winter SOLE food challenge 
  89. set up a sewing space at home (1-22-12)
  90. donate or consign 20% of the clothing in my closet
  91. Meet more bloggers, writers, chefs and food lovers
  92. Find more enjoyable, paid, writing opportunities
  93. get recordings of my dad singing his best songs
  94. hire a handyman for one day to complete all my little project needs 
  95. teach a class
  96. get a personal cosmetic lesson (9-24-11)
  97. do a round-brush hair lesson
  98. go clamming 
  99. *insert great goal I think of after hitting publish* Prepare a disaster kit for my home (1-30-11)
  100. put aside $10 for each complete goal (to spend on a little trip!)
  101. 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