http://dayzeroproject.com/
Almost as excited as I am about Christmas. Almost. Speaking of Christmas, my husband saw my eyes light up at Lowe's this weekend when I caught sight of a pretty, white, metal, tree with lights for outside. I have one that's done it's duty for almost ten years and needs to retire due to rust. My cat approves of the colored lights. (we had to try it out) Heck, I approve of the colored lights. Those led ones are pretty nifty.
ANYWAY. Day Zero Project. I'm doing it.
Here is my list:
1 Run a 5k race for time
2 Identify 100 things that make me happy
3 Learn a poem by heart
4 Make a custom recipe book
5 Get to my goal weight and maintain
6 Go on a picnic
7 Learn to say "I love you" in 10 languages
8 Learn to write with my left hand
9 Keep the kitchen spotless for 30 days
10 Be proficient in conversational French
11 Take a photo of the same place every month for year and then turn it into a calendar for the next year
12 Build a piece of furniture I'll want to pass on to my children
13 Be able to play a full Christmas song, by heart, on the piano
14 Make a pie on Pi day
15 Make soap
16 Answer the "50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind"
17 Make a list of the top 5 people who have positively influenced me and write them letters
18 Keep my room tidy for a month
19 Create a painting worthy of hanging in my house
20 Have a new list of 101 Things written before my 1001 days are done
21 Have a monthly game night for a whole year
22 Make a quilt
23 Serve dinner by candlelight every Friday during the dark of winter
24 Read 10 books by local authors
25 Learn to juggle 3 balls
26 Build a gingerbread house
27 Do at least 1 project a month off of Pinterest
28 For one year, pick one person a day and honestly compliment them
29 Do a charity bicycle ride
30 Make a souffle that my husband likes
31 Make a simple household chores chart and stick with it
32 Send 101 postcards via postcrossing.com
33 Draw at least once a week for a year
34 Make a pillow for the bed
35 Go ice skating
36 Read the bible and make a list of bible verses that touch me
37 Sew an apron
38 Take time for a coffee break once a week
39 Do all basic maintenance on my truck for 6 months
40 Lay in the grass and just watch the clouds go by
41 Make homemade pickles
42 Make a last name photo collage from my own pictures
43 Host a non-holiday party
44 Develop a daily stretching routine
45 Do 1 random act of anonymous kindness a week
46 Make mozzarella in my own kitchen
47 Grow my own mushrooms and cook with them
48 Make 10 random babies smile
49 Say "I love you" to my husband. Every day
50 Take 10 minutes a day to just sit and think about non-pressing things
51 Change someone's life for the better
52 Take a day trip to a state park
53 Wear nail polish and keep it looking nice for a month
54 Play a round of golf with my husband
55 Re-learn to cross-stitch and make something useful
56 Make my own candles
57 Study
6 different cultures per year; have a themed weekend for each with
food, music, culture and geographical info for the family
58 Wear a sexy halloween costume
59 Make a family tree
60 Learn how to take a compliment
61 Have my make-up done at a make-up counter
62 Learn how to play the harmonica
63 Find a four leaf clover
64 Climb a tree and take a photo of the view
65 Have a Halloween party
66 Decorate my bedroom
67 Find a hat I don't look silly in
68 Write a poem
69 Go to a drive-in movie
70 Make a list of things I'd like to see before I die
71 Develop a signature entree that will one day be what grandchildren compare all other foods to
72 Design and build a vertical garden
73 Learn to love myself even just a little bit
74 Make a pretty calendar of some sort to keep track of birthdays and other special events
75 Decorate the family room properly
76 Teach 6 people to appreciate Christmas
77 Get rid of all clothes in my closet that do not and never will fit
78 Enter something for competition at the Sioux Empire Fair
79 Detail my truck's interior and keep it that way with weekly maintenance
80 Bring back kissing under the mistletoe
81 Get recertified at CPR
82 Make a time capsule to be opened on our 20th anniversary
83 Hit 50 lbs weight loss goal
84 Learn to be comfortable naked
85 Write a list of songs that I want played at my funeral
86 Watch the sunrise and sunset on the same day
87 Knit a blanket
88 Spend a weekend living like it's the 1800's. No electricity, no internet, just old fashioned entertainment
89 Spend an evening watching a meteor shower
90 Develop 5 new soup variations
91 Pick 3 things that are stereotypically "man activities", and learn to do them well
92 Get confident enough to once again sing in the presence of someone else
93 Scan old family pictures and make a book or books of them with proper labels
94 Make 5 new family traditions
95 Sew a week's worth of outfits
96 Learn to do a fancy braid to my own hair
97 Complete the P90X workout system
98 Go on 6 day trips to places I've never gone in my area
99 Sew a patchwork tablecloth that's pretty for any season
100 Combat my negative self talk with positive self talk. Daily
101 Teach my niece something that only I can do
It's a handful but I think if I challenge myself I can do it. If you'd like to follow me on the Challenge site:
http://dayzeroproject.com/user/KickMeImAnna
Anna, I love your list. Your calendar idea is awesome (its too bad AZ doesn't have seasons) and you have so many good goals. I fully intend on stealing some because my list is stuck around 30.
ReplyDeleteThanks! You could still do it. Just take a pic of something that represents each month.
ReplyDeleteAnd steal away! A good half of mine were inspired by other people's lists.
My list is now stuck at 40! Whoo!
ReplyDeleteHey! I found you on theknot.com, and your list is awesome and inspirational. This is the first time I'd heard of one of these, believe it or not. I'm totally making one now. :)
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