I am an unashamed lover of lists and goals. So when I originally saw the 101 in 1000 challenge on Mackenize's blog, I immediately knew it was something that I would like to do. After reading fifteen pages of a '101 in 1001' Google search, I finally finished my own set of tasks. It's a lot harder than it sounds, trust me. The Challenge: 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” (not just something we would already do day-to-day). Why 1001 Days? Lists like this have been made in the past, think “Bucket List”. 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 just one year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing, timing and budgeting for things like outdoor activities or oversea adventures. Start Date: October 20, 2013 End Date: July 17, 2016 Goals Complete: 10/101 Goals in Progress: 7/101 Last Updated: December 25, 2013 Crossed out represents a completed task. Italics represents a task that is in-progress. 1. Finish creating this list 2. Try macaroons 3. Journal every day for a month (4/30) 4. Go on a mission trip 5. See Jimmy Fallon live 6. Whiten teeth 7. Read 50 books (0/50) 8. Get a car 9. Donate 10,000 grains of rice through freerice.com 10. Give 5 just because gifts (0/5) 11. Geocache 10 times (1/10) 12. Make a Gopro edit 13. Get a Mac computer 14. Watch all the movies nominated for Best Picture before the Academy Awards 15. Go camping 16. Learn to paddle board 17. Invest in a pair of Hunter Wellington rain boots 18. Write down the stories of my grandparents' lives 19. Learn to type correctly 20. Get a massage 21. Read the Bible every day for a month (0/30) 22. Make straight A's for at least a quarter 23. Be in the top 6% of my class 24. Watch Gone with the Wind 25. Go skiing 26. Don't complain for 7 days straight (0/7) 27. Try 5 new foods (2/5) 28. Floss every day for 30 days (2/30) 29. Wear my retainer every night for 2 months (7/60) 30. Go fishing 31. Have senior portraits taken 32. Make a collage of my favorite quotes 33. Take an IQ test 34. Graduate from high school 35. Go on a senior trip 36. Get accepted into my dream school 37. Go zip-lining 38. Jump off Jumping Rock 39. Send a real letter/card once a month (7/33) 40. Vote for the first time 41. Watch the sun rise 42. Go on a roadtrip with my friends 43. Learn one new SAT word & use it each day for 60 days (0/60) 44. Go to 3 concerts (0/3) 45. Throw a New Year's Eve party 46. Try light painting 47. Go a week without spending any money 48. Answer the '50 Questions that Will Free Your Mind' 49. Buy and wear an ugly Christmas sweater 50. Write a list of 101 things I've already accomplished in this lifetime 51. Write a letter to myself to open at the end of this challenge 52. Have a technology-free weekend 53. Buy a lottery ticket 54. Complete 5 Pinterest projects (0/5) 55. Swim during the winter 56. Take 5 bubble baths (5/5) 57. Have all Christmas presents bought/made 3 weeks before Christmas 58. Don't swear for a week straight 59. Photograph each of the 4 seasons (0/4) 60. Wear only dresses/skirts for a week 61. Learn to use inDesign 62. Learn to braid my own hair 63. Drive to somewhere I've never been without using a GPS 64. Blog 3x a week for a month 65. Make an emergency kit for my car 66. Learn to iron properly 67. Make a list of 25 things that I like about myself 68. Leave a 100% tip 69. Bake cookies 70. Learn to speak and correctly pronounce basic conversational Spanish 71. Improve my posture 72. Pick an updo and learn how to do it 73. Put my feet in the Pacific Ocean 74. Get at least $xx,xxx in scholarship money 75. Light and release a wish lantern 76. Play messy Twister 77. Tour 5 colleges (0/5) 78. Shoot a gun 79. Run a mile 80. Get my car cleaned once every 6 months for the duration of the 1001 days (0/6) 81. Inspire someone else to create their own 101 in 1001 list 82. Take my makeup off every night before I go to sleep for 2 months (0/60) 83. Go to prom 84. Clean my makeup brushes 85. Go skydiving 86. Watch 3 documentaries (0/3) 87. Go to bed by 10 PM every weeknight for a week (0/5) 88. Tithe 89. Go to a haunted house 90. Make a new friend 91. Milk a cow 92. Watch 5 of my friends' favorite movie with them (0/5) 93. Spend an entire day hanging out with Alex 94. Volunteer 95. Pull a prank 96. Go shopping on Black Friday 97. Private 98. Fill all of my picture frames 99. Stargaze 100. Attend a sporting event that I normally wouldn't 101. Celebrate the completion of this list in some big, exciting way <a href="http://www.7is7.com/otto/countdown.html?year=2016&month=7&date=17&ts=24&hrs=0&min=0&sec=0&lang=en&show=dhms&mode=t&cdir=down&bgcolor=%23FF8000&fgcolor=%23000000&title=Time%20Left">Time Left</a>