mission 101

The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria: Tasks must be specific with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on your part). Cross them off as you do them, and add the dates. Include the date you started the list and the finishing date. (You can use this to help figure out the finish date.)

More about Mission 101.

Start Date: Friday, February 16, 2007
End Date: Friday, November 13, 2009

Finance:
001. Pay off credit cards. (Hopefully with the 2008 tax refund in 2009, unless something else comes up!)
002. Pay off car loan
003. Pay off bank loan (Hopefully with the 2008 tax refund in 2009, unless something else comes up!)
004. Make a donation of at least $50 to a charity.
005. Save $1 per day for the duration of the mission.
006. Have a yard sale either immediately before or immediately after we move.
007. Start writing everything down in checkbook and balance once a week. *began this on 4/17 continuing.
008. Average out bills and pay same amount every month
009. Find a new job with great pay & benefits (including 401k) *interviewing/searching began in April 2007. started new job @ NWGB
010. Put gift money or non-expected money into savings. - continuing

Health/Beauty:
011. Drink only water (at least 6 glass per day) for at least two weeks.
012. Be at the high end of my healthy weight (140 lbs) by the end of this mission.
013. Eat no fast food for at least 2 weeks.
014. Participate in at least one awareness walk.
015. Run a mile in less than 10 minutes.
016. Exercise for at least 20 minutes per day for one month.
017. Brush teeth in a.m. & before bed every night for duration of the mission.
018. Whiten teeth.
019. Wash face in a.m. & before bed every night for duration of the mission.
020. Apply lotion in a.m. & before bed every night.
021. Sounds silly but quit over-clipping toenails, let them grow and have a pedicure.
022. Quit nail biting.
023. Have a professional show me how to apply makeup to compliment me.
024. Learn to walk in heels without breaking my neck or walking like a trucker. I've done this just from the need to wear heels more often lately.
025. Get hair cut and styled.
026. Drink three glasses of milk per day for a month.

Hobbies:
027. Finish 2001-02 scrapbook.
028. Start and finish 2003 scrapbook.
029. Start and finish 2004 scrapbook.
030. Start and finish 2005 scrapbook.
031. Start and finish 2006 scrapbook.
032. Start and finish 2007 scrapbook.
033. Start and finish 2008 scrapbook.
034. Start 2009 scrapbook.
035. Make scrapbook pages to sell.
036. Make cards to sell.
037. Read at least one book per month.
038. Read at least 5 books that I never would have chosen for myself (not to be included in # )
039. Sew my own curtains
040. Sew my own pillow covers for sofa pillows
041. Blog daily.
042. Write one poem or short story- try to get my writing groove back.
043. Start a family tree. *gathering the information.
044. Learn to swing dance.
045. Make and keep up a garden.

Education:
046. Finish my Associates Degree.
047. Look into a Bachelors degree program.
048. Re-learn where all the states are.

Family/Relationships:
049. Get engaged.
050. Get married.
051. Have another child.
052. Become a stay-at-home mom.
053. Have family portraits done.
054. Have portraits done of all kids (my generation) together for parents.
055. Have homework time with Isaiah each evening during the school year.
056. Create and keep up with a family notebook.
057. Write 20 personal notes, either thank-you cards or letters to people for whom cards are important.
058. Pay attention to when I'm losing touch with someone, and make the effort to call or email when it's been a few weeks.
059. Keep up with all birthdays and send cards on time.
060. Be active as a family.
061. Eat dinner at the kitchen table as a family every night for one month. *began this at the start of mission- still going.
062. Have Isaiah spend an over night with a family member and go out on the town with Kenny.
063. Stop yelling.
064. Honeymoon
065. Surprise Kenny with a date- and a hotel room.
066. Establish a “chore chart”
067. Write one letter per week to a family member or friend in Pennsylvania.
068. Hug 15 people I normally don't hug.

Purchases:
069. Buy a home. *projected close date 10/18/07
070. Buy a bedroom suite.
071. Buy/obtain all new bathroom towels, including a set for guests.
072. Buy a new mattress (preferably a TempurPedic!)
073. Buy a laptop
074. Buy/obtain a sewing machine.
075. Buy a dishwasher. *comes with new home.
076. Buy dining room furniture.

Other:
077. Renovate new home. *work in progress!*
078. Rock the vote.
079. Attend my 10 year high school reunion in June 2009.
080. Throw an adult party (and I don’t mean XXX).
081. Pray everyday.
082. Read & ponder one Bible verse per day.
083. Make dinners ahead of time and freeze.
084. Go a day or more without bringing a conversation back to myself.
085. Find at least one thing a day that makes me happy and record it for a year
086. Do dishes daily.
087. Wash one load of laundry per day.
088. Strip beds once per week and wash sheets and blankets.
089. Turn off tv and computer for one week straight.
090. Print all photos on disk using free promotions
091. Keep clutter off of the kitchen table and desk.
092. Go through Isaiah’s toys and donate or sell any he no longer plays with.
093. Clean out car and keep it clean for one month or more. *cleaned it out on 4/17
094. Organize closests and drawers and keep them that way.
095. Make all gifts.
094. Recycle.
095. Make home more energy efficient.
096. See a musical at the Tivoli.
097. Adopt a child from the “Angel Tree”
098. Become more involved in my community.
099. Make our bed every morning for one month.
100. For every item on list not completed donate $2.
101. Create a new list and begin again!