Zero Day; 101 things in 1001 days: Day One

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Day One

Day one of my list starts, May 10, 2013 and the last day is February 16th 2016. As I progress the things on my list will be highlighted in a different color. There are a few items I'm really excited for and can't wait to do. There are a few things hidden as they are private items I will do and keep to myself. I will blog every 10 days or so, about my adventure, triumph, and will for good.

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The List!!

Items in red are in progress and items in blue are completed.

Food and Drink 1). Learn 2 new signature dishes 2). Bake 6 creative cupcakes 3). Learn to make a great cinnamon bun 4). Make hot sauce 5). Learn a good beef brisket recipe 6). Try 5 new restaurants 7). Write the menu for potential future restaurant if my own 8). Try swordfish 9). Write a cook book 10). Bake a bread from scratch 11). perfect a crock pot spaghetti sauce 12). Make a pesto sauce Travel 13). Go to Philadelphia for cheese-steak and maybe pretzel and leave. 14). See a new state 15). Go on a cruise vacation 16). Go back to Niagara Falls 17). Have a plan when to see Vegas again 18). Go to a water park. 19). Go camping twice 20). Go see a movie at a drive in movie theater 21). Go to Hershey Park Personal Experiences 22). Make sure I've watched 100 of the IMDB Top 250 Movies (currently have viewed 50-list to come soon) 23). Listen to Rolling Stones Top 100 songs (in a row) 24). Take a class to learn something completely new 25). Participate in 3 charity events 26). Enter recipes into cooking contests 27). Get my weight down to 170 28). Win ridiculous sized prize at state fair or carnival 29). Discover a wine I like 30). Answer and post "the 50 questions that will free your mind" 31). Enter a short story contest 32). participate in or host a cookie swap 33). Do something as recommended by a friend 34). Go to a famous aquarium 35). Go one week, no soda 36). Learn a card trick 37). Go apple picking 38). Murder Mystery Dinner 39). get a professional massage 40). go on a lunch or dinner cruise 41). Experience something I've been afraid to do 42). Purchase 1 groupon and 1 living social deal and use them 43). Do something that makes someone tell me I made their day. For Others/Environment 44). start my change for a dollar charity 45). give 50 hours to community service 46). donate clothes I no longer need 47). Do 15 random acts of kindness 48). Give a homeless person food 49). Plant a tree 50). send an over seas solder a care package 51). Hold a toy drive at Christmas time and get the toys to a local kids hospital complete with someone dressed as Santa delivering the toys 52). Get 10,000 grains of rice donated at freerice.com 53). convince someone else to donate time to charity Entertainment 54). Dress up for rocky horror picture show 55). Ask 7 friends to suggest one book, and read them all 56). Do a 1000+ piece jigsaw puzzle, glue it and hang it up 57). have a Disney movie weekend (either fri-sat or sat-sun and consisting of a minimum 10 hours each day) 58). have a super hero movie weekend (either fri-sat or sat-sun and consisting of a minimum 10 hours each day) 59). host a potluck/game night 60). see 5 movies in theater 61). Own a foreign movie 62). Start twilight zone collection 63). Complete resident evil movie collection. (own 3 of the 5 movies) 64). See a movie at an IMAX theater Sports and Leisure 65). Bowl a 279 or better 66). Bowl a 700 series 67). Go see 3 different minor leave stadiums 68). Visit 2 major league stadiums. 69). Have a marathon video game session-vintage gaming style 70). Have a marathon video game session-modern gaming style 71). Own 3 vintage game systems with 10 games for each (own NES with 10+ games) 72). Night out at the pool hall 73). play paintball 74). win a poker tournament i host 75). Host a HORSE style poker game 76). spend the summer of 2014 going on a mini golf tour 77). Go on a 25 mile bike ride Things to Buy 78). New tires for my bike 79). save up for kitchen aid mixer or get someone to buy me one 80). A Stephen King book and read it Miscellaneous 81). Learn to change my own oil on a car 82). Visit grandmother's grave 83). build my super hero/Nintendo wall art posters 84). Complete 5 model cars 85). Create a signature cocktail 86). Design a calendar and use it all year long 87). Make a photo portfolio using color splash art 88). Make a photo album of the artwork on my computer 89). Collect 1 chip from 7 different casinos to have in my collection (currently own 3, Turning Stone, Bellagio, and Paris) 90). Try to sell something on Etsy 91). Get a map of the country and place pins of where I've been and where i want to go 92). Make 8 bit emergency kit as seen in picture click here 93). Give a 100% tip to a waiter or waitress 94). Clean out email inbox 95). Listen to 3 DVD commentaries 96). Win lots if tickets at arcade then make some little kids day by giving them my tickets 97). Brew my own beer Non published secret list 98). 99). 100). 101).

So here’s the gist of this...

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 (ie. represent some amount of work on your part).

Why 1001 Days? Many people have created lists in the past – frequently simple challenges such as New Year’s resolutions or a ‘Bucket List’. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years, 1 task per 9-10 days) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips, study semesters, or outdoor activities.