101 In 1001

I originally stumbled upon this project on Breakfast at Lilly’s and to say I was intrigued would be an understatement.

I looked a little further to find that it led to something big – huge even.

I found a community whose sole purpose is to help drive ambitious people to go further, be better, and to do more.  The Day Zero Project is an online community for individuals who love creating lists, setting challenges and goals, but more importantly – who love to get things done.  I’ve had a bucket list for years (haven’t we all?), but it wasn’t until I started setting yearly goals for myself did I actually begin to experience any of it.  Before that, it was simple an ongoing list of things I wanted to do at some point in my life – but when I began to give them a deadline – I also began to give them life.

Put simply, the “101 in 1001” is a challenge or project that requires you to make a list of 101 things you want to do, try, and/or experience within a 1001 day time frame.

If it seems like too big of a project to tackle right now, there are tons of more moderate options to choose from: 52 things in 52 weeks, 30 things by 30, the ultimate holiday bucket list, etc.  If you’re a fellow goal digger/go-getter, you just have to check out the Day Zero Project.

The newest list . . .Volume 2.0

Beginning August 26, 2020 – Ending May 24, 2023

1. finish my degree
2. make pizza dough from scratch
3. make homemade bread
4. become solely self employed
5. become completely debt free
6. write a letter to be opened on day 1001
7. save $10 for each thing accomplished
8. read 143 books
9. try 15 new restaurants
10. write the next 101 in 1001
11. visit Montreal
12. visit Florida
13. visit Banff
14. buy or build a house
15. move to Mississauga
16. write a book
17. get my book published
18. have a baby
19. bbq a homemade pizza
20. go whale-watching
21. complete the Tely 10
22. complete our will
23. make pasta sauce from scratch
24. see a live NHL game with Vic
25. complete a #photo365 project
26. write a letter to my future self
27. try Mexican food
28. lose 35lbs
29. get a tattoo
30. see the sun rise and set in the same day
31. create a recipe book
32. complete #100happydays
33. tie a note in a balloon and let it go
34. fly a kite
35. get a passport
36. keep an awesome list for a month
37. learn to knit
38. stop using plastic bags
39. dye my hair blonde
40. spend an entire day at the beach
41. play mini golf
42. learn to eat with chopsticks
43. publish an eBook
44. find out my blood type
45. make homemade ice cream
46. go sledding
47. finish 52 weeks of BBG
48. buy snowshoes (and actually use them)
49. get a canoe or paddle-board
50. journal every day – no matter what happens or doesn’t
51. start a podcast
52. build and email list
53. dance in the rain
54. travel first class for a trip
55. unplug for a day
56. enjoy a full day at the spa
57. attend 3 concerts
58. give up drinking soda for a year
59.  celebrate 3rd anniversary
60. celebrate 4th anniversary
61. celebrate 7 years cancer free
62. celebrate 8 years cancer free
63. celebrate 9 years cancer free
64. blog our story and wedding day
65. go on a road trip – at least two days long
66. purchase new bedroom furniture
67. go on a no-holds-barred shopping trip
68. design my own planner
69. take a graphic design course
70. learn to sketch clothing
71. mail 10 just-because cards
72. run a 5km run/race
73. get my masters degree
74. write the story of me
75. vacation for one month
76. learn to drive a stick shift
77. try frozen hot chocolate
78. attend a writing conference
79. make homemade jam
80. publish a blog post everyday for a year
81. try a new recipe once a week for a year
82. write and illustrate a children’s book
83. sponsor a family for Christmas
84. post at least once a day on instagram
85. open a savings account
86. plan our vow renewal
87. attend Toronto’s Christmas Market
88. pay off our car
89. create an office space for myself
90. finish my 52 List book
91. create a weekly newsletter for my email list
92. create a daily gratitude list for 2021
93. create a media kit
94. grow Etsy shop to 500 listings
95. reach 10k followers on Instagram
96. get approved for Like To Know It
97. become an affiliate for Amazon
98. reach 500 followers on Pinterest
99. participate in hosting a giveaway
100. repaint living room, bathroom and kitchen
101. de-clutter entire apartment

Here is my list . . . Volume 1.0

Beginning April 16, 2017 – Ending January 12, 2020

1. make cinnamon rolls from scratch
2. strength train 6x a week for 6 months
3. go on a whale watching tour
4. get married
5. go camping
6. bbq a homemade pizza
7. have a baby
8. try making homemade baby food
9. create a will
10. purchase new camera
11. purchase an 35mm lens
12. pack 100 boxes for Operation Christmas Child (0/100)
13. read 71 books – 2/mth (73/71)
14. make pasta sauce from scratch
15. finish my degree
16. see an nhl game with Vic
17. visit Florida
18. make waffles from scratch
19. complete a #photo365 project
20. write a letter to my future self
21. get a pedicure
22. make homemade ice cream
23. try 15 new restaurants (15/15)
24. try Mexican food
25. try a take out burger
26. visit Toronto
27. go ziplining
28. visit Niagara Falls
29. write a book
30. lose 55lbs (23/55)
31. own a dog
32. attend an outdoor concert
33. go to a farmer’s market
34. get a tattoo
35. watch the sun rise and set in the same day
36. create a retirement fund
37. have a spa day
38. see a new orthodontist
39. spend an entire weekend without social media
40. cut out soda for an entire month
41. revitalize 5 old pieces of furniture (0/5)
42. paint living room
43. paint kitchen
44. build or buy a house
45. throw a housewarming party
46. see the nutcracker
47. attend Christmas Eve mass
48. visit an art museum
49. create a recipe book
50. clean out and organize my email inboxes
51. try at least 10 new foods (10/10)
52. complete #100happydays
53. watch 26 movies I’ve never seen, starting with each letter of the alphabet (0/26)
54. tie a note to a balloon and let it go
55. visit Montreal
56. fly a kite
57. visit a zoo
58. celebrate 4 years cancer free
59. get a passport
60. order new checks
61. keep an awesome list for one month
62. floss daily for 21 days
63. see an optometrist
64. visit the dentist
65. learn to knit
66. celebrate 5 years cancer free
67. place all printed photos in albums
68. fill all our empty picture frames
69. stop using plastic bags
70. filter through my book collection
71. organize our closest
72. go on a European cruise
73. go skinny dipping
74. go horseback riding
75. run the Tely 10
76. celebrate 6 years cancer free
77. dye my hair blonde
78. spend an entire day at the beach
79. write a letter to myself to be opened on day 1001
80. publish 3 how-to posts (0/3)
81. rent a cabin for a weekend
82. play mini golf
83. go to an amusement park
84. inspire someone to write a list of their own
85. start my own business
86. invest in marketing material
87. invest in a classic handbag
88. read all of the Harry Potter books (0/8)
89. see all of the Harry Potter movies (0/8)
90. learn to eat with chopsticks
91. subscribe to 3 magazines (3/3:  The Food Network;Cosmo; Women’s Health)
92. attend a blogging conference
93. update address book
94. publish an ebook
95. read all of Jane Austen’s books (0/6)
96. book new head shots for my blog and book
97. play radio bingo
98. find out my blood type
99. hit 50,000 views on the blog
100. put $10 into savings for every goal accomplished
101. compile the next “101 in 1001” list

“If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” – Benjamin Franklin