Why 1001 Days? Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as new year's resolutions. 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 a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.

Domestrivia

1. Clean out attic
2. Straighten up spare room
3. Spreadsheet and donate items from spare room Finished: 31 July 2009
4. Declutter horizontal surfaces
5. Weed out clothing (be aggressive and realistic!)
6. Revamp defunct garden
7. Keep an herb garden alive for a year
8. Landscape around pool deck
9. Touchup house interior paint
10. Update will
11. Organize junk drawer in dresser
12. Remodel (or at least refloor) kitchen.

    Web

13. Redesign personal website
14. Add captions to UK2006 gallery
15. Add captions to Italy gallery
16. Add captions to Germany gallery
17. Add captions to Wales galleries
18. Put 1996 UK travelog online
19. Put 1999 UK travelog online
20. Put 2002 UK travelog online
21. Incorporate travelogs starting 2004 into personal website.
22. Finish family website

    Health

23. Get a physical - Done 18 November 2011
24. Get to 28% body fat
25. Get to 25% body fat
26. 'Walk' from Rivendell to Lorien (462 miles) - Finished 23 June 2010
27. 'Walk' from Lorien to Rauros (389 miles) - Finished 27 January 2012
28. Be able to do 10 pushups at once - 8 July 2011
29. Be able to do 25 pushups at once
30. Be able to do 25 situps/crunches at once - Did 200 situps challenge. Crossed 25 crunches on 6/12/2011

    Stitching

31. Mirabilia Madonna of the Garden - Finished 3 Feb 2010
32. Just Nan Ice Blossom
33. Just Nan Christmas Star
34. Center panel of Marbek Nativity
35. Four Mill Hill ornament kits or other small pieces. - TRD Snowflake (12/21/09), TRD Peace (2/9/10), VS February Bellpull (2/28/10), TRD Pi (3/14/10), ST Baby Shamrock Fob (3/23/10)
36. Victoria Sampler Heirloom Christmas Sampler - Finished: 4 January 2011
37. Victoria Sampler Crystal Waters - Finished: 8 July 2010
38. Victoria Sampler Crimson Fire - Finished: 22 July 2010
39. Victoria Sampler Green Earth - Finished: 8 August 2010
40. Victoria Sampler Fresh Air - Finished: 18 June 2010
41. Linda Driskell Heirloom Drawn Thread I
42. Linda Driskell Heirloom Drawn Thread II
43. Linda Driskell Heirloom Drawn Thread III
44. Passione Ricamo Once Upon A Time - Finished: 27 November 2011
45. Chatelaine Convent Herbal Garden

    Designing

46. Design St. Francis sampler for Tor Rhuann Designs.
47. Design Ramblin' Wreck for TRD
48. Design an openwork (of some type) piece for TRD
49. Design 5 pieces for TRD (may include above) - Snowflake 2009, Peace!, San Pietro, Wreath Biscornu 2010, Peepscornu

    Other crafts

50. Finish phase 2 of 63 squares crochet afghan - Finished 16 Nov 2009
51. Knit a pair of socks - Finished 13 April 2010
52. Knit a shawl or stole
53. Crochet unicorn for DD
54. Try to teach DD to stitch, crochet or knit

    Reading

55. Read all of the Cadfael books by Ellis Peters
56. Reread The Hobbit
57. Reread Lord of the Rings
58. Reread Silmarillion
59. The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun - J.R.R. Tolkien - Finished 4 March 2011
60. The Devil's Brood - Sharon Penman - Finished 21 June 2009
61. Lionheart - Sharon Penman (when released)
62. The Greatest Knight - Elizabeth Chadwick - Finished 2 July 2010
63. Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell - Susannah Clarke - Finished 6 April 2010
64. The Orphan's Tales series - Catherynne M. Valente - Finished 6 July 2009
65. Read something by Charles Williams
66. Read something (non-Narnia) by C.S. Lewis - The Four Loves, finished 21 March 2011
67. Read something by G.K. Chesterton - As I Was Saying: A Chesterton Reader finished 3 July 2011
68. Read something by George MacDonald - The Complete Fairy Tales finished 9 July 2010

    General Timewasting

69. Level my shaman to 80 in World of Warcraft. Quit WoW: 24 July 2009
70. Watch the complete Babylon 5 DVD series
71. Watch the complete Farscape DVD series
72. Watch all the Monty Python's Flying Circus DVDs
73. Watch all the Brother Cadfael DVDs
74. Watch all the Red Dwarf DVDs
75. Have a LotR extended edition marathon - all 3 movies back to back to back.
76. Play War & Peace wargame campaign with DH

    Skills

77. Learn to play my harp (complete all lessons in Basic Harp for Beginners)
78. Learn Welsh (complete all lessons in Colloquial Welsh or Rosetta Stone Welsh 1)
79. Learn to drive a manual transmission
80. Design and run an original tabletop gaming encounter (not from a module)
81. Sing solo before a crowd of at least 10 people. - Cantored Stations of the Cross 12 March 2010, 25 March 2011
82. Attempt 5 new recipes - Pulled Pork - 06/01/2009, Braised Lamb Shanks (crockpot) - 4/1/2010, Roast Leg of Lamb - 4/4/2010, Pulled Pork (Dr.Pepper/crockpot) - 4/6/2010, Shepherd's Pie (Good Eats)- 8/24/2010
83. Attempt 10 new recipes (above 5 + 5 more) - Pumpkin Soup - 10/21/2010, Lamb Pot Roast - 10/30/2010, Potato Leek Kale soup - 1/7/2011, Chicken Piccata - 2/22/11, Bacon-wrapped Quail - 6/11/2011
84. Attempt 15 new recipes (above 10 + 5 more) - Slow-Roasted Lamb Shoulder - 6/12/2011
85. Attempt 20 new recipes (above 15 + 5 more)
86. Learn to swim
87. Learn to ice skate
88. Refresh juggling skills (goal: 150 consecutive tosses without a drop)
89. Learn the Latin Mass responses

    Other

90. Attend a live hockey game
91. Attend a Great Big Sea concert - Ponte Vedra, FL, 2/13/2011
92. Attend a Rush concert - West Palm Beach, 10/2/2010
93. Attend another professional live performance - "Weird Al" Yankovic in Melbourne, FL on 23 July 2010, Flogging Molly in Orlando, FL on 11 February 2011
94. Travel to Italy - Travel: 26 June - 2 July 2010
95. Travel to Ireland
96. Attend a Papal audience - Attended audience on 30 June 2010 in Rome.
97. Get to confession at least bimonthly - 12/17/2009, 3/26/2010, 12/14/2010. 4/5/2011
98. Visit a basilica or cathedral in North America
99. Play one season in a fantasy football league - Placed #3 of 8 in 2009 season
100. Have one vehicle refueling average 45mpg. - Fillup 2 May 2009: 400.2 miles, 8.69 gallons (46.0 mpg)
101. Make next "101 Things" list!