Sunday, September 5, 2010

Day Zero List



I decided to start this blog in order to document my Day Zero List. The goal is to complete 101 things in 1001 days. Here is my list:


Start Date: 9/5/2010

Total Completed: 15
Total In progress: 10

Bold = Completed
Italic = In progress

Adventure
1. Take a day trip with Ben
2. Participate in a scavenger hunt
3. Go on a road trip
4. Sing karaoke at a bar
5. Go camping
6. Go wine tasting (10/9/10)
7. Go for a hike in Mission Trails with Ben
8. Visit San Diego Japanese Friendship Garden
9. Go to San Diego Botanic Garden
10. Go to a psychic
11. Watch the sunrise and sunset in the same day
12. Learn how to drive stick shift
13. Learn and be able to identify 5 constellations (0/5)

Art/Culture
14. Re-read all Jane Austen novels (aside from Pride & Prejudice)
15. Read Victoria Laurie's Psychic Eye (Abby Cooper) Mysteries Series (6/8)
16. Write a Jane Austen fanfiction story (any length)
17. Join Jane Austen Society of North America
18. See Emma the musical (2/20/2011)
19. Go to a concert
20. Attend the midnight premiere of a movie
21. Go to 5 different museums in 5 different cities (0/5)
22. Watch 26 movies I've never seen starting with each letter of the Alphabet (14/26)
23. Read an autobiography
24. Go to an art museum
25. Attend a Murder Mystery
26. Watch 5 documentaries (1/5)
27. Read 5 books in 5 different genres (non-fiction excluded) (0/5)
28. Go to a play with Ben
29. Discovery 20 new music artists/bands (5/20)
30. Visit all the Missions in San Diego (0/3)

Family/Friends
31. Write a letter of appreciation to 5 family members (0/5)
32. Spend a day with Dad (9/25/10)
33. Host a game night with friends
34. Go to my high school reunion
35. Send a different friend a ‘just because’ card once a month for one year (1/12)

Finance/Purchases
36. Create a budget for living on my own
37. Rebuild emergency fund
38. Start a travel fund (9/28/10)
39. Buy something from Etsy
40. Buy new tennies
41. Buy a watch (12/10)

Food
42. Try one new recipe every month for one year (2/12)
43. No fast food for one month
44. Try 5 new to me restaurants (5/5) (2/2011)
45. Make snicker-doodles for Ben
46. Try a new adult beverage
47. Make frozen yogurt popsicles
48. Make curry
49. Try 5 new foods (5/5) (10/23/10)
50. For one month keep track of what I eat and how it makes me feel (0/30)
51. No soda for a month

Good Deeds
52. Pay for the person behind me in the drive-thru
53. Participate in Toys for Tots
54. Grow out my hair till it’s long enough to donate to Locks of Love
55. Do something for a charity

Hobbies
56. Get a new hobby
57. Complete a beginner’s sewing project
58. Grow a herb garden
59. Learn a Carole King song on the piano

Misc
60. Beat Little Big Planet in preparation for LBP2!
61. Move out on my own
62. Find out my blood type
63. Get engaged
64. No TV or movies for week
65. Sign up for a Skype account (9/23/10)
66. Go to the pet store and ask to see all the puppies at once
67. Receive cards from 5 different countries through Postcrossing
68. Send a postcard via Postcrossing.com
69. Make a list of my 101 most favorite quotes
70. Start a blog (9/5/10)
71. Keep a “My Day in Six Words” journal for 6 months (0/180)
72. Take a photo everyday for one month (0/30)

Organization
73. Organize music
74. Organize all bookmarks
75. Organize PC file system
76. Organize Mac file system 
77. Create & Organize E-books of all fav fanfiction
78. Organize and clean out my closet (9/9/10)
79. Put e-books, docs and pictures on network
80. Organize receipts

School/Career
81. Graduate from MAC Program
82. Get a job in my career
83. Get a job
84. Look into certificate programs in order to specialize in a client group
85. Go to a conference

Self-care/Wellness
86. Do Pilates once a week for 3 months (0/12)
87. Complete the two hundred sit-ups challenge.
88. Swim once a week for 3 months (0/12)
89. Try Yoga
90. Loose 40 pounds
91. Do something active at least twice a week for 3 months (7/12)
92. Go to a beginner’s meditation class (9/14/10)
93. Find a new church
94. Get a pedicure (12/10)
95. Create a list of 20 things that I like about myself
96. Start and keep a gratitude journal
97. Find my insurance card and go to the dentist (2/8/11)

Travel
98. Go to Vegas
99. Go to Guam to visit the Fines
100. Go to the Grand Canyon (9/26/10)
101. Visit a new state (9/26/10)

I'll be updating my list as I go along. Until then... au revoir.