The Mission: 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 my part).

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 organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.

Keep track of my progress:
Completed tasks
Tasks in progress

I'm really excited to get started!

Lofty, Long-Term achievements
1. Explore career opportunities (Received Job Offer from Michael C. Fina. Yay! - 3/27/09)
2. Find alternative sources of income (i.e., babysitting, sell jewelry, event planning, etc.)
3. Follow through with my therapy recommendations
4. Get closets professionally organized (i.e., California Closet)
5. Quit biting my nails and get manicures bi-weekly
6. Study Hebrew or Spanish or Sign language

One-time Tasks
7. Attend a Tottenham Hotspur Game (1/18/09)
8. Clean out my inbox
9. Coordinate a pot luck picnic in central park with friends
10. Create and send a care package for the Military (2/5/09)
11. Cut out soda for one week (12/1/09)
12. Encourage someone else to do the 101 in 1001
13. Enjoy a high tea (tea sandwiches, desserts and all) (5/3/09)
14. Gather my mom’s holiday recipes (Kugel, Brisket, Turkey, etc.)
15. Go apple picking
16. Go to a dermatologist
17. Go to a first Friday (jazz under the stars or Guggenheim DJ thing)
18. Go to a ropes coarse/rock wall (June 8, 2009)
19. Go to a taping of a TV show (Daily Show, Colbert Report or SNL)
20. Go to a trapeze class in the summer (08/07/09)
21. Go to an event at Lincoln Center
22. Go to Disney World (or Disney Land) with friends
23. Go to Ellis Island and try to find my ancestors
24. Go to Friday Night Services
25. Go to the Bronx Zoo
26. Go to the Jewish Museum or Jewish Heritage Museum (11/7/09)
27. Go to the Madonna Inn
28. Go to the Museum of Sex
29. Go to the Sony Wonder Technology Lab (2/14/09)
30. Go to the Statue of Liberty
31. Go to the Top of the Rock (1/26/10)
32. Go to the US Open
33. Host a brunch (6/21/09)
34. Host a poker night
35. Host Shabbat Dinner (6/18/10) http://www.yjpnewyork.org/r/?event=shabbatjune&host=traceyserber&page
36. Plan a dream vacation for someone other than myself (1/5/09 - Dan's Bday Gift)
37. Plan a GNO
38. Plan a Murder Mystery night or Game night
39. Plan an activity for my family (Father's Day 2009)
40. Plan an activity with my brother (idea: take my brother to a sports bar for dinner) (8/4/09)
41. Plan an activity with my father (idea: go to a golf driving range)
42. Plan an activity with my mother (idea: go to an art Museum w/my mom)
43. Plan an activity with my sister (idea: see a show with my sister)
44. Read Dan’s screen Play (probably won't happen since ...)
45. Read the first Twilight book (2/8/09)
46. See Michael Buble in concert
47. Send an email (on a random day) to my closest friends letting them know how important they are to me
48. Take a break dancing class
49. Take a burlesque or pole dancing class
50. Take a hot air balloon ride
51. Take a tennis lesson
52. Watch a movie under the stars (8/4/10 - Julie & Julia at Pier 54)

Ongoing Activities
53. Attend 3 free events in NYC each season (free Fridays, movies under the stars, see the holiday windows, etc.)
54. Be in bed by 11:30PM everyday (during the work week) for 2 weeks straight (I am ususally in bed by 10 PM with my new job)
55. Bring lunch to work at least 3 days a week (I bring lunch at least 3 to 4 times a week)
56. Call my grandmothers once a week (
57. Cook a full meal four times a year (1/27/09: Pineapple Chicken, 3/25/09 Lettuce wraps)
58. Cut coupons for grocery shopping
59. Do “bare essentials” for 2 months in a row (in a way, I did this while I was unemployed from January 2009 - April 2009, but think I should try again)
60. Do not bite my nails for one day (10/25/09)
61. Do not bite my nails for one month
62. Do not bite my nails for one week
63. Do some form of stretch, yoga or pilates 3 times a week for 3 months
64. Do something crafty once a month (make jewelry, create a scrapbook, bake, etc.) (Jan - jewelry, Feb - baking, March - cooking, April - photo albums, May/June - slightly redecorate)
65. Dress professionally for work at least twice a week (at my new job, I actually have to dress professionally every day - I can't wear jeans, even casual Friday)
66. Drink 3 to 6 glasses of water a day
67. Eat 3 servings of fruit/vegetables everyday for one month
68. Eat an apple a day for 1 month and see how I feel
69. Get books from the Library for book club (or borrow from other members)
70. Keep on top of my Flex Spending Account (2/27/09 - 2008 completed)
71. Play a board game 3 times a year (6/21/09 - trivial pursuit, 9/4/09 - cranium & catch phrase, 11/20/10 - Taboo, 11/26/10 - trivial pursuit)
72. See 3 Broadway/ Off-Broadway shows a year (5/29/09 - Naked Boys Singing, 10/7/09 - Mary Poppins, 1/2/09 - Wishful Drinking, 8/15/10 - Can you lend me a tenor, 9/3/10 - Promises, Promises, 10/19/2010 - In the Heights)
73. Take advantage of Restaurant week and go to a place I REALLY want to go to
74. Tidy up my apartment for 5 to 10 minutes daily for one month
75. Update my 101 in 1001 weekly
76. Use all my gift cards before they expire
77. Use eye cream daily
78. Watch a political show or finance show once a week
79. Watch the news twice a week

For myself
80. Add money to my Roth IRA account (2/2/09, 5/26/09)
81. Buy new bedding
82. Clean my apartment every Sunday for one month
83. Do some form of volunteer work
84. Eat a meal at restaurant by myself without feeling like a loser/weird
85. Go through my closet and get rid of things I don’t wear (5/25)
86. Learn how to make earrings
87. Open and put $50 a month into a high interest savings account.
88. Pick a weekend and do a spring cleaning (get rid of stuff you do not need, organize, clean, etc.)
89. Plan a big party for my 30th birthday (this didn't happen - I had a small and intimate b-day party that was fun, but not what I really wished for. Maybe I will have a big party for another big b-day)
90. Renew my license (It's official, I'm a New Yorker! 9/3/09)
91. Renew my passport (Sent out paperwork on 9/17/10)
92. Save money to go on a spa retreat (like a canyon ranch where you can exercise and get spa treatments)
93. Send out Hanukah/Christmas cards to friends and family (11/27/10 - sent to close friends and family)
94. Send out Rosh Hashanah cards to friends and family (8/31/10 - Sent to Mom, Dad, Holly & Jeff, Grandma Roz, Uncle Paul, Aunt Linda & Uncle Steve, Grandma Kitty, Meredith, Talia, Matt & Jessica)
95. Sort through important paperwork and organize it
96. Take my medication more responsibly
97. Write something positive about myself daily for one month (June 2009)

101… Now What?
98. Create a new 101 in 1001 when this is over
99. Donate $1 for every task not accomplished on this list to a charity
100. Roll-over everything not accomplished on this 101 onto my next 101 in 1001
101. Try to build a scrapbook of my 101 accomplishments (take pictures of events/activities, take mementos, etc.)