Monday, November 1, 2010

Day Zero

I have been working on developing a bucket list (rather unsuccessfully) for the past couple months. A friend pointed me in the direction of this project called Day Zero. Basically, you think of 101 things that you would like to do in the next 1001 days (that works out to roughly 2.75 years). Thats the cool thing about this list; it has a deadlines. Deadlines usually help me focus in on a task a bit more and procrastinate a bit less. There are a few rules for this list. First, everything must have a measurable outcome. Second, the goal should show growth / work on your part.

So here it is: My Day Zero list. Some of my goals are silly, others are going to be a real challenge. I will try and do regular updates as I complete the goals but you can check my progress here (http://dayzeroproject.com/user/aquafirfir). Hopefully it is completed by July 21, 2013.

1: Host a games night with friends (board or video)
2: Decorate my bedroom
3: Have a picnic
4: Learn how to sew
5:Make a custom recipe book from my favorite recipes
6: Try acupuncture
7: Do my own taxes
8: Pay for the person behind me at Starbucks
9: Create a piece of art
10:Sleep on the beach
11:Donate blood
12:Kiss in the rain
13:Find out my blood type
14:Complete a 365 day photo challenge
15:Buy a lottery ticket
16:Do some volunteer work
17:plant a tree
18:Dive with sharks
19:Run a 5K race
20:Learn to do my make-up
21:Skydive
22:Zipline through the rainforest
23:Go to a concert
24:Get a massage
25:Use a snake in an education program
26:Give up coffee for 1 month
27:Have my own apartment
28:Get a manicure
29:Try 5 new foods
30:Go on a road trip
31:Go skinny dipping
32:Join a book club
33:Put change in someone's expired parking meter
34:See the Northern Lights
35:Live by myself for a year
36:Not log into facebook for a whole week!
37:Visit a new state
38:Blog at least once a week
39:Make five new friends
40:Make a list of 1000 places I would like to visit in my lifetime
41:Make a list of the important people in my life and make sure i don't don't lose touch with them
42:Sign up as an organ donor
43:Visit and explore Colorado
44:Be able to identify 10 constellations
45:Stay up late and watch a meteor shower
46:Read a whole book in one day
47:Take a road trip with friends
48:Get a "real" job
49:Learn to knit
50:Inspire someone to make a 101/1001 list
51:Visit a new city
52:Try contacts
53:Make an album of my favorite photographs
54:Bake a birthday cake for a friend
55:Read 10 non-fiction books
56:Buy a plant and keep it alive
57:Send Christmas cards to family and friends
58:Visit 10 Museums
59:Go whale-watching
60:Leave an inspirational note inside a book for someone to find
61:Go to a movie alone
62:Start swimming again
63:See one great animal migration
64:Get a hammock
65:Go somewhere that requires a passport
66:Register to vote where I move next
67:Read 1 non-fiction book a month for 1 year
68:Read a book on the beach
69:Send a postcard via Postcrossing.com
70:Take a hot air balloon ride
71:Do the 200 sit-ups challenge (www.twohundredsitups.com)
72:Gamble in Las Vegas
73:Watch the complete Lord of the Rings film trilogy
74:Sleep in past 9 AM on a lazy day off
75:Give someone a handmade gift
76:No fast food for a month
77:Make a wish at 11:11 on November 11, 2011
78:Unplug for 24 hours (i.e. give up electronics for a whole day)
79:Print 10 of my favorite pictures that are currently trapped on my computer
80:Update my resume
81:Give up chocolate for 1 week
82:Take a photo of each completed item on this list
83:Visit Yellowstone National Park
84:Sort out my wardrobe and donate any old clothes
85:Climb a tree and take a photo of the view
86:Don't say anything negative for one day
87:Watch the sunrise and sunset the same day
88:Hug a tree
89:Visit a brewery
90:Do a sponsored run / walk for charity
91:No fast food for one month
92:Go to a fireworks show on the Fourth of July
93:Have a snowball fight
94:Move out of home
95:Read a book by Jane Austen
96:Search for a rainbow on a rainy day
97:Buy a watch
98:See a falling star and make a wish
99:Do something different with my hair
100:See a volcano
101:Learn how to skip a stone across a lake

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