Wednesday, 30 April 2008
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101 in 1001
[ Originally posted on Feb 22, 2008. Last updated on Jan 5, 2008 ]
The 1001 Day Project is "a unique meme that challenges and inspires you to set and complete realistic goals in your life."
This seemed like a fun and worthwhile challenge to take on. And I do relish in that feeling you get when you cross off items on your To-Do List. ...So here we go!
SHERRY'S 101 IN 1001Family and Friends
1. Follow the basketball season with Derek [ ongoing ]
2. Start skyping with my sisters again [ started and ongoing ]
3. Throw a Rock Band party [ completed 2/17/08 ]
4. Host a Game Night party [ hosted multiple impromptu game nights ]
5. Make new friends who are married [ ongoing ]
6. Catch up with far-away friends [ completed 4/19/08 ]
7. Blog on a weekly basis
8. Visit my sister in Austin, Texas
9. Learn how to give Derek a good massage
10. Call my parents more often
11. Finish reading the relationship books by Gottman
12. Become a better listenerFun and Culture
13. Improve my mandarin (to Intermediate level on Chinesepod)
14. Enjoy a meal at Blue Hill Stone Barns
15. Go on a fishing trip with friends
16. Snowboard somewhere outside the NorthEast [ Tremblant - Holidays 08 ] [ Whistler 09 ]
17. Take the cooking classes we were gifted [ group class on 4/27/08 ]
18. Read Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged
19. Attend an opera [ La Gioconda 9/24/08 ]
20. Rehair my violin bow, buy a music stand, and buy sheet music
21. Practice 4 challenging violin pieces
22. Go to a pub trivia night [ June 08 ]
23. Create a custom blogsite [ project commissioned Oct 08 & domain purchased Dec 08 ]
24. Go on a rafting trip [ Aug 08 ]
25. Travel to Amsterdam [ May 08 ] & India [ May & June 08 ]
26. Travel to Asia again
27. Travel to a new continent
28. Learn how to use a dSLR camera
29. Design wedding album for S & S
30. Make my own Halloween costume [ Oct 08 ]
31. Walk in the NYC Halloween parade
32. Fly somewhere fun with my mileage credit [ Negril in Nov 08 ] & [ Vancouver in Jan 09 ]Fitness and Health
33. Stop abusing my fingernails! [ trying out Anti-Bite polish ]
34. Buy a body fat scale [ completed 3/5/08 ]
35. Reduce body fat by 4-5% [ early July: 125 lbs, 20% fat / Now: 120 lbs, 17.5% fat ]
36. Take 10 dance classes
37. Carve comfortably on a blue slope [ completed 3/2/08 ]
38. Learn how to play a new sport with Derek [ golf - summer 08 ]
39. Take a self-defense class
40. Drink a large cup of tea every morning [ so far, so good ]
41. Eat vegetables regularly [ much improvement ]
42. Floss my teeth regularly
43. Get an eye checkup [ enrolled in Vision plan ]
44. Visit the dentist for a checkup [ enrolled in Dental plan ]
45. Buy rainboots [ completed 4/11/08 ]
46. Stretch several times a week [ so far so good ]
47. Increase my flexibilty
48. Get my teeth whitened [ trying Rembrandt whitening gel Crest whitestrips ]
49. Work out in the gym twice a week [ regular workouts at home starting July 08 ]
50. Play tennis 20 times [ 4/20 ]
51. Improve my tennis servePreparation and Career
52. Take a patent law class [ Patent Law - Spring 08 ] [ Advanced Patent Law - Summer 08 ]
53. Take accounting and finance classes [ Accounting I - Spring 08 ] [ Accounting II - Summer 08 ] [ Financial Statement Analysis - Fall 08 ] [ Corporate Finance - Fall 08 ]
54. Take a bio-industry class [ Drug Development - May 08 ] [ Bioscience - Spring 09 ]
55. Talk to and network with people in fields of interest [ MIT alumni networking - 2/08 ]
56. Publish a first author paper [ in progress ]
57. Present a poster or talk at a conference
58. Present a research talk at the Student Retreat
59. Work normal daytime hours at lab regularly [ ongoing ]
60. Talk to PI a thesis committee member about career aspirations [ Sept 08 ]
61. Complete thesis and earn PhD
62. Update my resume [ completed Sept 08 ]
63. Land a great job
64. Complete 10 Toastmaster speeches [ 5 of 10 ]
65. Win a TM award for best speech [ completed 2/27/08 ]
66. Take on leadership role in TM club [ Club Officer since Aug 08 ]
67. Expand my professional wardrobe [ bought 3 suits in Nov/ Dec 08 ]
68. Follow the stock market and invest $ [ opened TD Ameritrade account in Nov 08 ]Chores
69. Swiffer regularly [ ongoing ]
70. Donate clothes I don't wear [ completed 3/30/08 ]
71. Get new SS card [ completed Dec 08 ]
72. Organize/ discard piles of mail & printouts [ completed 4/25/08 ]
73. Stop magazine subscriptions, paper bills, and catalogs
74. Back up the computer regularly [ completed and ongoing ]
75. Renew driver's license [completed Dec 08 ]
76. Throw away expired medicine and makeup [ completed w/ D's help ]
77. Get a jointbankbrokerage account with my husband [ completed by Derek ]
78. Organize my MP3s
79. Discard old printerMeaningful Ventures
80. Become more aware of international affairs [ in progress ]
81. Volunteer locally [ 23 hours and ongoing ]
82. Volunteer in a developing country
83. Volunteer on the Africa Mercy
84. Attend another BAUS camp
85. Help Derek find a local church he likes
86. Catch up with my favorite college professor
87. Find a mentor in my future field
88. Meditate without my mind wandering
89. Overcome my fear of dogs
90. Overcome my quarter-life crisis [ in progress ]
91. Have computer-free Friday nights for one month
92. Buy a homeless person a meal
93. Perform 10 random acts of kindness
94. Start a new "101 in 1001" on day 1001Private
95 - 101. [these goals are personal] [ 3/7 completed !! ]
Add-ons for 2009102. Visit Sonali in Chicago
103. Check out Bhangra and Bollywood dance classes
104. Go to a live taping of the Daily Show or the Colbert Report
105. Study for & take the GMAT for fun
106. Organize a karaoke marathon with friends
107. Improve my sportsmanship
108. Play in a recreational sports team with friends (summer softball?)
109. Get a new pair of glasses
110. Take a trip to Acadia National Park, Maine
111. Learn to cook 5 new dishes consistently well
Start: Tues, Feb 12, 2008
End: Mon, Nov 8, 2010
I chose to start my 101 in 1001 project on my 26th birthday.
(Below: Derek and I celebrating my bday)
I was actually introduced to the 101 in 1001 challenge by another blogger. Later, I learned that it was actually a big phenomenon that has spread throughout the blogosphere. It's been both fun and inspiring to read other bloggers' lists and see them getting closer and closer to accomplishing all their 101 goals.
Start your own 101 in 1001 project! Be sure to let me know if you do, and we can cheer each other on.
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Comments (33)
Haha, nah, I'm not that picky. Half the stuff I write in my blog is just for humor. If JLH did a nute photoshoot, I'd have to be pretty damn spiteful, not to mention dumb, to not look. =P
what a great project to embark on. i don't know if i could even come up with 101!
you look gorgeous!!
Happy Belated Bday! You look so beautiful in that picture, you're simply going.
Your list is so cool........I don't know if I can come up with 101 things. I'll let you know if I do.
I think I can copy this one from yours: (what an awesome challenge!)
91. Have computer-free Friday nights for one month
I mean "Glowing" ....my baddd
beautiful pic of you two! and happy belated birthday! :)
those are really great goals. i hope to do some of those things as well. coming up with 101 goals seems like an ambitious project...but i'll try it out one of these days!
you guys are so cute together, you are glowing! happy belated. 101 sounds like a fun project and ambitious.
Thanks for the link to Chinesepod; I prefer flash cards (in traditional rather than simplified) but its nice to have another tool.
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i'm going to make my list now, cheers!
Chinese pod is SWEET! The expansion stuff is awesome (I have to turn the font on like 200%...but nice!)
i LOVE the 101 in 1001! that's great! let me know how toastmasters goes--that's a pretty cool thing to throw on the list! (and yes, i love the surprise!)
interesting idea. how long did it take you to think of 101 things? it'd probably take me at least a whole day... haha. how are you gonna keep track of your progress? and are you gonna share that with your loyal readers? :)
Great idea. I am going to make a list now too!
Our aspirations coincide on points: 5, 7, 10, 18, 31, 44, 54, 59, 61 (most of all 61!), 63 and 73. After reading your post, I did #79. I am thinking of my 101 right now. Great post. It also helps other people know you better.
thank you for subscribing!
good luck for your goals.
wow~ your list totally inspires me! you have so many great things you're aspiring to do.
hope you had a wonderful b-day~ you look gorgeous and so happy there with derek! 
Zumba's a Latin dance/aerobic workout that's getting popular nowadays... they offer it at our fitness center. And.. I'll be in NYC the weekend of 4/19, so we should meet up if you're around :)
"make new friends who are married" - that's my goal too =o) we should meet up sometime!
"improve mandarin on chinesepod" - also another one of my goals. i've moved from upper intermediate to advanced now.
The list is very inspiring...I will probably end up completing only a few from my list, but it will be fun to do this.
Thanks for sharing!
this is so awesome. i think i will think about my list and start on my 26th birthday as well...next month! i'll post it when it's done :)
u look yummy! =]
gluck on the goals
Happy Birthday and good luck on your 101~! I think I should sit down and try this out...
not bad!
blue hill at stone barns? i'm so jealous!
I was terrified of dogs for years. even little mini dogs. it was so bad, i'd literally jump on top of a car if one came running up to me. ( I was attacked by one when i was a kid) It had to change as soon as I started at Google. (They allow employees to bring dogs of ALL sizes to work daily, some were like giant bears!) I was very very hesitant at first and people didn't respond well to me, since everyone there seemed to be such dog lovers...whereas I would quickly leave any office that had a dog. At the same time my parents got a dog at home. Eventually I was forced to warm up to the dog at home..it took about 3 months for me to be okay with her jumping on me..and then i fell in love. To this day, I am still a bit standoffish to dogs but not as bad...I can even walk up and pet one!
RYC: I hear ya. The group of xangans I regularly consort with has been the same for years, and far more personal than most other blogs I've been involved with. My non-xanga blog (thebekkaffect.com) was recently cybersquatted, and most of my non-xanga blogging relationships and reading with it. So I figured heck, why not venture back into xanga-land and see what there is to see! :) Though I think I'm going to try to keep up with My Open Wallet that you recommended, definitely caught my interest.