I don’t do New Year’s Resolutions, but last year I did make my list of 101 things to accomplish in 1001 days. My 1001 days started on January 1, 2010 and will end on September 28, 2012.
Since I’ve made the list, my priorities have changed somewhat. I’m no longer quite as interested in certain tasks or goals. I’m going to relist my list, update the stuff I’ve finished, and remove things I’m no longer particularly interested in accomplishing, replacing them with new goals. Some of the things, I don’t have a new goal to replace them, like the specific weight loss goals. I have decided I really don’t care about reaching a specific weight or clothing size — I want to feel good about how I look, feel healthy, and love myself; everything else is lagniappe.
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 your part).
Smrt Mama’s 101 in 1001
Blogging [8 Total]
1. Participate in NaBloPoMo in 2010 [Completed 11/10]
2. Participate in NaBloPoMo in 2011
3. Tag all past LiveJournal entries
4. Comment on two homeschool blogs weekly for a year [Kept it up for 8 weeks, but there just aren't that many new homeschool blogs worth reading] UPDATED GOAL: Comment on two homeschool blogs monthly for a year.
5. Find one new homeschool blog a month to add to blogroll [My blogroll has gotten cluttered and I hate the look of clutter on my blog.] UPDATED GOAL: Find one new blog each month to read — doesn’t have to be homeschool related.
6. Do two “Day in the Life” photo essays and post in blog
7. Create content for three pages on Smrt Lernins [Completed: Adventures in Smrt Lernins 02/05/10, Smrt Curricula 02/04/10, and Secular Thursdays 02/05/10]
8. Update Smrt Lernins look with custom template
Breastfeeding, Pregnancy, and Birth (Education and Advocacy) [14 Total]
9. Earn a professional certification/accreditation relating to pregnancy/birth
10. Earn a professional certification/accreditation relating to breastfeeding
11. Provide labor support at five births
12. Subscribe to Mothering magazine [reconsidering this one, as Peggy O'Mara is batshit crazy]
13. Become a paying La Leche League member
14. Develop written action plan for NMBBC UPDATED GOAL: Write charter and bylaws for NMBBC
15. Hold four NMBBC meetings [Completed: We've held multiple staff meetings, two events, and a community member]
16. Develop care provider survey and distribute to local maternity providers [No longer sure this is where we want to go with NMBBC] UPDATED GOAL: Apply for non-profit status for NMBBC.
17. Compile provider book for NMBBC, with notes [No longer sure this is where we want to go with NMBBC] UPDATED GOAL: Integrate NMBBC into community events — attend at least 4 events held by other groups yearly.
18. Hold two BOLD Red Tent events [Completed, 1/10 & 10/10]
19. Write “My Mother was a VBAC Pioneer” article for submission to Mothering magazine
20. Write one additional article for submission to Mothering magazine
21. Update amniotic sac, breastpumps, and early days of breastfeeding essays’ links on LJ and make those essays public
22. Update and cite sources in “Birth Safety as a Binary Condition” and “‘Brave’ Has Nothing to Do With It” essays
Crafting [16 Total]
23. Knit something for myself that’s larger than a headband/hat
24. Knit a sweater (at least child-sized) [Finished Made Rosie a shrug]
25. Knit a pair of socks [taking a sock class this month!]
26. Learn intarsia knitting
27. Learn stranded color knitting
28. Learn cable knitting
29. Learn provisional and cable cast-on [Finished]
30. Learn magic loop knitting [Finished]
31. Perfect sizing for “Daw’s Drawers” pattern and put it on Ravelry [Finished]
32. Develop dollhouse-sized Waldorf doll pattern and make doll family for the kids
33. Stock my Hyena Cart at least four times in a year, including one themed stocking [Don't have the time or energy to commit to running a Hyena cart at this time] UPDATE GOAL: Sell four dolls this year (2011)
34. Knit two pairs of longies for Babypie each winter until potty training [Didn't make longies for her this winter, because she's showing potty readiness!] UPDATED GOAL: Pottytrain Babypie!
35. Knit two pairs of shorties for Babypie each spring until potty training [Finished]
36. Make wardrobe for the Tank’s Bibi and Babypie’s baby
37. Hook Pet Society-style strawberry rug for Babypie’s room (in red and pink) [Went in different direction with her room] UPDATED GOAL: Frame Babypie’s StoryPeople picture and reframe Tank’s.
38. Make curtains, pillow shams, and comforter/quilt for Babypie’s room (red and pink, strawberries) [Don't need to make bedding, just curtain].
Health, Fitness, and Nutrition [13 Total]
39. Lose 25 pounds to reach next major weight loss goal (165 pounds) [No longer setting weight-specific goals]
40. Lose 10 pounds to reach final weight loss goal (155 pounds)
41. Maintain final goal weight for a year
42. Start and complete a fitness program (like 30 Day Shred, Couch to 5K, or Body for Life) [Working on Two Hundred Sit-up Challenge]
43. Find physical activity I like enough to do at least twice weekly and do it twice weekly for a month [Finished Stuck with Two Hundred Sit-Up Challenge for well beyond a month]
44. Replace all HFCS food products in the home with HFCS-free alternatives [If only Officer Daddyman would stop buying chocolate sauce at Publix!]
45. Switch to locally raised and/or free-range organic chicken [Halfway there -- we're buying the Publix Greenwise chicken, which is a little less gross and air cooled, rather than chemically cooled in the water bath]
46. Build chicken coop and raise chickens
47. Build small garden box and grow at least two food-producing plants a year
48. Switch to SLS-free products for myself and the children [Kids, check. Myself, still working on it]
49. Can my own tomato sauce (from locally grown tomatoes)
50. Go to chiropractor once a month for a year
51. Get a full physical (including bloodwork and gyn) [Not going to do it. I see my doctor as needed for health issues and I feel that is sufficient]
Home/Yard Improvement and Organization [18 Total]
52. Buy our house from my parents
53. Purchase new living room furniture
54. Replace carpets with laminate flooring
55. Repaint living room [Finished]
56. Repaint kitchen [Finished]
57. Repaint school room
58. Find at least one large piece of artwork to hang in the living room
59. Remodel office for Captain Science to use as bedroom [Finished]
60. Repaint Cpt. Science’s old room and move the Tank into it [Finished]
61. Apply dinosaur transfer to the Tank’s new walls [Finished]
62. Strip border from and repaint the Tank’s old room and move Babypie into it [Finished]
63. Dig up front flower bed (w/ rock wall) and replant
64. Plant placentas
65. Reorganize children’s memory boxes
66. Sort saved baby clothes for longer-term storage [Finished -- most of the clothes given to friends, donated, or packaged; one small container of recent clothes left, but that's it!]
67. Develop and implement a filing/storage system for physical photographs
68. Develop and implement a filing system for digital photos
69. Choose favorite digital photographs and have prints made
Personal Improvement [12 Total]
70. Write thank you notes on behalf of myself and the children (have Cpt. Science write his own) for Christmas and birthday gifts
71. Get hair cut at least every 12 weeks for a year [Overzealous Goal] UPDATED GOAL: 2-3 times a year.
72. Get highlights and have them touched up at least once [Decided I don't want highlights]
73. Buy five flattering tops for each new size while I lose weight [Finished: I'm at a weight stasis right now, but I do have five tops I like that I think look good on me]
74. Buy two flattering pairs of pants for each new size while I lost weight [Finished: I'm regularly buying pants that fit whatever size I'm at.]
75. Get professionally fitted for bras and purchase two properly-fitting bras
76. Go through clothes and donate anything that doesn’t fit or flatter
77. Have Visian Toric ICL implants (after they get approved for the US)
78. Read four new books a month (at least one of them non-fiction) each month. UPDATED GOAL: 1-2 new books a month.
79. Have date night with Officer Daddyman (sans children) at least once a month.
80. Have ladies’ night out (even if it’s just a coffee with Patchfire) at least once a month [Finished: Have established a regular night out that allows me to get at least one night out a month]
81. Develop personal website on existing domain
Safety and Security (both physical and legal) [10 Total]
82. Purchase a standing gun safe
83. Purchase a fireproof lock box and put important documents in it
84. Go to firing range four times (Yes, I’m a great big Liberal, but w/ a cop husband, guns in the home are a reality, and I need to know how to use them safely)
85. Learn to disassemble, clean, and reassemble any firearms kept in the house
86. Have a will and living will made
87. Set up 529 college savings plans for Babypie and the Tank
88. Change Captain Science’s name on his 529 plan
89. Get Babypie’s birth certificate and Social Security card [Finished]
90. Eliminate family credit card debt
91. Develop emergency plans for family and do at least two practice drills
Writing/Editing [10 Total]
92. Submit two short stories to literary journals
93. Submit ten poems to literary journals
94. Submit five articles to magazines for publication
95. Create professional website
96. Update writing portfolio (make print and digital copies)
97. Create world “bible” for The Great Journey with Officer Daddyman
98. Complete a novel-length work
99. Compile recipes and write flavor text for Apocalicious
100. Develop creative writing curriculum for homeschoolers [in progress]
101. Find a literary agent
So what about you? Ever thought of doing a project like this? I’m pleasantly surprised at how far I’ve come in a year!
