Carly Sharec

The premise behind this idea is to complete 101 goals in 1001 days. I began this challenge on September 26, 2009 and it is scheduled to run through June 24, 2012.

As of 09/26/2009, I only have 25 goals … but will be adding to these shortly. Check back often for the aforementioned additional goals, plus to get updates.

[Edit: As of 10/05/2009, I have all 101 goals.]

Guide:
Green, bold means “In Progress.”
Blue, bold, strike through means “Complete.”
Red, bold means “Failed.”

101 Goals

1. Spend one week in London.
2. Pay off all of my credit cards.
3. Run a 5K, a 10K and a marathon.
4. Publish a novel/memoir.
5. Write a screenplay.
6. Write a children’s book.
7. Write a book of poetry.
8. Spend one week in South Beach.
9. Get a tattoo.
10. Be a vegetarian for one month.
11. Volunteer at a homeless shelter.
12. Skydive on my 25th birthday. (February 21, 2011)
13. Pray daily.
14. Send a message in a bottle.
15. Stop biting my nails.
16. Read international news daily.
17. Take a pottery class.
18. Paint a self-portrait.
19. Develop a genealogy tree.
20. Read the Bible daily.
21. Frame my diploma.
22. Write thank you letters to former teachers.
23. Build a gingerbread house.
24. Journal, scrapbook and/or blog daily.
25. Buy fresh flowers once a month.
26. Learn how to design a Web site.
27. Bake an apple pie from scratch.
28. Go to a drive-thru and pay for the person behind me.
29. Stop drinking carbonated beverages.
30. Take the stairs at work instead of the elevator.
31. Start a book club.
32. Take a writing class.
33. Learn how to host the proper Japanese tea ceremony.
34. Give Bowser’s old toys to an animal shelter.
35. Stretch five minutes daily.
36. Attend the BlogHer 2010 conference in NYC. (This event sold out before I got my ticket. The new goal is to attend in 2011.)
    
37. Treat self to five manicures.
38. Donate books to the library.
39. Ask for a celebrity’s autograph.
40. Adopt a dog.
41. Move out of my parent’s house.
42. Write a letter to a U.S. soldier.
43. Bake cupcakes from scratch.
44. Spend one day entirely in pajamas.
45. Spend five minutes per day playing with Bowser.
46. Test drive a Ferrari.
47. Write a “Letter to the Editor.”
48. Go vegan for one week.
49. Complete monthly self breast exams.
50. Become certified in CPR.
51. Write letters to the three boys that stole my heart …
52. .. and then rip them up.
53. Taste escargot.
54. Go on a ghost tour.
55. Create my own cookbook.
56. Make handmade gifts for Christmas.
57. Enter a writing contest.
58. Attend the Renaissance Festival.
59. Get a passport.
60. Send a random care package to a friend.
61. Crochet two blankets: one to keep, one to give to a homeless shelter.
62. Write a letter to my future self to open in five years …
63. Write a letter to my 16-year-old self.
64. Take my parents out to dinner.
65. See four plays.
66. Keep a food journal for one month.
67. Don’t swear for one week.
68. Read five Pulitzer prize winning novels.
69. Research Wiccan.
70. Research Buddhism.
71. Brush up on my French.
72. Walk 30 minutes a day, three times a week.
73. Memorize scripture – one verse per month for two years.
74. Write in a prayer journal.
75. Dole out food at a shelter on one Thanksgiving.
76. Donate blood.
77. Read all of Louisa May Alcott’s writings.
78. Go to an art museum for the day.
79. Mix the perfect Cosmopolitan.
80. Get three massages.
81. Get three facials.
82. Learn Spanish.
83. Sing karaoke in Nashville, TN.
84. Spend one day a month without the Internet.
85. Have @TheSillyDog reach 101 followers by December 31, 2009.
86. Send a postcard to PostSecret.
87. Buy a lottery ticket … because you never know.
88. Go to a comedy club … and participate in amateur stand-up night.
89. Wear a bikini again (or even just a swimsuit!)
90. Buy a toy for Toys for Tots every Christmas.
91. Learn how to change the oil in my car.
92. Participate in National Novel Writing Month. (November)
93. Take my vitamin D and fish oil supplements daily for one month.
94. Go one day per month spending NO money. (09/27/09, 10/31/09, 11/25/09, 12/25/09, 01/30/10, 02/21/10)
95. Donate $5 to the HSUS for every goal NOT completed on this list.
96. Get up with my alarm (no more hitting ’snooze’) for one month (30 consecutive days).
97. Go horseback riding.
98. Dry my hair every day for one week (seriously, I usually just throw it up in a ponytail.)
99. Host a giveaway at sillydog.wordpress.com.
100. Celebrate in style on June 24, 2012 – with champagne and caviar! (And possibly tears as to how I just let this list slip by me.)
101. Write a new list on June 25, 2012.