101 Things

Follow me on my journey towards improving New Year’s Resolution making as I try to accomplish 101 Things in 1001 Days.  My end date is Thursday, September 29, 2011.

The Key:
Not Started
In Progress
Accomplished (with date)
Failed

The List:

Friends & Family

1.   Call one friend a month just to catch up (3/33 months)
2.   Have a girl’s weekend.
3.   Spend a day with dad.
4.   Spend a day with mom.
5.   Spend a day with Kristen.
6.   Send 30 handwritten letters to friends (0/30)
7.   Write letters to my immediate family: mom, dad, and Kristen (0/3)
8.   Go on a camping trip with friends.
9.   Visit out of state friends five times (0/5)
10. Develop beyond-ministry friendships with at least 6 people from church (0/6)
11.  Host a game night with friends 5 times. (0/5)
12. Take a trip with Kristen.

Love & Marriage

13. Go on a weekend trip with Scott, just the two of us.
14. Get married.
15. Cook a romantic dinner for Scott 5 times (0/5).
16. Get an apartment/house of our own.
17. Go on a picnic with Scott.
18. Go on ten random evening drives with Scott (0/10)
19. Get engagement photos taken.

Spiritual

20. Read the Bible in its entirety (5/66 books)
21.  Spend one day per month on an “unplugged” retreat for 1 year (0/12 months)
22.  Keep a weekly prayer journal for 1 year (0/52 weeks)
23.  Do the 31 Day Prayer Challenge (0/31 days)
24.  Memorize one verse of scripture every week for 3 months (0/12 weeks)
25.  Find and attend a small group Bible Study with my peers.

Education & Ministry

26. Finish seminary (2/9 quarters)
27. Go to two conferences for professional development (0/2)
28. Network with other youth pastors in Parma/Cleveland.
29. Graduate seminary with a 3.8 GPA.
30. Attend 30 “on-turf” youth events (high school sports, plays, etc.) (5/30)
31. Research at least 3 PhD programs (0/3)
32. Take a Community Education class in something non-ministry related.
33.  Research (thoroughly) three non-ministry related topics. (0/3)
34.  Write individual letters to all of my youth (past and present).

Financial

35. Track all spending for 3 months (0/3 months)
36. Create a budget and stick to it for 1 year (0/12 months)
37. Create a debt management plan.
38. Begin Tithing 10% of my income to my church and other charities.
39. Pay off at least one student loan from undergrad.

Health & Wellness
40. Exercise at least 2 times per week for one year (0/52 weeks)
41.  Lose 10 lbs (0/10)
42.  Complete the Couch to 5k Running Challenge
43.  Complete the One Hundred Pushups Challenge
44.  Get out of bed by 8am for two weeks straight (0/14 days)
45.  Drink no pop/soda for 6 months. (0/6)
46.  Bike 1001 miles (0/1001)
47.  Tackle the Tower (2/7/09)
48.  Eat a vegetarian diet for one month. (0/30 days)
49.  Complete the Two Hundred Situps Challenge (4/5/09)
50.  No alcohol for 101 days (0/101)
51.  Wake up without hitting snooze for 1 month. (0/30)

Personal

52.  Read and finish 101 books (11/101)
53.  Spend an entire day in silence. (3/23/09)
54.  Watch 101 movies that I have never seen before (5/101)
55.  Write a letter to myself to be opened on the last day of the challenge. (1/7/08)
56.  Send a secret to PostSecret.
57.  Record 10 original songs (0/10)
58.  Blog at least twice a week (13/143 weeks)
59.  Write letters to three people I admire (0/3)
60.  Add $3 for every task completed to the reward envelope. (0/303)
61.  Get rid of or donate 101 things I don’t use anymore (0/101)
62.  Participate in the Flickr 365 Day Challenge (0/365)
63.  Make a list of 100 things that make me happy (0/100)
64.  Spend 101 days (non-consecutive) with no computer or internet all day. (2/101)
65.  Write 101 comments on other people’s blogs (0/101)
66.  Write a freelance article.
67.  SECRET (90/1001) [-7 short]
68.  Play original music at an open mic night.
69.  Learn 30 new songs on guitar (2/30)
70.  Rate all the songs in my iTunes Library. (3709/10967)
71.  Go to the park 5 times just to take pictures (0/5)
72.  Organize the files on my external hard drive.
73.  Try at least 5 new foods I have never had (0/5)
74.  List one thing I like about myself every day for a month (0/30)
75.  Go pumpkin picking and carve jack-o-lanterns for Halloween.
76.  Go see a musical.
77.  Blog every day for a month (0/30)
78.  Learn five magic tricks (0/5)
79.  Move all my stuff out of my parent’s house.
80.  Write a personal mission statement.
81.  Go to the library at least once a month. (3/33)
82.  Go one week without logging into Facebook. (7/7 days) (LENT 2009)
83.  Make a t-shirt quilt out of shirts from high school and college.
84.  Grow my nails so I don’t need fake ones for my wedding.

Travel

85.  Visit three new states (0/3)
86.  Learn to drive a stick shift.
87.  Go on three random road trips (all day or longer) (0/3).
88.  Spend at least 15 days at Camp Mowana (2/15)
89.  Go on at least two Spoke Folk tours (0/2)
90.  Visit a country outside the United States
91.  Visit 3 museums. (0/3)
92.  Travel somewhere by train.

For Others

93.  Knit 4 scarves and give them away (0/4)
94.  Give only handmade gifts for two Christmases (0/2)
95.  Introduce 5 new people to Spoke Folk and have them tour at least once (0/5)
96.  Donate blood four times (0/4)
97.  Volunteer 101 hours (0/101)
98.  Pay for the person behind me in the drive through
99.  Donate 1,000,000 grains of rice. (19,040/1,000,000)
100. Sponsor a child from Juan Tomas, Dominican Republic.
101. Discretely contact 5 separate managers about the good work of an employee. (0/5)