Countdown to Goals

Friday, November 11, 2011

101 Goals

Start Date: November 5, 2011
Completion Date: August 2, 2014
Goals Completed thus far: 14

Goals about 101 Goals

  • Participate in 101 in 1001
  • (done 11/10/11) Generate a list of 101 Goals
  • (done 11/5/11) Create a blog to track & share progress
  • Inspire someone else to participate in 101 in 1001 (and follow their progress)
  • (done 11/11/11) Overcome my perfectionistic tendency by posting this list without obsessing; while giving myself permission to make changes if/as needed


Academic/Career Goals

  • (done!! 11/21/11) Complete Internship Applications
  • Complete testing comps
  • Complete dissertation
  • Finish internship
  • Walk at graduation
  • Obtain postdoc position
  • Submit for a publication
  • Say “no” to an extra commitment
  • (done 12/18/11) Purchase new suit/shoes for interviews
  • Beautify my work space
  • Identify and implement a clinical ritual/tradition


Entertainment Goals

  • Identify a list of top/classic movies and watch 20
  • Identify a list of top/classic books and read 10 (in process: 2 of 10)
  • Re-read a kids book series (Little House on the Prairie?)
  • See a Cirque du Soleil show in Las Vegas
  • Watch the Twilight movies (in process: 3 of 5)
  • Sing at Karaoke night
  • Create 2 CDs for long drives/stuck in traffic
  • Choose 10 countries and read an author from each one
  • (done 11/28/11) Listen to a book on tape


Health/Fitness Goals

  • Go for a 20 minute walk 3x/week for 1 month
  • Attend 10 classes at the Brazilian Dance Studio near my house
  • Return to Belly dance classes
  • Go 1 week without refined sugar
  • Go 1 week without dairy (to evaluate link with headaches)
  • Participate in three 5K walks (in process 1/28/12)
  • Ride my bike to the beach (~10 miles round trip)
  • Ride my bike to a neighboring beach (~20 miles round trip)
  • (done 11/26/11) Go for a hike
  • Kayak in the Ocean
  • Donate blood to the Red Cross
  • Update my glasses prescription
  • Obtain prescription sunglasses


Financial Goals

  • Pay $100/month towards student loans for 6 months
  • Close my account at the Big Name bank and transfer to local/credit union
  • Donate 10% of a monthly paycheck to a charity


Things to make/create

  • Make a quilt for myself
  • Finish costume for S.R.
  • Finish Cross-stitch project (in process)
  • Label Italy photo album
  • Print photos from Germany trip
  • Create/label Germany photo album
  • Personal update to blog 1x/month for a year (in process)
  • Outline major events in my life/autobiography
  • Journal life stories for 5 minutes/day for 1 month
  • Draft a short story for one event in autobiography
  • Find and make 20 new recipes
  • Open a cookbook to a random page and make the recipe
  • Make a loaf of homemade bread
  • (learn how and) Make a batch of homemade jam
  • (learn how and) Make a homemade pie
  • Build a gingerbread house
  • Make baked goods and share with classmates/colleagues


Relationship/Social Goals

  • Go on a date night with J.S. 3x/month for 6 months (in process)
  • (Done 12/16/11) Have a coffee/lunch date with friends 1x/week for 1 month
  • Mail Christmas cards to friends/family
  • Call/talk to A.E. 1x/month for 6 months
  • Attend a family reunion
  • Send holiday/birthday gifts to my niece (in process)
  • Go on a weekend getaway with J.S.
  • Send a handwritten note/letter to 5 friends
  • Develop a new friendship
  • Host a birthday party for myself
  • (done 1/29/12) Cook/host a dinner for friends


Self-Care Goals

  • Get a manicure/pedicure
  • (done 12/4/11) Get a professional massage
  • Buy flowers for myself
  • Get a haircut every 3 months for 1 year (in process 11/12, 2/11)
  • Practice mindfulness for 5 minutes/day for 2 weeks
  • Practice mindfulness for 5 minutes/day for 1 month
  • Make a list of 50 inspiring quotes
  • Color an entire coloring book (in process)
  • (done 12/4/11) Lounge in a hot tub
  • Buy and use an entire bottle of bubble bath (in process)


Travel/Tourism Goals

  • Visit somewhere new in California
  • Visit somewhere new in the US
  • Visit somewhere new outside of the US
  • See the California Redwoods
  • Visit Big Bear Lake
  • Stare at a waterfall
  • (done 11/27/11) Watch the sunrise & sunset on a single day
  • Go to 5 museums I’ve never been to before
  • Visit 5 national/state parks (1 of 5; Grand Canyon)


Personal/Other Goals

  • Sort through, purge, and donate old clothes
  • Sort through, purge, and organize box of papers
  • Organize file cabinet/hanging folders
  • Read Grandma’s book
  • Find & compile Grandma’s short stories
  • Update my professional wardrobe
  • Try a new type of ethnic food
  • (done 11/10/11) Help a random stranger
  • Volunteer 20 hours of service
  • Generate list of 50 places I want to visit in my lifetime
  • Go 1 week without logging into facebook
  • (done 11/29/11) Go 1 week without playing online/computer/video games
  • Go 24 hours unplugged (no phone, TV, computer, etc)

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