Update:  101 Goals in 1001 days

**Updated 6/23/13**

Start Date: November 5, 2011

Completion Date: August 2, 2014

Goals Completed thus far: 56

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
• (done 3/20/12) Complete testing comps
• (done 4/12/13!!) Complete dissertation
• Finish internship
• (done 5/18/13) Walk at graduation
• (done!! 2/27/13) Obtain postdoc position
• Submit for a publication
• (done 5/20/12) Say “no” to an extra commitment
• (done 12/18/11) Purchase new suit/shoes for interviews
• (done 8/27/12) Beautify my work space
• (done 8/30/12) Identify and implement a clinical ritual/tradition

Entertainment Goals

• Identify a list of top/classic movies and watch 20 (in process: 4 of 20)
• Identify a list of top/classic books and read 10 (in process: 5 of 10)
• (done 6/1/13) Re-read a kids book series
• See a Cirque du Soleil show in Las Vegas (scheduled for June 28th!!!)
• (done 3/29/13) Watch the Twilight movies
• (done 3/16/13) 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

• (done 2/15/13) Go for a 20 minute walk (or dancing) 3x/week for 1 month
• Complete exercise goal at least 30 minutes 3x/week for 6 months (21 weeks down, 3 to go!!)
• (done 3/15/12) Return to Belly dance classes
• (done 2/4/12) Eliminate all caffeine use (to evaluate link with headaches)
• (done 8/2/12) 6 months without caffeine
• (done 1/26/13) Participate in three 5K walks
• (done 7/7/12) Ride my bike to the beach (~10 miles round trip)
• (done 7/29/12) 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
• (done 6/11/12) Update my glasses prescription
• (done 6/11/12) Obtain prescription sunglasses

Financial Goals

• Pay $100/month towards student loans for 6 months
• (done 8/18/12) Close my account at the Big Name bank and transfer to local/credit union
• (done 2/25/13) Establish & contribute to college fund for my niece

Things to make/create

• Make a quilt for myself
• Finish costume for S.R.
• (done 6/25/12) Finish Cross-stitch project
• Label Italy photo album
• Print photos from Germany trip
• Create/label Germany photo album
• (done 5/3/13) Personal update to blog 1x/month for a year
• 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
• (done 2/28/13) Make baked goods and share with classmates/colleagues

Relationship/Social Goals

• (done 5/20/12) implement/hold regular date night
• (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 (in process)
• (done 8/2/12) Attend a family reunion
• Send holiday/birthday gifts to my niece (in process)
• (done 3/31/12) weekend getaway
• (done 4/16/13) Send a handwritten note/letter to 5 friends
• (done- 2011-2012 practicum) Develop a new friendship
• (done 2/16/13) 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
• (done 5/7/12) Buy flowers for myself
• (done 12/10/12) Get a haircut every 3 months for 1 year 
• 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
• (done 3/19/13) Buy and use an entire bottle of bubble bath

Travel/Tourism Goals

• (done 3/31/12) Visit somewhere new in California
• Visit somewhere new in the US
• Visit somewhere new outside of the US
• See the California Redwoods
• (done 4/27/12) Visit Big Bear Lake
• (done 4/1/12) 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 (3 of 5; Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Joshua Tree)

Personal/Other Goals

• (done 7/13/12) Sort through, purge, and donate old clothes
• Sort through, purge, and organize box of papers
• (done 7/10/12) Organize file cabinet/hanging folders
• Read Grandma’s book
• (done 12/10/12) Find & compile Grandma’s short stories
• (done 6/16/12) Update my professional wardrobe
• (done 8/17/12) Try a new type of ethnic food
• (done 11/10/11) Help a random stranger
• Volunteer 20 hours of service (in process: 5 of 20)
• 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
• (done 8/2/12) Go 24 hours unplugged (no phone, TV, computer, etc)