Monday, November 8, 2010

It's been one year since I started my list of goals

This idea first came about on a site called DayZero, which offers these guidelines:
The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
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 my part).
Why 1001 Days? Many people have created lists in the past — frequently simple goals such as new year’s resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
  1. Be happy with my LSAT score (168 on a practice test)
  2. Write a personal statement for school applications (Feb 2010)
  3. Get into grad/law school or get a job related to my career (March 2010)
  4. Enroll in law school (July 2010)
  5. Get a scholarship (merit scholarship $12K a year)
  6. Get a 3.5+ GPA
  7. Finish my first year of law school
  8. Transfer into a tier1 or tier2 law school
  9. Get lasik eye surgery (April 22, 2010)
  10. Put together a recipe book with all my tasty & healthy favorites
  11. Learn Arabic (I own the Rosetta Stone)
  12. Learn Italian (I own the Rosetta Stone)
  13. Learn Portuguese so I can talk with my dad
  14. Speak only Spanish for a full day
  15. Stop cussing
  16. Get my personal trainer certificate
  17. Drink only water for one month 16/30
  18. Surprise my mom with flowers at least 3 times 1/3
  19. Take salsa lessons 
  20. Vacation overseas or study abroad
  21. Buy a sailboat
  22. Learn to sail
  23. Go pescatarian for at least one month 30/30
  24. Get an hour massage
  25. Join a sports team
  26. Read 10 books 10/10
    1. Uglies
    2. TFLN
    3. Ivey Guide to Law School Admissions
    4. Darkly Dreaming Dexter
    5. Dearly Devoted Dexter
    6. Dexter in the Dark
    7. Choke
    8. Looking for Alaska
    9. The Catcher in the Rye (re-read)
    10. Dexter by Design
  27. Read 10 more books 3/10
    1. Model Student
    2. To Kill a Mocking Bird
    3. Fragments
  28. Read 3 books at the same time as someone and discuss them together 1/3
    1. Looking for Alaska
  29. Host Thanksgiving dinner
  30. Take a vacation with friends
  31. Give Nick a tour of the fun parts of New York City
  32. Create a painting/photograph I'm proud of (here)
  33. Run in a race
  34. Run 5k in 24 minutes (23:27 June 4, 2010)
  35. Run an organized 5K (00:00)
  36. Run an organized 10K (00:00)
  37. Snowboard somewhere other than the East Coast
  38. Make sushi from scratch
  39. Make my own chocolate fondue
  40. Cook dinner every day for a week (0/7)
  41. Watch every episode of How I Met Your Mother with Nick (season 5, episode 22)
  42. Own a bike
  43. Get my motorcycle license
  44. See a show on Broadway (In the Heights, NYC; Wicked, Richmond)
  45. Visit a nude beach
  46. Take a self defense class
  47. Attend a black tie event with Nick (Ukrainian New Year 2010)
  48. Establish a 6 month emergency fund
  49. Spend New Years out of state
  50. Have a water gun/balloon fight 
  51. Put a lift on my Jeep
  52. Put a soft top on my Jeep for the summer
  53. Participate in NaNoWriMo
  54. Get engaged
  55. Plan a budget wedding of my dreams
  56. Visit 2 of the countries on my bucket list 0/2
  57. Camp in tents in Culebra, Puerto Rico
  58. Go camping
  59. Donate $5 to charity for every item on my list I don't complete
  60. Save $25 for every item on my list I complete
  61. Get published (Belle Morte Magazine #1; Virginia Travel Guide 2011)
  62. Speak out about abuse against women and do my piece to make a difference
  63. Send something in to PostSecret
  64. Join a club
  65. Have my fortune read
  66. Visit a winery
  67. Make a book of my modeling prints
  68. Rank in the top ten most popular models of all time on Ziv (May 21st)
  69. Rank in the top five most popular models of all time on Ziv (May 29th)
  70. Rank most popular model of all time on Ziv (currently 3rd, with most votes of 2010)
  71. Lower my car insurance (June 2010) (again in August 2010)
  72. Intern
  73. Build an impressive and cohesive resume I can be proud of
  74. Put together a scrapbook of my life
  75. Go through my belongings in the spare bedroom in my parents' house
  76. Learn 3 songs with both hands for piano or 3 songs on guitar 0/3
  77. Run a half marathon
  78. Weigh 105 pounds (108)
  79. Go on a real road trip staying in at least 3 states (PA, OH, IN, MI, KS, KY, WV-with Justin )(PA, NJ, NY-with Alysha)
  80. Read 3 books in Spanish
  81. Take a speech class
  82. Rockclimb on a mountain
  83. Go whitewater rafting
  84. Play laser tag or paintball
  85. Host a fancy dress party
  86. Be flexible enough to easily touch my feet to the back of my head (here)
  87. Get rid of 20 articles of clothing 20/20
  88. Build a professional functional wardrobe of versatile basics
  89. Give back to my community through 3 separate volunteer projects/events 2/3
  90. Complete P90X 40/90
  91. Influence 3 people to make a list of goals 1/3
  92. Find somewhere to live where I can pay less than $500 for rent.

*In progress
*Complete

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