So…poking around the ineternet as one does, I came across a
number of 101 in 1001 lists and thought it was a pretty funky idea.
Essentially it is a list of tasks (101 obviously) that you assign
yourself with the intent to complete them within 1001 days (about 2.75
years). This should allow enough time for even major adventures such as
overseas traval etc to be a realistic goal. More information on the idea can be found
here: triplux

Coming up with 101 tasks was actually more difficult
that I thought it would be. I have to be realistic and being in the
final year of my doctorate studies means at least one year (more likely
18months) will have little time available for goals not realted
directly to my work. That being said though I have come up with 101
(these may be altered under revision) that I am happy with and believe
to be mostly obtainable.

The intention is to keep a track of how I go in my blog and mark the tasks from this list as they are achieved.

The List (In no particular order of importance)

1. Make an under-bust corset of my own design and wear it .
2. Make a reproduction corset from Norah Waughs “Corsets and Crinolines“
3. Visit the Buddhist temple in Logan (Waterford actually)
   
4. Sort through my book collection and remove all doubles, donating them to a local charity / library
5. Attend the festivities for the Chinese Festival of the Moon in China Town
6. Host a formal brunch for 6 people
7. Have a dinner party (x3)
8. Donate blood at least (3/5)
   
9. Plan and throw a surprise part for my fathers 80th done!!
   
10. Go to a symphony / see an orchestra live in the concert hall at QPAC
11. Get a tattoo
12. Get all the digital photos burnt to cd and index prints done
13. Continue Fire Poi lessons and practice once a week at home for 6 months
14. Go indoor rock climbing 20 times
15. Start a restuarant dinner club with friends (dinner in a new restaurant once a month ) not formalised yet but have been to dinner at a new restaurant every month since getting back from canada ( Feb, Mar, April, twice in june, july, august, sep and oodles for october.) I think we can count this as a success
    
16. Designate a bookshelf for my TBR pile and sort books accordingly started but this is a huge task
    
17. Read at least 10 books from the designated TBR pile
18. Eat at the Hunan Reastaurant in the Valley- This is not going to be possiblw as they have closed down will need to replace this task with another
19. Go to Jenolan Caves
20. Go to Dreamworld and see the Tigers Went on the 4th of November 2006 with Adam and Mr B
    
21. Bring Pete, Michelle and Ethan over from NZ for a holiday and take them to seaworld This unfortunately can’t happen due to work constraints with Pete and Michelle may have to find an alternate task
    
22. Write to Adam (snail mail) x15 at least
23. Complete lab work for my PhD no latter than May 2007
24. Create a webpage
25. Embroider a stomacher for a 17th/18th century style dress
26. Embroider a blackwork design
27. Complete a HAED piece
28. Buy no stash for 1 month (x4)
29. Purchase a formal tea set and hold high tea
30. Lose the 5 kgs I have regained Have joined the Gym but not seeing results yet too much yummy food
31. Lose an additional 5kgs and keep my weight down for at least 6 months
32. Release 10 books to the book crossing (x1 so far)
    
33. Pick up and read a book crossing book and log it on the site picked up and started though not holding my interest
    
34. Sort out my old lecture notes and discard all non assessment items that are
    of no current use to my research or teaching responsibilities. In progress
    
35. Learn to touch type
36. Work on writing my thesis/ reading relevant literature 1 hour per night every night for 4 weeks (x3)
37. Send out at least 20 random gifts to people I care about for no reason (ie.
    Not birthday / christmas or other accepted gift giving occasion) (4/20)
38. See Cirque du Soleil perform live. Saw Varekai in 21st November 2006 .. amazing!
    
39. Scrapbook 5 pages (can be from current photos or from my first trip to america) (1/5)
40. Screen print my own t-shirt
41. Collect together all the old family photos, preserve what I can and find out who is in them.
42. Plant a pumpkin vine in time to have pumpkins for halloween
43. Finish Stitching Gaelic Banner
44. Go kyaking up Noosa river from Lake Cootharaba
45. Visit the old mortuary restaurant and vineyard on the north coast (little morgue winery) Attended Murder in the morgue dinner 17th June 2006
    
46. Drive to Melbourne
47. Move to a different city (Preferably Vancouver or Melbourne)
48. Draw up Adams astrological birth chart
49. Sew and item of clothing for myself that is not a costume and finish it completely hem, lining, buttons and all.
50. Re-do my First Aid certificate
51. Learn to cook three different cuisine styles I have never tried before (French, Japanese, Cajun are all possibilities)
52. Maintain a living herb garden for 6 months at least
53. Try my hand at designing my own theme for my blog
54. Read five literary classics ( The count of Monte Christo, The llyiad, the Odessy, The picture of Dorian Grey and Dante)
55. Expand my Penguin Classics collection x15
56. Learn to put my hair up in a victorian style
57. Paint / stain my chest of drawers and replace the handles
58. Make a wooden storage box for my LPs and decorate it.
59. Catalogue my book collection Purchased delicious library for the mac and am busily adding all my books and cds
    
60. Catalogue my CD collection
61. Be a better friend to those around me by keeping in contact on a regular
    basis (make the effort to call at least one person a week)
62. Take the time to sit at a properly set table and eat once a month like civilised people (including a bottle of wine) So far so good
    
63. Organise all my bookmarks and start an archive of articles / dress diaries on corsetry and historical costume.
64. Choose a period of history, research the clothing and styles of the time and
    construct an historically accurate (or as close as possible) replica of an outfit for the time including shoes accessories and jewelry.
65. Create my own dress diary to detail the ongoing processes involved with the project in #65
66. See a show at the theatre
67. Write down the positive memories of my mother into a journal like a memorial of sorts (have purchased a journal for this)
    
68. Actually call my sister for her b’day and see how she is going
69. Keep a proper birthday book so i am not always forgetting by a day or two when it is someones b’day and make sure i always send at least a card.
70. Maintain my blog at least once a week with something about me that is not stitching related
71. Sign up for Tai Chi classes
72. Watch the sun come up at the beach
73. Go snow skiing
74. Do the walk over the top of the story bridge
75. Buy an authentic antique corset.
76. Go 6 weeks with out spending every cent to my name that is not allotted to bills or already accounted for
77. Go for a ride in a hot air balloon
78. Take a scuba diving class and investigate getting a diving ticket
79. Purchase a mahjong set and learn to play
80. Go on a photo mission day trip (x5)
81. Go one week without putting myself down to someone else verbally or in text (this includes calling myself ugly, fat dull, hideous etc) and in addition post in my blog one thing about me that I am happy with each day for that week
82. Drink no diet coke or soft drink of any kind for 2 weeks
83. Get my belly button pierced and my ears pierced twice more in each ear
84. Send flowers to three people for no reason
    
85. Track down all the photos from my first trip to the US and get copies printed for adam
86. Make the blanket / quilt style thing from all my old t-shirts that i have been planning for so long
87. Submit my PhD thesis
88. Kit up and start one of the stitchin’spirations celtic black work charts in silks Charts orderd May 06
    
89. Dye my hair purple again  January 2007
    
90. Go ice skating at the local rink (x5)
91. Have something I stitched framed
92. Finish a long abandoned project that was started for a friend (no more details that that because it ’s secret)
93. Buy a GPS unit and go geocaching
94. Set up a geocahe with a travel bug
95. Read10 books not work related and not fiction (can be historical, current
    affairs, mythology etc.. or scientific but not work related)
96. Knit myself an item of clothing jumper/ shawl etc
    
97. Make a tatted lace edging long enough to trim a corset with
98. Assemble all the tools I need to start making bobbin lace (bobbins, pillow and books)
99. Take the sewing lessons that came free with my new sewing machine not possible ran out of time need to select a new task
    
100. Go camping again
101. Do the tree tops walk at Orielys

My Deadline: Monday, November 17, 2008