This is my Day Zero Project. For the next (almost) 3 years, I will be working on these things. I will mark them off the list as I go, with a reference to their completion blog, since I did promise to write about each and every one as I finish them.
Starts: September 7, 2010
Ends: June 4, 2013
Self Improvement
1) Complete a half marathon in under 2 hours.
2) Finish the Insanity DVD package.
3) Get my measurements to my goals.
4) Make it 5 for 5 for one full month at the gym.
5) Run four 1/2 marathons before my 1001 days are up.
6) Get a physical next year.
7) Give blood at least once.
8) Get certified to teach some class or personal training at the gym.
9) Go one week a month without eating any sweets. FAILED
10) Go to church regularly.
11) Join a small group that J & I both like.
12) Find somewhere to volunteer.
13) Adopt a more positive attitude towards life and others.
1) Complete a half marathon in under 2 hours.
2) Finish the Insanity DVD package.
3) Get my measurements to my goals.
4) Make it 5 for 5 for one full month at the gym.
5) Run four 1/2 marathons before my 1001 days are up.
6) Get a physical next year.
7) Give blood at least once.
8) Get certified to teach some class or personal training at the gym.
10) Go to church regularly.
11) Join a small group that J & I both like.
12) Find somewhere to volunteer.
13) Adopt a more positive attitude towards life and others.
Financial
1) Start my Roth IRA.
2) Have my goal amount saved in my bank account before J & I marry. 3) Make out a budget and stick to it firmly for one month.
4) Start contributing to a church.
5) Become even better at watching what I spend.
1) Start my Roth IRA.
4) Start contributing to a church.
5) Become even better at watching what I spend.
6) Create a detailed financial plan for J & I.
Domestic/Home Projects
1) Get Married!
Domestic/Home Projects
2) Take a cake decorating class at Michaels.
3) Paint the house.
4) Decorate the house.
5) Host a holiday at our house.
6) Put down new flooring.
7) Make one dessert from scratch a month for a year.
8) Make some type of art from photography for the master bedroom.
9) Keep my car clean for a month straight.
7) Make one dessert from scratch a month for a year.
8) Make some type of art from photography for the master bedroom.
9) Keep my car clean for a month straight.
10) Create my own piece of furniture.
11) Take another cooking class.
13) Train Lily better.
16) Make a cake for a friend's birthday using my new decorating skills.
18) Find 2 fish recipes I enjoy enough to eat again.
19) Use the crock pot for dinner at least twice a month for a year.
Professional
1) Get my General Contractor's License.
2) Get LEED accredited.
3) Make two new contacts and build relationships.
4) Completely organize and decorate my office.
5) Figure out ways to keep the company a fun place to work for everyone in and out of the office.
6) Take 2 new courses a year through ABC to help myself learn something new.
7) Get more involved with ABC.
Travel
3) Visit Matt & Kathy in Georgia.
4) Visit Delta, Ohio.
5) Go to Cedar Pointe.
6) Travel to Michigan to see my cousins.
7) Go somewhere in Texas, just for fun.
8) Go snowboarding with friends.
9) Plan a girls weekend in a historic city.
10) Go see New York City.
12) Go to California.
13) Visit a National Park.
14) Play in the mountains.
For The Fun Of It
1) Read the Bible cover-to-cover.
2) Read one new book a month.
Sept 2010-The Shack
3) Boudoir photo shoot.
4) Do something to encourage a soldier.
5) “Go to the movies” in a scandalous place.
6) Make a new friend.
7) Practice new looks with make up.
8) Find a new style for my hair I can manage daily (after the wedding).
9) Go to a concert.
10) Watch “Gone With The Wind”.
11) Participate in a project with the church.
12) Spend more time with my grandparents.
13) Go to an NFL game.
19) Dance more with my love.
20) Take golf lessons.
21) Have 'wedding dress dinner' with the girls after J & I get married.
22) Try and see baby turtles hatching in the fall.
23) Take more pictures with those I love.
24) Look for coupons to save money.
25) Brew my own beer.
26) Make my own wine at home.
29) Walk Lily around the lake once a week.
30) Make a calendar for friends.
32) Make a scrapbook for our wedding.
35) Go to a karaoke bar.
36) Take the MG to a car show.
37) Go to a winery.
38) Wax my car.
39) Take a motorcycle drivers class.
40) Go fishing.