101 Goals in 1001 Days

It's the new thing, right? I'll be honest, I'm still on the fence about posting my 101 goals online for all the blogosphere to read (or, like, the two people who will actually bother to), but here it is regardless.

It's a little short still, but I'll add and edit as the ideas come.

Around the House: (11)

Buy an area rug.

Switch all of my student loan payments to online billing.

Keep a plant alive for six months.

Develop pictures from Hendrix and put in a photo album.

Get nice, sturdy storage boxes for my magazines.

Frame my Andrew Bird poster.

Frame my Harry and the Potters poster.

Clean out and organize my closet.

Clean out and organize the storage container under my bed.

Clean out and organize my nightstand. (9/28/08)

Clean out and organize my desk.


Art, Music, Books, Movies: (14)

Keep a blog and update it regularly for six months. (9/29/08)

Read 20 fiction books I’ve never read before.

Read 10 non-fiction books I’ve never read before.

Read 15 books I have read before.

Watch every movie on AFI’s Top 100 Movies of All Time list (19/100)

Read 10 of The Novel 100’s Top 100 Books of All Time.

Read every Jane Austen novel. (2/6)

Read every Kurt Vonnegut novel. (6/14)

See Beirut live.

See Andrew Bird live.

Purchase a digital camera and take a picture every day.

Get a library card.


Travel: (6)

Take a road trip through New England (Maine to Connecticut) in the fall.

Take a trip to Portland.

Take a trip to San Francisco.

Go on a camping trip.

Go to France.

Take a road trip to ten Arkansas towns.


Health, Happiness, Well-being: (12)

Have 300 "non-spending" days. (1/300)

Abstain from soda for 30 consecutive days. (1/30)

Abstain from cigarettes for 6 consecutive months. (1/180)

Drink a Nalgene bottle full of water every day for a month. (1/30)

Get a pedicure.

Take a yoga class.

Schedule and abide by an annual dentist appointment. (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)

Give blood.

Take my vitamins every day for a month. (1/30)

Get a raise, even if you have to ask for one.


Things to Learn: (7)

Learn how to change the oil in my car.

Learn how to change a tire.

Learn to play ‘Clair de Lune’.

Read “Fast, Easy French” and brush up on my French.

Take a cooking class.

Read an American History book.

Read a European History book.


For the earth: (4)

Use only reusable coffee mug and water bottle for three consecutive months. (1/90)

Call and cancel any junk mail to save paper.

Reduce shower time to less than 10 minutes during workdays.

Reduce electric bill by 25%.

For Fun (3)

Take pictures in a photobooth.

Host a game night for friends, once a month for one year.

Plan a “Little Rock Day” for my friends.