Surfing through blogs that I follow, I came across the DayZero 101 Things in 1001 Days that Grace Through Good Beauty has been working her way through. This reminded me I had created a list for myself back in 2012 and, in the way of how things go, got through about half of it and then life changed and I didn’t keep up with it.
Day Zero still has a free portion of their site but they also have a beefier minimally priced upgrade for your list where you can sort and categorize things, include notes and add sublists (for example, if you have a thing on your list that requires more than one step or more than one thing to be finished). I decided I’m going to give this a go since I’ve been really appreciating how focused the Year of Projects list I created has made me and if you know me, you know I love making lists and checking things off.
I’ve created several categories for myself: Books and Reading, Cooking and Recipes, Cross Stitch, Fitness, Home Improvement, Job/Professional Development, Knit and Crochet, Personal Growth, Sewing and Spinning, and Travel and Photography. I tried to pick some smaller “just for fun” things like Watch a Meteor Shower, as well as some bigger/longer-term things like reaching a 365-day streak on Duolingo where I’m trying to learn French. There are a fair number of classes or “learn something” on here, and I probably will have to do mostly online/virtual learning, but I’m okay with that!
My list is below which I’m kicking off today. Do you have a bucket list or 101 list for yourself?
101 Things in 1001 Days
Aug 16, 2021 – May 13, 2024
| 1 | Read 5 print books on TBR | |
| 2 | Read 100 books | |
| 3 | Read 200 books | |
| 4 | Read all the books on my Kindle TBR list | |
| 5 | Read 3 new-to-me authors | |
| 6 | Read two complete series off my TBR list | |
| 7 | Review 15 more books for NetGalley | |
| 8 | Make 3 new-to-me plant-based recipes | |
| 9 | Make one new recipe a week for a year | |
| 10 | Eat plant-based for all meals one day a week for a year | |
| 11 | Try a new wine every month | |
| 12 | Have a private wine tasting | |
| 13 | Make a custom recipe book/journal | |
| 14 | Learn how to blend teas | |
| 15 | Take a cooking class | |
| 16 | Stitch 100,000 cross stitches in 2022 | |
| 17 | Finish Winter’s Encounter | |
| 18 | Finish Desert Mandala | |
| 19 | Stitch 100,000 cross stitches in 2023 | |
| 20 | Run a 5K every month for a year | |
| 21 | Strength training x2 every week for a year | |
| 22 | Ride my bike on a new trail | |
| 23 | Take 2 new yoga classes | |
| 24 | Try a new fitness type | |
| 25 | Get estimate for deck and porch reno | |
| 26 | Make a fall wreath | |
| 27 | Clean out my closet | |
| 28 | Paint the upstairs bedrooms | |
| 29 | Reno and repaint downstairs offices | |
| 30 | Design and plan outdoor space | |
| 31 | Research water garden | |
| 32 | Clean and organize garage | |
| 33 | Revamp resume | |
| 34 | Watch 5 UX/Social Media Seminars | |
| 35 | Learn how to create IG reels | |
| 36 | Take an image editing class | |
| 37 | Learn how to create a logo | |
| 38 | Update LinkedIn profile | |
| 39 | Take a graphic design course | |
| 40 | Learn to crochet granny squares | |
| 41 | Knit 6 sweaters | |
| 42 | Knit 10K yards of stash yarn | |
| 43 | Knit 20K yards of stash yarn | |
| 44 | Knit 50K yards of stash yarn | |
| 45 | Knit Birlinn blanket with sock yarn scraps | |
| 46 | Use up all sock yarn scraps and minis | |
| 47 | Complete Year of Projects 2021-2022 | |
| 48 | Complete Year of Projects 2022-2023 | |
| 49 | Achieve OWL mistress | |
| 50 | Celebrate the Winter Solstice | |
| 51 | Achieve 365-day streak in French on Duolingo | |
| 52 | Donate to One Wish 6 times | |
| 53 | Set of 2022 planner | |
| 54 | Set up 2023 planner | |
| 55 | Set up 2024 planner | |
| 56 | Listen to one new musical artist a month for a year | |
| 57 | Visit one arts and crafts festival | |
| 58 | Complete two 30-day craft challenges | |
| 59 | Complete two 30-day fitness challenges | |
| 60 | Learn to identify 10 constellations | |
| 61 | Schedule financial advisor appointment | |
| 62 | Watch a movie I haven’t seen before for each letter in the alphabet | |
| 63 | Have dinner by candelight | |
| 64 | Choose 101 Things Journal | |
| 65 | Journal about all 101 Things | |
| 66 | Plan next 101 Things in 1001 Days List | |
| 67 | Take a photography class | |
| 68 | Take an art class | |
| 69 | Watch a meteor shower | |
| 70 | Watch the full moon rise | |
| 71 | Celebrate the Summer Solstice | |
| 72 | Write a will | |
| 73 | Buy myself flowers for no special reason | |
| 74 | Take V&A Class | |
| 75 | Achieve 20% on the Duolingo French quiz | |
| 76 | Learn how to blend perfume oils | |
| 77 | Go to a concert | |
| 78 | Plant a tree | |
| 79 | Create weekly menu/fitness plans for a year | |
| 80 | Support three small businesses | |
| 81 | Shop at a new small business for the holidays | |
| 82 | Post to IG every day for a year | |
| 83 | Send 5 “just because” gifts/cards to friends | |
| 84 | Donate to a friend’s charity request | |
| 85 | Spin one bin of roving from stash | |
| 86 | Finish 12 months of wool applique kits | |
| 87 | Sew one shirt | |
| 88 | Purchase or make new cloth napkins | |
| 89 | Learn how to do fabric marbling | |
| 90 | Create 5 clothing pieces for capsule/me-made wardrobe | |
| 91 | Do the 365 photography project | |
| 92 | Visit the ocean | |
| 93 | Identify 6 new birds | |
| 94 | Identify 6 new plants/trees | |
| 95 | Visit LA community garden | |
| 96 | Make a list of 20 places I want to visit in my lifetime | |
| 97 | Visit Joshua Tree | |
| 98 | Visit new-to-me place in Napa Valley area | |
| 99 | Go on a road trip with a new-to-me destination | |
| 100 | Visit 2 national parks | |
| 101 | Visit 3 new-to-me spots in New Mexico |
Knit One, Spin Too 
I always like to read these kind of list of other bloggers. I’m not making them myself, as I lose track during the year of them in some way. And a 100 is a lot to come up with! Good luck!
It is a long list! Somewhat easier as I’ve had many of them on a mental to-do list for a while but it’s good to revisit and remind myself of them too.
I’m both a little overwhelmed by the length of such list, and inspired by many of the things on it. I can see how making such a list (that covers quite a length of time) would keep the things you want to accomplish from being completely forgotten – which is much more my style. ;^) Kudos to you!
I too struggle with the “completely forgotten” plans – but I’m hopeful this will help me focus on remembering them better!
I love these lists but fail spectacularly when I make them for myself. I’ll enjoy watching you work through this. 🙂
LOL – not saying I won’t fall into the spectacular fail category here myself, but I’m going to give it a go!
LOL! I definitely have to update my YOP list!
I love a list, this is a great one 🙂
I do not have such a list but now I really want one! So excited to have stumbled on this tonight.
It’s fun – fun to plan out and fun to try to complete 🙂
I need to know about #49 – 49 Achieve OWL mistress
LOL – it sounds more cryptic than it is. I’m a member of the Harry Potter Knit and Crochet House Cup over on Ravelry. (https://www.ravelry.com/groups/hp-knitting-crochet-house-cup) They have a list of OWL-worthy studies where you can work on one each term to earn points for your team. They are themed towards classes, so for example, Herbology projects would need to have something like vines (cables) or a stitch motif (lace leaves) that would represent something plant-like. I did a set of 3 pairs of socks for Arithmancy, and for Defense Against the Dark Arts I did a 2-color brioche sweater. I’ve got a ways to go for OWL mistress but this term and next I’ve been working on a DRAGON (for which I’m doing two large, epic technical projects). It’s a fun and geeky reason to knit a lot.
So many fun things going on in the knitting world!