Day Zero Project

This blog is going to consist of my journey as I start the day zero project. If you aren't familiar with this project, check out http://www.dayzeroproject.com/. I officially start tomorrow, July 11, 2011 and my ending date will be April 7, 2014. For this first post I will post my list. Here we go: 101 things to do in 1001 days!

1. Save $5 for every task I complete.
2. Keep a spending diary.
3. Go to the dentist every 6 months.
4. Start a blog and keep up with it.
5. Participate in Operation Beautiful. (http://www.operationbeautiful.com/)
6. Visit a light house.
7. Keep a log of favorite quotes.
8. Add any change I have into my piggy bank. Don't break into the piggy bank until the challenge is over.
9. Read 100 books.
10. Make the Dean's list for one semester.
11. Learn to ice skate.
12. Introduce myself to 10 new people.
13. Send a secret to Postsecret.
14. Write in a journal every day for a month.
15. Make my family tree.
16. Ask 5 friends to suggest a book and read them all. (not to be included in task 9)
17. Learn sign language.
18. Learn how to drive stick shift.
19. Listen to 26 bands I've never listened to starting with each letter of the alphabet.
20. Travel to all 50 states.
21. Finish a jigsaw puzzle.
22. Beat Super Mario Galaxy 2.
23. Learn how to change a tire.
24. Learn how to change my own oil.
25. Go a whole week without swearing.
26. Treat my parents to lunch at a nice restaurant.
27. Complete at least 24 hours of community service.
28. Complete a 365 day photo challenge.
29. Get CPR certified.
30. Compliment 5 strangers.
31. Do the 30 day song challenge.
32. Say yes to everything for a month.
33. Pay off all credit cards.
34. Sing a karaoke bar.
35. Create an album for my childhood photos.
36. Make a list of my 25 best qualities.
37. Learn to locate all 50 US states on a map.
38. See a drive in movie.
39. Write my resume.
40. Write a letter to myself to open when this challenge is over.
41. Solve a Rubik's cube.
42. Try and finish 5 ideas from Instructables. (http://www.instructables.com/)
43. Donate blood.
44. Don't complain about anything for a month.
45. Answer the "50 questions that will free your mind." (http://www.marcandangel.com/2009/07/13/50-questions-that-will-free-your-mind/)
46. Complete a coloring book.
47. Learn how to french braid my own hair.
48. See all the films in IMDB's top 250.
49. Inspire someone to make a day zero list.
50. Get into graduate school.
51. Read the Harry Potter series.
52. Run a half marathon.
53. Climb to the top of a lighthouse.
54. Make pie on pi day! (yes, I'm a math nerd).
55. Learn how to ride a motorcycle.
56. Build a gingerbread house.
57. Complete 10 Latch Hook projects.
58. Wear a dress once a week for a month.
59. Have my dad teach me to play golf.
60. Walk the Brooklyn Bridge.
61. Go for a walk in the rain.
62. Have my parents over for dinner.
63. Pick out the clothes I don't wear and donate them.
64. Learn how to play a song on the guitar.
65. Write with my left hand for a day.
66. Learn how to sew.
67. Be an extra in a movie.
68. Get my eyebrows waxed.
69. Take a hot air balloon ride.
70. Don't eat fast food for a month.
71. Leave a 100% tip.
72. When something is bothering me, talk to at least one person about it. (10 times)
73. Lose 10 pounds.
74. Lose 20 pounds.
75. Lose 30 pounds.
76. Lose 40 pounds.
77. Lose 50 pounds. (The reason I'm doing it this way is because I achieve goals better if they're smaller.)
78. Visit my Grandpa's grave privately.
79. Join one club on campus.
80. Fill up my big photo frame and finally hang it on the wall.
81. Give up soda for a month.
82. Fall in love.
83. Print out all the photos that aren't in my photo albums and organize them.
84. Try chinese food.
85. Get my tattoo in memory of Grandpa.
86. Act in a community theatre show.
87. Go skinny-dipping.
88. Drive somewhere without knowing where I'm headed.
89. Take a ride on a horse carriage.
90. Watch all the classic Disney movies.
91. See a concert in Madison Square Garden.
92. Get my belly button pierced.
93. Ride a go-kart.
94. Learn how to parallel park properly.
95. Read all of Shakespeare's plays.
96. Learn to juggle.
97. Get a picture of all of the "welcome to" state signs.
98. Spend a rainy day watching movies in my pajamas.
99. Be in the audience of The Price is Right.
100. Visit the location of Cake Boss.
101. Finish a crossword puzzle with no help.

It took me a pretty long time to make this list, and I'm pretty happy with it. I'm looking forward to getting started! 1001 days left!

You can also see my list at http://dayzeroproject.com/user/piccaflutist17.