** UPDATED Sept. 2011 **
The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).
I officially started on Sunday, February 1, 2009 – which will allow me to end on Sunday, October 30, 2011. Hopefully I can get everything accomplished!! Wish me luck! 
Thanks for inspiring me T… I hope I can inspire others as well…. ( see 99 hahaha)
**** 101 Things To Do In 1001 Days ****
1. Go up the Peace Tower (0/1)
2. Learn to knit a scarf (0/1)
3. Plant a Dahlia garden in front yard Completed May 18, 2009 (1/1)
4. Visit the Art Gallery (1/1) - Completed September 17th. Went to see PopLife. It was awesome!! My senses were overloaded!!
5. Swim to Aylmer Island (1/1) Completed Aug.6th!!
6. Send 5 random gifts in the mail (3/5)
-Sent F & N a package…
-Sent J.B the Glee soundtrack
- Sent mystery person a package – Feb 23, 2011
7. Walk to mom and dad’s house from our Apt. (o/1)
8. Make Pad Thai from scratch (1/1)
Completed April 5, 2009 – and it was DE-Lish!
9. Go sliding @ Greens Creek (1/1) Completed Feb.21, 2010
10. Become pen-pals with A & A (1/1) Completed April 24, 2009
This is in progress – The first letters have been sent, but I can only check this off once they
write me back!! I’m waiting….
**UPDATE – I got a fun surprise in the mail last Friday!! My penpals wrote back!! Now I can
officially check this one off my list!! **
11. Go to an IMax Movie (1/1) Completed March 16, 2010 Hubby and I went to see Sharks in 3D!!
12. Pay for the person behind me @ Tim Hortons (0/1)
13. Bake a Birthday cake for someone by scratch (1/1) Completed April 17, 2009
I made a giant chocolate cupcake cake for K’s surprise birthday party… It didn’t turn out
as pretty as I hoped it would, but it was pretty tasty when we had it as a 3am snack!! haha!!
14. Go to Lefleche ZipLines again (1/1) – Completed Sept.6th, 2010 with Jordan and Adam. So much FUN!!
15. try 15 new recipies (8/15)
- made swiss chard rolls – Feb.’09
- made Pad Thai – April ’09
- Potato-Avacado Salad – June ’07
- made Zucchini Delight May ’09
-Taco Salad – Aug ’09
-H’s amazing chocolate cake – Sept ’09
-Stuffed Pizza Rolls – Sept ’09
- Chocolate Molten Lava Cake – Sept ’09
16. Host a formal tea-party for A & A (0/1)
17. Go ice-skating with my hubby (1/1) – Completed Feb.16, 2011 on the Rideau Canal
18. Host 5 games nights (2/5)
The 225 gang came over and we played Whoonu – a crazy game from the Cranium Family – whoonu that some us liked pickles more than poodles…LOL…
Game Night #2 – July 2010… PENNY CAN!!!!!
19. Attend a Slow Dance Night (0/1)
20. Send letters to my NS Cousins (1/1) Completed August 2011
21. Go Snowshoeing (1/1)
22. Sisters only campout (1/1) – Completed July 22, 2011 @ Rideau River Provincial Park! SO MUCH FUN! We have started a new tradition!!
23. Wish on a shooting star (1/1)
-Feb 15 ’09…sitting in the hot tub with M and P
24. Host 3 dinner parties (3/3)
-#1 Completed June 11, 2009 – CC and Jr. came over for a dinner party/ bachelorette catch-up party… it was almost a bust, but it turned out perfectly in the end!! Brownies to boot!
The 225 Gang came over for a Friday night dinner party (Sept 4th, 2009) We had a great time catching up, sipping wine and strongbows, and eating Taco Salads!! (P.S..I blobbed out their faces just incase they don’t want to be on my public blog…)
#3 - May 28, 2011 – Post GGGS and Carb Loading Dinner Party
25. Run Half-Marathon in May (1/1) *** DID IT TWICE!!!!***
Completed May 24, 2009 – Whooooooooooo!
**Bonus** Ran the 1/2 Marathon again May 29th, 2011
26. Find that Caribbean restaurant on the way to St. Jovitte again (0/1)
27. Camp-out on my balcony (1/1)
Completed Sept.3, 2009
I thought our tent would fit out on the balcony, and it didn’t! :( So I had to get creative and I borrowed a BivySac from J and camped out in that! It was a little claustrophobic, but I survived!! hahahah!!
….this is how J found me the next morning, and he snapped a photo!! hahhaha!!
28. canoe down canal (0/1)
29. Have a sleepover with the Franks (1/1) Completed May 30 ’09
30. Watch the sunrise (1/1)
- March 21 ’09 – watched the sunrise at the summit of Haleakala crater, Hawaii
Can you tell we had to get up at 3am to drive up to the summit!! We were pretty tired!! hah!
Even though we were in Hawaii, the altitude at the summit of the crater was 10,000 ft. so it was freezing!! Once the sun came up we began to feel some warmth!!
Watching the sun come up was so peaceful and beautiful!!! A memory I will never forget!!
31. Watch the sunset (1/1)
- March 21 ’09 – watched the sunset the same evening at Keawakapu Beach, Hawaii
32. Camp at Algonquin Park (1/1) June 2011 - Jordan and I camped at Algonquin Park (Brent Lake) which was beautiful!! Too bad the bugs were out in FULL FORCE!! We have lots of scratchy memories!!
#32 – CHECK!!! Whooo!!
33. Have a garage sale (1/1)
- Completed May 23, 1009
GREAT GLEBE GARAGE SALE!!
34. Have another ‘find me’ Picnic (0/1)
35. clear-out and donate old clothes (1/1)
Completed May 22, 209 – clothes to sell @ Great Glebe Garage Sale
36. Organize the pictures on my computer (0/1)
- In progress…I have tooooo many pictures on here…this one will take a while! I am a digital
packrat!
37.Don’t talk for an hour- (1/1) - Completed Feb. ’09 – Hubby loved this one! hahah!
This actually took me 3 attempts!! Hahahahha!!
38. Go Hooping (1/1) – Jan.2011 – Signed up for a Monday night Hooping class. It is a lot of fun so far…and a great workout!!
39. Write T a song (1/1)
- Completed May 13th – embarrassing video has been made.
40. Go skinny-dipping (1/1) Completed Sept.3rd, 2011 Whooooo!!
41. Hike up Luskville Falls to the tower (0/1)
42. Go Skydiving (1/1) Completed August 7th, 2010!!! This was one of my biggest tasks, so I am QUITE proud!!
CRAZIEST thing I have EVER done in my LIFE!!! I have never been so scared/excited!!! It was WILD!! Check out the video……hahah!
43. Go to NYC around Xmas (1/1) – January 24th – went to New York with Pam! What a wild 49 hours!! haha!! It was about a month after Christmas, but there were still lots of Christmas lights and decorations up, so I counted this one! :)
44. Skate under Xmas tree @ Rockefeller Center (1/1) – Completed Jan.25th, 2011
45. Floss every night – (1/1001) – ongoing….
46. Go to a comedy club (1/1) Completed August 6th @ Yuk Yuks for D’s Bday!
47. Keep Gmail inbox under 20 messages (0/1)
48. Finish my wedding book (0/1)
49. Finish editing wedding video with P (0/1)
50. Have Wedding dress cleaned (0/1)
51. Buy a Hoya plant (0/1)
52. Use all Gift Cards in my wallet (0/3)
53. Stay at a Theme Hotel (1/1) Completed July 2009 – Theme rooms in our hotel in Amsterdam!
Our room as Baroque Style…. It was beautiful!!
54. Go surfing again (1/1)
- Completed March 2006 – Lahaina, Maui
55. Go on a Ghost Walk (1/1) Completed Aug.1st in Halifax with tout la gang! Scaaaary…
56. Get over fear… Give Blood (1/1) Phew!! This was a hard one for me!!! I don’t do very well with blood, or medical things, so it was a big challenge!! I am PROUD to say that I DID IT!! Whooooooo!! I had a few dizzy spells, and some concerned nurses, however, I donated my blood and lived to tell the story!! Actually, it really isn’t that bad at all. I had a great group of friends with me (GO TEAM BLOOD….) and they kept me distracted, and even though we were in a room surrounded by blood, we really had a great time!! 
57. Rent Vespa scooter for a day (0/1)
58. Hang Shell chandelier (1/1) Completed April 26,2009
59. Go Salsa dancing with the Franks again (0/1)
60. Go midnight bowling (0/1)
61. Swim to Aylmer Island (0/1) ** I know this is on my list twice….it was an accident, however I told myself back in Feb. that once I posted my list, I couldn’t change anything!! D-oh!! I guess I am going to have to do the swim twice!!! hahah!!!
62. Get a teaching contract (1/1) Completed March 1st – I will be teaching SpecEd until the end of the school year!! Whoop!! Whoop!
63. Read 50 new books (14/50)
- Twilight – Stephenie Meyer
- Lonley Planet Hawaii
- The White Masai – Corinne Hofmann
- New Moon – Stephenie Meyer
- Eclipse – Stephenie Meyer
- Breaking Dawn – Stephenie Meyer
- Archie Digest #254
- Betty & Veronica Digest #194
- Lonely Planet London
- Lonely Planet Amsterdam
- Time Traveler’s Wife – Audrey Niffenegger
-The Diary of Anne Frank
- Slam – Nick Hornby
- Passive Aggressive Notes – Painfully polite and hilariously hostile writings By: Kerry Miller
64. Sleep under the stars (0/1)
65. Play a game of golf (not mini-putt) (1/1) Completed August 2, 2011 @ Arundel Golf Course by the Fleming Cottage!
66. Visit Nova-Scotia Gang (1/1) Completed August 2009 Best holiday, So much FUN!!
Everyone came to the airport to greet us!! <3
67. Limo party for no reason (0/1)
68. Leave flowers on Gramma & Grampa’s grave (1/1) Completed Aug.31, 2011
69. Bring back Faux Years!! (0/1)
70. Island Camp-Out (1/1) – Completed September 4th, 2010
The weather was kind of crazy, but we decided to risk it and head out anyways. I am glad we did, because we were there for the most beautiful sunsets of the summer, and it was a gorgeous evening, with great friends, and lots of laughs!!
71. Weekend get-away with Hubby (1/1) – Sept 12th up the Valley
72. plant a tree @ mom ‘n dads (1/1) Completed June 12th, 2011
73. build a snowman (1/1) - Completed Jan.25th 2011….IN CENTRAL PARK, NYC!
While we were in New York, they had a HUGE snowstorm! Pam and I were walking through Central Park, and we saw so many groups of people having snowball fights, and realized that the snow was perfectly sticky!! Why not make a snowman in Central Park while we were there!! So FUN!!
74. U-Haul Drive-In Party (0/1)
75. Send a message in a bottle (1/1) – Launched Sept 4th, two days later, received an email saying it washed up 3km away. 
76. Complete a 1000+ Jigsaw puzzle (1/1) Completed May 10th, 2009
Finally FINISHED!! haha..Thanks to all who helped me out and kept me going!! LOL!! I was ready to throw it off the balcony quite a few times!!!! 
Putting in that last piece was a GREAT feeling!! I never realized how much I HATE puzzles!! Never again!! hahaha!!
77. Have a snowball fight (1/1) Completed July 2010..that’s right…JULY!! We were up at the summit of a mountain in Austria!!
Amazing experience to be sliding and playing in the snow in JULY!!
78. Have a foodfight (0/1)
79.Win something…ANYTHING!(1/1) Completed May 31 ’09
- I won a contest at the Three Little Monkeys children’s store in Ottawa – Mr.Funny Lunch!! Yay!
80. Go up in a hot-air balloon (0/1)
81. Swim in the Atlantic ocean (1/1) Completed Aug. 2nd 2009 – Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia
82. Swim in the Pacific ocean(1/1)
- Completed March 15 2009 – Hawaii
83. Go to a movie by myself (1/1) – Compeleted March 2010 Found it really strange, hahahaha….but got used to it after a while.
I went to see a total chick flick, and enjoyed it!! hahha!
84.. Crush Rush (1/1) Completed Sept.4, 2009 Whooooo!
85. Ride a ferris-wheel with Hubby (1/1) Completed July 2009 – rode the London Eye in London…biggest ferris wheel in Europe!
86. Buy an Orchid (and keep it alive) (1/1) Completed May 29 ’09
87. Go puddle jumping with A, A & E (0/1)
88. High Tea at Chateau Laurier (0/1)
89. Learn to use a sewing machine(1/1) Completed June 17, 2009
We started with a tutorial last night, and then today I hemmed a pair of Hubby’s shorts!! I
feel so proud!! LOL! I can finally work a sewing machine!! I am beyond excited!!
90. Go on a double date with H & E (0/1)
91. Host 5 movie nights (2/5)
#1 – had Mom, Heather, Pam and Tito over to watch The Holiday – December 18, 2009
#2 – Pam and Tor came over and we finally forced Tor to watch the Wedding Singer!!! “it was a coooone!!!” Now she finally gets the meaning of the strange things Pam and I have been saying for years!! ‘RELAAAAAX!!!!’
92. Take pics in photobooth(1/1) Alice and Annika helped me out with this one when we had our SleepOver!! It was their first time in a photobooth, and there was a lot of giggling going on!! hahah!!
93. Buy someone flowers (2/5)
- March 2nd – Bought Hubby’s parents welcome home flowers
- May 17 – Bought P flowers for getting her new JOB!
94. Do a god-damn chin-up!!!! (0/1)
95. Go wine tasting (1/1) Completed Aug.26th, 2011 – Went to Sandbanks Winery!! So Awesome!
96. Kiss in the rain (1/1)
- April 2009 – Kissed Hubby goodbye before work in the rain, even put my umbrella away for
greater impact…sacrificed frizzy hair for a romanitc kiss… totally worth it! hahhah!
97. beat Hubby at scrabble(1/1)
-Completed March 1, 2009 – OH YEAH!! I thought this one was going to take a while! Whoo!
98. take pics of tasks as I complete them (when I can) (0/1)
- Ongoing -
99. Inspire at least 5 people to make a 101 list (???/5)
- Inspired M & P so far.
- L.M has made her list!!
- Dan the Man is makin’ a list!! Yay Dan!
** I was actually on my FAVOURITE morning show on the radio, Hot 89.9, and they were talking to me about my list!! It was exciting, and because of the interview, I got TONS & TONS of feedback about what I am doing!! Many people have said that they are going to start a list, and I hope Mauler, Rush, Jenni and Josie make a list too…. HINT!! HINT!! Thanks to them, I think I have inspired waaay more than 5 people, so I think it is safe to cross this one off!! You guys are awesome!! Thanks for having me on the radio!!!
100. Pop Champagne on the 1001st day, and write a new list!!! (0/1)
101. Donate 5 dollars to a charity for each task that I didn’t complete! (0/1)
Whoooo Hoooo! Wish me Luck!! :)
Feel free to say HELLO in the comment section…. Have you made a list??
Wow, what a great idea Holly! Heard you on the Hot Tub a couple of weeks ago. They talked about your blog this morning – so thought I’d check it out. It looks awesome. Started my list and have told many people about it!
AWESOME!!!! Good luck with your LIST!!
HI holly ,
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i listen to hot899 every morning and i heard yur story , just wanted to say hi and tell you that i am starting to make my list . but first i started to make a list of ‘things that make me happy’ . it helped me out lots.! .
im haveing trouble though because im 16; and there are things that i dont think i can accomplish unless its in my parents goals too ex; going to New York.
i really find yur story inspriring and i hope that i can stick to it and be as determined as you are
Thank you for inspiring me !
Hey!! Thanks!!
I tried to limit how any big ones I put on my list too…. I have a few that I am worried about too!! 
Most of your tasks should be things that you can accomplish on your own, or with the help of your firends! Talk to your parents about the big ones….maybe they have always wanted to go to New York too!!
well italked to my mom and she said we’ll see about New York
(and she started writing her list too! )
& which ones are yu worried about the most?
Hey holly love your list and keep up the good work. i am not sure if you did it on purpose but you have swim to Aylmer island twice… #5 and #61.
Have fun… I know I have now made a list so I am helping you with #99 as well.
Thanks for helping me with #99!!!! You ROCK!! Yeah, I put the Aylmer Island swim twice by accident!! Oops!! I told myself that once I posted my list, I couldn’t make any changes!! guess I’ll have to swim it TWICE!!! Yikes!!
Holly, you are such a celeb!
I can teach you to knit a scarf at Thanksgiving! Or Canksgiving, as I am fond of calling it.
Wooooo!!! Thanks Elaina!! Can’t wait to see you at Cranksgiving!!! (forget the scarf, I want to knit those cute mittens you made!! LOL!!)
Hey Holly!
I’ve been listening to your story on the radio. I think this is such a good idea and I’m encouraged to make my own list. It’ll be a little confidence booster, as with every completion I’d feel proud with my accomplishment. Keep at it!
DO IT!! It takes a while to come up with 101 things, but you won’t regret it!!!
Hi Holly,
I heard your story on the radio this morning and wanted to help you spread the word. I am a coach and trainer and one of my specialty areas is in personal development. I can’t tell you what a great idea it is to set yourself goals with an achievement date. I love how you’ve tracked your progress through a blog and made the whole experience fun! I definately want to share your story and blog in my next online ezine! I look forward to seeing your results!
Thanks for the inspiration!
THanks!!!! I had a great time making the blog!! Keep checkin’ back!!
Hey Holly,
Since Jan ’09 so much has happened that I never thought I would accomplish, and not once did I ever think to make a list of more exciting things to do!! I was so happy to hear you on the radio, because I’ve started my own list too!!! Thanks for inspiring me, all the best on your list! I know you can do it!!
Holly # 2 (Love ur name by the way!)
Hey!! I am glad I could inspire you!! I was inspired by my cousin, and as soon as I read her list, I was ready to start my own!! It is such an awesome idea!!
Hi Holly,
Good lucl with your list!!! Just wanted to mention that goal #5 and #61 are the same (Swim to Aylmer Island)!! You will have to up date and write a new one down!!!
I know!! hahaha… It was a mistake!!! I told myself back in Feb. that once I posted my list, I couldn’t change anything!! D-oh!! I guess I will have to do the swim TWICE!! Urgh!!
Hey Holly!
Great list! I’ve finished writing my list and only have one thing crossed off so far, but I’m working on a few others daily!
Good luck with the rest of your list!!
Andie
Hi Holly,
This list you’re doing is awsome!!! I love it. Good luck tonight on donating blood. Thought I’d write you a note today as it just happens that I also have an appointment with a friend to donate tonight as well. My first try did not go so well :S so we’re off for round two. I think it’s a great thing to do so good luck
Uh Oh, ….. what happened the first time!!?? Are you going to the carling location? Maybe I’ll see ya there!!
Didn’t see your reply before I went. CONGRATULATIONS!!! It was nice to breifly meet you
Keep up the great work throughout your list. You’re an inspiration to many people.
Holly!!!!
Heard you on the radio last week along with all the other hotties! You definitely inspired me! I actually just e-mailed Mauler to thank him for having you on and get your website. I started my list while you were still on the radio talking about yours! Surprisingly many of my tasks are the same as yours! It’s great to see all of your pictures of your journey too. I’m going to create my own site and scrapbook everything as well. One of my goals (#22!) is to inspire 10 people. I sent out an e-mail today to all of my friends and family and within 10 mintues had 4 people signed on!!
I told my friend about wanting to do this and she’s in journalism and asked me today if she could write an article about it. She’d like to follow my list and come on some of the adventures with me to take pictures for her article. She’d asked me what your full name was (which I didn’t even know). I was wondering if you’d be ok with her writing it into her article? If not, no worries, as you don’t even know me or her
But I give you full credit!
Thanks for inspiring me and so many others!
Laura
Thanks for insipring me and so many others!
Now I want to do a 101 list!
As for your 50 books, if you liked the Twilight series read Charlaine Harris’s Sookie Stackhouse series. There are 9 so far and they are great reads. You will enjoy them
THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was listening to Hot 89.9 and they were talk about the list. I have started making my own as well, but still not finished. I have been working on it for a week and just have 30 things on it so far. It’s such a good idea and can’t wait to accomplish it! It’s exciting to work on something that you make on your own, and put things on there that you don’t think you would do until you have something to challenge you to do it!
Thanks for the great idea!!
You’ve inspired me to make my own list. You’re my hero and I don’t know you
I’ve done 1 of the things on my list, I’ve taught a 2 and a half year old to dance. Toddlers are the best salsa dancers.
Hi!
i was just playing around on my laptop and somehow got to your list. I read it and now i really want to make one! I’m almost 16 so it really limits what can go on my list but maybe my mother or father will help me to do some things.
Thanks for the inspiration
I did it! You inspired me!
Here is the link to my blog entry with my 101 things list!
http://juliehollingergendon.blogspot.com/2009/09/101-things-to-do-over-next-1001-days.html
Holly,
I was on gettingtosomeday web sight and found you through there. Your 101 List is awesome. I work with adolescents and plan to use your list in a much smaller version with my kids. Maybe a week to week basis or two week basis. Possibably 10 things they want to accomplish in a week time frame. ???? Thank you so much for the idea from your 101 list. I hope you don’t mind or I am not doing something illegal.