sagaciously is...

Start date: January 1, 2005.

Aight, I've seen this on Karsh's page, and then EJ & I talked about it. Sounds more painful AND rewarding than a New Year's resolution, and who am I to pass up rewarding pain?
The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (i.e. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (i.e. represent some amount of work on my part).

Note: My End Date is September 29, 2007, and I intend to update this list monthly did I say monthly? I really meant periodically, lol.

1. lose 10.1 lbs by Feb 1 2005 * updated 2/6/05 and lose 101 lbs by the end of the 1001 days.


2. drink a gallon of water a day.


3. get at least 6 hours of sleep a night, every night for 30 days* updated 4/8/05


4. get my belly pierced


5. get my GPA above 3.5.


6. exercise, 3X/week. for 2 months.


7. take a vacation, sans resident vagrants


8. get a passport, and a stamp in it


9. practice punctuality for 30 days* updated 10/11/05


10. practice celibacy until I get into a serious relationship.* updated 4/8/05


11. foster & forge relationships with normal women* updated 10/11/05


12. buy a house


13. buy a dog. after i buy the house.


14. host a clothes swap* updated 10/11/05


15. take my new, tagged clothes to the consignment shop* updated 10/11/05


16. get my own personal closet space down to 1 walk-in closet, incl. shoes


17. get everyone else's shyt out of my house.


18. get Hammy into a better after-school program


19. workout some kind of visitation schedule with Hammy's sperm donor.* updated 10/11/05


20. go fishing on a fishing boat


21. end this JC business once and for all.


22. send thank you's to: all my godmothers: real, fake & spiritual


23. design AND sew myself one fabulous, to die for outfit


24. re-learn to knit & crochet. make one wearable item for someone else


25. get porcelain veneers for my front teeth. and some whitening. and caps.


26. emote my inner diva with: full makeup, "done" hair, and fake eyelashes.


27. contribute to my 401K plan * updated 2/6/05


28. take advantage of the company discounted stock purchase plan * updated 2/6/05


29. diversify my portfolio


30. create a budget every month - and stick to it


31. plan all my purchases, even the so-called 'impulse' buys


32. brownbag my lunch for 30 days straight * updated 2/6/05


33. take a trip to NY


34. mend the ties that bind my family to the sperm donor's family * updated 2/6/05


35. reestablish relationships with the:PR Princess, orig. Nerd & G-hetto family


36. spend < 1 hr daily farting around on the web, outside of work & school related stuff.* updated 10/11/05


37. register my own friggin domain * updated 2/6/05


38. quit the safe, stable full-time gig, and do some risky, yet more profitable consulting work


39. routinely volunteer 8 hrs/month to various worthy causes


40. get a tribal tattoo. from my tribe. and know exactly what it means.


41. figure out what tribe I'm from, if I even have one.


42. have semi-regular (bimonthly) dinner parties, and invite my closest friends


43. buy some real dinnerware & flatware that I like


44. take a series of colonics & cleanse my colon (I know, TMI)


45. purge myself of my sugar & chocolate addictions* updated 10/11/05


46. take up a healthy vice, like social drinking


47. make a hair commitment, either nappy or non-nappy, and stick with it. * updated 2/6/05


48. get in touch with the brother that I don't know


49. visit the remnants of family I have left


50. fulfill my romantic ballgown, chignon & waltzing in moonlight fantasy.


51. raise my performance eval. score at the current gig by at least 10% w/in 1 year.* updated 10/11/05


52. familiarize myself with wines & their proper use


53. practice diversity at work


54. learn the art of networking from either EJ or E (the masters)


55. obtain a big screen tv (notice I didn't say buy...)


56. wear a 2-piece swimsuit


57. pay off 1 department store charge, and 1 credit card* udpated 4/8/05


58. get the other cards below 40% of their available credit limit* udpated 4/8/05


59. go 7 days without any road rage incidents: no tailgating, flashing my brights, cutting people off, or driving > 80MPH. And get rid of the traffic-induced Turrette's syndrome - I'm inadvertently teaching Hammy how to curse


60. teach Hammy to ride a bike


61. get Hammy out of any form of Pull-up, Goodnight or training pants


62. practice random acts of kindness routinely


63. be more forthrightly honest - I must either keep phonies outta the inner circle, or keep it real.* udpated 4/8/05


64. purge the evil bytch from my heart. Yes, this is measurable and defined.* udpated 4/8/05


65. have my apartment repainted.


66. incorporate monthly trips to bath & body works CVS (I can find decent knock offs) into the budget


67. buy a new hard drive


68. organize & backup all my music files


69. learn to play golf


70. take a voice lesson, and put my inner Jill Scott to rest


71. nurture houseplants at home, not just at work


72. take a dip in a jacuzzi


73. get over my aversion to seafood


74. give up pork completely


75. minmize other meats to once a day, then 2-3X/week, then occasionally


76. normalize my iron & cholesterol levels thru nutrition, no supplements


77. get rid of my home phone, retaining my high-speed access & cell.


78. gather my home office space


79. listen to another genre of music foreign to me, like bluegrass, world music, country, etc.


80. expand my music library to really embrace hip-hop, r&b, and house.


81. learn to merengue, and take my final in a lowcut salsa dress


82. use the Twinz to solicit free drinks at Hairston's or the Tanqueray


83. learn Spanish via instructional audio tapes


84. attend just 1 nat'l Blk-focused vacation event:Black Ski Summit, Essence Festival, etc.


85. take a continuing ed. photography class, blow up the best result & hang it in my house


86. regain my dancer's grace - take ballet lessons, again


87. find one relatively challenging but low impact home improvement project, and finish it, sans testosterone


88. institute self stress-relieving techniques for 30 days


89. take piano lessons


90. learn to play the guitar


91. clip coupons & shop sales for everyday items & groceries for 3 months


92. learn to play spades confidently


93. sip mint juleps or mojitos on my porch


94. make love on a beach at the edge of an ocean


95. get a second job or sideline hustle


96. take a gambling trip


97. figure out a way to get my domain/blog to make money* updated 10/11/05


98. participate in the political campaign for a candidate I truly believe in


99. attend a ball


100. go horseback riding


101. learn to water ski

Yes, I know it's not done, but I'm starting regardless, and I'll add the other 70+ shortly...

Done! Now to get it started... *out*

101 in 1001 days