A few years back I did my first Day Zero Project, and while I only hit 70%? I thought it was a ton of fun and an easy way to keep track of some of the big ticket items I wanted to accomplish. I’m a list person, so a list of 101 things to do in 1001 days? PERFECT!

I decided this go-round? It would be fun to keep track here at Bring a Pen! I will be updating this specific post as I go, so get used to seeing this one! I’ll link back often.

Why Wait? Here’s my Day Zero Project List!

August 06, 2019 to May 02, 2022

FOOD

1. Create a Family Recipe Book
2. Try 6 Recipes from places of origin (Genealogy!)
3. Visit 5 ethnic restaurants (Mexican and Chinese do NOT count!)
4. Create a list of Staple Recipes with at least 15 recipes (making meal planning easier!)
5. Have Skyler create her own Cookbook.
6. Cook every recipe in a cookbook
7. Have 3 “Kitchen Inventory Only” week of meal plans (1x per year)
8. Make a Funnel Cake
9. Spend 1 week using the grill for every meal
10. Bake 3 Birthday Cakes for Sky (1 per year)
11. Bake bread 1x per week for 3 months.

 FAMILY & FRIENDS

12. Take 1 Vacation (planned and paid for by ME, NOT visiting family.)
13. Create a “Family Tree” decoration for my living space.
14. Create a decorative “Birthday/Anniversary List” for the house – so I don’t forget any!!
15. Send 52 cards/notes
16. Host a Dinner Party and invite at least 3 friends/families
17. Get professional Family Photos done
18. Take a girls Trip (even just a spa, simple camping trip, ANYTHING!)
19. Establish a new Family Tradition
20. Send 3 Care packages (random acts of kindness)
21. Take a “Sister Trip”
22. Host a “Favorite Things” party

 

HOME

23. Get Skyler a “Big Girl” room
24. Carve out a “Craft Corner” for all my crafts/workspace
25. Get a set of outdoor furniture.
26. ACute “No Solicitors” sign
27. Get a headboard/Grown Up Bed
28. Replace all Bathroom Towels
29. Replace all Kitchen Towels
30. Get my car detailed 6 times (2x/year)
31. Make and use 2 Raised Garden Beds
32. Find or create a functional “Mail System” for my little family.
33. Paint Living Room
34. Clean out Closets (Hallway)

 

HEALTH

35. Schedule an eye appointment (I’m really REALLY bad at this!)
36. Lose 25 lbs
37. Lose 25 more lbs
38. Cultivate a fitness habit and keep it up for at least 3 months.
39. Find 6 healthy meal staples I truly enjoy.
40. Take a fitness class
41. Go Kayaking
42. Purchase a Bike
43. Drink 1 Gallon of Water per day for 1 month
44. Manitou Incline

WEALTH

45. Make $5,000 from a side hustle
46. Pay of Student Loans ($4,000 to go)
47. Pay off my car
48. Have a “No Spend” month.
49. Set and stick to a budget for 6 months.
50. Create a 3-month emergency fund.
51. Create a 6 month “Side Hustle” goal plan
52. Complete FPU
53. Make 5 extra Mortgage Payments
54. Start a “Car Savings” For Skyler

KNOWLEDGE

55. Complete 5 Skillshare Courses
56. Take 1 class (open-ended)
57. Read 100 books
58. Attend a Conference
59. Speak on a Panel
60. Create a Genealogy Notebook (Printables)
61. Organize all of my genealogy stuff into an archive
62. Learn InDesign, utilize it for a project of some sort
63. Create an online course (for my blog)

 

CREATIVITY

64. Make a T-Shirt Quilt (FINALLY!)
65. Have a “Handmade Christmas”
66. Make an epoxy Coffee Mug
67. Attempt Pottery on a wheel
68. Visit 3 Art Galleries
69. Month of Black and White Portraits
70. Complete another 365 (Self Portraits again!)
71. Do a Canvas Painting Class
72. Complete Tokyo Olympic Project (July/Aug 2020)
73. Complete Beijing Olympic Project (Feb 2022)
74. Learn to use my sewing Machine
75. Complete 1 sewing project
76. Arm-Knit a blanket

 

HOLIDAYS

77. Host Friendsgiving
78. Celebrate a Holiday we don’t normally (Cinco De Mayo, etc)
79. Celebrate Dia De Los Muertos
80. Send out a Christmas Card (By December 5!)
81. Finish Christmas Shopping in November

 

PERSONAL

82. Replace ALL of my underthings
83. Cull down my wardrobe to only items I actually wear.
84. Prayer/Gratitude Journal for 1 month
85. Watch 1 Ted Talk per month (28)
86. Go to the Drive In (stay for the second movie!)
87. Summit a 14er
88. Social Media Break for 30 days (3 x’s)
89. Meditated 10x/month for 3 months.
90. Get good hiking boots.
91. Learn how to do “Every-Day” makeup
92. Purchase “every-day” makeup

 

EXTRAS

93. Add one new thing to list in January 2020.
94. Add one new thing to list in January 2021.
95. Add one new thing to list in January 2022.
96. Recognize priorities change. Change up to 5 items on this list between 500 and 750 days (Dec 15, 2020 and August 22, 2021).
97. keep a list of idea for my next 101 in 1001.
98. Send someone flowers – just because.
99. (update me later!)
100. (update me later!)
101. (update me later!)