Hey, two posts in a row. Not too shabby. 😱(My daughter made me add that.)
One of the major parts of blogs of my past was the inclusion of a Day Zero List. Otherwise known as a '101 in 1001' List. Not a new idea by any stretch, it's something that almost seems like it's required to be on a blog for a person to be a true 'blogger'. I started one, but never finished it. I did take quite a few of the things on my original list, and create a non-timed Bucket List. Have I done any of those? Maybe one or two.
The basic explanation of it is you make a list of 101 things you want to accomplish in the next 1001 days. That's about 2.75 years. Anyone going to come after you if you don't get it done? No. Will it add to your depression if you don't complete things on it? Probably, if you're anything like me.
Back in the day, the people that got other bloggers to create their own lists were mostly:
*Sarsm (sarsm.wordpress.com) &
*The Laughing Housewife (poetryfluff.wordpress.com)
Anyway, here's my list.
Date Range: July 17, 2023-April 13, 2026
Blogging/Writing (0/19)
- Create a page on thepixeldad.com for this Day Zero list
- Write a blog post for each of the Day Zero list items completed
- Blog for 31 straight days (0/31)
- Make at least 15 'Top Ten' lists and post to my site (0/15)
- Have at least one week where I get 1,400+ page views on my site
- Participate in a 'Picture' challenge
- Write letter to myself to open at end of 1,001 Days
- Write a letter to myself at 50
- Write a letter to my (hopefully) future grandchildren
- Earn a front-end-web-developer certificate
- Get 1,000 visits to my blog
- Write 100 blog posts
- Write a list of 101 things I’ve already achieved in my lifetime
- Make a list of 101 childhood/early adulthood memories
- Make a 50 recipe cookbook
- Buy 10 each of new notebooks and pens
- Participate in NaBloPoMo
- Write a letter to Clay Johnson, and finally let go of the hurt
- Have a holiday countdown
* Halloween
* Christmas
Movies/Music/Books (0/11) - Watch every episode of a TV series I've never seen before; 75 episodes or more
- Spend an entire weekend watching a marathon of one of my favorite TV shows
- Have a 'Lord of the Rings' movie marathon; no more than a 5 minute break in between each
- On a Friday the 13th, watch every 'Friday the 13th' movie, including 'Freddy vs. Jason'
- On a Halloween, watch every Micheal Myers related movie in the 'Halloween' series
- Watch 101 movies that I've never seen
- Have an all day movie marathon
- Watch 150 of IMDB's Top 250 rated movies
- Read 50 books I've never read
- Read 5 self-help/well-being books (Not included in '50 Book' challenge) (0/5)
- Read a book that has at least 200 pages, in one day
Health/Improvement (0/9) - Get down to 200 pounds (286.2 on 7/17/23)
- Participate in a walk/run event
- Make five 3-pointers in a row
- Bench press a max of 200 pounds
- Complete the '100 Push-Up' challenge
- Learn how to shoot a handgun
- Get a college diploma
- Be in bed (to actually go to sleep) by 10pm for 14 straight days (0/14)
- Complete an official 5K in under:
*1:30:00
*1:00:00
*0:45:00
Food/Drink (0/13) - Buy (& drink) a bottle of Dom Perignon
- Make homemade ice cream
- Drink only water for 31 straight days (0/31)
- Go 31 straight days without eating junk food; Little Debbie's, Doritos, etc. (0/31)
- Go 31 days without eating fast food
- At a restaurant, pay for someone else's food; ask waitress for ticket and pay
- Try 10 new restaurants (0/10)
- Tip 100% to a waiter/waitress (0/2)
- Attempt 5 well-known food challenges (0/5)
- Attempt 50 recipes found online (0/50)
- Make a cookbook (through Shutterfly, etc.) with at least 25 recipes
- Eat an expensive meal
- Make homemade pasta
With Liberty (0/9) - Make a time capsule and bury it
- Go to the U.S. Space and Rocket Museum with Liberty
- Go to a zoo/safari
- Go camping
- Take pictures in a picture booth
- Lemonade Stand
- Vend a convention
- See the night sky in an area designated Bortle Class 1 Dark Sky
- Teach Liberty how to drive
Entertainment (0/9) - Get front row tickets to a major event (Wrestling, concert, etc.)
- Go to concerts:
*Weird Al
*Evanescence (again)
*Wallflowers
*System of a Down - Buy the most expensive lottery ticket offered by the Tennessee Lottery
- Send 25 'through the mail' autograph requests (0/25)
- Complete a jigsaw puzzle larger than 1,000 pieces
- Learn how to sew or crochet
- Be in a movie
- Paint 12 new paintings (0/12)
- Get a selfie with Amy Lee
Money (0/4) - Get to a 650 credit score (~550-560)
- Put $5 into a piggy bank (That has to be broken) or bank account that can’t be opened for each item completed on this list
- When ‘Day Zero’ arrives, take $3 for each item NOT completed out of the money above, and donate to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital
- Pay off debt on credit reports:
*$129/Liberty Mutual ($0/$129)
*$432/Money Lion ($0/$432)
*$615/Credit One ($0/$615)
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*Mystery credit account: ~$650 (Currently disputing)
Adventure (0/5) - Participate in a Polar Bear Plunge
- Go skinny dipping
- Go snorkeling/scuba diving
- Go to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- Go on a road trip
Random (0/22) - Spend one entire day each week without turning computer/phone on; two straight months (0/8)
- Make a scrapbook
- Make an MP3 album of my absolute favorite songs
- Learn at least 25 phrases in ASL
- Send a message in a bottle
- Learn to play an instrument enough to play at least one full song
- Give blood
- Buy someone a 'just because' gift
- Stay awake for 24 hours straight
- Make a family tree
- Visit two states I've never been to; not just drive through
- Watch a sunrise from a proven great place to watch one
- Float in a floatation tank
- Get a pin-up style tattoo
- Create and keep a Bug Out Bag
- Learn how to golf
- Set up a smash-burger stand
- Buy luxury pillows & bed set
- Inspire two other bloggers to create their own Day Zero list (0/2)
- Build our own computer
- Learn how to build 3 different fires (0/3)
- Send a camera to space
Please follow my journey, and by all means, create your own list. Because if you do, I get to mark off one my list items! And I'd love to put a link to it on my blog.
nicee! can't wait to see more, thepixeldad. you're journey will be amazing!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!
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