Twelve years ago, I half-attempted a Day Zero List. Now that I'm back blogging, the very first thing I wanted to do was create another list. All list items are categorized the best I could so readers wouldn't be just looking at a wall of text.

I hope you'll be inspired to create your own list!

Date Range: July 17, 2023-April 13, 2026

1/101 Completed

          Blogging/Writing (1/19)

  1. Create a page on thepixeldad.com for this Day Zero list DONE!
  2. Write a blog post for each of the Day Zero list items completed (1/101)
  3. Blog for 31 straight days (0/31)
  4. Make at least 15 'Top Ten' lists and post to my site (0/15)
  5. Have at least one week where I get 1,400+ page views on my site
  6. Participate in a 'Picture' challenge
  7. Write letter to myself to open at end of 1,001 Days
  8. Write a letter to myself at 50
  9. Write a letter to my (hopefully) future grandchildren
  10. Earn a front-end-web-developer certificate
  11. Get 1,000 visits to my blog
  12. Write 100 blog posts
  13. Write a list of 101 things I’ve already achieved in my lifetime
  14. Make a list of 101 childhood/early adulthood memories
  15. Make a 50 recipe cookbook
  16. Buy 10 each of new notebooks and pens
  17. Participate in NaBloPoMo
  18. Write a letter to Clay Johnson, and finally let go of the hurt
  19. Have a holiday countdown
    * Halloween
    * Christmas


    Movies/Music/Books (0/11)

  20. Watch every episode of a TV series I've never seen before; 75 episodes or more
  21. Spend an entire weekend watching a marathon of one of my favorite TV shows
  22. Have a 'Lord of the Rings' movie marathon; no more than a 5 minute break in between each
  23. On a Friday the 13th, watch every 'Friday the 13th' movie, including 'Freddy vs. Jason'
  24. On a Halloween, watch every Michael Myers related movie in the 'Halloween' series
  25. Watch 101 movies that I've never seen
  26. Have an all day movie marathon
  27. Watch 150 of IMDB's Top 250 rated movies
  28. Read 50 books I've never read
  29. Read 5 self-help/well-being books (Not included in '50 Book' challenge) (0/5)
  30. Read a book that has at least 200 pages, in one day


    Health/Improvement (0/9)

  31. Get down to 200 pounds (286.2 on 7/17/23)
  32. Participate in a walk/run event
  33. Make five 3-pointers in a row
  34. Bench press a max of 200 pounds
  35. Complete the '100 Push-Up' challenge
  36. Learn how to shoot a handgun
  37. Get a college diploma
  38. Be in bed (to actually go to sleep) by 10pm for 14 straight days (0/14)
  39. Complete an official 5K in under:
    *1:30:00
    *1:00:00
    *0:45:00


    Food/Drink (0/13)

  40. Buy (& drink) a bottle of Dom Perignon
  41. Make homemade ice cream
  42. Drink only water for 31 straight days (0/31)
  43. Go 31 straight days without eating junk food; Little Debbie's, Doritos, etc. (0/31)
  44. Go 31 days without eating fast food
  45. At a restaurant, pay for someone else's food; ask waitress for ticket and pay
  46. Try 10 new restaurants (0/10)
  47. Tip 100% to a waiter/waitress (0/2)
  48. Attempt 5 well-known food challenges (0/5)
  49. Attempt 50 recipes found online (0/50)
  50. Make a cookbook (through Shutterfly, etc.) with at least 25 recipes
  51. Eat an expensive meal
  52. Make homemade pasta


    With Liberty (0/9)

  53. Make a time capsule and bury it
  54. Go to the U.S. Space and Rocket Museum with Liberty
  55. Go to a zoo/safari
  56. Go camping
  57. Take pictures in a picture booth
  58. Lemonade Stand
  59. Vend a convention
  60. See the night sky in an area designated Bortle Class 1 Dark Sky
  61. Teach Liberty how to drive


    Entertainment (0/9)

  62. Get front row tickets to a major event (Wrestling, concert, etc.)
  63. Go to concerts:
    *Weird Al
    *Evanescence (again)
    *Wallflowers
    *System of a Down
  64. Buy the most expensive lottery ticket offered by the Tennessee Lottery
  65. Send 25 'through the mail' autograph requests (0/25)
  66. Complete a jigsaw puzzle larger than 1,000 pieces
  67. Learn how to sew or crochet
  68. Be in a movie
  69. Paint 12 new paintings (0/12)
  70. Get a selfie with Amy Lee


    Money (0/4)

  71. Get to a 650 credit score (~550-560)
  72. 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
  73. 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
  74. Pay off debt on credit reports:
    *$129/Liberty Mutual ($0/$129)
    *$432/Money Lion ($0/$432)
    *$615/Credit One ($0/$615)
    *
    *Mystery credit account: ~$650 (Currently disputing)


    Adventure (0/5)

  75. Participate in a Polar Bear Plunge
  76. Go skinny dipping
  77. Go snorkeling/scuba diving
  78. Go to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  79. Go on a road trip


    Random (0/22)

  80. Spend one entire day each week without turning computer/phone on; two straight months (0/8)
  81. Make a scrapbook
  82. Make an MP3 album of my absolute favorite songs
  83. Learn at least 25 phrases in ASL
  84. Send a message in a bottle
  85. Learn to play an instrument enough to play at least one full song
  86. Give blood
  87. Buy someone a 'just because' gift
  88. Stay awake for 24 hours straight
  89. Make a family tree
  90. Visit two states I've never been to; not just drive through
  91. Watch a sunrise from a proven great place to watch one
  92. Float in a floatation tank
  93. Get a pin-up style tattoo
  94. Create and keep a Bug Out Bag
  95. Learn how to golf
  96. Set up a smash-burger stand
  97. Buy luxury pillows & bed set
  98. Inspire two other bloggers to create their own Day Zero list (0/2)
  99. Build our own computer
  100. Learn how to build 3 different fires (0/3)
  101. 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.

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