Sunday 28 October 2012

Day Zero Project.

I seem to be a bit late to the party but I have just come across this challenge http://dayzeroproject.com/ and think it's an absolutely fantastic idea for self improvement.

The idea is to make a to-do list 101 things and complete them over 1001 days.

My starting date is today, Sunday 28th October 2012, meaning my resulting date is;

Sunday, 26 July 2015


So, my list is as follows, I will cross them off as I achieve them.

1. Be a size 12 again.
2. Open a savings account. 21.12.12
3. Qualify as a Beauty Therapist.
4. Build a client base.
5. Start a writing course.
6. Decorate G's bedroom. 03.11.2012
7. Give up smoking.
8. Spend a weekend camping.
9. Buy a sewing machine.
10. Improve my crochet skills.
11. Get my lounge window fixed.
12. Take a vintage make up techniques course.
13. Dip dye my hair.
14. Buy a new washing machine. Dec 2012 (OK my Dad bought it, but at least I got one!)
15. Do the marvelash course.
16. Go to Disneyland.
17. Write a letter to myself to open on day 1001.
18. Tell G, at bedtime every night, something she has done to make me smile that day.
19. Say yes to something I would usually be too scared to do.
20. Update my blog at least once a week.
21. Answer the '50 Questions that will open your mind'.
22. List 20 things that make me happy.
23. Learn to stick to, and complete, one task before starting more and overwhelming myself.
24. Don't swear for a whole week.
25. Talk to my Nan.
26. Read a self help book on confidence.
27. Write G a letter.
28. Don't say anything negative for a whole week.
29. Deactivate Facebook for a week.
30. Get G's name tattooed on my hand.
31. Get my nose pierced.
32. Go a month without buying anything I don't need.
33. Sell something on Ebay.
34. Save a £500 'emergency stash'.
35. Save £1 for  every cigarette I smoke for 2 weeks.
36. Spend the above on G.
37. Develop an alternative source of income. Dec 2012 ( Started writing for WattKidsNews)
38. See 10 classic movies that I haven't seen.
39. Write a short story.
40. Leave a note inside a library book.
41. Buy The Big Issue.
42. Print my instagrams and put them in a collage frame.
43. Document a 'day in the life of me' in photographs.
44. Do an Easter egg hunt for G and L.
45. Sort out my storage boxes.
46. Have a picnic in a park.
47. Visit Brighton.
48. List 10 things that have made me happy every month.
49. Make G's teacher's Christmas gifts. Dec 2012 (Made them hot chocolate and snowman biscuit sets)
50. Learn nail art.
51. Make G a memory box.
52. Take G abroad.
53. Fall in love.
54. Get a new phone. 20/12/12
55. Go to Camden Market.
56. For a whole month, tell people how they make me feel instead of just being polite.
57. Get a new job.
58. Don't drink coke for a whole week (doubtful about this one if I'm honest)
59. Have a real xmas tree.
60. Make my own xmas decorations.
61. Have a weekend away with friends.
62. List 10 people I love and tell them why.
63. Don't move house for the whole 1001 days.
64. Make a Halloween costume in it's entirety. Halloween 2012 - Corpse Bride.
65. Make a 3 course meal from scratch for friends.
66. Take a whole school holiday off work. Christmas 2012 
67. Enrol G in a drama class.
68. Make 5 new friends.
69. See Madness.
70. Do the shoebox Christmas gift thing.
71. Move on from the people who make me unhappy.
72. Deal with my self-doubt.
73. Visit the North.
74. Read 50 books.
75. Don't eat out for a whole month.
76. Have a facial. 08.11.2012
77. Wear heels.
78. Don't be late for anything for 2 weeks.
79. Bake and decorate a cake.
80. Get my teeth whitened.
81. Get an article published.
82. Teach G to swim confidently.
83. Try sushi.
84. Have my hair done for a night out.
85. Give a street artist money.
86. Meet a celebrity.
87. Go to the cinema or watch a film once a month.
89. Do a carboot sale.
90. Apply for a job I would usually consider out of my reach.
91. Create a new CV.
92. Help a stranger.
93. Say yes to every social event I am invited to for 2 months.
94. Repair the stairs.
95. Make a dish I wouldn't usually go for.
96. Be ready for Christmas by December 1st.
97. Tell the truth about why I don't want to do things for 1 month instead of making an excuse.
98. Do something for the BDFA Battens Disease charity.
99. Buy someone flowers 'just because'.
100. Get at least 3 certificates, even if they are all in the same field.
101. Make sure Grace has a reason to be happy every day.

I would be massively proud of myself if I achieve every one of these in the time frame but of course, some are more important than others and some a lot more achievable so I would consider 75% a success.




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