The beginning of my journey

I was perusing lifehacks that would make my life better, and came across the American Girl in Australia blog (http://australiandaisy.com/101/).  In it it proposed an awesome task:  accomplish 101 goals in 1001 days.  Here are the rules: Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).

I am now compiling my list of 101 things to do in 1001 days.  I'm very excited about this because there's always been so many things that I want to do and accomplish in life.  I think that having a time limit is going to give me motivation to complete all of these things.  I'm going to take the next couple days to complete the list and then post it here.  Here's what I have so far (a sneak peek!):

1. Read at least 15 new books from the Modern Library’s top 100 list. (http://www.randomhouse.com/modernlibrary/100rivallist.html) (0/15)
2. Travel outside of the country--preferably to a different continent.
3. Compile all 101 things.
4. Celebrate with an elaborate dinner with friends when I finish the 101 things. 
5. Do a photographic study of my family.
6. Make a scrapbook of my photographic study of my family. 
7. Complete a beginner 5K program.  (e.g. http://www.coolrunning.com/cgi-bin/moxiebin/bm_tools.cgi?print=181;s=2_3;site=1)
8. Pay off at least 2 of my credit cards (0/2).
9. Write a letter to my boyfriend about everything I appreciate about him and all of the positive ways  he has influenced my life.  Make sure to give it to him. 
10. Blog about completing each of the things on my list. 
11. Earn my Ph.D. 
12. Take a cooking course.
13. Keep a plant alive for at least 3 months.
14. Take a music or art course (or lessons).  
15. Try 75 new recipes. (0/75)

I'm going to stop here for the night because I have to head to bed, but I will keep working on the list and update when I have more or finish the list.