Mikaela’s To-Do List
The idea is to complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days. Why 1001 Days? 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
Start date: Friday, October 9, 2009
Finish date: Friday, July 6, 2012
Some things I’ve put in here are things that should be happening far more regularly, so I’m hoping that having them on an actual list will help motivate me to make them happen more often. I’ve also tried to have some sort of order to the list, so things that I know or hope will happen soon are at the top, and things planned for later in the year or next couple of years are further towards the bottom.
I’m still adding to the list!
- Write list of 101 things I want to do in the next 2.65 years
Finish and launch MadlyDeeply.net website with online store – Renamed to Juno – See Juno Website
- Update Etsy store with all completed jewellery designs and handmade goodies
Create mikaela handmade website – almost finished
Update Danvers Creative site with recent projects and add more portfolio images – See Danvers Creative website
- Convert Danvers Creative website into Wordpress theme to integrate blog features
- Create Goose and Gander website and develop brand
- Complete Just Details website, upload free templates, integrate blog and forums – almost there!
- Sew 2 more cushion covers (for spare room)
Create and make rainbow magnets – See Rainbow Magnets in my flickr set
- Backup computer onto external drive, client files and business files
Dye my hair dark and cut a fringe – See post about cutting my hair
Go to Floriade & take photos – See post about going to Floriade with lots of pretty flower photos
- Sort out and delete old files from downloads folder, clean up hard drive
Dig out triangle of dirt in front of rubbish bins and fill with gravel – See post about mini landscaping project
Mulch front circular garden and put in watering cones
- Finish putting watering cones in with hedges and build up garden bed
Get photos printed to fill empty frames hanging on wall above TV – I’ll probably move these around now we’ve moved the furniture around! They re mostly my photos from Hawai’i, with some family ones.
Steam clean the carpet throughout the whole house – read about how this may have been a waste of time
Buy a new scanner and find a good spot for it on my desk – Replaced my old printer with new scanner/printer combo
- Cook 30 new and different recipes out of our many recipe books (2/30) – See my Recipes page
- Make homemade sushi
Create ribbon dispenser from empty tissue box – See how I did this!
Sew towels to make flat dog beds – They love them!
- Purchase 1 tonne of compost soil and get delivered
- Host 12 afternoon tea parties with the girls (1/12) See my Tea Party page
- Fix the paper shredder or find out how to get it fixed under warranty
- Create 2 garden areas at front of house, 1 with natives and 1 with blossoms (0/2)
- Plant 5 small trees in front of row of hedges in the front yard
- Read ‘The Divided Heart’ by Rachel Power
- Finish constructing the cat run including door and litter flap
- Donate Blood – since getting my new tattoo I have to wait 12 months
- Create and sew chair cover for old single seater couch
Paint Goose & Gander canvases and trim with ribbon – Still need to do more, but see the first few here
- Read ‘Lucky Man’ by Michael J Fox
Throw a Halloween Party for my 25th Birthday – See post on Halloween Party
Bake and decorate an awesome Halloween cake for birthday party – See photo of Haunted House Cake
- Go see a movie at the Premier lounge at Dendy for JA’s birthday present
- Sort out current finances (pay off credit card and have predetermined amount in savings)
Go see Avenue Q show – Natalie Alexopoulos filled in for Michala Banas and she was AMAZING
- Read (on average) one book per month (2/33) – See my books page
Sell 5 pairs of Juno earrings (5/5)
Sell 10 pairs of Juno earrings (10/10)
- Sell 50 (!) pairs of Juno earrings (17/50)
- Pay off the Monaro
- Create a typeface from my own handwriting
- Go to 5 new restaurants in Canberra for a meal (3/5) See my Restaurants page
Go see Arj Barker live – See post about date night
BOOK IN and get another tattoo on ankle/foot of stars – See my post about tattoos
- Finish painting all the skirting and architraves in the house
Buy a new Christmas tree for this christmas that is no taller than me – See post about my new xmas tree
Decorate house for Christmas 2009 and take photos! – See my minimalist Chrissy decorations
Go to Britney Spears concert with Britney obsessed sister-in-law for her birthday – Read briefly about my Britney experience
Go to the coast for a weeks holiday with husband and doggies
- Go on holiday with husband to QLD during winter, visit the "worlds"
- Renovate the bathroom with new tiling, new shower, new vanity & new paint
- Create 5 Box sets of Handmade gift cards
- Sew baby-size patchwork quilt
- Paint the front pavers and steps in charcoal paver paint
- Invite friends around for dinner at least 12 times (0/12)
- Cover driveway in blue gravel & plant mondo grass along the edges
- Write application for small business grant Currently debating whether this is worth it
- Use small business grant to get George & Gracie off the ground, develop and promote brand
- Hold a stall at the Canberra Handmade Markets
- Hold a stall at the Old Bus Depot Markets
- Edge all garden beds in same style of edging
- Earn $50 profit from George and Gracie brand
- Earn $250 profit from George and Gracie brand
- Earn $500 profit from George and Gracie brand
- Order wedding photo book for ourselves
- Remove sliding door from kitchen end, hang photos on uncovered wall
- Remove big electric space heater, fix wall, add shelves/alcove
Rip up carpet in main living areas, get timber floors stained and finished throughout TADA! See my beautiful floors.
- Have artistic portrait photos taken
- Go on 30 dates with husband (movie dates count)(8/30): See my Dates page
- Complete a silversmithing course & learn how to cut & solder sterling silver sheets
- Sponsor someone in Kiva.org
- Donate money to the Haiti cause
- Donate money to the RSPCA
- Go on a road trip along the Great Ocean Road
Earn $50 via online sources
Earn $200 via online sources
- Earn $500 via online sources
- Go Sky Diving
- Replace carpet in spare room
- Paint spare room deep turquoise and white
- But new furniture for spare room
- Get Pregnant
- Reveal new Nursery
- Have Baby
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