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Day Zero Project

The Mission: Complete 101 goals in a period of 1001 days. (DayZeroProject)

The Criteria: 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).

Why 1001 Days? I don't think I am old enough to have a bucket list but a to-do list seems more urgent. 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 organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.

Start Date: March 1, 2011
End Date: August 24, 2014*

* While I didn't finish on time I am going to continue to work through the list. Once done I will likely make a new one.

{Tasks 60 complete, 14 in Progress, 28 to do, 1 Fail}


#TaskCompleted
 
1Visit 1 New States or Country - Hawaii 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
- Bahamas 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Recap
- China 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Recap

Sept 26, 2013
Apr 24, 2015
Sept 2015
2Take a Segway Tour
-
Boston by Segway

Oct 2, 2012
3Go on Vacation with Friends
- San Francisco
- Hawaii 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
- Orlando
- Bahamas 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Recap

May 9-14, 2012
Sept 26, 2013
May 10-17, 2014
Apr 24, 2015
4Visit an Arcade
- Fun & Games Framingham, MA

Jan 1, 2013
5Visit 2 Winery/Brewery/Distillery (4/2)
- Anheuser-Busch Brewery Beermaster Tour
- Jacuzzi Family Vineyards
- Cline Cellars
- Madonna Estate
- Bully Boy Distillers
- Moonlight Meadery
- Pioneer Brewery
- Wachusett Brewery
- Sam Adams Brewery
- Sons of Liberty Spirit Company
- Downeast Cider House
- Whalers Bewery

Oct 21, 2011
May 11, 2012
May 11, 2012
May 11, 2012
Dec 3, 2012
June 1, 2013
June 29, 2013
Aug 2014
Sept 2014
Jan 2015
May 10, 2015
Feb 20, 2016
6Visit one of the Boston Harbor Islands
- Spectacle Island

Aug 19, 2012 
7Go to the Zoo or Aquarium
- Boston Aquarium
- EcoTarium
- Animal Adventures

May 30, 2011
Jan24, 2012
June 1, 2013 
8Go on a Random/Impulsive Road Trip 
9Visit (5) New Beaches
- Hampton Beach, NH
- Scarborough State Beach, RI
- Spectacle Island, MA
- Oqunquit Beach, ME
- Waikiki Beach, HI

Jul 22, 2011
Jun 10, 2012
Aug 19, 2012
Aug 24, 2012
Sept 26, 2013 
10Take the Train to NYC
- Statue of Liberty Trip
- Empire State Building / 9/11 Memorial Trip

Sept 16, 2011
Nov 15, 2013
11Take a Cruise/SailSept 27, 2013
12Visit the Statue of Liberty & Climb to the Crown
- Statue of Liberty Crown Tour

Sept 16, 2011
13Visit a National or State Park, Monument, Historical Place (16/2)
- Battery Park & Casle Clinton National Monument
- Liberty IslandEllis Island
- Muir Woods National Monument
- Golden Gate Bridge
- Alcatraz Island
- Sonoma Plaza
- Coit Tower
- Golden Gate Park
- Japanese Tea Garden
- Dutch Windmill
- Fort Trumbul
- Diamond Head State Monument
- La'ie Point State Wayside
- Nu'uanu Pali State Wayside
- Volcanoes National Park
- NYC 9/11 Memorial
- Bunker Hill Monument

Sept 16, 2011
Sept 16, 2011
May 10, 2012
May 10, 2012
May 10, 2012
May 11, 2012
May 12, 2012
May 13, 2012
May 13, 2012
May 13, 2012
July 8, 2012
Sept 28, 2013
Sept 28, 2013
Sept 28, 2013
Sept 30, 2013
Nov 15, 2013
May 10, 2015
14Reduce monthly discretionary expenses by 10% 
15Create & Fund Murphy Account $25/Check
- Emergency Fund
Nov 15, 2012
16Create Safety Net with 3 Months Expenses 
17Close Credit Card Account (1/2)
- Closed #1

Dec 30, 2013
18Get a Part-Time/Seasonal Job
- Sur La Table
Oct 27,2012
19Sell Something on eBay
- Sold on eBay

May 31, 2011
20Pay off my VW GTI early
- Completed

Dec 30,2013
21Reduce my debt by at least 10%
- Completed

Mar 24, 2014
22Put away 5$/Task completed
(can be used to complete other tasks)

IN - PROGRESS
23Complete EFFAK and maintain it
- Year 2012

Mar 15, 2012
24Increase 401(k) contributions 
25Go to a Live Comedy Show
- Nick's Comedy Stop
- Strand Theatre Comedy Night

July 23, 2011
May 2, 2015
26See a New Broadway Musical/Show 
27Link all my blogsJan 1, 2014
28Get a massage from a professional 
29Go to (5) museums
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
- Russian Icon Museum
- Ripley's Believe it or Not! - Orlando, FL
- Salisbury Mansion Museum
- Harvard Museum of Natural History & Peabody Museum
- Mapparium
- Institute of Contemporary Art Boston
- Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
- Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum
- Boston Tea Part Ships and Museum

Feb 18, 2013
Mar 15, 2014
May 15, 2014
Aug 2, 2014
Oct 12, 2014
Jan 11, 2015
Feb 22, 2015
Jul 7, 2015
Jul 10, 2015
Aug 8, 2015
30Eat in 20 New Restaurants (58/20)
- Welcome Fine Indian Cuisine
- Bella Costa
- Maria's Italian Villa
- Zocolo
- The Corner Grill
- Marathon at North Pond
- Allgos Sweets & Drinks
- Ritual
- Big Fresh Café
- Five Napkin Burger
- Som Siam East
- Ginger Root
- Nudo Gelateria
- Mama Iguana's
- Ziti's Italian Trattoria
- Sophies
- Red Square Café
- Sal's Pizza
- Rio Café
- D&A Pizza
- Out Post Farm
- Calabria Restaurant
- Oli's Eatery
- Gerardo's Bakery
- Roalina's Kitchen
- Lakeside bar & Grille
- Buffalo Wild Wings Bar & Grill
- WooDaddy Waffles
- Shiraz Armenian Cuisine
- Ceres Bistro
- Cabots
- Byblos
- 3
- Val's
- Tenka Asian Bistro
- Francesca's
- Via Italian Table
- Bubba Gump Shrimp Co
- Hamburgers
- Trattoria Contadina
- Sonoma Chese Factory
- Chocolate Cow
- Ciopinnis
Ghiardelli's
- IHop
- Sausage Factory
- Crepe Cafe
- Aztec Restaurant
- Grillin' Greek
- Joy Luck
- Sultan's Turkish Restaurant
- Hong Kong Star
- Armsby Abbey
- Russell House Tavern
- Marley's Café
- Lucky's Café
- Go Pizza & Sub Café
- Coda
- No Name Restaurant
- Frank Pepe Pizza

Mar 3, 2011
Mar 22, 2011
Mar 25, 2011
Apr 2, 2011
Apr 6, 2011
Apr 15, 2011
Apr 15, 2011
Apr 30, 2011
May 3, 2011
May 14, 2011
Jul 11, 2011
Jul 16, 2011
Jul 17, 2011
Aug 7, 2011
Aug 30, 2011
Sept 16, 2011
Sept 16, 2011
Sept 17, 2011
Sept 18, 2011
Oct 2, 2011
Nov 19, 2011
Jan 13, 2012
Jan 14, 2012
Jan 14, 2012
Feb 2, 2012
Mar 7, 2012
Mar 8, 2012
Mar 18,2012
Mar 21,2012
Mar 23, 2012
Mar 28, 2012
Mar 29, 2012
Mar 30, 2012
Mar 31, 2012
Apr 16, 2012
Apr 25, 2012
Apr 26, 2012
May 9, 2012
May 10, 2012
May 10, 2012
May 11, 2012
May 11, 2012
May 11, 2012
May 11, 2012
May 12, 2012
May 13, 2012
May 14, 2012
Jun 9, 2012
Jun 10, 2012
Jun 12, 2012
Jul 1, 2012
Jul 8, 2012
Jul 12, 2012
Jul 13, 2012
Jul 22, 2012
Jul 29,2012
Jul 30, 2012
Oct 3, 2012
Feb 22, 2015
Jul 7, 2015
31Go Apple, Pumpkin, Peach or Blueberry Picking
- Tougas Family Farm

Sept 27, 2014
32Go to a Film Festival
- Boston LBGT Film Festival
- Going Down in LA-LA Land

May 7, 2011
May 7, 2011
33Catch (2) Live Sporting Events
- Boston Celtic's vs LA Lakers
- Worcester Tornadoes
- Boston Red Sox vs Baltimore Orioles
- Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays
- New England Patriots vs Pittsburg Steelers

Feb 9, 2012
May 22, 2012
Apr 10, 2013
Apr 13, 2013
Nov 2, 2013
34Take an Art Class
- Friday night Fun with Glass Blowing
- Starry Night at Palettes Natick 

Mar 9, 2012
Oct 25, 2014
35Bring a Bagged Lunch for 1 Month
- Brown Bagged

Nov 2011
36Read a Book in 1 Day 
37Watch 26 Movies. Starting w/a different letter (18/26)
a. Atlas Shrugged
b. Battle: Los Angeles
c. Captain America
d. Despicable Me
e. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
f. Faster
g. Going Down in LA-LA Land
h. Hereafter
i. Immortals
j. Jupiter Ascending
k.
l. Lincoln Lawyer
m. Megamind
n. Next Three Days
o. Oz The Great and Powerful
p. Priest
q.
r. Red
s. Sucker Punch
t. Tornado Alley
u.
v.
w. The Warrior's Way
x. X-Men: First Class
y.
z. Zero Dark Thirty
# 127 Hours

Apr 16, 2011
Mar 31, 2011
Jul 30, 2011
Mar 13, 2011
Mar 17, 2011
Mar 9, 2011
May 7, 2011
Apr 28, 2011
Nov 12, 2011
Feb, 7, 2015

Mar 27, 2011
Mar 15, 2011
Apr 28, 2011
Mar 16, 2013
Aug 22, 2011

Mar 17, 2011
Mar 26, 2011
Apr 9, 2011


Sept 1, 2011
Sept 3, 2011

Mar 15, 2013
Aug 27, 2011
38Visit (10) Festivals or Fairs
- St Mary's of Carmen Festival & Parade
- Fisherman's Feast
- Woodstock Fair (2011)
- Open Road Music Festival (2011)
- Eastern States Exposition (2011)
- Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular (2011)
- Sailfest 2012
- OpSail 2012
- Deep River Ancient Muster
- Eastern States Exposition (2012)
- Boston Beer & Cheese Fest
- Sailfest (2015)

Jul 17, 2011
Aug 20, 2011
Sept 3, 2011
Sept 10, 2011
Sept 25, 2011
Oct 15, 2011
Jul 7, 2012
Jul 8, 2012
Jul 21, 2012
Sept 15, 2012
Feb 28, 1015
Jul 11, 2015
39Don't eat out for 1 Month (all Meals)Nov 2011
40Eat all natural, nothing processed for 1 month 
41Have a dinner party with at least 3 guests 
42Take a Cooking Class
- Sur La Table (cooking with All-Clad)
- Modern Sauces
- Ina Garten's Holiday Party
- Fast Delicious On a Budget
- Romantic Italy
- French Techniques at Home

Oct 15, 2012
Oct 21, 2013
-
Feb 17,2014
Apr 26, 2014
Aug 27, 2014
43Read (5) new books (0/5) 
44Go to a Gun Range
- Wrentham Sportsman's Assoc.

Mar 25, 2014
45Make (10) puzzles (1/10)
- Wolf Puzzle
- USCGC Eagle

Feb 26, 2011
Jul 12, 2015
46Start a 365-day Photo Challenge 
47Learn a Magic Trick
- Levitator

IN - PROGRESS
48Blog about each goalIN - PROGRESS
49Go Ziplining
- Gunstock

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50Complete My Family Tree
- My Family Tree

Aug 26, 2013
51Create (2) new photo album's of Vacations (2/2)
- San Francisco
- Hawaii

Jun 1, 2012
Feb 25, 2014
52Create an online blog
- The Andrew Project: 1001 Days of Discovery

Mar 1, 2011
53Plant a Vegetable GardenSummer 2011
54Make a Keylime Pie or Cheesecake
- Cheesecake
- Keylime Pie

Jun 26, 2011
Feb 28, 2013 
55Finish my Hawaiian Quilt
- Purchased

Oct 1, 2013
56Make 5 Origami Figures (3/5)
- Dinosaur
- Crane
- Hummingbird

Mar 7, 2011
Mar 14, 2012
May 10, 2014
57Visit the Top Deck of the Empire State Building
- Visted both the 86 & 102nd Floors

Nov 15, 2013
58Buy a lotto or scratch ticket & win
- Powerball
May 18, 2013
59Take a Hot Air Ballon Ride
-
Groupon Purchased for Bella Via Ballooning

- Groupon Purchased for HighHigh 5 Ballooning

Vendor Cancelled
I Cancelled
60Visit 9/11 Memorial
- Completed

Nov 15, 2013
61Ride all the Roller Coasters At Universal FloridaMay 10-17, 2014
62Ride a Mechanical Bull 
63Buy (2) antiques
- Ringling Bros' Vintage 1943 Circus Poster
- Antique Re-Purposed Coffee Table

May 5, 2012
Jul, 12, 2013
64Complete my Cookbook
- Meals From The Heart & Food For The Soul

Feb 26, 2013
65Buy 2 new pieces of Art
- Ringling Bros' Vintage 1943 Circus Poster
- Safari Papier Mâché
May 5, 2012
Oct 13, 2013
66Home Updates (3/3)
- Add Trim to the doors, replace baseboards
- Add bedroom crown moulding
- Install Breakfast Bar

Mar 16, 2012
Jan 28, 2012
Oct 5, 2012
67Re-Paint my condo
- Condo Paint Job #3
Sept 21, 2012
68Clean out clothes that do not fit or are damagedIN-PROGRESS
69Scan and Shred all PaperworkIN-PROGRESS
70Clean the Linen Closets and Clear out old can goodsJan 2016
71No Phone or Texting for a full week 
72Give up Sweets for 1 Month
- Completed

Apr 2011
73Stop Drinking Soda for 1 Month
- Completed 

Jun 2013
74No TV or Computer (Except work) for 1 Week 
75Buy an Eames Lounge Chair
- Ordered

Apr 1, 2014
76Send/Bring Flower to Someone  
77Encourage someone to make a list or start a second list 
78Save my change from the start of the mission until the end. Record the total. Can be used to complete other tasks IN-PROGRESS
79Give 2 just because gifts to people (0/2)
- Hawaii Gifts (Multiple)

Oct 11, 2013
80Make dinner for someone special
- Valentines Day

Feb 14, 2013
81Make dinner for my Parents
- Fourth of July Weekend

Jul 5, 2012
82Try 10 new recipes (1/10)
- Chicken Piccata

Feb 14, 2013 
83Decorate My Condo For Christmas
- 2013 Holiday Season

Dec 1, 2013
84Build Inventory of Assets & include with Up-To-Date EFFAKIN-PROGRESS 
85Go to the Gym at least twice a week for 2 months 
86Go  Bowling
- AMF Shrewsbury
- AMF Shrewsbury

Apr 30, 2011
Jul 20, 2014
87Start workout routine
- Bravo Ignite

Sept 10, 2013
88Climb Mount Monadnock 
89Sky Diving (Indoor or Outdoor)
- Skydive Pepperell

Aug 6, 2012 
90Go Ice Skating
- Daly Rink

Mar 22, 2015
91Run a 5k
- Doug Flutie 5k

Oct 14, 2012 
92Go Rock Climbing (5) times (2/5)
- Central Rock Gym
- Central Rock Gym

Jan 29, 2012
May 4, 2012 
93Complete a Juicing detox
- 3-Day Juicing Challenge [1,2,3]

Aug 30, 2013
94Kayak (6) New Places (3/6)
- Connecticut River (Essex, CT)
- Nashoba River (Groton, MA)
- CT Shoreline (Old Saybrook, CT)
- Plum Bank River
- Hammonasset River

Jul 22, 2012
Sept 7, 2012
Jul 12, 2014
Jul 7, 2015
Jul 8, 2015
95Try Acupuncture
- Second Spring Acupuncture

Oct 23, 2013
96Go Mountain Biking 10 times (10/10)
- Marlboro MA
- Marlboro, MA
- Newton, MA
- Charles River Reservation
- Marlboro, MA
- San Francisco
- Assabet River Rail Trail
- Assabet River Rail Trail
- Callahan State Park
- Callahan State Park

Jul 21, 2011
Aug 3, 2011
Aug 9, 2011
Aug 23, 2011
Jun 18, 2011
May 12, 2012
Jul 16, 2012
Aug 27, 2012
Sept 17, 2012
Sept 24, 2012
97Get my License To Carry & Buy A Gun
- Visit Range
- Take Basic Firearm Safety Course
- Submit Application/Interview
- Result
- Bought a Gun
IN-PROGRESS
Mar 25, 2014
Apr 21-24, 2014
Mar 18, 2015
N/A
N/A
98Stop Biting my nails for 1 Month 
99Get PMP Certified
 - PMP Boot Camp

F29-M3, 2016 
100Update ResumeDec 2015 
101Start a Life Long Bucket ListMar 1, 2014