101 Things in 1001 Days, Version 6

101 Things in 1001 Days, Version 6

Last Updated:

August 23, 2026

Welcome to my 6th iteration of 101 Things in 1001 Days. Version 5 ended on my 50th birthday – July 24, 2026 – so this Version 6 list begins the day after and will chronicle the following 2.75(ish) years. I also just realized as I was typing this that it has been 20 years since my first list. WOW!! If you had asked back then “hey Erin, do you think you’ll still be doing these in 20 years?”, I’m not sure what I would have said, but here we are. I guess after growing up as a chronic list maker, it shouldn’t be a surprise.

Read on for an explanation of how this works. If you decide to try your own 101 Things list, please let me know! Here are my previous lists, if you are interested or just need some inspiration:

Begin Date: July 25, 2026
End Date: April 21, 2029
Time Remaining:

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The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (i.e. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (i.e. represent some amount of work on my part).

Why 1001 Days? Many people have created lists in the past – frequently simple goals such as new year’s resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 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. See also Day Zero Project.

Text Key:

Square – not started

Chevron – in progress

Check – complete

~~Ban – cannot complete~~

Body and Mind

1. Hit 10,000 steps 101 times

2. Walk for 10 minutes after lunch and dinner for 30 consecutive days; Progress 0/30

3. Hit daily “movement snack” goals every day for 30 consecutive days; Progress 0/30

4. Take a fitness class or meet with a personal trainer

5. Be able to do 5 consecutive push-ups with proper form; Progress 0/5

6. Do morning skincare every day for 30 consecutive days; Progress 0/30

7. Do evening skincare every day for 30 consecutive days; Progress 0/30

8. Meditate daily for 30 consecutive days; Progress 0/30

9. Do 25 “brain dumps” in a journal

10. Decide whether or not to move forward with Invisalign – scanned 29 July 2026

11. Donate blood 5 times

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12. Weigh the same (or less) on day 1001 as day 1; Start: 179, End:

House and Home

13. Eat at the dining room table 50 times

14. Try 25 new recipes, at least 1 from a cookbook that I own but have never used

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15. Add 1 seafood meal to the rotation

16. Optimize macros on at least 5 favorite recipes; add to the current meal rotation

17. Design at least 4 weeks of a macro balanced meal plan that can be easily followed

18. Use each of these appliances at least once; get rid of those not used

Air fryer, Used:
Bread machine, Used:
Instant pot, Used:
Large food processor, Used:
Stand mixer, Used:

19. Assess flatware; determine if we need more pieces, and if yes, purchase them

20. Establish a donation box (bin, bag, etc); drop off items at least 10 times

21. Get rid of 101 clothing items (shoes or multi-piece outfit = 1 item)

22. Hang something “permanent” (not holiday or birthday related) on the wall

23. Learn to set up small battery generator with the solar panel

24. Make a list of needed house related projects (still adding to this list)

Clean out pantry
Clean out cupboard
Get estimate on foundation
Get estimate on deck
Get estimate on hall shower
Fix dislodged downspout
Replace front door
Repaint dining room

Repaint hallway
Get rid of old recliner
Reset fireplace area
Clean up guest room
Clean up living room
Reorganize linen closet
Reorganize master bath counter
Cut back driveway bushes

25. Complete at least 10% of the list of house projects above; Progress 0/16

Nickle and Dime

26. Buy a web cam

27. Get LinkedIn set up

28. Update my resume

29. Shop at Aldi – Completed 31 July 2026

30. Complete 50 financial daily prompts

31. Assess supplements every 6 months; adjust to cheaper options, if available

Second Half 2026:
First Half 2027:
Second Half 2027:
First Half 2028:
Second Half 2028:

32. Assess cost per serving of 20 most frequent recipes; adjust frequency, if needed

33. Track Amazon grocery spending; drop membership if not breaking even – Started 05 August 2026

34. Track Costco spending; drop Executive membership if not breaking even – Started 30 July 2026

35. Decrease subscription costs by $101 per year; Progress $0/$101

36. Donate $101 to a content creators/websites (can be split); Progress $0/$101

Out and About

37. Try 10 new to me restaurants in/around Atlanta

38. Visit 10 new places out of town

39. Try a new mountain cabin rental

40. Find a list of Georgia state parks, visit 2 new ones

41. Find a list of national parks, visit one new one

42. Visit 2 new states (can count towards above)

43. Buy or make a way to track the states we’ve visited

44. See the Braves play in an away game (can count towards above)

45. Visit a new to us MLB stadium (can count towards above and below)

46. Go somewhere that needs a passport

47. Visit a new country (can count towards above)

48. See a show on Broadway or the West End

49. Visit another Frank Lloyd Wright house

50. Visit a comedy club or see an improv group

51. Visit a new theme park or one I have not visited as an adult (like Six Flags GA)

52. See 5 professional sporting events in person

53. Add 20 additional items to my bucket list to bring the total to 50

54. Complete 2 items (old or new) from the bucket list

See and Do

55. Build 2 LEGO sets that I already own, including one larger one

56. Make 2 LEGO Christmas ornaments for the tree

57. If any new LEGO sets are acquired during the 1001 days, built at least 1 of them

58. Clean off at least one shelf in the den; use it to display my completed LEGO sets

59. Read 15,000 pages; Progress 353/15,000

60. Read 5 printed books (not Kindle) I already own

61. Cross stitch for 50 hours

62. Do a stitching retreat or meet up with stitching friends – Scheduled for mid-Oct 2026

63. Try a new craft/maker hobby; complete 5 projects

64. Help Mom reach 101 items on her own 101 Things list

65. Attend a neighborhood meet up

66. Find a perfect red lip color for me; wear it at least once

67. Try a new brand of press on nails

68. Gather up all of my open/used nail sets; use/get rid of 10%; Start: , End:

69. Have professional family pictures made

70. Have 50 photos that include me in them; can be selfies or taken by other people – Started 02 Aug 2026

Watch and Listen

71. See 101 new-to-me movies (new or old)

Hadestown: The Musical (2026)
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)
The End of Oak Street (2026)
The Odyssey (2026)
Escape from New York (1981)
Six: The Musical (2026)

72. List 50 movies that I feel I “should” see but haven’t; watch 10 of them

73. See a movie in a “new to me” format (4DX, ScreenX, RPX, etc)

74. Watch 20 hours of content on each of our streaming services, or drop the service

AppleTV, Progress 9.25/20
Disney+, Progress 0/20
HBO Max, Progress 0/20
Hulu, Progress 0/20
Netflix, Progress 0/20
Paramount+, Progress 0/20

75. List everything on the DVR on Day 1; watch or delete everything by Day 1001

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2026 Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure Skating Exhibition
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
The Andromeda Strain
Alice in Movieland
April in Paris
The Asphalt Jungle
Boys’ Night Out
The Blues Brothers
Butterfield 8
Comrade X
The Count of Monte-Cristo (2024)
The Crying Game
Detour
Dinner at Eight
Do the Right Thing
The Farewell
Fire in the Sky
Flash of Genius
Going Hollywood
Gold Diggers of 1937
The Great Escape
Great Performances – Suffs
Gus Arnheim and His Ambassadors
H.M. Pulham, ,Esq.
~~A Hard Day’s Night~~
High Society
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Image Makers: The Adventures of America’s Pioneer Cinematographers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
It Happened Tomorrow
It’s Always Fair Weather
Lady Jane
The Lady Vanishes
A Little Romance
Live a Little, Love a Little
The Lodger
The Long Good Friday
The Love Letter
Manhattan Melodrama
A Modern Musketeer
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)

A Night to Remember
On the Beach
Oscar Micheau: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
Our Dancing Daughters
A Raisin in the Sun
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Queen Christina
The Red Balloon
Rendezvous
Right Cross
Rio Bravo
Running on Empty
San Francisco
Secrets of the Dead, 10 8 episodes
September 5
Sherlock, Jr.
The Singing Nun
Speedy
St. Louis Blues
Summer Stock
Tea and Sympathy
That’s Entertainment
That’s Entertainment, Part 2
That’s Entertainment III
Third Finger, Left Hand
Three Little Words
The Trouble With Girls
Till the Clouds Roll By
Titanic: The Digital Resurrection
To Live and Die in L.A.
Twentieth Century
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Valmont
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors, 4 episodes
When Ladies Meet
The Wild One
The Women
Words and Music
The World, The Flesh and the Devil
Zou Zou

76. Watch/listen to 10 TED Talks

77. Listen to 25 podcast episodes (can be divided among several)

78. Listen to an audiobook

79. Listen to every song on 50 new to me music albums

Hadestown – Original Broadway Cast Recording
Six: The Musical – Studio Recording
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80. Have an empty “Liked Songs” list on Spotify on day 1001 (add to playlist or “unlike”)

81. Make a playlist of (at least) 101 new to me songs

82. Make a playlist of (at least) 50 “earworms” during the 1001 days

Bits and Bytes

83. Complete 1 “multi-item” or “over time” item not completed from 101 Things v5

Clean/publish remaining old movie review blog posts to my WordPress blog

84. Complete 5 “one and done” items not completed from 101 Things v5

Open Roth IRAs for me, Steve, and Luke
Read Gone With the Wind
Visit Buc-ee’s
Replace the sofa
Have a Girls Only Weekend with Mom

85. Revamp the appearance of my blog

86. Clean and publish 101 old blog posts on new blog

87. Write 50 new blog posts, at least 10 for events prior to Day 1 of this list

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101 Things in 1001 Days Version 6

88. Reread all movie reviews from 2015 or before; update if needed; Progress 0/##

89. Update my “Everything I’ve Ever Seen” list every 6 months

Second Half 2026:
First Half 2027:
Second Half 2027:
First Half 2028:
Second Half 2028:

90. Unsubscribe from 50 unwanted marketing emails/texts

91. Clean out my Amazon wish lists

92. Clean out my Amazon Saved for Later section 5 times (about every 6 months)

Second Half 2026:
First Half 2027:
Second Half 2027:
First Half 2028:
Second Half 2028:

93. Clean out my Etsy favorites; Start: 2728, Current: , End:

94. Clean out my Facebook saved items; Start: 2023, Current: 1958, End:

95. Reduce people/groups I follow on Facebook by at least 20%; Start: 576, Current: , End:

96. Clean out my Instagram saved items; Start: 1644, Current: , End:

97. Reduce people I follow on Instagram by at least 20%; Start: 1170, Current: , End:

Rinse and Repeat

98. Publish a 101 Things blog update about this list every 100 days (+/- 10 days)

Day 101 Update, Target Date: 02 Nov 2026, Posted:
Day 201 Update, Target Date: 10 Feb 2027, Posted:
Day 301 Update, Target Date: 21 May 2027, Posted:
Day 401 Update, Target Date: 29 Aug 2027, Posted:
Day 501 Update, Target Date: 07 Dec 2027, Posted:
Day 601 Update, Target Date: 16 Mar 2028, Posted:
Day 701 Update, Target Date: 24 Jun 2028, Posted:
Day 801 Update, Target Date: 02 Oct 2028, Posted:
Day 901 Update, Target Date: 10 Jan 2029, Posted:
Day 1001 Update, Target Date: April 21, 2029, Posted:

99. Review 101 random 101 Things lists for inspiration

100. Make 101 Things Version 7 by day 1001, decide if/when to begin – Started 21 Aug 2026

101. Beat my previous 101 Things completion record of 52; Progress 1/53

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