May as well just roll right into the next one, right? Sure, why not. You probably know the drill by now. This is just the initial post about it. This page/post will not be updated. To follow along as progress is made and item are completed, you will want to bookmark this: 101 Things in 1001 Days Version 6 Tracking Page (it can also be accessed from the “101 Things” item on the menu above). So here we go!
101 Things in 1001 Days, Version 6
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:
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.
Body and Mind
1. Hit 10,000 steps 101 times
2. Walk for 10 minutes after lunch and dinner for 30 consecutive days
3. Hit daily “movement snack” goals every day for 30 consecutive days
4. Take a fitness class or meet with a personal trainer
5. Be able to do 5 consecutive push-ups with proper form
6. Do morning skincare every day for 30 consecutive days
7. Do evening skincare every day for 30 consecutive days
8. Meditate daily for 30 consecutive days
9. Do 25 “brain dumps” in a journal
10. Decide whether or not to move forward with Invisalign; if yes, then start
12. Weigh the same (or less) on day 1001 as day 1; Start: 179
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
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
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
25. Complete at least 10% of the list of house projects above
Nickle and Dime
30. Complete 50 financial daily prompts
31. Assess supplements every 6 months; adjust to cheaper options, if available
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
34. Track Costco spending; drop Executive membership if not breaking even
35. Decrease subscription costs by $101 per year
36. Donate $101 to a content creators/websites (can be split)
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 0/15,000
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
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%
69. Have professional family pictures made
70. Have 50 photos that include me in them; can be selfies or taken by other people
Watch and Listen
71. See 101 new-to-me movies (new or old)
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
75. List everything on the DVR on Day 1; watch or delete everything by Day 1001
- 1776
- 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 episodes
- September 5
- Sherlock, Jr.
- The Singing Nun
- Speedy
- St. Louis Blues
- Summer Stock
- Tea and Sympathy
- That’s Entertainment
- That’s Entertainment III
- That’s Entertainment, Part 2
- 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
80. Have an empty “Liked Songs” list on Spotify on day 1001 (add to playlist or “unlike”)
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
88. Reread all movie reviews from 2015 or before; update if needed
89. Update my “Everything I’ve Ever Seen” list every 6 months
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)
93. Clean out my Etsy favorites
94. Clean out my Facebook saved items
95. Review people/groups I follow on Facebook, remove at least 20%
96. Clean out my Instagram saved items
97. Review people I follow on Instagram, remove at least 20%
Rinse and Repeat
98. Publish a 101 Things blog update about this list every 100 days (+/- 10 days)
100. Make 101 Things Version 7 by day 1001, decide if/when to begin
101. Beat my previous 101 Things in 1001 Days completion record of 52
