In the past, the 101 Things in 1001 Days challenge was pretty prominent on blogs. I remember when many of my friends online were creating their own lists to share. I've completed the challenge myself multiple times, although never completely.
I last completed one in 2015, and wow. Life feels really different now compared to then. I wanted to try the challenge again, but this time more realistically and as a motivator to do things I enjoy in life.
If you also completed the challenge in the past, or are thinking about doing it now, I would love to hear how it goes!
THE LIST
Start Date: January 1st, 2023
End Date: September 27th, 2026
Progress Tracker: 26/101 Completed
Random
1. ☑ Create this list!2. ☑ Watch 10 documentaries (10/10)
3. ☑ Finish my first BG3 run
4. ☐ Read 5 books for fun (0/5)
5. ☐ Put 1000 yen (or around 10 USD) in savings each time I complete an item on this list (0/101)
6. ☐ Catch up on Doctor Who
7. ☐ Have an unplugged day with no tech
8. ☑ Update Unroll.me
9. ☐ Play a game of DnD/Other TTRPG
10. ☑ Use the points function at Karaoke!
11. ☐ Knit or draw in a cafe
12. ☐ Join Postcrossing
13. ☑ Finish archival admin work on the discord
14. ☑ Cash out my change jar (tried my best but it's not actually possible here in Japan :/ )
15. ☑ Have some self-photos taken that I actually like
16. ☐ Lose 10-20 pounds for health, not for looks
17. ☑ Finish my box of incense and buy a new scent
18. ☐ Buy or rent a real kimono, not yukata
19. ☑ Wear my haori in public
20. ☐ Wear every item in my closet at least once or get rid of it
21. ☑ Play the taiko drum game
22. ☐ Clean out who I follow on Instagram and YouTube
23. ☐ Finish all of the tea I currently have
24. ☑ Keep my succulents alive for at least a few months (slow progress is better than none!)
25. ☐ Re-pot my succulents
26. ☐ Complete all these 101 goals & FEEL PROUD!
Art/Music/Writing
27. ☐ Complete 5 pages in a coloring book (2/5)28. ☐ Finish the final draft for my novel
29. ☐ Finish the Mori Draw challenge
30. ☐ Sketch in a public place
31. ☐ Write a letter to myself to open at the end of this challenge
32. ☐ Write a letter to myself to open in 5 years
33. ☐ Write a letter to myself to open in 10 years
34. ☐ Create a Spotify playlist each season of my current favorite songs (0/4 seasons)
35. ☐ Finish a doodle a month for 2024 (0/12)
36. ☐ Clean up my Spotify playlists
37. ☐ Complete a list of drawing prompts and/or a prompts book
38. ☑ Write a song about Tsuyama
39. ☐ Memorize one piano piece
40. ☐ Finish character designs for all of my novel's characters
41. ☑ Complete an art commission
42. ☐ Complete 3 art studies (1/3)
43. ☐ Sew a skirt
44. ☐ Write down 10 questions I have about faith (0/10)
45. ☐ Research those 10 questions and examine all sides (0/10)
46. ☐ Learn one new finger picking song on the guitar
Blog/Social Media
47. ☐ Create videos/blogs documenting my travels in Japan48. ☐ Create 3 videos (not music) for my YouTube channel (0/3)
49. ☐ Write once a month on my main blog for a year (0/12 months)
50. ☐ Complete a thorough blog audit and update/delete posts as needed
51. ☐ Update my blog theme
52. ☐ Create a new blog banner and assets for across social media
53. ☑ Create a linktree
54. ☐ Organize posts for easier navigation on my blog
Daily Life
55. ☐ Start doing dance exercises at least once a week for 2 months (0/60 days)56. ☐ Create my own cookbook or recipe hub of recipes I actually cook
57. ☐ Write out a realistic after work routine
58. ☐ Stick to that routine for 1 month (0/30 days)
59. ☐ Complete an entire 30-day challenge of cooking at home (0/30 days)
60. ☐ Drink the proper amount of water everyday for a week (0/7 days)
61. ☐ Meditate daily for a month (0/30 days)
Language Learning
62. ☐ Finish reading 1 manga in Japanese
63. ☐ Reach 100 posts on my Japanese Learning blog (51/100)
64. ☑ Either take JLPT N4 and pass, or pass a practice test online
65. ☐ Take and pass a practice PRAXIS exam for teaching Japanese
66. ☐ Celebrate my 1,000-day streak on Duolingo
67. ☐ Start learning ASL
Purchases
68. ☐ Buy a physical copy of "Artificial Heart" by JoCO69. ☐ Buy a physical copy of "Solid State" by JoCo
70. ☐ Buy a physical copy of "Air for Free" by Relient K
71. ☐ Buy a pet (snake/cat/horse/etc.)
72. ☐ Get a tattoo
73. ☑ Get new glasses
74. ☐ Attend an in-person therapy session
75. ☐ Attend an in-person Japanese class
76. ☐ Treat Mamaw to a day out
77. ☐ Treat Mom to a day out
78. ☐ Treat Dad to a day out
79. ☑ Treat littlest bro to a day out (Treated him to an entire Japan trip lol)
80. ☐ Buy a nice re-usable tea strainer
Experiences
81. ☑ Visit 5 new Japanese restaurants (5/5)82. ☐ Try 10 new foods (3/10)
83. ☑ Visit 3 new cities (3/3)
84. ☐ Travel to a new country
85. ☐ See a live music performance
86. ☐ See Tricolor live before I leave Japan
87. ☐ See the Northern Lights
88. ☑ Visit a new prefecture
89. ☐ Visit a new state
90. ☐ Visit a local museum
91. ☑ Visit an escape room
92. ☑ Go on a hike (an American hike, not a Japanese "hike")
93. ☑ Visit a new matsuri not in my city
94. ☐ Go to an ethical animal cafe
95. ☐ Visit a historical re-enactment
96. ☐ Visit a renfair
97. ☐ Visit a protest for a cause I am passionate about (education, social justice, etc.)
98. ☐ Visit my cousins
99. ☐ Visit my grandparents that live far away
100. ☑ Bake something new
101. ☑ Visit Tokyo Disney
