101 Tasks in 1001Days ( 8/1/09 - 4/28/12)

The Mission: To complete 101 predefined tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria: Tasks must be specific with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined.
Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some work and growth on my part)

Why 1001 Days?
We often create lists of goals such as New Year's resolutions which we don’t achieve. One reason is that we procrastinate.

The key to beating procrastination is to set a realistic deadline. 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 that may require multiple like seasons to complete.

Some common goal setting tips:
1. Be decisive: Know exactly what you want, why you want it, and how you plan to achieve it.

2. Stay Focused: Accomplishing any goal requires sustained focus from beginning to end.

3. Assessment: Constantly evaluate your progress to motivate you to further progress.

4. Welcome Failure: Failure presents an opportunity to learn.

5. Write down your goals: It clarifies your thinking and reinforces your commitment.

6. Keep your goals in sight: Review them frequently to ensure that they are at the forefront of your thinking.

7. Tasks are steps to completing goals. My tasks are organized by goals.

Start Date: August 1, 2009

End Date: April 28, 2012

Strengthen Family Relationships:

1. Plan a monthly date night and occasional trips with DH
2. Call or email my father, Lin & Wilfred , and my brother at least once /month
3. Have monthly dinner for family at my house
4. Take Erica to the Art Museum or Cloths Line Sale
5. Teach Eric how to cook
6. Document family b’days and anniversaries
7. Send out cards every month ( b’days, anniversaries, etc)
8. Create new family address book
9. Plan & have Eric’s 60^th b’day party
10. Plan and have Erica’s Graduation party

Promote Great Personal Health:

11. Develop habit of aerobic exercise 3 days/week
12. Develop habit of weight training 2 days/week
13. Practice yoga or relaxation techniques daily
14. Lose weight: target 1=170
15. Lose weight: target 2 = 150
16. Lose weight: target 3 =135
17. Take care of my teeth; identify a dentist & schedule regular dental appointments
18. Schedule mammogram annually
19. Schedule annual Gyn visit
20. Schedule annual physical exams

Enhance My Home & Life:

21. Power wash & stain deck
22. Apply sealer to dry basement walls
23. Clean out & organize basement
24. Organize files in lateral file drawers and new file drawers
25. Clean out all boxes of paper
26. Organize/Review Finances & document bill paying
27. Replace kitchen countertops
28. Have roof replaced
29. Make or buy drapes for family room
30. Decorate Library
31. Decorate Family Room
32. Replace carpeting upstairs
33. Paint hallway, stair case, and foyer.
34. Paint family room and kitchen
35. Install tile floors on first floor
36. Redo powder room
37. Buy new mattress and box spring
38. Have screens repaired
39. Buy a new front door and have it sealed
40. Develop a new landscape design & implement it

Pursue and Improve My Needlework:

41. Cross stitch at least 5 days per week
42. Finish Dragon Virtues Afghan WIP
43. Finish Story Teller WIP
44. Finish Dragon Ride WIP
45. Finish Wedding Sampler WIP
46. Finish Mini Mandala Garden I #3 WIP
47. Stitch 2^nd Day of Christmas WIP
48. Stitch 3^rd Day of Christmas
49. Stitch 4^th Day of Christmas
50. Stitch the Kiss on Mira RR
51. Stitch Taj Mahal
52. Stitch the Bliss Fairy
53. Stitch Dragon Needle Case
54. Stitch Delightful Dragon Fob
55. Stitch 3-6 Christmas ornaments per year
56. Finish Mira RR and Hang
57. Finish LKRR and Hang
58. Finish TWRR and Hang
59. Finish all stitched Christmas ornaments
60. Finish quilt for Eric Spencer
61. Sew three polar fleece throws
62. Make large floor pillows for Eric Spencer
63. Sell surplus stash on ebay
64. Send out 1 RAK /year

Contribute to my Department/College/Institute

65. Develop ten articulation agreements for our BS degrees
66. Develop annual workshop for Community Colleges
67. Develop & document support agreements with SE, CS, IST, and NTID
68. Develop and execute curricular changes that distinguish & strengthen our degrees
69. Strengthen the systems administration sequence
70. Add large scale computing to the curriculum
71. Develop a capacity model for our programs
72. Develop a faculty development and assessment plan

Pursue Scholarship in Support of Curriculum

73. Write three papers on collaborative learning, experiential learning, or active learning
74. Join ACM SIGITE & join curriculum committee
75. Read three books on curriculum or pedagogy
76. Act as a peer reviewer
77. Identify an opportunity to edit or write a text book
78. Develop a active learning textbook for the Intro to Unix Course

Pursue Excellence in Teaching

79. Redesign Advanced Routing and Switching Course (4050-545)
80. Revive 515 lab manual and update annually
81. Revise layout & content of 351 lab manual annually
82. Develop a substitute curriculum for Freshman Seminar
83. Learn new techniques and incorporate them in my courses.

Pursue New Knowledge

84. Learn C# and OOP
85. Learn BGP
86. Learn IS-IS
87. Learn OSPF
88. Learn MPLS
89. Learn IGRP/EIGRP
90. Take a research methods course
91. Take and pass the CCNA certification exam
92. Take an organizational behavior course
93. Learn how to do zero based budgeting

Invest in My Personal Development & Contribute with Service

94. Develop the habit of refection using a written journal or my blog daily
95. Improve organization by cleaning out & organizing my office at work
96. Take golf lessons to improve my game.
97. Participate in a woman’s golf league at least once and play with others.
98. Take sailing lessons and start sailing regularly.
99. Refine my leadership capabilities by reading, workshops, & practice
100. Serve my church by serving on at least one committees, teaching Sunday school
101. Volunteer at LPGA each year