| HEALTH & FITNESS |
| 001 |
Track my health and fitness goals for 12 months |
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In 2025 I am keeping a habit tracker that sets out all of my monthly goals, including a bunch of health-related targets. |
| 002 |
Complete Couch to 5K |
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Run 3km |
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Run 4km |
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Run 5km |
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| 006 |
Run 6km |
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| 007 |
Run 7km |
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| 008 |
Run 8km |
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| 009 |
Run 9km |
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| 010 |
Run 10km |
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| 011 |
Complete a fun run |
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| 012 |
Complete 30 day yoga challenge |
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Complete 30 day push-up challenge |
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Complete 30 day squats challenge |
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| 015 |
Complete a 30 day core challenge |
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Complete 30 day arm challenge |
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| 017 |
Complete 30 day TRX challenge |
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| 018 |
Complete a 30 day challenge with my home bench |
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| 019 |
Rejoin the gym |
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| 020 |
Distance challenge: Hume Highway (Melbourne to Sydney – 840km) |
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Completed a little too easily in 2024, next time I need to set a far more challenging distance. |
| 021 |
Learn to meditate |
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| 022 |
Have a skin check |
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| 023 |
Weight loss goal #1 |
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| 024 |
Weight loss goal #2 |
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| 025 |
Weight loss goal #3 |
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| CREATIVITY |
| 026 |
Draw or paint 10 buildings |
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| 027 |
Draw or paint 10 streetscapes |
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| 028 |
Draw or paint 10 still life |
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| 029 |
Draw or paint 10 figures |
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| 030 |
Draw or paint 10 faces |
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| 031 |
Draw or paint 10 animals |
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Draw or paint 10 plants and trees |
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Draw or paint 10 hands and feet |
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| 034 |
Draw every day for 30 days |
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| 035 |
Finish my travel patch blanket |
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| 036 |
Record 25 piano covers (16/25) |
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01 The Day You Went Away (Wendy Matthews) | 02 Zak and Sara (Ben Folds) | 03 Ordinary World (Duran Duran) | 04 My Tears Ricochet (Taylor Swift) | 05 Theme from DuckTales (long story, don’t ask) | 06 The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived (Taylor Swift) | 07 The Black Dog (Taylor Swift) | 08 So Long, London (Taylor Swift) | 09 Love Shack (B-52’s ) | 10 Spiral (Pinegrove) | 11 Passenger Seat (Death Cab for Cutie) | 12 Don’t Look Back In Anger (Oasis) | 13 Leave a Light On (Belinda Carlisle) | 14 Keep the Light On (The Whitlams) | 15 Light On (Maggie Rogers) | 16 The Ship In Port (Radical Face) |
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Record 25 guitar covers (2/25) |
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01 Hairpin (Pinegrove) | 02 The Prophecy (Taylor Swift) |
| 038 |
Write a song |
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| 039 |
Record a song with somebody else |
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| 040 |
Record a multitrack song on my recording desk |
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| 041 |
Record 10 time lapse videos |
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| 042 |
Complete an alphabet photo challenge |
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| 043 |
Take 101 photos with black & white film |
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| 044 |
Record a tiny video every day for a year |
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Completed in 2024, with the help of the 1 Second Everyday app |
| 045 |
Sculpt something useful or beautiful |
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| 046 |
Make a collage from found objects |
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| 047 |
Make a very fancy cake |
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Pistachio and Lemon Curd Layer Cake from the magnificent Beatrix Bakes by Natalie Paull |
| 048 |
Learn how to make 10 origami objects |
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| 049 |
Design a printed book / photo album |
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| 050 |
Build and maintain a website to document my 101 Things progress |
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This is she! |
| SELF-DEVELOPMENT |
| 51 |
Complete a basic course in home audio engineering |
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I’ve signed up for this course to help me learn more about my equipment |
| 52 |
Take a short course in a personal interest |
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| 53 |
Complete an online guitar course |
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| 54 |
Complete a career-related accreditation or qualification |
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| 55 |
Cook a recipe from 10 different cookbooks from my bookshelf (1/10) |
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01 Beatrix Bakes by Natalie Paull (Pistachio and Lemon Curd Layer Cake) |
| 56 |
Learn how to make a meal at home that I normally order |
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| 57 |
Maintain Duolingo streak (follow me @elzxbth) |
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By the time this challenge ends my streak will be 1729 days and I’ll be able to insult you thoroughly in French |
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Watch 10 French films |
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| 59 |
Read 5 childrens books in French |
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Currently reading: 01 The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgeson Burnett |
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Read 5 young adult fiction books in French |
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Currently reading: 01 Sexy by Joyce Carol Oates |
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Read 10 books by Indigenous Australian authors |
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Currently reading: 01 Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Change The World by Tyson Yunkaporta |
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Read 10 books by refugees |
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| 63 |
Read 10 biographies of people I admire |
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Currently reading: 01 Nick Drake: The Life by Richard Morton Jack |
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Read 10 books by investigative journalists |
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Currently reading: 01 Doppelganger: A Trip Into The Mirror World by Naomi Klein |
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Read 10 major award winning books |
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| 66 |
Read 10 books that I already own, but have never read |
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| 67 |
Read 10 books recommended by a friend |
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| 68 |
Read 5 career-related books (1/5) |
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01 Good To Great (Jim Collins) | Currently reading: 02 The Modern-Day Assistant (Lucy Brazier) |
| 69 |
Rewrite my resume |
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First thing crossed off my list! Nice. |
| 70 |
Find a fulltime job that I love |
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One of the first things I did at the beginning of this challenge was find a brand new, incredible work opportunity. I am marking this complete having completed my 6 month probation period, and I’m happy to say that I still love going to work every day. |
| EXPERIENCES |
| 71 |
See live music in 20 different venues (3/10) |
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01 The Forum (Gregory Alan Isakov, Jose Gonzalez, Angie McMahon, Fanning Dempsey National Park) | 02 The MCG (Taylor Swift) | 03 George Lane (Sarah McLeod) |
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Eat at 20 restaurants (18/20) |
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01 Hanoi Rose (Brunswick) | 02 Mt Erica Hotel (Prahran) | 03 Red Gum BBQ (Red Hill) | 04 Choi’s (Hawthorn) | 05 Hotel Jesus (Collingwood) | 06 The Strand (Williamstown) | 07 Haiku (Camberwell) | 08 Hakata Gensuke (Hawthorn) | 09 Mt Erica Hotel (Prahran) | 10 I Love Dumplings (Richmond) | 11 Deeds (Glen Iris) | 12 Rococo (St Kilda) | 13 Kokoro (Camberwell) | 14 Proserpina Bakehouse (Sassafras) | 15 Via Fratelli (Malvern East) | 16 Siam Village (Mount Waverley) | 17 D’Gusto Thai (Elwood) | 18 So Pho So Good (Glen Iris) |
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Make pasta from scratch |
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| 74 |
Have a Melbourne hotel staycation |
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| 75 |
Take a cooking class |
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| 76 |
Take an art or craft class |
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| 77 |
Sleep under the stars |
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| 78 |
Go camping |
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| 79 |
Watch every Tarantino film |
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| 80 |
Watch every Wes Anderson film |
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| 81 |
Rewatch a favourite TV series with somebody who hasn’t seen it |
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Broadchurch, 2024 |
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Watch a TV series I’ve never seen |
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| 83 |
See an outdoor movie |
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| 84 |
Play a game of mini golf |
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| 85 |
Build a snowman |
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| 86 |
See the Phillip Island penguins |
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| 87 |
Donate blood |
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| 88 |
Watch a sunrise from a beach |
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| 89 |
Watch a sunset from a beach |
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| 90 |
Move house |
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Done! December 2024 |
| 91 |
Visit 10 different art galleries (2/10) |
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01 Australian Galleries – Collingwood (Dale Cox, Glenn Morgan, Simon Perry) | 02 Mt Pt Leo Estate Sculpture Park – Merricks | |
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Plan a day hike someplace new |
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| 93 |
Play a game of tennis |
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| 94 |
Go to the Australian Open |
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| 95 |
Winter trip to the Peninsula Hot Springs |
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| 96 |
See a play |
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| 97 |
See a ballet |
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| 98 |
Go to the zoo |
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| 99 |
Surprise Mum & Dad with a visit |
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| 100 |
Volunteer |
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Completed a website redesign project for a fantastic NFP organisation, Story Dogs. |
| 101 |
Donate $x for every item I complete |
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The premise of 101 Things in 1001 Days is simple: come up with a list of stuff you really want to do, and then do them!
If you’re anything like me, there’s a bunch of stuff fermenting at the back of your mind that you’d love to do ‘someday’, or when there’s a bit more cash, or when you’re a little less tired. Too often those things get pushed to the side repeatedly, but we never stop wishing for the chance to do them. Seems kind of dumb to never start that passion project or read that book when we somehow always find the time to brush our teeth.
This is my 4th 101 list, and my favourite one yet. It’s got a few meaty challenges (mostly broken down into more achievable sub-goals) and a bunch of nonsense tasks to keep things fun as well.
If you like the sound of this, here are my tips for creating a bulletproof 101 Things in 1001 Days challenge of your own.
START: 1 January 2024
END: 28 September 2026