A Year of Challenge: January

Month #1 of a year of being intentional about accomplishing the things I set out to do back in December of 2011. These are not resolutions. These are inciting incidents, things that get characters off of the couch and moving towards their ambitions.

Each month’s list is divided into two parts. One is “Progress” and one is “Finished.” The “Progress” list are small steps being taken towards a bigger goal. For example, one of my 101 goals is to “take a self-portrait every month for a year.” That task will go under “progress” until December, when that month’s self-portrait will realize that goal. The “finished” lists are either reaching some sort of cumulative goal (i.e. visit 25 new coffeeshops) or one-time events. The month’s challenge is something that needs to happen either every day or multiple times a week.

January
Wear a different outfit every day for a month {#13}

FINISH:

• Wear a different outfit every day for a month {#13}
• Organize my greeting cards {#20}

PROGRESS:

• Self-portrait every month for a year {1/12}
• Go to a movie alone {3/5}
• Document an ordinary day in pictures – January 31
• Try a new recipe every month for a year (Chicken Piccata) – January 13 {1/12} It was ranch chicken, Jan 16th @ the Patterson’s.
• Send 2 letters {51/101 send 101 pieces of mail}
• Visit 2 new coffee shops {Albina Press in Portland, Ladro in Seattle} {6/25}
• buy flowers for my room every month for a year {1/12}
• 365 project