I'm sure you guys have already seen a couple bloggers do a 101 in 1001 post, but I wanted to do one myself. If you haven't seen one of these posts before, it's essentially a list of 101 goals that you want to accomplish in 1001 days (2.75 years). It seems like such a long time for a goals list, especially when I'm definitely used to doing a daily or weekly to-do list. When I make my traditional to-do lists, I usually stick to mainly short term, school related/chore goals.
Example:
Finish History Paper
Pick up prescription
Go Grocery shopping
Go to sorority meeting
etc. etc. etc.
I saw the 101 in 1001 posts, and realized that maybe I was focusing to much on the things that I needed to do, not necessarily what I wanted to do. Of course I'm still going to have to do papers and chores, but having a list of the things that excite me seemed like a good way to put my happiness as a priority in my life.
I decided to share my list with you all, so maybe you'll be inspired like I was! As I complete each goal I'll cross it off, so be sure to check back and see what I've done!
Start Date: May 22, 2015
End Date: February 16, 2018
1. Work Out 4 days a week for a month
2. Get a cat
3. Learn to cook 5 good meals
4. Plant a garden at the condo
5. Host a housewarming party at the condo
6. Drink only water for a month (#SorryDietCoke)
7. Spend one day without my phone
8. Go sailing
9. Run a mile without stopping
10. Buy better (and cuter) running shoes (picture)
11. Read for 30 minutes every night for 2 weeks
12. Try 5 new foods (broccoli, dates, rhubarb, dragon fruit, kiwano)
13. Graduate College
14. Attend a school sport's event
15. Put together all family recipes
16. Take a trip with the roommates
17. Go to 3 Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
18. Set up my gallery wall
19. Really go through my closet
20. Learn how to curl my own hair with a curling iron (embarrassing right?)
21. Fully decorate the condo for Christmas
22. Learn more Greek
23. Finish decorating the condo bedroom/bathroom
24. Inspire someone else to make a list (My roommate Jacqueline!)
25. Do 5 DIY projects
26. Get a little
27. Learn how to do the nurse's tuck bed making technique
28. Defriend strangers on Facebook
29. Travel to a new country (Ireland, Scotland, England)
30. Visit a city I've never been to before (Pompeii, Cinque Terre, Seattle)
31. Eat at 10 new restaurants in Los Angeles/Orange County (Tutto Fresco, Chick-fil-A, The Saddle Ranch, Cho Oishi, Citrus City Grill, Blaze Pizza, Yard House, Green China, The Lazy Dog, The Burger Joint)
32. Eat at 10 new restaurants in the Bay Area (The Habit)
33. Figure out how to install and use Google Analytics (someone help me!) (I already installed it I guess?? But I figured it out YIPEE!)
34. Get hired
35. Make a lasting blog schedule and keep it for a month or longer
36. Buy a nice camera
37. Unsubscribe from every piece of junk mail
38. Attend a blogging conference
39. Move to a new city
40. Invest in a Kate Spade bag
41. Try 10 Pinterest meals (Smore's Dip, Lemon Cake, Orange Chicken, Pineapple Beef Skewers, Greek Chicken, Baked Buffalo Wings, Chicken Piccata, Pound Cake, Various Whole30 meals)
42. Buy a real lotto ticket
43. Set up an Etsy shop for my paintings (June 2015, Here it is!)
44. Movie theatre marathon:Watch 3 movies in one day
45. Go to a drive-in movie theatre
46. Take the GRE
47. Attend a taping of a show
48. Go to 5 new museums
49. Visit 3 states I haven't been to (Washington)
50. Watch my sister graduate college (May 2015)
51. Invest in 5 beautiful coffee table books
52. Visit Jacqueline in Seattle
53. Visit Nicole in Hawaii
54. Perfect my french braiding
55. Make a t-shirt quilt
56. Order food in Italian
58. Finish reading my Ben Franklin Biography
59. Make a cheesecake from scratch
60. Visit Griffith Park
61. Do the Hollywood Sign Hike
62. Eat a donut at Randy's Donuts
63. Go to a movie premiere
64. Go to the San Diego Zoo
65. Dye my hair back
66. Drive across the Golden Gate Bridge
67. Gamble with my parents in Lake Tahoe
68. Eat breakfast for two weeks straight (When I was in Italy!)
69. Learn how to properly cut watermelon (Not as hard as I thought, thanks Dad)
70. Make homemade ice cream
71. Reread The Great Gatsby
72. Visit Rebecca at Cal Poly
73. Do paint balloon darting
74. Go to another concert (Taylor Swift)
75. Fill my change jar
76. Buy and style a bar cart
77. Sell a painting
78. Buy a pair of Hunter boots
79. Buy a domain name
80. Make $1000 by selling things (via ebay, etsy, etc.)
81. Make a new wish at the Trevi fountain
82. Read 20 new books (Yes Please by Amy Poehler, Holes by Louis Sachar )
83. Start watching a new TV show (Started watching The Originals!)
84. Buy What's Your Number on DVD
85. Take a picture with the 9 and 3/4 cart at King's Cross
86. Organize my desk space
87. Go to a yoga class
88. Be featured/guest post on another blog
89. Go back to New Orleans
90. Study in a coffeeshop
91. Take a luxurious bath in my new tub
92. Buy myself flowers
93. Go to an exchange with a fraternity
94. Organize my "Home" Pinterest into different rooms (May 23, 2015 So. Much. Better.)
95. Watch the Disneyland Fantasmic show
96. Reach 1000 followers on Instagram @samimast
97. See an improv show
98. Make my bed every morning for a month
99. Visit all antique stores in the circle
100. Put all my nail polishes on Snupps
101. Save $10 for every goal achieved
Wow this was a lot more difficult than I thought to write out 101 goals! Let me know if you start a list of your own (it's one of my goals! #24) I would love to read it!
OMG, 101 goals would kill me! Or maybe it would keep me from obsessing over my everyday goals. Something to think about.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen this type of post but kudos to you for listing 101 goals! I find that extremely difficult but I can definitely see myself wanting to reach some of the goals you listed!
ReplyDeleteLove reading this list, it is very inspiring! When you drive across the Golden Gate Bridge, come and say hi! You have me thinking about my 101 now!
ReplyDeleteLove these lists! I'm addicted to reading them... and now fulfilling mine!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I would love to read yours!
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Sami