101 in 1001

What will you accomplish over the next 1001 days?
That is a question I have been asking myself. Now it’s time to make some goals “official”.

I’ve been working on this list for quite some time now, it wasn’t exactly easy to come up with these things for some reason! Maybe it’s something about putting goals down on paper that makes you realize that there is so much I want to do, and barely enough time to do it! Prior to this I had a “bucket list” of sorts, but when you think about, bucket lists are just something you want to accomplish someday… Doing this really makes you realize you have to seize every day and not let life go to waste because it’s so unbelievably short! While 1001 days can sound somewhat far off, 2.75 years or so, I know that 1/30/2015 will be here before I know it!

Here’s my 101 – and like #46 says, if this encourages to write up your own list, let me know! Also, if I can help anyone accomplish something on their bucket list or their “101 in 1001” list, (see #84) drop me a line! 🙂

My 101 in 1001
Began:  5/4/2012
End:    1/30/2015

1. Find the perfect boots.  And buy them. – COMPLETED 9/3/12
2. Take a cooking class.
3. Scan our old family photos so that they are digitally backed up. (at least a good portion of them)
4. Convert our home videos on VHS to digital. – COMPLETED 12/24/13
5. Visit Ireland – COMPLETED 10/3/12
6. Visit Greece
7. Get in the best shape of my life and stay that way.
8. Host a themed party – complete with costumed attire
9. Create new client packets.
10. Be an extra in a movie
11. Publish new website – COMPLETED 2/25/13
12. Get a French Bulldog
13. Finish Family Tree – COMPLETED 9/21/12
14. Have Mom’s antique doll fixed
15. Experiment with film photography – COMPLETED 7/4/13
16. Build a legit snowman
17. Learn how to properly knot a man’s tie
18. Learn how to play a new card game – COMPLETED 1/14/13
19. Try 5 new restaurants in my area(4/5) One, Two, Three, Four
20. Get at least eight hours of sleep every day for a week
21. Make a new friend
22. Go to Texas during bluebonnet season
23. Go to a museum/historical society to research things on my ancestors
24. Visit local tombstones of ancestors
25. Go to my first NFL game
26. Have a picnic somewhere I’ve never been before
27. Send a message in a bottle
28. Eat at the Blue Bayou at Disneyland – COMPLETED 11/10/12
29. Make an album of our family’s 2011 photos
30. Start working on albums of family photos – one per year
31. Watch The Godfather – COMPLETED 11/19/13
32. Attend a TV Taping
33. Visit the Walt Disney Museum in SF
34. Attend a Musical – COMPLETED 3/15/13
35. Submit a wedding/session to a Style Blog – COMPLETED 5/1/13
36. Get published on a Style Blog – COMPLETED 5/22/13
37. Write a letter to myself to open in 10 years
38. Write a “if anything ever happens to me” letter
39. Learn how to French Braid
40. Visit the East Coast
41. Color an entire coloring book
42. Spend an afternoon reading at the park
43. Shoot a wedding out of state – COMPLETED 8/24/13
44. Get to 1,000 likes on facebook – COMPLETED 9/6/13
45. Go on a road trip with no destination in mind
46. Encourage 3 other people to make 101 in 1001 lists – COMPLETED 5/18/12
47. Get rid of unwanted iTunes Music & Add New Music to iTunes
48. Get a bike basket so I can ride my bike to the office with Reesie!
49. Send a surprise gift to someone I love “just because”
50. Have a fondue party – COMPLETED 12/31/13
51. Have a bonfire at the beach.
52. Spend a day location scouting
53. Hang up outdoor stringed lights on my patio
54. Replace my kitchen flooring
55. Learn how to drive a stick (again)
56. Spend an afternoon at the park or beach flying kites – COMPLETED 10/18/12
57. Try a gluten-free diet for one week
58. Watch 10 classic movies that I have never seen
59. Get my garage organized so that I can actually park my car in it!
60. Make 5 handmade gifts for people
61. Read through all of the New Testament.
62. Read through all of the Old Testament.
63. Attend a wedding as a guest – COMPLETED 4/20/13
64. Have new bio photos taken – COMPLETED May, July & August 2012
65. Have a “pinterest” party!
66. Drink 8 cups of water every day for a month
67. Visit a plantation – preferably in South Carolina
68. Do a doggy photoshoot with our family’s pups!
69. Make a new “music video”
70. Order a new sample album
71. Finish filming my Grandma’s “history” as narrated by her – COMPLETED 5/23/13
72. Do an engagement/couples session with the Golden Gate in the background – COMPLETED June/July 2013
73. Read a Jane Austen novel I’ve never read
74. Watch the CreativeLive Course I purchased over a year ago but never watched!
75. Have dinner at the French Laundry. – a girl can dream, right? 😉
76. Ride the Napa Valley Wine Train.
77. Send a shoebox to Operation Christmas Child each year – COMPLETED 11/30/12
78. Paint the kitchen
79. Start playing piano or violin again.   
80. Ride a Rollercoaster I’ve never been on
81. Have the “first” fire in my fireplace – COMPLETED 12/23/13
82. Send an old family photograph to 5 different friends/family members who may have never seen it.
83. Visit a state I’ve never been to
84. Help someone accomplish something on their 101 in 1001 list or on their bucket list! – COMPLETED (various dates)
85. Set up an efficient filing system for personal & business paperwork
86. Make cake pops– COMPLETED 10/19/12
87. Try some sort of food I have never had before
88. Document what happens on 12/12/12 COMPLETED 12/12/12
89. Edit Josh & Katie’s wedding video
90. Renew my library card that I’m pretty sure expired! – COMPLETED 8/13/12
91. Leave a $20 tip on a meal less than $20 in cost – COMPLETED 12/14/12
92. Give my patio a makeover
93. Memorize my driver’s license number & license plate
94. Fall in love
95. Find an exercise routine I like – and keep at it!
96. Go on a trip with my BFF Michelle!
97. Send a postcard through www.postcrossing.com
98. Buy my own Vitamix
99. Buy a BBQ and have friends over for a cookout!
100. Finish writing this list!  – COMPLETED 5/4/12
101. Blog about completed items on this list!

(As you may have noticed I kind of cheated and already have #100 completed.  Maybe I’m the type of person who needs at least one thing on my list that I can start with crossing off and feeling accomplished -haha)

Don’t waste a moment!