101 Things in 1001 Days – Take the Challenge! (Updated!)

One of my Facebook friends posted a blog post with titled 101 Things in 1001 Days. I loved his list, and I wanted to make my own. (Thanks, Justin!! View his 101 Things in 1001 Days) My list was started on 8/28/2013

So 1,001 days is about 3 years. I have until May 25, 2016 to complete my 101 things! I’ll be 27! loved the idea of making this list for 2 reasons.

1) I’m a list maker. If there is a reason for a list, I’m on it like cheese on a ham sandwich.

2) I also love a deadline. I have a bucket list, but hopefully I’m going to live longer than 2016 so I don’t feel the pressure to follow through quickly.

So let’s get right to it (and don’t forget to link-up your 101 Things In 1001 Days below!)

I will update my list as I cross things on it. I have done some of these things before, but they were so much fun I want to do them again. I hope to inspire you to make a list and also have a lot of fun!

Love (14)

1. Get Married
2. Go on a great honeymoon
3. Spend New Year’s somewhere besides home and kiss at midnight (again) Alabama 2015
4. Ride go-carts with Jake
5. Watch a meteor shower with Jake
6. Slow dance with Jake
7. Go on 30 cool dates with Jake
8. Get dressed up and eat a fancy restaurant – July 2014
9. Start a new tradition – Christmas Eve
10. Decorate our home
11. Kiss under mistletoe
12. Have a candlelight dinner
13. Celebrate our 2nd anniversary (and the first too)
14. Do 30 nice, random things for Jake IIII

Financial Goals (4 + 14 = 18)

1. Pay off my student loans September 2014
2. Set up a retirement account and contribute to it monthly
3. Create a budget (2015 – now just to stick to it!)
4. Own my/our own house

My Job (6 + 18 = 24)

1. Be published in a magazine
2. Submit 10 articles for publication
3. Attend a blog conference — KEEN Summit 10/27/2013 
4. Make 50 videos for YouTube 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
5. Make 6 figures a year – 2014!! :) Read more about what I do
6. Start a clothing company/line

Skills I’d Like to Learn (5 + 24 = 29)

1. Learn to sew on a button (yep…I don’t know…judge me)
2. Learn to cook 10 new dinners Ultimate Paleo Breakfast Turkey Meatballs Healthy Pizza Yummy Paleo Stir-fry
3. Learn to fish tale my hair December 2014
4. Learn to crochet
5. Learn Spanish

Things I’d Like to Buy (5 + 29 = 34)

1. Buy an awesome couch we can both lay on and still fit easily – July 2014
2. Start shopping smarter — outfits over random pieces on sale.
3. Buy myself something without looking at the price tag
4. Order something off Etsy – May Wedding Invitations
5. Own a designer (Marc Jacobs, Chanel, etc) signature piece

Places to Go and Things to Do (58 + 34 = 92)

1. Try all of those neat, trendy restaurants in East Nashville …didn’t do East, but we have tried a LOT!
2. Eat at 10 new (to me) locally owned restaurants – Hattie B’s, Sam’s Sushi, McDougles, Legato (Gelato), NY Pie, Rose Peppers, Acme, Whiskey Kitchen, Crazy Kitchen Place Mom & I had a hamburger, Southern
3. Go to the Loveless Cafe and Barn (again)
4. Go to a Telescope Night
5. See the Lights at Cheekwood — 9/06/13 Jake & I went the day before Gatlinburg
   
6. Skinny Dip
7. Go to two new wineries
8. Go to California — 9/22/13 Dana Point for Beachbody’s Leadership Retreat
9. Drink wine in Napa Valley
10. Smash grapes into wine like on I Love Lucy
11. See the Golden Gate bridge
12. Go Venice Beach
13. Eat New York Style Pizza in NYC — 12/9/13 Jon’s and Lombardi’s
14. Go to the top of the Empire State Building – 12/9/13
15. Throw my first dinner party
16. Go to ChinaTown in NYC — 12/9/13 Shopped and ate after taking the subway
17. Enter something into the fair
18. Write a letter to open when I turn 30
19. See a Broadway play in NYC — 12/10/13 We saw Wicked!! It was so good!
20. Finish a half marathon
21. Go on a mother-daughter trip to the beach or the spa – 2015 to Orange Beach
22. Go on a trip with all of our coaches – Summit 2015
23. Take a photography class 9/25/13 with Rebecca 
24. Complete 3 new workout programs 10/28/13- 11/18 21 Day Fix 21 Day Fix Extreme
25. Go to 2 Meetups…hit 2
26. Organize my closet
27. Organize my iTunes and use my iPod
28. See 5 really great concerts 11/15/13 Justin Timberlake, 12/5/13 John Mayer, 12/19/14 Justin again :P Rob Thomas & the Ken and Drew at the City Winery December 2015
29. Go to a murder mystery party…didn’t do murder mystery but did do Escape January 2016
30. Go antiquing with my mom and aunt again 11/30/13 
31. Take a trapeze class
32. Do a photoshoot with my mom for SoreyFitness 12/19/13
33. See the tree in Rockefeller Plaza in NYC 12/09/13
34. Go play Bingo – 2014
35. Fly a Kite
36. Play paintball Visit Macy’s in NYC at Christmas 12/09/13-12/10/13
37. Make Butterbeer from Pinterest and watch Harry Potter – Fall 2015
38. Read the Bible (ya, the whole thing….I have a 3 year study guide so I better start soon!)
39. Find a church
40. Put our reservation or name for a restaurant under a old/obscure famous person
41. Recreate 15 magazine outfits
42. Go to a pumpkin patch
43. Get together with family once a month
44. Go on a spontaneous road trip Fall 2013 Alabama Football Game
45. Get my picture made with “Elvis”
46. Zip line through Old Vegas
47. Complete Oprah’s Mediation Challenge
48. Make snow cream
49. Swing REALLY high on a swing
50. Watch the sunrise
51. Ride a motorcycle
52. Go out for a girls night (again) Bachelorette Party June 2014
53. Run 2 different 5K Color Run 10/14/13
54. Dress up for Halloween
55. Go to an Alabama Game in Tuscaloosa – 2 games 2013
56. Buy a gun (I have my gun permit)
57. Sleep outside
58. Get a bikini wax

Acts of Kindness (9 + 92 = 101)

1. Help Habitat for Humanity build a house
2. Write thank you cards for every gift I receive in 2014 — BIG one since we got married in 2014
3. Pay for someone’s order at a fast food/coffee place
4. Buy my mom & grandmother something nice they wouldn’t buy themselves.
5. Give an engraved present 2014
6. Send 10 surprises in the mail
7. Cook for a friend unexpectedly just because I know he or she had a tiring day…did giftcards & cool gifts instead..jan 2016
8. Volunteer at 2 places
9.  Donate a $1 for every task not completed

So there it is! My list of 101 things to do in 1001 days! I feel like I will want to change some of them later on…if you made a list, did you feel like that?

What would go on your list of 101 Things in 1001 Days?