101 Things in 1001 Days

So I was totally inspired by Design Darling to make a list that is somewhere between a bucket list and a to-do list and NYs resolutions to make things happen in the next 1001 days or 2.75 years, starting now.  We all set resolutions every year but often they’re ambiguous and forgotten after a month or so. This way I am holding myself accountable and you can too as I check things off my list and live the kind if life I have been talking about but not making time for! 🙂 Try it and send me the link, I would love to read it and I will add it below! Let’s live the life we’ve been dreaming about and get stuff done! Be the best version of yourself and celebrate today!  xoxo

“When she stopped rushing through life, she was amazed how much more life she had time for.”

“She designed a life she loved.” Pretty Chic

Starts: January 3, 2015

Ends: September 16, 2017

{23 completed. 78 to go!}

1. Make a list of 101 things
2. Inspire someone else to make a list of their own
3. Adopt another dog (January 2016)
4. Become dog foster parents
5. Buy His and Hers luggage
6. Travel to Europe
7. Go to a blogging conference (August 15th, recap here)
8. Collaborate a series with a fellow blogger
9. Pay off my car (Feb. 2015)
10. Buy our first house (Sept. 2015)
11. Find a good adoption agency and start the process
12. Makeover a piece of furniture (Fall/Winter 2015)
13. Take a cooking class
14. Host our first dinner party
15. Find the perfect LBD
16. Volunteer for a meaningful organization/cause
17. Learn how to curl my hair, fast! (March 2016-video to come)
18. Find a church we love
19. Get involved in a small group (Sept. 2015)
20. Tithe 10% of our income
21. Start a book club
22. Take a calligraphy class
23. Try 10 new restaurants in the city-10/10 (Sunda, Nellcote, Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba, Beatrix, Kan Zaman,Trellis,Stella Barra Pizzeria, Bavette’s, RPM Steak, Mercadido)
24. Go to all the museums with the hubs (Shedd)
25. Go to a Bears game
26. Get seasons tickets to a theater
27. Take dance lessons
28. Become a member of a gym/studio (July 2015)
29. Commit to working out 3 times a week and stick to it (July 2015)
30. Host a couples game night
31. Make sushi
32. Pay it forward at least 10 times (5/10)
33. Surprise a friend with flowers (April 2015)
34. Organize birthdays and addresses (January 2015)
35. Send more hand written notes
36. Send 10 surprise packages to friends, just because (3/10)
37. Host a craft night
38. Take a girls trip (Sept. 2015, recap here)
39. Attend New York Fashion Week
40. Surprise the hubs with a weekend getaway (Bday weekend) read the post, here
41. Learn how to make macarons
42. Read The Bible, cover to cover with the hubs
43. Find a facialist
44. Find a hairstylist
45. Leave a 100% tip
46. Guest post on someone else’s blog
47. Start swimming again
48. Make wedding albums for us and our parents
49. Be more intentional in my relationships
50. Wake up earlier
51. Go to bed before 10:30 during the week (did it for a whole week!)
52. Stop hitting the snooze button
53. Take a hot air balloon ride
54. Go to 5 concerts: 3/5 (The Cast of Nashville, Kenny Chesney, Windy City Smokeout)
55. Collaborate with a brand I love for the blog (Pink Blush, GapFactory)
56. Do more product reviews on the blog
57. Do more giveaways on the blog
58. Stock an adorable gold bar cart (Winter 2015, post here)
59. Buy something at an auction
60. Go one month without shopping
61. Organize a blog schedule
62. Have my blog/website custom designed
63. Collect more coffee table books
64. Find doctors & dentists that we like and go! (February 2015)
65. Say ‘yes’ more
66. Stop comparing myself to others (ongoing but conciously trying)
67. Unsubscribe to e-mails (January 2015)
68. Switch everything over to my new e-mail (February 2015)
69. Find a quality juice company
70. Change my name on all accounts/bills/mailings (Spring 2015)
71. Create the perfect salsa recipe
72. Treat someone out to coffee/lunch/dinner once a month (9/34)
73. Check more states off our list
74. Go to a Blackhawks game
75. Go parasailing
76. Go kayaking on the Chicago river
77. Make delicious gluten free donuts
78. Make Roo’s dog treats more often
79. Go on a couples vacation with our besties
80. Take a staycation in the city (April 2015)
81. Take more photos in my wedding dress
82. Send out NY/XMAS cards every year (January 2016)
83. Post more verses on my blog-#thingsthatmatter
84. Visit my sister down at school
85. Visit my sister-in-law and brother-in-law in ALASKA
86. Have new business cards made (April 2015)
87. Learn how to use photo shop or a similar program (Aug. 2015 lightroom)
88. Have 1000+ followers on Instagram (June 2015)
89. Have 10 consistent shopping clients (4/10)
90. Triple my blog subscribers
91. Schedule more date nights with the hubs
92. Watch every episode of FRIENDS with the hubs (he’s never watched them! gasp!) (Spring/Summer 2015)
93. Make my own marshmallows
94. Schedule a “Sister Spa Day” once a year
95. Be more POSITIVE
96. Pray more, worry less
97. Drink more water
98. FLOSS!
99. Blog as I complete the items on the list
100. Save $10 for every item completed
101. Complete all 101 things

You know all those things you’ve always wanted to do?

You should go do them.