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!}
Make a list of 101 things- Inspire someone else to make a list of their own
Adopt another dog(January 2016)- Become dog foster parents
- Buy His and Hers luggage
- Travel to Europe
Go to a blogging conference(August 15th, recap here)- Collaborate a series with a fellow blogger
Pay off my car(Feb. 2015)Buy our first house(Sept. 2015)- Find a good adoption agency and start the process
Makeover a piece of furniture(Fall/Winter 2015)- Take a cooking class
- Host our first dinner party
- Find the perfect LBD
- Volunteer for a meaningful organization/cause
Learn how to curl my hair, fast!(March 2016-video to come)Find a church we loveGet involved in a small group(Sept. 2015)- Tithe 10% of our income
- Start a book club
- Take a calligraphy class
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)- Go to all the museums with the hubs (Shedd)
- Go to a Bears game
- Get seasons tickets to a theater
- Take dance lessons
Become a member of a gym/studio (July 2015)Commit to working out 3 times a week and stick to it(July 2015)- Host a couples game night
- Make sushi
- Pay it forward at least 10 times (5/10)
Surprise a friend with flowers (April 2015)- Organize birthdays and
addresses(January 2015) - Send more hand written notes
- Send 10 surprise packages to friends, just because (3/10)
Host a craft nightTake a girls trip(Sept. 2015, recap here)- Attend New York Fashion Week
Surprise the hubs with a weekend getaway(Bday weekend) read the post, here- Learn how to make macarons
- Read The Bible, cover to cover with the hubs
- Find a facialist
- Find a hairstylist
- Leave a 100% tip
- Guest post on someone else’s blog
Start swimming again- Make wedding albums for us and our parents
- Be more intentional in my relationships
- Wake up earlier
Go to bed before 10:30 during the week(did it for a whole week!)- Stop hitting the snooze button
- Take a hot air balloon ride
- Go to 5 concerts: 3/5 (The Cast of Nashville, Kenny Chesney, Windy City Smokeout)
Collaborate with a brand I love for the blog(Pink Blush, GapFactory)Do more product reviews on the blogDo more giveaways on the blogStock an adorable gold bar cart(Winter 2015, post here)- Buy something at an auction
- Go one month without shopping
Organize a blog schedule- Have my blog/website custom designed
- Collect more coffee table books
- Find doctors &
dentiststhat we like and go! (February 2015) - Say ‘yes’ more
Stop comparing myself to others(ongoing but conciously trying)Unsubscribe to e-mails (January 2015)Switch everything over to my new e-mail(February 2015)- Find a quality juice company
Change my name on all accounts/bills/mailings(Spring 2015)- Create the perfect salsa recipe
- Treat someone out to coffee/lunch/dinner once a month (9/34)
- Check more states off our list
- Go to a Blackhawks game
- Go parasailing
- Go kayaking on the Chicago river
- Make delicious gluten free donuts
- Make Roo’s dog treats more often
- Go on a couples vacation with our besties
Take a staycation in the city(April 2015)- Take more photos in my wedding dress
- Send out NY/XMAS cards every year (January 2016)
Post more verses on my blog-#thingsthatmatter- Visit my sister down at school
- Visit my sister-in-law and brother-in-law in ALASKA
Have new business cards made(April 2015)Learn how to use photo shop or a similar program(Aug. 2015 lightroom)Have 1000+ followers on Instagram(June 2015)- Have 10 consistent shopping clients (4/10)
Triple my blog subscribers- Schedule more date nights with the hubs
Watch every episode of FRIENDS with the hubs (he’s never watched them! gasp!)(Spring/Summer 2015)- Make my own marshmallows
- Schedule a “Sister Spa Day” once a year
- Be more POSITIVE
- Pray more, worry less
Drink more water- FLOSS!
- Blog as I complete the items on the list
- Save $10 for every item completed
- Complete all 101 things
You know all those things you’ve always wanted to do?
You should go do them.