I love lists. I love goal-setting. Not surprisingly, I love goal-setting lists. I have seen this idea on several blogs, and figured that I want in on it as well. The whole idea is to make a list of 101 things that I want to accomplish in 10o1 days – which is roughly 2.75 years. So, after giving it a lot of thought, I’ve come up with my list. Here it is, in no particular order:
1. Get married to my best friend.
2. Promote my blog – and find ways to start doing giveaways!
3. Graduate with my M.Ed. in Community Counseling
4. Get a job that I enjoy that utilizes said M.Ed.
5. Enroll in a Health Coach certificate program
6. Go to New York at Christmas time with Cory
7. Take a vacation with my mom
8. Go hiking
9. Host a dinner party
10. Buy several “classic” wardrobe pieces (trench, black dress, nude pumps, etc.)
11. Buy a piece of clothing that is outside my comfort zone (think bold, not showy)
12. Go on a real picnic
13. Raise money for MDA (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
14. Go camping
15. Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Chadwick’s
16. Wine tasting
17. Take a road trip with close friends
19. Be able to do 5 consecutive “real” pushups
20. Make a lasagna
21. Make an apple pie from scratch
23. Learn to play golf (edit to add: I don’t want to learn how to play golf)
24. Find a local diner that has a killer breakfast
25. Acquire a bread maker and learn to bake bread
26. Play in the rain
29. Go to the beach
30. Practice patience
31. Send a care package to a friend
32. Give a gift for no reason
33. Go bar hopping
35. Take a pottery-making class
36. Paint a room
38. Attend a blogging seminar
39. Write a short story
40. Give a homeless person my lunch
41. Get dressed up for a homemade dinner
42. Make pancakes from scratch
43. See Niagara Falls
44. Buy something with my new monogram
45. Find local “couple friends”
46. Spend a weekend at a Bed & Breakfast
47. Have my future MIL teach me how to make meatballs
48. Go snorkeling
49. Buy veggies and produce at a local farmer’s market
50. Go out to dinner alone
51. Play tennis for the first time
52. Walk down the aisle with my Dad
53. Save money for a spa day
54. Have a big breakfast for dinner (cereal does not count!)
56. Learn to do the “smoky eye” look
57. Take a cooking class
58. Write a letter to myself on our wedding day to open on our 10 year anniversary
59. Have a Law & Order: SVU marathon/PJ day – the rules: must wear PJs and watch L&O all day
60. Make sangria
61. Finding a place to make a home with Cory
62. Spend a day by the pool drinking fruity drinks
63. Volunteer (Richmond Special Olympics!)
65. Eat at an unusual restaurant (Honey Pig, Korean BBQ!)
66. Go to a comedy club
67. Go to a country concert
68. Buy wedding bands
69. Take an anniversary trip to Farmville with Cory and visit all of our favorite places from when we were in college
70. Create a new header for this little blog
71. Read 5 books (Hunger Games trilogy, Jaycee Dugard’s a Stole Life, Jody Picoult’s House Rules)
72. Refrain from cutting my hair and finally letting it grow out (trims not included)
73. Write in a journal twice a week
74. Learn to cook 10 meals
75. Make a budget
76. Make 3 meals a day for a week
77. Buy a potted plant and keep it alive – my mom has plants that are 20+ years old!
78. Go to a church service of a different religion
79. Attend a George Mason basketball game
81. Make a trip to Longwood to visit some of my favorite sorority sisters before they graduate!
82. Go on a cruise
83. Leave an Operation Beautiful note somewhere
84. Compliment someone everyday
85. Compliment myself everyday
86. Jot down things I’m thankful for before I go to bed each night
87. Wear gold nail polish
88. Drink at least 4 glasses of water each day (8 isn’t realistic for me!)
89. Print off important pictures and create an “old school” photo album
90. Take my grandma out to dinner
91. Start seeing a counselor – it’s part of the journey to becoming one myself!
92. Learn to meditate
94. Buy a fresh sunflower for my desk, just because
95. Go skiing (talk about terrifying!)
96. See my brother graduate from college!
97. Pay off student loans
98. Support Cory in making his career dreams become a reality
99. Join a book club. Yes, I’m 45.
100. Learn how to change a tire
Love Love LOVE this!! After reading all of those, I’m not even gonna on about our similarities lol…because this we know. #11 stood out to me bc that’s literally my post tmw! Can’t wait to start watching you accomplish these things!
Yes! I love that you made one too! You have some great ideas on here… I may have to borrow some
Let’s see… One way I try to eat healthy is by finding fun ways to add fruits / vegetables to my snacks and meals.
i’m a nurse and 12 hours shifts are not exactly always easy and a lunch breaks are not always a given – that being said, i always have oatmeal on hand as well as a lara bar, fruit or a PB&J sandwhich on whole wheat… AND LOTS OF WATER!
Hi! I found your blog from Sweet Tooth Sweet Life. Great list!
I have one too! I work from home, so it’s super easy to nibble all day. I try to ask myself if I’m really hungry before I just eat something. Also keeping most snacks in the pantry helps(out of sight, out of mind).
I try and eat healthy by always getting at least 2 pieces of fruit and 2 servings of vegetables into my diet every day. Apples are my fave!
What a sweet blog! I love the name and I love your style!
The way I try to eat healthy is to cook way more than I go out to eat. I plan ahead and only have things in our home that are good for you! Not a lot of sugary, salty processed junk–though believe me–it gets in there sometimes!
Great list. So many of those are easy. Get to it and cross a bunch more off.
Thanks for the support on my blog.
The Grumpy Man
OMG. I love this idea! I think I want to steal it… Haha! These are all wonderful things to do, especially marry your best friend! I can’t wait to that, I’m also engaged! COngrats!
I try to eat healthy by remembering balance…I could eat fruit all day long, but veggies not so much! Plus I could gorge on PB&J. I’m a big believer that if we’re kind to our body, it’ll be kind to us!
I love this list! I especially like your “laugh until my sides hurt” and “compliment myself everyday”. Your positive outlook is refreshing!
2 of my 101s are:
- Run another half marathon
- Buy a house with my husband (soon to be!)
Thanks, Gina! Wow, your goals are great! Congratulations on being an almost newly wed!
Let me know if you ever want to “talk wedding”
I just saw this post! This is such a cute idea! And I am in love with lists to so I am obessed with it already!
I love #59 and #60!
What fabulous goals!
I love this list! Such a cute idea, and I love how most of the things are small everyday things!
I just came across your blog recently and love it! Your list is awesome (who doesn’t love list making?!). And as a 26-year-old in a book club, I think that is perfectly acceptable.
Colleen, I recently found your blog, and I’m just loving it! You’re really funny!! And I live right near Niagara Falls, so I could be your tour guide. I always say that we take it for granted because we’re so close, but it really is amazing!
Colleen, I just found your blog, and you are super funny.
I live right near Niagara Falls, so if you ever make it here, I’d be happy to show you around. It really is amazing. I guess I kinda take it for granted because I’ve been so many times, but it’s pretty spectacular!
Hi, Emmarie! Thanks so much for stopping by
Niagara Falls!? That’s so awesome – I’ve never seen the falls, but have always wanted to!
I love this idea
I want to do something like this!
this is too cute — i love lists and goals too!
I love lists! I have an ever-evolving list like this! I love being able to check stuff off and add new things to it! I just found your blog and look forward to reading more!
i love this post. you’ve inspired me to make a list of my own!
I am in love with this list!!! I am digging the idea – I think I may have to create a similar one for myself!!!
PS – If you want a great lasagna recipe, let me know – my grandmother’s is to die for (although it’s super unhealthy!! – LOL)
I have a great recipe for 21 (including crust and crumble topping!)
My hubby and I wrote letters to each other on our wedding day and sealed them in a box with a bottle of wine and 2 glasses- we plan to open it on our 10th anniversary.
This is such an awesome list! And I love the whole idea!
love your list – we have a few of the same ones
Great list! How did you promote your blog? I want to do more giveaways, I love when people get all excited about winning!
Definitely take a vacation with your mom soon! I took my mom to Poland when she retired. She had always wanted to go but my dad had MMD and couldn’t take her. (I have it too but a milder case.) Our “simple” trip to Poland turned into a three week journey around Europe (six different countries in all). It was crazy but unforgettable. I unexpectedly lost my mom to cancer five years later but will always treasure our trip together. I only wish I had a chance to take my dad on his dream trip to the Kentucky Derby before he passed away.
Karen, I’m so sorry you lost both of your parents. The trip you took with your mom sounds amazing! I have, MMD, too. Like my dad! And mine is milder than his as well. I hope you’re well!
I love this blog so far! I’m just getting started, but I love your humor and writing. Good luck on your goals!