I started my first 101 things in 1001 days list back in 2011 and loved it. I didn’t accomplish everything on that list, but I really did enjoy the process. The list kept me accountable. When I started blogging a few months back, I told my husband, a few times about the 101 in 1001 list and how much I liked the challenge. We even read through my old list. I started questioning why I hadn’t done one in over five years and decided to remedy that right away.
How does it work, you ask? It’s basically like a to-do list mixed with a bucket list. 1001 days is roughly 2.75 years and a much easier timeline to accomplish such a big list. It offers you multiple seasons to tackle your goals. I actually find it less daunting to have this giant list than eight new year’s resolutions. You can read about my 2019 resolutions and my word of the year here, if you’d like. I’m excited to get started on this and share my accomplishments with you guys.
Start date: Monday, January 14, 2019
End date: Monday, October 11, 2021
My list
Personal
1. Volunteer
2. Read five life-improving books
3. Read one book each season
4. Join a book club
5. Write a will
6. Pay off our credit card debt
7. Floss for three weeks straight
8. Find a new dentist
9. Buy a new pair of glasses
10. Hit One-derland in my weight loss journey
11. Hit 10,000 steps everyday for two weeks
12. Unplug for a full weekend (No computer, phone, tv. etc.)
Blog
13. Set up social media accounts for the blog pinterest, facebook, instagram, twitter
15. Complete and blog about 10 DIY projects
16. Have a post go viral
17. Put together a video for the blog
Vacation
18. Plan a staycation
19. Take a spontaneous weekend getaway
20. Plan a girl’s weekend away
21. Take a road trip
22. Visit three new states
23. Travel by train to a new city
24. Visit Times Square in New York
25. Visit San Francisco
26. Go on our honeymoon
Just for Fun
27. Open a travel savings account
28. See a show (Broadway, talkshow, gameshow, etc.)
29. Treasure hunt for glass floats on Jekyll Island
30. Kayak around Rebecca Island
31. Try surfing
32. Go paddleboarding
33. Go camping
34. Build a fire pit
35. Paint some rocks and hide them in my hometown
36. Go to a live sports event
37. Go on a hot air balloon ride
38. Plant a tree
39. Go on a dogsled ride
40. Go to a drive-in theatre
41. Go on a picnic
42. Take in a show at Serenbe Playhouse
43. Go horseback riding
44. Refinish a piece of furniture
45. Take a glass blowing class
46. Take a cake decorating class
47. Prepare a food buffet/bar (waffles, bagel, ice cream sundaes, etc.)
48. Start a weekly brunch tradition
49. Eat 15 new fruits and/or vegetables
50. Shop my freezer and pantry for one week
51. No fast food for one month
52. Plant an herb garden53. Buy myself flowers speckled easter egg vase
55. Get a massage
56. Buy a little black dress
57. Wear out a pair of running shoes
58. Do a spending freeze for one month
59. Buy new bedding
60. Arm knit a throw
61. Send someone a surprise in the mail
62. Use the fireplace at least once
Family
63. Hire a babysitter for date nights
64. Plan a summer list for the kids
65. Take the kids to Fernbank Museum
66. Take the boys to their first movie at the theatre
67. Visit a pumpkin patch in the fall
68. Go apple picking
69. Take the kids to the zoo
70. Take the family snowshoeing in Voyageur National Park
71. Take the boys sliding
72. Plan an indoor camp out for the kids
73. Run a 5K with Marlon and the kids
74. Build a blanket fort and sleep in it with the kids
75. Plan five play dates
76. Have a family photo taken
77. Move the boys into a shared room
Home
78. Hang up our guestbook gallery wall in the hallway
79. Organize the coat closet
80. Create a headboard for our master suite
81. Paint our bedroom and redesign the space
82. Paint the master bath and decorate
83. Change out the blind in the master bath
84. Build an entertainment unit for the living room
85. Build cornice boxes for the kitchen windows
86. Change out the kitchen hardware
87. Create a command centre in the kitchen
88. Purge the kitchen cupboards and drawers
89. Clear off the counter tops of all kitchen electronics
90. Caulk all the baseboards finished 04.17.19
91. Paint all the trim and doors
92. Fix the laundry room doors
93. Repaint the guest bathroom
94. Paint the bathroom floors with stencils
95. Paint the vanities in both bathrooms
96. Screen in the front porch
97. Build shelves in the office/playroom closet
98. Build a flower box for under the kitchen window
99. Build a stock tank pool
100. Replace the fan in the bedroom
101. Change out the lamps in the bedroom for hanging lights