Just over a year ago (oh my, it's already been a year?!), I created a list of 101 things I wanted to try to accomplish in 1001 days. The list was full of lots of trivial things, some valuable things but mainly just some fun experiences and goals. I still have quite a bit of time left before my 1001 days are up but I thought I'd check in to see how I'm doing thus far.
Out of the 101 things on my list, I've completely crossed off 18, which means that I'm just under 20% done! Not too shabby, if I do say so myself. I'm also in the process of completing another 18 (many of the things on my list require me reading/watching/doing things more than once).
At this point right now, I would say the majority of my list is still very much attainable. There are some items on my list that I'm starting to question though, namely skydiving. Why I ever put skydiving on my list, I do not know. I must have been feeling very adventurous in that one very specific moment when I wrote skydiving down as number 97 on my list.
For a full breakdown of the list (and a few additional comments), keep scrolling. If you'd like to read my original 101 in 1001 post, you can do so here. And you can always find the continually updated version of the list at the top of my blog under '101 in 1001' page, next to the 'About' page.
Strikethrough items are completed
Out of the 101 things on my list, I've completely crossed off 18, which means that I'm just under 20% done! Not too shabby, if I do say so myself. I'm also in the process of completing another 18 (many of the things on my list require me reading/watching/doing things more than once).
At this point right now, I would say the majority of my list is still very much attainable. There are some items on my list that I'm starting to question though, namely skydiving. Why I ever put skydiving on my list, I do not know. I must have been feeling very adventurous in that one very specific moment when I wrote skydiving down as number 97 on my list.
For a full breakdown of the list (and a few additional comments), keep scrolling. If you'd like to read my original 101 in 1001 post, you can do so here. And you can always find the continually updated version of the list at the top of my blog under '101 in 1001' page, next to the 'About' page.
Italicized items are in progress
- Read five biographies
- Visit three national parks
- Unplug completely for 24 hours once a month
- Host a brunch
- Take a cooking class
Visit a flea market- Do at least 5 do-it-yourself projects
- Write ten handwritten letters
- Visit five museums >>> Between my visits to Paris, London, and Philadelphia, I think I could cross this item off but I wasn't keeping track. And I want to visit some Houston and San Antonio museums before completely marking it off.
- Read 40 books
- Travel to five new places >>> I'm headed to Mexico City for the first time next week!
- Leave a 100% tip
- Have a picnic at the park
- Attend 15 live music shows >>> My favorite concert thus far has probably been Jason Isbell; I was front row and the performance was incredible.
- Take a trip with my girlfriends
- Cook 15 new meals
- Find the perfect LBD
- Watch ten "classic" movies
- Attend a ballet performance
Run a 5KVote in a presidential election>>> I'm #StillWithHer- Interview my grandparents
- Get lost in a new city
- Find the best BBQ in the great state of Texas
- Make my bed every day for six months
Go on a real vacation- Watch all of the Best Picture nominees from the Oscars
- Brush up on the geography of the world
Go stargazing>>> Thank you West Texas skies!- Attend a professional sporting event
- Learn to ski
- Go hiking six times
- Run a 10K
- Frame a wall-worthy map and start marking the places I've been >>> I am definitely doing this in my new apartment.
- Workout at least twice a week for six months
- Take a trip alone >>> I sort of had a solo trip to Philadelphia for a few days but I was meeting a friend so I didn't think it was fair to count it.
Graduate college- Learn to french braid my own hair
- Take a trip with someone on a whim
- Try five new restaurants in Austin
- Try five new restaurants in Houston
- Take a self-defense class
- Learn to meditate >>> I actually took a class on Mindfulness my last semester in college and we did short meditation practices at the beginning and end of every lecture. I definitely learned a lot but still need to apply it and practice it in my everyday life.
- Do a 30-day ab challenge >>> Ugh...
Wake up at 7am {or earlier} every day for a week- Go paddle boarding
- Step foot on the Four Corners
- Go ziplining
- Learn two new songs on the guitar
- Attend four plays or musicals
- Learn how to do a proper push >>> Truly sad
- Adopt a puppy >>> I might need to change this to 'Adopt a kitten'
Watch the sunrise and sunset of the same day- Stop biting my nails >>> I have not even attempted to do this in the slightest and it's a problem
Get a big girl job>>> Ms. French, your 3rd-grade math teacher!- Go horseback riding
- Take tennis lessons
- Keep my nails painted for at least three months in a row >>> I think I lasted a month on the first try?
- Try a new cuisine
- Make homemade poptarts
- Take at least three consecutive conscious breaths every day
- Give up Netflix, Hulu and all other video streaming sites for three months >>> I should have been more realistic and said three weeks, not three months...
- Go on the Port of Houston Ship Channel tour
- Go two-stepping
Visit Marfa, Texas>>> If you ever go to Marfa, try Food Shark. It's delish!- Attend three different UT sporting events
Go to the Texas State Fair- Have a movie theater marathon
- Donate blood again
- Vote in a non-presidential election
- Spend an afternoon at a botanical garden
Change up my hair>>> I became a blonde for about eight months and loved it, though I wasn't too sad to see it go.- See a movie at a drive-in
- Start a blog series
- Attend a live-taping of a television show
- Do a 30-day squat challenge >>> ha ha ha haaaaa
Get a massageGo to a pumpkin patch>>> You can see the photos from this magical day here!- Volunteer more
- Learn the basics of photoshop >>> I had Adobe for a while and still never learned. For shame.
- Organize my photos >>> Desperately needs to happen
- Read the New York Times every day for three months
- Watch 20 movies off my must-watch list
- Try a new food once a month for six months
- Visit the Stockyards in Fort Worth
- Improve my posture
- Fast for a day
- Develop a better skin care routine
Float a riverSee Kacey Musgraves live>>> I saw her twice last year, met her once and am seeing her again this week! This was a much easier item to cross off my list than I ever expected it to be.- Visit the caverns in Texas
- Discover and listen to a new artist once a month
- Attend a roller derby
- Learn to love my hair >>> I just got a haircut last week and I don't think I've ever loved my hair as much as I do right now. I might have to change this item to completed...
- Don't eat out for a week for three months
Get an internship>>> I loved my time interning at a nonprofit last semester in Austin.- Go skydiving >>> again...WHY?
- Take a ballroom dance class
- Go a week {or two} without sugar
- Start doing yoga
Inspire someone else to make their own list
End Date: December 4, 2018
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