101 IN 1,001

I've decided to join in and create a list of 101 things I would like to complete in 1,001 days (approximately 2.75 years). I feel like this is a great way to set goals, but also be able to make progress because they aren't TOO far in the future. I was inspired by the blog a southern style, and encourage you to participate as well!

Start Date: January 5, 2014
End Date: October 2, 2016

1. Come up with 101 things (which was harder than expected!) [1/4/14]

2. Encourage others to create their own 1001 list
3. Do well on my GRE [June 2014]
4. Get accepted in grad school
5. Receive my Masters
6. Receive my certificate in School Librarianship
7. Get a different job [June 2014]
8. Read one book a month for a year [Obviously this will be done! ha]
9. Journal about the books I read 
10. Complete Project Life 2014
11. Learn to play pool correctly
12. Go on more dates
13. Go to Washington D.C.
14. Buy a dining room table/chairs
15. Decorate the house more
16. Grow a garden
17. Journal more in 2014
18. Complete the backyard
19. Eat healthier
20. Exercise at least twice a week
21. Find ten new dinner recipes
22. Try 5 new restaurants around our town
23. Keep up with One Little Word
24. Begin an art journal
25. Write 10 chapters of my first novel
26. Have a short story published
27. Find 5 new bands to listen to
28. Find a new show to enjoy, and watch a whole season [Modern Family]
29. Go to a drive-in theater
30. Meet an author that I like
31. Make another quilt
32. Find three new authors that I enjoy
33. Donate clothes every 6 months
34. Take more pictures (try for 1 every day)
35. Go on a picnic
36. Get a bike
37. Get my ESL certification
38. Take a yoga class
39. Re-read all 7 Harry Potter books
40. Post Outfits of the Day on the blog
41. See my best friend once a year
42. Go to a Halloween party
43. Host Thanksgiving at our house
44. Bake a cake from scratch
45. Make different smoothies at home
46. Teach Sirius "shake"
47. And "stay"
48. Have a cookout with our families in the summer
49. Expand our family
50. Make ten projects from Pinterest
51. Go to a concert
52. See a movie at the Studio Movie Grill
53. Don't go more than a week without blogging
54. Go OUT for my birthday instead of staying in [1/17/14]
55. Buy a GOOD camera
56. Send at least twenty letters via snail mail
57. Acquire the rest of the seasons of Law & Order: SVU
58. Start collecting the seasons of Cold Case
59. Do another marathon/run
60. Take a spin class
61. Buy a new iPod
62. Be a contributor on someone else's blog
63. Donate blood
64. Volunteer for an organization
65. Visit the new Perot museum in Dallas
66. Have a design made for my blog
67. Complete the 52 weeks of lists
68. Buy a new Vera Bradley purse
69. Send out Christmas cards one year
70. Find the perfect LBD
71. Send mom flowers randomly [Was actually chocolate covered strawberries, yum!]
72. Take dad out to dinner
73. Learn calligraphy
74. Improve my handwriting
75. Get a massage
76. Buy prescription sunglasses
77. Have family pictures taken this fall
78. Buy a new painting for over the fire place [Jan 2014]
79. Go to the Farmer's Market once every 6 months
80. Take a cooking class
81. Take a cake decorating class
82. Make a new cheesecake from scratch
83. Begin selling Mary Kay
84. Make Smore's bars again
85. Make time for a bubble bath once a month
86. Learn to make Sangria
87. Find a wine I really like
88. Eat from a food truck
89. Buy a fire pit
90. Give up sweets for 2 weeks
91. Grow an indoor herb garden
92. Go on a road trip
93. Go to the beach
94. Get a "23" tattoo
95. Dye my hair back to brown, and leave it that way
96. Go to the State Fair
97. Carve pumpkins
98. Finish our gallery wall
99. Make 5 blogging friends
100. Don't spend money Jan-Feb 2014
101. Complete this list, then make another!

Making 2014 Count.

Today I am linking up with a few great blogs to respond to a prompt they gave in order to have everyone discuss some of their hopes/plans for the new year, and I decided to join in the fun. As I have already talked about my word for the year, I thought I would respond to prompt number three: 3. I will make 2014 count by...

I thought the best way to respond to this might be by sharing my New Year's Resolutions/Goals. I'm not sure that I like the connotation that comes with the word "resolutions." Most of them seem to die out pretty quickly, and I don't want that, so I have decided to stick with "goals" for the new year. I intend to work very hard to make them happen, too.

Physical Goals:
-Eat healthier (I'm going to start by counting calories, just to help me get on track. Once I feel like I've gained some self control with food, I'll most likely stop this).
-Exercise: Even though I work an hour from home, I know I need to find ways to fit in some fitness. I know it will also help me get through the days easier.
-Be more positive about myself/my image; I have a bad habit of being way too hard on the way I look. No one is perfect, and I need to keep reminding myself of that.

Mental/Emotional Goals: 
-Journal daily; so far, so good. I love to write, and it is a wonderful way for me to get feelings out that I'm not always comfortable expressing in words to others. I think that it's a wonderful goal to write something every day, even if it is just a tiny bit.
-Find a new job: I count this more on the emotional side. I am in a very negative environment at the moment. And when the new school year comes around, I hope to be in a new school where I can grow in a positive way instead of dreading going to school.
-Staying positive in general; I have gotten to a point (mostly because of my job) that I am incredibly negative about things, and I want to change that.
-Be more social: I want to make some great new friends (whether online or in person)

Crafty Goals: 
-Keep up with Project Life - I had a blast putting together my title page yesterday, and look forward to continuing on. The Day by Day class has already been inspiring.
-Continue using/learning more about my new Cameo. I love it already, so I want to make sure I don't put it aside.
-Focus on my word BELIEVE
-Keep up with One Little Word - I'm really excited about it, and want to remain that way throughout the year.
-Begin an art journal - I have seen these all over Pinterest, and I am definitely interested.
-Write, write, write. This is my biggest goal this year.

That's it, at least for now! I have high hopes for 2014, and I'm really excited about sticking with things and making them happen.

Feel free to link up as well, all you have to do is answer one of the prompts in a blog post, and then link up on one of the hostess' pages! I'm linking up through Little Baby Garvin's site! :]

Share your answers to one (or all) of the following prompts on your own blog.

1. What is something you want to change, or a goal you want to set for the New Year & what is your plan for making it happen?

2. Many people chose a word to reflect on, live by or aspire to for the New Year. Let us know your word, how you decided upon it & how you plan to incorporate it into 2014.

3. I will make 2014 count by...