I recently came across the concept of a 101 Things in 1001 Days list while searching for things to do at home during the coronavirus pandemic. The idea is to create a list of goals and fun things you want to accomplish in roughly 3 years. It’s sort of like answering one of those “where do you see yourself in 5 years?” questions. You all know I love making lists and goal-setting, so I couldn’t resist trying my own!

At the end of 2019, I decided to completely scrap all of the professional goals I had made for 2020. I realized that in the past couple of years as a new business owner, I was letting my perfectionism get the best of me. It was significantly impacting my ability to reach my goals. Undoubtedly, my favorite achievements or projects I’ve created have never come out of a perfectly executed goal! So instead, I wrote a list of what I want more of in life and business, with everything from dancing at concerts, lazy weekends, and doing crafts just for fun. I’m glad I listened to that intuitive hit to rip up my goals for 2020, because COVID stepped in and would’ve done it for me anyway!

When I came across the 101 Things in 1001 Days concept, I thought it was a perfect combination of a “things I want more of” list and a goals list. 1001 days is roughly 2.75 years, so there’s also a mix of things I can do now, or in when it’s safe to do so pending the pandemic. Having just gotten married and in a new phase of my business, it feels like such a great time to add some fun, flexible goals to my life!

I hope my list gives you ideas and inspiration to create your own 101 Things in 1001 Days list. If you’re inspired to make your own list, email me or tag me on Instagram and let me know! I would love to cheer you on!

101 Things in 1001 Days

My 1001 days begins on July 28, 2020 and ends on April 25, 2023. Because I want to keep my list flexible, I am giving myself permission to fill in the last 22 items as I think of new exciting things I want to do! I will link to any blog posts that relate to my completion of these goals as well.

Personal

1. Come up with 101 things + inspire at least one other person to do the same [Inspired my friend Shannon to create her own list on day 1!]
2. Go one month without shopping (clothing, makeup, home décor purchases) for myself [Completed in August 2020- wasn’t so hard with COVID going on!]
3. Unplug completely for 24 hours
4. Take at least one action each month on anti-racism work (take a course, read a book, listen to a podcast, sign a petition, write a letter, etc.) [Highlights so far: reading So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo]
5. Volunteer for a cause I believe in
6. Take an art class
7. See a Broadway play
8. Subscribe to magazines I love
9. Read 5 books just for fun (not business or self-development!)
10. Find out my blood type
11. Improve my BMI
12. Get caught up on all scrapbooks & stay up-to-date with the current year’s
13. Document the items in this list in my scrapbooks
14. Find a diet and skincare routine that helps with my hormonal acne (this will be ongoing!)
15. Take an exercise class that’s out of my norm
16. Take a cooking class
17. Learn more about investing and start another account

Home

18. Buy another piece of original art for our home
19. Renovate our mudroom
20. Finish furnishing the house
21. Frame & hang wedding photos
22. Install a shelving system in our master closet
23. Landscape the yard
24. Plant a new tree in our front yard
25. Create a digital or printed recipe book
26. Create an indoor garden shelf for herbs and veggies

Marriage

27. Change my last name
28. Preserve my wedding dress
29. Order a wedding album
30. Celebrate our 1-year anniversary
31. Go on an EPIC honeymoon when we can travel post-COVID
32. Go on 1 vacation/year (staycations count!)
33. Send wedding announcements or Christmas cards
34. Continue learning about T1D (type 1 diabetes) so I can be as supportive as possible in this area for Hunter

Travel

35. Visit my sister and my brother-in-law at their new house
36. Visit our hometowns in Indiana and Ohio
37. Travel to a new country
38. Visit my friends that live in different states
39. Have a pool day somewhere
40. Go on another family trip together

Charleston

41. Finally eat at these restaurants: FIG, Wild Olive, 167 Raw
42. Shop at the Charleston Farmers Market
43. Visit the IAAM Museum when it opens in 2022
44. See a Spoleto show
45. Attend a festival
46. Spend a day at the Aquarium
47. Have a milkshake at Pitt Street Pharmacy
48. Take a tour of the Yorktown at Patriot’s Point
49. Go to a drive-in movie [Saw Mean Girls at Holy City Drive-In in August 2020]

Professional

50. Launch an interview series on my blog that highlights other creative women
51. Hire an independent contractor
52. Set up recurring monthly contributions to my retirement account
53. Organize all of my hard drives & create a new cloud backup system
54. Post an IGTV video
55. Book my first paid sponsorship post
56. Have my work published in another national magazine [InStyle Magazine’s August 2020 issue featuring a photo from my shoot with Dr. Ebony Hilton]
57. Make my first affiliate sale
58. Teach a workshop
59. Partner with someone with a similar audience to grow our followings
60. Grow my email list to 250 subscribers
61. Create a media kit
62. Sell my prints in a store
63. Buy a new computer

Friends & Family

64. Host a dinner party at our house
65. Give 5 “just because” gifts
66. Send a birthday card to each of my friends
67. Make our guest room and bathroom extra cozy and welcoming for guests

Just for Fun

68. Deposit $20 into a savings account when I complete each of these items
69. Buy a new inspiring coffee table book
70. Create a Spotify playlist each season of my current favorite songs
71. Visit a new state park
72. Buy a bold lip color
73. Start some sort of club (I don’t know what but it sounds fun!)
74. Go dancing
75. Learn embroidery
76. Play The Sims every once in a while
77. Tie-dye t-shirts
78. Learn how to compost
79. Go antiquing

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