101 Things in 1,001 Days ~2019 First Quarter Recap

April 1, 2018 to December 27, 2020
15% Complete

 

1. Write a letter to myself to open when the 1001 days is over
2. Pay off all debt, excluding mortgage ~over 75% done
3. Fully funded emergency fund
4. Fully funded rental emergency fund
5. Start kids college funds
6. Go on a Disney cruise
7. Attend a photography workshop
8. Go zip lining
9. Camping in the mountains
10. Horseback riding
11. Week in Gatlinburg
12. Take a Segway tour
13. Attend an Alabama home game
14. Go geocaching
15. A golf day with the hubs
16. Stay at a beach house for a week
17. Get another tattoo
18. Ride in a hot air balloon
19. Improve my handwriting ~Order handwriting book
20. Get Ancestry DNA test
21. Learn soap making
22. Make a candle
23. Take pictures in a photo booth
24. Work on a pottery wheel
25. Attend a music festival
26. Attend a film festival
27. Go through a corn maze on Halloween
28. Go to a renaissance festival
29. Send hubs to comicon
30. Go on a trip with my best friends
31. Take piano lessons
32. Sew an article of clothing that I can wear
33. Have a spa day
34. Try acupuncture
35. Create an inspiration jar
36. Go on a shopping spree
37. Make every recipe in a cookbook
38. Recreate a classic dish
39. Start an herb garden
40. Grow a container garden
41. Take a cooking class
42. Do the Whole 30 challenge
43. Host a cooking class
44. Try a weird food
45. Try the 7 day Vegan challenge
46. No fast food for a week
47. Read a book on the NY Best Sellers List
48. Build a house with Habitat for Humanity
49. Go on a church mission trip ~planning a trip for August
50. Random act of kindness
51. Adopt a family for Christmas
52. Visit a nursing home
53. Prepare care packages for the homeless
54. Learn sign language ~Working on
55. Learn a new language
56. Serve in a soup kitchen
57. Sponsor a child’s wish through the Make-a-Wish Foundation
58. Unplug for a week
59. Volunteer at an animal shelter
60. Write a book
61. Write a cookbook
62. Do a color run
63. Hit my goal weight ~30% complete
64. No soda for a week
65. Try a juice fast for a weekend
66. Go deep sea fishing
67. Take a self-defense class
68. Go paddle boarding
69. Challenge hubs to a paintball war
70. Be a tourist in my own town
71. Spontaneous road trip
72. See Niagara Falls
73. Visit Coney Island
74. Tour the Biltmore Estates
75. Visit the White House
76. See a Red Sox home game
77. Learn to quilt
78. Pay a stranger’s bill in a restaurant
79. Make a list of 101 quotes that inspire me
80. Go to a marriage retreat
81. Plan a year’s worth of dates with the hubs
82. Host a poker night
83. Attend a Women’s Retreat
84. Double our income
85. Attend ITN
86. Start a YouTube channel ~prepping
87. Become a yoga instructor
88. Create my signature program ~working on
89. Become a CPR instructor
90. Get my concealed carry license
91. Visit Salem
92. Watch 25 documentaries ~48% complete
93. Read 50 book
94. Read 10 biographies
95. Save $20 for every goal completed
96. Watch every Audrey Hepburn film
97. Make a memory jar
98. Read the entire Bible ~reading through the Bible in a Year chronological plan.
99. List 50 places I’d like to visit
100. Write a list of 101 things I’ve already accomplished ~working on
101. Write a letter to myself to open in 10 years

 

 

 

 

Check out these other popular posts!

Tips for Spring Skincare

Baked Chimichangas

 

101 Things in 1,001 Days ~ First Quarter Recap

I’ll admit that I’ve been a little slow starting on my new 101 list this last year. But I do have some great things planned ahead in the next few months so hopefully, I’ll be able to mark off quite a few items here.

8% accomplished

1. Write a letter to myself to open when the 1,001 days is over
2. Pay off all debt, excluding mortgage 75% accomplished
3. Fully funded emergency fund 20% accomplished
4. Fully funded rental emergency fund 10% accomplished
5. Start kids college funds
6. Go on a Disney cruise
7. Attend a photography workshop
8. Go zip lining
9. Camping in the mountains
10. Horseback riding
11. Week in Gatlinburg
12. Take a Segway tour
13. Attend an Alabama home football game
14. Go geocaching
15. Golf day with the hubs
16. Stay at a beach house for a week
17. Get another tattoo
18. Ride in a hot air balloon
19. Improve my handwriting
20. Get Ancestry DNA test
21. Learn soap making
22. Make a candle
23. Take pictures in a photo booth
24. Work on a pottery wheel
25. Attend a music festival
26. Attend a film festival
27. Go through a corn maze on Halloween
28. Go to a renaissance festival
29. Send hubs to comic con
30. Go on a trip with my best friends
31. Take piano lessons
32. Sew an article of clothing that I can wear
33. Have a spa day
34. Try acupuncture
35. Create an inspiration jar
36. Go on a shopping spree
37. Make every recipe in a cookbook
38. Recreate a classic dish
39. Start an herb garden
40. Grow a container garden
41. Take a cooking class
42. Do the Whole 30 challenge
43. Host a cooking class
44. Try a weird food
45. Try the 7 day Vegan challenge
46. No fast food for a week
47. Read a book on the NY Best Sellers List
48. Build a house with Habitat for Humanity
49. Go on a church mission trip
50. Five random acts of kindness
51. Adopt a family for Christmas
52. Visit a nursing home
53. Prepare care packages for the homeless
54. Learn sign language
55. Learn a new language
56. Serve in a soup kitchen
57. Sponsor a child’s wish through the Make-a-Wish Foundation
58. Unplug for a week
59. Volunteer at an animal shelter
60. Write a book
61. Write a cookbook
62. Do a color run
63. Hit my goal weight 17% accomplished
64. No soda for a week
65. Try a juice fast for a week
66. Go deep sea fishing
67. Take a self-defense class
68. Go paddle boarding
69. Challenge hubs to a paintball war
70. Go to Busch Gardens Williamsburg
71. Spontaneous road trip
72. Tour Richmond
73. Visit Coney Island
74. Tour the Biltmore Estates
75. Visit the White House
76. See a Red Sox home game
77. Learn to quilt
78. Pay a stranger’s bill in a restaurant
79. Make a list of 101 quotes that inspire me
80. Go to a marriage retreat
81. Plan a year’s worth of dates with the hubs
82. Host a poker night
83. Attend a Women’s Retreat
84. Double our income
85. Attend ITN
86. Start a YouTube channel
87. Become a yoga instructor
88. Create my signature program
89. Become a CPR instructor
90. Get my concealed carry license
91. Visit Salem
92. Watch 25 documentaries
93. Read 50 book
94. Read 10 biographies
95. Save $20 for every goal completed
96. Watch every Audrey Hepburn film
97. Make a memory jar
98. Read the entire Bible
99. List 50 places I’d like to visit
100. Write a list of 101 things I’ve already accomplished  46% accomplished
101. Write a letter to myself to open in 10 years

 

 

Check out past 101 Things in 1,001 Days!

101 Things in 1,oo1 Days ~June Recap

101 Things in 1,001 Days 2018-2020 Edition

 

This year has been a slow starting year for me. I have taken a lot of time recently to just hibernate, recuperate, and reflect on quite a few things in my life. I’m slowly dragging myself back to the land of the living and I figured a good way to get me motivated was to create a new bucket list. Because let’s get real, I love me some lists. The last few years I was completing my first 101 Things in 1,001 Days Challenge. It ran from May 2015 to Jan 2018. It’s kind of amazing to look back at that original list now and see how much my priorities and goals have changed since then. While some of those items are carrying over to my new list, I definitely wanted to branch out a little more.

Start Date: April 1, 2018

End Date: December 27, 2020

If you want to complete your own 101 in 1,001 challenge, you can use this calculator to find your dates.

1. Write a letter to myself to open when the 1,001 days is over
2. Pay off all debt, excluding mortgage
3. Fully funded emergency fund
4. Fully funded rental emergency fund
5. Start kids college funds
6. Go on a Disney cruise
7. Attend a photography workshop
8. Go zip lining
9. Camping in the mountains
10. Horseback riding
11. Week in Gatlinburg
12. Take a Segway tour
13. Attend an Alabama home football game
14. Go geocaching
15. Golf day with the hubs
16. Stay at a beach house for a week
17. Get another tattoo
18. Ride in a hot air balloon
19. Improve my handwriting
20. Get Ancestry DNA test
21. Learn soap making
22. Make a candle
23. Take pictures in a photo booth
24. Work on a pottery wheel
25. Attend a music festival
26. Attend a film festival
27. Go through a corn maze on Halloween
28. Go to a renaissance festival
29. Send hubs to comic con
30. Go on a trip with my best friends
31. Take piano lessons
32. Sew an article of clothing that I can wear
33. Have a spa day
34. Try acupuncture
35. Create an inspiration jar
36. Go on a shopping spree
37. Make every recipe in a cookbook
38. Recreate a classic dish
39. Start an herb garden
40. Grow a container garden
41. Take a cooking class
42. Do the Whole 30 challenge
43. Host a cooking class
44. Try a weird food
45. Try the 7 day Vegan challenge
46. No fast food for a week
47. Read a book on the NY Best Sellers List
48. Build a house with Habitat for Humanity
49. Go a church mission trip
50. Five random acts of kindness
51. Adopt a family for Christmas
52. Visit a nursing home
53. Prepare care packages for the homeless
54. Learn sign language
55. Learn a new language
56. Serve in a soup kitchen
57. Sponsor a child’s wish through the Make-a-Wish foundation
58. Unplug for a week
59. Volunteer at an animal shelter
60. Write a book
61. Write a cookbook
62. Do a color run
63. Hit my goal weight
64. No soda for a week
65. Try a juice fast for a week
66. Go deep sea fishing
67. Take a self defense class
68. Go paddle boarding
69. Challenge hubs to a paintball war
70. Go to Busch Gardens Williamsburg
71. Spontaneous road trip
72. Tour Richmond
73. Visit Coney Island
74. Tour the Biltmore Estates
75. Visit the White House
76. See a Red Sox home game
77. Learn to quilt
78. Pay a stranger’s bill in a restaurant
79. Make a list of 101 quotes that inspire me
80. Go to a marriage retreat
81. Plan a year’s worth of dates with the hubs
82. Host a poker night
83. Attend a Women’s Retreat
84. Double our income
85. Attend ITN
86. Start a YouTube channel
87. Become a yoga instructor
88. Create my signature program
89. Become a CPR instructor
90. Get my concealed carry license
91. Visit Salem
92. Watch 25 documentaries
93. Read 50 book
94. Read 10 biographies
95. Save $20 for every goal completed
96. Watch every Audrey Hepburn film
97. Make a memory jar
98. Read the entire Bible
99. List 50 places I’d like to visit
100. Write a list of 101 things I’ve already accomplished
101. Write a letter to myself to open in 10 years

 

 

Want to check out my first 101 Things in 1,001 Challenge! 

My 101 in 1001

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

Let me be honest, I have not been doing too good at keeping up with my reading schedule this year. I’m still having trouble getting out of my habit of reading a book half way through before moving on to another book. With that said, I did want to share one book that I have actually completed, Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway by Susan Jeffers.

I really enjoyed this book and learned quite a bit from it. One of my biggest failures has always been letting fear or worry keep me from doing things that interest me or even challenge me. The fear of failure has kept me from doing so many things in my life which automatically made me fail. But I rationalized that failure by opting out was far better than trying and falling flat on my face. Definitely not the truth.

After finishing this book, I came away with two major points that were extremely relevant to me. One was that all fears are primarily based on the idea that I cannot handle the outcome. While yes the outcome may suck, cause me pain, or make me cry the truth is that I can and will handle it to the best of my abilities. I could lose my job, but I would find a way to handle it. I may have to file bankruptcy if I can’t find a new job, but I would find a way to handle it. I will one day lose my loved ones, but I will find a way to handle it. And I can attest from my health coach training that the mind is very powerful. If you constantly tell yourself that you can NOT handle something, then you will inevitably fall apart and not be able handle it. But if you tell yourself that you CAN handle it, you might be surprised at the difference. Mindset really is everything.

The second take away was that there is no ONE right way or wrong way and that my failures can hold something of value. One of the examples from the book was a man who walked away from an Ivy League law school after two years to pursue a degree in psychology. His father thought it was a mistake and sulked on the time and money spent on those two years. However, the man did end up using some of what he learned at law school when he opened his own psychology practice and he still has many great friends from his time at law school. But most importantly, he’ll never look back and wonder “What If”. He knows with the at most certainty that he would not have enjoyed being a lawyer. He did not regret the first path he chose. He enjoyed the experiences it brought and then moved onto another path. Life can be enjoyed much more if you’re choosing between Path A and Path B instead of the Right Path versus the Wrong Path.

 

Love to read? Check out these amazing books!

Becoming the Woman God Wants Me to Be

Second Time Around

101 Things in 1,001 Days ~June Recap

I use to do monthly updates on here for my 101 Things list, but I found I just wasn’t marking enough off items off every month to make it actually worth writing about. I think from now on I’ll try to do either every other month or at least quarterly. I’ve also realized that my 1,001 day is up in January. So that gives me 6 months to start marking more items off. We shall see!!

Becoming the Woman God Wants Me to Be

First off, I’ve completely finished 2 more books from my list of 40 books. I’m in the middle of several books, but I seem to have readers adhd or something. I get too bored too quickly and rarely finish a book.

Second Time Around

I also managed to have my family go a whole week without eating out, at all. This may seem like a small thing to some people, but it was really huge for my family. As I mentioned in an earlier post, my husband and I just finished Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University. We are really focusing on our finances and we weren’t surprised at all at the amount of money we spent on eating out. Thanks to better meal planning and several freezer meals from Wildtree, I was finally able to mark this goal off my list!

Asian Pork Tenderloin with Spicy Roasted Acorn Squash and Sweet and Spicy Thai Carrot Soup.

The last item that I get to mark off is a weekend trip with my husband. While we didn’t have our mountain cabin getaway, we were able to have some time alone. My mother was gracious enough to keep the kids for the weekend while I drove down to Biloxi. My husband was down there for several weeks for business. We spent some time on the beach in Biloxi and then drove down to spend the day in New Orleans. We had such a great time. I really can’t say the last time I felt so relaxed and stress free. I will definitely work on making these small getaways more of a priority.

1. Pay off all my debt, excluding our mortgage.
2. Build our emergency fund to 3-6 months of expenses.
3. Start a Christmas savings account. Jan 2016
4. Start my kids college funds.
5. Gain 100 followers on my blog.
6. Post 2 videos to my YouTube channel a week for a month.
7. Have 3 blog posts published a week for a month.
8. Start an Etsy shop, or a shop on my blog June 2015
9. Make my daughter a toy box.
10. Grow a herb garden. April 2016
11. Make (and can) my own spaghetti sauce.
12. Read 40 books completely and not half way through. ~Made book list
13. Go 1 entire week (including the weekend) without eating out. June 2017
14. Take my husband away without the kids for a weekend. June 2017
15. Learn a new craft. July 2015
16. Make at new recipe. March 2017
17. Lose 20 pounds.
18. Take a yoga class a few times.
19. Go a full day with no technology.
20. Take the Canadian road trip I planned.
21. Take the kids on a Disney cruise.
22. Join the local VFW.
23. Attend a photography workshop.
24. Host a cooking class.
25. Make a memory jar on Jan 1 and read everything in it on Dec 31.
26. Learn to quilt.
27. Take a weekend trip to Vegas.
28. Write a cookbook.
29. Go zip lining.
30. Make a jar full of rocks with my favorite Bible verses written on them.
31. Go on a road trip with some of my girlfriends.
32. Host a huge Halloween masquerade party.
33. Rent a beach house for a week.
34. Swim with dolphins.
35. Go camping with my kids.
36. Have a picnic in the park.
37. Make yogurt popsicle with my kids.
38. Pay a strangers restaurant bill.
39. Go on a hot air balloon ride.
40. Learn to ice skate.
41. Attend the Kentucky Derby.
42. Take a pin-up photo shoot.
43. Prepare a care package for a homeless person.
44. Build a blanket fort.  August 2015
45. Go to Country Concert.
46. Make every recipe from 1 of my cookbooks.
47. Take a Segway tour of a city.
48. Go to a monster truck rally.
49. Take a self-defense class.
50. Make pasta from scratch.
51. Go one month without shopping except for necessities.
52. Read 5 biographies. ~Made List
53. Learn how to tie a tie.
54. Start a new blog series. May 2015
55. Give 5 “Just Because Gifts” 1~July 2015; 1~August 2015
56. Visit Chicago.
57. Make sushi with my new kit.
58. Run in a color run.
59. Have a spa day.
60. Host a Vision Board party.
61. Attend a blog conference.
62. Establish a family tradition. May 2015
63. Write a guest post for another blogger.
64. Have a guest post on my blog.
65. Attend an Alabama home football game.
66. Host a blog giveaway.
67. Put $20 in savings for every goal accomplished.
68. Visit 5 new museums. AF Museum~July 2015
69. Go on another marriage retreat.
70. Stop drinking soda for 1 week.
71. Learn to make a burlap wreath.
72. Determine my MBA major. Nov 2015
73. Take a photo booth picture with my hubs.
74. Go snowboarding.
75. Have family photos taken every year.
76. Visit a new state. August 2015
77. Go geocaching.
78. Go to 3 new festivals.
79. Be able to do 10 pullups.
80. Create a business plan.
81. Make an editorial calendar. May 2015
82. Order business cards. July 2015
83. Create a media kit.
84. Have 5 photos accepted to FoodGawker.
85. Attend a women’s bible retreat.
86. Make a list of 101 positive things about myself. ~Started on
87. Make my bed every single day for a month.
88. Put aside $50 a month for 6 months and go on a shopping spree.
89. Write a letter for each of my children and place it with my will.
90. Send a message in a bottle.
91. Host a favorites party.
92. Do a craft show.  August 2015
93. Go golfing with my hubs.
94. Take each kid on a mom date.
95. Plan 12 dates (1 for each month) for the hubs and I.
96. Buy a silhouette cameo.
97. Make 2 weeks worth of freezer meals. March 2017
98. Leave a 100% tip. Feb 2016
99. Have poker night.
100. Journal every night for a month.
101. Write a letter to myself to open in 10 years.