101 Things in 1,001 Days // Final Tally

Wow, my 101 things in 1,001 days is over! It totally snuck up on me, whoops! Here's how I did! 

101 things in 1,001 days!

Personal -14

-move to a bigger place

-work for myself at least part-time (rotating work schedule)

-do yoga twice a week for at least one month

-enrich our home environment for the cat(s) (see evidence that it is working)

-get another furry friend

-King sized bed - we got a new mattress instead!

-move to a new city/state (or decide that we don't want to)

-have a full emergency fund

-pay double my student loan payment 3 times

-research vitamins, take some assortment of them (for at least 6 months)

-actually buy cool glasses in my prescription

-get a credit card

-buy an espresso machine

-design a new address stamp

Professional -15

-make blog business cards, put them in a cute case, carry them around

-open etsy store & sell things

-meet 3 of my blogger friends in person - 2, I met Gina and Kira, so close! 

-work on writing prompts once per month

-get a DSLR / lenses

-meet other Midwestern bloggers

-go to a blog conference

-have a booth at a flea market / show / sale

-join blogger groups

-have sponsored posts

-make money with ad space on my blog

-be published as a freelancer / on an web magazine etc.

-use my twitter once a day for a month

-participate in an A Beautiful Mess type photo challenge

-register my own domain name

Family/Friends -12

-write 50 letters to friends and family far away (1268 - 4/20/16 - and I stopped counting!)

-have a monthly meal with my family and KC's family (at least 6 months in a year) - too late for my family

-be a bridesmaid again - this weekend, it counts.

-host a clue party 

-host 10 game nights 

-host 3 pinterest parties

-host 3 girls nights/brunches

-host 3 clothing swaps

-send 20 'just because' pieces of gifts / mail - only 9, so close!!

-throw someone an amazing party

-host a fiesta

-write down family stories (recorded dad telling stories 6/15)

Travel (regional) -7

-explore KC restaurant scene (find 5 new places I like) - only 1

-finish exploring the Saint Louis Art Museum

-go to Shakespeare in the park

-take the train to Chicago

-visit 10 new-to-me local restaurants

-go to a concert in Lawrence (downtown)

-try 10 new-to-me Lawrence coffee shops - only 6

Travel (larger scale)-14

-visit Mari & Eric in San Fransisco

-visit Brittany & Tyler in Boston

-travel abroad

-go to Vegas

-go to Seattle

-check out Corvalis, OR

-see the Pacific Ocean

-visit family in Phoenix

-go back to Canada

-spend time on the beach with KC

-be in the mountains

-take a trip that involves more outdoor time (than typical)

-Tennessee / Kentucky road trip (two! 2015 and 2016!)

-take another winter trip (to a winter-y place)

Adventure -7

-go kayaking

-go horseback riding

-go camping

-do 12 things I never expected to do

-go hiking 6 times - only 2

-try Russian food

-see a new animal in the wild

Holidays -10

-DIY over-the-top couple's Halloween costumes - don't feel satisfied with these... but we've had pretty great costumes for the last 4 years... so I'm calling this an OK! (these were good: one and two)

-establish 6 Christmas season traditions with KC 

-send holiday cards to friends and family - 2 years in a row!

-give all thrifted Christmas gifts one year

-have 'Friendsmas' again, preferably minus the snowstorm

-do a gratitude project at Thanksgiving

-be somewhere exciting on NYE

-have a St. Patrick's Day party

-start our own cinco de mayo tradition

-go somewhere or to an event for a holiday

Marriage - 8

-do something special for our anniversary

-have 4 official dates every month - I think we basically did this unless it was December, counting as a pass.

-write down our favorite moments in marriage and look back on them on anniversaries

-take KC shopping for snazzy threads

-have 5 splurge-y dates (Rocco's in Seattle, Cafe Amelie in NOLA, Paco & Rudy's in Galveston, Cafe Amelie again.)

-catch up on the 'yearly' anniversary gifts

-go to a football game together

-dance, we never get to dance (Jess & Kalor's Wedding, making up a hipster song, Kayla and Carl's Wedding)

Just for Fun - 14

-finish Jane Austen's novels (Pride & Prejudice, Persuasion,)

-finish F. Scott Fitzgerald's novels (The Great Gatsby,)

-put $10 into savings for each goal accomplished

-see Coldplay again

-pull off 12 new upcycling projects - 8 SO CLOSE!

-paint tiny pictures of Lawrence favorites / KC favorites

-photo shoot with KC with Jennie Karges in Arizona, and with Leah Evans in Kansas.

-go to at least one Sporting KC game

-take a class (cooking, arts center, online class...)

-learn about Dolly Parton, because she's amazing

-see 3 musicals, live

-see a pop icon in concert (JT, Christina, Shakira, Taylor Swift...?)

-see 10 classic or cult classic movies at Liberty Hall (or the like) 

-make colored macarons 

Total: 101

Finished: 49 (Finished Last Year: 35)

In Progress: 9 (In Progress Last Year: 15)

Not Started: 43 (Not Started Last Year: 51)

Verdict? I got about half way done, which isn't GREAT, but it's pretty good considering how long the list is, and how many of them I made, "try 6," "send 12", etc.! That was a bit over enthusiastic in hindsight. 

Have you started any long term goals? What are they?

Have you ever done a 101 goals in 1,001 days challenge? 

What about a 30 X 30 list, or the like?

I would love to hear about your goals! 

Thank you for reading!

Alexandra

For past goal lists and goal setting tips visit the 'achieve' tab above. Or click here.