101 in 1001

So, with a new year beginning, why not start a new goals list, am I right? There's this thing that's been going around called 101 things to do in 1001 days.

Start Date:  Sunday, December 30, 2013

End Date:  Monday, September 26, 2016

Here we go.

create.
1. Pinterest projects for my future apartment {0/5}
2. make apple crisp
3. a cookbook
4. three signs for my classroom {0/3}
5. learn how to reupholster an old chair
6. revitalize old pieces of furniture {0/3}
7. make a wreath
8. paint a room
9. use old t-shirts to make a t-shirt quilt
10. make a gift for somebody special to me

education.
11. learn how to use a sewing machine
12. read 5 new books {0/5}
13. learn 3 family recipes
14. make 10 recipes off of Pinterest {0/10}
15. learn to french braid
16. learn how to change a tire
17. learn how to jump a car
18. memorize my students' names before school starts {for student teaching}

experiences.
19. stay up all night talking to someone
20. buy a puppy 
21. go camping
22. attend a concert
23. attend a karaoke bar/event
24. attend a piano bar
25. go on a real picnic
26. listen to every song on my iTunes
27. go ice skating
28. ride a roller coaster
29. go to a shooting range
30. watch a meteor shower
31. try 5 new restaurants {2/5} -- Bourban & Baker, Barley's Brewhaus
32. see a comedy show
33. take kissing pictures in a photo booth
34. go on a long bike ride

financial.
35. catalog expenses for one month
36. set a monthly budget
37. save my change until the end of this mission ~ record total
38. get a teaching job ~ 2nd Grade!
39. complete a “no spend month”…{except rent/utilities/groceries of course}

giving back & relationships.
40. send flowers to a friend
41. mend a broken relationship
42. write a letter to my future husband
43. buy someone’s meal in a drive through
44. send 5 letters to friends/relatives {0/5}
45. volunteer somewhere
46. go on a real date

health.
47. floss daily for a month
48. run 2 miles in 15 minutes
49. run an average of 8 miles a week
50. run a 5k
51. take a yoga class
52. keep a food journal for one month
53. stick to my running schedule for one month
54. cut soda out of my diet for one month
55. drink 8 glasses of water everyday for 1 week

just because.
56. get a mani/pedi
57. get a massage
58. go skinny dipping
59. make 10 christmas cards one year {0/10}
60. make my bed every day for one month {0/30}
61. go pumpkin picking at the pumpkin patch
62. buy new running shoes
63. buy new dishes for a “permanent” apartment
64. buy new bedroom furniture
65. play in the rain
66. buy a potted plant and keep it alive
67. buy something at a flea market
68. play 18 holes of golf
69. finish a coloring book

organization.
70. clean out my closet and get rid of old clothes
71. clean and organize my laptop
72. get rid of 15 unnecessary items and give them away {0/15}
73. back up my computer
74. organize my phone and get rid of old pictures and apps

personal.
75. journal everyday for {at least} one month
76. identify 101 things that make me happy
77. find out my blood type
78. use the entire pack of teeth whitening strips
79. write a poem and give it to someone I love
80. write a list of 101 things I’ve achieved in my lifetime
81. write a letter to myself to be opened on my 30^th birthday
82. fall in love

photography.
83. learn more of my camera's features
84. photograph a couple's engagement announcements
85. photograph a wedding
86. take one photo a day for a month {0/30}
87. photograph a newborn

style.
88. create 5 new outfits with the clothes i already own
89. post an "outfit of the day" on my blog once a week for a month {0/4}
90. get a new haircut
91. buy a piece of clothing outside of my “comfort zone”
92. buy a shade of lipstick
93. get a facial
94. buy something red

travel.
95. take a trip with my significant other
96. take a vacation with friends
97. visit a new state
98. travel outside of the country
99. visit Colorado and go skiing
100. ride in a hot air balloon

finally…

101. create a new 101 in 1001 with somebody special