Well. This is where we’re at, now. Making lists.
I saw my friend Emily post something about a 101 in 1001 List last year and have seen a few other folks talk about theirs but never really had a moment to sit down and dedicate the time to create mine. Well, I have the time now 🙂
If you’ve never heard of the 101 in 1001 list, it’s basically a list of 101 items you plan to complete in 1001 days which is about 2 years & 9 months. Because of the time frame, most people do a mix of short to-do list items they’ve never gotten around to completing and longer-term goals.
I actually got excited when I started my list. The next few months of our lives are going to be a little all over the place so I want to get my life a little more organized. I also figured since I am now in the super beginning stages of planning a wedding, I could just make a big a$$ list of all the things I want to accomplish. I created a few different categories to make things easier on my brain (I have a little OCD when it comes to making lists) and have also added a reminder to my calendar every month to check on the status of my list. I don’t want this to be something I start and don’t finish!
So, without further ado…
MY 101 in 1001 list
Start date: April 16th 2020 | End Date: January 14th 2023
Personal
- Read 100 books
- Vote in the 2020 election
- Get a facial
- Learn how to do a gel manicure at home
- Print out photos from travels
- Learn to cook 10 new recipes
- Get a new food allergy test completed
- Get organized with doctors, ongoing appointments, etc.
- Organize home information and contacts
- Refinish our garage (paint and floors)
- Ask my mom to teach me something
- Find a new podcast to listen to
- Clean out the garage and organize
- Clean out the guest room closet and organize
- Make a chores list with Brandon
- Donate clothes
- Sort through and clean Brandon’s closet, prep for better organization
Just for fun
- Host three game nights at our house for friends/family
- Cook a special dinner for our parents
- Send flowers to my mom out of the blue
- Send a care package to Brandon’s mom out of the blue
- Send fun gift to Brandon’s sisters out of the blue
- Start a new tradition with Brandon
- Take a cooking class
- Take a mixology class
- Try 10 new restaurants in Atlanta
- Paint my office a new color
- Go to a paint and sip class/event
- Go golfing with my dad and Brandon
- Plan a go-cart racing date
- Try laser tag for the first time
- Try paint ball for the first time
- See a musical or play
- Go dancing
- Take a salsa class with Brandon
- Plan an at-home date night
Health & Fitness
- Run two miles straight without stopping
- Get in 10,000 steps per day for one month straight
- Drink ½ gallon of water every day for one month straight
- Try a trampoline based workout class
- Try a pole dancing aerobics class
- Get my cortisol to a healthy/normal level for a minimum of five months
- Take my vitamins daily for one month
- Create a personal healthy recipes cookbook
- Start boxing or kickboxing classes
- Run a race (5k or higher)
- Complete standard 20 push ups in a row
- Complete 10 pull ups in a row
- Make a new workout playlist
- Complete my required ACE credits each year
- Take a health/nutrition course
Finances
- Put $10 into my savings account for every item I cross off of this list
- Create an IRA savings plan
- Create a savings plan and budget for our wedding
- Setup quarterly taxes
- Discuss a savings plan with Brandon for our future
Blog
- Connect with ten bloggers in person
- Connect with ten brand/agency reps in person
- Buy an iMac
- Get a new camera for video
- Get my lens calibrated
- Plan a trip with some of my blogger friends
- Launch a new body love/self love series (Body Love 2.0)
- Land a 3-6 month partnership with one brand
- Attend at least 5 blogger conferences/workshops
- Take a workshop/class to better a skill (InDesign, Premier, etc)
- Order new business cards
- Reorganize my content calendar for blog, IG, IGTV and newsletter
- Redo pitch template
Lauren Elyce Fit
- Do twenty live workouts on Instagram
- Launch 10 new affordable fit guides
- Get at least 100 new one-on-one coaching clients
- Secure a collaboration with a fitness brand for Lauren Elyce Fit
- Redo Lauren Elyce Fit website and branding
- Make a plan for launching a product
- Get a custom app for clients and guides
- Get to 10,000 followers
Wedding
- Develop a savings plan and budget for the wedding
- Put together my wedding inspiration/vision with Brandon
- Make a wedding planning tracker
- Hire a wedding planner
- Create a section on the blog for all wedding related things
- Create a wedding editorial calendar
- Secure a partnership with a wedding-related brand/vendor
- Book an engagement shoot
- Secure a venue for the wedding
- Send out wedding Save the Dates
- Send out wedding invitations
- Book a wedding photographer & videographer
Travel
- Do a solo staycation in Atlanta
- Take a solo vacation somewhere international
- Visit a state I’ve never visited
- Visit a country I’ve never visited
- Take a trip with my dad
- Take a trip with my mom and Brandon’s mom
- Take a trip with Brandon’s sisters
- Take a trip with my best friend Sarah
- Visit a national park/monument
- Take a toad trip to the West Coast
- Take Brandon on a surprise weekend getaway
- Get a new luggage set
Wow… I’ve never heard of 101 in 1001 list. I am totally on board. I was gifted a cute journal for my birthday so I can use that to create my list and track my progress. Thanks for sharing.