In an attempt to try and follow-through with some of these plans and reach some of my goals, I have decided to do the list of "101 things I want to accomplish in 1001 days." I'm not sure where this concept actually originated, but I was inspired by my fellow photographer friend over at Just LauraLu. She had such an amazing list of things that she wanted to do, and I realized, "wow" I really should think about my goals and expectations of the coming years. I think when we write our thoughts down it makes them more tangible, and we work harder to reach them. Therefore, I have officially started my 101 in 1001, and I will be keeping track of my progress, good or bad, within this blog. It should be interesting....
So, here's my list so far, but it's still in progress!
101 in 1001
1. Start a little backyard garden with my daughter
2. Take a trip to Paris
3. Make a trip to the UK
4. Payoff one of our cars completely
5. Update and continue to keep up with my family/sewing blog
6. Drink at least 40oz of water everyday
7. Build a photojournalism portfolio
8. Dedicate one night per month to “date night”
9. Start using all of the scrapbook stuff that I own and actually MAKE a scrapbook for the girls
10. Walk at least 5 miles every week
11. Be able to speak at least 5 full sentences in German before we leave here.
12. Put my oldest daughter in swimming lessons
13. Learn how to ski
14. Teach myself to knit
15. Find a church that my family loves
16. Go a full 7 days without logging into Facebook
17. Read 1 new photography book every month
18. Go to a photography convention
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20. Save and invest enough to equal a 30% down payment on our next larger home purchase
21. Produce at least 200 stock photography images
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23. Set-up photography classes in Wiesbaden, Stuttgart, and K-Town
24. Upgrade my camera to a 7D or 550D
25. Make my youngest daughter’s quilt for her bed
26. Do something special for my husband everyday
27. Keep my grocery bill healthy and under $75/week for a family of 4
28. Potty-train my youngest daughter
29. Take a trip to Prague
30. Take a trip to Rome and Naples
31. Take a trip to Amsterdam
32. Read every book on this list: http://www.time.com/time/2005/100books/the_complete_list.html
33. Read the Twilight series, so I can try to understand what all the hype is about
34. Take my 4-yr old to see a movie at the theatre for the first time
35. Schedule a family outing at least once a week
36. Uninterrupted (no computer, no phone, etc…) playtime with my girls for at least one straight hour everyday
37. Make a trip back to the States to visit family and friends
38. Get my office and files completely organized
39. Implement a better ordering system on my website
40. 101 more clients in these 1001 days
41. Sew over 50% of both of my daughters’ wardrobes for one summer season and compare to the usual costs
42. Have one Christmas devoted to handmade gifts for family and friends
43. Take my oldest daughter ice skating
44. Add money to each of the girls’ savings accounts every month, no matter whether it’s just a $1 or $100.
45. No more purchasing meals that come frozen or in a box
46. Beat Super Mario Bros. on the wii
47. Actually have a daily schedule
48. Go to my oldest daughter’s very first dance recital
49. Teach my younger daughter her ABC’s
50. Get my oldest daughter to all of her soccer games and practices every week
51. Have a girl’s night out or day out at least once a month
52. Have “me” time at least 30 minutes every day