Started: June 17th 2018 Ends: March 14, 2021
Two years in the making and I think it’s time for another 101 things update! At the time of publishing, I have 43 of these 101 things completed. COVID-19 has put a bit of a wrench into some of my plans so I am not sure I will complete all 101 things by this coming March. Needless to say I am still pretty happy with the progress I am making. The bolded goals are currently in progress.
101 Things Update – My Goals
Personal
//1//. Get a facial
//2//. Get a massage [Went to Spa @ Kalahari on 11/25/19]
//3//. Read 10 books [3/10 – Read Turtles All The Way Down by John Green and The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson, Girl, Stop Apologizing by Rachel Hollis]
//4//. Take a mental health day [Took a day on 5/13/20]
//5//. Try 5 new cocktails [Pineapple Upside Down Shot – 9/2019]
//6//. Say yes to everything for a day
//7//. Indulge in a few pedicures
//8//. Go to a winery
//9//. Go to a concert [Went to 2 A Boogie Wit A Hoodie Concerts in February]
//10//. Go to a Michael’s Planner meet up
//11//. Go to bed every night at 10pm for 2 weeks
//12//. Volunteer
//13//. Write in gratitude journal [Started this back up April 2020]
//14//. Buy another car
//15//. Read 30 min each night before bed for a month [Been doing this for April & May 2020]
//16//. Buy another diffuser
//17//. Grow my own food [Currently growing tomatoes, peppers, and basil]
//18//. Listen to 2 TED talks [1/2 – Watched the TED talk by Peter Sage on Stop Waiting for Life to Happen]
//19//. Learn something new [Learning French and Swedish on Duolingo]
//20//. Do 10 Pinterest to Real Life Things
//21//. Cook a meal outside of comfort zone [Cooked Chicken Lo Mein – you can find the recipe here]
//22//. Write down 101 things that make me happy [Wrote about it here on 5/25/19]
//23//. Go 1 month without buying coffee out [Going on week 10 of stay at home order = no coffee out for over 2 months]
//24//. Make 3 new recipes with essential oils [doTERRA Liquid Calm (with Serenity, Balance and Vetiver), Energy Roller Blend (Wild Orange, Bergamot, Lemon and Peppermint) and a Mood Roller Blen (Lemon, Lime and Wild Orange).
//25//. Buy fresh flowers every week for a month [Tulips, roses, mixed bouquet, and hydrangeas]
//26//. Watch 2 shows on Netflix [Watched Orange is The New Black and 13 Reasons Why]
//27//. Take a staycation [Does a stay at home order for 10 weeks count??]
//28//. Encourage someone else to start their own 1001 things list
//29//. Cut my hair short again
Health
//30//. Decrease Soda intake
//31//. Complete T-25
//32//. Complete Weight Watchers
//33//. Bring lunch to work for a whole month
//34//. Increase Water intake
//35//. Go a week without eating fast food at all
//36//. Give up alcohol for a month [Last drink was 10/21/19 – still going]
//37//. No eating out for a week
//38//. Lose 20 lbs
Travel
//39//. Go to the Pittsburgh Zoo
//40//. Go to Disney World
//41//. Go to NYC with the kids [Went for Mackenzie’s birthday Oct 2018]
//42//. Go to an aquarium [Went to Adventure Aquarium Oct 2018]
//43//. Go to the Crayola Factory
//44//. Visit Boston and/or Norwalk
//45//. Visit Baltimore
//46//. Visit a National Park
//47//. Go to Great Wolf and/or Kalahari – Went to Kalahari 11/24-11/25/19
House
//48//. Buy a house
//49//. Replace stair carpeting [Completed Sept 2018]
//50//. Get new couches [Bought these amazing couches from Bob’s furniture Feb 2019]
//51//. Hire a maid service for deep cleaning x3
//52//. Clean out basement
//53//. Throw out 20 things and don’t replace them [Still going – cleaned out drawers, closets and still going!]
//54//. Order Hello Fresh/Meal Delivery Service
Family Fun
//55//. Fly kites [May 2019]
//56//. Watch fireworks [Watched July 4th Fireworks 7/2018]
//57//. Make smores [Made smores @ Lake George June 2019, Oct 2019, May 2019]
//58//. Watch meteor shower with family
//59//. Go fishing [Crabbing and Fishing in Delaware June 2018 and June 2019, May 2019 in PA]
//60//. Build gingerbread houses [Completed Dec 2018 at Titi Carla’s house]
//61//. Go on a hike
//62//. Go on a train ride [Rode subway and Metro North trains to NYC Oct & Dec 2018]
//63//. Have 4 mommy/daughter dates with each daughter – [Went on 1 with Mackenzie Feb 2019, Took both girls out separately for doughnut dates Sept 2019, Shamrock shakes date March 2019]
//64//. Have several water balloon fights
//65//. Feed ducks
//66//. Go to a drive-in movie
//67//. Go apple picking
//68//. Go ice skating [Completed in November in Connecticut and January]
//69//. Use telescope to look at stars
//70//. Do an Escape Room
//71//. Volunteer in Kenzie and Kylie’s school [Volunteered for School Bazaar Feb 2019]
//72//. Watch the sunrise [April 2020 – Since the stay at home order my sleep has been wacky and I have been up most days at 430am]
//73//. Try 10 new restaurants [Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse Feb 2019, Red Leaf Salad Company March 2019, Sortino’s Italian Kitchen Nov 2019, B-Lux Grill & Bar Nov 2019, Grist Mill Restaurant June 2019, Pasquale’s Oct 2019, Istanbul Grill Dec 2019, Marianacci’s May 2020, Uncle Bo’s BBQ May 2020, Thai Thai April 2020]
//74//. See 30 new movies [Creed 2, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Instant Family, Christopher Robin, Venom, Mary Queen of Scots, Bird Box, Crazy Rich Asians, Incredibles 2, Ocean’s 8, The Girl in the Spider’s Web, Mission Impossible: Fallout, Halloween, The Meg, I Feel Pretty, The Grinch, The Nun, The Equalizer 2, Peppermint, White Boy Rick, The First Purge, The House with a Clock In It’s Walls, Smallfoot, Slender Man, Truth or Dare, Insidious: The Last Key, The Hurricane Heist, Gemini, Frozen 2, Aladdin, John Wick 3, Annabelle Comes Home, Curse of La Llorona, 47 Meters Down – Uncaged, Shazam, Pet Cemetery, Lion King, Cold Pursuit]
//75//. Play Cards against Humanity [Played with my brother, hubby and sister in law June 2019 at the beach]
//76//. Go on a picnic
//77//. Go to the beach [Went to Bethany Beach June 2018 & June 2019]
//78//. Go to a farmers market
//79//. Make our own ice cream
//80//. Visit a new park
Professional
//81//. Triple Instagram following [July 2018: 350 followers – Currently: 2,371 followers] This is an ongoing goal.
//82//. Make money on my blog [Made commission on a sponsored post Feb 2018, earning on Google Adsense]
//83//. Go to a work-related conference
//84//. Blog consistently for a month
//85//. Collab with someone – [Collaborated with Rachel from Secret Life of Real Estate Mommy back in May 2019 – here ]
//86//. Double page views on my blog – Currently at over 70k views =) Thank you!
//87//. Participate in an Awareness walk
//88//. Increase 401k Contribution [Doubled my Contribution 3/2019]
/89//. Host a giveaway [Hosted one in January, you can check that out here]
//90//. Stop over scheduling myself at work [One good thing about the stay at home order is that I have taken more control of my schedule and I plan on keeping it that way]
Cooking
//91//. Make fresh salsa from scratch
//92//. Make one of Esther’s recipes [Made steak and peppers March 2020]
//93//. Make our own pizza [May 2020 – the girls made personal pizzas for dinner]
//94//. Cook 10 new recipes from Pinterest [Mississippi Pot Roast, Taco Dip, Chicken Salad, Pesto Ranch Chicken, Banana Bread, Double Crunch Honey Garlic Chicken]
Financial
//95//. Save $5 for every goal completed [$215 saved so far]
//96//. Continue with cash envelopes
//97//. Pay off car
Relationship
//98//. Have dates in 5 places we’ve never been [Dinner @ Ruth’s Chris Feb 2019, Whiskey Business Feb 2020]
//99//. Go to another comedy show
//100//. Go to a murder mystery dinner date
//101//. Make more time for us
So that is my update for my 101 things list. I see myself being able to accomplish at least 13 more of these goals by this summer, if not more. I know I may not accomplish all of them, but I am determined to accomplish as many as I can. Do you have a 101 things in 1,001 days list? If so, link it below! Stay safe & have a wonderful Wednesday!
