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101 Things

Start: October 1, 2o16
End: June 29, 2019

Personal

  1. Read 5 classics.
  2. Read 5 biographies.
  3. Read 10 books that I own but haven’t read.
  4. See a musical.
  5. See a ballet.
  6. See an opera.
  7. Attend the symphony.
  8. Reconnect with favorite teacher.
  9. Go one month without shopping.
  10. Volunteer for a cause.
  11. Start a collection.
  12. Run a half-marathon.
  13. Be able to do the splits.
  14. Donate to a cause.
  15. Eat dinner out by myself.
  16. Paint bedroom.
  17. Take a cooking class.
  18. Reunite with 5 college friends.
  19. Invest in retirement.
  20. Join a book club.
  21. Go 1 month without shopping.
  22. Weekly yoga practice for 3 months.
  23. Journal nightly for 1 month.
  24. Submit a short story for publication.
  25. Donate to 5 non-profits.
  26. Complete 21-day fix and/or Whole 30.
  27. Unplug for 24 hours.
  28. Reach $xxx in savings.
  29. Donate old books to community group.
  30. Invest in a classic handbag.
  31. Organize digital photographs.
  32. Digitize printed photographs.
  33. Develop a budget.
  34. Bring lunch to work every day for 1 month.
  35. Marie Kondo my closet.
  36. Give up sodas for 1 month.

Blog

  1. Complete Instagram Lab Course.
  2. Create home office space.
  3. Take photography course.
  4. Redesign blog.
  5. Host a blogger brunch in Shreveport.
  6. Start a blog series.
  7. Complete 5 collaborations.
  8. Design media kit.
  9. Post consistently to all social media for 1 month.
  10. Become member of The Blog Societies.
  11. Make at least 5 blogger friends.
  12. Become member of RewardStyle.
  13. Develop blog & social media planning framework.
  14. Utilize Stylebook app to organize clothes.
  15. Reach 1,000 Instagram followers.
  16. Learn to use Google Analytics.
  17. Learn to use SEO.
  18. Complete an Instagram style challenge.
  19. Offer styling services.

Family & Friends

  1. Attend a family reunion.
  2. Give each family member at least one awesome present.
  3. Give 5 “just because” gifts.
  4. Send 10 hand-written notes “just because.”
  5. Attend church every weekend for 1 month.
  6. Find a new TV show to watch together.
  7. Host a dinner party.
  8. Go on a double date.
  9. Host a game night.
  10. Have 20 date nights. (10/14/16 – Patrick’s birthday)
  11. Have professional family portraits taken.
  12. Learn 5 recipes from Dad.

Travel

  1. Take a girl’s trip.
  2. Take a beach trip.
  3. Travel somewhere new.
  4. Visit 3 museums.
  5. Take a stay-cation in Shreveport.
  6. Visit Vegas & see Britney.
  7. High Tea at the Windsor in NOLA.
  8. Visit Chicago.
  9. Visit NYC.
  10. Visit Disney.
  11. See real snow.
  12. Attend NYFW.

Fun

  1. Read 50 new books. (14: 10/8/16 – Black Eyed Susans; 10/14/16 – Pretty Girls; 10/19/16 – Ink & Bone; 11/2/16 – The Couple Next Door; 11/5/16 – The Nest; 11/7/16 – Where’d You Go, Bernadette; 11/16/16 – Insatiable; 11/20/16 – The Girl with a Clock for a Heart; 11/24/16 – Girl in the Dark; 11/30/16 – The Girls in the Garden; 12/4/16 – The Woman in Cabin 10; 12/7/16 – In a Dark, Dark Wood; 12/15/16 – My Sister Rosa; 1/1/17 – Disclaimer; 1/6/17 – The Ex)
  2. Attend a concert.
  3. Try 10 new restaurants. (10/27/16 – Guiseppe Pastacaffe)
  4. Take ballroom dance lessons.
  5. Watch the sun rise.
  6. Watch the sun set.
  7. Play mini-golf.
  8. Go to an amusement park.
  9. See a movie outdoors.
  10. Attend an NBA game.
  11. Attend an NFL game.
  12. Attend an NHL game.
  13. Attend an MLB game.
  14. Attend an LSU baseball game.
  15. Attend an LSU softball game.
  16. Attend a college gymnastics competition.
  17. Go horseback riding.
  18. Learn a new language.
  19. Swim with sharks.
  20. Learn 5 new hairstyles.
  21. Have a summer garden.
  22. Take an art class.