Now that I am over 9 months into my 101 in 1001 list, I wanted to share an update on it. I update it every few weeks or so, but I also wanted to do a separate post dedicated to sharing the things I have accomplished! I have about 2 years left, so I am so surprised that I am already 1/3 of the way through it!
Completed: (40/101)
School/ Reading/ Learning new skills (5/13)
1. Graduate HS
2. Pick my college
3. Buy a new laptop
4. Read 5 classic books (1984, )
5. Read 20 new books total (30/20 – 1984, The Beginning of Everything, PLL #16, Let It Snow, The Book Thief, Divergent, The Orphan Train, Cinder, The Girl on the Train, All the Bright Places, What Alice Forgot, I Was Here, The One & Only, First Love, Insurgent, The Tipping Point, Vanishing Girls, The Devil In The White City, Defending Jacob, Allegiant, Crossing the Line, Luckiest Girl Alive, Just One Year, Just One Day, Just One Night, Saint Anything, A Hundred Summers, Fangirl, Let’s Get Lost, What I Thought Was True, )
6. Read 5 biographies
7. Read at least 30 minutes every day for 2 weeks(2/13/15-2/26/15)
8. Take a random online class
9. Learn basic sign language
10. Learn calligraphy11. Learn to write better with my right hand (I’m left handed!)
12. Learn a new skill (possibly an instrument?)
13. Learn to play a song on an instrument
For Others (2/5)
14. Leave a 100% tip (June 25, 2015)
15. Pay for someone in line behind me
16. Buy a strangers meal
17. Give 5 “just because” gifts (brownies to K, the 5 scrapbooks for friends )
18. Volunteer somewhere
DIY (3/5)
19. Create a gallery wall
20. Buy something from a thrift store and DIY it
21. Make a senior year scrapbook (I did not make one for myself, but I made 5 different ones for friends so that counts!
22. Paint something (a painting, something random, etc)
23. Complete and blog about 3 Pinterest Projects (Twig DIY Decor, DIY Blanket Scarf, DIY Globe )
Travel (9/15)
24. Visit 3 new states (DC- yes not really a state but it counts, Minnesota, Iowa)
25. Go to 3 concerts (4/04/15, 8/10/15))
26. Go to an amusement park
27. Try something at 5 cafes (3/5)
28. Go to a baseball game (June 18, 2015)
29. Try a Laudree macaron
30. Go to the Mall of America
31. See a famous landmark I haven’t seen I saw so many in DC!
32. Go to a beach
33. Go on a missions trip
34. Go to a festival (Local fair with friends on 7/31/15)
35. Visit a new city (San Juan-March 2015)
36. Day trip to Chicago with friends
37. Go on a boat (big or small!)
38. Visit 2 HS friends at college
Health/Fitness (1/7)
39. Go 2 weeks without sweets/candy
40. Do a 5K
41. Go to bed by 10pm every day for 2 weeks straight
42. Hold a plank for 2 minutes
43. another 30 Day Challenge (like the squats one)
44. Be able to do and hold a handstand (June 2015)
44. Go hiking somewhere
Spiritual/ Personal (5/9)
45. Read the entire Bible (14/66)
46. Find a church I like at college
47. Complete the Romans Challenge (Read Romans 1-8 for 50 days)
48. Write in a journal every day for 1 month (July 2015)
49. Write a letter to be opened at the end of the 1001 days
50. Make my bed for a week straight (June 2015)
51. Unplug for 24 hours
52. Change my hair (2/19/15- I cut about half of it off!)
53. Take a bath (I can’t remember the last time I did… I always just shower) (July 2015)
Blog (5/10)
54. Meet a blogger friend
55. Blog every day for a month (July 2015)
56. Buy a nice camera
57. Learn to use nice camera
58. Get to 10,000 Pinterest followers
59. Get to 5,000 Instagram followers
60. Reach (and maintain!) Inbox Zero
61. Double my daily page views (June 2015!)
62. Host another blog link-up (What I Wish My Non-Blogging Friends Knew)
63. Do another video (Thrift Store Challenge: Dresses)
Entertainment (4/15)
64. Host a brunch for friends
65. Go on a picnic
66. Send 10 cards/ letters to HS friends while in college
67. Surprise someone
68. Go to a drive-in movie
69. Host another board game night (July 14, 2015)
70. Have a Pinterest/crafting party
71. Have a cookie exchange party
72. Go iceskating (1/09/14)
73. Go sledding
74. Do a leaf pile photo shoot
75. See a play or musical
76. Take pictures in a photo booth (4/07/15)
77. Have a snowball fight
78. Go to a corn maze
Miscellaneous (6/23)
79. Get a real job (July 2015)
80. Set off a floating lantern
81. Watch a sunrise
82. Get my nails done (I always just do them myself!)
83. Go one month without shopping
84. Try 5 new foods ( 3/5- shark, calamari, quesito)
85. Meet someone who inspires me
86. Vote in an election
87. See a shooting star (8/12/15)
88. Buy a monogrammed baseball hat
89. Buy a Diptyque candle
90. Buy fresh flowers for myself just because
91. Invest in a high end piece (makeup or fashion)
92. Collect 2 coffee table books
93. Find a go to lip color
94. Find my signature scent
95. Organize my bathroom cabinet
96. Use up most of my BBW products (too many lotions and sprays over here…)
97.Get rid of 10 things without replacing them
98.Get rid of old magazines99. Come up with 101 things ( this was very challenging!)100. Finish this list101. Make a new list for the next 1001 days!
As you can see, I have been busy working on these things the past 9 months. You can also see that I have read way more books already than I thought. It looks like my goal should have been 50 or 100 books even, but honestly at the time I created this list I hadn’t read a book in months. I have heard so many people say they are too intimidated to make a list, but honestly if you want to just go for it. Yes, it will take a few days to come up with enough things, but it is so fun to work to completely them! Check out my post on how to make a 101 in 1001 list for more tips!
How do you stay motivated to do things? Share in the comments!
xo, Scarlett