101 in 1001

Ever since I first saw this idea, I knew it was something I wanted to participate in. While I love the 30 before 30 lists, I still have a ways to go before then. My goal was to coincide writing this list with 1001 days to go before I turned 30....but apparently my math is off. And once I realized I had less than 1001 days until I turned 30, I procrastinated making this list even more. Not all that surprised with myself there.

My 30th birthday is 954 days from today (today = August, 16, 2013 / 30th = March 28, 2016). Just over 2.5 years away. And while I'd like to do many of the following 101 items by my 30th birthday, the real end date is: May 13, 2016.

So here goes, here is my

101 in 1001

Health & Fitness

1. Run a 5k
2. Run a 10k
3. Run another half-marathon
4. Try cross-fit
5. Take power yoga monthly for at least 6 months
6. Try pilates
7. Enjoy green smoothies daily for an entire month
8. Join a gym

Food/Drink

9. Make pasta from scratch
10. Make [french] macaroons
11. Make mom’s tiramisu recipe
12. Maka J’s nana’s apple pie from scratch
13. Help make homemade raviolis for the holidays
14. Try 5 new foods
15. Try pho (this gets its own because I can't believe I still haven't had it)
16. Cook dinner every night for an entire month
17. Make homemade ice cream
18. Make a carrot cake
19. [Try to] enjoy a glass of bourbon on the rocks
20. Start up a Sunday dinner tradition with family

Entertaining

21. Host a holiday
22. Host a lobster boil
23. Host a wine tasting event
24. Brew beer
25. Throw a surprise party for someone
26. Host a housewarming/open house party
27. Host an annual cookout (4th of July perhaps?)

House & Home

28. Stencil a room or piece of furniture
29. Wallpaper a room
30. Build a new desk for our office (help J do it...)
31. Sew curtains & pillow covers
32. Paint all of the rooms in our house (they all need to be...)
33. Install hardwood floors in the family room (help J do it...)
34. Build a master bathroom (or hire someone else to do it)
35. Build a master closet space
36. Renovate the guest bathroom
37. Upgrade the back deck
38. Fix the pool area - jets, concrete, pavers
39. Paint the kitchen cabinets
40. Plant a vegetable garden
41. Plant flowers
42. And keep said flowers alive for more than one season
43. Print photos and actually get some frames on the walls/shelves
44. Refinish an old piece of furniture
45. Reupholster a piece of furniture
46. IKEA hack something (if you don’t know, now you know)
47. Clean out my closet, pare down to the staple pieces
48. Clean up the laundry area of the basement, make it pretty

Investments

49. Buy a car
50. Pay off (some) student loans
51. Increase my 401k payments
52. Purchase a DSLR camera
53. Invest in a tablet - IPad, Samsung...
54. Invest in a great, classic handbag
55. And maybe a great pair of shoes...

Travel

56. Travel to a state I haven’t visited yet
57. Travel to Washington DC
58. Plan a girls trip
59. Plan a trip with my mom and sister
60. Travel to Europe
61. Visit a National Park with J
62. Take a road trip with J and Tuck
63. Travel to Hawaii

Read/Watch/Do

64. Re-read the entire Harry Potter series
65. Read something nonfiction
66. Re-watch Titanic
67. Read/watch something that’s never really interested me - Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones
68. Get a library card, and use it
69. Go to the ballet
70. Go to the theatre
71. Go sailing/boating
72. Go camping
73. Go hiking
74. Get our Morocco trip photos into an album
75. Get our honeymoon photos into an album
76. Go to a jazz bar
77. Attend a music festival
78. Go to a Patriots game (can’t believe I still haven’t been)
79. Plan a staycation
80. Clean out my makeup bag
81. Find, and wear, the perfect red lipstick
82. Monogram something
83. Get a great pair of pajamas
84. Learn to make the perfect flower arrangements by vase shape/size
85. Find the perfect gift for someone
86. Send out greeting cards, just because

Personal [Improvement]

87. Go to a blogging conference
88. Learn more html coding
89. Organize my computer folders/pictures/documents
90. Take a photography class
91. Take a cooking class
92. Attend a speaking event
93. Get involved in the community
94. Renew my CPA license when needed
95. Get a promotion at work
96. Find a new church, and go more often than holidays
97. Find a hobby that helps decrease stress (and gray hairs)
98. Book a spa day
99. Learn something new
100. Be more patient
101. Have a baby

102....And one extra just because....inspire someone else to write their own 101 in 1001.

Have a fantastic weekend!

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