Welcome back to my list of 101 things I want to accomplish in the next 1001 days! You can check out my original list here. And be sure to drop me a line if you decide to write your own list.

If you missed it, here’s what 101 in 1001 is all about, taken from Day Zero Project’s site:

Day Zero started out with the catchy challenge of completing 101 things in 1001 days. This has been enormously popular with tens of thousands of people getting involved and sharing their lists. We now offer many more types of challenges, but here are the original guidelines for the challenge:

The Challenge: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on your part).

Why 1001 Days? Many people have created lists in the past – frequently simple challenges such as New Year’s resolutions or a ‘Bucket List’. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips, study semesters, or outdoor activities.

https://dayzeroproject.com/

Start date: January 1, 2020
End date: September 28, 2022
547 down,
424 to go

strikethrough = goal was accomplished, italics = goal in progress

Updates

• I’ve been slowly making my way through my goal of 50 books and so far have read 28 with two more in progress.
• I recently updated my LinkedIn profile in hopes of attracted more potential clients. This was something I’ve wanted to get done for awhile, so it feels good to have accomplished it.
• We also started swimming lessons with Olivia this summer and she’s come so far in just six sessions.
• I also finally made it to a farmer’s market for the first time in two years and it’s something we’re hoping to do more of this summer.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

4/10

1. Read 50 books: Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman, Becoming by Michelle Obama, The Toll by Neal Shusterman, One Perfect Lie by Lisa Scottoline, Every Fifteen Minutes by Lisa Scottoline, After Anna by Lisa Scottoline, The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt, Defending Jacob by William Landay, Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain, The Help by Kathryn Stockett, Expecting Adam by Martha Beck, She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb, I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb, Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, Eragon by Christopher Paolini, Single Infertile Female by Leah Campbell, The Nowhere Girl by Nicole Trope, Love Sick: One Woman’s Journey through Sexual Addiction by Sue William Silverman, The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck, Vox by Christina Dalcher, Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon, Voyager by Diana Gabaldon, What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About by Michele Filgate, Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin, Those Three Words: A Birthmother’s Story of Choice, Chance and Motherhood by Christine Bauer, When Paradise Speaks: A Remarkable, True Story of Friendship, After-Death Communication, and Art that Heals by Rise Severson Kasmirski (28)

2. Read and get rid of 10 books I own: One Perfect Lie by Lisa Scottoline, Every Fifteen Minutes by Lisa Scottoline, The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt, Expecting Adam by Martha Beck, I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb

3. Vote in the 2020 elections 11/20

4. Don’t move out of the way for a man when out walking

5. Attend a writing/blogging conference ASJA 8/20

6. Do another guest podcast

7. Read A Promised Land by Barack Obama

8. Stay in a hotel by myself 4/21

9. Participate in NaNoWriMo

10. Start writing a novel 10/20

PROFESSIONAL

3/8

11. Get an article published in a top tier publication

12. Interview someone famous

13. Update my LinkedIn account 7/21

14. Work at a new-to-me coffee shop

15. Post on Twitter every day for a week

16. Negotiate for more money for three different publications 3/20

17. Find a regular content writing client 3/20

18. Take a Hubspot course for content writing

BLOG

5/10

19. Start a new series 1/20 Started Forgotten Draft Fridays

20. Write #Microblog Monday posts for two months in a row 3/20

21. Publish my 600th blog post 6/20

22. Do a giveaway on my blog

23. Create a freebie

24. Reach 1,000 followers on Facebook

25. Give my website a refresh 8/20

26. Reach 700 followers on Instagram

27. Update old posts up to 2016

28. Update photos on social media and website 11/20

MARRIAGE

3/8

29. Do something with my wedding dress

30. Go on an “active” date outside

31. Read a marriage book together

32. Celebrate our 12 year anniversary 7/20

33. Try 5 new-to-us restaurants for dates 1/20 Ichiddo Ramen, 2/20 Tria, 5\20 Osaka

34. Stay in a hotel just the two of us

35. Do one date a month for six months 6/20

36. Put a lock on our bedroom door 4/20

KIDS

6/10

37. Read The 5 Love Languages for Children

38. Put up the wall art in Emelia’s room 5\20

39. Have Olivia mail out a card to a friend 2/20

40. Write a donor conception book on Shutterfly for the kids

41. Play in the rain with Olivia 3/20

42. Get a Pandora bead for Emelia for my necklace 7/20

43. Print Shutterfly books for 2016, 2017, and 2018

44. Get pedicures with Olivia

45. Get Olivia nighttime potty-trained 3/20

46. Put Olivia in swim lessons 7/21

FAMILY + FRIENDS

3/7

47. Mail out a care package 11/20

48. Send a card to someone “just because”

49. Have coffee and catch up with someone I haven’t seen in awhile 11/20

50. Send a letter to someone

51. Pay for 5 friends’ meals 1/20, 2/20, 7/20

52. Take a walk with a friend 2/20

53. Mail someone a birthday card

HOME

6/10

54. Have a no-spend month

55. Organize the linen closet 1/20

56. Meal prep for a week 2/20

57. Re-do my office workspace 6\20

58. Clean out bedroom closet 2x a year 1/20 and 6\20

59. Get Facebook “saves” to zero

60. Make pho

61. Bake bread

62. Have a bonfire 5\20

63. Roast a turkey 10/20

HEALTH

5/11

64. Drink eight glasses of water every day for at least one week 5\20

65. Go for a run

66. Go for a run without swearing

67. Hit my healthy BMI

68. Do yoga every day for a week 1/20

69. No unhealthy fast food for 1 month 5\20

70. Rollerblade

71. Do 10 pushups in a row

72. Work up to a 2-minute wall sit 6\20

73. Do a 1-minute plank 6\20

74. See a pelvic floor specialist 11/20

ENTERTAINMENT

1/8

75. Go strawberry picking

76. Go to the apple orchard

77. Visit the farmer’s market 7/21

78. Visit a museum

79. Visit the Art Institute

80. Drink wine at a winery

81. Buy something from a flea market

82. Go ice skating

TRAVEL

0/8

83. Take a trip with another couple

84. Take an annual girls vacation

85. Experience the ocean with the kids

86. Stay at an Airbnb in Galveston, TX

87. Travel to three states

88. Go camping

89. Hike somewhere new

90. Go to the North Shore

JUST FOR FUN

5/12

91. Take a community education class 10/20

92. Leave a 100% tip for great service 3/20

93. Watch 5 new TV series 3/20 Love is Blind, Schitt’s Creek 6\20, Private Practice 8/20, Married at First Sight 8/20, Better Call Saul 11/20

94. Watch 10 documentaries: The Pharmacist, Miss Americana: Taylor Swift, The Mind of Aaron Hernandez, Tiger King, McMillions, 13th

94. Actually sleep all night 5\20

95. Spend a weekend off social media

96. Whiten my teeth

97. Buy my breastmilk jewelry

98. Try a Stitch Fix box for one month 1/20

99. Learn the dance to Footloose

100. Get a massage 7/20

101. Inspire someone else to write their own list 1/20