The past year and a half of my life has really been dedicated to my career. I can’t tell you the last time I just “watched” a movie at night without having my e-mails out or typing away a new post. I’ve numbered goals by anything work related and my mindset has been a little bit more, “I’m really excited for next Friday because I will have completed that campaign, etc.”
I finally feel more comfortable in my career’s schedule and how to handle things. I have an assurance of who I am as a business woman and how I handle projects, so some priorities are shifting in my life. With Paul & I getting married I really want to take our first few years of marriage and complete goals together as opposed to just getting sucked into work black holes [which we both easily can].
One of my blog friend’s Mackenzie has this amazing concept of 101 in 1001. It’s a list of 101 things you complete in 1001 days. She is on her second list and I’ve always admired it! In college I remember skipping a class once to try and make my own list, but my goals back then were so different.
Example:
1. Make A on Spanish Final
2. Don’t die taking Spanish Final
3. Sleep after Spanish Final
I clearly let things consume me! 😉
Now that my priorities are so much different, I finally finished my list! I decided to share mine so you all could start one too, or let me know if you have completed any of mine!
Start Date: May 15th, 2015
Finish: February 9th, 2018
Personal
1. Marry Paul
2. Get a dog
3. Run a fun 5k
4. Find a new church for us in Fort Worth & join
5. Work out every day for 1 month
6. Try a spin class
7. Learn to cook 5 meals Paul likes
8. Find somewhere I can regularly volunteer
9. Plant a garden & don’t kill everything in it
10. Host a bible study for younger girls
11. Host a housewarming party at our new home
12. Drink only water for one month [R.I.P. Diet Coke]
13. Read 1 book a week for 1 month.
14. Go to bed at 10 p.m. every night for 2 weeks.
15. Do a bible study on the book of Revelations
16. Get my last name changed on all my documents
Professional
17. Create a strict work schedule & stick to it for 2 weeks.
18. Do more research on my blog demographic [i.e. Focus Groups]
19. Create videos for the blog
20. Learn how to work my new camera/lens
21. Have an office/closet “Cloffice”
22. Figure out the best editorial schedule & stick to it.
23. Take an Adobe class
24. Learn to edit videos
25. Computer off every day at 5 for two weeks
26. Go through the painful task of unsubscribing from junk mail
27. Feature 3 “How To” posts
28.Surprise a reader with a gift
29. Start a religious blog series
30. Don’t touch work during honeymoon
Family & Friends
31. Take a girls trip with my mom & sister
32. Run a 5k with my dad & sister
33. Attend a Tech Football game
34. Go to Tech & actually see where my future spouse went to college! haha.
35. Host a holiday at our home
36. Put together all of my Nana’s recipes
37. Go on my sister’s college tours
38. Take a girls’ trip
39. Try out a book club with girlfriends
40. Send flowers to someone just because
41. Take a calligraphy class with girlfriends
42. Host a themed brunch for friends
43. Make sure all wedding thank you notes are sent before Christmas
Dallas/Fort Worth
44. Go to all the Top 25 restaurants in Fort Worth [yes, please!]
45. Have a picnic [we had one for our engagement picture but never got to eat! haha]
46. Be cliché and eat at FiveSixty
47. Have a staycation
48. Have our new home photographed and published
49. Feed the giraffes at the Dallas Zoo
50. Visit the 6th floor museum
51. Go to the Blow Dry Bar [How have I not done this…]
52. Try the Beauty Bar
53. Dallas Flea Market
54. Go to 3 Diners, Drive Ins & Dives restaurants
55. Go Geocaching
56. Host a party at our home
Travel
57. Go to Europe
58. Take a vineyard trip
59. Go to California
60. Take Paul to New York
61. Watch the sunrise & set in Maui
62. See Sleeping Beauty’s Castle [no judgement]
63. Go to Salt Lake City
64. Weekend getaway to New Orleans
Fun
65. Watch all the Harry Potter Movies
66. Try Microdermabrassion
67. Go one week with no heat on my hair [Scarrrrrry]
68. Eat an entire week off of Pinterest Meals
69. Subscribe to my 3 favorite magazines
70. See 3 classic movies
71. Get back into tennis
72. Make Breakfast in Bed
73. Decorate our home for Christmas
74. Play Golf
75. Start SATC from beginning to end
76. Have a picnic.
77. Go wine tasting
78. Learn a litttttle bit of French
79. Organize my Pinterest recipes
80. Have window treatments I love made
81. Finish decorating our home
82. Send 5 “just because” letters
83. Renovate our kitchen
84. Hang Blue Plates in Kitchen
85. Finish this list [Completed May 15th, 2016]
86. Finish this list
Invest
87. Save $10 for every goal accomplished
88. Find the perfect every day bag
89. Invest in Sophia Webster shoes
90. Treat myself to Valentinos
91. Invest in a Slim Aarons print
DIY
92. Get our Christmas Card List in order [#southernproblems]
93. Homemade Christmas Gifts this year
94. Do a 100 days of happy journal
95. Do 5 DIY Projects
96. Make homemade bread
97. Hide our TV cords
98. Make a scrapbook of our engagement/wedding [so cheesy!]
99. Have a font of my handwriting made
100. Grow my own tomatoes to make my own salsa
101. Learn to fold fitted sheets
Have you tried any of these?! Have a wonderful weekend, thank you so much for stopping by!
I love your list, and it has inspired me to make my own this weekend. I attended my first Tech football game in Lubbock last September, and had a BLAST! My boyfriend went to Tech, and loved showing me all of the places he enjoyed during his time there. A few places I would suggest are, Josie’s for breakfast tacos, Chimy’s for margaritas, nachos, and maybe a Dr. Pepper shootout, and Cap Rock for dinner. Also, I had the BEST hair days the weekend I was there since there was not a drop of humidity. Have a wonderful Friday!
This is honestly amazing! There is always so much ‘to-dos’ in the back of your mind or when you run across something and say “oh, I wanna do that!” but then never actually remember. I think I am going to crack down and create a list of my own 🙂 Great post, keep up the amazing work because I love following you!
xx
Amanda
Love this! You can check of inspire someone to make the list because I am making one this weekend!!Thank you 🙂 Out of all the things you have listed I have only done one thing which was visit the six floor museum.
I have had microdermabrasion done. It was pretty cool. I have ate at all the triple d restaurants in Dallas. I love this concept. I just have a bad habit of creating this list and not sticking to them. You will love New Orleans. Just go in March or April. Stay in the French Quarter. I learned French and Arabic in college. Way to go w your list.
Looks like you have a great 1001 days ahead! Minus not using heat for a week 😉
Amanda
XO Strawberry Chic
Katie, I love this idea! I always seem to make lists but then I never stick to them. I think the problem is that I always hide away my lists in notebooks and then of course you never have the list in front of you to be reminded of it. I think maybe the best way is to have it visible somewhere in your house like maybe pin it on your inspirational board? I will definitely be taking some items off your list and add them on my list. I also did #94 last year, but of course I gave up on it because I kept forgetting to add what made me happy on some days.lol.
Eleni xo
I love your list! My husband and I recently moved to ft worth too. I can’t wait to hear your reviews and see your outfit choices for these top 25 restaurants!!!
I hope you can accomplish all of these! I just took my first calligraphy class a couple weeks ago and am obsessed. I need to learn a lot more though. I would love for you to do a religious blog seres! Got get ’em girl!! Xoxo
If you are looking for a church in Fort Worth, you should come to the village church Fort Worth campus!! Matt chandler is the preacher and he is honestly amazing!!!! I feel like you would LOVE it there!!!
Same here! We just moved to Fort Worth and I love making my way through all the restaurants I read about and people recommend!
I have always loved Mackenzie’s lists & wanted to do one of my own! Now that you have I really feel the tug to write them down! Thank you for sharing these:) xo
OMG!!! I loved this! There were a few things on here that totally had me giggling. I am moving next week so I understand the wanting to try everything in your new town!! Hah. I’m so excited to have new restaurants and things to do because I have lived in my hometown for 22 years now! If you ever come to LA and need a tour guide, please let me know! I would love to give you some different things to do! So excited for you to get married. Following along on your blog and snapchat (ha) is getting ME excited for all the fun things to come. 🙂 best of luck, lady!!!
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Learning how to fold a fitted sheet is SUCH a good one! I’ve been working on my second 101 in 1,001 for a while and I definitely need to add that to it. I currently just bundle them up and hope for the best. Getting a Christmas Card list in order wouldn’t be a bad idea either. You can never be too prepared, right?
xxo, Kristen
http://www.polishednpretty.com
Absolutely love this! You have inspired me to start making my own [mark that one off your list, girlfran!] I just graduated from Texas Tech and you have to go to Chimy’s! It is one of my favorite places in Lubbock. Also, I’m still a little girl at heart and have always wanted to do the Disney Princess 5K. Maybe that can fit your #3! 🙂
The Valentino Rockstud Pumps are TOTALLY worth it. I have them in nude and wear them all of the time. They are also super comfortable (in terms of heels).
Great idea! I think every young woman should do this. I love Triple D and think trying the restaurants you can access is a great plan. I had a series of microderm treatments done when I was 18 (26 now) to clear up some acne scars from my high school days. It is a bit painful…or maybe not so much painful as it is INTENSE but totally worth it because your left with practically virgin skin. No scars here! As for folding fitted sheets, I actually had to have my boyfriend teach me…and I am still trying to master it! Good luck with your list! Thank you for the inspiration.
I absolutely LOVE this Katey, you are such an inspiration! <3
Your trip to New Orleans will be awesome!! DON’T LEAVE WITHOUT GETTING THE BEIGNETS!!
I went to dinner at FiveSixty for my birthday! It was so fun!
Katey, I really loved this post. I hope you see this message. You are different from the rest of the other fashion bloggers because you provide substance. Also, I would love if you did a blog over religion or even a virtual religious platform. You have such a large platform that you haven’t even tapped into yet. God has greater for you. You are going to be great!!
Love this! It has definitely inspired me to start my own list and have fun doing the items on it! When my husband and I got engaged I was living in Fort Worth and we started attending Christ Chapel off of Montgomery. We love this church and have been attending for the last 5 years! We have since moved to Aledo and now attend their West Campus. If you love a good worship band, their contemporary service is the best! I am not sure how they find all of these amazing singers and musicians!
Loved reading your list! Very ambitious and so exciting. I always think it’s great to think about and write down the goals we have for ourselves. I think I might make a list too! Thanks for sharing Katey 🙂
xoxo Nicole
http://www.brazenbrunette.com
Love this post girl! If you’ve never tried unroll.me it’s a really quick way to clean up all of your junk emails. It worked wonders for me! And btw I’m 2 years into marriage and my Christmas card list still isn’t as neat and organized as I hope for. Carolina girl here!
Definitely going to make my own list on my blog! When you head out to California (and Sleeping Beauty’s Castle ;)) post because I would love to meet you! You’re such an inspiration both as a person and a blogger. Good luck with all your goals. Might steal a couple from you for my list!
xo
Sami || TheClassicBrunette.blogspot.com
I do this, too! I write monthly goals, and it truly helps me complete tasks that I don’t think I would have, had I not written them down. You would also LOVE Southern California! I’ve lived here my whole life and I could never leave. I seriously hope you are able to plan a trip out here to come see it! <3
StyledByBlondie.com
I love your goals and how specific you made them. Your travel goals sound so exciting!
pinkandnavystripes.com
Definitely do not touch work on your honeymoon – I did, and I really regret it! It’s such a special time to just be the two of you together. Also, getting a dog is awesome. I highly recommend Southern Comforts Rescue which is just outside of Houston. That’s where we got our little guy!
xo
Alyssa
http://www.feathersandstripes.com
This is such a unique and fun idea!! Love it!!
Jordan
The Teacup of Style
http://theteacupofstyle.blogspot.com
Katey – I love the idea behind this list! While some of these may seem so practical, most took a lot of time to come up with and will lead to great experiences and new adventures! Love that you stuck to your guns to complete writing your list and can’t wait to see how you do! AND PS – 1 week without heat on your hair is easy, I promise 🙂