In the spirit of the new year and decade, I want to challenge myself to accomplish short-term and long-term goals. Inspired by Design Darling, this list will have 101 things I want to accomplish over the next 1001 days (2.75 years). My goal is to complete all (if not most) of these items, but will try to stay realistic and remind myself that life happens.

101 Things in 1001 Days

Start Date: January 15, 2020

End Date: October 12, 2022

Personal ( 0 / 17 )

1. Read at least 10 books (I’m not a big reader).
2. Run (or walk) a 5K.
3. Vote in the 2020 elections.
4. Learn how to do embroidery.
5. Complete a “no-spend” or “frugal spend” month.
6. Workout 3-4 times per week for one month.
7. Complete a 12-week workout plan.
8. Do Whole30 again but with reintroduction phase.
9. Build our 6-month emergency fund.
10. Walk 10,000 steps every day for at least one week.
11. Invest in a nice pair of flats.
12. Find the perfect winter coat.
13. Read for 30 minutes every night before bed for one week.
14. Buy my own laptop.
15. Don’t drink Diet Coke for at least one month.
16. Make care packages for the homeless.
17. Journal every day for one week.

Professional ( 0 / 10 )

1. Start a “side hustle”.
2. Get a promotion!
3. Write at least one blog post per month (33 posts).
4. Write 3 weekend trip posts.
5. Learn a new coding language (HTML).
6. Share my blog with the world.
7. Organize my hard drive photos.
8. Clean-up my phone contacts.
9. Learn how to use a DSLR camera.
10. Post on travel Instagram at least twice per month.

Marriage (and Gordo) ( 0 / 13 )

1. Send Christmas cards each year (2020, 2021).
2. Make Christmas cookies with family.
3. Celebrate our 3rd wedding anniversary (October 14, 2020).
4. Celebrate our 4th wedding anniversary (October 14, 2021).
5. Go to Santorini for our 5th wedding anniversary (October 14, 2022).
6. Celebrate Gordo’s 2nd birthday (July 21, 2020).
7. Celebrate Gordo’s 3rd birthday (July 21, 2021).
8. Celebrate Gordo’s 4th birthday (July 22, 2022).
9. Change my last name.
10. Cook dinner every day for one week.
11. Spend one weekend together completely unplugged.
12. Try a yoga class with Drew.
13. Collect ornaments for each city we visit.

Family & Friends ( 0 / 9 )

1. Host 3rd Annual Halloween party (2020).
2. Host 4th Annual Halloween party (2021).
3. Host Thanksgiving with both families.
4. Host a Christmas potluck dinner with friends.
5. Create a family recipe cookbook.
6. Play mahjong with both families.
7. Send house-warming presents to at least 5 friends.
8. Clean out my childhood desk.
9. Host a New Years Eve gathering.

Home ( 0 / 13 )

1. Paint our kitchen cabinets.
2. Makeover our entry way.
3. Paint our entire home.
4. Replace our mailbox.
5. Add smart lock to our gate.
6. Give my closet the “Marie Condo” treatment.
7. Help Drew organize our garage.
8. Pay-off our bedroom furniture.
9. Purchase a digital frame to display our photos.
10. Set-up our Christmas trees every year (2020, 2021).
11. Organize our sheets and pillows.
12. Purchase bathroom dish set.
13. Revitalize our unhealthy plants.

Travel ( 0 / 16 )

1. Renew Global Entry and TSA pre-check.
2. Road trip through Scotland.
3. Travel to Japan, including Disneyland Tokyo.
4. Visit family in Shanghai, China.
5. Annual summer weekend in San Antonio (2020, 2021, 2022).
6. Go to St. Helen, Oregon during Halloween.
7. Visit at least 5 new cities.
8. Go on a girls trip each year (2020, 2021, 2022).
9. Spa weekend at La Cantera Resort in San Antonio.
10. Sister weekend trip.
11. Go canoeing in Banff.
12. Couples weekend in Washington, DC.
13. Visit Drew’s sister & brother-in-law in Florida.
14. Spend Christmas in New York.
15. Visit the Magnolia Silos.
16. Go to San Francisco with Drew.

Houston ( 0 / 11 )

1. Go to the Rodeo each year (2020, 2021, 2022).
2. Go to the Bayou City Art Festival each year (2020, 2021, 2022).
3. See Shen Yun in Houston!!
4. Watch the Nutcracker by the Houston Ballet.
5. Go to a Houston Orchestra performance.
6. Try at least 10 new restaurants.
7. Visit the farmer’s market in front of Tony’s.
8. Go to Lights in the Heights every year (2020, 2021).
9. Try 5 restaurants during Houston Restaurant Weeks.
10. Go to Zoo Lights at the Houston Zoo during Christmas.
11. Have a beach day in Galveston.

Just for Fun ( 0 / 12 )

1. Sew a t-shirt quilt.
2. Watercolor each place we have lived.
3. Watch a movie at the Rooftop Cinema club.
4. Figure out a creative way to display our travel souvenirs.
5. Go strawberry picking.
6. Watch all Harry Potter movies.
7. Paddle board with Gordo in Austin.
8. Go to 5 concerts/festivals.
9. Take a candle making class.
10. Finally balayage my hair!
11. Watch New Girl series.
12. Learn how to make paper.