When I first started my blog, I came up with a list of 101 things to do in 1001 days, a list inspired by Mackenzie Horan. Over the past few years since I started blogging, my life has changed course and things on this list don’t resonate with me as much as they did when I wrote them. I fully intend to create another list, but I know that it will take careful thought to create a list that will be meaningful to me.
Here is the final count for my first 101 in 1001 list.
Start Date: October 6, 2015
End Date: July 3, 2018
Completed: 50/101
Personal:
1.Actually come up with 101 things… (started this list in August)
2. Get a drivers license
3. Get my own car
4. Get a credit card
5. Save up $x,xxx in my savings account (keeping amount hidden)
6. Get my own apartment
7. Read 50 new books • Bossypants by Tina Fey, Yes Please by Amy Poehler, An Abundance of Katherines by John Green, Leave Your Mark by Aliza Licht, Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick, The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer, Dark Matter by Blake Crouch, Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple, Harry Potter and The Sorcerers Stone by J.K. Rowling, SweetBitter by Stephanie Danler, Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris, Disrupted by Dan Lyons, The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur (13/50)
8. Read 5 biographies
9. Invest in a Kate Spade purse-
10. Wake up at 6:30 every day for two weeks
11. Go to sleep before 11 every day for two weeks
12. Go skinny dipping
13. Cook for a holiday dinner I made Easter dinner with my dad in 2016!
14. Purchase a new laptop of my choice
15. Donate to my sorority and to my college
16. Learn how to cook one nice thing for each meal (breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, snack)
17. Go on a weekend getaway alone
18. Host a dinner party
19. Re-decorate my childhood/current bedroom
20. Re-vamp my wardrobe by going on a shopping spree
21. Make 10 new recipes from Pinterest-–Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese (10/11/15), Caramel Apple Pie Cookies (10/10/15), Apple Crisp (10/10/15), Chocolate Peppermint Cookies (12/24/15), Chicken Fajita Quesadillas, Avocado Fries, Lemon Pepper Chicken Risotto, Espresso Chocolate Chip Cookies, Creamy Broccoli, Bacon, and Chicken Pasta, One Pot Sausage Pasta
22. Grow my hair out as long as possible before cutting
23. Find my signature scent
24. Learn how to style my hair 5 new ways
25. Read one French novel
26. See the Boston Ballet Nutcracker
27. Attend at least one ASA Boston alum event
28. Turn my Greek t-shirts into a quilt
29. Find the right lipstick shade for myself
30. Get customized stationary to write letters on
31. Go to a comedy show
32. Try 10 new restaurants- 10+ STILL COUNTING! Casa Corona (Marblehead, MA), Toscano (Harvard Square, MA), Howling Wolf (Salem, MA), Cho Sun Sushi Restaurant (Newry, ME), Antique Table (Swampscott, MA), Caffe Italia (Marblehead, MA), Granary Tavern (Boston, MA), Jacks Wife Freda (NYC), 12 Chairs Cafe (NYC), Rockefeller Center Cafe (NYC), Soall Bistro (Marblehead, MA), Salem Beer Works (Salem, MA), Tatte Bakery (Brookline, MA), Mission (Washington, DC), Ted’s Bulletin (Washington, DC), Policy (Washington, DC), Barcelona (Boston, MA), Les Zygomates (Boston, MA), Paradiso Ristorante (Swampscott, MA), The Townsman (Boston, MA), Bluestone Lane (NYC), EggShop NYC (NYC)
33. Attend a fashion show I was actually in a fashion show! I still hope to attend another one, in the audience! (December 2016)
34. Reconnect with my Paris host family
35. Blog about 5 personal topics: Why Do I Blog, Moving Forward with Happiness, Accidental Blogging Hiatus / Big News!, My Bittersweet Year, Believing in Myself
36. Read for 30 minutes a night for a month
37. Vote in an election 3/1/2016- Super Tuesday! 11/8/2016- The Presidential Election
38. Do not use my cell phone before bed for at least one week
39. Get a professional massage 4/29/2017
40. Treat myself to a mani-pedi 3/12/2016
41. Go makeup free for one week
42. Unplug for 24 hours
43. Have breakfast/coffee while watching the sunrise for a week
Blog/Career:
44. Design my own blog layout for my personal brand Personalized my blog and created a logo! (2/18/16)
45. Host a giveaway with other bloggers March/April 2016
46. Get my first “real” job
47. Host a giveaway alone JORD Wood Watches
48. Publish every day for a week
49. Get to 1000 followers–Instagram, Twitter, and emilyriane.com
50. Guest post for another blogger
51. Attend 5 webinars
52. Partake 5 tweet chats in one month
53. Get published on the Huffington Post
54. Get published by my dream company–It’s a secret for now!
55. Take at least one course at a college to further my education
56. Attend a conference or a lecture series Forbes Under 30 Summit, October 16-19, 2016 (Boston)
57. Take a workshop to better my passions (blogging, career, writing, etc.) I took 2 online certification programs for my career!
58. Plan out blog posts a month in advance and stick to it!
59. Schedule social media posts for 5 days so that I spend less time on them
60. Publish all 365 blog posts from Dana Fox’s book
61. Create business cards (October 2016)
62. Make at least $100 from blogging
63. Get published in a local publication
64. Get involved in a sponsorship for the blog For all sponsored posts click, here!
65. Create a series on my blog Currently Loving
66. Take the GRE
Doing Good:
67. Volunteer twice a year
68. Donate money to a charity of choice once a year
69. Pay for a strangers meal
70. Pay for a strangers coffee
71. Donate old clothes twice (December 2015)
72. Start recycling at home January 2016
Family/Friends:
73. Take a family photo
74. Attend Alumni Weekend at Roanoke April 2016
75. Send out hand written letters to 10 people
76. Send 5 “just because” gifts to friends
77. Visit my sister in whatever country she moves to
Sports:
78. Learn how to golf (May 2016, it’s harder than I thought it would be!)
79. Attend an NHL game
80. Attend an NFL game
81. Attend a Red Sox game
82. Learn how to paddle board
83. Learn how to ski or snowboard
Health:
84. Get a gym membership OR a yoga/Pilates membership ClassPass (10/17)
85. Pick 1 fitness class to attend at least once a week
86. Go on a run every day for two weeks
87. Have fruit/yogurt for dessert instead of sweets for a month
88. Go carb free for one week
89. Switch out all coffee for tea for one week
90. Invest in a fitbit (10/27/15)
91. Be able to run 5k
92. Learn how to properly lift weights
Travel:
93. Visit 5 new states -New York, Illinois (Chicago), California, Florida
94. Go back to Paris
95. Go to New York City for a weekend My Weekend in NYC Recap, here!
96. Go to a vineyard for a wine tasting (10/17/15) Virginia Mountain Vineyards
97. Visit the West Coast
98. Go on a road trip
99. Go to a brewery (Parkway in Roanoke, VA)
100. Visit one new country
101. Go to a parade in Boston and/or New York
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