{*101 Goals in 1001 Days*}

I have been seeing this all over the place (the button above is from Love From Texas) . I had previously started making a list of things that I'd like to accomplish this year, but this seems a lot more realistic. I'll have 1001 days to do just 101 little things? I think that sounds manageable. And, obviously, I'm a bit of a procrastinator since here it is already March and I hadn't even blogged My 2010 To Do List. Sigh.

I made a list like this before & I thought it was a neat little reminder of everything that I had accomplished (and those things that were forgotten about).

Though, I'm facing a dilemma. I've been working on this for what feels like weeks (in the short bursts of time I have at work when I'm not doing anything), and I still don't have 101 goals. I would like to think of myself as a very goal-oriented person, but perhaps I am too realistic. I know that I don't want to set myself up for failure too much. What are some of your goals for this upcoming year(s)?

Start: April 7, 2010
End: January 7, 2013 (Give or take a few days, math isn't my strong suit)
Last Updated: January 4, 2012

Plain:   To do
Italic:  In progress
Bold:  Completed

Personal:
1. Graduate with my Master’s
2. Read a book a month at the very least {I read 24 books in 2011! I'm hoping to read 48 in 2012!}

3. Buy a house
4. Pay off all my credit cards {One down, a few to go...}
5. Pay off my car {One crappy Dodge Neon paid off.}   

6. Upgrade my car {One Dodge Caliber financed}
7. Keep my car clean
8. Make a budget

9. Have date nights with my boy at least once a month
10. Have girl’s nights every month {was very successful until we moved...}
11. Have a job I love {Starting a new job on September 19th, 2011}
12. Get a raise {I started a new job in April '10...but took a pay cut later in the year}

13. Get a promotion {Technically, it's a promotion}

14. Blog daily (whether it be on this site, my nightlife blog or my neighborhood news site)
15. Build something (whether it be a bookcase or a piece of furniture)
16. Become more proficient in InDesign and Photoshop
17. Find a way to do my hair that works with the Florida humidity
18. Join Swap-bot and participate in 5 swaps {5/5}
19. Write more letters instead of emails {Joined a Pen Pal list via On The Brink of Something Beautiful}

20. Keep an updated address book with actual physical addresses -- Done! With the wedding invitations and Christmas cards, I have a pretty full address book.
21. Finally finish that college scrapbook I’ve been slacking on
22. Develop a savings account with over $1,000 in it
23. Get a library card
24. Plant a vegetable garden (And not kill it like last time)
25. Refinish a piece of furniture
26. Organize the office into something inspirational and beautiful
27. Get married 
28. Find something to do with that dresser of mine that I refuse to part with {Going to move it to another room and swap it for something smaller} -- Done!

29. Send someone flowers
30. Get a pedicure
31. Keep an updated planner (either digitally or hard copy) -- Done! I have been a master at syncing my work and personal calendars to my iPhone and Outlook accounts. I recently upgraded to an Erin Condren planner!
32. Send out those ridiculously cheesy Christmas photo cards. Dogs may or may not be in holiday sweaters. -- DONE! Dogs were not in sweaters but they did have jingle bells around their neck and mini Santa hats. :D
33. Wake up earlier each morning to make coffee, read the paper and make myself presentable.
34. Clean out my closet every six months and donate to charity. {Done twice already...now three times}
35. Become “organized” in some way.
36. Keep track of my purchases
37. Make money off of a website
38. Send thank you cards for something {Wrote wedding thank you postcards}
39.Get a fabulous Marc Jacobs bag

Health:
40. Tone up and get to 130 pounds
41. Get my body fat percentage down to 24%
42. Drink more water
43. Walk the dogs at least twice (preferably three times) a week
44. Be able to run a mile and do so consistently
45. Say goodbye to McDonalds. For serious this time.
46. Eat more vegetables (and no, French fries do not count)
47. Only go out for lunch at the most twice a week (bring healthy lunches to work)
48. Exercise daily
49. Participate in a 5K (Note that I did not say “run” a 5k. I will certainly try though.)
50. Find out my blood type

Travel:
51. Get a passport {Now I just need to change my name on said passport}
52. Have a “vacation” every six months (even if it’s just a day away in Orlando) {5/6--Islamorada, Key Colony, Honeymoon, Boston, Hartford [was for work but still counts]}
53. Take a road trip
54. Go deep sea fishing
55. Get over my fear of jelly fish and snorkel {Still afraid of jelly fish but have snorkeled}
56. "Chase daylight" (I stole this from a Sister Hazel song. You watch the sunset on the west coast of Florida [where I live] and drive to catch the sunrise on the other coast)
57. Take a quick trip to NYC
58. Go cave tubing in Belize (I'm thinking a cruise perhaps) -- I wrote this goal with a particular cruise in mind... and I got my way since I booked that cruise for our Honeymoon! I'm definitely signing up for this excursion... no questions asked! UNFORTUNATELY our cruise decided to cancel this port right as we boarded. LAME LAME LAME.
59. Take a tacky tourist photo with the Leaning Tower of Pisa
60. Go camping
61. See *snow* (No, I've never seen snow)
62. Go to the west coast of the United States
63. Try to surf
64. Viva Las Vegas! I want to play some slots
65. Visit 5 states {2/5}
66. Go on a picnic
67. Drink wine and watch the sunset
68. Take a weekend and spontaneously fly to see an old friend
69. Go to Mardi Gras (the real one, not the rinky dink one my town throws!)
70. Stay at a bed & breakfast
71. Ride my bike somewhere new
72. Take a cruise for graduate school graduation {Didn't happen, but we did go to the Keys shortly after. I consider this done.}

Food/Drink:
73. Try 1 new restaurant every two months {Very frequently}
74. Cook 1 new recipe every two weeks (I have all these beautiful cook books, I should use them!)
75. Start wine tasting and find “my” wine -- Since we are having a beer/wine reception, we are thinking about wines. Katie sent me a fabulous wine list to get me started!
76. Get a KitchenAid stand mixer (Notice I said “get,” I would accept as a gift!)
77. Make a recipe notebook
78. Make a homemade pizza {I made Hungry Girl's Chicken BLT pizza!}
79. Bring lunch to work every day for at least a week
80. Pick fruit somewhere
81. Visit a winery {Murielle in Clearwater, we tasted possible options for the wedding}

Entertainment:
82. Go to a concert a month (even if it’s just a local band) {5/33}
83. Go to a festival (like Bonaroo, etc.)
84. Go to a shooting range (Note: very scared about this)
85. Get all my pictures and music off a five year old broken laptop
86. Go flea market-ing one morning
87. See a play
88. Go to an improve troupe’s performance
89. Have a well stocked bar in the house -- DONE! We purchased a vintage bar and have it full of wine, craft beers and various liquors.
90. Upgrade my laptop (who knows, maybe even forgo the entire computer thing and just get an iPad) -- Done! The boy bought me a netbook as a surprise a few months back!
91. Go to a minor league baseball game (they are way cheaper and have great drink specials! Some days you can even bring your pets)
92. Buy something from ETSY {Done! Lots of things. Jewelry especially!}
93. Throw a surprise party
94. Visit the Dali Museum
95. Visit the Tampa Museum of Art
96. Have another limo party (and remember this one this time!)
97. Go to Daytona to watch NASCAR
98. Party with someone from Jersey Shore (Not literally "party" with them, but they always have club appearance, would be hilarious to me to actually go!)

Environment:
99. Donate more--whether it's my time, my possessions or my money {I was a "Big Sister" for a bit.}
100. Donate $5 to my savings account/charity for everything on this list that I don’t complete
101. Use recyclable grocery bags more often (I have a ton just collecting dust)

Bonus:

• Post this on my blog so I feel accountable
• Sleep less, do more (this might be a stretch, but I need to get things done!)
• Wear sunscreen often
• Take my daily vitamins and calcium supplements