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101 in 1001

101 in 1001 List

Most of you know that I have a travel bucket list – it is up there in the header under “Travel” but creating a bucket list for my life, well, that is just a bit too daunting for me.  I have seen tons of these 101 in 1001 lists around the blog world and I think this time span (2.75 years) is definitely do-able. These are going to be steps to create a better me. Maybe by the end I will be able to publish my life long bucket list, but for now, here it goes!

Start date: April 1, 2014
End date: December 27, 2016 
  1. Come up with 101 things  (April 2014) 
  2. Inspire someone to write their own 101 in 1001 list (Emily in April 2014, Tracy in July 2014)
  3. Switch my blog over to WordPress  (May 2014)
  4. Reach 1,000 blog posts and 1,000,000 page views (February 2015 and January 2016)
  5. Start an interview series and complete 10 quality interviews
  6. Scrutinize my closet and donate, store, or toss all the things I never wear  (April 2015)
  7. Attend a blog conference (NRF January 2016) 
  8. Visit three new U.S. cities  (3/3 Columbus, Ohio, New Orleans, LA  and Nashville, TN)
  9. Be able to run five miles without stopping (February 2016)
  10.  Find the perfect trench coat (April 2016)
  11. Turn my first 500 blog posts into a book
  12. Bake a cake from scratch
  13. Invest in five coffee table books (5/5 HONY, A Shadow Falls, Ralph Lauren, Skyscraper Rivals, Palaces of Rome) 
  14. Re-learn how to water ski (December 2015)
  15. Paint a wall in my new apartment a statement color (February 2016)
  16. Explore Prospect Park in Brooklyn
  17. Go to MoMa PS1 during a music event
  18. Wait in line for a Cronut
  19. Start a new DIY project that takes more than one hour  (April 2015)
  20. Keep my room neat and clean for one week  (June 2015)
  21. Master a difficult yoga pose (October 2015)
  22. Sign up for a 5K or walk for a cause I care about (May 2013) 
  23. Stay out until the sun comes up (August 2015)
  24. Learn how to give myself a full manicure  (November 2014) 
  25. Clean out all of my purses  (October 2014) 
  26. Throw out all my old/unused makeup (June 2014)
  27. Buy and frame my first piece of original art  (October 2014) 
  28. Go to the top of the Empire State Building – I live here, this one should be done already 
  29. Visit Las Vegas
  30. Get to a weight I’m comfortable with
  31. Have official head shots taken
  32. Attend a horse race or polo match
  33. Go on five blates, bloggy dates, with girls I have not met yet (2/5 Caroline in July 2014, Blogger Dinner in August 2014) 
  34. Volunteer at a new charity each year  (Meals on Heels ’14, Catholic Charities ’15, City Harvest ’16)
  35. Really learn how to use my DSLR  (September 2015)
  36. Eat Gluten Free for a week (March 2015)
  37. Eat Vegetarian for a month (February 2016)
  38. Host a blogging event (August 2015)
  39. Send my mom flowers just because 
  40. See five classic movies (December 2015)
  41. Make my bed everyday for a month (November 2015)
  42. Host a dinner party
  43. Learn how to fold a fitted sheet (July 2016)
  44. Win a FAME or SAM award (no longer possible)
  45. Take a wine and painting class (March 2015)
  46. Go a month without buying anything on Amazon Prime (February 2016)
  47. See three new plays on Broadway (7/3  Rocky on Broadway,  Newsies,  If/Then, Book of Mormon, Something Rotten,  The King and I, Beautiful: The Carol King Musical)
  48. Watch every best picture since I was born (January 2016)
  49. Spend a day with my Dad, doing whatever he wants (February 2016)
  50. Spend a day with my brother, doing whatever he wants (February 2016)
  51. Get a blow-out just because (February 2016)
  52. Drink 100 ounces of water everyday for a week (February 2015) 
  53. Pick a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch and carve it
  54. Learn Spanish, not necessarily fluently but passable
  55. Buy a lottery ticket when there’s a crazy big jackpot  (September 2014) 
  56. Buy coffee for the person behind me in line
  57. Do a scavenger hunt with my friends to explore our city
  58. Go to three concerts   (2/3  Matt Nathanson and Gavin DeGraw and Nico & Vinz)
  59. Leave my phone at home for a day (October 2015)
  60. Make balloon paint art
  61. Get kissed in Paris  (February 2016)
  62. See a shooting star
  63. Own and stock a full bar cart
  64. Have a homemade picnic in Central Park (August 2015)
  65. Create a gallery wall (January 2015)
  66. Find a skincare regime I can stick with (September 2014)
  67. Plant a garden (March 2016)
  68. Go computer/iPhone/iPad free for a week
  69. Watch all the James Bond movies (February 2016)
  70. Send anonymous flowers to someone  (November 2015)
  71. Read for 30 minutes before bed for one month
  72. Give five “just because” gifts
  73. Visit 5 new restaurants and blog about them  (3/5 Harlem Public, Dominique Bistro, Junoon)
  74. Tip a server 100%
  75. Purchase a Barbour jacket
  76. Visit The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum
  77. See a Shakespeare in the Park production
  78. Create an online address book  Add your address here!
  79. Don’t swear for a whole entire day (October 2015)
  80. Write a letter to myself to be opened on my 30th birthday (August 2014)
  81. Kiss in the rain
  82. Become more knowledgeable about US Politics  (January 2015)
  83. Read the newspaper (or NYT.com) every day for one month  (January 2015) 
  84. Get my palm read
  85. Grow herbs in my kitchen
  86. Have a tea party
  87. Go a month without purchasing takeout / Seamless (April 2015)
  88. Write 10 Yelp Reviews  (July 2014) 
  89. Have a drink at The Met’s Roof Garden Café and Martini Bar (June 2014)
  90. Take a trapeze lesson at South Street Seaport
  91. Spend an afternoon at the Guggenheim  (July 2014) 
  92. Send Christmas cards to 100 people (February 2016)
  93. Take a walking tour of the Central Park statues (July 2014) 
  94. Go one month without drinking soda   (February 2016)
  95. Donate to three different friends raising money for something (3/3 Chips for Change, Cycle for Survival, Hark Society)
  96. Save my change for 1001 days. Cash it in on day 1002.
  97. Make macaroons
  98. Send a postcard on a trip I take (May 2015)
  99. Go to a movie on the lawn at Bryant Park
  100. Go apple picking 
  101. Master curling my hair (January 2015)
As I complete them I will cross them off, post on Instagram, 
and if it is interesting I will blog about it!  
 

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