In August of 2009, Jay and I put together this list. It’s our 101 in 1001 days list and it’s a list of things we’d like to finish or accomplish in 1001 days. We started this list on August 7, 2009 and May 4, 2012 will be our 1001 day deadline! It’s crazy how much time has gone by since we compiled this list. As I was updating the list I was also astounded at how much of this I would change if I could redo the list. And it also reminded me of some of the goals that we set that we’ve lost our way on a little bit. It’s really interesting how much you can change in just a little over a year. If I was creating this list today, it would look a lot different, that’s for sure! But I’m not going to change the list. I’m going to finish what we started and see how much of it we can accomplish before May 4, 2012. I am excited though, to create a new list once this one is over. It’s been a great way to reach our own personal goals and to look back and remember how much we’ve done and to be reminded of the things we’d still like to do! So I thought you’d like to see our updates here.
If you haven’t done it yet, I encourage you to start your own 101 list. I will warn you though, thinking of 101 goals you’d like to reach is not as easy as you’d think! It took us quite awhile to put together this list and we were so jazzed when we finished it. We weren’t expecting it to be so difficult, but coming up with 101 things is a bit challenging! It was a great challenge though and makes you think about what’s important to you and what goals you’d like to complete. Not only that, but it gives you a deadline to complete it all in so it’s not SO overwhelming. It was a fun project for us, even though I’d change the list a bit now. It’s amazing how much you change in a year and a half. And now that I’m in my late twenties (YIKES) I find myself changing more than ever and also settling into who I am somewhat. So that’s kinda cool.
Check out our list! And stay tuned for the next one. Well, in 2012.
101 in 1001 Days
1. Get out of debt
2. Go to New York
3. Have another baby- completed 09.10.10
4. Go to San Francisco
5. Photograph a wedding- completed 10.31.09
6. Complete P90X
7. Sky dive
8. Take the X Train Photoshop Class
9. Visit the Strehle’s- completed 02.10
10. Get a second camera- completed 04.10
11. Buy a new car- completed 06.16.10
12. Go to a Coldplay concert
13. Take Cruz to Sea World- completed 09.09
14. Redo our back yard- completed (sorta) 04.10
15. Visit Aunt Teri & Uncle Bill in Georgia
16. Finish creating our dream board
17. Go to The Ellen Show
18. Give all the money we make from 1 wedding and 1 lifestyle photo shoot to someone who needs it- anonymously.
19. Eat at Fred’s- completed 05.10
20. Learn to play the piano
21. Paint Cruz’s bathroom
22. Take vocal lessons
23. Get our photography blog up and running- completed in 2009
24. Go on a missions trip
25. Put Cruz in swimming lessons
26. Go to Yellowstone National Park
27. Take an all girls vacation for one weekend (Jess)
28. Take an all guys vacation for one weekend (Jay)
29. Go fishing
30. Get passports for all three of us
31. Visit Grandpa Stribling’s gravesite
32. Stay at a Hyatt Resort somewhere other than AZ
33. Swim with Cruz in the ocean
34. Go on a Disney Cruise
35. Finish decorating our bedroom
36. Write our will
37. Take a nap together in a hammock
38. Take a dance class (Jess)
39. Print our favorite pictures from certain photo shoots and print on canvas’s to display
40. Finish school
41. Kiss in the rain
42. Visit Grandma in Payson
43. Clean the carpet- completed 04.10
44. Eat at Serendipity’s in New York
45. Take Cruz to the snow- completed 01.11
46. Lose 15 pounds (Jess)
47. Make our family Christmas card- completed 12.09
48. Turn our blogs into blog books
49. Make our promo video
50. Create our family photo albums
51. Read the whole Bible
52. Take a gondola ride
53. Go to The Cinema Supper Club again
54. See Harry Potter in the theatre
55. Take Cruz back to Disneyland- completed 01.11
56. See Phantom of the Opera live
57. Serve on a Second Saturday
58. Have dinner at the Compass Room
59. Get all of our personal pictures backed up and organized
60. Buy a new iMac- completed 12.10
61. Do a cash flow plan every month- ongoing, but so far successful
62. Learn how to do couponmom.com the right way
63. Get health insurance
64. Finish decorating/organizing the office
65. Stop gossiping
66. Blog 2-3 times per week (Jay)
67. Get better at sending birthday cards
68. Spend more time together
69. Treat someone to lunch once a month
70. Get a Flip Mini HD Camera- completed 11.10
71. Visit Ron & Anna Merrell
72. Set up our business policy- completed 03.10
73. Plan Cruz’s 1st birthday party- completed 11.10
74. Go to 3 or more baseball games each season
75. Go to The Oprah Winfrey Show
76. Go to the batting cages and hit balls
77. Get an iPhone- completed 11.10
78. Groom Audio regularly
79. Get ice cream at The Sugarbowl- completed 10.09
80. Go on monthly date nights (or more if possible!)
81. Go to a concert at The Hollywood Bowl
82. Rent a luxury car for a date night
83. Get a Wacom tablet
84. Ride a zip line
85. Buy a new router
86. Fix the couch
87. Be intentional about sending thank you cards
88. Finish the plate collection
89. Resave our emergency fund- completed 10.10
90. Read a new book every month
91. Pick a pumpkin at Schnepf farms
92. Purchase a piano and restore it
93. Get a Disneyland pint glass for our collection
94. Clean out kitchen cupboards- completed 04.10
95. Get ink for our printer- completed 07.10
96. Get a massage
97. See John Mark McMillan in concert
98. Get a Wii
99. Start working on our next 100 list
100. Book a boudoir photo shoot (Jess)- completed 02.10
101. Get new curtains- completed 03.10
