At a recent therapy appointment (yes, I see a therapist, yes, you should too!) my therapist suggested a life list idea for me. This this would be something to keep me motivated and excited about life. She suggested a 101 in 1001 list. This would be a 101 things to do in the next 1001 days. I switched it up to 101 before 30. This means 101 things before my 30th birthday. It is roughly the same amount of time, but I’ll remember when my birthday is! I know of these things might not fully happen, but I want my life to move in a direction towards them. A year is so short of time to accomplish many things. That’s why this list is better, giving me more time to remember, start and accomplish! I’ve decided I’m not going to officially start working on my list until the first of the year. I’d like to give myself some time to modify and edit the list. Let me know if you want to take this challenge and we can celebrate crossing things off together!
(P.S. my banner picture was taken by a relative of Ross’s. It’s our home at sunset! Isn’t it stunning?!)
1. Take Ross on a plane ride
2. Add a third child to our family
3. Run a half marathon
4. Have $1000 in every account and 0 credit card debt
5. Make perfect soup, 100% homemade
6. Keep my kitchen, bathroom and living room all clean for a whole month
7. Keep all my cloths put away for two months straight
8. Pray with my children daily
9. Learn how to do all the farm chores (and then do them!)
10. Train my horse
11. Grow a huge garden and keep it weeded
12. Raise 25 chickens
13. Go camping at 10 different state parks in Iowa
14. Surprise my husband with something awesome
15. Give a really unexpected gift
16. Make a real quilt
17. Write 100 thank you/hand written notes
18. Establish Harvesting Roots Family Farm
19. Get 100 blog followers
20. Redecorate my bedroom (including flooring!)
21. Finish basement
22. Learn to shoot a bow with my husband
23. Find a group of friends to strengthen my faith with
24. Do weekly devotions with my husband
25. Take a cooking class
26. Wear a size 16
27. Sing on a big stage
28. Finish 18 books
29. Have a recital for my voice students
30. Finish a workout DVD without wanting to die
31. Go on a motorcycle ride
32. Wear my prom dress to an event
33. Write a will
34. Swim in a waterfall
35. Watch a meteor shower
36. Learn to make lefsa
37. Visit & explore a city I’ve never been to
38. Get a facial
39. Take a road trip with some girlfriends
40. Buy a really nice camera
41. Learn how to use a really nice camera
42. Teach my husband to cook
43. Give a gift instead of getting
44. Visit an are museum
45. Visit a botanical garden
46. Drink 8 glasses of water a day for a month
47. Go to a Broadway show
48. Pay for the person behind me whenever I get fastfood alone
49. Good a recipe with 20+ ingredients
50. Get a passport
51. Have a monthly date night with my husband
52. Have one a week of NO technology for a month
53. Climb a mountain
54. Participate in a craft show
55. Donate a 3 month supply of something to a food pantry
56. Write a letter to my children every month for a year.
57. Make something out of leather
58. make the bed every morning for 2 weeks
59. Donate to Goodwill 5 times
60. Make and give 10 homemade gifts
61. Take my kids on a train
62. Learn to drive a tractor
63. Finish front yard design
64. Refinish a dresser for Char
65. Floss everyday for 2 weeks
66. Send a care package to someone who is deployed
67. Volunteer as a family
68. Volunteer as an individual
69. Vote for a presenident
70. Put money in a high yielding account for the kids
71. Eat only homemade/homegrown for a week
72. Do something new with my sister
73. Donate $1 for every item not completed
74. Keep my nails painted for a month
75. Get my legs waxed
76. Hatch a bird other than a chicken
77. Try 5 new foods
78. Give only small business/homemade birthday gifts
79. Learn how to can fruits and veggies
80. Always donate a dollar to the cause
81. Having a crafting day with my sister-in-law(s)
82. Do something new with my oldest niece
83. Take my daughter on her first waterslide
84. Learn how to chop wood
85. Make bagels from scratch
86. Start a tradition with my daughter
87. Swim in the ocean
88. Use all parts of my planner
89. Write letters to five influential people in my life and thank them
90. Plan a trip to Germany
91. Buy & organize a filing cabinet
92. Organize recipes
93. Organize address book
94. Send a “just because” package to 3 friends
95. Bring in random treats to work
96. Go on a picnic, rain or shine
97. Ride my horses at least once a month
98. Go to a live sporting event with my family
99. Take my Dad on a date
100. Take my son on a date
101. Make a list of 101 blessings in my life!
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Where’s my date? 🙂 just kidding, the list looks amazing Leah. Let me know where I can help you in achieving your goals!!!
This is amazing Leah! There are many items on your list that I have up in “the cloud”, you are inspiring me to write them down to help me stay excited about this beautiful life we have been blessed with, especially during the winter..