101 things in a 1001 days!

Create a "bucket list" of things you hope to accomplish/complete in 1001 Days (2 years, 8 months, 26 days). 

Then go out and get started! The 'things' can be as big or small as you want them to be.

MY START DATE: 8/26/2011 MY END DATE: 5/22/2014

KEY: BOLD: Completed. ITALIC: In progress.

Here's my list:

Blogging

1.     Post about each of the things on this list

2.     Take a picture of each of the things on this list

3.     Make my blog prettier

Living

4.     Get Married

5.     Buy a house

6.     Buy new furniture

7.     Do a date night with Jman at least once a month

8.     Learn to ballroom dance

9.     Make a room in my house look like one from a magazine

10. Stay at a bed and breakfast

Fitness

11. Complete an Olympic Distance Triathlon

12. Run a 5k

13. Swim the Chesapeake bay

14. Hike part of the Appalachian trail

15. Be able to do 30 push ups in a row

16. Be able to do 5 pull ups at a time

17. Beat my iron girl triathlon time of 2 hr and 32 mins

Physical Health

18. Take vitamins every day for a whole month

19. Maintain a healthy weight for a person my height

20. Go to a dermatologist

21. Go 3 months without fast food (not even chick-fil-a!)

Mental Health

22. Get organized (and stay organized for a month)

23. Get a massage

Travel

24. Go to Vegas

25. Visit New Orleans

26. Visit the statue of Liberty

27. See a show in New York

28. Go for a carriage ride in new york

29. Travel outside the country

30. Travel to 5 states I have never been to before

31. Fly first class

32. Go on a road trip

Learning

33. Learn a new language

34. Be able to recite all of the presidents in order

35. Learn to drive a manual

36. Learn to play golf

For good

37. Pay it forward to 3 strangers

38. Plant a tree

39. Volunteer for 3 events

40. Send 5 care packages to soldiers oversees

41. Raise over $1,000 for a good cause

42. Donate over $100 for a good cause

Food

43. Shop at a farmers market

44. Make a recipe book

45. Taste 3 new foods

46. Invent a new recipe/dish that actually tastes good

47. Learn how to cook bananas foster

48. Learn how to cook cheesecake

Just for Fun

49. Send a post secret

50. Do a service project

51. Go for a ride in a convertible with the top down

52. Host a party

53. Save $10 per each completed item from this list to spend upon completion

54. Go ice skating outside

55. Take a nap in a hammock

56. Get my tattoo fixed

57. Get my fortune read

58. Do a craft

59. Get a manicure

60. Take a wine tasting class

61. Tour at least 6 of the wineries in MD

62. See a comedian on tour

63.  Go to a hockey game

64.  Go to a pro-football game

65. Go zip lining

66. Go white water rafting with Jman

67. Go canoeing

68.  Go crabbing

69. Build a snowman

70. Have a picnic

71. Read the entire bible

72. Build something

73. Go camping in 6 new places

74. Go to a country concert

75. See gone with the wind

76. See Citizen kane

77. See “Nos fera to”

78. See “The God father”

79. Successfully navigate through 1 haunted house

80. Go through a Corn maze

81. Have a fondue night

82. Get mom to create a bucket list

83. Make a wine cork board

84. Sing at a karaoke night

85. Straighten my hair everyday for a week

86. Take the dog for a walk every Saturday for a month

87. Go to church for two months in a row

88. Inspire someone to make a 101 list

89. Go for a bar crawl in DTA

90.  Go to a state fair

91. Go skiing 3 times

92. Buy new makeup

93. Write 3 letters to Donnie

94.  Take my nieces out to a movie

95.  Check in with at least 1 cousin every month

96.  Go see the National Christmas tree

97.  Go on a cruise with jman

98.  Double my bank roll of at least $50 on Preakness day

99. Bottle my own wine

          100.  Bowl over 175

         101.  Say yes to at least 3 things I would normally say no to

-Until Next Time www

A 23 year old's Reflection on 45 days without Alcohol

I decided to give up alcohol for Lent to cleanse my mind, body and soul.. In other words my goal was to save some money, lose some weight and become closer with God by praying more and drinking less. My intention was to update the blog a few times during Lent so I could share my struggles about giving up alcohol. That obviously did not happen!

   So here it is: A 23 year old's Reflection on 45 days without Alcohol. 

Week 1: Got through the whole week like a breeze. Friday night I got hit by a deer who broke it's back legs and was laying alive in the middle of a road near my house. The police came and shot it so that it wouldn't cause another accident. I took this as a test from God. As much as I wanted to drink.. I did not!

Week 2: This week went by really fast. It was overall a good week at work. Spring is in the air! The students are getting antsy about spring breaking coming. I officially lost 15 pounds! I am down to the weight I was sophomore year in college and feeling/looking good! Now I just need to maintain and not gain it all back. 

Week 3: One year to go until Jman and I get married!! Went out with some friends and felt really boring. Starting to understand why being a recovering alcoholic would be very difficult.
Week 4: Broke my computer screen and had to live a week without a computer. That sucked. Apple does have great customer service though! They were quick, very friendly and cheap!
Week 5: Counting down the last days until spring break! The kids were crazy at school. We had a group protest our gay students and a ton of people from our school came out to counter protest. It was quite an amazing sight! I spent way too much money buying clothes to help me get through the last week of lent.
Week 6: SPRING BREAK!! It was all down hill from there... I sat around and did nothing all break...which was great! I wish the weather was better so I could have laid out by the pool. About mid week I realized that I needed a summer job because there was no way I was going to lay around and be lazy all summer. I applied to some jobs and actually landed an interview today! (I think it went well!)
On Good Friday, (which is when I consider the end of lent) my friend col, Jman and I went to Baltimore to celebrate making it all the way through! We celebrated a little bit too much to make up for lost time. Saturday my family celebrated Easter with an easter egg hunt for my nieces, dying eggs, and eating wayyyy too much! Sunday we went to Church (I even convinced Jman to come with us!) and worked out in the garden.


Overall, I enjoyed the experience. It was very challenging but I got through it with the help of prayer. I didn't lose any more weight after week 2 and the money that I was hoping to save by not buying alcohol went to buying clothes.


I have decided to set a new challenge for myself. I can't wait to reveal it to my family and friends.. (It's not official yet so everyone will have to wait another week or so). I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS THOUGH! It is something that has been on my bucket list. It is going to be very challenging for myself but it will also be very rewarding! Hehe ;)

-Until Next Time www