the first day of the link up! thanks for participating,
betsy and i are excited to see what you're working on. (and one of the things on my list is to make another 101 list when this one is almost done, so mostly... this is a a way for me to use your ideas...)
well here's my update for the month - as i've mentioned, 101 things in 1001 days is about 1 item every 10 days. which means at least 3 per month. well i'm happy to report huge success this month! something about that 'getting started' momentum, i think. the ones in bold are finished, the ones in italics i began working on! so yes, this is 20 things i got done in the
first month. not just 3.
twenty. i'm glad, because i know every month won't be this easy (especially when i start on those expensive travel and paying off debt goals.)
see the complete list here if you want.
organize
get my apartment and possessions 100% organized - done, a big one. i was pretty close to organized when i started but i needed the extra push to just finish all those little details. now i know everything that's in my apartment and where it is, and everything is set up in a way that makes it easy for me to keep it organized. how many people can say that - 100% organized. jealous?
organize my itunes music and make playlists
make sure everything currently in my apartment fits my personal style - i tossed a lot of too college-y crap
organize all of my photos on iphoto and back them up multiple places
get the apartment on a realistic cleaning schedule
hawkeye
downsize her toys and figure out how to keep her things neater - she's terrible. every time i took a toy out that she never plays with, she'd grab it and run to the other room. she's a hoarder, and also hates to share.
party (19-27)
learn a new drinking game - learned about 5 new drinking games!
find favorite red and white wines - went wine tasting on the 4th, and found a lot of new favorites, particularly ones that are cheap and easy to locate. apothic, sequin, acrobat and cupcake!
make every drink on my cocktail hour pinterest board (3/24) -
1,
2, and
3
learn
read all the e-books on my amazon wish list
watch all the seasons of a show i've never seen - supernatural, 30 rock, and game of thrones.
read an entire book in one day - i read. i've been reading. be proud!
research donating bone marrow, and maybe sign up to donate - done! i learned that i'm able to donate (wasn't sure) and what the process entails, and then sent in my cheek swab kit.
watch 101 popular movies/movies i've been meaning to see (3/101)
read 101 books (e-books count) (39/101)
shop
find a signature fragrance - i chose
jewel by mark and i
love it.
find a really perfect cross body bag - i realized the search was silly because i have 20 purses i already love, so i just ordered matching cross body straps on etsy instead!
find a signature style/brand of jeans - i have multiple now. first my 'cheaper' brand is definitely the
american eagle skinny kick. i also went to a place in chicago called blues jean bar, and they fit you for a ton of higher end brands. i love
the paige line, specifically the skyline. insane price different from ae, obviously. the paige ones i can tell would last forever and hold their shape, it's a heavier and more well made material. maybe i'll request them for my birthday, but until then, ae wins!
get everything for a well-stocked home bar and maintain it - see thursday's post!
personal
finally get my silver jewelry cleaned - i thought this was going to be harder, as in, taking everything back to tiffany's and having them clean it. turns out, you can just rub toothpaste on it and boom. good as new.
learn new relaxation tips that work for me - not as good as prozac of course, but still, they're working.
make my own mini happiness project - i'll do a more in depth post about this. see friday's post for how i got started!
relationships
start and maintain a complete address book and birthday list
just for fun
try at least one thing from each of my pinterest boards - (9/9) made this for my office door,
followed these rules,
tried some planner pages,
made this for john's birthday,
switched to these drinks,
bought this dress,
made this dessert,
loved the super easy taco casserole, and
made awesome popsicle champagne cocktails. the beer, food, dessert, and cocktail were all in one fell swoop for john's birthday so that was easy!
play trivia at a bar - went to a place called butch mcguire's with megan. we sucked, but i think it's because it was a lot of all-star game trivia. we're going to try again though, it was fun!
blog
host a 'bucket list progress' link-up at least once - well hey, that's why you're here now, isn't it?
try some of the ideas on 31 days to a better blog - i did quite a few. some were spot on and good ideas, others just didn't apply to me. glad i tried them though!
the list
save my change for 1001 days - got a cute change jar so i'll be working on this from here on out.
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