101 in 1001 Update | February

Well, three months have officially passed since the start date of my 101 in 1001 list. Today, I am co-hosting the first update with Macy and I am so excited to read about everyone's progress! Although I haven't crossed off as many things as I hoped, doing this update has motivated me to pick goals for the upcoming months. Next time I will definitely have much more to cross off! Here is what I have accomplished so far.

Items I have crossed off my list so far:

27. Keep my niece overnight - This has actually happened twice so far, and Joe and I love having her over!

28.Keep the Black Friday tradition going every year (2015) - This was a major success for 2015!

37.Go on a fancy date (1) - This happened in December, and we had a lot of fun!

39.Have an annual Harry Potter marathon (2016) - This will of course be an every year thing, but we recently went through all of the movies after Christmas and into the new year (thanks mom for the box set)

56. Take a girls trip - A few weekends ago my sisters, mom, niece, and myself all took a day trip to L.A to visit my grandad and also to do some shopping. 

98. Redo my about me page - I recently updated it, but of course I am looking into new ways to design it more myself. 

Items in progress/upcoming:

6.Finish my degree - Always in progress, one of the main reasons I have not been able to cross more things off lately!

10.Organize all of my family/baby pictures into photo albums - I recently got some old pictures from my moms house, so I bought a photo album and am working on getting them all organized. 

15. Try 25 new to me recipes from Pinterest - This has been so much fun, I am loving trying out new recipes right now. 

23.Completely purge my closet and donate everything I am not wearing/will not wear - I have been in major spring cleaning mode, and my closet is the next thing on my list to tackle. 

49.Take at least two trips back to Las Vegas - Coming up in April

You can always read my original 101 in 1001 list here

P.S - Thank you Macy, for letting me co-host with you! Go check out her blog if you haven't before. She has amazing helpful blogging posts, beautiful wedding/honeymoon photos, and she started this link-up! Plus, she's SO nice.  We would love it if you would link up with us! Being able to read about everyone's journeys so far is so exciting. I can't wait to see where we all are in another three months. Go link up, and check out all of the newly updated lists!

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December Goals from my 101 in 1001 List

It's officially my favorite month, and even though I feel permanently cold I am so happy! We have our tree up and Christmas decorations are decking the halls. This month I decided to really commit to my 101 in 1001 list by making my smaller monthly "goals" stem from that list. I want to be actively checking things off as I go so I think this will be a good way to keep participating each month.

Here are the ones I will be focusing on this month

1. Finding a new job. I am actively searching for a new position in a new field so wish me luck!

2. Fitness - I will be tracking my water intake all month, and raising my Fitbit step goals and trying to meet them daily.

3. Organizing all of my photos and baby pictures into albums. I have purchased the albums and now I just need to get them all organized!

4. Journal all month. Journaling has been something that I have wanted to do for such a long time and I never have made it a priority. So as of December 1st I am going to try and journal as much as I can, hopefully every day.

5. Go on a fancy date. We have several things this month that I think will be fancy enough for me to cross off. We will be celebrating our six years of dating anniversary. Yes, we are still celebrating that even though we are married. We also have Joe's company holiday party that is really fancy and I can't wait to see my husband in a tux again!

Of course, I hope to cross off more things this month, these are just the goals I am choosing to focus on.

What are some of your goals for this month?

101 in 1001

I am going to attempt to finish 101 things in 1001 days!
Start: August 16, 2015  End: August 13, 2018

For Myself:
1.Get all health issues figured out so we can start a family. (praying for that and it is the most important thing on my list)
2.Video or vlog events/holidays that are important to us
3.Host Easter at our home every year (2016)
4.Find my calling career wise
5.Get my first real teaching job
6.Finish my degree (in progress)
7.Journal every day for a month (if I can, keep it going a year)
8.Spend time with God / Read my bible each morning
9.Print all of my favorite recipes at create a binder/book
10.Organize all of my family/baby pictures into photo albums (October 2016)
11.Write future me emails to myself each year (2016/2017)
12.Bake cookies for my neighbors every holiday season
13.Create a gallery wall in our home
14. Adopt another dog (God willing Pepper can get along with another dog)
15. Try 25 new to me recipes from Pinterest (6/25)
16. Make a photo album for every year

For Others:
17.Volunteer my time
18.Raise my monthly donation to St. Jude every year
19.Donate supplies to a shelter every winter holiday
20.Adopt a family for Christmas
21.Pay for someones Starbucks
22.Write handwritten notes to someone each month
23.Completely purge my closet and donate everything I am not wearing/will not wear

Fun:
24.Host a couples game night (2016)
25.Find a trivia night in my town
26.Attempt YouTube again
27.Keep my niece overnight/take her on fun adventures (3)
28.Keep the Black Friday tradition going every year (2015)
29.Take a painting/wine class
30.Try a cooking class with my husband
31.Read 50 books
32.Have a girls night out (October 2016)
33.Attend three concerts 1/3 (The Killers April 2016)
34.See three shows (Mystere Las Vegas 2016)
35.Take a calligraphy class
36.Start a bar cart
37.Go on a very fancy date (1)
38.Sporting event with my husband
39.Have an annual Harry Potter marathon (2016)
40.Go ice skating
41.Zip-line in Vegas
42.Take a makeup class
43.Make a holiday wreath
44.Bake a pie from scratch
45.Try snowboarding/skiing
46.Build a snowman
47.Try five restaurants in our town that we've never tried. (2/5)
48.Go on a double date every month

Travel:
49.Take at least two trips back to Las Vegas (2/2) April and October 2016
50.Take a trip for each our marriage anniversaries (October 2016)
51.Go camping somewhere new at least once
52.Go to Disneyland!
53.Go on a day trip somewhere we've never been
54.Try Airbnb
55.Get my husband on a plane
56.Take a girls trip (February 2016) (October 2016)
57.Go to the east coast
58.Take a couples trip

Financial:
59.Start a separate savings account solely dedicated to buying a home
60.Create a better "just in case" savings fund
61.Get my credit score to my goal number
62.Move/Buy a home
63.Pay off our car
64.Buy a second car
65.Invest in really nice bedroom furniture (We bought a new bed! -2016)
66.Pay off student loans, or at least a huge dent
67.Save change each year and cash it in around Christmas
68.Try couponing one month
69.Do a no spend challenge for a month


Physical/Mental Health:
70.Exercise 3x a week for a month no excuses
71.Practice meditation/meditate every morning
72.Complete the 30 day plank challenge
73.Complete the 30 day squat challenge
74.Try yoga for a week straight and go from there
75.No fast food for a month - this includes Starbucks
76.Go gluten free for a week
77.Go without social media a whole day
78.Get to my goal weight
79.Take a barre class
80.Track water intake
81.Get back into playing tennis


Blog:
82.Blog for an entire year 3x a week
83.Purchase a domain
84.Attend a blog conference
85.Host a link-up
86.Create a series
87.Take five blogging courses
88.Get professional blog photos taken
89.Host a giveaway
90.Offer sponsorships
91.Meet a blog friend in real life
92.Increase blog's monthly pageviews 10x
93.Grow blog followers by 1,000
94.Grow blog followers by 1,500
95.Instagram milestone of 1,000+
96.Twitter milestone of 1,000+
97.Create a media kit
98.Redo my about me page(January 2016)
99.Invest in a good camera for photos
100.Get business cards for blog/professional career

And finally...

101.Finish this entire list

Go link up with Macy! She will be doing check ins every three months so we can all stay on top of our lists, which is a great idea.

December Goals

I know that it may already be over a week into December, but I thought I would share my December goals since I do have quite a few things I want to accomplish before the new year. I can't say I succeeded much on my November goals, I don't think I gave myself enough time to actually do them. Pretty much why I decided not to recap them. 

So, here is what I hope to get done this month.

1| ACTUALLY get a new blog design. This is in the works as of today, and I couldn't be more excited. 

2| Do the newlywed chop. I am so sick of my long hair and I cannot wait for my appointment next week to get rib of this length and fix these roots. 

3| Ace this 16 page paper that I have put off until the last minute to do. It's due Sunday night and I am five pages deep. Only one more week of school before the much needed winter break. 

4| Get Christmas shopping done ASAP. I haven't started, and am having a really hard time picking things out this year. 

5| Order a 2015 planner. I need suggestions on your favorite planner to use for the new year. 

6| Start meal planning and prepping food. This is so hard, but I know if I have a plan I am more likely to stick to it. 

7| Get all of our wedding pictures organized and wedding posts drafted and scheduled. 

8| Find Joe a perfect five year of being together anniversary gift. He has no list or wants he can think of this year which makes it even harder. 

9| Keep up with posting 2-3 times a week. 

10| Make my New Years resolutions and long term goals. Gotta have goals.