If you’re a blogger, then I’m sure you have come across the 101 in 1001 lists. I was intrigued. So, so intrigued. If you haven’t seen these lists before, it’s a mixture of ‘to dos’ and ‘big picture’ goals you want to achieve within 1001 days (or just under three years). I’ve had a few of them in the past, but I never managed to keep up with it. However, I’m currently sitting in another lockdown, so I’ve had plenty of time to think about what I want to do with my time. I have some ‘big picture’ goals, and some smaller ‘would be nice’ things that I want to do. By the time my 1001 days are up, I would have just turned 30!
My 101 in 1001
Start date: 22 September 2021
End date: 19 June 2024
Completed: 14/101
- Complete my masters degree!!
- Volunteer in the youth/victim sector
- Boost my savings ($XXXX)
- Tribute tattoo for my grandparents
- Overseas trip
- Read 101 books (14/101)
- Get my first aid certificate
- Go skydiving
- Visit the snow
- Send 10 snail-mail type letters (1/10)
Visit a new place in the North Island:completed 7 February 2022- And the South Island
- Decorate my house
- Adopt a pet
Move:completed 6 November 2021- Move again (!!)
Go on a spontaneous road trip:completed 5 February 2022- Try the damn pumpkin spice latte
- Go to a concert
- Go to an amusement park
- Go wine tasting on Waiheke
- Have a spa day
- Go ice skating
- Take myself out for brunch
- Write a letter to myself to open at the end of the challenge
- Pay for someone’s coffee order
- Completely unplug for five weekends (0/5)
- Give five “just because” gifts (1/5)
- Host a pot luck dinner
- Take my sister on a sibling date
- Go to an outdoor cinema
Watch the sunrise from the beach:completed 9 November 2021- Complete a Nike training plan
- Change my hair colour (or add highlights, at least!)
- 10k steps for 28 consecutive days
- Organise a picnic date
Open/contribute to a savings account for my son:completed 5 October 2021- Go one month without buying coffee
- …Or takeout
- …Or online shopping
- Go to a comedy show
- Kiss in the rain
Read a set university textbook cover to cover:completed 26 October 2021- Go to the zoo
- Go camping
- Take a cocktail making class
- Get a professional massage
- Send Christmas cards
- Go skinny dipping
- Boudoir/nude photo shoot
- Frame (and hang!) my degree
- Walk up (and around!) Mount Maunganui
- Visit the Sky Tower
- Have cocktails at Caretaker
- Get a plant and keep it alive
- Make a vision board
- Watch Lord of The Rings (at least one film)
- Buy myself flowers, just because (0/5)
- Hike the pinnacles
- Sleep under the stars
- Ride in a hot air balloon
- …And a helicopter
- Say “yes” to something I would not normally do
- Create my own herb garden
- Wake up at 5:00am every day for a week
- Decorate a gingerbread house
Go on a friend date:completed 16 October 2021- Reread the Harry Potter books
Go sailing:completed January 2022Mail a love letter:completed 8 October 2021- Have fish & chips on the beach
- Hire a pair of roller-skates for the afternoon
- Mini golf
- Go to a bottomless brunch
- …and a high tea
- Try an escape room with friends
Get an overall ‘A’ for a class:completed 5 November 2021- Get an overall ‘A’ for a semester
- Get a psychic reading
- Bake bread from scratch
- Blog once a week for a year
- Meditate every day for one week
- Inspire someone to create their own list
- Complete an adult colouring book
- Leave a note inside a book for someone to find
- Run 5km without stopping
- Keep a gratitude journal for a month
- Complete a sudoku puzzle
- Take a free online class
- Put my phone away at 10:00pm every night for a week
Donate to a charity: completed 29 September 2021 (Saving Hope Foundation)- Donate a set amount to a charity – every month – for a year
- Go strawberry picking
- Cook my way through an entire cookbook
- Finish a puzzle
Have a pyjama day: completed 29 October 2021- ‘Halfway there’ gift for myself (and to celebrate getting halfway through my degree!)
Clear out my wardrobe: Completed 28 September 2021- Create a mid-winter tradition
- Write 101 posts (2/101)
Go fishing:completed 9 November 2021- Learn how to drive the boat (confidently!)
No Netflix for a week (7/7):completed 14 October 2021- No Netflix for two weeks (0/14)
- Write guest posts for other bloggers (0/5)
- Save $5 for each goal completed
Have you ever made this list before?
How many were you able to complete?
xo, Carena
The Caffeinated Millennial 