101 Things in 1001 Days

Last week I mentioned that I'd be following the lead of Design Darling's Mackenzie Horan and making a list of 101 things I'd like to do in the next 1001 days.

So, after spending the last week making my list (I can't lie, it was harder than I expected) I am ready to share.  I'm pretty pleased with my list and would recommend this exercise to anyone.  I'm feeling very inspired and am looking forward to the next 1001 days and to celebrating the completion of my list on March 3, 2016.

And...drumroll...here is my list...

1. Make my list of 101 things  June 6, 2013
2. Start my own design firm
3. Get business cards for said design firm
4. Develop a website for this design firm
5. Have a design project published
6. Get my portfolio set up on my iPad
7. Take a photo (not of people) worth printing large format and framing
8. Launch an interview series on Sea Island Drive
9. Have our first giveaway on Sea Island Drive
10. Help plan my family's summer vacation
11. Find a really good hairstylist in Charleston..balayage anyone?
12. Harvest the first lime from my little tree
13. Make a big batch of marmalade and give most of it away
14. Sell my car
15. Buy an SUV
16. Improve my interior photography skills
17. Buy (or DIY) a stylish dining room light fixture
18. Start playing tennis again
19. Plan a special celebration for our 1st wedding anniversary
20. Host more dinner parties
21. Branch out of our bubble and try 6 new restaurants in Charleston
22. Buy an electric sander
23. Refinish our dining table
24. Find another piece of furniture worth refurbishing
25. Refurbish it
26. Go on a road trip
27. Finally change my last name on my passport
28. Dedicate time to taking photos at least once a week for 3 months
29. Buy a new lens for my camera
30. Drink 64 ounces of water a day for a month
31. Watch the moon rise from Folly Beach
32. Don't let my gas tank get below half-full for the entirety of hurricane season
33. Help my parents find the perfect piece of art for their living room
34. Make a terrarium
35. Plan a family vacation with Tim's family
36. Teach Otto 3 new tricks
37. Complete P90X again
38. Lose 5 pounds
39. Lose 5 more
40. Organize my gmail inbox
41. Send 50 handwritten cards or letters
42. Do something (by choice) that makes me uncomfortable
43. Make new friends in Charleston
44. Make 5 new blogger friends
45. Make 5 new business owner friends & advisors
46. Move out of our apartment to someplace with a yard
47. Get a grill 
48. Watch 5 'Best Picture' winning movies that I've never seen
49. Do a crossword puzzle once a week for 2 months
50. Remember to take my vitamins everyday for a month straight
51. Make a cookbook of our favorite recipes
52. Read 10 new books
53. Find the perfect little dish for the coral I brought back from our honeymoon
54. Find a great bench for the foot of our bed
55. Get new nightstands
56. Buy a tea kettle
57. Buy a copy of Charleston Receipts
58. Make macarons
59. Learn to make biscuits from scratch
60. Learn to make 10 new entree salads
61. Make homemade orange sherbet
62. Learn to make my favorite cocktail from McCrady's (The Antagonist)
63. Make homemade root beer
64. Buy a bottle of madeira
65. Make cheesecake for Tim more often
66. Learn to make really good sangria
67. Learn to make strawberry jam
68. Learn to make a design in the foam of my lattes
69. Make honey wheat bread from scratch
70. Learn to change a tire
71. Buy a cool easel to inspire me to learn to paint
72. Learn to paint
73. Learn to really use Adobe Lightroom
74. Take a knife skills class
75. Learn calligraphy
76. Go wine tasting with Tim
77. Learn to play bridge
78. Find less expensive beauty products that I love
79. Get Tim a seersucker suit
80. Get Tim a new watch
81. Get a blueberry bush
82. Grow tomatoes
83. Have my sewing machine fixed so I can use it
84. Add to Otto's collar collection
85. Start Christmas shopping in October (or earlier)
86. Edit the list of magazines I subscribe to
87. Buy a new winter coat
88. Buy 5 beautiful coffee table books
89. Buy vintage maps of Boston and Charleston
90. Find the perfect lip gloss...long-lasting, not sticky, hint of color
91. Stay injury free for 1001 days
92. Enroll Otto in another training class
93. Run a 10k
94. Learn how to pick a good cantaloupe
95. Take an art history class
96. Buy a great sun hat
97. Upgrade our bookshelves
98. Plan a weekend away with Tim in a new city
99. Re-read my history of furniture and architecture books from school
100. Get a pink Glassybaby (or two)
101. Inspire someone else to write their own list of 101 things...

1001 days starts today!  Who else wants to make a list?  Please, please let me know if you do!  

I'll keep you updated on my progress and may reach out for help and recommendations for some of these things (#11, #78, #90...anyone have any suggestions?)

Have a good weekend everyone!