Make my list of 101 thingsJune 6, 2013Start my own design firm(PJM Interiors is officially in business!)- Get business cards for said design firm
- Develop a website for this design firm
- Have a design project published
Get my portfolio set up on my iPad- Take a photo (not of people) worth printing large format and framing
Launch an interview series on Sea Island Drive(Decisions, Decision...)Have our first giveaway on Sea Island Drive(Going on now! Check it out!)- Help plan my family's summer vacation
Find a really good hairstylist in Charleston(Melissa at Canvas)- Harvest the first lime from my little tree
- Make a big batch of marmalade and give most of it away
- Sell my car
- Buy an SUV
Improve my interior photography skills(What do you think, did these photos turn out OK?)- Buy (or DIY) a stylish dining room light fixture
- Start playing tennis again
- Plan a special celebration for our 1st wedding anniversary
- Host more dinner parties (Beer Tasting Dinner, ...)
- Branch out of our bubble and try 6 new restaurants in Charleston (1. The Craftsman...)
- Buy an electric sander
- Refinish our dining table
- Find another piece of furniture worth refurbishing
- Refurbish it
Go on a road trip(Washington, DC)- Finally change my last name on my passport
- Dedicate time to taking photos at least once a week for 3 months
- Buy a new lens for my camera
- Drink 64 ounces of water a day for a month
- Watch the moon rise from Folly Beach
- Don't let my gas tank get below half-full for the entirety of hurricane season
- Help my parents find the perfect piece of art for their living room
- Make a terrarium
- Plan a family vacation with Tim's family
- Teach Otto 3 new tricks
- Complete P90X again
- Lose 5 pounds
- Lose 5 more
Organize my gmail inbox- Send 50 handwritten cards or letters
- Do something (by choice) that makes me uncomfortable
- Make new friends in Charleston
- Make 5 new blogger friends (1. Chassity, 2. Alexandra, 3. Alissa, ...)
- Make 5 new business owner friends & advisors (1. Alexandra, 2. Sarah, 3. Jennifer, ...)
- Move out of our apartment to someplace with a yard
- Get a grill
- Watch 5 'Best Picture' winning movies (1. The Departed, 2. Schindler's List, ...)
- Do a crossword puzzle once a week for 2 months
- Remember to take my vitamins everyday for a month straight
- Make a cookbook of our favorite recipes
- Read 10 new books
Find the perfect little dish for the coral I brought back from our honeymoon(Pink Crystal is always perfect!)- Find a great bench for the foot of our bed
- Get new nightstands
- Buy a tea kettle
- Buy a copy of Charleston Receipts
- Make macarons
- Learn to make biscuits from scratch
- Learn to make 10 new entree salads (1. Orzo & Summer Vegetables, ...)
- Make homemade orange sherbet
- Learn to make my favorite cocktail from McCrady's--The Antagonist
- Make homemade root beer
- Buy a bottle of madeira
- Make cheesecake for Tim more often
- Learn to make really good sangria
- Learn to make strawberry jam
- Learn to make a design in the foam of my lattes
- Make honey wheat bread from scratch
- Learn to change a tire
- Buy a cool easel to inspire me to learn to paint
- Learn to paint
- Learn to really use Adobe Lightroom (This website is amazing!)
- Take a knife skills class
- Learn calligraphy
- Go wine tasting with Tim
- Learn to play bridge
Find less expensive beauty products that I love(Coconut oil anyone? This stuff is amazing! Any other reccomendations?)- Get Tim a seersucker suit
- Get Tim a new watch
- Get a blueberry bush
- Grow tomatoes
- Have my sewing machine fixed so I can use it
- Add to Otto's collar collection
- Start Christmas shopping in October (or earlier)
- Edit the list of magazines I subscribe to
- Buy a new winter coat
- Buy 5 beautiful coffee table books
- Buy vintage maps of Boston and Charleston
- Find the perfect lip gloss...long-lasting, not sticky, hint of color
- Stay injury free for 1001 days
- Enroll Otto in another training class
- Run a 10k
- Learn how to pick a good cantaloupe
- Take an art history class
- Buy a great sun hat
- Upgrade our bookshelves
- Plan a weekend away with Tim in a new city
- Re-read my history of furniture and architecture books from school
- Get a pink Glassybaby (or two)
Inspire someone else to write their own list of 101 things...(Tim, Eliza, ... anyone else write a list? Let me know!)
Want to help me with my list?
I'd love recommendations for new restaurants in Charleston (#21), new inexpensive, but great, beauty products (#78), the perfect Sangria recipe (#66), and great entree salad recipes (#60).
4 comments:
Glad to have helped you cross #44 off your list!
Me too Alissa! I must say the best part about this blog world is meeting other bloggers, even if it's not in person. :)
Eddie Ross , so they say, has the best fresca based sangria receipe and paiges of style blog has a great orzo pasta salad receipe that I make all the time!
Good luck ! I need to learn how to pick a cantaloupe too!
Thanks Karin! Good tips! I will check those out!
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