101 Things in 1001 Days

Happy 23rd birthday to me! This year, I wanted to start my very own 101 Things in 1001 Days list, inspired by Mackenzie and the many other bloggers who have also decided to take on this challenge. Essentially this is an almost-3-year-long bucket list and I am so excited to see how many of these goals I accomplish!

S T A R T   D A T E

 August 29, 2018

E N D   D A T E

 May 26, 2021

23/101 COMPLETED

1. Purchase a domain name
2. Rebrand my blog to match my aesthetic and personal style (January 2019)
3. Decide if I should separate my social media accounts for blogging (January 2019)
4. Work on 10 campaigns with blogger networks (4/10 -- InfluenceHer Essentials Kit, August 2018; DSTLD, November 2018; Dunkin, November 2018; SWEAT, December 2018)
5. Work on a campaign/collaboration with a brand outside of a blogger network
6. Create a media kit
7. Hit 2,000 views in a month
8. Participate in a blogging webinar/online course
9. Collect my first payment from affiliate links
10. Define my blogging niche/target content and audience
11. Be featured on a brand's social media account
12. Blog consistently (MWF) for four months (August to December 2018)
13. Get comfortable posting IG story content/speaking on camera
14. Meet an Internet friend in real life
15. Hit 1,000 followers on Instagram

16. Visit a new continent
17. Travel to 20 new cities domestically
18. Travel to 10 new cities internationally
19. Go on a fall foliage trip
20. Go on a vacation somewhere warm for Christmas
21. Figure out the NYC subway system and be comfortable using it on my own
22. Visit 10 new landmarks/attractions in NYC (5/10 -- Grand Central Station, Bryant Park, The Plaza Hotel, New York Public Library, Lotte New York Palace)
23. Plan a weekend trip with college friends
24. Visit my college during a fall homecoming weekend (September 2018)
25. Visit my college during a spring homecoming weekend
26. Visit my college for a Spring Fair weekend (April 2019)
27. Take advantage of a city's Restaurant Week
28. Plan a surprise visit to a friend
29. Plan an Epcot drinking around-the-world trip
30. Plan an ice cream trail trip

31. Get my first postgraduate job (November 2018)
32. Get my own apartment
33. Read 50 books (30/50 -- Billy Joel: The Definitive Biography by Fred Schruers; Lab Girl by Hope Jahren; Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist; Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty by Ramona Ausubel; Bella Figura: How to Live, Love and Eat the Italian Way by Kamin Mohammadi; The Confidence Code by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman; The Blue Sweater by Jacqueline Novogratz; Stoned by Aja Raden; The One Hundred by Nina Garcia; An Economist Gets Lunch by Tyler Cowen; Bobbi Brown Beauty by Bobbi Brown; Humans of New York by Brandon Stanton; China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan; Overdressed by Elizabeth Cline; Dear Madam President by Jennifer Palmieri; She Reads Truth Bible read in the SRT app; The Personality Brokers by Merve Emre; Leading from the Roots by Dr. Kathleen E. Allen; Give a Sh*t by Ashlee Piper; Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan; The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss; Educated by Tara Westover; The City Baker's Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller; The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway; The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown; A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith; The Road Back to You by Ian Cron; Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman; Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens; Daring Greatly by Brene Brown)
34. Journal every day for a month (November 2018)
35. No phone in the morning for one week (September 2018)
36. No phone before bed for one week
37. Get my first raise and/or promotion (August 2019)
38. Furnish and decorate my own apartment
39. Donate $100 to a charity I support
40. Volunteer at least once a month for four months
41. Apply to graduate school programs
42. Use my planner every day for two weeks (October 2018)
43. Start my own creative venture (book, project, company, etc)
44. Start a retirement/savings fund

45. Take vitamins every day for one month (October 2018)
46. Meditate every day for a month
47. Join a gym
48. Stretch every day for two weeks
49. Try a hot yoga class
50. Try a workout class/gym (ex: OrangeTheory or SoulCycle)
51. Cook every meal at home for one month
52. Master 10 recipes

53. Redecorate my bedroom at my parent's house (May 2019)
54. Frame my college diploma
55. Organize my paperwork from high school and college (April 2019)
56. Make a shadowbox with my first dance shoes

57. Find a quality brand of jeans that don't gap (American Eagle Curvy Jeans!)
58. Get professionally fitted for bras
59. Style winter whites successfully
60. Complete a 10x10 challenge (October 2018)
61. Make my first splurge purchase
62. Go one month without buying anything new 

63. Clean out my closet and donate old clothes (October 2018)
64. Purchase a reusable straw (December 2018)
65. Switch out 10 beauty items in my routine for clean products (2/10 -- deodorant, makeup remover towel)
66. Purchase 10 sustainable fashion pieces that I love
67. Eat vegetarian for one week
68. Eat vegan for one week
69. Practice composting
70. Participate in a beach cleanup
71. Go thrift shopping

72. Go to a Billy Joel concert (August 2019)
73. See a Yankees vs. Red Sox game
74. Go whitewater rafting
75. Go ziplining again
76. Rent jet skis for the day at LBI
77. Attend a conference
78. Go on a roller coaster that goes upside down
79. Go skiing
80. Go snow tubing
81. Throw a fancy holiday party
82. Host a surprise party for someone else
83. Attend a professional football game
84. Attend a major college rivalry game
85. Host a wine tasting party
86. Learn how to bartend
87. Get a new bicycle (May 2019)
88. Find my signature scent
89. Find my signature drink (Aperol Spritz)
90. Choreograph for an individual, team, or company (February 2019)
91. See a play on Broadway
92. Attend a movie premiere or midnight showing
93. Attend a wedding as a guest
94. Attend a wedding as a member of the bridal party
95. Learn to drive a stick shift
96. Host a white party a la Gossip Girl

97. Attend Midnight Mass on Christmas
98. Make and keep a Lenten promise
99. Read the whole Bible (My 2018 Year-Long Project)
100. Go to church just because 
101. Attend a mass at the Vatican