101 in 1001 Kickoff!

If a man knows not what harbor he seeks,
any wind is the right wind. - Seneca

I love the start of a new year - getting a fresh outlook on my life and where I want to go in the next 365 days. Well, this time I'm looking ahead toward a few more days than just 365...1001 days to be exact. I've compiled my 101 in 1001 --> 101 goals to reach, 1001 days to reach them.

I really enjoy making goals and pushing myself, but I find that every year my good-intentioned goal setting slowly fades into oblivion. I put things off. I forget. I run out of time. That's why I 'heart' the idea of the 101 in 1001. 101 goals that are specific, perfectly attainable but still stretching, and set within a specific time period so I keep from procrastinating. Plus, I have them all documented right here so I won't forget. :-D

Many of my goals are exciting, others are serious and some are silly. I'm so excited to attempt to accomplish them all, and to document my thoughts as I grow from each one. I hope you enjoy walking with me through my journey in the next 2.75 years!

Adrienne's 101 in 1001

Start Date: January 1, 2010

End Date: September 28, 2012

1. Go to the temple once/week for 1 month
2. Visit a continent I've never been to before
3. Get started on my Master's degree
4. Complete my NYIP photography course
5. See Jeremy's parents (with the boys) once every 3 months
6. Read 1 classical literature book
7. Memorize a new piano song
8. Write my own piano song
9. Start my own business
10. Photograph a wedding
11. Wear a bikini on my 30th birthday (and look good in it)
12. Participate in a charity organization
13. Pay off my school loans
14. Potty train the boys --> completed 01/17/10
    
15. Take a Spanish class to brush up on my conversational skills
16. Take a writing class
17. Learn how to use Photoshop
18. Make my wedding video (finally)
19. Build a bigger pantry in my kitchen
20. Babysit my niece and nephew for a weekend so Ben & Sarah can have a getaway
21. Tour the East Coast with Jeremy
22. Give up T.V. for 1 month
23. Visit 10 places out of my "1001 Places to See Before You Die" book
24. Write a nice note to a different person every day for 1 month
25. Go snow skiing with Jeremy (even though I hate it)
26. Mentor a child or teenager
27. Give out 5 Book of Mormons
28. Take a friend to church --> completed 05/23/10
29. Go back to Disney World
30. Organize the closets in the bedrooms
31. Do 100% Visiting Teaching for 6 months
32. Read the Book of Mormon cover to cover in 3 months
33. Blog every day for 1 month
34. Reach my sales target for 1 quarter
35. Get a new referral at work --> completed 05/05/10
36. Catch up my scrapbooking
37. Do a digital scrapbooking project
38. Throw a party once a quarter
39. Document my party planning ideas
40. Be a vegetarian for 1 month
41. Take my boys camping
42. Run a 1/2 marathon
43. Second shoot with a cool wedding photographer
44. Take a photography workshop
45. Learn how to make fondant icing
46. Take a cruise
47. Read 1 book per month for 3 months - just for fun
48. Learn how to make Vickie's homemade bread (the best bread on the planet) --> completed 01/17/10
49. Scuba dive in the Blue Hole in Belize
50. Take a cake decorating class with Lindsey
51. Get lighting equipment
52. Visit Liz in Houston
53. Update my wardrobe
54. Organize a scrapbooking club
55. Visit Emily R. in NJ
56. Get clip shoes and learn to ride a bike with them
57. Visit Emily S. & Siobhan in California
58. Make a photobook of my blog --> completed 06/04/10
59. Help Jeremy document his recipes
60. See a Broadway musical or play
61. Redo the boys' room
62. Finish painting the wood in my house
63. Landscape our yard
64. De-clutter my garage
65. Take cool landscape/nature photos and frame them
66. Visit my sister's class
67. Go on a double date with Lindsey and Luke
68. Plan a family reunion somewhere fun
69. Take Alex on a brother-sister date
70. Attend all sessions of a General Conference (including the RS/YW broadcast)
71. Give Collette piano lessons
72. Create home movies of the boys' first 3 years
73. Watch Brighton for a weekend so Brian and Collette can have a getaway
74. Make a craft kit for ready-to-make-crafts for Matt & Jordi
    
75. Learn to play golf
76. Get an Apple computer
77. Visit Pauline
78. Write Pauline a letter and send pics of the boys
79. Swim 1 mile in less than 40 minutes
80. Visit an art museum with Lindsey
81. Go climbing - I used to love it
82. Take horseback riding lessons with Jeremy
83. Join Rainmakers
84. Make an FHE kit
85. Sell my home gym set that I won on the Price is Right (anybody interested?)
86. Take an all-girls trip to somewhere warm
87. Join AAA
88. Create an account strictly for charity giving
89. Send Andrew a care package before he's home from his mission
90. Make the boy's Halloween costumes
91. Figure out how to use my talents for a good cause
92. Reconnect with an old friend
93. Study New Testament times history and learn more about Christ's life
94. Go paragliding with my dad
95. Make a new friend
96. Take a weekend trip with just me, my sister and my mom
97. Transfer all of our old home videos to DVD for my Mom and Dad
98. Do something really special for my parents
99. Take a spontaneous trip - no planning, just get on a plane and go
100. Participate in a medical mission with Jeremy
101. Do a surprise for Jeremy just because

*Note: I'm adding one rule to my 101 in 1001... Since life is very much subject to change and my life's goals and priorities shift from time to time, I'm allowing myself to review my list once every 6 months and to make up to 2 revisions (either changing or removing/adding a goal) in order to ensure I maximize my growth through this experience.