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[101goalsin1001days-blog]

The List

The entire point is to avoid those vague-ass goals you’ll never get around to do so I’m posting the reason for every goal I have.

Some goals are private so are either slightly edited (e.g. how much money I want to save) or completely blacked out (e.g. things that are very personal), but the vast majority is for everyone’s eyes. All goals are very specific but to shorten the list I’ve included “Update wardrobe” but omitted the subgoals such as “Buy a new jacket” and “Buy 3 pairs of jeans”, for instance.

If you’re interested in doing this project yourself I suggest you take a look at dayzeroproject.com – there is plenty of information on how to go about it as well as a huge source of ideas for your list!

Without any further ado – my list:

101 List 2017

Start date: 1st January 2017 End date: 29th September 2019

In progress: Complete: Failed:

Myself

Looks:

1.    Update wardrobe in 2017 [I desperately need new clothes after two pregnancies]

2.    Clear out wardrobe [I also desperately need to clear out my closet before I drown in stuff I can’t fit anymore]

3.    Get a new tattoo w. foot/handprints [I want a tattoo of my kid’s hand/footprints, this one is self explanatory]

4.    Get a Doctor Who inspired tattoo [I’ve wanted this for a good while now but never got around to doing it]

5.    Get a SPN inspired tattoo [Ditto the above]

Health:

6.    Do 20 sit-ups every day for a month (0/30) [After the twins this is just really necessary since I can barely lift anything anymore]

7.    Cut out sugar for one week (0/7) [In hopes that it’ll help with my migraines]

8.    Don’t drink soda for an entire month (0/30) [Again, migraines. Not to mention it’s expensive]

9.    Jump rope 10 min. every day for a month  (0/30) [Because it’s literally the only thing I want to do AND have time to do, and it’s better than nothing]

10. Wash face every day for a month (0/30) [Primarily because I need to do something for myself once in a while and even with three kids, I can find 30 seconds to put product on my face and wash it]

11. Use hair treatment once a week for 3 months (5/12) [After two horrible pregnancies where food was NOT my friend, my hair is a joke]

Skills:

12. Practice being ambidextrous [I’ve always been ambidextrous but with twins you notice exactly HOW useful it is, so I want to get better at it]

13. Take an Italian course [Because “learn Italian” always seems to fail on every list and I should be able to do a single course]

14. Learn the ASL alphabet [Never underestimate communication skills!]

15. Learn the Cyrillic alphabet by heart [I’m okay at it but it takes too long if I’m reading subtitles, etc. so I want to get better]

16. Take an archery class [I’ve wanted to do this for SO many years but somehow just never got around to it]

On the inside:

17. Do something for ME once a month for a year (2/12)[Because I really, really need to. This something can be almost anything, as long as I feel relaxed and let myself enjoy myself]

Family & Friends

Kids:

18. Take kids to a water park [They’d all love it and we’ve never been]

19. Do some kind of activity with A every week for a year (0/52) (bake, cook, Legos, paint, etc.) (2/30) [After the twins, he quickly feels a little left out, so doing activities that are just for him might help.]

20. Give A a new book each month for a year (1/12) [He loves his books just like his mom, but we’re both growing tired of the same ones]

21. Take a picture of D & J next to the giant teddy bear every month until they turn 1 [I’ve always been way too sick after pregnancy to do anything fun like this but better late than never, right?]

22. Have a special one-on-one day with each kid every month for a year [With three kids, especially twins, one-on-one time is hard to come by, so I need to prioritize it]

Husband:

23. Have a night out with J every month for a year (0/12) [Because we need time away from out lovely offspring]

24. Take dance lessons with J [We’ve talked about it for a while but never got around to it]

25. Give J a “day off” once a week for two months (0/8) [He’s amazing with the kids but he’s very bad at letting himself relax!]

26. Do something nice for J 12 times (0/12) [I used to do so many nice, little things for him but kind of stopped after I got really sick]

Brother:

27. Take brother mini-golfing [It’s a childhood thing]

28. Invite brother over for dinner once a month for 6 months (0/6) [We don’t always have enough time to hang out very often]

Mom:

29. Invite mom over for dinner once a month for 6 months  (0/6) [She’s hard to make come by because she always feels like she’s intruding, even with an invitation]

General family:

30. Move to a new house before A starts school [We could use the space but mainly because I REFUSE to let him go to school in this neighborhood!]

31. [PRIVATE]

32. Have a family photo taken [Because it’s rarely a spur-of-the-moment things that someone takes a picture of all five of us]

Friends:

33. Take S out to dinner, just the two of us [Because we always hang out as couples + kids and it would be nice to leave the kids and husbands behind for once]

34. Take C out to dinner, just the two of us [I think she could use some adult time, being a single mother she’s always “on call”]

35. Host 3 board-game nights  (0/3) [I LOVE playing board games but we rarely ever do it]

36. Buy 3 new board games (0/3) [It would be nice to own a few new ones]

37. Host 3 dinner nights with friends (0/3) [Usually our dinner nights consist of everyone forgetting dinner and ordering something last minute. I’d like to actually cook food for once]

Finances

38. Open an emergency account and put at least X in every month for a year (1/12) [We had one but our car f’ed up tremendously so we need to build it up from scratch]

39. Do a no-spend month (not including groceries, bills, etc.) three times (0/3) [I’m in no doubt we can do this, we don’t buy too much excessive stuff anyhow but I really want to see how much we can save by buying nothing excessive]

Food

40. Try 6 new flavors of ice cream (0/6) [Because this is my favorite goal on all my lists :D]

41. Try 12 new recipes (1/12) [I quickly get bored and it’s fun to try new things]

42. Try 12 new foods (1/12) [Ditto the above]

43. Make homemade chocolates [I’ve always wanted to try but never been patient enough; after three kids I think I have all the patience I’ll ever have]

44. Make and CAN tomato sauce from scratch [I’ve always wanted to be more self-sufficient and I think canning will turn out to be my kind of thing]

45. Make my own bread one a week for a month (0/4) [I love homemade bread but I’m a shovel when it comes to baking… Won’t ever learn if I don’t try]

46. Write down all food we throw out and why for a month(0/30) [I used to throw very little out but kids make everything a bit more challenging, and I know that if I write down how much we throw out, I’ll be more likely to avoid the “pit falls”]

47. Stick to the meal plan for 3 consecutive months (0/3) [Because I’ve been shit at this lately with the result of a tripled food budget!]

48. Keep a food waste journal for a month three times (0/3) [I know we throw out little compared to most people but I still think it’s WAY too much, and it would be nice to see where we can improve]

49. Serve really delicious/interesting lunch for A for two weeks (i.e. no bread/lunchmeat/that’s-it combos) (0/7) (0/7) [because we’re all getting tired of the same things]

50. Serve really delicious/interesting lunch for myself for two weeks (0/7) (0/7)

51. Make really delicious/interesting lunch boxes for my husband for two weeks (0/7) (0/7)

Books, music and movies

Books:

52. Read 12 of the unread books in my bookcase (0/12) [I need to cut down the amount of books I have and only keep the ones I love, but I keep re-reading my favorites]

53. Read my height in books (164 cm worth of (0/164 cm) [I’m a hobbit so I might even finish this one]

54. Read one new poem each month for a year. Compile a journal of these poems (1/12) [I miss poetry but it hasn’t been a priority for the last many years]

Movies:

55. Finish A’s list of movies (1/23)

[Because I’m crap at watching movies and I’ve promised him to watch at least some of these]

- Alien III - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - The Fugitive - In Bruges - Reservoir Dogs - The Prestige - Twelve Monkeys - Good Will Hunting - V for Vendetta - X-Men: Days of Future Past - Indiana Jones - Ant-Man - The Wolverine - The Usual Suspect - Find Me Guilty - Glengarry Glen Ross - John Wick - Love Actually - Megamind - One Hour Photo - Pacific Rim - The Fifth Element - The Recruit

56. Watch all Star Wars movies (2/8)[Because A asked me to]

Experiences

57. Go ice skating [My husband promised to take me the first winter we were dating but then I got pregnant and we forgot all about it]

58. Try laser tag [Who wouldn’t want to try laser tag!?]

59. Ride a horse [I’ve always wanted to try this but I was one of those kids who cried when I saw a mini-pony and was asked if I wanted to ride it…]

60. Hold a snake [Simply because snakes are awesome]

61. Watch a Symphony Orchestra live [I’m so annoyed we missed the Harry Potter concert two years ago that any concert would do at this point]

Creative stuff

62. Do the 365 Photos in 365 Days challenge [I fail this goal every time but I’ll make it eventually, right?]

63. Take a self-portrait every month for a year (0/12) [Just for fun. Maybe to see if the bags under my eyes get smaller as time goes by]

64. Buy a tripod [Seriously – have you tried taking a selfie with 5 people in it?]

65. Fill out an adult coloring book [I have an app on my phone but it’s much more relaxing with the real deal]

66. Do one craft each week, no matter how small, for 3 months (0/12) [This is gonna be a real challenge but I would love to actually do something enjoyable again that doesn’t involve other people]

67. Take a photography course [Taking better pictures would be nice!]

68. Finish “This Is Not a Book” [I really want to finish these books/journals soon]

69. Finish “Mess” [I really want to finish these books/journals soon]

70. Finish “Wreck This Journal” [I really want to finish these books/journals soon]

House [All goals have sub-goals and are meant to improve our house and our sanity – I go crazy when I have to look at 18 piles of random crap around the house]

71. Bedroom

72. Living room

73. Bathroom

74. A’s room

75. D & J’s room

76. Playroom

77. Kitchen

78. Hallway

79. FIX. THE. GARDEN. [BECAUSE I NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE WE DIE OF OLD AGE]

Cleaning up my life

80. Use up 10 products (not including shampoo) a year [I’ve given away like 90% of my stuff because I had WAY too much, but I still need to actually use the stuff I have left] - 2017 (1/10) - 2018 (0/10) - 2019 (0/10)

Help.org

81. Buy 3 things through a helporg site [Often enough they have some pretty cool stuff and why not support it?]

82. Donate X kr to Pomozi.ba (0/X) [They’re one of the very few organizations I fully trust and I highly appreciate what they do, so I’d love to help]

83. Make 6 micro-loans of min. X pr. loan (0/6) [I think this is such a neat idea and definitely something that doesn’t cost too much for us to do]

WSHTF

84. [PRIVATE]

85. [PRIVATE]

86. Update First Aid kit

87. Take a baby CPR course

88. Take CPR course every year (2014) (2015) (2016) (2017)

89. [PRIVATE]

90. [PRIVATE]

91. Grow something edible in the garden without killing it or attracting a horde of snails this time [Long story, but I won’t be growing lettuce again…]