I loved that idea so much that I wanted to come up with my own. With a little twist. I wanted my list to be just about me. I wanted to be completely selfish and finally put onto paper (screen) the things I secretly desired but felt selfish for wanting. This was really hard I it took me a week (a completely obsessed week) to finish.
At first I just did a brain dump- wrote down every goal I had. I looked at it and realized how many of the things I wanted was for someone else. My goals for my home & my kids. Heck, the first thing on my first draft was= 1. lose weight/be less self conscious/ have better libido for my husband. (Sorry if T.M.I) Hello? Why is this so hard to put myself first.
I also felt bad for wanting to spend money on myself. Part of me does wants to be that frugal housewife that pinches every penny. We do live on 1 fixed income so we don't have a lot to play with. But I wouldn't be true to my goal if I didn't list everything I wanted--for myself. Even if it doesn't happen in the 1001 days, it is on the list. So who knows? I love this article from The Woman's Forum site. It reminded me that "I'm worth the investment." Lets just hope my husband feels the same. lol.
If you would like to make a list, here is a great post on where to start. I also used the Day Zero site to get ideas.
I have a made a tab on my blog to keep track of this lists progress and to make it easier for my readers to follow.
So without further adew...(spell check that later) ......
Jessica's 101 in 1001 list=
1.Learn Hand Lettering
2.Attempt to wear a scarf 50 different ways
3.Balance Ball Challenge; daily for a month
4.Get a tiny tattoo
5.Grow my hair long (again)
6.Learn to eat with chop sticks
7.Eat at 10 famous chef restaurants
8.Get certified in CPR
9.Have a hot stone massage
10.Make money from my blog
11.Put away $10 for every goal completed
12.Learn to play a song on a guitar
13.Have a family vacation to Great Wolf Lodge (wear a swimsuit)
14.Spend a whole day at a spa
15.Start a blog
16.Attend a blogging conference
17.Buy a (shiny) new-ish car
18.Go to Colorado & see the mountains
19.Become an early riser
20.Try everything on Starbucks menu
21.Read/own all the Penguin classic novels
22.Open an Etsy store & sell something
23.Keep a journal for a year
24.Go on a road trip with Jeremiah every summer
25.Keep a gratitude journal for a month
26.Try acupuncture
27.Hire a maid service-once a week for a month
28.Order breakfast from room service
29.Have my wedding dress made into a cocktail dress
30.Learn to sew
31.Donate all my nice plus size clothes to wardrobe.org
32.Wear size 22 jeans
33.Wear size 20 jeans
34.Wear size 18 jeans
35.Wear size 16 jeans
36.Wear size 14 jeans
37.Wear size 12 jeans
38.Wear size 10 jeans
39.Learn to can
40.Cook my way through a healthy cookbook
41.Have a monthly date night with Matt
42.walk to dinner from our house
43.Make an iTunes playlist of 101 of my favorite songs
44.Go to the Thirsty Palate and make a painting
45.Nicolas Cage face bomb
46.Eat chocolate cake, while drinking champagne, wearing a formal
47.Take dogs through a training class
48.Make gratitude rolls for thanksgiving
49.Have a real Christmas tree
50.Go to a New Years Eve party that has a balloon drop
51.Keep a dream journal for a month
52.Participate in OperationBeautiful.com
53.Make a list of 101 inspiring quotes
54.Fill a sketchbook
55.Host a tea party
56.Take a road trip with my brother Matt to see Grandma & Grandpa's graves
57.Wear false eyelashes
58.Paint my nails a color polish-1x month
59.Own Chanel #5 perfume
60.Have a comfy outside living space
61.Have Grandma's pearls restrung
62.Learn to garden/front landscaping
63.Work through a 365 day bible study
64.Own 10 Kate Spade earrings
65.Wear cowboy boots with a dress
66.Wear zip up boots with skinny jeans
67.See a dermatologist
68.Meditate daily for 30 days
69.Do a "selfish" pinterest craft 1 x month
70.Take a cooking class
71.Be seen in a Gywnney Bee blog post
72.Do yoga every day for a month
73.Buy an amazing bed
74.Buy a designer bag-brand new
75.Victoria Secret shopping day
76.Become a lifetime member at Weight Watchers
77.Identify 101 things which make me happy & photograph them
78.Use a neti pot
79.Perfect a nail care routine
80.Perfect a hair care routine
81.Perfect a skin care routine
82.Do facial exercises for a month
83.Get my eyebrows threaded
84.Get my legs waxed
85.Get hypnotized
86.Take a bath in a huge bath tub (like pretty woman)
87.Do a body wrap
88.Have family photos taken yearly
89.Have makeup done at the Mac Counter
90.Stay up & watch the sunrise on New Years
91.Buy & wear a pair of heels
92.Be featured in Weight Watchers Magazine
93.Participate in a Color Run
94.Take a Baking class
95.Finish an Associates Degree
96.Complete the 100 Days of Real Food Challenge
97.Complete photo books
98.Have a book made of my 1st 3 years of blogging
99.Meet Emmie from Authentically Emmie
100.Find a volunteer position to commit to
101.Discover a passion to follow after Eli starts kindergarten
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