101 in 1001

So I’m kind of behind on the whole “make a New Years resolution” bandwagon.  Like, 22 years behind.

I like the idea of starting a new year fresh and resolving to do different things, but I’ve never been one to decide that January 1st is the day I’m going to commit to working harder at all things in my life.

I guess when I see the need for change, I try to do my best to make that change right away (instead of waiting for a new year).  I’ve also never been one to write down goals (even though I have a lot!).

One of our first tasks during fitmixer boot camp was to write down our goals.  At first, this challenge freaked me out.  But once I wrote them down, it felt really good.  To keep that good feeling going, I decided to create a 101 in 1001 list (inspired by my friend, Olivia).

Basically, you write down 101 things you want to achieve in 1001 days (~2.75 years).  Here’s my list!:

1. Write a list of 101 things to do in 1001 days (January 2013)
2. Keep track of 101 things
3. Join an academic group at UB (law journal, moot court, etc.)
4. Work a full-time legal job during the summers of 2013 and 2014
5. Graduate from UB
6. Do my best to graduate in the top 25% of my class
7. Take the NYS Bar Exam
8. Go to California
9. Plan a post-grad trip abroad (Italy?!)
10. Get a post-grad job
11. Run a 5k
12. Run a 10k
13. Run a half marathon
14. Visit UR for Mel weekend
15. Plan another reunion with my friends from college
16. Clean out my closet and donate clothes
17. Send someone a card just because
18. Go indoor rock climbing
19. Try Crossfit
20. Go on a brewery tour
21. Learn how to make sauce
22. Bake a birthday cake for someone all by myself
23. Do fitmixer boot camp again
24. Go to Washington, D.C. and see the monuments
25. Make my own peanut butter
26. Learn how to make healthy muffins
27. Make sangria
28. Go on another wine tour
29. Visit two new states
30. Make a craft from Pinterest
31. Invest in a good sports bra
32. Go to a Delta Gamma alumni event
33. Continue to blog
34. Go apple picking
35. Kayak on the canal
36. Go to an MS walk
37. See a GI doctor to finally determine why I have so many stomach issues
38. Send my mom flowers
39. Buy a business suit
40. Go to a wedding
41. Make homemade hummus
42. Try a new-to-me fitness class
43. Buy a colored blazer
44. Go to a running store to determine which sneakers I should wear
45. Make breakfast pizza
46. Go back to Good Luck
47. Try a new-to-me restaurant in Rochester
48. Visit my past employers at LuGia’s
49. Spend a day with my little cousins
50. Frame “then and now” side-by-side photos with my grandparents
51. Make my own sweet potato fries
52. Go to a Carrie Underwood concert
53. Get a facial
54. Get a gel manicure
55. Do something special to celebrate my 25th birthday
56. Go to a baseball game at Yankees Stadium
57. Go to a professional hockey game
58. Make healthy guacamole
59. Paint something (a picture, wine glass, craft, etc.)
60. Try pumpkin seeds
61. Go to the Rochester public market again
62. Frame my diploma
63. Go to the George Eastman House
64. Go to the Rochester Museum & Science Center
65. Go to the Memorial Art Gallery
66. Visit a museum in Buffalo
67. Go to a Buffalo Bills game
68. Drink hard cider
69. Try green juice
70. Buy some cookbooks
71. Visit my family in PA
72. Go to Canada
73. Take a cooking class
74. Make an ice cream cake
75. Make homemade salad dressing
76. Host a dinner party or holiday/themed party
77. Bake cookies for a friend
78. Send 10 handwritten notes
79. Take a self-defense class
80. Make 10 recipes off Pinterest
81. Find out my blood type
82. Go to Delta Gamma Founder’s Day brunch
83. Get a monogrammed necklace
84. Take my aunts out to lunch
85. Go golfing with my grandpa
86. Perfect the art of making a healthy smoothie
87. Try Bethenny Frankel’s yoga DVD
88. Find a bra that actually fits right
89. Buy a jacket that isn’t black
90. Do something special to celebrate my and Dan’s anniversary
91. Visit Erin, Emmi, and Renee in NYC
92. Make dinner for my parents
93. Put a 13.1 sticker on my car after completing my first half marathon
94. See all of The Godfather movies
95. Read Pride and Prejudice
96. Write thank you notes after my birthday each year
97. Learn how to manage money
98. Buy something off Etsy
99. Pay for someone who is behind me in line (coffee, lunch, etc.)
100. Go on a hike
101. Complete my 101 goals!

• Do you make New Years resolutions?
  
• Do you write down your goals?

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