101 in 1001.

A month or so ago, my best friend shared her list of 101 things she's been trying to accomplish in 1001 days. She started her list the summer before she went to college and the list helped motivate her to really put herself out there and get a full college experience. It also helped her learn more about herself and has already inspired her to create another list when this first 1001 days ends. 

I have a lot I want to do, so much I want to accomplish, see and experience. I spent a lot of my time last year focused on the wrong things and forgetting about what I wanted to do, so I decided to make my own list of 101 things I wanted to do in the next 1001 days. This list is just motivation for me, it's a reminder to experience the hell out of life and take care of myself. It's time to spend less time worrying about everything little thing in my life and just l i v e. 

There are some slightly trivial items on this list (exhibit a: keep my nails painted) but others are quite important to me (exhibit b: traveling to new places). Most of the things on this I'm really excited to do (exhibit c: stargazing) but some I'm not really looking forward to (exhibit d: running a 10K). Regardless, I can't wait to cross every single item off this list! 

The 1001 days starts tomorrow on March 8, 2016 and ends on my 23rd birthday, December 4th, 2018. 

1. Read five biographies 
2. Visit three national parks 
3. Unplug completely for 24 hours once a month 
4. Host a brunch
5. Take a cooking class
6. Visit a flea market
7. Do at least 5 do-it-yourself projects 
8. Write ten handwritten letters
9. Visit five museums 
10. Read 40 books 
11. Travel to five new places
12. Leave a 100% tip
13. Have a picnic {a classic one, with a basket and red checkered blanket!} 
14. Attend {at least} 15 live music shows 
15. Take a trip with my girlfriends
16. Cook 15 new meals 
17. Find the perfect LBD
18. Watch ten "classic" movies
19. Attend a ballet performance
20. Run a 5K 
21. Vote in a presidential election 
22. Interview my grandparents 
23. Get lost in a new city
24. Find the best BBQ in the great state of Texas
25. Make my bed every day for six months {and hope the habit sticks for a lifetime} 
26. Go on a real vacation {a sit-by-the-beach-and-do-nothing vacation} 
27. Watch all of the Best Picture nominees from the Oscars 
28. Brush up on the geography of the world 
29. Go stargazing 
30. Attend a professional sporting event {JJ Watt, here I come!} 
31. Learn to ski 
32. Go hiking six times
33. Run a 10K
34. Frame a wall-worthy map and start marking the places I've been
35. Workout at least twice a week for six months {also hoping this habit sticks around for longer} 
36. Take a trip alone
37. Graduate college
38. Learn to french braid my own hair 
39. Take a trip with someone on a whim 
40. Try five new restaurants in Austin
41. Try five new restaurants in Houston 
42. Take a self defense class 
43. Learn to meditate 
44. Do a 30-day ab challenge 
45. Wake up at 7am {or earlier} every day for a week 
46. Go paddle boarding
47. Step foot on the Four Corners 
48. Go ziplining 
49. Learn two new songs on the guitar
50. Attend four plays or musicals 
51. Learn how to do a proper push {the lack of arm muscle is so real, y'all} 
52. Adopt a puppy 
53. Watch the sunrise and sunset of the same day 
54. Stop biting my nails {once and for all!} 
55. Get a big girl job
56. Go horseback riding 
57. Take tennis lessons
58. Keep my nails painted for at least three months in a row 
59. Try a new cuisine
60. Make homemade poptarts 
61. Take at least three consecutive conscious breaths every day {el padre's request} 
62. Give up Netflix, Hulu and all other video streaming sites for three months 
63. Go on the Port of Houston Ship Channel tour {it's free!} 
64. Go two-stepping
65. Visit Marfa, Texas {and stay at El Cosmico!} 
66. Attend three different UT sporting events 
67. Go to the Texas State Fair
68. Have a movie theater marathon {three movies in one day}
69. Donate blood again 
70. Vote in a non-presidential election {they're just as important!} 
71. Spend an afternoon at a botanical garden
72. Change up my hair {I'd look good as a blonde, don't ya think?} 
73. See a movie at a drive-in 
74. Start a blog series
75. Attend a live-taping of a television show {Austin City Limits, The Tonight Show or Ellen?} 
76. Do a 30-day squat challenge 
77. Get a massage {maybe after the squat challenge?} 
78. Go to a pumpkin patch 
79. Volunteer more 
80. Learn the basics of photoshop
81. Organize my photos 
82. Read the New York Times every day for three months 
83. Watch 20 movies off my must-watch list
84. Try a new food once a month for six months 
85. Visit the Stockyards in Fort Worth
86. Improve my posture {the back pain is real, y'all}
87. Fast for a day {or maybe even two!} 
88. Develop a better skin care routine
89. Float a river {Frio River, here I come!} 
90. See Kacey Musgraves live {honestly, the most important thing. also need some Kacey for Lucchese boots!} 
91. Visit the caverns in Texas
92. Discover and listen to a new artist once a month 
93. Attend a roller derby
94. Learn to love my hair {and take better care of it!} 
95. Don't eat out for a week for three months
96. Get an internship {necessary!!} 
97. Go skydiving 
98. Take a ballroom dance class 
99. Go a week {or two} without sugar
100. Start doing yoga
101. Inspire someone else to make their own list 

You can keep up with my progress on the 101 in 1001 tab at the top of the page!
Here's to a 1001 days of accomplishing 101 things! Until next time, H