101 in 1001

I've always been a list person in every sense. I make daily to-do lists, semester to-do lists, and everywhere in between. They help me visualize everything I want to get done, and I love being able to check every item off one by one.

For that reason, in response to Mackenzie from Design Darling's list of 101 things to do in 1001 days I wanted to challenge myself to do the same! I realized how much I was able to do in London because I set my mind to it. I had goals. I had a list to finish, and (for the most part) I completed everything on it. I explored places I had never been, I tried things I never would have tried, and I'm so glad I did!

This list isn't a bucket list, since I have so many things on my To Do list that just aren't possible in the next 2.75 years, but I can't wait to cross off every single one of these from my list!

Let me (and Mackenzie!) know if you do the same! I'd love to see anyone else's list!


Start date: Monday, June 10, 2012
End date: Monday, March 7, 2016

1. Come up with 101 things (June 2013)
2. Move into my first apartment or house
3. Go back to London in any capacity, to move or just for a visit
4. Graduate from USC with a bachelor's degree in marketing
5. Buy my first big girl piece of art
6. Visit 5 new states
7. Visit 2 new countries
8. Visit 10 new cities
9. Get a professional redesign of the blog
10. Go to an Avett Brothers concert
11. Find my perfect shade of lipstick
12. Print out and make a photo album of all of my photos from studying abroad in London
13. Take a cooking class
14. Create a full family tree as far back as I can go
15. Publish an outfit post
16. Participate in the annual Dance Marathon at USC
17. Help mom re-do the kitchen however she decides
18. Buy my domain name for this blog
19. Pay off my student loans
20. Get a tattoo
21. Work for an awesome company that inspires me professionally and creatively
22. Learn how to play the banjo
23. Get published online by one of my favorite online magazines
24. Visit my grandparents by myself, just because
25. Attend a blogging conference
26. Buy a better DSLR camera lens and learn to use it with ease
27. Go to a Macklemore concert
28. Visit Nashville
29. Run the Color Run
30. Run a 5k
31. Run a 10k
32. Run a half marathon
33. Go one month without any sodas
34. Subscribe to all the magazines I spend too much money on anyway
35. Become proficient in French...again
36. Read 5 books from the Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge
37. Bite the bullet and get a J. Crew card
38. Refurb my old chest of drawers from my great-grandma
39. Make 5 recipes from Gwyneth Paltrow's cookbook
40. Invest in a classic purse
41. Learn what kind of makeup actually works best for my face
42. Take a road trip through New England
43. Create an organized system and display for my nail polish collection
44. Learn how to drive a boat from one of the men in my family
45. Partner with a brand on the blog
46. Get my hair colored professionally
47. Take an online calligraphy class
48. Buy my mom the nice, quality wallet she deserves
49. Watch the Carolina Gamecocks beat the Clemson Tigers at Williams Brice Stadium!
50. Go to a James Taylor concert
51. Make 10 recipes from Pinterest
52. Memorize 10 go-to songs to play on my guitar when my family asks me to play
53. Go to/host an ugly Christmas sweater party
54. Ride a jet ski
55. Attend a Spoleto festival in Charleston
56. Find a "grown up" daily/monthly planner that still fits my personality
57. Take a trip to New York City
58. Record the songs my mom and I have sung together with family for years
59. Get my first massage
60. Learn how to style warmer weather scarves without feeling like I'm doing it wrong
61. Write down the family recipes I want to use and organize them into a system
62. Invest in a pair of Frye boots
63. Take a pilates class
64. Take a spin class
65. Learn how to skateboard
66. Invest in a cute camera bag
67. Learn how to best cook/fry/bake fish
68. Pet a horse
69. Go 24 hours completely unplugged, i.e. no iPhone, iPad, internet, or anything virtual
70. Get dressed up and go to a real New Years Eve party
71. Find my "signature drink"
72. Find my "signature scent"
73. Attend a Fashion Week show
74. Paint a cooler for a boy, a southern tradition for y'all northern folk
75. Visit some of one of the large plantations in Charleston, i.e. Lowndes, Boone Hall, Magnolia, Middleton, etc.
76. Get professional, or at least professional-grade, photos of me to use on the blog, for headshots, etc.
77. Purchase the calligraphy fonts I've wanted forever
78. Take a photo with Cocky, the USC mascot
79. Suck it up and buy an iPad
80. Watch 10 classic movies I've never seen
81. Wake up early to watch a meteor shower
82. Take my sister on a trip for just the two of us
83. Save up a nice little savings account that I'm NOT allowed to touch
84. Rescue a pup!
85. Create a detailed budget and stick to it for three months
86. Donate blood without passing out
87. Go to the Camden Cup in 2014
88. Create and hang my own piece of art
89. Buy a set of pretty pajamas
90. Create an organized system for my finances...and make one for my mama too
91. Take my mom to a place that makes a good whiskey sour
92. Complete 5 DIY projects I've pinned on Pinterest
93. Design and purchase nice business cards
94. Go kayaking
95. Learn how to knit
96. Read 5 Jodi Picoult books I haven't read yet
97. Attend 15 concerts
98. Own everything in the Everygirl Fashion Essentials Handbook
99. Go to Merlefest
100. Buy a new to me car or move to a big city where I won't need one
101. Put $10 into savings for every goal accomplished