101 in 1001

The thing is, I LOVE lists. Grocery lists, to-do lists, any kind of list. I like to feel organized and focused. But I think what I love most about them is crossing things off of the list. I love the feeling of accomplishment when I have completed something and cross it off. So, it really isn't that surpising that I'm excited about a "101 in 1001" list. I was inspired by two other totally amazing photographer's and thier lists: Jessica Claire and Melissa Jill. The deal is its 101 things to accomplish in 1001 days. My list is so all over the place...it has personal goals (#2 Lose weight), and professional goals (#50 & #51 Shoot weddings). There are fun things (#20 Take Grace to the zoo), imporant things (#24 Vote) and serious things (#21 Write letters to tell people why I love them). I'm looking forward to sharing my goals and accomplishments with everyone and blogging about them with photographs along the way (#100).

Start date: January 11, 2008

End date: October 8, 2010

1. Take a cooking class
2. Lose 15 (or more) pounds before vacation
3. Go to Yosemite NP
4. Go to Arcadia NP
5. Set up office area
6. Read 3 books to improve my business (marketing, branding, etc)
7. Eat at 2 new restaurant in Center City
8. Paint our entire house…every room
9. Organize my craft area
10. Buy 85mm lens
11. Go on a weekend trip with Mike - just the two of us
12. Have Grandma teach me how to make raspberry jam or peanut butter fudge
13. Take self portraits
14. Have family photos taken of us
15. Blog every day for a month
16. See Rockette's Christmas Show
17. Hang landscape or still life photos I have taken in house
18. Buy or make curtains
19. Make aprons for Grace and I
20. Take Grace to the zoo
21. Write handwritten letters to 5 people to tell why I love them
22. Teach someone a skill that I have in progess
23. Run a 5K in under 30 minutes
24. Vote in the 2008 presidential election
25. Start a journal for funny stories and everyday memories about Grace
26. Order sample wedding album
27. Order canvas sample
28. Install closet system in my closet
29. Go skiing
30. Solve the Rubik's Cube
31. Take a photography workshop sponsored by someone I admire
32. Shoot a medium format camera
33. Ride in a hot air balloon
34. Sell enough of my "junk" on eBay to buy something I really want
35. Launch wedding website
36. Revamp or have custom blog
37. Stop eating fast food for a month
38. For 3 months
39. Display my work in a Boutique
40. Become a member of the PPA
41. Purchase something from Tiffany's
42. Go on a family picnic
43. Read a biography
44. Stop picking at fingers for a month…and then get a mani and pedi
45. Volunteer time that benefits kids
46. Go Golfing with Mike
47. Shoot e-session in Philly
48. Be accepted into 2 peer reviewed photography groups
49. Donate session to charity
50. Reach goal # of weddings for 2008
51. Reach goal # of weddings for 2009
52. Have maternity photos taken of me
53. Photography city stuff in Philly
54. Photography Maternity, birth and newborn session (same mom & baby)
55. Photography child eating ice cream
56. Grow flowers from seeds
57. Photograph a boudoir session
58. Take Grace to the NJ shore for a weekend
59. Visit Marie and Shaun
60. Grow hair and donate to Locks of Love
61. Treat self to massage for no particular reason
62. Learn to make Wontons
63. Make Disney Vacations Photo books
64. Make art work for family room
65. Buy non-disposable grocery bags and STOP using plastic
66. Buy a Holga and learn to use it
67. Buy myself flowers - 6 times
68. Take a set of Macro photos (using #67)
69. See a show on Broadway that I haven't seen before
70. Actually take a day trip in Philly with girls
71. Buy 70-200 lens
72. Go through and recycle my piles of old magazine!!!
73. Go to a concert, preferably BNL
74. Shoot 5 rolls of B&W film
75. Play tennis with Mike
76. Buy a new camera bag
77. Order groceries online
78. Update Anniversary scrapbook
79. Redesign Logo (or pay someone to it for me) in progess
80. Plan another special day with nephew
81. Decide on my anniversary ring
82. Host a game night
83. Read 5 classic lit books
84. Start a photo project
85. Visit Joey and Donna
86. Find a local farmer's market and visit it 3 times
87. Buy new towels & bathroom rug
88. Write business plan
89. Participate in an online book exchange
90. Watch 25 of the movies on AFI Top 100 Film List
91. Photograph my grandparents
92. Photograph Grace in a new head-to-toe, matching outfit
93. Sign up for a Yoga Class
94. Write a list of 101 things I am grateful for
95. Update Christmas scrapbook
96. Do 5 things to that are environmental friendly (besides what is listed)
97. Buy a great pair of sexy heels
98. Get 20 comments on my blog for one entry
99. Donate $5 to charity for every item not accomplished
100. Keep track of and blog (preferably with photographs) progress
101. Make a new list after 1001 days