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
- Take a cooking class
- Lose 15 (or more) pounds before vacation
- Go to Yosemite NP
- Go to Arcadia NP
- Set up office area
- Read 3 books to improve my business (marketing, branding, etc)
- Eat at 2 new restaurant in Center City
- Paint our entire house…every room
- Organize my craft area
- Buy 85mm lens
- Go on a weekend trip with Mike - just the two of us
- Have Grandma teach me how to make raspberry jam or peanut butter fudge
- Take self portraits
- See Rockette's Christmas Show
- Hang landscape or still life photos I have taken in house
- Buy or make curtains
- Make aprons for Grace and I
- Write handwritten letters to 5 people to tell why I love them
- Teach someone a skill that I have in progess
- Run a 5K in under 30 minutes
- Order sample wedding album
- Install closet system in my closet
- Go skiing
- Solve the Rubik's Cube
- Shoot a medium format camera
- Ride in a hot air balloon
- Sell enough of my "junk" on eBay to buy something I really want
- Launch wedding website
- For 3 months
- Display my work in a Boutique
- Become a member of the PPA
- Purchase something from Tiffany's
- Read a biography
- Stop picking at fingers for a month…and then get a mani and pedi
- Volunteer time that benefits kids
- Go Golfing with Mike
- Be accepted into 2 peer reviewed photography groups
- Donate session to charity
- Reach goal # of weddings for 2008
- Reach goal # of weddings for 2009
- Photography city stuff in Philly
- Photography Maternity, birth and newborn session (same mom & baby)
- Photography child eating ice cream
- Photograph a boudoir session
- Take Grace to the NJ shore for a weekend
- Treat self to massage for no particular reason
- Learn to make Wontons
- Buy a Holga and learn to use it
- Buy myself flowers - 6 times
- Take a set of Macro photos (using #67)
- Actually take a day trip in Philly with girls
- Go through and recycle my piles of old magazine!!!
- Go to a concert, preferably BNL
- Shoot 5 rolls of B&W film
- Play tennis with Mike
- Buy a new camera bag
- Update Anniversary scrapbook
- Redesign Logo (or pay someone to it for me) in progess
- Decide on my anniversary ring
- Host a game night
- Read 5 classic lit books
- Start a photo project
- Find a local farmer's market and visit it 3 times
- Buy new towels & bathroom rug
- Write business plan
- Participate in an online book exchange
- Watch 25 of the movies on AFI Top 100 Film List
- Photograph my grandparents
- Sign up for a Yoga Class
- Write a list of 101 things I am grateful for
- Update Christmas scrapbook
- Do 5 things to that are environmental friendly (besides what is listed)
- Buy a great pair of sexy heels
- Donate $5 to charity for every item not accomplished
- Keep track of and blog (preferably with photographs) progress
- Make a new list after 1001 days
2 comments:
Your list is really great and I'm definitely inspired to make one, too. I can't wait to see how many you accomplish. If 2007 is any indication, I bet you get 95 of the 101 ; )
WOW... what a list!! For the past two months I feel as though I've done nothing but get through the day due to morning sickness... I thought I was doing good saying now I was going to catch up on laundry, cleaning, read more to Isabelle, etc.... your list is inspiring!!! I'm not so sure I could do one so long... but it sure is a motivator! I agree too, crossing off the list is why I love them!!
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