At the beginning of 2018, I decided to vastly change how I approached goal-setting, and instead of setting my usual New Year’s resolutions, I decided to hop on the bandwagon of doing 101 goals in 1001 days (which is just under 3 years).
After completing over 60% of my first list (you can see the final results HERE) and loving the challenge, I’ve decided to continue on with a second 101 in 1001 list. Below you’ll find the current version, as well as any that I’ve completed. (Note: If you want to see the notes I initially made on each of these goals, check out the original post for this list HERE.)
My (Second) 101 in 1001 List
- Start Date: October 20th, 2020
- End Date: July 18th, 2023
Financial (7/8)
Open up a brokerage account(completed December 2020)Buy and pay off a new vehicle to replace the Buick(completed January 2021)Get each kids’ savings account to $500 (1/3)(completed December 2021)Make an extra mortgage payment (not necessarily all at once)(completed June 2021)Start contributing to my IRA again(completed August 2021)Max out Matt’s Roth one year(completed October 2021)- Complete a no-spend month
Ditch our financial advisor and set up my own investments (to save on fees)(completed September 2021)
Homestead Life (3/5)
- Preserve three types of food (aka, tomato sauce, applesauce) all by myself
Plant an apricot tree(completed February 2021)Plant strawberries + blackberries(completed March 2021)- Purchase part of a cow
Buy a better food dehydrator(completed Dec 2020)
Emergency Preparedness (1/4)
- Create a will
Have at least a 6-month long-term food supply on hand for our family(completed October 2021)Buy an emergency water drum + spigotand make sure we have an adequate emergency water supply- Make 72-hour kits for each member of the family
Health + Beauty (2/4)
Whiten teeth(completed Nov 2020)Get back to pre-pregnancy weight(completed September 2022)- Run in a race again (any length)
- Complete BBG (on my own terms)
Spiritual (2/3)
Visit 3 new temples(completed September 2022)Read President Nelson’s biography(completed July 2022)- Index 1,000 names (159/1000)
Flower Farming (9/12)
Expand farm to lilac bushes + expand front garden bed(completed October 2021)Try selling at the local farmer’s market(completed August 2021)Try a low tunnel or hoophouse(completed March 2022)Try landscape fabric(completed June 2022)- Install drip irrigation in the raised beds
Expand to both a spring and summer CSA(completed February 2022)- Do a bouquet bar
- Donate flowers to the local nursing home
Host an event at the farm (like a u-pick day)(completed August 2021)Try a seedling sale(completed May 2021)Turn a profit(completed October 2022)Try selling to florists to see how I like it(completed August 2022)
Personal Development + Skills (2/8)
- Take a floral arranging/design class
Mend at least one piece of clothing(completed July 2021)- Alter at least one piece of clothing
- Learn to French braid
- Find a go-to gluten-free pie recipe
Find a go-to gluten-free cake recipe(completed July 2022)- Try 12 different gluten-free cookie recipes (5/12)
- Make 5 new recipes out of each of my cookbooks + donate the ones I don’t get to
Family/Service (5/10)
Sign Mathias up for preschool(completed March 2021)Sign both Raven and Mathias up for swimming lessons(completed June 2022)Start teaching piano to Raven(completed December 2021)Get family pics taken three times(completed September 2022)- Donate at least $100 to the local library
Donate at least $100 to a local charity(completed December 2021)- Donate to five different Go Fund Me accounts (2/5)
- Make birthday boxes to donate to the local food pantry
- Move Raven to her own room and move the boys in together
- Create family photo albums through 2020
Local Love (11/11)
Take the kids to 5 different parks/playgrounds(completed September 2022)Go on 3 local hikes(completed September 2022)Find a pediatrician(completed January 2021)Find a dentist(completed January 2021)Find an OB/GYN(completed June 2021)Find a general family doctor(completed January 2021)Try out 5 local restaurants(completed June 2022)Go to a community event(completed October 2021)Go to storytime at the library + get a library card(completed August 2021)Find or start a book club(completed August 2021)Make purchases from 5 local (non-chain) businesses(completed August 2021)
Fun/Travel (3/6)
- Visit the Children’s Museum in Salt Lake
Go on a family vacation(completed April 2021)Go on an overnight trip with just Matt and me(completed July 2021)Do something memorable for our 10-year anniversary(completed July 2021)- Attend a musical
- Go camping
Yard (3/3)
Grow dahlias (both from seed and from tubers)(completed August 2022)Build more garden beds(completed March 2021)Build sandbox(completed August 2021)
Home (14/23)
Update flooring in kitchen(completed August 2021)Paint kitchen cabinets(completed January 2021)Paint main floor walls(completed Nov 2020)- Update curtains in front room
Update at least one light fixture(completed Nov 2020)Add recessed lighting in the kitchen(completed Nov 2020)Update flooring in playroom(completed January 2021)Paint upstairs kids’ bedroom(completed Nov 2020)- Put up backsplash in kitchen
- Make a gallery wall in our house of my photography
- Clear out junk room in basement
Figure out an organizational system for master closet + paint upper half of walls(completed December 2021)Buy rug for master bedroom(completed February 2021)- Get plumbing quotes for adding bathroom downstairs and adding sink to workshop in outbuilding
- Buy/make decor for each season and major holiday
- Replace and update the kitchen sink and faucet
Fix leak in master bathroom(completed February 2022)Update master bedroom(completed Dec 2020)- Start making updates to main bathroom
Replace cracked window in front room(completed May 2022)Come up with organizational scheme for playroom(completed September 2022)- Buy outdoor furniture for the deck
Declutter 1,001 items(completed July 2021)
Reading (0/4)
- Read 50 books I own (31/50)
- Participate in (and complete!) a reading challenge
- Start my Assigned Reading again
- Do ten read-alouds with Raven + eventually include Mathias (8/10)