One month in...

One month in to my 101 Goals in 1,001 Days - not doing too badly so far!

Start Date: Friday, January 7, 2011.
Conclusion Date: Friday, October 4, 2013.

143 weeks

35 months

2 ¾ years

1. Travel to Africa
2. Travel to Europe
3. Travel to Australia
4. Visit New York City again (with Wes, this time - maybe this year!)
5. Visit California once - DONE!
6. Snorkel decently - going to try in April on the Riviera Maya
7. Try 35 new Atlanta restaurants (15/35 - tried Local Three, Peter Chang's, Thumbs Up Diner, Corner Bakery Cafe, Full Cup, Holy Taco, Canton Cooks, Garrison's, Caffe Fortunato, Old Vinings Inn, Babs Midtown, La Pietra Cucina, Park's Edge, Spoon, Ceviche)
8. Attend 5 concerts (1/5 - New Kids on the Block in June!  Considering seeing Zac Brown, Keith Urban, and Rascal Flatts.  Would love to see Adele or Florence and the Machine, or even Lady Gaga, but they're all sold out.)
9. Attend 5 musicals/plays (2/5 - Oklahoma, A Chorus Line)
10. Visit 2 museums and actually look at things (0/2 - going to Fernbank in April?)
11. Get dental work done that I hate- DONE.  It was 6 hours in the chair, but I have a mouth of pearly whites that will last forever now - that's a good feeling.
12. Pay off 50% or more of student loans
13. Read 125 books (14/125 - 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, A Postcard from the Volcano, Winter's Bone, 1984, Mirage, Outliers, Blink, The Hobbit, Siddhartha, Ethan Frome, 54, 40 or Fight, Silk, Alas, Babylon, A Tale of Two Cities)
14. See 75 movies (15/75 - Blue Valentine, I Love You Phillip Morris, Winter's Bone, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, I Am Love, 127 Hours, Somewhere, The Witches of Eastwick, The Ghost Writer, Jane Eyre, The Last Lions, The Adjustment Bureau, Animal Kingdom, Silk, Woman on Top)
15. Buy a new car for me
16. Workout an average of at least 3 times per week (gym, sports, other physical activity - with the combination of my Curves membership and The Biggest Loser Challenge on Wii, this is going better than expected - and with CurveSmart, it's even more motivating!)
17. Paint a picture I like enough to hang on the wall
18. Buy a bike
19. Improve at tennis
20. Find one beer-type drink I like
21. Begin my MBA courses, possibly finish them (done - started them!)
22. Take a wine tasting class - done!
23. Take a random road trip
24. Take an overnight trip alone
25. Take a weekend trip with a girlfriend - planned for June, beachin' it up on Amelia Island with Ann
26. Volunteer at least 5 times (0/5 - working on this, why are so many organizations impossible to work with?)
27. Write at least 5 snail mail letters (0/5)
28. Eat all breakfasts and lunch IN for one week (prepare them myself)
29. Play three video games with Wes (2/3 - played Wii Sports while snowed in, now we're doing The Biggest Loser Challenge together)
30. Take Macy to 10 different places for her to run/walk/play (3/10 - tried Piedmont Park - she wanted to walk with us and had little interest in the dogs...then we tried Lewis Park near Marietta Square, which was OK until someone brought in a pit and it attacked another dog, that was horrible. Did walking around the loop in the heart of Vinings, which is really nice.)
31. Give 5 “I saw this and thought of you” gifts. (2/5 - one for Amanda, I saw a wristlet at Express that just seemed like her, then I saw a candle for Kate that would add a nice touch to her new place in California)
32. Bake really good cookies from scratch
33. Go to the symphony
34. Go roller skating/blading
35. Go bowling
36. Hit golf balls with Wes - DONE.  We'll be doing this more - it makes me sore, but I'll get better...
37. Make at least three healthy snacks (1/3 - pumpkin spice muffins were delish!)
38. Acquire a new piece of gold jewelry - DONE!  Got a perfect dainty chain that I can add to or wear alone, love it.
39. Play trivia at least 5 times (2/5 - @ Harry's w/Wes, Laura, Matt, @Taco Mac w/Jeanne, Mark, Laura, Matt)
40. Host/go to a game night - working on this now.
41. Buy Wes a real grill
42. Buy new bedroom furniture
43. Buy some Waxing Poetic Jewelry
44. Move into a home I love and want to stay in for a few years - we've decided to go another direction, so I am changing this to finding a rental we really like for the next couple of years!
45. Take some vitamins that are good for me - DONE, but will continue (taking Biotin for hair/nails/skin, Saint John's Wort for falling asleep naturally, and C/Zinc/Lysine for immune system)
46. Clean out clothing and get rid of what I don’t wear (made some progress on this!)
47. Buy a filing cabinet and organize all our documents
48. Play three new board games (0/3)
49. Learn three new card games (0/3)
50. Ski once
51. Buy a bathing suit I feel really sexy in (got one - working on the feeling sexy in it part now!)
52. Go to an amusement park
53. Complete a puzzle
54. Pay off Wes's car - half way there!
55. Go to the beach - Mexico in April, AND Amelia Island in June, yay!
56. Make three new friends I really appreciate
57. Go dancing at least 4 times (0/4)
58. Plant something
59. Buy a lottery ticket
60. Do a pin-up photo session - working on this!
61. Go on a picnic
62. Rent a cabin and relax there
63. Go to the opera
64. Take a ballroom dancing lesson
65. Get a massage (done! I'll get more!)
66. Keep up with my blog
67. Go horseback riding
68. Play in the rain
69. Watch a sunrise and a sunset
70. Take myself on a date
71. Send someone flowers
72. Do karaoke
73. Spend a night in a local hotel just because
74. Spend a day in downtown Atlanta
75. Check out 5 new ares of the city (4/5 - explored the Marietta Square, realized I really like it and want to spend more time there.  Also did walking tours of Midtown and then Inman Park, and learned a good bit about both. And we've explored Vinings lots, and really like it!)
76. Check out 5 boutique clothing stores (2/5 - Festivity in Buckhead, like it a lot. Checked out Sand Piper in Vinings - nice stuff, little too pricey for what you get.)
77. Scan high school photos
78. Learn more about my ancestors
79. Try 75 new recipes (7/75 - Hearty Lasagna Soup, Bobby Lee's Chicken Pasta, Southwest Beef Stew, Turkey Chili w/corn and black beans, simple shrimp/butter/garlic pasta, Skillet white bean pasta with tomatoes and spinach, turkey sloppy joes)
80. Write 10 random thank you cards and send them (0/10)
81. Try 10 new mixed drink concoctions (2/10 - tried a homemade margarita that was just OK, decided I love capirinhas!)
82. Take a meditation class or yoga class - happening next week...
83. Attend a Falcons game
84. Visit a winery
85. Become CPR certified - DONE!
86. Take a Zumba class - DONE!
87. Go to a black tie/formal event
88. Go back to Disney World
89. Go to the Harry Potter Theme Park
90. Re-read the last Harry Potter book
91. Turn off cell phone for an entire weekend
92. Turn 30 and love it
93. Adopt a second dog
94. Give up French Fries for a month
95. Truly enjoy one of my birthdays
96. Anonymously help someone in need
97. Have a deep talk with someone
98. Take a yoga class
99. Allow myself to spend more than $300 on a fabulous pair of shoes or a bag - I would love a pair of Manolos, or a Marc Jacobs or Cole Haan bag...choices.
100. Splurge on a pair of True Religion jeans
101. Make another list when this one is done!