It's so hard to believe that 1001 days have passed since I made that list. So many things have changed since then. When I made the list I was in an awkward place in life - newly single, so confused about what path my life was taking since it wasn't turning out like I had planned. Oh life plans! They don't turn out like how you think they should, they turn out like how they're supposed to be! So there are a lot of things that were put on that list back then that aren't even things I'm interested in doing - either not at this time or, in some cases, ever!
I do plan to make another list - because it's fun to have a list of goals and things to do and to see how my priorities, likes/dislikes, and interests change over the years!
start date: Wednesday, September 7, 2011
end date: Wednesday, June 4, 2014
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make home made ice cream- i made this for a 'welcome back' event for work. it was a disaster and i haven't made it since! - try 30 new recipes from my 'yum' Pinterest board (garlic cheese bread sticks, crock pot potato soup, mint chocolate chip cookies, cake batter dip, chocolate chip cookie dough dip, pull apart cheese bread, meatball casserole) - i have not been the best at cooking over the past few years. i know i did a few more than this, but i didn't write them down.
- grow a vegetable garden - i didn't do this. i even purchased seeds this year, but didn't plan them. i need a bigger yard or deck than what i have now, which is none!
- learn how to 'can' (or just 'can' since i guess it isn't really that hard?) - didn't do this either. i really want to do this with Mam, so i think i will plan to take a day off work and go home this summer and help her out.
- freeze corn - didn't do this, so i will have to make it a goal this year.
clean out closetsand purge (or yard sale) anything I haven't worn in years - i did this part way. i have cleaned out a lot of my closets, including just this week, and put a lot of clothes in to trash bags. BUT that's as far as it's gotten. i need to actually get them from my apartment to a yard sale, consignment shop, or donation center.- build something from the Knock Off Wood website - i didn't do any of this. i actually don't even read her blog anymore. when she just posted plans for cute pottery barn furniture, i was all about it.
- make Christmas stockings for my family - i found cute stockings a few years ago that i love and have been using for me and Bow, so no need to make any others right now.
- make matching tree skirt for the stockings - i would like a new tree skirt, but didn't do this either.
- get a new lens for my camera - didn't do it. i don't even know what kind to buy, so when i do use my camera, i just use the kit lens. (the horror, i know!)
get a pair of riding boots to wear during the fall and winter- what did i wear during the winter before i owned riding boots? the ones i had were awesome and lasted me two seasons. time to get knew ones this fall!get a pair of Sperry's- what shoes did i wear in the spring, fall, winter, summer before i owned sperry's? same with Tom's! love them.- buy a house to remodel - i still look at houses every single night, but can't afford anything in the grandview area. i have my eye on some properties in piketon. i would love to fix something up and rent it out.
- go to the New England coast - didn't do, but have hopes for a road trip sometime.
- go to the west coast - didn't do but still want to.
fly somewhere(Tampa, Chicago, Miami, Washington DC) - i am in love with flying. i could do it every day i think. i made four trips (all between February '13-January '14 to four destination cities, 9 cities and 8 new airports. people hate on o'hare, but i loved walking around during my layover there (granted, it wasn't delayed!)visit NYC- Molly and I went on a spur of them moment trip there for spring break 2012. we were in the city limited for all of 28 hours and saw as much as we could see. i want to go back.visit at least 2 Big Ten football stadiums I've never been to(I saw Penn State's Beaver Stadium, so that counts; Northwestern; Michigan) - i love sports and sports stadiums. i will always try to drive by them, no matter the city, sport or level.go on a cruise- jill, amy and i went to the bahamas. just a 3 day cruise, but i definitely want to do another. so much fun!visit another country- the bahamas! as part of the above cruise.take Molly to Washington DC- this just barely made it, but Molly got to visit DC for the first time on May 31, 2014!- go to Nashville - didn't make it there, but hoping to make it there this summer.
- go to Las Vegas - didn't go and it's not one of my top destinations to travel to anymore.
go to Charleston, SC- Molly and I visited here over spring break, complete with a carriage tour.take a cross country road tripMolly and I took a road trip to Florida. We slept in 5 cities and saw so much stuff in 9 different states (Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia). Already thinking of directions to go next year!- visit Mt. Rushmore - didn't make it there, but still want to! maybe on a road trip out west next spring break?
- visit 5 new states - i made it to 4 states for the first time, New York, New Jersey, Michigan, and Arkansas
- go skiing - had 'plans' to go a few different times, but either because of too warm of weather or just something, it never happened.
stop talking about other people/gossiping- this is one that i've tried really hard at, but sometimes fail and have a gossip session. ugh. i've really tried to remember the quote by eleanor roosevelt "great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people" when having conversations with others. so while i haven't completely stopped, i am much more aware of the awful habit i had.go to church more often and work on my relationship with God- in March of 2012 i started attending a bible study and have continued to go every monday since then. i've missed a couple, but it's always my top priority on monday nights. i don't go to church every sunday, because i still haven't found a church in columbus that i love, but i got way more often than i did when i first made this list - at least once a month.pray every day before bed and in the morning- i've gotten a lot better about this, but there is still room for improvement.- write a letter to my 30-year-old self and keep it - sadly i never did this. i guess i still have time since i don't turn 30 for another 10 months! eek....that's so close!
- make a list of 1000 things I'm thankful for/write down five things every day that I'm thankful for - i started doing this, but then quit. but i am thankful for a lot!
join the Dogwood Festival Committee- i joined the committee for the 2012 festival, but with piketon being more than an hour away and me getting more involved with activities and organizations in Columbus, it just wasn't possible. i still want to help when i can and plan to be more involved in the future than i was this year.take a spin class at my gym-went with Abra on 9/20/11, i need to go to another one now that i'm a member of the gym again.run in a 5K w/o stopping- when i started this list i had only ever ran one 5K and it was an embarrassment. i've done quite a few since then and even two half marathons!- do the 200 sit-up program - i laugh at this one, because the thought of doing 200 situps then was so hard. i did 200 last night just on my own for my daily workout. oh how things change!
- learn how to play the piano - i sadly never took piano lessons, but still want to learn how to do this one day.
- read 15 books - i read quite a few books and some of them did not make it on to this list because i forgot to write down the titles or because they were 'self-help' type books and i don't want you to all know my struggles! ha. but the ones i did get done: My Secret Affair by Mimi Alford, Through My Eyes by Tim Tebow, Off Balance by Dominique Muceano; Then Came You by Jennifer Weiner; Ladies' Nights by Mary Kay Andrews; Happily Ever After by Trista Sutter...in progress; The Shoemaker's Wife by )
- finish my high school scrapbook - i don't think i've scrapbooked since i started this challenge.
- finish my college scrapbook - see above. even though i haven't scrapbooked, i was really good about printing all my pictures from 2011 and 2012 and putting them in photo albums.
donate blood- i did this! TWICE! the first time i got a little light headed and nauseaous, which was always my fear, but the second time they just laid me down from the beginning and i was fine! i also registered to be a marrow donor if needed.- donate my hair to Locks of Love - i didn't do this. i was so close to have long enough hair and i should have just done it. :(
- volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House - i didn't do this.
- donate the box of stuff in my closet to RMH - the box is still in my closet!
- donate 10% to my church - i always tithe every time i go to church, but i know i'm not in the 10% range. must get better at this.
- send a care package to a soldier - unfortunately, i didn't do this either.
- do 29 good deeds on my next birthday - didn't do this either.
send more handwritten letters to friends- i have gotten better at this, especially with my new obsession with sending (and receiving!!!!) postcards!- write a letter to myself to open in 10 years - i didn't do this.
- learn how to actually use my camera - i started taking a photography class at OSU, but i couldn't finish because of class conflicts. maybe i'll try again this year.
participate in "NOfacebook NOvember" and "No Facebook February" each year- breaks from facebook are needed and after being gone for a while, you realize how much time you waste on there!make my hair my natural color again- it's been the natural color since June 2012. i did get highlights last summer and hated them. wanting to try something new this summer, just don't know what.- take pictures of my life for one month - didn't do it. now that i have an iphone, i kind of do this anyway.
- finish my map quilt (goal is to be done by the Ohio State Fair in 2013) - it didn't get done. i haven't worked on it in forever either.
- make two quilts for myself off of my list - i have one started for me, as well as two baby quilts that are still in progress.
- make two pencil skirts to wear to work - didn't do this.
go to a professional sporting event- i went to the Memorial Golf Tournament, 6/4/12, 6/3/13; Columbus Crew game, 7/21/12; Cubs/Reds baseball game, 8/10/12; Reds/Indians game, 5/27/13; Reds/Brewers game, 5/4/14. now i just need to get to an NBA and NFL game.take a class of some sort- i've done a few little workshop classes at church, as well as took a few graduate level classes at OSU.- organize a craft weekend retreat for friends - didn't do.
- organize a clothing swap party for friends - didn't do.
- play bingo at a bingo hall - didn't do.
- go to an Ohio State football game each year - i made it to two games in 2011, two in 2012 and none in 2013!(Colorado on 9/24/11; UAB on 9/22/12; Nebraska on 10/6/12)
- learn the cheerleaders' dance to the Ohio State fight song - didn't do.
visit 5 different colleges I've never been to(University of Dayton on 12/18/11; Penn State University on 4/11/12; Northwestern University on 10/28/12, University of Michigan on 12/8/12; University of Arkansas, 3/6/13; Ashland University, 10/12/13; University of Florida, 3/9/14)- watch 50 movies I've never seen (33/50) (Stepbrothers, Country Strong, Bridesmaids, Uncle Buck, Crazy Stupid Love, Horrible Bosses, The Town; Friends with Benefits; Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close; Secretariat; Crash; Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town; I Don't Know How She Does It; Firelight; The Vow; Christmas Wish; Yours, Mine and Ours (new one); Lincoln; Pitch Perfect; Anna Karenina; Les Miserables; Zero Dark Thirty; Safe Haven; The Wives He Forgot; The Heat; Footloose; Definitely, Maybe; Burlesque; Grown Ups; Grown Ups 2; Magic Mike; Eat Pray Love; White House Down)
eat at 15 restaurants i've never been to(OrangeLeaf, Cuzzins, Matt the Millers, Amato's Woodfire Pizza, Figlio, Gresso's, Cornerstone Deli & Cafe, Claddagh Irish Pub; Cranberry's Resort @ Indian Lake, Jersey Mikes; Easy Living Deli; Sloopy's Diner; BJ's Brewhouse; MoJo Lounge; Chelly Belly's, Betty's, Thurman's, Thorny's, BRAVO!, Sublime Smoke, The Cheesy Truck; Twisted Lizard; Old Man's Pour House, John's Place, MCL Cafe and Bakery, The Ram, Lorenzo's, The Tin Roof; La Chatelaine; Bernards; Sassy's BBQ, Fabians; Tin Bakery; Mimi's Pasta & Brew; Diaspora; Baker's Pizza; Crazy Corky's Cafe; Sicilia Italian Cuisine; Insomnia Cookies; Buckeye Donuts; Paul's; Mellow Mushroom; Boston's Pizza; Panda Express; Pizza Rustica; Cowtown Pizza; River City Cafe; Jake Melnick's; Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs; Checkers; Burger Works; Currito; Omahama Bob's; Barcelona; Level Lounge; Wine Guys; Melt; Pig Iron BBQ; DK Diner; Marcella's; Katalina's; La Patrona )- go to a Brad Paisley concert - didn't do.
go to a few concerts in Columbus(Brantly Gilbert/Eric Church, Luke Bryan/Jason Aldean, Little Big Town/George Strait, Charlie Worsham)go to a pop concert(Tiesto, 3/28/13)go to another college's football game(not Ohio State) (Marshall/ECU on 11/26/2011)- go camping with a group of friends - didn't do, but would still like to do this.
- go to the Grand Ole Opry - plans for July 2014
- go to the Kentucky Derby - didn't d, but still want to.
go to a game at Wrigley Field- i went to a Cubs/Reds game while I was in Chicago a few summers ago! So much fun. Now I want to go to a game a Fenway!- go to 20 county fairs - i made it to 7 county fairs, three that i'd never been to before. hoping to continue to go to new fairs around Ohio in future summers. places i went: Delaware County; Franklin County; Ohio State Fair; Pike County Fair; Hartford Independent Fair; Pickaway County; Shelby County.
carve a pumpkin- i made this cute 'pumpkin pi' a few years ago with Tyler.- color Easter eggs -didn't do.
- make 10 items from my 'sewing and crafting' Pinterest board - i got a few projects done, but definitely have way more pinned and want to do in the future. what i did: nail and yarn Ohio, bathroom shelf; yarn OSU wreath
- host a family Thanksgiving at my house - didn't do.
- host a shower for a friend at my house - didn't do.
- learn to drive a standard/manual transmission - didn't do.
- answer the '50 questions that will free your mind' - didn't do.
- put $10 in my savings account for every task I complete (tally: $160) - i will do!
- put an entire paycheck in my savings account once - didn't do.
- pay off my student loans from OSU - didn't get completed, but i have been paying a lot extra and will have them paid off in December!!!
pay off my car loan- got this paid off in December 2013, almost a year ahead of schedule.- continue to put into savings while going back to school - i need to be saving more, but i've been focused on paying off all my debt first.
- get married when the time is right - didn't do, obviously. back in september 2011 i was so concerned with this and thought i needed to be married to be happy. but really, i just needed to be happy on my own. my happiness doesn't depend on someone else, and although it took me a while, i figured that out! so when the time is right, it will happen. but i'm not putting it on any other bucket lists saying i want it to happen by a certain date.
- move out of Columbus and closer to home - this was one of my top priorities in 2011 and something i don't want to do anymore. i like living in Columbus and my neighborhood and i have so many friends here. one day i might move - it might be closer to piketon, it might be further away, who knows what the future holds for me.
- get my teaching license in two years - this was also something i was telling myself i wanted to do, but not sure i want to teach at all now.
- get a teaching job - see above.
- start a family - i got a cat, so we're a happy little family now!
- get my masters in something education related - this is still up in the air. i've looked at a few programs and just need to apply! this year!! this is the year.
- start some kind of business - didn't do it, but i still want to!
And then I kept adding things to my list that I wanted to do. Some of them happened and some didn't.
go parasailing on vacation- i actually went twice, once in myrtle beach and once in nassau, bahamas! so fun. i would do it again and again.go ziplining- i did this twice too. once at FFA camp and once at the Wexner residence. I really want to do the ziplining course at Hocking Hills.- get a new bed, dresser and armoure for my bedroom - got them all Summer 2012. :)
- paint my kitchen - didn't do.
- hang curtains in my bedroom - they are up and cute. i even made them myself. i would like to get new curtain rods and blinds.....next list!
- paint my kitchen island - didn't do.
- refinish/paint my desk - didn't do.
- refinish/paint my kitchen table - partially did, i sanded it down, but now need to stain and seal it.
- get a new washer/dryer - i have the washer that my great-grandma gave me and mom/dad got a new dryer, so i got their old one.
- get a kuerig - christmas gift 2012!
- go to the Columbus Jazz and Rib Fest - didn't do.
- go to the Dublin Irish Festival - didn't do.
- build a litter box hider thing - i found the shelf and papaw added the doors, hole, wheels, padding, handles, carpet.....it turned into a bigger project than it needed to be! ha.
- take a plane ride with Mikey - didn't do.
- join Junior League - i did do this, but after two years i've decided to step down and focus on something else. i just didn't find my fit in the organization and need to step back from being too involved in things and just focus fully on a few things.
- ride a rollercoaster, the swings and a drop zone type ride - i did this!! i rode rollercoasters at cedar point! like, big ones! and i did tower of terror at disney world! still need to concur the swings though.
- go to a water park - went to zoombezi bay last summer!
Within the next month or so I might start a new challenge list. Both of the ones I've done are below.
Round 1 (May 2008-February 2011)
Round 2 (September 2011-June 2014)
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