1.16.2008

101 in 1001

I came across a wonderful idea to come up with 101 things you'd like to accomplish in 1001 days, so I have been working on my list adamently for the past few days, and I'm so excited for all these wonderful things to look forward to! You can check out the idea at www.triplux.com/dayzero. I'll post each time I accomplish one of my goals . . .

1. Quit my day job!
2. Launch my photography business with an official "grand opening" party.
3. Complete a wine tasting course (live or by book).
4. Write a poem.
5. Visit the ocean and play on the beach with the girls.
6. Re-read a favorite classic book.
7. Take a dance class.
8. Go skiing.
9. Go ice-skating.
10. Complete my NYIP digital photography course.
11. Get published!
12. Eliminate all personal debt except mortgage and vehicle.
13. Check into a swanky hotel and spend the day at a spa getting the full treatment!
14. Buy a laptop.
15. Upgrade my camera.
16. Go on a photo shoot in Jackson Hole, WY.
17. Go on a photo shoot in Yellowstone National Park.
18. Go on a New England coastal tour.
19. Spend a weekend in Nantucket.
20. Visit the Northern Pacific coast.
21. Climb 3 more 46ers in the Adirondacks.
22. Visit Steve and Amy in Telluride.
23. Shoot a destination wedding.
24. Snowshoe at Lone Mountain Ranch in Big Sky.
25. Run 3 miles (consecutively . . . without stopping to walk!)
26. Attend Sex and the City - The Movie premiere in heels with girlfriends following a fabulous meal with cocktails!
27. Learn how to deglaze a pan.
28. Host a formal dinner party.
29. Paint a picture for each of the girls.
30. Knit a hat for each of the girls.
31. Watch "The Way We Were."
32. Read 1 book a month.
33. Go on a food/wine/shopping expedition in New York City for a weekend.
34. Go horseback riding.
35. Send cards to family and friends on their birthdays/anniversaries/other milestones.
36. Make handmade paper.
37. Play a round of golf with my dad.
38. Join a volunteer committee for an event or company that will benefit my children.
39. Take a pottery class.
40. Share an expensive bottle of Pinot Noir with Carson for no particular reason.
41. Start a portfolio of ideas for our dream home!
42. Re-read The Power of Now by Eckart Tolle.
43. Have a girls-only luncheon
44. Weigh in at 117!
45. Attend an art gallery opening
46. Attend a photography gallery
47. Read The Art Book
48. Read The Fashion Book
49. Discover a quiet, small town
50. Hang oversized wind chimes on my porch
51. Build a snowman
52. Plant a garden
53. Design custom note cards for business and personal use
54. Finish painting my bedroom
55. Paint my bathroom
56. Paint laundry room
57. Visit my new niece or nephew in Denver!
58. Develop my photography website
59. Finish a 10K
60. Host a wine-tasting party
61. Win a contest
62. Go sledding
63. Donate money to someone in need
64. Set up a fundraiser for an important cause
65. Set up wireless internet!
66. Go boating on Lake Champlain
67. Organize the girls' closet
68. Potty-train Ava
69. Attend a play
70. Organize my recipe book (and keep it that way!)
71. Visit a zoo
72. Reach my $10,000 savings goal
73. Open an investment account
74. Root and grow 3 plants
75. Grow an herb garden in my kitchen window
76. Visit my grandparents' graves
77. Attend a photography workshop
78. Go bowling
79. Go snowplowing with Carson
80. Sell something on eBay
81. Learn to fly fish
82. Write a short story
83. Take a cooking class
84. Roll my own sushi
85. Visit Katie at law school
86. Spot a celebrity!
87. Sponsor a child in a third-world country
88. Introduce myself to a neighbor I haven't met
89. Have a summer solstice party
90. Join WPJA
91. Earn referrals from clients
92. Get Trish & Richie to Montana
93. Visit April in California
94. Develop a business plan
95. Advertise myself in another state
96. Visit Rulfs Orchard in NY in October
97. Hang a chalkboard to write my dinner menu on
98. Purchase an antique
99. Go camping
100. Watch the sunrise
101. Watch the sunset

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Morgan, you are so wonderful. I love the person you have become or maybe, who you always been.

May Terry said...

Just passing through and noticed this. What a great idea! I think I'll try it on my blog.

Thanks,
May from Connecticut