Since its now the start of 2017, I thought I’d take a minute to look back at my 101 Goals in 1001 Days v. 2.0 list. I only have until November 6, 2017 to finish the list. A few weeks ago that seemed like plenty of time, but now I think its going to fly by!
I also know that there are things on my list that I definitely will not accomplish by November. I will definitely be doing another goals list after this one finishes–because I am a check list kind of girl–so some of these goals may resurface again.
Rather than recap what I’ve accomplished (you can see my progress on the original post), I think I’ll take a look at what I have yet to do and see what goals actually seem achievable. Perhaps putting them out in the universe again will help things along.
1. Purchase a 70-200mm lens – this is a strong maybe for later in the season, but I think there are a few things I’d like to purchase first
4. Photograph an Elite gymnastics meet
5. Go to an elite gymnastics meet
7. Give birth naturally
8. Visit the Grand Canyon
9. Climb a 14ner – I really hope to do this in the summer
11. Pay off our credit card debt – We have a plan and we’re working hard, so hopefully!
12. Run a half-marathon – I have a June and an August option in my sights. If I don’t book a wedding on both race days, one of them will happen.
13. Have a spa day with my mom
14. Knit a blanket
15. Grow my own herbs
16. Host a dinner party
17. Go on a business planning retreat
19. Start Figure Modeling again – I’d really like to find a reputable group to model for. Any suggestions?
20. Go on a wine tour
21. Make monkey bread – Okay I can totally do this!
22. Go horseback riding – Possibly in Iceland?
23. Go apple picking – So doable, just need to be proactive
26. Make crepes
27. Visit Telluride – I would LOVE to get a wedding booked in Telluride. Please?
29. Go to the beach – If the glacial lagoon in Iceland counts, this might happen
31. Learn manual white balance
32. Do a shoot with the Ice Light – Possibly in Iceland?
33. Go to a film wedding workshop
34. Do a shoot in a sunflower field
37. Photograph dancers
40. Eat a whole lobster in Maine
41. Have a wedding featured in Style Me Pretty
42. Go to Iceland’s blue lagoon – September retreat, here I come!
45. Go back to Hawai’i
49. Find a group to sing with – I need to find one and commit. I’m just so picky!
52. Indoor Skydive
53. Road trip to Washington
54. Photograph at Salvation Mountain
58. Buy season tickets to CU volleyball – If I can remember to purchase them, this one is totally doable
59. Go skiing – next year this should probably be “go snowshoeing four times”
61. Visit Moab
62. Climb the Washington monument
64. Go to the women’s college World Series
65. Go to Jackson Hole, WY
66. Make a recipe from our Julia Child cookbook – yes, I can do this
67. Finish cooking my way through Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution cookbook – honestly, I’ve lost my drive to finish this one. Oh well.
68. Take macro photos of snowflakes – fortunately I have a few more months of winter, so hopefully!
69. Have editorial work featured in print
70. Go to a DDD restaurant
71. Do yoga on the beach
72. Eat beignets in New Orleans
73. Run a trail race
77. Live in the moment more often
78. Go for a walk on the beach
79. Eat ice cream by the water
80. Go to yoga as often as possible
82. Write letters to my grandma more often – needs to be quantifiable…
83. Go out to dinner and eat dessert first – I’ve thought about doing this multiple times, but haven’t pulled the trigger
84. Start an quarterly email marketing campaign – Still in the plans
85. Pay off half of my student loan debt
86. Join a co-Ed volleyball team
89. Make fish tacos – Totally doable
91. Do a shoot with red clothing in the snow – as above, there is still winter left
92. Visit 2 National Parks – Just need one more
96. Photograph a wedding in Georgia
97. Go on a hot air balloon ride
99. Check out a local church
So, at a glance, my progress isn’t very good. Currently I’m at 38/101 goals completed, with a whopping 63 left to go. Eek. To be fair to myself, my life has been a bit more hectic since my wife and I become foster parents two years ago. The time that we might have once spent adventuring together is now the time we spend at home relaxing. For example, I have many, many travel goals on my list that just aren’t feasible. I think in my next iteration I might pare it down to one to two travel goals per year.
I think I also really need to start analyzing my goals as SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time-based) goals. I’m been very lax about that within the context of this list. I basically made it a big wish list of what I wanted to do, but then left a lot up to chance and circumstance. I’ll do better on my next list for sure.
Until then, I’ll keep plugging away to see if I can get that number up. There are 24 more items I’m likely to check off (more than I thought actually), I just need to get my butt in gear and do it!
What are your goals?
5 Comments
Yesss horseback riding in Iceland?! So cool! These are great goals!
This is the best list ever. And one of my favorite elite gym meets is the WOGA classic in Frisco TX every February! ( I use to work there ). It’s an international meet with elite gymnasts from all over the world. It’s absolutely amazing watching them compete. Also.. this list is super inspiring, makes me want to create one of my own!
Yesss horseback riding in Iceland?! So cool! These are great goals!
This is the best list ever. And one of my favorite elite gym meets is the WOGA classic in Frisco TX every February! ( I use to work there ). It’s an international meet with elite gymnasts from all over the world. It’s absolutely amazing watching them compete. Also.. this list is super inspiring, makes me want to create one of my own!
You worked at WOGA?? wow! I’m so impressed! What did you do there?
What a great list of goals! I would love to go on a hot air balloon ride, and visit all of these places as well! Good luck! :-)