The Challenge and Why I'm Doing It.

The challenge is to make a list of 101 things you want to do in the next 1001 days.  It is similar to a New  Year's resolution or a Bucket List but it allows you to create specific goals that can be obtained in a more reasonable timeline.  Read more about the challenge at http://www.dayzeroproject.com/


So, for the past few years I've made a New Years resolution list.  While I try to follow it and accomplish the things I've listed, it hasn't quite worked as well as one would hope.  I really liked the idea of this challenge and blogging about it because now I am held accountable for completing these goals.  When I typically write up my little resolutions list, I don't share it with anyone, which means I am probably less likely to get anything done.


This list was REALLY hard to come up with.  Thinking of 101 things that you'd like to do is a lot tougher than I thought.  Thankfully, my friend Erin and I started this project together, so I was able to steal a few things from her list and vice versa.  (If you want to follow her journey as well, here's the link: http://www.101in1001ofe1.blogspot.com/).  I will admit that I also Googled a lot of other lists to get some creative ideas, there are lots out there.  Some people in the world are just straight up weird, so I did not take ideas from those lists.


I did my best to make my list as diverse as possible.  Some are goals that I've had in mind for a long time, like learning more about my dad's family or taking French lessons, while others are things that I already enjoy but want to expand on, like trying brunch at 25 new and different places.  I mean, who doesn't love brunch?  Coffee, champagne and bacon - my 3 favoritest things ever!


Some things have little anecdotes that go along with them, so I will do my best to explain everything in my posts.  For example, #14 Work on following my own advice, really means for me to stop being a hypocrite.   I tend to have lots of opinions, like, I hate being interrupted, which is true, but then I find myself interrupting people sometimes.  I need to not do that.  If I say that I hate when someone does this, or that I feel a certain way or offer advice to a friend, I better be able to stand behind that comment or advice, and not be a hypocrite.


Lastly, please comment!  Let me know if you like something I did, or want to know more about it.  I am hoping to inspire 5 people to want to do this challenge (I know that Erin and I have already converted Lana to our side, and Jamie is well on her way) so please let me know if you are starting your own list.  I was inspired by my sorority sister Gretchen.  She just gave birth to the sweetest twins ever, and her blog and 101 things list is so touching that I was truly brought to tears when reading it.  I doubt I'll have the same effect on people, as I am not as great of a writer as Gretchen, but I am at least going to try.  Make sure to check out her blog too!  http://www.lilbumpkin.blogspot.com/


So, let's get this party started!