On October 4th, 2010, for my 101st blog post, I started 101 in 1001 – a list of 101 goals that I wanted to achieve within 1001 days, on July 1st, 2013.
I started with a list of 44 items, and it quickly grew to 45 within a few minutes of publishing that blog post. I didn’t want to decide on all 101 goals all at once because I wanted them to be meaningful – things that I really wanted.
So between 2010 and 2013, I will be both adding to and crossing things off my list. Click hereto follow my blog journey.
Sleep through the night(Cameron slept through the night for the first time on Saturday November 27th and I slept through the night for the first time on Sunday November 28th)- Donate blood
- Don’t complain about anything for a week
- Have a completely clean house
- Plan meals for a month
- Cook every meal for a month
- Do Once-a-Month-Cooking
- Bake bread for all of our bread needs for a month
- Bake a cake and use fondant
Bakecake pops (Made cake pops for Cameron’s first birthday. They were AWESOME!)- Paint a canvas for Cam’s nursery
- Create Cam’s name in letters for his nursery
Plan an amazing party for Cam’s first birthday(Part 1, Part 2)- Potty train Cameron
Teach Cameron his ABC’sTeach Cameron how to count- Teach Cameron how to count in French
- Be debt free
- Move into a house
Do taxes on timeStart my own business(O La La Photography by Laura O’Rourke)- Bring in enough money to balance a budget while staying home with Cameron (added October 5, 2010)
- Teach myself graphic design (added October 5, 2010)
- Teach myself web design (added October 5, 2010)
- Make money from my photography
- Complete a 365 day photo challenge
- Apply for my Bachelor of Education
- Go back to school
- Become a teacher
- Don’t give up on Weight Watchers
- Get to my goal weight of 125 lbs
Run a race(Natal Day 2 Miler, ran Monday August 2, 2011)Run a 5k(Navy 5K, ran Sunday August 21, 2011)- Run a 10k
- Run a half marathon
- Get my teeth fixed
- Go skydiving
Get pregnantHave another baby- Go on a family vacation (to somewhere other than our family’s places).
- Take a trip with just Dan
- Go on one date a month with Dan for a year
- Have a Mom’s night out once a month for a year
Join (or create) a book club- Read the entire Bible
- Read 50 books in one year
- Read 100 books
- Start writing a book
- Write a blog post every day for a month
Have 25 blog followers- Have 50 blog followers (happened on May 3, 2011 thanks to Tina!)
- Have 100 blog followers
- Create a family mission statement
- Create a personal mission statement