Some of these things will transfer over to my next list, whereas life has changed and others just don't really apply anymore. It feels like just yesterday that I started this list, so I'm trying to really hold on to certain moments because time flies by a little bit faster each day.
As I reflect on the last couple of years, you can definitely tell that some of my favorite moments involve my husband. Because he's my best friend, I think that will quite often be the case, but the last 1,001 days have been momentous in our lives: engagement, marriage, traveling together, new adventures. Check out a few of my favorite moments from the last 1,001 days.
19. & 20. Get engaged & married.
Two of my all-time favorite memories from the last 1,001 days. It's hard to believe that it's been two years since Stephen proposed and that we've already celebrated our first wedding anniversary!
52. Take a blogger trip.
This past spring, I headed to Charlottesville with two friends of mine who are also bloggers! Such a fun trip.
67. Go skiing
Prior to 2016, I had never been skiing! Since I started this list, I've now been twice - I'm still not any good but I do love going! I've been to the same mountains each time to ski, so I'd love to visit somewhere different the next time.
70. Go to NYC with Stephen
Last December, a week before Christmas, we took a family trip to NYC. It was Stephen's first time visiting the city, and we had the best time! I loved showing him some of my favorite spots as well as finding a few new ones together.
77. Travel to a new country
We went to St. Lucia for our honeymoon - and it was amazing. Traveling is definitely going to be a big goal on my next list.
Two of my all-time favorite memories from the last 1,001 days. It's hard to believe that it's been two years since Stephen proposed and that we've already celebrated our first wedding anniversary!
This past spring, I headed to Charlottesville with two friends of mine who are also bloggers! Such a fun trip.
Prior to 2016, I had never been skiing! Since I started this list, I've now been twice - I'm still not any good but I do love going! I've been to the same mountains each time to ski, so I'd love to visit somewhere different the next time.
Last December, a week before Christmas, we took a family trip to NYC. It was Stephen's first time visiting the city, and we had the best time! I loved showing him some of my favorite spots as well as finding a few new ones together.
We went to St. Lucia for our honeymoon - and it was amazing. Traveling is definitely going to be a big goal on my next list.
Check out the entire list below.
Start: 1.8.16 | End: 10.4.18
Items Completed: 52/101
Items Completed: 52/101
Personal
3. Buy a house
6. Remove at least one item of clothing and donate it once a month thereafter
7. Learn how to tie a tie
8. Watch 5 documentaries
12. Create and maintain a budget
13. Start journaling.
14. Do a bible study series
16. Learn calligraphy
17. Unplug for a weekend (no phone, computer, social media)
Family + Friends
25. Make one of my Nonny's recipes that I've never tried before
26. Give 5 "just because" gifts
- Gave my mom this tee after she said she liked mine
- Gave Stephen a pullover
- Gave my mom a balsam candle
Health and Fitness
29. Run a 5k
30. 20 + Pure Barre classes in a month
33. No fast food for one month
34. Try a juice cleanse -- hello, Suja!
35. Drink 80 ounces of water a day for a week
36. Try out a spin class
37. Sign the 250 classes barre at PB!
Blog
39. Host a blogger get-together
- Coffee Date - see the first volume here
- Fine Print
- Wedding Wednesday
42. Switch over to WordPress
45. Create 6 video blog posts
46. Attend a New York Fashion week show
47. Design new business cards (January 2016)
48. Find 15 new blogs to read
49. Double my blog page views (April 2017)
50. Reach 1,000 likes on the Southern Style Facebook page (May 2017)
51. Do a home tour
52. Take a blogger trip
53. Get a new camera lens (purchased this one in April 2016)
54. Publish a "how-to" post
55. Collaborate with 5 brands that I've never worked with before
- Maggy London
- itCosmetics
- Dove
- Johnston & Muphy
- Nordstrom
56. Do a his + hers post
57. Create a themed photo shoot
- Mother's Day (April 2016)
48. Find 15 new blogs to read
51. Do a home tour
54. Publish a "how-to" post
- Maggy London
- itCosmetics
- Dove
- Johnston & Muphy
- Nordstrom
56. Do a his + hers post
- Mother's Day (April 2016)
Professional
59. Attend a work-related conference
- Wrote a short piece for the North State Journal (March 2016)
65.
66. Shadow 3 professionals to get insight on what they do
Travel
69. Go to the mountains in the fall
70. Go to NYC with Stephen - we went with my family in December 2017
71. Tour the White House
71. Tour the White House
72. Take a spontaneous weekend trip
73. Go back to Charleston, but this time with Stephen - June 2017 for Pretty in the Pines' wedding!
74. Visit a national park
75. Travel to 3 new states
- Dallas, Texas, for Create and Cultivate (January 2016)
76. Go back to the Biltmore, but this time in spring
77. Travel to a new country - St. Lucia, for our Honeymoon!
74. Visit a national park
75. Travel to 3 new states
- Dallas, Texas, for Create and Cultivate (January 2016)
76. Go back to the Biltmore, but this time in spring
All the Fun
78. Make 10 new recipes from Pinterest
- This buffalo chicken recipe is my new go-to, whether on its own or as a burrito bowl topper
- Beyond in love with this quinoa dish
- Can't get enough Mexican food, so this salsa verde chicken is amazing
- I don't let myself cook pasta very often, but this stuffed shell recipe was so good!
- Made these delicious pork fajitas (but will definitely have the slaw and rice next time!)
- Tried this crockpot soup - perfect for a make-ahead meal and there's plenty to freeze for later!
- This crispy parmesan garlic chicken is a winner!
- Since I love a good crockpot meal, this Italian zucchini casserole is a great option.
- I made my own version of this chili lime chicken - and we've had it several times since!
- Another one of those "made my own versions" - but we made this baked cajun chicken - so good, but go easy on the cayenne (I made up my own measurements...)
- Avett Brothers -- Azalea Festival (April 2016)
- Tim McGraw & Faith Hill - October 2017
81. Watch 5 documentaries
83. Take a surfing lesson
86. Try at least one restaurant during Wilmington Restaurant Week
87. Hang curtains in my bedroom
88. Watch the sunrise at Wrightsville with Stephen
- The Magnolia Story
- Me Before You
- The One and Only
- Lies and Other Acts of Love
- Silver Girls
- The Rumor
- Everyone Worth Knowing
- Where We Belong
- The Matchmaker
- The Things We Do for Love
- Pink Lies
- The Identicals
- First Comes Love
- Here's to Us
- Beautiful Day
- Slightly South of Simple
- The Secret to Southern Charm
- Girl, Wash Your Face
- Winter Solstice
- Grace, Not Perfection
- The Blue Bistro
- Two by Two
- At First Sight
- Firefly Lane
- True Colors
- Hurricane Sisters
- The Lucky One
- Forever Summer
- One Week to the Wedding
- Weekenders
90. Refinish a piece of furniture
91. Try a cooking class
92. Have afternoon tea at the Plaza Hotel - we stayed there but somehow never had tea
93. Cook every night for one week
94. Go zip-lining
95. Read a Royal Family memoir
96. Throw a surprise party (helped throw a surprise engagement party - read about it here - March 2016)
97. Have a picnic
98. Learn calligraphy
99. Try 10 new restaurants in Wilmington
100. Buy a pair of true designer heels (purchased in New York in September 2016 - Louboutins for wedding!)
101. Save $5 for every goal completed
Have you done a 101 in 1,001 list? I've already started on my next. It's been so fun to look back over the last couple of years to see what goals I had set and what I've accomplished.
92. Have afternoon tea at the Plaza Hotel - we stayed there but somehow never had tea
93. Cook every night for one week
94. Go zip-lining
95. Read a Royal Family memoir
98. Learn calligraphy
- Fork & Cork - April 2016
- Beer Barrio - April 2016
- Clean Eatz - June 2016
- Dixie Grill - August 2016
- Johnny Luke's - September 2016
- Pembroke's - November 2016
- Pinpoint Restaurant - December 2016
- Halligan's Pub - December 2016
- Blackfin - Summer 2017
Have you done a 101 in 1,001 list? I've already started on my next. It's been so fun to look back over the last couple of years to see what goals I had set and what I've accomplished.