31 in 301 – Part II

Last year, I did a 31 in 301 inspired by Mackenzie. While I didn’t quite finish it, I loved using the list as something to not only provide inspiration, but to also keep me accountable! Since I didn’t finish all the goals, I thought I’d do it again this year but include the ones I didn’t get to and also add new ones. So, below is what I hope to accomplish this year. I kept the ones I carried over bolded to distinguish them from my new goals. Hopefully seeing the bolding will encourage me to actually get those done this year! I will be updating it throughout the year as I finish things, so stay tuned. Let me know in the comments if you’re doing a similar list. I’d love to read them!

Start date: January 15th, 2015

End date: November 16th, 2015

1. Eat dinner at home Monday-Thursday for one month straight

2. Make 5 meals out of our Newlywed Cookbook [even though we’re not quite newlyweds anymore!]

3. No soda for a month

4. Treat myself to a full spa day after an accomplishment (massage, facial, mani/pedi)

5. Organize our basement / get it finished [May/June 2016]

6. Be featured in a magazine [InStyle Magazine, May 2016]

7. Don’t shop for clothes/accessories/shoes for one whole month [February 2016]

8. Unplug for 24 hours straight [no phone, iPad, TV, laptop]


9. Donate blood


10. Get professional photos taken of Mike & I for our 2 year wedding anniversary [does our pregnancy announcement count?]


11. Spend an afternoon volunteering

12. Attend a blog conference

13. Go to a new country

14. Leave a 100% tip

15. Grow my Instagram following to 10K

16. Try a new fitness class/regimen [yoga]

17. Accomplish something professionally that I have yet to achieve [Team of the Year]

18. Send 10 pieces of snail mail

19. Go on a family vacation [either with mine or Mike’s]

20. Work with a new, national brand on my blog [JORD watches]

21. Take my dad to his first NFL game

22. Surprise my girlfriends with a nice dinner out [my treat] [Cloud 9 Sushi with my best friends from home on 1.16.16]

23. Make a surprise trip back to Chicago to see my parents + friends

24. Take a creative class/workshop [flower arranging, painting, etc]

25. Stick my toes in the ocean [beach vaca]

26. Put together a care package for the homeless

27. Watch 5 documentaries [1. Making a Murderer / 2. Twinsters / 3. The World Before Her / 4. Cropsy / 5. The Central Park 5]

28. See 5 Oscar-nominated movies [1. The Revenant // 2. Hateful Eight // 3. Wild // 4. Spotlight  // 5. Room]


29. Go to a state I haven’t been to before

30. Host/attend at least 3 events with Thread Cincinnati [1. DFS // 2. Topgolf]

31. Once this list is completed, make a 101 things in 1001 days list.