This post is coming a few months late, but that's due to my blogging break this summer. Hopefully better late than never for my final update on my first-ever 101 in 1001 bucket list!!
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A 101 in 1001 list is a type of bucket list where you pick 101 goal items to complete in 1001 days, which comes out to just under three years. I think blogger Mackenzie from Design Darling is the first blogger who really popularized these, but I've seen so many other bloggers over the years do them as well. I began my first-ever list in September 2019, and it wrapped up this past June. I did several updates over the duration of the list, and it was fun to do periodic check-ins with my progress! (You can read all the past updates here.)
Without further ado, here's my final update from my first 101 in 1001:
101 in 1001
START DATE: September 6th, 2019 (My 25th birthday!)END DATE: June 3rd, 2022 (I'll be 27)
CAREER:
1. Launch a side project with my co-host Marc
BLOG:
9. Attend an influencer event in Richmond or DC
***10. Go on five more travel press trips*** - in progress! 1. February 2020 (Jefferson Hotel, Richmond VA) 2. September 2020 (Winchester, VA Tourism)12. Complete Pinterest course / begin using Tailwind
13. Delete old blog photos from my laptop
14. Learn how to use Lightroom
15. Have another call with a rewardStyle rep
16. Change address on my EIN
22. Reach a certain affiliate sales goal for a Lilly Pulitzer APS - September 2021
FAITH:
23. Join a new bible study or small group
24. Lead a bible study or small group
25. Get baptized
26. Read a theology book
27. Read a book about angels in the bible
28. Be able to eloquently and knowledgeably defend my spiritual and moral beliefs
FINANCIAL:
***29. Reach a set amount in my savings account*** - in progress!
31. Being investing money elsewhere (besides my 401k)
32. Tithe 10% of my day job income consecutively for a year
35. Finally redeem years worth of points accrued on my previous credit card
36. Investigate the process of making a will
PERSONAL:
***39. Make at least one recipe from every cookbook I own*** - in progress!
40. Volunteer as an alum with Alpha Delta Pi - November 2019 (accepted an advisor position with local chapter)
41. Do a full weekend away from all social media (blog, work and personal accounts) - March 2020
42. Do another full week away from blog social media
46. Find a new regular volunteer commitment - November 2019 (ADPi advising and volunteering weekly at The Ronald McDonald House)
47. Make photo books from college, year after college, and year in Vermont
48. Finally understand how football works
49. Write 5 star reviews for my favorite podcasts
52. Take a cooking class
53. Attend a wine and paint night
55. Purchase a new piece of apparel from my alma mater
RELATIONSHIPS:
56. Surprise one or both of my parents with a weekend trip home
59. Go on a trip abroad with friends
60. Take friends home to Maine
64. Watch my dad's band perform
65. Throw someone a surprise party
CHARLOTTESVILLE:
***66. Visit all the wineries on the Monticello Wine Trail*** - in progress!
67. Go to a UVA sporting event - October 2019 & November 2019
68. Buy a piece of UVA apparel
69. Go to the Fall Foxfield races - September 2019
70. Visit 20 new-to-me Charlottesville restaurants - in progress! October 2019 - Bang, November 2019 - Maya, December 2019 - Brasserie Saison, Zin Burger, Boylan Heights, Downtown Grille, January 2020 - Sultan Kebab, Junction, Blue Mountain Brewery, Prime 109, Bizzou, February 2020 - Love2Eat Thai, March 2020 - Cava, June 2020 - Maharaja, Matchbox, September 2020 - Citizen Burger, December 2020 - El Puerto, February 2021 - Tonic, March 2021 - Chimm St., April 2021 - Angelic's Kitchen
71. Attend something for the Virginia Festival of the Book
72. Go out on a weekend on The Corner
73. Take a charter wine tour bus
74. Visit one of the county lake or pond beaches
75. Visit a Charlottesville brewery - December 2019
***66. Visit all the wineries on the Monticello Wine Trail*** - in progress!
68. Buy a piece of UVA apparel
71. Attend something for the Virginia Festival of the Book
72. Go out on a weekend on The Corner
73. Take a charter wine tour bus
74. Visit one of the county lake or pond beaches
VIRGINIA:
77. Go to the Virginia State Fair
***78. Visit 10 new-to-me Richmond restaurants*** - in progress! January 2020 - Tazza Kitchen, February 2020 - Coco + Hazel, Lemaire , September 2020 - Perk, April 2021 - Les Crepes Carytown, May 2021 - The Lobby Bar, February 2022 - Barrio
79. Visit the public observatory in Richmond
80. Visit the Virginia Museum of History and Culture in Richmond
83. Stay at the Omni Homestead Resort
85. Attend something for Virginia Garden Week
87. Drive Skyline Drive/Shenandoah National Park during foliage
TRAVEL:
89. Visit Las Vegas again
90. Visit Montreal again (and maybe Vermont too!)
92. Visit the DC cherry blossoms again
93. Tour the National Basilica in DC again
94. Visit Charlotte at the holidays again
95. Visit my dad's side of the family in New York
***97. Visit three new-to-me states*** - March 2022 - West Virginia
***98. Visit three new-to-me countries*** - May 2022 - Ireland
99. Go on the Pink Retreat
101. Attend my 10th high school reunion (if it happens before this list ends)
Completed past 6 months: Goals 18, 22, 30, 34, 54, 57, 63, 91, 96, 100
Completed total: 43
Still in-progress total: 7
Here's a closer look at the goals that I completed between September 2021 and June 2022:
18. Write comprehensive Charlottesville Travel Guides - Can't believe it took me until I wasn't a Charlottesville resident anymore to do this, but I finally did it! And I'm really proud especially of how my main Charlottesville blog post turned out. You can check out my Ultimate Charlottesville Travel Guide and my Ultimate Charlottesville Bachelorette Party Guide, as well as all of my Charlottesville winery reviews here.
22. Reach a certain affiliate sales goal for Lilly Pulitzer APS - I was so lucky to get an enormous amount of traffic to my Lilly Pulitzer blog posts before their big semi-annual sale in September 2021. I exceeded my affiliate link sales goals and was very proud of myself!
30. Increase my 401k contributions per paycheck - I had to wait awhile until I became 401k eligible at my new job, but finally have this set up! I am happy to contributing more to my 401k now than I was at my previous job.
34. Get a travel rewards credit card - Did this last September, and I'm so glad I did! I used my points to fly for free to Puerto Rico this summer!
54. Try three new-to-me types of fitness classes or workouts - This was a fun goal to work through over the past 3ish years of this 101 in 1001 list. Who knew how much I'd fall in love with playing golf!
57. Plan a girls' weekend with my sorority friend group from college - This one might be a stretch that I'm crossing it off, but I'm going to count my ADPi sister Hannah's wedding weekend in Charlotte from this spring for this! I got to reunite at the wedding for the first time in a few years with some of my sisters, and I also got to catch up with another sister over lunch while I was in Charlotte that weekend.
63. Plan someone's bridal shower or bachelorette party - I planned my high school best friend Julia's bachelorette party in our hometown in Maine in March of this year! Julia and her husband ended up eloping this summer, so the bachelorette weekend was extra special since it was my only chance to celebrate in-person with her.
91. Visit Houston again - I got to visit my college best friend Ciera in Texas again last September! The last time I had been was in 2018, and I was very excited to go again. The Houston area is such a fun place to spend a long weekend.
96. Visit North Carolina's Outer Banks - Not sure if I should give myself full credit for this as it was just for a day trip and in the height of the winter off-season... but I went! I enjoyed seeing the Wright Brothers National Memorial. Now I just have to make it to the Outer Banks in the summertime at some point!
100. Stay at the Greenbrier in WV - This might be my favorite item I got to cross off on the whole list. I finally got to stay at my dream hotel, The Greenbrier in West Virginia! Worth every single penny. I blogged all about it in this post!
And with that- my first one of these is done! I wish I had been able to check off at least 50 goals, but unfortunately I know that the pandemic happening and life changing for much of 2020 and 2021 made it harder than expected to check off some of these. I'm especially proud with how well I did in the Career section of my list! So many changes and so much growth for my day job in radio from 2019 to 2022.
I'm currently putting the finishing touches on my second 101 in 1001, which will be starting this month and going until June 2025. I look forward to sharing that new list with you soon!
God Bless,
xoxo Annaliese
I would always end up going to the Outer Banks in late September in college for a quick weekend trip, and it was always gorgeous!
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