101 in 1001 - Journey of Doing

Dallas Things

~~Grab dessert at Emporium Pies~~ (January 2020!)
Staycation to see The Nutcracker in Fort Worth
Try The Spa at the Joule
~~Staycation at the Four Seasons~~ (February 2020, Full recap of FSDallas stay! June 2020)
~~Experience Well & Being at the Four Seasons~~ (Thanks Travelzoo!)
Gingerbread Workshop at the Crescent
~~Take a cooking class at Central Market~~ (December 2018, December 2019)
Participate in a writing workshop (November 2018, Op-Ed Project!)
~~Revisit the Crescent spa and find out if the facial is as good as I remember~~ (August 2018, thanks Travelzoo!)
Take a full spa day to recover from the stress of college application season (every year)
Host a cookie swap / baking day
~~Get a triple oxygen facial at bliss~~ (January 2018, thanks Travelzoo!)
Experience ICE! at the Gaylord
Host a Christmas party at home
Host a New Year’s celebration at home
Grab a Steel City Pops popsicle in the heat of summer and see if it’s worth the hype
Actually (plan and do!) something with one of my favorite prior coworkers; we keep saying we’ll make it happen, we need to actually do it! (November 2018)

~~Take a fresh pasta class in Italy~~ (April 2018)
Visit a new country each year (2018 – Mexico, 2019 – Spain, 2020 – )
~~Add one new place to each long(er) trip~~ (2018 – Assisi & Montepulciano / Tuscany, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 2019 – Barcelona, Puglia, 2020 – Alsace, France)
Go back to Half Moon Bay
~~Bring back ornaments from our adventures~~ (Ashley inspired me!) (Ongoing adventures)
~~Plan a(nother) Christmas market adventure~~ (December 2018, Christmas in Europe)
~~Go somewhere new in the United States~~ (September 2018 – Salt Lake City, Utah and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2019 – Hamilton, New York and Louisville, Kentucky)
Take a baking class at King Arthur Flour
Photograph the changing leaves in New England
Stay on the Pest side of Budapest, if we return
~~Have dinner in Fiesole and experience the sunset from there~~ (April 2019, La Reggia degli Etruschi)
~~Return to Paris to see things we missed on our honeymoon~~ (February 2019, Valentine’s Day Weekend in Paris)
~~Spend a weekend on the coast enjoying the sound of the waves~~ (May 2018, Cancun)
Use GTFO to book a spontaneous trip

~~Get end tables for the living room~~ (April 2018)
~~Get a coffee table for the living room~~ (March 2017)
Finish the first guest bedroom
~~Set up the second guest bedroom~~ (March 2019)
Hang things in the dining room
~~Consign or donate clothes that don’t fit anymore~~
~~Alter clothes that I want to keep~~
~~Finish the home office~~ (and actually use it) (June 2018)
Reorganize the hall closet
Inventory and organize the things we stock
~~Finish my Snowflake Wishes flute collection (preferably on super sale or from Home Goods – lol)~~ (June 2018)
Finish my Snowflake Wishes highball collection (preferably on super sale or from Home Goods – lol)
Finish the master closet or hire someone to redesign it so it’s functional

Write at least one letter a month
Find a planner that I like and use it regularly
Organize our gift cards in a way that is useful, helpful, and manageable
Practice gratitude every day for a month to make it a habit and way of life
Mediate every day for a month to make it a habit and way of life
~~Do something besides work on New Year’s Eve, at least once~~ (December 2018)
Read more books
Publish at least one op-ed on the inequality in education
~~Finish my quilt for Juliette~~ (June 2018)
Practice and get better at meal planning
Read 10 books for no other reason than because I want to (4/10, July 2020)
Make another stocking (or two) for family Christmases
~~Figure out how to celebrate our 5th anniversary~~ (September 2018)
~~Redeem my businessextrAA points so I quit losing them~~ (January 2018)
~~Find a pair of jeans that I like~~ J Brand Maria (December 2018)

Go to the Y at least once a week. (Let’s be realistic.)
Master some sous vide recipes that I enjoy
~~Get my resting heart rate back down~~ (July 2020)
Complete a Whole 30 (or similar plan) to increase energy level and mental clarity
~~See if the Y is covered by my insurance~~ (February 2018)
Take a spin class to see if I like it
Regain (at least some of) my flexibility (splits anyone??)
Try yoga to see what the hype is about
Stop getting mad about stupid things (how does one quantify this?)

Get a headshot made so I’m ready when I need it.
~~Make a list of (at least) 10 things that I’ve been able to accomplish personally and keep it somewhere handy to remind myself when I need it.~~ – (March 2018)
~~Successfully plan a junior day to introduce students to the college process earlier (and hopefully alleviate some of the burden on my staff)~~ (May 2018)
~~Successfully host the Coalition Day of Service before Forum in 2018!~~ (October 2018)
Launch a professional development / Lunch & Learn series
Take 5 meetings for the internship program
~~Actually finish the website~~ (June 2020)
Update the pictures on the organization Facebook page
~~Present at a national conference on something completely different~~ – (March 2018, October 2018, September 2019)
~~Host a Coalition workshop for counselors~~ (September 2019)
Create a newsletter to send out to university/community partners

~~Master my BlogStomp settings so my pictures don’t look so weird.~~
Replace my oddly pixilated images (in progress)
~~Rewrite my About Page~~ – (January 2018)
~~Write the Vienna pastry comparison post I keep thinking about~~ – (January 2018)
~~Write the comparison post about the bistecca in Florence~~ – (February 2018)
~~Write my romantic guide to Venice~~ – (January 2018)
~~Post about my favorite travel souvenirs~~ (February 2020)
~~Create a media kit~~ / collaboration page (August 2020)
~~Grow my instagram following to 1,200~~ (July 2020)
Grow my pinterest following to 1,200

(Because let’s be real – these lists don’t write themselves easily.)

Steph // Betsy // Noelle //

Ashley // Steph // Brianne // Betsy // Mackenzie // Jordyn // Alison

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