An exciting life change is about to happen. I am about to fulfill a lifelong dream, and move to NYC. Seemed like the perfect time to set some future goals. Thanks to Mackenzie from Design Darling for creating this concept, and to my sorority sister Sarah of Global Gal for inspiring me to create my own! Here’s to completing goals!
STARTS: JULY 1, 2015
ENDS: APRIL 14, 2018
{17 COMPLETE, 84 TO GO!}
Move to NYCAugust 22, 2015 {Lower East Side!}Visit a new countryDecember 2015 {Aruba}- See the aurora borealis
- Volunteer on PR committee of non-profit
- Save up and buy a Chanel purse
- Do something special for each member of my family
Get a petLuna the kitten, July 16- Plan an extraordinary date for my significant other
- Get promoted
Reconnect with my French host momAfter Paris attacks- Reconnect with an old friend
- Drive cross country
- Take untraditional transportation to work for a week
Eat paleo for 2 weeksBefore Aruba! Totally recommend.- Learn ancient Greek mythology
- Take lessons in a foreign language
Read 5 classics1. Bell Jar- Start a mature collection (Coffee Table books?)
- Drink 64 oz. of water every day for a week
- Learn how to invest in the stock market and buy stocks
- Donate to the College of Charleston Alumni Association
Get a crazy hair cutBlunt cut, July 1st 2015- Vote in presidential election
- Donate to a Kickstarter campaign I believe in OR create one.
- Start a new blog series
- Publish three “how to” posts
- Attend Saturday Night Live in NYC
- Do something special for my grandparents
- Create a cookbook of grandparent’s favorite recipes
Walk the Brooklyn BridgeOctober 2015- Buy a piece of art
Visit 5 new cities1. Sintra, PT 2. Caicais, PT 3. Winter Park, CO- Visit a new continent
- Try a cronut
- Pay for someone’s coffee
- Make my own sushi
Visit three new museums1. The Frick 2. The Met- Take a trip with my mom and sister
- See a professional sports game
See 5 Broadway shows1. Something Rotten- See Shakespeare in the Park
- Plan a picnic
Watch the sunriseJuly 26, Miami Beach, with Bertram!- Take a carriage ride in Central Park
- Start a club
- Open library account at NYPL
Get an NYC licenseDecember 2015- Attend an awards show
- Learn a new skill
- Cook a cuisine I have never made before
- Inspire someone else to do a 100 in 1001
Inspire someone to start a blogMy intern, Esther July 21, 2015 – hushcenter.wordpress.com- Make a perfect old-fashioned
- Successfully memorize names when first meeting people
- See Sleep No More
- Plan a reunion (Montana friends or Shadybrook gals)
- Read a book my grandpa suggested
- Read a book my mom suggested
- Read a book my boyfriend suggested
- Sit in the studio audience at Jimmy Fallon
- Leave a 100% tip for good service
- Research three charities to donate to
- Learn to meditate
- Do yoga every morning for a week
- Run a 5k
- Understand rules of a sport
- Learn to make macarons
- Attend the opera
- Attend the ballet
- Successfully hold the crow pose
- Successfully do a handstand
- Send flowers to a friend
- No soda for a month
- Sleep under the stars
- See a drive-in movie
Finish a NYT crossword puzzleLearn how to play pokerOk, not poker. But Blackjack and Roulette, January 2016- Make a homemade jam
Learn how to pickleJuly 9 – Made pickles from cukes at NC Farmers Market- Watch every Academy Award winner, starting from the year I was born 1991
- Cook Thanksgiving Dinner
- Successfully create an indoor garden
Be a bridesmaid!Erin’s wedding in Colorado- Start a new tradition
- Host a dinner party
- Attend a NYFW show
Mail out holiday cardsDecember 2015- Attend a music festival
- Visit a friend spur of the moment
- Create a bar cart
- Repurpose a piece of furniture
- Purge closet and donate unworn
- Make crepes
- Do a month of squats!
- Ride in a hot air balloon
- Find favorite local market in NYC
- Find favorite park in NYC and frequent it
- Read a short story in French
Attend a lectureAdweek 2015- Help someone follow their dream
- Write a letter to myself on the day this ends!