101 in 1001

As promised, here is my 101 in 1001 list. For New Years, I decided to list 101 things to do in 1001 days (just under 3 years) instead of making some New Years resolutions. I find making lists like this force me to accomplish the things I want to do and it feels so good doing them!  101 is a lot of things to accomplish. There’s a variety of small things and there are some big challenges too. I will try my best to achieve everything! Wish me luck – Here it goes:

1. Learn to be a better snowboarder
2. Volunteer abroad atleast for a month * Done 31/ 03/11
3. Get a bike * Done 17/08/10
4. Attend a mentor session with a photographer that I admire
5. Have a complete set of prime lenses especially those that I dream of!
6. Attend a huge workshop
7. Get in shape
8. Have my photography featured in a magazine
9. Double blog traffic
10. Go to Europe
11. Have a regular workout regime
12. Print pictures for my own home
13. Shoot a wedding in a country I’ve never been * Done 09/04/11
14. Find a nice packaging system for the business
15. Be a vegetarian for a month * Done 01/03/11
16. Have a shoot where proceeds go to a charity of my choice
17. Make a vegetable garden every year
18. Open my own studio
19. Learn guitar
20. Get pics taken of myself by a great photographer
21. Go to a karaoke with friends * Done 23/02/10
22. Go on a very long roadtrip for atleast a week * Done 12/07/10
23. Get a blog or site professionally made * Done 01/05/11
24. Go to a shooting range * Done 01/30/11
25. Make a photobook with my own pictures
26. Hire an intern
27. Make a new close friend
28. Go white water rafting
29. Offer a mentor session
30. Get a new hairstyle
31. Go out West * Done 05/05/10
32. See and maybe even shoot some wildhorses * Done 08/05/10
33. Spend a full day alone at the spa
34. Find a better editing process
35. Finally use all of my Polaroid film and make a project out of it
36. Refurbish a piece of antique furniture
37. Make more time for friends
38. Learn to sew and make something
39. Shoot a close friend’s wedding
40. Pay off my school loans * Done 12/04/11
41. Blog everyday for a month * Done 31/08/10
42. Face one of my fears * Done 14/01/11
43. Read a book a month
44. Get my wisdom teeth taken out * Done 22/03/10
45. Start a retirement fund * Done 21/08/10
46. Find a new music artist interest * Done 05/06/10
47. Make a picnic and eat it under a tree
48. Start a journal with dreams, goals and inspiration
49. Go to a photography tradeshow convention (WPPI, Imaging USA, etc.)
50. Get a clawfoot tub
51. Go snow tubing
52. Learn how to curl my hair well
53. Give my cats a bath
54. Find an artificial lighting technique that suits my style better
55. Sing at an open mic
56. Make my own preserves (pickles, jam, etc.)
57. Make a boudoir section on the website * Done 01/05/11
58. Finally grow some herbs in my kitchen pots * Done 12/05/10
59. Organize and design my office
60. Volunteer somewhere where people are in need * Done 16/03/11
61. Finally go on a trip with my mom * Done 20/02/10 to 28/02/10
62. Do something I would not normally do * Done 10/04/11
63. Go camping for atleast a week * Done 18/07/10
64. Shoot my first Chinese or Indian wedding
65. Have a themed party
66. Don’t drink pop for one whole month * Done 12/31/10
67. Grow a nice flower bed * Done 12/05/10
68. Find an album company I am really happy with and get great album samples * Done 26/08/10
69. Get a nicer car * Done 04/25/10
70. Make a manual with my business systems
71. Cook dinner every night for one whole month
72. Give away a wedding package to someone who really needs it * Done 10/23/10
73. Buy another really cool antique camera * Done 05/28/10
74. Go zip lining
75. Do a random act of kindness * Done 17/11/10
76. Do a creative shoot on film
77. Get my tattoo covered/removed * Done 21/06/10
78. Become even more proficient in Photoshop
79. Help at a homeless shelter on Christmas Day
80. Spend New Years Eve in New York City
81. Buy myself a watch…a real nice one * Done 21/06/11
82. Lose 10lbs so I can fit in my highschool jeans
83. Bake something once a month for a year
84. Take a girls only week or weekend with my girlfriends
85. Get my nails strong so I can have beautiful, healthy nails! * Done 01/04/11
86. Finally do my ‘G’ driving test * Done 27/01/10
87. Floss daily for a whole month
88. Babysit my godson * Done 13/06/10
89. Shoot a trash the dress in the snow
90. Go for a hot stone massage at The Nordik
91. Add pictures to Flickr
92. Knit a blanket
93. Rekindle my friendship with a long time friend (love you Jess) * Done 06/07/10
94. Organize and find a functional paperwork system for finances, client bookings, etc.
95. Join ‘Now I Lay me Down to Sleep’
96. Go apple picking
97. Purchase some sort of business management software
98. Transfer all CDs to iTunes
99. Read a business book
100. Take one REAL day off every week during the busy months of June-September
101. Donate 5$ for each item on my list that was not accomplished to a organization of my choice