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On 101 in 1001

December 1, 2015

I’ve wanted to try 101 in 1001 since Stephanie @ Not Entirely Perfect posted her first round but I am a slacker.  Some of these will be super easy because I know I do them yearly but I figure why not make sure I don’t stop? Others will take an actual effort to not be a slacker.

If you have any that are similar or would like to help me knock some of these out feel free to let me know!!

Dates: November 10, 2015-August 07, 2018

Chicago- Some of the other items actually could be listed here but these are pretty basic tourist type
1. Go to Chriskindlmarket Done on 11/29, first of the list!! 
2. Visit Starved Rock in the Winter
3. Visit Botanical Gardens
4. Visit Brookfield Zoo
5. Take a Bike ride down Lakeshore Drive
6. See a comedy show at Second City
7. Go to the Museum of Science & Industry
8-10. Go to a sporting event for 2  major teams (Bears, Bulls, Cubs, Hawks) *no White Sox…no thank you.
11. Have a KTV(karaoke) night w/friends in Chinatown

Foodish.…all things food/alcohol related
12. Take a cake decorating class
13. Take a cooking class

14. Make my own sushi 

15. Make a fancy birthday cake for someone
16. Make Holiday cookies
17. Host a themed(food) dinner party
18. Try a new recipe every week for 2 months
19. Try all the restaurants on my Yelp Bookmark list before adding more (as of 11/10 there are 20 restaurants on the list)  
20. Try 1 new restaurant a month for 6 months

Get Physical– physical activities I want to try or do again
21. Go ice Skating
22. Go Rockclimbing
23. Go Kayaking
24. Go Hiking
25. Go Snowboarding
26. Go Paintballing

Go…go…go...places & things I want to do/make/see
27. Build a snowman- where do you put this??
28. Go to the Beach
29. Go to a Concert
30. Go to a Luke Bryan Concert
31. Go Camping
32. Go to a music festival
33. Go to the shooting range
34. Go to a Haunted House
35. Go to Trivia night

36. Attend a wedding 
37. See a musical 
38. See a drive-in Movie 
39. See a Burlesque show 

40. Get a tarot card reading

Blog: 
41. Have a Chicago Blogger Meetup
42. Blog at least 3 times a week for 2 months
43. Celebrate my 5 year blogiversary w/a  giveaway
44. Join in a swap

Health 
45. Take a Jiu Jitsu Class
46. Take a Barre Class
47. Drink only water for 1 month
48. Do morning yoga for 1 month
49. Run a 10K
50. Lose 20 lbs
51. Stick to a workout routine for 1 month
52. Do not complain for a week

Home
53. Buy a full length mirror
54. Buy a matching bed set
55. Make my bed everyday for 1 month
56. Paint my dresser
57. Get a desk
58. Completely organize my closet
59. Decorate for Christmas

Travel
60. Go to Salt Lake City
61. Visit Karen in NYC
62. See a Broadway show in NYC
63. Visit Courtney in Ottawa
64. Go to New Orleans
65. Take another vacation with The Boyfriend
66. Have a romantic weekend away

Finance
67. Go one month without ordering take out
68. Do a spending freeze for a month
69. Save $2 for every task I complete
70. Pay off any debt not related to student loans
71. Make a business proposal
72. Attend a networking event related to #73

Get Crafty/Creative 
73. Complete my customized recipe cards/book
74. Learn to sew a dress
75. Sew a skirt for myself
76. DIY a Christmas gift for each family member
77. Read 100 books
78. Take classes for 1 year uninterrupted
79. Write in a journal everyday for a month
80. Organize my photos into photobooks
81. Make a date night book/cards
82. Buy a ______ for dummies book and learn something new
83. Make a vision board

Step up my hostess game…
84. Host a themed party
85. Host a game night
86. Attend or organize 10 meetups
87. Start a meetup group
88. Host a Slumber Party
89. Build a blanket fort
90. Have a picnic
91. Join a book club

Random…
92. Make a new friend
93. Take my parents out to a nice dinner & pay for it
94. Get my FOID card
95. Watch all the seasons of Friends
96. See 10 movies (older than 1980) that I haven’t seen
97. Volunteer
98. Donate Blood
99. Get a new tattoo
100. Send someone a written letter
101. Take a photo for every goal on this list

Filed in: Goals • by Monica •

On a Currently list…

November 24, 2015

I love these so I thought I would finally do one! 

Currently I’m….

Loving: Filling up my calendar with all the winter activities I want to do

Watching: Scandal (always!) Gilmore Girls (from the beginning) and just started Parks & Rec w/the boyfriend 

Writing: This post, scheduling a few more, random ideas that come for future posts 
Planning: Friendsgiving, days to get all my Holiday DIY stuff done

Buying:  Christmas gifts and ingredients for Thanksgiving 

Reading: Mindy Kaling’s “Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?” on recommendation from Dani at Faster Than Forever
Needing: Anything sweet and full of carbs…actually just want to shovel carbs down  
Eating: almonds…because that is my life right now

Making: I am actually working on sewing my first skirt…hopefully it isn’t a failed DIY but either way I will share it when its completed! 

Drinking: Water, water, water and more water. 

Filed in: Chicago • by Monica •

Oh Mondays!!

November 23, 2015

Well this weekend passed quickly…far far too quickly!

 Friday night I went made the drive to see my brother in A Chrstmas Carol and unfortunately since snow was predicted the 45 minute drive took 3 hours. 3 EFFING HOURS! As you can imagine I was livid by the time I got there…I mean really…predict the first snow and people lose their damn minds!

I will admit I HATE driving in the snow…I have a little car that is not all wheel drive so it just slides all over the place. My solution? Not driving. 
Anyway…since really the most exciting thing I did this weekend was see my brother in the play that is all I have to show you….

Unfortunately I couldn’t get any good pics of him on stage because cell phones weren’t allowed and I am a dummy who forgot her real camera. 
Oh yea and I took The Boyfriend for his first Froyo on a very cold and snowy Saturday night. You want to know something about someone you are dating?  See what they do with froyo…I was disgusted with his choices and him with mine…we are obviously meant to be since I won’t have to worry about him stealing mine!  

How was your weekend?? Did you get any snow??

Filed in: Chicago • by Monica •

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