101 in 1001 — Well Mannered Frivolity

I’ve started blogging a few times over the years, but it’s never stuck. Mostly because I really haven’t been in the right place in my life to start something like this. I’ve never been in a place to commit to brainstorming posts, writing and being creative in general. But my life has slowed down and I actually have too much free time for the first time since, well, high school I guess. And I am in serious need of a creative outlet. A place to write on a daily basis and be held accountable. So, here it is. I purchased a URL and everything so this is serious.

I’d like to start things off with my 101 in 1001, a pretty classic blogger move I’d say. Thank you to Design Darling and Bows & Sequins for the idea. I’ve never been much for New Years Resolutions. Probably because I’m not a huge fan of New Years to begin with. Anything I come up with usually fades into the background around Valentines Day. But the idea of this list really intrigued me. Because of the length, it wouldn’t just be about losing weight, cutting out sugar, or putting myself out there (ugh). I could include things I’ve always wanted to do and places I’ve wanted to go. 3 years is a long time which gives me the opportunity to be optimistic about what could be accomplished. And I definitely forced myself to be optimistic about this (see, falling in love).

Since leaving my beloved DC, I’ve been in quite the funk and therefore I’m using this list, and this blog really, to climb back to happiness, confidence, and je ne sais quoi. I’ll be trying new things, new foods, and new workouts; documenting them here for all to see. Hopefully, along the way I’ll find my niche (thanks for the blogging tips Carly). I can already tell you it will probably involve food, but I’m open to new things this year.

So join me! Make your own list or just watch me try to complete mine. I promise it will be entertaining.

INDIANA

Goals for while I’m living in Indiana

Go to a professional basketball game I’ve now bartended a couple Pacers games and I actually watched most of the April 21st Playoff win against the Cavs so I’m gonna mark this as done
Go to a Colts Game
Try 5 new breweries
Go Horseback riding
Go berry picking
Do karaoke
Eat at St. Elmo’s Steakhouse
Go to an NCAA Basketball game
Find somewhere to volunteer regularly
Go sledding
Take a crossfit class
Play a round of golf
Go hiking
Try 5 new restaurants – Kilroy’s 1/9/18, Burger Study 1/30/18, Libertine 2/2/18

FINANCES

Goals to strive for regarding my finances

Pay off both credit cards
Build savings up to by 35%
Pay off my car
Work out a real budget and stick to it
Go down to one credit card
Pay off one federal student loan

CAREER

Goals for the blog, my creativity, my current job, and hopeful future career

Get into medical school – March 5th 2018
Pass USMLE Step 1
Pass COMLEX Step 1
600 COMLEX
240 USMLE
Publish research
Move on to Clinical Rotations in a bigger city
Finish editing my book
Self publish my book
Publish 1st blog post – Blog started January 5th, 2018
Four blog posts per week
Have a recognizable following online

TRAVEL

Where I hope to go during the next three years

Go to three Alabama games
Visit Boston
Go to a Red Sox game
Go to a Patriots game
Visit two new countries
Visit four new states – 2/18 Visited Missouri
Visit all my friends in their cities – 2/18/18 Visited LR in Atlanta
Go hiking
Visit the cemetary in Miami
Visit the west coast
Visit Notre Dame
Visit Ann Arbor
Visit Harry Potter World
Visit Niagara Falls
Swim in Lake Michigan
Visit five state parks

HEALTH

Goals related to improving my physical health

Complete three Isagenix Challenges – 2/4/18 1st IsaBody Challenge Complete
Try no added sugar for thirty days
Down to 130 pounds OR 25 inch waist
Learn to cook twenty new dishes – Egg Roll in a Bowl, Coconut Lime Chicken, Lemon Potato Salad, Easter Ham, Shrimp Scampi, Chili Lime Cod
Try going vegan for thirty days
Down to size eight at Old Navy
Down to size six at Old Navy
Try no alcohol for thirty days
Kick the caffeine habit
Floss every day for thirty days
Try going dairy free for thirty days
Thirty day 10,000 step streak

MENTAL HEALTH

Finding and holding onto good habits that will improve my mental health and stress

Meditate every day for twenty-one days
Thirty day prayer streak
Mass every Sunday
Learn to embrace myself
Experience a serious romantic relationship
Fall in love
Read the entire Bible
Go to confession once per month
Try a church group

FITNESS

Working towards the best my body can be

Master the split
Master an arm suspension pose
Master inverted push ups
Workout twenty-five times in a month
Five pull ups
10 pull ups
Five SWIFT push ups
Finish BBG Pre-Training – April 22nd, 2018
Finish 1 month of BBG
Finish 2 months BBG
Finish 3 months BBG
Run the whole Chicago Marathon
Run three more 1/2 marathons
Run two 10ks
Break 2:30 for a half marathon
Break 2:00 for a half marathon
Run a nine minute mile
Hit 10,000 steps 90% days
Fill Apple Watch circles 90% of days

JUST FOR ME

All the other goals that are important to me

Go through and clean out old clothes
Make a t-shirt quilt
Make Abuela’s flan
Make Patsy’s cheesecake
Re-read Harry Potter Series
Read Lord of the Rings eries
Read Ken Follett trilogy
Read forty new books – 3/40: Midnight on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie; The Jungle by Upton Sinclair; The Prince by Machiavelli
Write snail mail every day for a month
Switch to silk pillows
Get a massage every birthday
Try getting a facial
Get teeth straightened