101 in 1001 - The list

101 things to do in the next 1001 days...

Beginning February 1, 2010, ending Monday, October 29, 2012

The rules:
•I made these 101 things doable because I want to actually accomplish them. I would like to, in theory, run a marathon. But, I would much rather run a 10K with my husband, and that's a goal I can actually see coming to pass in the next 2 and a half years, so it makes the list instead.
•If the goal is to do something once a week or month or everyday, I will tally it. Once I've reached the number goal, I'm done, even if I still have days, months, or weeks to go. Making myself do something everyday never turns out well, so hopefully this method will be easier.

Crafty Fox 
1. Make a quilt.
2. Embellish a onesie for our favorite expecting married couple, Ian & Onna (though I may wait until after the baby is born, they are waiting to find out the sex!)
3. Modify an awful piece of clothing to render it wearable.
4. Make a crochet squid for Garrett.
5. Complete 33 DIY projects I find online.
6. Buy a button maker.
7. Open an etsy shop

8. Learn how to embroider and embroider something awesome.

9. Make a font out of my own handwriting (which requires that I make my handwriting worth fonting)

All Quiet on the Homefront 
10. Spend an entire week eating only home cooked meals.
11. Play the Newlywed Game with another married couple (or two, sign up now!) (technically the couples weren't married but I think it still counts)
12. Take cooking classes or have a great cook teach me.
13. Move into a new place. (oh thank goodness!)

14. Host a yuppy wine tasting/guessing party where we see if guests can distinguish between the cheap stuff and the good stuff.
15. Cook 101 different recipes. (2/101)
16. Organize my closets [shudder]
17. Host a big sleepover.
18. Set up a weekly routine of need to do things (such as, taking the trash out or organizing my tumblr) and stick to it.
19. Organize my computer and external hard drives.
20. Keep track of all finances for a month and adjust spending based on the sure to be shocking results.
21. Host a dinner party, complete with invitations.

Choose Your Own Adventure 
22. See Paris.
23. Have a Honeymoon
24. Take a trip to NYC (I've been once with my fam and once with Garrett's, and I think it would be tres fun to go just the two of us. and bum on someone's couch)
25. Spend a week with Garrett at his grandparents' in Needham, AL.

26. Visit my Grandmother in Galveston, TX.

27. Go see Glacier Park before it all melts away.

28. See a Bama game at Bryant Denny Stadium. (Georgia State Game 2010)

29. Visit Chicago.
30. See a show at Bottletree
31. Take a Trip to DC

Keeping up Appearances 
32. Get a functional haircut (because the lifeless shape of my "mullet" as Garrett lovingly calls my hair, is sad)
33. Wear only dresses for a month (My main outfit for the day will have to be a dress).
34. Photograph my hairstyles for a month.
35. Find a new purse, preferably one that fits my camera (or buy the Kelly Moore bag)
36. Find the perfect pair of jeans (any suggestions? I am petite (5'3"), have no backside to speak of, and I have proportionately large thighs and calves)
37. Run a 10K with my husband.
38. Be able to do one pull up. (as of January 2012!)
39. Get picked southern femme of the week (dress better).
40. Paint my fingernails, just because.
41. Get a new pair of glasses.

I turn my camera on 

42. Spend a whole day photo scouting (any boy or girl scouts who would like to be my guide to Birmingham?)

43. Have one photo session a week and blog about them (whether it be a shoot with my husband, the landscape, for fun, or something paid) (5/143 shoots)

44. Upgrade my flickr account to pro and justify it (I use flickr for things I wouldn't add to my photography blog, random photos of outfits I wear or muffins that I think look pretty).

45. Take 1001 upload worthy non-work related images.

46. Create a photograph inspired by a great photographer.

47. Get back into the darkroom!

48. Shoot some film at a wedding (don't laugh when I pull out my pentax k1000 guys)

49. Get my Diana film developed. this was so expensive! I had 5 rolls and it ended up being just under $100. I'll have to be more discerning in my diana photographing!

50. Have a Disfarmer style photo night of portrait sessions

51. Get a TLR

52. Upgrade my camera Nikon D700 and I'm in love!

of the Internets 
53. Comment on my favorite blogposts at least once a day (total of 1001 comments) -this one has yet to prove difficult, and I'm not going to tally, since it would be ridiculous, instead this will serve more of a reminder that I need to be commenting on blogs

54. Meet one of my favorite bloggers in person. Lauren de La Croix of WeddingBee fame!

55. Do a "What's in my Bag" blogpost.

56. Help someone else complete a goal on their 101 in 1001.

57. Update the blog to make it easier to navigate.

58. Reach 100 followers on dash, pinch, smidgen (as in, they follow me via blogger or googlereader)

59. Feature 143 local vendors/businesses that I think are great! (4/143)

60. Finish my wedding recap! (I don't know why it's so hard!)

61. Go through my tumblr and add tags to make it more navigable.

62. Double my average monthly hits to the blog.

Mind your own [business] 
63. Get new headshots for my website 
64. Launch Southern Spin with my partner in crime, Megan LaRussa
65. Have my photography featured in a magazine.

66. Do some studio style portraits with a white backdrop.

67. Execute a photobooth setup.

68. Do a 1-on-1 with a photoshop guru.

69. Design a full set of photo cards for my clients (baby announcements, save the dates, christmas cards, etc)

70. Order sample albums for all of my photography package options (and find an affordable engagement guestbook to offer)

71. Get letterpress business cards.

72. Create an organized, inspiring workspace

It's Not You, It's Me (22)

73. See 101 movies (1/101)

74. Join a women's social club.

75. Buy/own something from Hermes (besides the perfume, Kelly Caleche, that I received as a Christmas present in 2008. it smells faintly of leather and is so lovely). (I have a twilly!)

76. Pay off my student loans.

77. Climb a tree.

78. Be the subject of a boudoir shoot.

79. Get a pedicure (never have I ever had a pedicure. this clearly needs to be remedied!)

80. spend a day doing some serious thrift store shopping. (I think operation Martha's wedding counts)

81. Get a new car (new to me, lease or own). (2010 Mazda 3 and I looove it!)

82. Take a French class.

83. Have a picnic with my husband.

84. Read one book a month (1/33 books)

85. Get my wedding and engagement rings resized (they've always been loose but I haven't wanted to part with them!)

86. Stay up until the sunrise Marie Antoinette style (from the movie, she stays up till sunrise on her birthday)

87. Sip on some Dom Perignon Champagne.

88. Drink Moet and Chandon while listening to "Killer Queen"

89. Record a song (silly or not) with the husband.

90. Discover 33 new songs that I really, really like. (2/33)

91. Find a Japanese conversation partner here in Birmingham (I took Japanese in college and hate that I've forgotten almost all of it)

92. Learn 1001 new words (old words count if I didn't really get what they meant before, but other languages do count)

93. Find a video game I'd actually like to play (any good PS3 games for a girly novice like me?)
94. Design and Print our wedding album.

Okay, so it's you. 

95. Send someone an anonymous mixed cd.

96. Send one handwritten note a week. (2/143)

97. Run a giveaway on this blog. (what would you like to win?)

98. Buy 10 things from etsy sellers. (4/10 personalized hangers, washi tape, typewriter kit for G, divine twine)
99. Give a free lesson to a budding photographer.
100. Volunteer for a good cause
101. Baby-sit for friends or family so that they can take a night out.

If you have your own 101 in 1001 please comment with a link! And, if you want to help me complete one of my goals I'd love the help!

101 in 1001

I'm thinking of embracing the 101 in 1001. I know there are tons of other bloggers, photographers especially with the lists of 101 things to do in 1001 days and it seems so much more achievable than something I only have a year to do. I think it may take me 1001 days to come up with 101 things, so please feel free to comment with suggestions.


If you are interested in following suit, here are some examples and resources to get you started:


Day Zero - declares itself home of the 101 in 1001. You can create a list there if you want a place to keep up with it. I'm planning on having a lot of items with multiple checkpoints (like, if I plan on doing something once a month, I need to have 33 done by the end of this adventure), so I'm not sure if such a site will help. 


For fun, some of my favorite goals from the lists of Tiffany Zajas (fellow photog in Nashville that I went to High School with way back when), Jessica Claire (no explanation necessary).
italics are sidenotes by me.


Tiffany:

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25. Learn how to make fondue. 
I have a fondue set that we received as a wedding gift from Garrett's mom but I haven't used it yet!
27. Get a sewing machine.
Garrett's actually getting me one, he wants me to pick it out though, so I haven't gotten around to it just yet!
34. Go on a train ride.
G and I have been talking about taking the amtrak to New Orleans for months now, and I say we do it!
42. Stay in a bed & breakfast.
57. Learn how to shoot a gun.
I just love that this is one of Tiffany's goals. I shot a few different guns for the first time in 2007 and really enjoyed it, and would enjoy getting good at it, but guns really do freak me out.
72. Send a care package to 3 people. 
73. Encourage someone to make a list!
Tiff, you can check this one off!

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82. Learn how to use my new Diana F+ camera.
I have a Diana too! And ridiculously I have used up 5 or 6 rolls without getting any developed. Yet.


Jessica Claire:

6. Sell my wedding stuff on ebay

I have a ton of navy teapots and teacups that I desperately need to get rid of. But the thought of counting them, photographing, listing is daunting. anyone nearby want to make me an offer? There are at least 12 teapots and probably 20 something cups and saucers. 

Julia Child (source)

33. Take a cooking class

My plan is to coerce my in-laws' next door neighbor to take me on as a student (she used to work for Southern Living and is writing a cookbook!)

43. Get a new passport with my new last name

Apparently this will cost me $75. ugh. But I want to reserve our next out of the country trip under my real name.

source (by Annie Liebovitz)

55. Have a Martha Stewart looking dinner party or tea party

Now that I'm married I am desperate for a styled party. so hopefully I'll have time in the next 1001 days.

94. Get fresh flowers for my house

I've been wanting to do this more often, just buy and arrange some flowers to make our place more lovely!

98. Randomly send someone some small item they mention wanting

If I mention wanting a shootsac, will Jessica Claire hear me? Haha I just think unexpected nice things are great. If you ever want to make someone's day, tip someone at an icecream shop or fast food restaurant that wouldn't usually receive tips at all $5. It's a cheap way to see a shocked happy face.

What would be on your 101?

New Year's Resolutions(ish)

i think it's hysterical that the 2010 glasses are such a big issue on the web. here's the original site for this image.

I had a great time New Year's Eve and was definitely really excited about 2010 and the fresh start a new year implies. And then, I felt sick on New Year's Day. I didn't leave my apartment once (Garrett brought me some food) and I just felt kind of icky. My stomach hurt a bit and I was a little dizzy but nothing major. So there went Day 1. Good thing I hadn't written out a list of things to do, that somehow makes me feel like the year hasn't actually started.

I hate promising to do things because I don't do well when I disappoint myself. Instead, here are suggestions to better living, for me, this year. Oh, and exercise isn't even going to appear on this list. It works much better when the thought of working out sneaks up behind me and grabs me, when I'm too delirious to stop it.

1. Cook 3 or more meals a week. This is piddly, but Garrett and I love eating out and the food is so much better than things I can slave over in the kitchen. Thus, we spend a huge proportion of our budget on food and I don't learn any new cooking skills. I got the "How to Cook Everything" cookbook for Christmas and I'm gonna take some baby steps but it's gonna happen. This week? Probably not.

2. Schedule at least one photo shoot a week. I hate getting into a funk after a week or two of not shooting, and now that it's cold it's so tempting to stay inside! But no, we will adventure, and even if it's just for fun, I will get out there and shoot! That being said, if you want to model or schedule any sort of shoot with me, drop me a line: kelly[at]spindlephotography.com.

3. Visit New Orleans, Galveston, NYC, and DC this year. Garrett and I have family/friends in each of those locations and that's a plenty good enough reason to go there.

4. Make a quilt. I've wanted to do this for years and I married the grandson of a quilter and thus this will indeed be the year. I have some fabric, I'm getting a sewing machine (I want to go completely made by hand but not sure if I will for this first one) as a Christmas present from Garrett, and I love quilts more than most other things.

5. Set up a tripod and take (at least weekly) pictures of my hair and/or outfits. I really step it up when I decide I'm going to take a picture of myself and I bought some new hairspray that makes me really excited to play with my hair. I have a big ol bump on the back of my head right now. And it's fabulous.

6. Learn to embroider. It just seems really fun and before too long one of our Birmingham friends will be having a baby! So I may go crazy personalizing outfits and bibs and such. Just a warning, Onna.

7. Go on a honeymoon! I'm not sure if we'll postpone this until 2011 but I think it would be fabulous to at least start planning an actual honeymoon where we leave work at home for a week or two and head off to Belgium, France, Iceland, or somewhere equally wonderful.

8. Host a Sleepover. I miss sleepovers so much, and this will probably have to wait until we move into a bigger place (our lease is up in February and I love our little one bedroom but we need more places to put our things!), but I really want to relive my glory days. Not sure if we should do a co-ed sleepover or if I should kick Garrett out for a night.

We should probably have 2 sleepovers. One thing I've wanted to do for a while is invite my brides over for a wedding themed movie watching night (there are so many to choose from! father of the bride, my best friend's wedding, my big fat greek wedding, wedding crashers). Would it weird you out to be invited to a sleepover by your photographer though?

9. Take a class of some sort. I'd really like to take a crafty class, sewing or printmaking, or even a photography class just to get me back in the groove. Oh, and I am desperately craving a dark room to use. I know it's silly, but film is so much more hands-on and mysterious. I spent many late late nights in college finishing up photo projects in really way too quiet dark rooms, and I honestly miss it.

10. Take my freaking vitamins! I know that iron deficiency and B vitamin deficiency can cause tiredness and I know I'm borderline anemic so there's no excuse for me to be walking around like a zombie all the time when I could just take a vitamin. Plus, I've heard rumor that they have gummy one a days now. Though, I would prefer a grown up one-a-day that tastes like the flintstones.

*edit* just realized that I'd never deconstructed flintstones into flint stones (which is probably why i've always spelled it wrong). bad archaeologist.