101 in 1001 // progress check.

We’re now eight months into this little 101 in 1,001 project of mine and I must say, I love this darn list. It’s been so much fun to track progress and check items off as I make my way through the list. An update on progress so far:

// “Lists Make Me Happy” Notepad

Things Complete:

Start a 401K (08.13)
Mail someone a surprise package (08.13)
Purchase coffee for a stranger (07.13)
Spend a weekend unplugged (09.13)
Ride on a Vespa (05.13 // also first trip in an ambulance)
Watch fireworks
Organize and purge magazines
Keep track of all spending for a month & set a budget
Get a promotion
Host a blogger event (04.13 // West Elm, 07.13 // PUBLIC Hotel)
Get a psychic reading (08.13)
Visit a new museum (04.13 // Newseum, Air & Space Museum, National Gallery of Art)
Sell car and go car-less (04.13)
Pay for dinner at a fancy restaurant
Attend a festival (08.13 // Lollapalooza)
Fall in love
Collaborate with a brand I truly love (05.13 // Nike)
Send someone flowers (05.13)
Run a PR half marathon (07.13 // Rock n Roll Half Marathon)

In Progress:

Read 25 21 books (01.13 // Half Broke Horses, 03.13 // Lean In, 07.13 // The Fault in Our Stars, 08.13 // Eighty Dollar Champion)
Get new glasses (finally went to the eye doctor last week & will be stopping by the Warby Parker bus ASAP!)
Try 5 3 new foods (04.13 // Ethiopian in DC, 05.13 // Goat at Girl & the Goat)
Send 25 5 hand written notes
Go to 10 4 concerts (08. 13 // The Postal Service, The Killers, Band of Horses, Ellie Goulding, Matt & Kim, The Lumineers)
Donate $25 to a different charity each month (01.13 // Streetwise, 02.13 // Homeless Hounds, 03.13 // American Cancer Society, 04.13 // Kelli’s Breast Cancer Battle Fund, 05.13 // Misericordia & Cure Childhood Cancer, 06.13 // Back on My Feet, 07.13 // The Shedd Aquarium, 08.13 // JDRF, 09.13 // 3 Marathons in 3 Months for GCS)
Cook 25 21 recipes from cookbooks
Give 20 15 “just because” gifts
Make 25 20 things off of Pinterest (01.13 // Peanut Butter Oreo Blondies, Sugar + Olive Oil Hand Scrub 04.13 // Cake Batter Chocolate Chip Cookies, 06.13 // Creamy Roasted Garlic Shells & Monster Cookies)