101 things in 1001 days

So, after seeing some blogs pick up on this list trend, particularly this amazing list over at Mini and Modern, and Mackenzie Horan's,  I've decided to create my own. It's scary - the next 1001 days, 2.75 years, will be the biggest transitional period in my life so far. It'll be September 2016, I'll be nearing my 23rd birthday and will have been out of college for nearly two years. 

I liked this exercise, it forced me to think in realistic terms and set defining goals - for instance, I said 'get a job' but that is so vague, I revised it to 'find a job before I graduate college.' It sets a time limit and gives me something to look towards. 

I know this may seem rushed - publishing a list as extensive as this without anyone really knowing who I am on this site yet - but it is the first of the year and that, to me, brings hope and the promise of a very amazing 2014. Some of these will be easy to scratch off the list, some will be harder, but I've got 1001 days to do them all. You may notice as the list goes on, it delves deeper in the darker corners of my wish list. 

The first 20 or so were easy - they're what I often think about (ranging from things I have to actually make happen, and things I know are a pipe-dream, see 11) - but around 40, it got harder to think, ok, what do I really want to do while I'm in my early 20s? Obviously (or perhaps not), 'get married' is not on this list because that's something I could see happening maybe in my later 20s - if at all. You'll notice when I get into a groove of thinking. 

1. Build this blog into a strong following.
2. Inspire someone else to write their own 101 in 1001 list. 
3. Finish my NaNo book.
4. Self-edit it.
5. Send it to an agent.
6. Hopefully get it published, or self-publish it. 
7. …and then break ground on my next book.
8. Find someone to sublet my apartment for Spring 2015. 
9. Learn how to take decent pictures with a DSLR.
10. Find a job before I graduate college this December.
11. Earn more money than I spend. 
12. Buy a pair of Louboutins.
13. Move to New York City by March 2015. 
14. Eat a cronut.
15. Read the Game of Thrones books.
16. Finish LOST and Homeland. 
17. Visit Boston. 
18. Go gambling in Las Vegas.
19. Reach 500 followers on Twitter.
20. Figure out what my go-to 'I can make that!' food dish is.
21. Attend a Friendsgiving.
22. Establish a post schedule for this website.
23. Like weekly book recommendations.
24. And selected outfits of the day and Instagrams.
25. Get ahead on my Hypable articles.
26. Run a 7 minute mile. 
27. Find my favorite type of wine.
28. Break in my new heels.
29. Learn how to make gifs.
30. Watch at least one Ted Talk a week.
31. Organize all of my jewelry so it's not a cluttered mess.
32. Organize my purses because, same.
33. Apply to at least 10 internships by January 15, 2014.
34. Land another incredible NYC summer internship.
35. Eat out at interesting restaurants.
36. Branch out of my food comfort zone.
37. Go to London 
38. … And Prague.
39. And Italy.
40. Basically just travel around Europe.
41. Learn conversational Czech.
42. Not stress over the little things as much.
43. Nor the things that are out of my control.
44. Visit the Newseum in DC.
45. Meet Mindy Kaling.
46. And/or Tina Fey.
47. Sit in on a television writers room. 
48. Become an assistant to someone in television.
49. Get a passport. 
50. Read 100 books.
51. Get paid to write online.
52. Discover a new band live by accident.
53. Keep my phone's photos organized.
54. Venture around Brooklyn.
55. Go to a beer brewery. 
56. Take an impromptu day trip somewhere.
57. Go skiing somewhere in the Northeast.
58. Learn how to code my own website.
59. See two Broadway shows - preferably Kinky Boots!
60. Go to a trampoline bounce house with my friends.
61. Work in the fashion industry in NYC.
62. Go to a karaoke bar. 
63. Be in 'the moment' more.
64. Decorate my apartment with cute lights and washi tape.
65. Suck it up and really chop my hair off.
66. Successfully create a multi-tiered cake.
67. And decorate it.
68. Drive to New York City by myself.
69. Have professional photographs taken.
70. Roam around Central Park.
71. Have my friends visit me, wherever I end up, after graduation. 
72. Attend my friend's graduations.
73. Participate in Cafe 210's end-of-semester celebrations.
74. Hike Mt. Nittany. 
75. Donate $1000 to THON. 
76. Brunch for an entire Sunday in NYC.
77. Have a reason to celebrate with my friends -engagement, wedding, job promotion, etc.
78. Befriend strangers on the floor of my building. 
79. But not get murdered. 
80. Meet my Hypable friends on the West Coast. 
81. Attend San Diego Comic-Con. 
82. Visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter with friends. 
83. Be in the audience for Saturday Night Live. 
84. Master beginners yoga and/or Pilates. 
85. Figure out the right balance between this site and my Wordpress one.
86. Purge my clothes of items I haven't worn in years.
87. Attend a Kentucky Derby party.
88. Organize my nail polishes so that I can see them all.
89. Buy flowers from the farmer's market just because I can.
90. Stop procrastinating writing the 'fun' things (like this!) 
91. Be interviewed for a blog or magazine or website for a good reason.
92. Befriend some bloggers that I currently idolize. 
93. Create a header image for this website.
94. Create a logo or image for my brand.
95. Learn which clothes get dry cleaned and which are fine to wash.
96. Give back to my hometown and to my university.
97. Go paintballing.
98. See all the YA movie adaptations in theaters (The Hunger Games & Divergent) 
99. Get to know the people on my block - the bartender, barista, bodega owner.
100. Take a few chances, stick my neck out, and see what happens.
101. Put $10 into savings for every goal accomplished.