#52 - Go to a concert

I completed my first goal!!!

On Friday night, I went to a concert with a couple of girlfriends at The Filmore Silver Spring.  

My friend, Lineka, found this awesome band called Blackberry Smoke.  Now, this was the first time I had ever heard this band, but I would say they were somehow a cross between a hairband and Lynyrd Skynyrd and country rock.  It was an intense show.  Just because I had never heard of them before doesn't mean that their followers weren't devoted.  You could tell the crowd really loved the band.  Everyone there was singing along to the lyrics and the line for the merchandise table was extremely long.  

Drake White opened for Blackberry Smoke.  He was pretty awesome.  I'll be buying his album off of iTunes in the very near future.  

Thanks Lineka and Jen for helping me complete my first goal.

100 to go.....988 days!

101 in 1001

Oh hello.  Remember me, my dear reader???  

I know I've been out of the game for a few weeks, but I am back!  

Lately, I've been feeling a little blah.  I think the winter, lack of sunlight, and my upcoming 30th birthday have taken a toll on me.  I haven't done too much since my last post.  And no, I never finished the novel I started in November.  

So, here's the thing......I gotta get my personal life back on track.  I need to start attending more cultural events, attaining my goals, and focusing on where I want to be in life.  I'm embarrassed to say that I have watched A LOT of television over the past 8 weeks, which is exactly how I do NOT want to spend my life.  So, when I started (re)thinking about how I want to use my time, I found an awesome website that facilitates working through and achieving goals.  

Here's the catch though, it's not just picking a handful of goals and working on them throughout my entire life.  No, no.  I am going to (try to) complete 101 goals in 1001 days!  

This website -  Day Zero Project - gave me a lot of awesome ideas.  'Cause let me tell you, it is no easy task to think of 101 goals.  Trust me on this.  You'll get to about #35 and get stuck.

I finalized my list a few days ago.  Then, I had to get mentally prepared.  It's a big task to complete 101 goals.  And yes, 1001 days is a long time, but I know that it'll be here before I know it.  

So???  Are you ready for it?  Are you ready to see my goals?  I spent about a month creating the list, so it's a little special for me.  

Enjoy!

1. Leave the country
2. Go skydiving
3. Try Stand-up Paddleboarding
4. Donate my hair to Locks of Love
5. Apply to Grad School
6. Move
7. Get a new job
8. Stop biting my nails
9. Read a biography about a (dead) historical figure
10. Read a biography about an (alive) historical figure
11. Visit two new National Parks
12. Climb Mt. Washington
13. Visit two new states
14. Read five classic novels
15. Write a novel
16. Knit a scarf
17. Lose 15% of my body weight
18. Have $25,000 in my Emergency Fund
19. Turn my blog into a real website
20. Run 15 minutes a day for 15 consecutive days
21. Create 3 recipes from my own imagination
22. Submit a piece of writing to be published
23. Write an essay
24. Write a poem
25. Write a piece of non-fiction
26. Run a mile in 10 minutes
27. Buy dinner for a stranger
28. Have an electronic-free weekend
29. Go camping
30. Leave a 100% tip
31. Go vegetarian for one month
32. Take a writing/blogging class
33. Get a pet
34. Go skiing
35. Go snowshoeing
36. Finish my Italy scrapbook
37. Finish Noni’s Ireland scrapbook
38. Finish Noni’s Italy scrapbook
39. Read 30 books
40. See a Broadway play
41. Visit a famous museum
42. Go to a professional hockey game
43. Do a random act of kindness
44. Go zip-lining
45. Run a 5K
46. Watch the John Adams HBO documentary series
47. Visit a new Presidential home/museum   
48. See a musical
49. Visit an elephant sanctuary
50. Go one week with no TV
51. Make a bucket list (at least 15 items)
52. Go to a concert
53. Create an inspiration board
54. Take a pottery class
55. Have 15 followers on my blog
56. Go snow-tubing
57. Go sailing
58. Visit Las Vegas
59. Build a gingerbread house
60. Finish my novel from NaNoWriMo 2012
61. Learn something I never learned as a child
62. Find a new volunteer project
63. Go through a hay-bale maze
64. Donate blood
65. Go geocaching
66. Complete a 1,000 piece puzzle
67. Go kayaking
68. Eat a piece of fruit every day for a week
69. Go on a picnic
70. Go rafting
71. Bake bread
72. Bake a cheesecake
73. Write a handwritten letter
74. Send a secret to PostSecret
75. Read 5 short stories
76. Build something
77. Redo my shadow box
78. Participate in The Color Run
79. Watch 5 “classic” movies
80. Participate in The Sketchbook Project
81. Comment on 10 random blogs
82. Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity
83. Buy personal business cards
84. Go running with Pacers
85. Grow something from a seed
86. Make homemade pasta
87. Donate money to a charity
88. Go on a backpacking trip
89. Post on my blog each week for 3 months
90. Buy a new computer
91. Participate in an obstacle course race
92. Give a “just because” gift
93. Go on a silent retreat
94. Write a letter to my parents
95. Drink nothing but water for one month
96. Go to Jazz in the Park
97. Find something to be passionate about
98. Buy diamond earrings
99. Inspire someone to make a 101 in 1001 list
100. Make a book for this project
101. Save $10 for every task I complete