Blogging for me is so weird, because there are times where I'm really into it and use it a bit as a side hustle, and other times where it's much more personal and reflective. I love to share book reviews, but that sometimes becomes overwhelming trying to keep up with the amount that I read at times. And now, as a mom who works full-time, blogging can be a lot. One thing that always feels consistent is sharing a round of 101 in 1001 to start and end that 2.75 years of goal tracking. I try to do updates in that time frame, but it doesn't always pan out. So let's see how that goes this time around. I've enjoyed three rounds of 101 in 1001. It's wild to think my first round started almost nine years ago, at 25 years old, and this round will end when I'm 37 - what a way to mark the passage of time. To compare what's been important to me over the years, and to see how those things have shifted.

All of that being said, I'm looking forward to starting my fourth round of 101 goals to accomplish in 1001 days, to making progress towards the things I'm interested in or want to give a try. I'll try to give updates along the way, but I may fall short. It's more than likely they'll be shared on Instagram more often than on the blog, so if you care enough, follow along @kaylakedavra. Here's to 1001 more days. 

Start Date: Friday, February 14, 2025
Finish Date: Friday, November 12, 2027

Adventure, Fun, & New Things 

01. Attend a sporting event with O.
02. Eat at 10 new-to-me restaurants. (0/10)
03. Get a passport for O.
04. Go on a cruise.
05. Go somewhere paradise-y.
06. Go to Disney World.
07. Go whale watching in the wild.
08. Participate in an animal interaction at the Georgia Aquarium.
09. See a move at the drive-in.
10. Stay the night in a treehouse or yurt.
11. Take a birthday trip.
12. Take a girl's trip.
13. Take a ride on the Skyview, or similar ferris wheel.
14. Take O to the aquarium.
15. Take O to the zoo.
16. Travel to three new states. (0/3)
17. Travel to five new cities. (0/5)
18. Travel to New England or the PNW.
19. Try five new-to-me coffee shops. (0/5)
20. Update our travel souvenir magnets with the right locations and dates.
21. Visit a national park.
22. Visit 3 new museums. (0/3)
23. Visit 5 state parks in Georgia. (0/5)


Blog

24. Create and follow a content calendar.
25. Create and post one Reel a day for 30 days.
26. Post on the blog twice a week for three consecutive months.
27. Purchase a full-size ring-light.
28. Update my blog header banner.
29. Update my blog profile picture.


Books, TV, & Music

30. Be an extra in a movie/show or a contestant on a game show.
31. Cancel my Book of the Month subscription.
32. Complete a reading challenge each year.
33. Complete my collection of first edition Goosebumps books.
34. Each year, of all the books I read, keep white male authors under 25%.
35. Get rid of 25 books from my shelves.
36. Have a six-month book-buying ban.
37. Read all of my Book of the Month backlog.
38. Read and review enough of my NetGalley ARCs to get to 80% feedback given.
39. Read one book to O every day for 30 days.
40. Read five Stephen King books I haven't read yet.
41. Read 50 of the books I already own that I haven't read yet.
42. Read the Lord of the Rings series.
43. Share my book ratings via book bracket on IG for at least one year.
44. Watch at least five of the tv shows currently saved on my streaming services queue(s).


Career

45. Increase my salary by 20%.


Create & Learn

46. Do a 24-hour photo project (one picture an hour for 24 consecutive hours).
47. Finish wedding/first-year-of-marriage scrapbook.
48. Finish writing a book draft or submit a story for publication.
49. Hit a one-year Wordle streak.
50. Hop back onto Salesforce Trailhead to earn Ranger rank.
51. Keep O’s baby book up-to-date (within the year).
52. Work on a pottery wheel.
 

Fashion, Beauty, & Wellness

53. Acquire a tennis bracelet.
54. Become a member to a spa for a year.
55. Complete some kind of movement at least three days each week for three months (yoga, hiking, walks, etc).
56. Get an eyelash lift/tint or extensions.
57. Get matching shoes with O.
58. Get my ear lobes sewn up.
59. Get my wedding band fixed.
60. Get rid of clothes that no longer fit, are in disrepair, or I won’t wear.
61. Have a piece of breastmilk jewelry made.
62. Maintain an A1C of 6 or lower.
63. See an orthopedic doctor about my arm.
64. Trade out my old earrings for flatback studs.
65. Visit a head spa.


Finances

66. Buy no more than one coffee beverage for myself each week for a month.
67. Go three months without buying any clothes for myself.
68. Pay down all my credit cards to $500 or less each.
69. Pay off my car note.
70. Save $10 for every goal accomplished on this list. (0/101)


Home

71. Add a hall tree to our entryway.
72. Add a picture of Astro and a family picture to the upstairs hallway to match the Courage picture.
73. Add baby gates to our living spaces.
74. Build a shelf for our laundry space.
75. Buy a bigger house.
76. Buy new living room seating.
77. Complete our backyard woodsy space.
78. Finish decorating our sunroom.
79. Get a fence installed around the backyard.
80. Get rid of 20 items in the kitchen we don’t use and don’t replace them.
81. Mount the living room tv.
82. Plant matching shrubbery in front of the house.
83. Purchase a helper stool for O.
84. Replace the back window blinds.
85. Setup a big girl bedroom for O.
86. Sort clothes and items into consignment or donation bags to drop off at appropriate places.
87. Toss out our old Rubbermaid tubs and get all new food storage tubs.


Interpersonal Relationships

88. Do something kind to surprise each of my loved ones.
89. Give out five care packages to friends.
90. Host a dinner party.
91. Pay for the person behind me.

Love & Family

92. Create a will.
93. Get a tattoo for O.  
94. Have annual family pictures taken.
95. Spend time with my mom, dad, and sisters once each month.
96. Start a tradition for the family.
97. Start doing age-appropriate art activities with O.
98. Start marking O’s height on the wall.
99. Take a 10-year anniversary trip or experience.
100. Take an 11-year anniversary trip or experience.
101. Take a 12-year anniversary trip or experience.

Round three

Round two

Round one