101 in 1001 Round Three Wrap Up

      Wow. How embarrassing that I completely flaked on updates for my third round of 101 in 1001. I made some solid progress. In round one ...

 

 

 

Wow. How embarrassing that I completely flaked on updates for my third round of 101 in 1001. I made some solid progress. In round one, I completed 43/101 goals and 50/101 in round two (just at the halfway point!). I think its helpful to note that some goals are often achieved, just outside of the 1001 days notated, which is nice. I still strive to meet them, or consider them irrelevant as a I grow and change. Here's my final update for round three, my worst round yet in terms of completion rates (26/101, hardly a quarter of them), but arguably some of the most meaningful goals I've met. Some felt realistic when I created this list, but quickly became a bit overambitious. Better luck next round? Be sure to keep an eye out for round four, coming soon.



Start Date: February 3, 2022
The lone update: April 30, 2022
Finish Date: October 31, 2024


Adventure, Fun, & New Things


01. Travel to five new cities. (5/5)

It's exciting to note that I surpassed this goal and went to even more than five cities, considering one of my new favorite cities, Montreal!


02. Travel to three new states. (1/3)

  • 06/22/2022-06/25/2022 - Colorado

But I took more international trips this year - my first international trips, to be exact!


03. Travel outside of the country.

  • 02/26/2023-03/02/2023 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada


04. Travel to New England or the PNW. 
05. Go somewhere paradise-y (the Caribbean, Jamaica, Key West, etc.). 
06. Go on a cruise.
07. Go to Disney World.
08. Go wine-tasting in the mountains.
09. Stay the night in a treehouse or yurt.
10. Go whale watching in the wild.
11. Take a girl's trip.
12. Try SUPboarding. 
13. See a movie at the drive-in.
14. Take a birthday trip. 
15. Visit every state park in Georgia. (4/49)


16. Visit two national parks. (1/2)


17. Eat at a food truck park or festival.
18. Visit a cat café.
19. Participate in an animal interaction at the Georgia Aquarium.
20. Go to five different museums. (5/5)


21. Eat at 10 new-to-me Atlanta-area restaurants. (10/10)

  • 02/13/2022 - Fox Bros BBQ
  • 05/11/2022 - Benihana
  • 05/15/2022 - Eatalian
  • 11/21/2022 - Poco Loco
  • 12/16/2022 - Calle Latina
  • 12/20/2022 - Yumbii
  • 12/26/2022 - J's Mini Hotpot
  • 02/04/2023 - Dos Bocas
  • 02/04/2023 - KPOT
  • 03/08/2023 - Casa Vieja


22. Try five new-to-me Atlanta-area coffee shops. (5/5)

  • 03/09/2022 - Refuge Coffee
  • 03/15/2022 - PERC
  • 03/23/2022 - Hodgepodge Coffee
  • 05/06/2022 - Cold Brew Bar
  • 05/13/2022 - Victory C.C

 
 
 
I obviously got through this goal very quickly, and have had lots of other Atlanta-area coffee shops too. There are so many! 


23. Go to a museum "After Dark" event.
24. See five live performances (concerts and/or theatre). (2/5)

  • 02/28/2023 - Harry Potter & the Cursed Child (Toronto)
  • 04/21/2023 - Bad Friends live tour (Atlanta)


25. Go to three sporting events, including one at the Battery. (3/3)

Hawks games became a bit of a staple for us, and I went to several others (I'm not even sure how many) - so many that I spoke with a representative and almost purchased season passes for me and A.

26. Take a ride on the Skyview, or similar ferris wheel. 
27. Attend a murder mystery dinner. 
28. Have a “dine in the dark” experience. 



Fashion, Beauty, & Wellness

29. Get genealogy testing.
  • 04/2024 via Ancestry, as well as testing for some of my other family members. That's been a neat little thing to explore.
 
30. Complete some kind of movement at least three days each week for a year (yoga, hiking, walks, etc).
31. No eating out for lunch for one month.
  • 01/12/2023-02/12/2023

32. Take a trip to a local farmer's market to buy fruits, vegetables, and/or flowers.
  • 03/09/2023 - Dekalb International Farmer's Market, no fruits and veggies, but I did buy flowers. They had so much cool stuff to explore, and it was indoors, which was different than my expectations.

33. Spend a weekend "un-plugged."
34. Buy a luxury-brand purse.
  • 08/2022 - I finally got a very cute Coach backpack purse! 

35. Get eyelash extensions. 
36. Become a member to a spa for a year. 
37. Buy roller skates/learn to skate.
38. Buy a kayak.
39. Go one week without soda. 
  • 09/18/2022-09/25/2022 - I ended up going a lot longer than one week because I didn't drink soda when I was pregnant either! 
 
40. Buy a new pair of walking sneakers that aren’t pink.
  • 08/01/2022 - Got some super cute lime green sneakers that are very à la Ghostbusters!
 
41. Get my wedding band fixed. 
42. Acquire a tennis bracelet. 






Home

43. Finish decorating our sunroom. 
44. Mount the living room tv.
45. Buy new living room seating.
46. Purchase a new bed frame and mattress.
  • 04/22/2023
 
47. Add a china cabinet to our dining room for our fancy china.
  • 09/21/2022
 
48. Start composting. 
49. Get a fence installed around the backyard.
50. Build a shelf for laundry space. 
51. Complete our backyard woodsy space. 
52. Plant a vegetable garden and eat the veggies.
53. Plant matching shrubbery in front of the house.





Finances

54. Pay off my car note. 
55. Go three months without buying any clothes. 
56. Pay down all my credit cards to $500 or less each.
57. Save 10% of my paycheck every month.
58. Set up automatic transfers to my savings.
59. Buy only the essentials for one month.
60. Save $10 for every goal accomplished on this list. (0/101)





Blog 

61. Create and follow a content calendar. 
62. Create and post one Reel a day for 30 days. 
  • 10/01/2022-10/31/2022 - It's all very Halloween-y. Start here and go through the next several for all 30.

63. Purchase a full-size ring-light.
64. Meet another blogger IRL.
65. Create an Instagram hashtag for others to use.
66. Post on the blog twice a week for three consecutive months. 
67. Increase Instagram following to 2000. 





Books, TV, & Music

68. Read all of my Book of the Month backlog.  
69. Read 50 of the books I already own that I haven't read yet (not including BOTM). 
70. Read five Stephen King books I haven't read yet.
71. Complete a reading challenge each year.
  • Every year, I surpassed my Goodreads reading challenge goal, but also worked on the Popsugar Reading Challenge each year, though I never fully complete those.

72. Watch at least five of the tv shows currently saved on my streaming services queue(s).
73. Complete my collection of first edition Goosebumps books.
74. Read and review enough of my NetGalley ARCs to get to 80% feedback given.
75. Be an extra in a movie/show. 





Create & Learn

76. Finish wedding/first-year-of-marriage scrapbook.
78. Finish writing a book or submit a story for publication. 
79. Host a craft night at home. 
80. Learn to play the ukulele.
81. Do a 24-hour photo project (one picture an hour for 24 consecutive hours).
82. Work on a pottery wheel. 
83. Complete a NYT crossword without help. 
  • Omg, how did I not mark a date for this, but I did it! There were several smaller ones I completed seamlessly (after time), but I've got one Sunday crossword totally on my own with no help!
 
84. Complete a coding course. 




Love & Marriage

85. Start a new tradition with A.
86. Get a tattoo with A.
87. Expand our family.
 
  • I initially marked off this goal with our pup, Astro, on 03/25/2022, but we welcomed our baby girl in 2023.
 
88. Take a seven-year anniversary trip or experience.
  • 09/2022 - Puttshack putt putt golf
 
89. Take an eight-year anniversary trip or experience.
  • 08/2023 - Montreal, Canada

90. Take a nine-year anniversary trip or experience.
91. Send flowers to myself. 





Interpersonal Relationships

92. Send 100 handwritten notes. (50/100)
93. Host a dinner party. 
94. Do something kind to surprise each of my loved ones. 
95. Volunteer five times. (5/5)
  • 05/19/2022 - Community Day lead
  • 10/09/2022 - Pride booth lead
  • 05/09/2023 - commencement volunteer
  • 05/23/2023 - Community Day volunteer 
  • 05/22/2024 - Community Day volunteer


96. Tip 100%. 
  • 02/19/2023 - IHOP

97. Give out five care packages to friends.
98. Pay for the person behind me.





Career

99. Have an article published in an academic publication.
100. Get a promotion and/or raise. 
  • 07/2024 - I accepted the position in March 2024, but officially began an assistant director role in July 2024.
 
101. Present at a national conference.
  • 06/2022 - I'm marking this off though it's a little tricky. I was accepted and went to the conference to present, but literally not one person came to my session (bad marketing, if you ask me).





Have you completed a 101 in 1001? Have you ever started one? Leave your links below! I’d love to see your goals and your progress!










Kayla Whitter is a 30-something INFJ and Hufflepuff. She enjoys reading avidly, binge-watching tv shows, and occasionally venturing out into the world. She can often be found drinking coffee, and eating burritos or Chick-fil-a.

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