The start of something good

I have been anxiously awaiting this day for what feels like forever but in all actuality, has probably only been about two weeks! I have always wanted to do a lifestyle blog, after having a bookmarks bar filled with a few of my favorites (read: obsession), and sparkling with excitement each time I get to read a new post, I have finally decided to start my own! (side note: I studied abroad in the south of France spring semester of my junior year, and my computer crashed...don't feel too bad, I occupied myself enough with the vinyards, Mediterranean Sea, and French food, and literally the week I got Stateside I marched myself into my apple store, and demanded that my computer be backed up, only to be asked what sort of external drive I would need to hold all my important documents, to which I replied, "well, one that is big enough to hold a folder for my bookmarks bar that contains my most favorite blogs and recipies I want to make--I was met with sheer disgust, but its not like I judged him for all the techie blogs Im sureeee he reads!) Anyways, my hesitation came from several sources:I'm not really that cool, I don't have an unlimited budget, and my days are not spent perusing fabulous flea markets. However, after one of my best friends Christy came to visit I renewed my love affair with my city, and motivated myself to live a life that I envy on the internet, albiet a midwestern one, but that is just fine with me (Im working on the coolness). In the fashion of one of my very favorites, Design Darling I made a list of 101 things to do in 1001 days (or 2.75 years) that I hope will give me lots to document, and in between posts of wish lists and weekly musings, will help me accomplish my very goal of living a fabulous life on a frugal budget and in a farmtown (sortof..) city!

And so it begins...

1. Start a blog   wohoo!! 8/1/2012
2. Go whitewater rafting 8/7/2012 Fort Collins, CO

3. Get 100 views on a post
4. Guest write on a blog I admire, online magazine like Matchbook, or even letter to editor, etc!
5. Work for dream company

6. Develop wardrobe with help of Cupcakes and Cashmere’s book

7. Go on a date

8. Get an apartment

9. Start my own company/ etsy shop

10. Workout at least 3x week for 6 months

11.Write a handwritten note to a friend at least once/month

12. Give up diet coke for good
13. Drink 3 glasses of green tea/day for 1 month

14. Blog 5 days a week for 6 months

15. Give a blessingsinabackpag.org bag

16. Have a vegetable garden

17. Buy a homeless person a meal

18. Go zip-lining            

19. Send a message in a bottle
20. Throw a mystery murder party
21. Start a stamp collection and make my own stationary for my hand written notes

22. Go to the Ellen DeGeneres show

23. See a broadway show

24. Learn to sail
25. Visit a famous flea market and buy a vintage piece of furniture to refurbish

26. Have a style rack of seasonal inspiration every season for a year

27. Own a pair of Louboutions
28. Wear sequin dress on NYE
29. By my own car

30. Take a cooking class

31. Become fluent in French

32. Audit a history class
33. Watch one documentary a month for a year

32. Collaborate creatively with a brand I love

33. Work with an interior design firm

34. Attend a fashion show

35.Take a trip

36. Collect all Domino Special Editions

37. Get a new Mac

38. Run 5 mile charity run

39. Get laser hair removal

40. Buy and frame original piece of art (college art show)

41. Go to farmers’ market

42. Collect 10 style/design books

43. Own one of every color of nail polish

44. Visit my sister in NYC

45. Host family bowling on Thanksgiving and beat one of my brothers

46. Spend a whole day with Thomas and one with Oliver doing what they want

47. Plan date night for my parents

48. Participate in citywide scavenger hunt

49. Go glamping

50. Visit Kat in San Francisco

51. Get a nice camera

52. Try one new food a week for 5 weeks

53. Develop a signature cocktail

54. Learn my blood type and donate

55. Skydive

56. Save $20/week

57. Take a floral arranging class

58. Work with professional on my blog

59. Purchase flight day of and go!

60. Invest in 3 different companies

61. Hike to top of a MT

62. Eat at only food trucks for a day

63. Bake an ombre cake

64. Win a contest/give-away

65. Accumulate 5 new pairs of different shoes/year

66. Have college reunion

67. Write each cousin 1 letter

68. Get faux fur vest

69. Help my mom redo the kitchen/house

70. Make purchase off gilt.com

71. Get a bikini body

72. Watch 5 classic films

73. Go to a drive-in restaurant

74. Get nice luggage

75. Send a present to soldier

76. Play 18 holes of golf

77. Buy and use a reusable shopping bag for 2/mos

78. Buy a lottery ticket

79. Help someone else write a 101 list and cross something off

80. Go to book signing and get book signed

81. Get a nice umbrella

82. Find a signature scent

83. Make 5 things from Ps. I made this!

84. Plant a tree

85. Take weekend trip to Boston

86. Buy something I custom designed

87. Find an occasion to wear false lashes

88. Upgrade to iphone 5

89. Send my Madame letter each holiday

90. Start a tradition

91. Refurbish 5 pieces of furniture

92. Do a polar bear swim

93. Invent a secret recipe

94. Go to a famous zoo

95. Subscribe to National Geographic Magazine

96. Go to a Green Bay Packer Game

97. Eat at every ward/village in the city

98. Go to an NHL game

99. Make 10 pinterest recipes

100. Get something with a crazy reputation off of a menu 

101. Make new list when I finish this list 

Wish me luck, and let me know if you're planning on making a list!

xx, 

Alex