I finished wrapped up my first 101 in 1001 goal list but it’s confession time – the thought of not having a set of back-up ideas
for rainy days was driving my litttle OCD mind to distraction. I’ve
become so used to have a set of goals awaiting idle moments, that it was
unthinkable to not rustle up another set. Am I a sucker for punishment? Yes, it seems so…

I can quite seriously credit sitting here at a computer for getting us
out and about exploring the world a hundred times more than we ever did.
Instead of just frumping at home on the couch in front of the TV
wondering why we were so ‘meh’, we’re continually finding more and more
crazy, wonderful things to do and places to visit.

100 in 1001 (v2.0): 

07/03/2015 – 02/12/2017

Completed: 20
In Progress: 9

TRAVEL:

1: Cross the globe 3 times in a single year. 18/12/2015

2: Go ‘gator spotting.

3: Visit the Disney castle in Bavaria (aka. Neuschwanstein Castle. Perhaps also learn to pronounce the name…)

4: Meaningfully visit 30 countries by the end of my 30th year

5: Swim with dolphins in the wild. 31/01/2016

6: Lose ourselves in some live New Orleans jazz.

7: Go on a spontaneous Road Trip. Use a spin board to decide where to go for an afternoon.

8: Explore New Zealand’s South Island. 28/05/2015

9: Experience a Turkish bath.

10: Swim by moonlight.

11: Eat dumplings & goulash in Krakow.

12: Catch a fish for lunch.

13: Throw a dart in a map and travel wherever it lands.

14: Visit 5 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. (Westminster Abbey, Maritime Greenwich /5) – in progress

15: Ride a Camel. – 05/01/2016

16: Witness the mists of Skye. 04/04/2015

17: Play Train Roulette (picking a station and destination at random).

18: Within a single day, eat 3 meals in 3 countries.

19: Send a Message in a bottle.

LONDON:

20: Go mud larking.

21: Visit a ghost underground station.

22: Cook something from every continent.

23: Drink in a prohibition-style speakeasy. 15/07/2015

24: Boat on the Thames.

25: Walk each of the bridges in one day.

26: Walk one of the tube lines.

27: Rampage in a SantaCon.

28: Dress up for the Waitangi day pub crawl.

29: Dance the evening away at a ball on Park Lane.

30: Visit Brunel’s museum.

31: Visit 3 of London’s windmills.

32: Buy London urban honey. 27/05/2015

33: Spend an evening at the Ritz 13/04/2016.

34: Experience the Nutcracker ballet.

35: Make my own London Gin. – 07/04/2015

36: Spend a night at the Opera. – 04/10/2015

37: Silent Disco.

38: Celebrate Holi. 16/03/2015

39: Photograph a location in all four seasons – in progress.

UNITED KINGDOM:

40: Sleep in a tree house.

41: Hot Air Ballooning.

42: Prance around Ascot.

43: Photograph red squirrels in the wild.

44: Visit Land’s end.

45: Find Nessie. 02/04/2015

46: Walk across to St Micheal’s Mount, Cornwall.

47: Sip Scotch in it’s birthplace. 02/04/2015

 48: Collect another 5 castles.

49: Eat another 3 food items in their namesake home (Sandwich 1/3) – in progress

50: Promenade at Downton Abbey (Highclere Castle). 04/09/2015

51: Do a naughty place-name road trip.

52: Take a completely spontaneous weekend trip.

53: Watch Liverpool FC play at Anfield.

54: Build a Blanket Fort.

55: Go on a ghost hunt.

56: Play Pooh Sticks.

57: Travel on the Hogwart’s Express.

58: Walk Hadrian’s Wall.

59: Scale a lighthouse.

GENERAL:

60: Drive on 3 holidays.

61: Go a month without buying takeaways.

62: Do 3 things that terrify me – 1. Drive on ice

63: Take an etiquette class.

64: Become a titled Lady.

65: Completely change my hair colour.

66: Wear a different outfit everyday for a month without doubling up. 01/04/2015

67: Donate blood 3 times.

68: Do 3 more days of volunteering.

69: Post a ‘thinking of you’ parcel. 03/06/2015

70: Wander through a derelict building.

71: Achieve a work promotion.

72: Host a dinner party.

73: Sing in public, sober. – 05/10/2015

74: Speak at a workshop.

75: Prepare & bring my own coffee to work for a month.

76: Sell a photograph.

77: Throw another fundraising afternoon tea. 16/10/2015

79: Learn a new cooking skill (ie. cake decorating).

HEALTH:

80: Swim 50 Lengths. 23/03/2015

81: Complete a whole spin class without collapsing.

82: Lose 15kg.

83: Walk 10,000 steps a day for 3 months. – in progress

84: Sign up & complete a belly dance class.

85: Do a handstand.

86: Quit a bad habit in 21 days. – 12/06/2016

87: Leave 25 more Operation Beautiful notes. (6/25) – in progress

88: Pay for someone in the line behind me.

89: 7 random acts of kindness in 7 days.

CREATIVE

90: Keep blogging & writing creatively. – in progress

91: Dip my Own Candles.

92: Create a New Ice Cream Flavor.

93: Have a full article Published in print.

94: Homebrew Alcohol – 07/04/2015.

95: Make a Dish from Middle-Earth.

96: Construct a Gingerbread House.

97: Piece together a puzzle cake.

98: Grow (and eat) edible flowers.

99: Make & Develop a PinHole Camera Image.

100: Finish another month-long blog challenge.

101: Complete my 101 in 1001 page/countdown. – in progress

Have you ever thought about starting a 101 in 1001 goal list? They are rather addictive (especially when you get super close to finishing them…)