Getting Things Done

A little over a year ago, I sat down and made my 101 in 1001 goals list and have been trying to update it since. I thought maybe I should revisit my list and see how much actual progress I have made now that we are 1/3 of the way through the 1001 days, so here goes nothing!

1. TRY TO Sleep on average 7 hours a day. Successfully accomplishing since 10/2012!
2. Babysit my nephew for an entire weekend.
3. Launch new website. Completed 1/18/2013
4. Update blog. Completed 5/10/2012
5. Create client survey; send to each client within 1 week of their shoot.
6. Go back to Spain.
7. Visit Canada out-of-state family.
8. Continue with our ‘One international, one domestic’ one trip goal each year.
9. Paint the whole house. Almost!
10. Finish The Lover’s Dictionary. Completed 2/15/2012
11. Read ‘Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang’.
12. Read ‘Everything is Illuminated’.
13. Go to church regularly.
14. Visit with family more. Ongoing; 2/11/2012
15. Photograph a charitable event or cause.
16. Have published work on Style Me Pretty. Completed 10/25/2012!!
17. Build my vendor connections. Ongoing
18. Do 5 styled shoots a year. 1 down; 4 to go!
19. Get in a routine and stick to it. Ongoing
20. Sign up for yoga. Done!
21. Buy our food from the local farmer’s market each week. Having a new Whole Foods is helping!
22. Build strong industry relationships. Ongoing
23. Be featured on a local wedding blog.
24. Meet Jasmine Star. Done! 2/29/2012
25. Buy a 35mm lens. Completed 4/5/2012
26. Buy a 70-200mm lens.
27. Buy another 5DMII OR the 5DMIII.
28. Learn the heck out of Lightroom.
29. Travel to Napa.
30. Take a girls trip with my mom and sister.
31. Go to a concert.
32. Comment on other photographers’ blogs. Ongoing!
33. Invite an inspiring photographer for coffee; brain picking. Completed 4/10/2012
34. Work out on a routine basis. Ongoing — super proud! 
35. Go skiing on a unique date w the hubs.
36. Grow our little family. Completed as of 10/2012
37. Go to a Tech football game each year.
38. Organize my office. Completed 5/24/2012
39. Work on packaging and branding materials. Done as of 6/19/2012
40. Order sample albums of my work. Done! 8/2012
41. Attend WPPI.
42. Go on a road trip.
43. Buy a Kelly Moore Classic bag. Got it! 3/6/2012
44. Get a massage. Done x6 2012
45. Go on a hike.
46. Get head shots taken.
47. Visit Enchanted Rock.
48. Go to the Zoo. 2/17/2012 and 12/23/2012!
49. Read a book in Spanish.
50. Photograph my friends.
51. Photograph my mom. Completed 9/3/2012
52. Buy a new pair of shoes. Completed 2/1/2012 per #84
53. Second shoot a wedding for free.
54. Photograph a destination wedding.
55. Take a trip to Seattle. Done! 6/7-6/10/2012
56. Donate to a cause. Completed x3!
57. Cook a traditional Spanish dinner for friends.
58. Make my own bread.
59. Take a day off. Per week. Yes! Already on the calendar for 2013
60. Sing karaoke.
61. Go horseback riding with the hubs to the deer lease.
62. Take the dogs to the Grand Canyon.
63. Go back to not drinking soda. Done — unless I am nauseous…
64. Visit Smalls in CA.
65. Visit Lindsey in Chicago.
66. Photograph my great grandmother.
67. Finish decorating our bedroom. Done! Completed 6/6/2012
68. Landscape our backyard.
69. Create and implement an electronic contract form.
70. Outsource my editing.
71. Outsource my album design.
72. Go to a local museum.
73. Call people for their birthday instead of text/Facebook. Ongoing
74. Update Illustrator. Done, Summer 2012
75. Launch a page for my photo-related cards and designs. Update–decided to nix this venture.
76. Feature industry vendors on the blog. Completed & Ongoing
77. Eat at Tiny Boxwoods. Completed 2/16/2012
78. Do an unconventional bridal shoot. Completed 3/2012
79. Have a family photo taken. Officially scheduled for April 2013!
80. Get business stationery made. Done! May 2012
81. Write more thank-you notes. Ongoing
82. Have a photo published in print.
83. Buy a new pair of jeans.
84. Buy another pair of TOMS. Completed x2 on 2/1/2012
85. Pet an elephant.
86. Buy a new car. Completed 4/26/2012 — yippee!
87. Read a business/marketing book.
88. Get a photo with someone famous.
89. Buy someone a gift just because. Completed August 2012 for Jo + Linds
90. Lose 100lbs. Okay maybe not that much…
91. Send someone flowers. Done, 1/2013
92. Go back to New Orleans.
93. Take a class.
94. Go to a book signing. Completed 10/2012 with Rachel Ashwell
95. Have a garage sale. Done! 10/2012
96. Volunteer.
97. Go back to Round Top. Went 10/2012 and planning to go 4/2013!
98. Visit my childhood home.
99. Take a train ride.
100. File all of the loose paperwork in the house, or throw it away. Done 2/2013
101. Learn how to write calligraphy. Working on it

Looks like I have 36 items completed, 12 ongoing, and 53 left to do. Not to shabby, Chels! That’s 36% totally completed, which means that if I am able to keep up the pace in the next two thirds of my 101 days, I am all set to finish on time Happy happy happy. That said, I really needed to remove some of the items on my list now that #36 is officially crossed off our list. For example, traveling all over the world seems highly unlikely. So does #1 now that I think about it…. so I filled in some new goals in place of those unrealistic ones

Ahhhh — progress sure feels good!