January is a month of new beginnings. Resolutions are permeating the air (or is that the below freezing temps?) and I'm totally pumped to take on the new year. With the holidays in our rear view mirror and 2014 still ahead, there are quite a few things I'm looking forward to.
kate spade agenda, gucci jacket, love and lemons coconut curry pumpkin soup
Happy first weekend of 2014! I'm still nursing a serious case of the cold-weather sniffles and have big plans to spend the weekend laid up in bed with a full Netflix queue and my 2014 planner. I'll also be crossing off a few easier-to-achieve goals from my 101 in 1001 list and preparing for a visit from my family... fun! I hope this weekend leaves a little time for some fun for you and yours.
Here's what I've been loving this week:
the sweetest hello 2014 care package from Oh So Pretty how to style a disco ball via The Glitter Guide The Everygirl's essentials for a productive (and stunning) home office entertaining tips from Pippa Middleton, Gwyneth Paltrow, Martha Stewart & more & the most darling holiday pictures on Our Happiness Tour
In years past I've rebelled against New Years "resolutions" by creating lists of things I'd like to get around to accomplishing during the year. However, since there's never a concrete plan I usually fail to cross anything off (and I LOVE to cross things off of lists). This year, though, I came across Victoria's list and Mackenzie's idea for creating something that's "a happy medium between writing a to do list and keeping a bucket list"... sold! These goals will take me just about 2.75 years (the experiment will come to an end on September 28, 2016) to complete and I'm beyond excited to accomplish some big dreams and little goals alike.
p.s. I'll be updating my progress along the way so feel free to check back! If you've created a 101 in 1001 list and I can help you to achieve any of your goals, please don't hesitate to reach out... I would LOVE to help.
Create my list of 101 goals(january 1, 2013)Have Chelsea & The City featured on a blog/site I admire(shared by Anthropologie April 2014)- Collaborate with one of my "dream companies"
- Create original artwork
- Start my own business (!)
- Launch business website (update: purchased domain March 2014)
- Host a dinner party
- Attend New York Fashion Week
- Send 50 handwritten notes (||||| ||||)
Connect with a blogging friend in person(brunch + shopping with Catalina Creative... so fun! April 2014)- Make an address book with contacts of family and friends + birthdays
- Create a gallery wall for my workspace
- Find the perfect art for our living room
Learn calligraphypractice, practice, practice!- Watch 10 classic films (down to earth 1947, gilda 1946)
- Send someone a party in a box
- Go blonde
- A family session with an actual phtographer
- Paint something I would be proud to hang in our home
- Visit NYC
- Get engaged
- Get married
- Read 20 (new to me) books (Z: A Novel - january 2014, It by Alexa Chung - february 2014)
- Take a class
Start making videos for Chelsea & The City(may 2014)- Take a dance lesson
- Go to the ballet
- Enroll Lorelai in ballet classes
- Plant something, watch it grow together
- Adopt a dog
- Revitalize an old piece of furniture
- Practice yoga regularly
- Go on a walk everyday for a week
- Try out (and wear all day) 5 new hairstyles ( | )
- Visit an out of town friend
- Join the local public library
- Pitch myself to someone I'd love to work with
- Create office hours and stick to them
- Find a wine that I love
Visit Washington DCStart a collection(blue and white china, coffee mugs)- Pay for the person behind me at Starbucks
- Go on a fancy dinner date night with Mr. Jackson
Create a one-pager for my blog(february 4, 2014)- Potty Train Lorelai
Make a mommy friend(february 2014)- Join a playgroup or activity for Lo
- Move into our first home
- Complete a
computer/social media free weekend (february 2014) - Own a bike… ride it
- Have a modern family crest designed… or design one myself
Find the perfect pair of denim(january 2014)Make a new friend- Host a major holiday at our house
- Attend a Williams-Sonoma Cooking class
- Read Lorelai a book every night before bed for a week
- Surprise Ainsworth with something special... out of the blue
- Go to five museums ( ||| )
- Drink hot water with lemon every morning for a month
- Attend BlogShop (or something similar)
Go antiquing(january 16, 2014)- Invest in a blazer
- Buy a great pair of boots
Be debt-free- Write a letter to myself to be opened on my 30th birthday
- Give 10 "just because" gifts
- Find the perfect LBD
- Ride a horse (or conquer a different fear)
- See a doctor for social anxiety
- Send a thank you note for every gift received (||)
- Visit a vineyard
- Stay in a bed & breakfast
- Invest in 10 beautiful coffee table books
- See a movie at the theater alone
- Get new glasses
- Find a way to work more God into my blog
- Commission a fun illustration
- Get my car fixed
- Start running
- Reach goal weight
Find a way to organize magazines(january 25, 2014)- Learn to fold fitted sheets
Purchase or make a bar cart(january 4, 2014)- Buy (and hang) curtains for every room
- Join a group or club
Get a dining room table(january 2014)- Find a signature shade of lipstick
- Bake a pie from scratch
- Try my hand at flower arranging… just for fun
- Buy monogrammed sheets + towels (once we share a monogram)
- Visit a Southern Living Idea House
- Work with a photographer for Chelsea & The City style posts
- Attend Making Things Happen
- Purchase Lara Casey's Powersheets or Whitney English's Day/Year Designer
- Complete #94 program
- Send business-specific Christmas cards
- Take one bath per week
Whittle down my beauty routine to one cosmetics bag full(April 2014)- Take more pictures
Create a beautiful inspiration board for my workspace… update it constantly (january 2014)Inspire someone to make their own list(email me so I can check it out!) (ashlyn, kristin)