Living My Life: 101 in 1,001

If you’ve ever seen Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, you of course remember the character Clementine Kruczynski. Clementine was a free-spirited young woman who did whatever she could to live life to the fullest, because she didn’t want life to just pass her by.

After watching Eternal Sunshine for the first time in high school, I wanted to be Clementine. I wanted to live my life fearlessly. I wanted to be free-spirited and fun-loving the way she was, seizing every moment of every day so that when the day came for me to move on to whatever comes after this life, I could say that I had truly lived.

Well, I’m not saying it’s too late for me by any means, but I have to admit– sitting in a cubicle for 40 hours a week isn’t exactly as romantic as my 16-year-old mind had envisioned my life at 23 being. Sure, I’m pretty successful for my age… I have a good job at a good company, I own my own photography business and I live on my own. I have a phone, a car, a beautiful dog and a wonderful boyfriend. But outside of that, I spend most of my nights vegged out in front of a computer screen or the TV.

So, in an effort to spice things up and try new things, and inspired by several people I know working on a similar project, I typed up a list of 101 things I plan to accomplish in the next 1,001 days. In the next 2.75 years, I plan on doing my best to check off each and every task on my list. The items range from being as simple as going for a walk in the rain or purchasing my first lottery ticket to traveling to other countries, getting married and purchasing my first home. You can view my list at the top of this blog by clicking on “The 101.”

I plan on blogging every step of the way and taking pictures of each task that I complete. This blog will not only be about my weight loss journey (since my weight loss is one of my goals on my 101, it works!) but also about living life. I have decided that my first goal to work on will be #46- to make homemade dog treats for Clara. I’ll post the recipe I used and whether or not they were a hit after I make them this weekend! 🙂