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eunice ann

tales of a girl trying to make sense of it all.

101 Goals.

A couple of years ago, I joined a group of photography friends in writing 101 goals to accomplish in 1001 days. I believe so strongly in setting goals that it just made sense to me. Now that it’s been a few years since that last list was written, it’s time to refresh these. My 101, in no particular order:

1. Earn a new title at work.
2. Be debt free.
3. Own a home.
4. Visit Italy.
5. See the Red Sox play with my dad.
6. Eat Maine lobster – in Maine.
7. Run a half marathon.
8. Climb 5 of the 14’ers in Colorado.
9. Go on a Mediterranean cruise.
10. Go to Fenway Park.
11. Do 100 good deeds.
12. Visit friends in Illinois.
13. Take a trip with just my mom.
14. Visit friends in Nashville.
15. Climb Macchu Picchu.
16. Learn Italian.
17. Buy a great piece of art.
18. Pay cash for a new car.
19. See a Broadway show in NY.
20. Visit San Francisco.
21. Buy a great leather jacket.
22. Visit Washington DC.
23. Upgrade my camera.
24. See the Cubs play at Wrigley.
25. Visit Montreal.
26. Find 5 new pen pals (if you’re interested, let me know)
27. Go to WPPI.
28. Visit Disneyland/Disney World with Alissa.
29. Buy baseball season tickets.
30. Learn to play tennis (again).
31. Find an amazing bedroom set.
32. Get new family portraits made.
33. Get a master’s degree.
34. Buy a new backpack.
35. Read 100 books.
36. Volunteer once a month on a Habitat site.
37. Get all my old film developed.
38. Contribute to a creative publication.
39. Visit Thailand.
40. Go to a fancy New Year’s party.
41. Mentor someone.
42. Drink wine in Napa.
43. Go to opening day at Dodger Stadium.
44. Visit Greece.
45. Read Atlas Shrugged
46. Launch The Debt Diaries.
47. Visit Bali.
48. Learn to swim.
49. Practice yoga 5 days a week.
50. Cut processed foods from my diet.
51. Buy a vintage film camera.
52. Volunteer at Alissa’s school.
53. Participate in Help-Portrait.
54. Organize recipe clippings.
55. Take pictures daily for a year. Really. I mean it.
56. Inspire change in my community.
57. Build a family tree.
58. Collect 5 new stamps in my passport.
59. Take Alissa to the symphony.
60. Go on an African safari.
61. Visit friends in San Diego.
62. Discover a new artistic outlet.
63. Write a book.
64. Build a photo wall.
65. Earn a merit on a photograph.
66. Teach someone how to knit.
67. Make something new from something old.
68. Join a blogger’s group.
69. Buy a new TV.
70. Sponsor a less fortunate kid to go to summer camp.
71. Try kayaking again.
72. Visit Alaska.
73. Take Alissa horseback riding.
74. Make a self portrait every month for a year.
75. Learn to make cheese.
76. Take a week-long camping trip.
77. Drive Route 66 end to end.
78. Donate to two dozen charities in a year.
79. Create a new piece of art each week.
80. Buy the perfect sofa.
81. Host a dinner party.
82. Visit friends in Seattle.
83. Knit my mom a sweater.
84. Spend some quality time with my brother.
85. Fulfill a dozen wishes anonymously.
86. Visit Hawaii.
87. Host Christmas.
88. Find a new volunteer opportunity.
89. Write a new blog post weekly.
90. Get a WPPI membership.
91. Surprise someone with a memorable moment.
92. Hike the Crested Butte trail.
93. Start a monthly game night with friends.
94. Host another Pin-Up shoot.
95. Throw a costume party.
96. Learn to be mindful.
97. Meditate daily.
98. Find a good dim sum place in Denver.
99. Clear the clutter from my home.
100. Send birthday cards to each of our family members (on time).
101. Hike the Grand Canyon.

Start date: March 15, 2014
End date: December 10, 2016

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Sometimes I wonder if people notice the stack of b Sometimes I wonder if people notice the stack of books in the background of my zoom calls. And if they notice that it started out with only two at the beginning of quarantine and now it’s up to a dozen.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Sometimes I wonder if they notice that they change because I am constantly rearranging my “to read” stacks—this is actually my 3rd wave of “up next” books (the other two are on my nightstand. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I love to read, and I hate that 2020 was so hard to read the books I want to read. I have admittedly collected more books in the past year than I have read, and no book diet seems to be making a difference in my desire to buy books. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I think I learned that books are my coping mechanism. Book store, library, @littlefreelibrary, friends—I don’t care where I get them, I want all the books.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I didn’t hit my reading goal last year. In 2015, I was determined to hit my reading challenge of 40 books, and with a week to go and 16 books behind, I binged 16 books and made it with hours to spare. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I’ve since upped my goal to 50, which I had a plan to read 29 books in the month of December to make it, and I fell back into my reading slump.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This year, I upped my challenge to 60. Go big or go home, right? Even if I don’t hit this number, I do hope to get rid of this stack, along with one of the ones on my nightstand, this year. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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What are your reading plans for this year?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Image description: Stack of books (top down): Laziness Does Not Exist, Never Change, Wow No Thank You, You Had Me at Hola, Just Mercy, The Idea of You, Shame and Glory, The In Between Is Everything, Grown, On Writing (The other two titles are not visible in the title) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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