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{brave} 100 Little Things in 2014

If you follow me on Instagram, you may have seen the photo where I shared about the fun worksheets I found on Pinterest the other day.  Michelle created them as a less intimidating way to accomplish your goals.  I love how she says, “It’s the little things in life that end up becoming the big things when you look back on your memories.”


Goal-setting is one of my favorite activities and I really enjoyed the brainstorm process with these worksheets.  My list is a jumble of different things: paying off specific debt, craft projects to try, small home improvements, races to run, places nearby to see, activities and memories to make with the kids. I may not cross off every item this year, but it’s always fun to dream and plan.


I’ve had a few requests to share the specifics, so here is my list.  I’ll be back throughout the year to cross things off as I complete them. I hope it will inspire you to write out your own!


1. Pay off credit card
2. Pay off student loan
3. Pay off minivan
4. Save $1400 using the 52 week plan
5. Hire someone to paint the foyer and kitchen -August 2014
6. Read the entire Bible
7. Run a half marathon

8. Run 3 races

9. Simplify in a big way!

10. No Sugar January -January 2014

11. Whole30

12. Read 15 books – (14/15)

13. Install art wall in the master bedroom –January 2014

14. Make silhouettes of the kids

15. Launch Big White Farmhouse, the Boutique –January 13, 2014!

16. Visit Chicago -April 2014

17. Get carpets cleaned
18. Blog consistently (at least once a week)
19. See a movie in theaters
20. Reduce body fat to 19%
21. Potty train J -April 2014
22. Picnic lunch as a family -July 2014
23. Beat Mark at Words with Friends –January 2014
24. Make my handwriting a font
25. Make jam
26. Join the library
27. Learn to knit or crochet
28. Sew a dress for Sophie
29. Grow succulents
30. Start the Cookie Project -March 2014
31. Give a big tip at a restaurant -February 2014
32. Do a blog post about Stitchfix and model the clothes
33. Wear red lipstick
34. Learn how to curl my hair
35. Make a quilt
36. Cook fish
37. Try a new vegetable
38. Make a gluten-free dessert -March 2014
39. Make a Blurb book for IG 2013 pictures -February 2014
40. Go antiquing -May 2014
41. Run/Walk at least a mile a day for 30 days -July & August 2014
42. Find and hang curtains in guest room
43. Spend a week in Maine
44. Write down all the kids’ birth stories
45. Purchase a lamp for the living room –January 2014
46. Open a second part/room to the BWF Boutique –The Garden in May 2014
47. Help D prepare for Kindergarten -May & June 2014
48. Self portrait challenge for 30 days
49. Give away 30 things on my birthday
50. Repaint kitchen table
51. Get to the dentist -July 2014
52. Buy new oven mitts -October 2014
53. Hold second Pajama Drive -October 2014
54. Deep clean bathrooms –January 2014
55. Hang up bathroom art and jewelry rack –January 2014
56. Send 3 “just because” gifts -finished August 2014
57. Organize kitchen utensil drawer –February 2014
58. Make my own salsa
59. Go to the American History Museum
60. Put wreaths on Arlington Cemetery
61. Go apple picking
62. Begin learning about photography and shooting in manual –December 2014
63. Donate 100 things challenge -April & May 2014
64. Go to the Air and Space Museum
65. Make pasta from scratch
66. Plant a mini herb garden
67. Watch 10 documentaries –May 2014
68. Have a picture printed on canvas -July 2014
69. Pray a novena -May 2014
70. Find a way to organize all the Legos -summer 2014
71. Hang curtains in the kitchen -May 2014
72. Send a care package to a college student
73. “Real” date night 4x (out of the house, dressed up)
74. Write Mark love letters at least once a month
75. Find a vintage globe to start a collection
76. Host another Penpal Circle signup
77. Hang curtains in Sophie’s room –December 2014
78. Buy a new dress -March 2014
79. Practice stretching on a regular basis
80. Make an office inside the guest room closet -February 2014
81. Bake a cake
82. Donate hair for Locks of Love
83. Take the boys to the movies –February 2014, the Lego Movie!
84. Paint the boys’ room
85. Finish my first gratitude journal
86. Work on gallery wall in Sophie’s room
87. Do a Bible study -June 2014
88. Invite someone over for dinner -Fr. V in January, “I” Family in May
89. Make a pie
90. Plant something in my hanging baskets
91. Attend a wedding -December 2014
92. Write a letter everyday for 30 days
93. Read a book about Mother Teresa -July 2014
94. Buy big girl pajamas
95. Make felt ornaments for the tree
96. Host a game night
97. Grow tomatoes
98. Use up a lot of my scrapbook stash
99. Make sorbet
100. Make a list for 2015!

Comments

  1. Wow, what an ambitious list! That's awesome! Luxyhair on youtube has great curling hair tutorials šŸ™‚ It's how I learned.

  2. Awesome list! Go to Michael's RIGHT NOW and get all their felt Christmas stuff on sale and your ornament making will be SO much easier come Christmas! Or just make them now and put them away and you'll be in for a happy surprise when Christmas comes šŸ™‚

  3. Ooooh, this is inspiring me to make my own list! Salsa is really easy to make, so it will be fun to cross that one off. šŸ˜‰

  4. Great list! I want to make my own but might have to start with 50, 100 is a little overwhelming for me! The Pioneer Woman has some great tips for shooting photos in manual šŸ™‚

  6. For your goal to wear red lipstick check out my sister Carolyn's blog Lipstick & Chiffon! Might help you find one that you like

  7. Ashley – I love this list! It's a perfect mix of silly and ambitious goals – seriously love all of them. BWF shop – can.not.wait. I have been creeping on pinterest for weeks now wondering what you were up to:) So glad that we are friends – you inspire me so much!!

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