The Big Idea

I have to say, first of all, that I never thought I'd have a blog. I mean, why would I? I don't have anything particularly interesting to say, nor am I an outstanding or witty writer. But most importantly, I don't live a very fascinating life. My life, actually, is quite boring. Not to say that I'm unhappy - I'm fairly content in what I have. It's just boring is all. I feel like I'm one of those people that's always waiting for my real life to begin. Like when I get a teaching job, when I have enough money, when I get married.... that's when I'll do all of those things I want to do. That's when I'll accomplish goals and become a well-rounded interesting person. But in the mean time I'll wait, and waste my time with inconsequential things. 


What I've decided, though, is to stop waiting. 


On Valentine's Day I went out to a lovely dinner with Stasia, Tory, and Ashley. Tory brought up that she was thinking about doing 101 goals in 1001 days. I don't know exactly where this idea originated, but it's something I've seen before. The goals can be anything you want them to be: some very big and important, and some small and fun. As soon as Tory brought it up, I thought, "That's something I should do." What an excellent way to stop being so boring and to start actually living my life.  


So, here's the plan: I have 1001 days to complete my 101 goals. That gives me until November 15, 2013. I've come up with most of my goals,  but I am leaving a few blanks to add more as I move forward in this. To be honest, it's all a little daunting. Some of these goals are pretty huge for me, and some will take a lot of long-term work and slow progress. But I'm also very excited to start living a fuller and more interesting life. 


I'm writing this blog as a way to keep track of my progress and accomplishments. Plus, I don't do well with self-motivation, and I need some sort of accountability, even if no one ever reads this. So... here we go! Day one!