somehow we’ve found ourselves at another 101 in 1001 list!
i’m writing this on july 22, but the fifth iteration of my 101 in 1001 list started back on april 4, 2026. the last few months have just been… *gestures wildly* so i’m a bit behind on my blog posts.
but even though i haven’t been writing, i have been working on the items on the list! but that’s a topic for another day.
if you’re not familiar with the concept, a 101 in 1001 is a list of 101 things you’d like to accomplish in 1,001 days, which works out to just less than three years. i started my first list back in 2015, and while my attention to the lists have ebbed and flowed throughout the years, i’ve stuck with the habit of starting a new list as soon as one ends.
i have a couple of personal policies related to my list, the main one being i can change any item throughout the 1,001 days as i see fit. after all, a lot can happen over the course of 3 years. in general, i try to set a good mix of short-term and long-term goals, so that i have regular progress and bigger projects to work toward.
my current record is 68 items completed, and i’m always striving to complete more. in fact, it’s always my first item on my list—beat my previous record of items completed. and it’s not just for the sake of hitting a higher number; they’re all things i want to accomplish, so it’s a way to motivate myself to do those things.
over the last few years, i’ve been trying to slow down and appreciate life more. i’m taking a hard swing away from hustle culture that was so prominent when i started my first 101 in 1001 list. i asked myself what hobbies i want to spend more time on, what i want the vibe of my life to feel like, and how i want to feel over the course of the next 1,001 days.
does that mean i have entire sections of items devoted just to disney dreamlight valley and pokopia? you better believe it. at first it felt weird, but then i thought back to my third 101 in 1001 list, in the height of covid, when i had a whole section devoted to animal crossing. and it was fun. i want more of that unapologetic joy in my life. so yes, 13 of the 101 items are specifically about the two video games i’m currently obsessed with, and i am so excited about it.
(it’s also helping me focus on those two games that i enjoy and have already paid for, instead of getting distracted by shiny new games that cost more money. here’s looking at you, tomodachi life.)
i also have a whole section devoted to florida. a tiny bit of my soul died when i realized i wanted to have a florida section (because, yunno… *gestures wildly in the direction of florida*). but i’m actually there quite often, because both my job and my in-laws are in central Florida. in fact, i go down enough that one of my best friends, amanda, and i got season passes to universal studios florida back in march. (hence all of the items specific to universal / harry potter world).
so without further ado, here is my fifth 101 in 1001 list! i will keep the dedicated page updated with progress and changes, but this is the unaltered list from april 2026, when it first started.
Personal Development
1. Beat my past 101 in 1001 record of 68.
2. Get a score of 100 in French in Duolingo.
3. Get to 150 birds on my life list.
4. Learn how to drive a stick shift.
5. Learn how to change a tire.
6. Learn how to pick a lock.
7. Learn how to juggle.
Wicca, Folklore, & Spirituality
8. Read 12 books related to spirituality, folklore, or nature.
9. Learn how to read tarot.
10. Host four Wheel of the Year dinner parties.
11. Make a fairy garden.
Health & Fitness
12. Plan, plant, & maintain a full growing season in my garden on my own.
13. Be able to do the splits in any one direction.
14. Climb 3 “steps” in aerial silks.
15. Go on 25 hikes.
16. Learn how to stand-up paddleboard.
17. Spend a full day following only what feels good, leaning into my ADHD tendencies.
18. Finish my allergy shot treatment.
Travel
19. Travel to the Upper Peninsula.
20. Visit 5 Michigan State Parks.
21. Visit 5 new-to-us National Parks.
22. Go car or tent camping.
23. Visit Athina in France.
24. Visit Amanda in Oklahoma.
25. Build a “travel ritual” and use it on 5 trips.
Florida
26. Finish all of the adventures at Universal Studios Florida Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
27. Cast all of the spells at Universal Studios Florida Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
28. Unlock all of the achievements at Universal Studios Florida Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
29. Find all of the beasts at Universal Studios Florida Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
30. Visit one park at Walt Disney World.
31. Visit a manatee sanctuary.
32. Go to an Inter Miami game.
Local
33. Visit all of the wineries on the Lake Michigan Shore Wine Trail.
34. Visit the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary.
35. Find the tufted titmouse mural in downtown Kalamazoo.
36. See the moon tree at Fernwood Botanical Gardens.
37. Take a glass-blowing class at Glass Art Kalamazoo.
38. Take a blacksmithing class at a local forge.
Home
39. Finish the built-in bookshelves in my office.
40. Upgrade the main bedroom closets.
41. Upgrade the entryway closet.
42. Set up a craft studio in the basement.
43. Renovate the en suite bathroom.
44. Renovate the downstairs bathroom and laundry room.
45. Upgrade the bedding for both bedrooms.
46. Paint the guest bedroom.
47. Put up wallpaper somewhere in the house.
48. Create a reading nook.
49. Landscape the backyard.
50. Put up a bat house.
51. Put up the bluebird houses.
52. Get a hammock.
53. Declutter 100 items from my home.
54. Update the Home Book each year.
Food
55. Make 10 recipes from cookbooks I already own (at least 2 from each).
56. Make macarons.
57. Create a custom cocktail.
58. Learn to make 5 cocktails from memory.
59. Learn to make 10 go-to meals from memory.
60. Learn to make latte art with our espresso machine.
61. Add an herb garden to the windowsill and keep it alive for at least 3 months.
Creative
62. Refinish my hexagon end table.
63. Refinish my knitting table.
64. Repaint and dress up my lawn goose, Ryan.
65. Create a cool signature.
66. Learn how to rebind books.
67. Crochet a sweater or cardigan.
68. Finish all of my Woobles kits.
69. Sew a piece of clothing for myself.
70. Fix my manatee bowl.
71. Publish 15 blog posts (excluding 101 in 1001 update posts).
72. Learn how to make 3 origami creations.
Reading
73. Finish reading Animal Ark.
74. Read the Stormlight Archive.
75. Read the Princess Diaries series.
76. Read all of my Book of the Month picks.
77. Finish the Book of the Month reading challenge each year.
78. Read and/or get rid of 25 books I already own.
Disney Dreamlight Valley
79. Decorate my entire valley.
80. Decorate all of Eternity Isle.
81. Decorate all of Storybook Vale.
82. Decorate all of Wishblossom Ranch.
83. Fill all of my chests on my storage island (after decorating each area).
84. Complete all of the memories.
85. Complete all of the Dreamlight Duties.
Pokopia
86. Decorate all of Withered Wastelands.
87. Decorate all of Bleak Beach.
88. Decorate all of Rocky Ridges.
89. Decorate all of Sparkling Skylands.
90. Decorate all of Caitland (Palette Town).
91. Unlock all of the Pokemon.
Entertainment
92. Watch all of Murder She Wrote.
93. Watch all of Nancy Meyers’ movies.
94. Watch all of New Girl.
95. Watch Heated Rivalry.
96. Do a themed movie night for each of the four seasons.
Just for Fun
97. Use our picnic basket.
98. Get my conch and daith piercings.
99. Get my daith and helix piercings.
100. Play all of our owned board games at least once.
101. Give myself an at-home dip manicure.
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