365 in 365

Warning: This is going to be a long post!

Happy New Year!! I hope everyone had a great NYE and had a great time welcoming in 2015. I feel like most New Years Resolutions become daunting lists of things that become really easy to set aside and forget about until December 31st comes around again and you rethink all the things you told yourself you were going to do. This year I'm taking a different approach to those New Years Resolutions and creating a 365 things in 365 days. 1 year to do and accomplish oh so many things.

I've been following Mackenzie Horan of Design Darling and her list of 101 things in 1001 days. She says it best describing her list as a happy medium between a to-do list and a bucket list. Her list has inspired me to create my own, however I'm making one for one year. 365 days. I'm going to think of this as a different approach on New Years Resolutions. I'll be keeping track of the list here, and you can keep track of my progress too! The image above will be in my sidebar {working on that this weekend} for you to keep tabs on my list throughout the year if you would like! I've separated my list into two sections {blog & personal} Here it goes...

Note: This list is a work in progress & I plan on completing coming up with all 365 things {see #1} within the next week or so! I'll also try to document as much as possible on my Instagram with the hashtag #DefinedDesigns365 {see #29}

1. Come up with 365 things
2. Post about my progress every month
3. Post about the completion/ almost completion on December 31st 2015
4. Inspire someone to create a list of their own
5. Successfully complete all 365 things

6. Work on adding more content{i.e. lifestyle/ hosting/ travel posts}
7. Write 10 how-to posts
8. Write 10 DIY posts
9. Create a complete media kit
10. Start an Etsy shop
11. Send out blog Christmas cards
12. Use Hootsuite for social media scheduling for an entire week
13. Refurbish a piece of furniture
14. Participate in a Loop Giveaway
15. Comment on 5 blogs a day for a month straight
16. Collaborate with a local photographer
17. Collaborate with another blogger
18. Host a giveaway
19. Start a new blog series
20. Design and manufacture my on product
21. Start a design & decor look book
22. Upgrade my camera
23. Have my next apartment professionally photographed
24. Reach 1,000 followers on Instagram {yes, really}
25. Reach 500 followers on Facebook
26. Buy a Pantone color book
27. Participate in the One Room Challenge
28. Start a video series
29. Start a hashtag {#DefinedDesigns365}
30. Get invited/ accepted to RewardStyle {i'm trying!}
31. Go to Spring High Point Furniture Market
32. Go to Fall High Point Furniture Market
33. Create a Charlotte Shopping Guide
34. Buy 5 new coffee table books
35. Read 5 new books
36. Attend a networking event
37. Start a 'services' page to start working with clients
38. Take on an Interior Design client
39. Decorate & document my office at work
40. Help a reader with a blog post
41. Create a gallery wall & document it for the blog
42. Start a 'How to Host' blog series
43. Use my sewing machine for a DIY
44. Write Moodboard Monday posts for 5 weeks straight
45. Compile all of my Moodboard Monday posts from 2014 into one post
46. Schedule and prepare all my blog posts for an entire week ahead of time
47. Start using an editorial calendar
48. Write a list of future post ideas
49. Design my dream apartment & post about it
50. Have a Holiday Photoshoot
51. Post about my Blog Business Cards
52. Host a blog/ brand event
53. Attend a blog conference
54. Attend a local blogger meet-up
55. Publish an e-book
56. Host an Instagram giveaway
57. Post a home tour
58. Post a holiday home tour
59. Learn about Wine glasses & write a post about it
60. Learn about Beer glasses & write a post about it
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175. Be featured/ published on a blog/ website/ magazine

176. Host a Dinner party

177. Host a Super Bowl party

178. Take an arial yoga class

179. Visit New York City

180. Visit California

181. Watch the sun rise

182. Visit a city I've never been before

183. See a comedy show

184. See a play

185. Treat a friend to dinner

186. Buy coffee for a friend January 2015

187. Go to Las Vegas

188. Go on a hike

189. Try Pure Barre

190. Visit Asheville, NC

191. Visit Wilmington, NC

192. Visit Nashville, TN

193. Attend a themed bar crawl

194. Attend a sporting event

195. See 5 live concerts

196. Take a weekend road trip for fun

197. Complete a 5k

198. Read all of the Harry Potter Books {i only made it through the first one back in the day}

199. Visit a zoo

200. Go to a friends wedding

201. Get a blowout

202. Go camping

203. Donate a bag of clothes I don't wear

204. Visit a flea market

205. Organize all of the business cards I've collected over the years

206. Refrain from shopping for myself for a month

207. Donate to a cause/ fund/ charity

208. Visit a shooting range

209. Go fishing

210. Go on a cruise

211. Go to a NASCAR race

212. Tour a vineyard or brewery

213. See Garth Brooks in concert

214. Throw a surprise party for a friend

215. Take a self defense class {my dad will really appreciate this one}

216. Take a stay-cation in Charlotte

217. Invest in grown up luggage

218. Eat gluten free for a month

219. Try 10 new restaurants

220. Travel outside of the country

221. Play in the Pacific Ocean

222. Play in the Atlantic ocean

223. Pay for a strangers coffee

224. Learn how to make candles

225. Volunteer at an animal shelter

226. Read a new book series

227. Try 10 new Pinterest recipes

228. Reach my goal weight

229. Refrain from eating fast food for a month straight

230. Send 10 'Just Because' gifts

231. Send 10 'Just Because' cards

232. Get personalized stationary/ note cards

233. Take a calligraphy class

234. Get a mani/pedi

235. Get a gel manicure

236. Take a vacation with friends

237. Go on a family vacation

238. Make & Drink 'green' smoothies everyday for a month

239. Make a one pot pasta dish

240. Save $100 in loose change

241. Find and maintain a skin care routine for 2 weeks straight

242. Get my car detailed

243. Pay more than the minimum payment towards my student loans 3 times in a row

244. Apply for a credit card with cash back bonuses

245. Make my lunch for work for an entire week straight

246. Purchase an investment piece of furniture

247. Purchase an investment piece for my wardrobe

248. Have fresh flowers in the house for a month straight

249. Buy a plant for my office at work

250. Start a gym routine & go for 14 days straight

251. Take 2 gym classes in one day

252. Go to a Farmers Market

253. Go Pumpkin/ Apple/ Berry Picking

254. Go to a fair

255. Go to a music festival

256. Finish an entire TV Series on Netflix

257. Find a way to document all the places I've traveled

258. Start a retirement fund

259. Read a book before seeing the movie

260. Re-read a book series

261. Subscribe to a magazine

262. Send an edible arrangement to someone

263. Send flowers to someone

264. Update & organize my iPad

265. Host a second annual Friendsgiving

266. Host a Holiday Party

267. Get my eyebrows professionally waxed {i'm a sad excuse for a girl}

268. De-clutter my life, throw out or donate things I don't use or need

269. Invest in a new set of towels

270. Visit 2 new coffee spots in Charlotte

271. Get enough miles for a free flight

272. Get my car detailed

273. Make a gift wrapping kit

274. Find out my credit score

275. Go tubing on a river

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And last but not least:

365. Put $10 into my savings account for each item completed!