I've previously posted my 101 in 1,001 goals list, but felt it was time for a revision. It's funny how only 365 days in, so many of my goals have already changed. I haven't accomplished quite as many as I was hoping to, but here's the (revised) list. 1. Make a best of album for 2004 2. Make a best of album for 2005 3. Make a best of album for 2006 4. Make a best of album for 2007 5. Make a best of album for 2008
6. Blog more often in 2008 7. Get featured on the image of the day on J Sandifer's blog 8. Teach a photography or Photoshop class
9. Mentor an upcoming photographer 10. Get a destination I do cover
11. Get featured in wedding chronicles 12. Get featured in a national magazine
13. Learn how to make paypal portrait sessions 14. Set up a gift registry for my brides 15. Get my wedding contract redone by a AZ lawyer 16. Shoot another wedding in Hawaii 17. Shoot another wedding in the Caribbean 18. Write my emergency closing business book 19. Find a copy of the camera I used to play with at Mammaw's and buy it 20. Write a business operations manual 21. See about getting a masters degree 22. Finish the hardwood in my office 23. Go to networking meetings at least 6 times a year 24. Host another photographer's working retreat 25. Enter prints into wppi competition 26. Shoot portraits at a wedding from Mike's shoulders
27. Learn how to use quickbooks 28. Send out a monthly newsletter 29. Figure out how to take and sell stock photography
30. Donate a full wedding photography to someone truly deserving 31. Meet Brenda Priddy and go shoot with her 32. Start a scholarship fund for someone in the arts 33. Get video up on my website 34. Be voted best of photography somewhere 35. Finish the custom actions I've made
36. Actually go to a Halloween party dressed up like in a costume 37. Eat at plums 38. Take Priddy family photos with another photographer 39. Take Ohlschlager family photos with another photographer 40. Read the Bible all the way through 41. Raise a couple of ducks - again 42. Volunteer with Bailey at Gabriel's Angels
43. Send my secret into post secret 44. Get our wedding album made 45. Get a family bible and put both family histories in it 46. Make my own stationary 47. Learn to drive a stick shift 48. Learn to like tomatoes 49. Keep an orchid alive for more than 3 months
50. Get a piece of artwork commissioned 51. Get bailey to balance a dog treat on her nose 52. Be that family member that sends every card for every occasion 53. Go learn to cook somewhere fancy 54. Throw the murder mystery dinner I've always wanted to 55. Sing at church, like in front of people 56. Get jenny to come visit me 57. Learn how to make good creme brulee 58. Go out to a fancy club on new years as a VIP 59. Go to a foam party with Mike while we are still young enough 60. See the blue man group perform 61. Donate blood - more than once!
62. Make GPB alum website 63. Go back to visit welcome home in Mexico 64. Do a backbend 65. Take a tap class 66. Run the turkey trot (NOT walk) 67. Fit in those Abercrombie jeans of mine from high school 68. Quit eating French fries, even Islands 69. Go to the shooting range and actually hit the X 70. Be able to do 5 pullups
71. Get a bike for both of us and ride it to small group, church and friends
72. Get my passport updated 73. Visit the hot air balloon festival and take pics 74. Go stay at the Magic Hotel 75. Go hear music at Preservation Hall 76. Go whitewater rafting with Mike 77. Go on a trip by train
78. Go on a vacation with friends 79. Go on a week or longer cruise 80. Go on vacation with family 81. Go to Walt Disney world with Mike BEFORE there are any kids 82. Go on a road trip with just Brad 83. Go back for Christmas Eve service at CBC Christmas of 2009 84. Learn Spanish (no laughing Dad)
85. Actually read a business book 86. Actually read a fun book 87. Learn by memory all the worlds' countries, where they are and their capitals 88. Learn all the airport codes
89. Paint the house - inside 90. Put our wedding pics up in the house 91. Stop using the nightstand as a dresser
92. Do something about the dead trees in the backyard 93. Get my business accounting in order 94. Meet with a financial planner 95. Get out of debt
96. Set up a Roth IRA
97. Get my jewelry insured 98. Get another life insurance policy for both of us 99. Buy an investment piece of property 100. Write our will/set up trust 101. Save $x by the time I'm 30 Every time I cross one of these off, sock away $20 for a fabulous celebration And because every post is prettier with a picture, here's one I stole from Tyler from our Bahamas trip earlier this year.
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