As I sit here in bed, listening to the thunder rolling in and the gentle rain falling outside my window, it feels as though everything is falling into place. 

Just a few short months ago, my life hit a breaking point and everything came crashing down. Life had taken its swings at me and I just couldn’t fight back any longer. There were moments when I was unrecognizable.

I was stuck in a toxic environment, thinking that there was no way out. I was told that I wasn’t the same person from a year ago and you know what, she was right. 

I allowed someone else’s energy to take over mine and I had temporarily lost who I was. I was so concerned with what was going on around me that I stopped looking within and that’s where I got into trouble. 

WHEN LIFE SLAPS YOU IN THE FACE

You listen.

You learn.

You begin again.

I reevaluated. 

I took a job where I knew nothing but they were willing to take a chance on me. 

I took the vacation that we had been planning for a year and focused on family time.

These two very different moments in my life aligned me with people who I needed to have at that moment. Ever since getting home from vacation, I have been focusing on who I want to become and what I can do to get there. 

I have been focusing on self-care.

I have been focusing on writing.

I have been focusing on creating an environment that supports me.

In my last blog post, I talked about learning to silence the outside influences that can control our lives. In that post, I share the Wellness Challenge that my hubby and I are doing together to promote overall wellness together.

We are focusing on physical wellness as well as mental wellness and in the short couple of weeks that I have been refocused on all of these aspects, I can feel Samantha coming alive again.

The anger that I have is dissipating.

The disappointment I have is disappearing.

The love that I have for myself is coming back. 

It feels like this is the next step. Stepping into a challenge to continue to build my self-confidence and even discover more of me than I have before. This is the next stage in my healing. Focusing on WHO I want to be and HOW to get to be her. 

Have you ever heard of 101 goals in 1001 days?

I have done a post in the past but honestly, most of it just didn’t feel like things I wanted to do. It felt like things that I SHOULD be doing. You know what I am talking about. I finished my new list today after four days of working on it and I am excited to be sharing it here. 

All of these goals align with who I want to be and the things that I want to achieve in the next three-plus years of my life. 1001 days equals just under 33 months. There are lots of things that I want to achieve and I am ready to take the steps to do them.

As I continue to work on my wellness challenge, this 101 goals list is going to complement what I am working towards. Are you ready to hear my list??

MY LIST OF 101 GOALS THAT I WANT TO ACHIEVE IN 1001 DAYS

Sharing goals can sometimes feel daunting. You question whether you are dreaming too big or too small. If you haven’t made one of these lists before, it can take multiple days to get your list completed. You may even need to look at other people’s lists to get some inspiration. 

I recommend that you start one. My list is now complete and the end date is May 4, 2026. You will get updates every three months so that you know how I am doing with working on this list. 

1. Renew our wedding vows
2. Tattoo for Richard
3. Tattoo for kids
4. Watercolour floral tattoo
5. Go on vacation with just Richard. Thinking Maldives or something like that.
6. A weekend away by myself every 4 months
7. A weekend away with Richard every 3 months
8. Boudoir photoshoot
9. Attend a Cirque du Soleil show
10. Publish another book of poetry. (Wanna buy my first book of poetry, grab Meraki Pages here)
11. Take kids to Walt Disney World
12. Road trip to California
13. Date night once a month
14. Do 1 no spend month
15. Make $100,000 in my business
16. Take Q on a trip for graduation
17. Buy a velvet duvet cover
18. Buy an RV
19. Create an alter for meditation
20. Couples boudoir shoot
21. See giant Redwood trees
22. Finish reading 35 books (What She Knew by Gilly MacMillian)
23. Host a retreat
24. Attend a retreat
25. Be a speaker at an empowerment summit
26. Send flowers to my mom just because
27. Put $10 into savings for every item I check off this list
28. Pay off my credit card
29. Pay off my student loans
30. Start a blogging conference in Calgary
31. Buy new high thread count sheets
32. Girls’ weekend with mom and sisters
33. Have a couple’s spa day
34. Continue our monthly date days as a family
35. Hire Q a math tutor
36. Go to a play
37. 90 days straight of silent meditation (Currently on day 3)
38. Buy a new vehicle on my own
39. Fix our boat
40. Grow my email list to 1,000
41. Have a waiting list for Blogology
42. Grow to 3,500 IG followers (Currently 1,685 followers)
43. Grow to 3,000 Pinterest followers (Currently at 986 followers)
44. Get my pageviews to 15,000 per month
45. Make butter
46. Perfect making bread
47. Save $10,000
48. Swim three times per week
49. Buy myself flowers once a month
50. Build my YouTube channel
51. Try 15 new restaurants
52. Grow our own lettuce year-round
53. Go to the ballet
54. Buy a new mattress
55. Buy a piece of art from Giselle Denis Fine Art
56. Buy one new piece of lingerie every month
57. Buy myself a wedding ring (Mine was lost and I have no idea where it is!)
58. Shop at the Farmer’s Market two times per month
59. Take a cooking class with Richard
60. Hire a house cleaner
61. Set up my Etsy shop and advertise it
62. Pay for someone’s coffee once a month
63. See the Northern lights
64. Try acupuncture
65. Launch an e-course
66. Host a book event/signing
67. Get a will made up
68. Get new business photos done
69. Try 35 new recipes (Taco Pasta)
70. Create a budget and stick to it
71. Host a dinner party
72. Write 25 guest blog posts
73. Publish my memoir
74. Take an SEO course
75. Do 10 different 30-day challenges
76. Write a list of 100 things that make me happy
77. Create a blogging series
78. Help 10 women start their blogs with weekend intensives
79. Make fresh pasta
80. Read a banned book
81. Relax in a hot spring
82. Watch the sunrise with Richard
83. Go 30 days without eating out
84. Make $27/hour at my day job
85. Spend a weekend at Banff Springs Hotel
86. Do a podcast interview with Jenna Kutcher
87. Declutter every room in my house
88. Track spending for 30 days
89. Do a weekly board game night
90. Choose a new affirmation every month. This month’s affirmation is UNIVERSE SHOW ME HOW GOOD IT GETS
91. Make an extra $500 for the next three months
92. Track daily food intake for one month
93. Take a new course on Udemy every month
94. Attend one networking event every three months
95. Share one positive thing about my day to IG stories for 30 days. (I started that today! Head to my IG stories!)
96. Unsubscribe from emails I don’t read
97. Use ThinkUp daily
98. Set money aside for Christmas. (Goal is $800)
99. Buy a headboard for the master bedroom
100. Create a skincare routine
101. Floss my teeth twice a day

Those are goals for the next 1001 days and I am so excited! Do you have a list? I would love to see your list. Feel free to share it below so that I can have a look!!