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!!