My 101 Things in 2023 list has a bit of a different story than some other years! I took a slightly different approach to writing the list this year.

Most years I start my goal planning for the next year by beginning to write my 101 Things list for the following year at the beginning of November. (New here and don’t know the 101 Things approach to goal setting? You can learn about that here!)

Not this year though.

Thea, the founder and leader of the Cowgirls Over Coffee group that I have come to absolutely LOVE this year, challenged us to hold off on the goal setting, the planning, and the new year hype through the holidays and into January.

So instead of starting to write my 101 Things in 2023 list at the beginning of November, I held off. And instead of unboxing my 2023 Power Sheets right away, I put them under my desk and worked on my focus goals for November and December, and to be present in life as it unfolded.

I finally couldn’t resist the pull any longer though and in the week before Christmas I tore into the box and dove into the Prep Work in the Power Sheets. I LOVE the prep work.

Last year I’d already written my 101 Things list before I got my PowerSheets and so my mind was already focused around those as I wrote my goals for the year. My PowerSheets ended up revolving around my 101 Things list. This year, I intentionally did my PowerSheets first.

The focus and clarity I felt by the end was was incredible! I feel excited to work on the purposes I uncovered and rediscovered in my heart. Once those were lined out into big goals, finish lines, and daily habits, I sat to write my 101 Things list.

Normally it takes from the beginning of November through the first part of January to write my full list, and it’s usually pretty random. This year it took me 15 minutes to write it! My 101 Things list items support the main goals from the PowerSheets and help me nourish the life I want.

It feels good to have a renewed sense of purpose and clarity in my goals!

So now… it’s time for my

101 Things in 2023

Nourish our Finances

1. Reorder Redefining Rich
2. Reread Redefining Rich
3. Dave Ramsay for kids
4. Log finances every week for a month
5. Read a book about finances
6. Listen to a finance podcast
7. Meal plan for 4 weeks in a row
8. Use the bike as sole transportation every day for a week
9. Watch Budget Boot Camp again
10. Add $1000 to Emergency Savings
11. Use a budget tracking system
12. Make a list of all the courses I’ve bought and have available to us

Nourish a Life Giving Home

13. Work on the backyard every week for a month
14. Set up the back porch
15. Repurpose the Garden Tower
16. Get workshop for Cameron set up
17. Do a seasonal refresh for Spring
18. Do a seasonal refresh for Summer
19. Do a seasonal refresh for Autumn
20. Do a seasonal refresh for Winter
21. Do an evaluation of the home
22. Do two evaluations of the home
23. Do three evaluations of the home
24. Do four evaluations of the home
25. Have a no-spend month for home related items
26. Make a home command center
27. Make 5 playlists for various  moods in the house
28. Fix 4 pain points in the house

Live a Radically Joyful Life

29. Celebrate something each month
30. Host a party
31. Complete a creative project
32. Have a themed dinner with the family
33. Spend 100 hours outside
34. Spend 250 hours outside
35. Spend 500 hours outside
36. Spend 750 hours outside
37. Spend 1000 hours outside
38. Make screen time boundaries
39. Read 5 books as a family
40. Plan Christmas in July

Nourish a healthy mind and body

41. Get to 185 lbs
42. Get to 180 lbs
43. Get to 175 lbs
44. Get to 170 lbs
45. Make a Dopamenu
46. Prep freezer meals at least once
47. Make a healthy snack list
48. Schedule social media breaks
49. Turn off internet at night 5 nights in a row
50. Turn off internet at night for 2 weeks
51. Turn off internet at night for 1 month
52. Spend time outside every day for 14 days in a row
53. Write in my gratitude journal every day for a week
54. Do a Model journal every day for a week
55. Make a ta-da list
56. Have a sugar/simple carb free day once a week for 4 weeks
57. No Soda for 1 month
58. No Soda for 2 months
59. No sweets after 8pm for a week
60. No sweets after 8pm for 2 weeks
61. Finish 12 books
62. Finish 24 books
63. Finish 36 books

Nourish connections in the communities I am in

64. Be active in the Cowgirls Over Coffee group every day for a week
65. Make all the meetups in the C|C for a month
66. Invite a friend for a walk
67. Send 12 snail mails
68. Send 24 snail mails
69. Send 52 snail mails
70. Find a way to be involved on campus
71. Check into Our Neighbors Farm and Pantry for ways to serve and connect
72. Host a Prickly Pear VIP get together
73. Have a friend’s get together
74. Have Sunday dinner with extended family 3 times

Learn to nourish and enjoy the Sabbath

75. Have a Come Follow Me zoom discussion with extended family
76. Make a list or basket of Sunday ideas for family
77. Spend Saturday preparing for Sunday every Saturday for a month
78. Make Sabbath playlists
79. Start a Sabbath tradition with family (Fast Sunday traditions?)
80. Have a social media fast every sunday for a month
81. Read 1 gospel oriented book
82. Read 5 gospel oriented books

Have the business nourish life, not consume life. 

83. Refine automatic emails
84. Make better workflows
85. Make a library of evergreen content
86. Stick to office hours every day for a week
87. Make family magazines
88. Send thank you cards to all clients
89. Rewatch 1 previously purchased course
90. Rewatch 2 previously purchased courses
91. Rewatch 3 previously purchased courses
92. Tidy office corner every day for a week
93. Backup all files in a better organized system
94. Set up Blogging system

Be a Family of Learners

95. Do my own Inside Story Group project
96. Keep a family reading log
97. Make a library day
98. Do Junior Ranger programs fully with the kids. 
99. Do Come Follow Me as a family every day for a week
100. Make and keep a family learning log
101. Have 6 field trips

There you have it! My 101 Things in 2023 list, broken down to match and support my overarching goals for the year.

Also…is my word for 2023 pretty obvious? It feels right and fitting!