50 in 500

I was inspired by Melissa Jill, another one of my photography idols, to come up with 101 goals to complete in 1001 days. I am always telling my students that they should set goals, so I figure I should follow my own advice. As I was coming up with my list, I got stuck around #70, so I decided to pare it down to 50 in 500. :)

Today's Date: July 10, 2009

500 Days From Now: November 23, 2010

That took some serious math!!! It seems forever away, but I know it will be here before I know it. Not everything on the list pertains to photography and that's okay. :) Oh, and I must admit that I cheated a bit because some of these are already in progress.

1. Buy a house

2. Launch www.jennyslens.com

3. Attend a photography workshop

4. Get a new logo for Jenny's Lens

5. Visit Chicago

6. Organize my iTunes Library into playlists

7. Go on a missions trip

8. Reach my ideal weight

9. Blog everyday for a month

10. Visit my friend Steven in Philly

11. Organize my filing system in my classroom

12. Get some "gallery prints" of my work

13. Get a dog

14. Take an art class

15. Work out 4x a week for a month

16. Read the Bible cover to cover

17. Create studio/office for photography

18. Visit Redding, CA

19. Take a road trip

20. Shoot a destination wedding

21. Get photography business onto The Knot

22. Re-learn the guitar

23. Create photo books from my snapshots through the years

24. Find a cool way to package my photo products

25. Solve my Rubik's Cube

26. Get better about sending out cards to past clients

27. Join a photography forum

28. Read one classic lit book that I haven't read

29. Upgrade to a 17" Macbook Pro

30. Do another family shoot of my entire family

31. Plant my own garden

32. Run a 5K

33. Invest in a 70-200 f/2.8 lens

34. Organize the folders on my laptop

35. Start a teaching blog

36. Start using only reusable grocery bags

37. Create info sheets for clients

38. Win a game of Scrabble

39. Create my own recipe box like Mom's

40. Memorize a book of the Bible -- yes that says book

41. Begin sponsoring a child in another country

42. Apply for membership in the Wedding Photojournalists Association

43. Send vendors photographs from weddings

44. Go on a float trip

45. See the movie "What About Bob?"

46. Plan a B4 reunion

47. Travel to a different continent

48. Do 25 consecutive push-ups (the real kind!)

49. Pay for everything with cash for one month

50. Document a "Day in my life" with photographs

Wish me luck and I challenge you to create your own list!

Oh, and because every post is better with a photo, here is a little something I'm working on :)

-Jenny