101 in 1001

Oh my gosh I finally did this.

I have wanted to make a 101 in 1001 list for a very long time. However, I never sat down long enough to think up 101 things to do. and let me tell you, it was a pretty hard list to make! I've split my list up into different categories just so I can easily see what I want to do. I'm excited about this new journey and can't wait to get started!

Confused? It's ok. Check out Mackenzie's blog for more information!

Below you will find the my list. If you want updates on my progress make sure to check back on the 101 in 1001 page at the top of the screen! That's where I'll be keeping it updated. Or, join the WYT mailing list for behind the scenes fun on this crazy journey!

So I'm starting on July 14, 2016 in 1001 days it will be April 11, 2019. Crazy. Let's do this!

blog
1. Create a blog schedule
2. Learn Illustrator
3. Write a guest post
4. Buy a DSLR camera
5. Attend a blog conference
6. Reach 5k Instagram followers
7. Get 100k pageviews
8. Create a new About Me page
9. Meet a blog friend in person
10. Start a WYT Youtube channel
11. Do a sponsored post
12. Create 10 free printables
13. Make free blog planner part 2

give back
14. Treat the person behind me in line at Starbucks
15. Donate blood 5 times
16. Leave a 100% tip
17. Volunteer 100 hours of service
18. Donate my hair to Locks of Love

adventures
19. Go to Disney World with friends
20. Go on a road trip!
21.  Head out west
22. Go Shopping in Chicago
23. Celebrate a holiday with a friend's family
24. Skydive
25. Sleep under the stars
26. Spend all day in Charleston
27. Be a tourist in your hometown
28. Whitewater rafting
29. Go to a National Park
30. Go back to DC

health
31. Take a yoga class
32. Workout once a day for a month
33. Complete the Whole30
34. Run a 30 minute 5k
35. Do a Color Run
36. Learn how to do a handstand
37. Do a half marathon
38. Go to Zumba
39. Drink 8 glasses of water everyday for a week
40. Complete a juice cleanse

personal
41. Write a letter to my future self
42. Buy myself fresh flowers
43. Journal for a month
44. Buy a new planner
45. Read 15 books
46. Start bible journaling
47. Vote
48. Go a whole day unplugged
49. Find my go to Starbucks drink

college
50. Move in
51. Go to all the football games
52. Get an internship
53. Explore downtown
54. Become close with a professor
55. Join a sorority
56. Leave dorm room door open when there
57. Find a study spot on Campus
58. Join 5 clubs
59. Play an intramural
60. Get a tour of the President's house

friends
61. Send 50 letters through the mail
62. Give flowers to 5 friends
63. Visit friends at college
64. Send 25 postcards to friends
65. Surprise a new friend by doing something special once a month

create
66. Try 10 Pinterest Recipes
67. Open an Etsy shop
68. Decorate my dorm for the holidays
69. Carve a Pumpkin
70. Decorate a Christmas Tree
71. Make a photo "yearbook" on Shutterfly
72. Learn to sew
73. Learn to make macarons
74. Make homemade ice cream
75. Go through an entire cookbook cover to cover
76. Make Europe memory book

just for fun
77. Document 5 adventures by video
78. Get a massage
79. Take a calligraphy class
80. Throw a surprise party
81. Go to brunch with friends
82. Go to 5 concerts
83. Go sailing
84. Have a tea party!
85. Get a blowout at Drybar
86. Go movie theater hopping
87. Watch the sunrise and sunset
88. Start a finish a series on Netflix
89. Go to a wedding
90. Go to a restaurant and eat dessert first
91. Be the only ones in a movie theater
92. Go to a drive-in movie
93. Get up and go to bed early
94. Karaoke!
95. Host a hot chocolate bar party
96. Go to a Carnival
97. Have a Lemonade Stand... donate the money
98. Buy a Lilly dress
99. Go fruit picking
100. Have a photoshoot (friends included!)
101. Eat ice cream for dinner


cheers,
Sarah

A Year Later

Hey all! Remember me?

My oh my. Where has time even gone. It's been nearly a year since my last post. And so much has changed during that year! Thinking back it seems like I was blogging just yesterday, but it's hard to believe it's been a year!

There's not much to say as to why I took a break. Honestly, I don't even know why I stopped. I have always loved blogging and using this space as a creative outlet. Life just caught up with me back in July 2015 and I spent a lot of time enjoying the time I had with the people I care about. I spent my senior year of high school just living. In saying that, there is so much to update for the past year, and so many exciting things to look forward to in the years to come!

So what happened in July 2015?

• I had a very blogger worthy picnic with one of my favorites! Catch up on this fun over at Meg's blog! Still dreaming about those perfect bow cookies. yum!
• I also spent a week in Washington, DC visiting and nannying close family friends. I have always been in love with DC and this trip really made me wish I lived there! From exploring Georgetown to riding the metro into Downtown, it was an amazing trip.

August 2015

• For my senior year, I was one of the captains of our school's Dance Team. It's a team of 75 girls! I've done it all four years of high school. There were 6 of us- here we all are!
• Things got crazy when I decided to go cliff jumping.... Check out a video here! EEP!
• My friends and I tried to soak up the last bit of summer we had left, so we went camping of course! (In our friends backyard shhhhh)
• Cross Country started back up and I went to my third and final full team sleepover. It's tradition to TP all the senior boys, and we did a killer job.

September 2015

• I was in a flashmob!
• Labor day proved to be quite a good one in 2015. Every Labor Day my high school puts on a festival with food, rides, and entertainment. And this year we had quite a high flying time
• Cross Country was too much fun in September. Every weekend was spent with some of my favorite people. DOing one of my least favorite things- running. Did I mention I did cross country with Meg!?
• And I ended the month with a life changing retreat. My school requires all seniors to go on a retreat called Kairos their senior year. And it was hands down one of the best memories of high school.

October 2015

• October brought colder weather, and a very rainy Homecomign football game.
• My senior Homecoming dance was an amazing time!
• October is also when I said goodbye to running cross country. And celebrated after our last race with ice cream!
• I had senior night for the dance team.
• And got to pet a goat at fall Turnabout. (Girl ask guy event at a local farm!)

November 2015

• Remember Kairos from September? Well in November I was planning the next Kairos event for my classmates because I was chosen to be a leader. Our theme was Dr. Seuss books and my small groups theme was the Lorax. I spent most of November preparing for the retreat.
• Thanksgiving 2015. Yum.
• Friendsgiving 2015. Fun.

December 2015

• The time finally came to go on my second Kairos retreat as a leader! What an absolutely incredible time. Love my bergabuds!
• Squadsmas 2015 was so much fun. I came home that night with a new robe and a giant pink unicorn.
• The dance team preformed our Christmas routine at a college basketball halftime! It was infront of 10,000 people. Amazing.
• We spent our actual Christmas in Naples, Florida visiting our Grandpa.
• Don't worry we didn't fully escape the Midwest winter by going to Florida, we had plenty of ice cream to keep us cold.

January 2016

(Happy 2016!!!)

• Rang in the New Year with friends.
• I was supposed to go to Washington, DC to march in the annual March for Life again this year (Remember when I went last year) Sadly, the trip was cancelled due to snowy weather. We didn't let that stop us. Our senior class pulled together and rallied schools across our area to participate in what we were calling a mini-march!
• I got to emcee our schools talent show! Talk about a crazy fun time on stage.

February 2016

• Dance team came to a close, but we celebrated by thanking someone who made our year special. I chose my sister :)
• I went ice skating for the second time since I was like 5!
• I made super fun cakepops for a friend in college

March 2016

• I went on yet another retreat. This one was called Worlds Greatest and it was with a bunch of kids from different schools from across the state.
• I was in my last musical. It was Aida at my high school. I was a nubian!
• At the end of March I left to go on my senior spring break in Siesta Key!

April 2016

• As we got closer to graduation, we started planning our graduation party!
• I went to our spring Turnabout dance. The theme was Hawaiian
• I got asked to Prom!
• I decided where I was going to go to college next year. See you soon Clemson!

May 2016

• I had a great time at my senior Prom!
• My senior class went crazy with our senior prank.... and we got in big trouble
• I graduated high school!!
• The day after graduating I turned 18 and my friends threw me a surprise party- oh what fun!
• I went to far too many graduation parties and ate way too much cake (if there is such a thing as way too much cake)

June 2016

• Summertime and the living is easy!
• I got my first job for the summer
• Soaking up the time I have left with friends as I prepared to say goodbye to them far too soon. This means going to many bonfires and staying out far past midnight

And that brings us to currently.....

I just got my wisdom teeth out and I can't believe I'm moving to college in exactly a month. I'm trying to make the best of this summer, like I said earlier. I've realized how much I've missed this little blog and decided to come back, even if it's just for a little bit.

So that's been my life. I'm glad I took this break to really enjoy my senior year. It really all went far too quick! I can't believe I graduated. I can't wait for the next chapter and to bring you guys along too!

cheers,

Sarah

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 Make this week better than last!

Monthly Makeover link is Live!

Remember that exciting news I shared with you all on Friday? Well, guess what! The link is officially live!

{Click here to apply for August/ September!}

The application for August and September will only be available until July 15 so don't forget about it!

I will be in contact with the gals no later than July 22 so make sure you check your emails for updates!

Thanks for all your support in this exciting time! I can't wait to see what happens!

cheers,

Sarah

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Early week love!

Monthly Makeover

I am very excited to announce a new project that I have been working on!

It has always been a dream of mine to help other girls with their blogs and get them up and running. When I first started blogging, I had no idea how to make a pretty blog! About two years ago I decided I was going to learn. I have found a passion through blog design and coding, something I never thought I would be interested in.

Over the past year, I have been contacted by different girls to help with their blog design, and I was so excited! I've had the privileged to help Meg, Kaitlyn, and Eva design their blogs from basically the bottom up. Currently, I am also working with Carly and Gracie to help them achieve a blog design that makes them giddy! This hobby of mine is so neat and I love every second of it!

In saying that, I want to continue to help girls start or grow their blog. I want girls to be proud of their site and help them start a brand that opens many different doors for them. That is why I am starting this new program called Monthly Makeovers!

What it is.

Monthly Makeovers is basically my way of reaching out to help other girls. Its a program where girls are selected every month to receive help with their blogs! We chat, pin things together and encourage one another through our blogs!

How it works.

At the beginning of every THIRD month (January, April, July, and October) a new application will be open to anyone that wants to start a blog, grow their blog, brand their blog, or get blogging tips. There will be a period of two weeks for when that application is open. (I'll remind everyone- no worries!) At the end of that two week period, the applications will be reviewed. Depending on the response I receive, one or two girls will be selected each month! Those selected will get an email from me- no later than one week after the form closes!!

What happens next.

You have one week to respond to the email I send you. Sadly after that week period, I have to give another girl a chance. If you respond within the week we start right away at the beginning of the month! Sharing ideas, goals, and anything we can think of, we communicate through email!

The Timeline

The goal is to have a completed blog by the second month (March, June, September, and December). However, I'm a person, the girls I work with are real people, and we all have lives outside of blogging! The full timeline should not take any longer than three months! Of course, we can still chat after that! I love to hear how things work and don't. And if there ever is a problem with something on your blog, or you want to change something, we can still email months after everything's finished!

The Next Step

The link to the first application will be available on July 1st! I am so excited to get started on this program and hope for success. Let your friends that blog know about this, spread the news, I am so happy that I am able to help out and can't wait to hear from all of you!


Any questions? Please email me at wittyyoungthing@gmail.com! I'd be happy to let you know!

cheers,

Sarah

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Let this week be great!

Europe Travels || Travel Day

Hello!

You may have noticed that I have been rather quite the last few weeks. Well I have an excuse! I had the amazing opportunity to go to England and France with my French class at the end of May. The trip was a once in a lifetime experience and one of the best vacations I have ever been on.

When I got home the first thing I wanted to do was document it for the sake of my memory, so I could look back on this trip for years to come. I took well over 800 pictures and will be blogging every detail I can remember! So, sit back, relax, and enjoy my Europe travels!

I was gone for 12 full days starting May 28, arriving home on June 8.

On Monday, May 28 I woke up at about 6 am. I still had to finish packing and rushed around my house trying to fit everything in my suitcase. After I got ready and loaded everything into the car, with my passport in hand, my whole family headed to the airport. We live about an hour away from the airport we were flying out of, so I was anticipating the trip the whole way there.

Once we finally made it to the airport, we met up with the rest of the group I was going with. Like I said earlier, I was going with some kids from my school, who took French. Some moms also came, my mom included. We all met up, got our boarding passes and said good bye to our families before heading on to security.

Security was no problem. We breezed through quickly and went to our gate. Well, by this point it was about 9 o'clock. Guess what time our plane left? I'll give you a hint... 12:10! We had quite a while until we started boarding. No worries, though, we all got Starbucks and sat and talked about how excited we were.

This whole time we were waiting for the last two members of our group, a girl from my class and her mom, Alexa and Kristi. Alexa and I have been friends since grade school and her family is absolutely hilarious, and, well, always late. After a few minutes at the gate, Alexa and Kristi finally had arrived and met up with us. Alexa was excited to show us what she had brought... a selfie stick! No joke, it was such a great idea to bring, and we used it a lot on the trip!

While waiting we busted out the selfie stick and took some pictures.

The wait was pretty long and boring.While we weren't spending our time taking pictures on the selfie stick, we all joined in and played this game called Guess the Character! I had downloaded it on my iPad before the trip and it turned out to be really fun! Even though the characters at the beginning are easy, when you start getting a lot right the characters are pretty challenging to guess!

We stopped playing for a few seconds to take a group picture of everyone on the trip. We took it on- you guessed it- the selfie stick!

All together there were 8 students, 4 moms, and my teacher and her friend in our group. 14 in total!

Finally it came time to board our plane. Our first flight was from Cincinnati to Chicago. The flight itself was only 45 minutes long. We waited at the gate longer than the first flight was going to be.

Me, Elise, and Madeline waiting to board the plane!

We made it to Chicago around noon, their time (Which is an hour behind Cincinnati). And our flight to London didn't leave until 4 later that night. So, we had some time to kill in the airport. We were all hungry so went went to lunch near our gate. We had a great time together at lunch and we were all ready to be out of the country, but not before we left our waiter a note because of how good looking he was..... ;))) 

Finally after recharging our phones and playing more Guess the Character in Chicago we were on the plane! We sat on the plane a little longer before take off because the captain said they had to wait to receive some book before departure, however, we made it to London only a few minutes later than planned, so it all worked out!

This was my first time ever flying over water, and I was a little nervous. I have never been a huge fan of flying, in general, so this was crazy for me. On the plane they show you the path your airplane was taking and I thought it was cool! I took a picture, of course!

The flight was just under 7 hours long. I got to sit next to my mom, which was great! I watched 3 different movies, listened to music, etc. The one thing I didn't do was sleep! I wish I would've slept on the airplane because I was going to need it the next day!

Finally, the captain announced that we had landed at London Heathrow Airport! It was 6 am in London and we were starting our day right away! And boy did we have a busy day in front of us....

cheers,

Sarah

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Have an Amazing Week! You got this!

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This is YOUR week!

Summer Bucket List

It's officially summertime! This summer is going to be one of my busiest summers yet! A fun summer tradition of mine is to come up with a summer bucket list with me and my friends. Now not everything happens that's on the list, and some are just for fun, but we try to do as much as we can to make our summer amazing! So, we finally finished the list and now I'm sharing it with you! I plan on getting as much as I can crossed off the list and maybe more into the summer I can update you on how the bucket list is going!

So here we go 2015-

1. Travel
2. Paint War
3. Go zip lining
4. Make s'mores
5. See fireworks
6. Eat Watermelon
7. Make Root beer Floats
8. Underwater Rave
9. Go to a Concert
10. Ride Horses
11. Go to a drive in movie
12. Visit Museums 
13. Go to the zoo
14. Star gaze
15. Go roller skating
16. Watch the sun rise and set
17. Catch fireflies
18. Go on a picnic
19. Make Popsicles
20. Go to a baseball game
21. Canoe
22. Go to a fancy dinner dressed up
23. Visit a Farmers Market
24. Take a lot of pictures
25. Have an amazing summer!

I'm really looking forward to this summer and know that I am going to have a great one! I can't wait to start (hopefully!) crossing things off the list and making memories. I hope you all have the best summer also!

cheers,

Sarah