101 things in 1001 days - my personal challenge

Today I have sent my first 2 postcards through postcrossing and they have gone to Germany and Russia. Can't wait to receive one in return!

The list

The Project

1. Write the list

2. Set up a blog to record my 101 things

3. Update my blog at least 101 times

Things I enjoy

4. Start painting again

5. Paint a picture for a Christmas present DONE!

6. Complete 5 paintings (1/5)

7. Start knitting again - Started

8. Finish knitting squares to make blanket for kittys

9. Bake 5 cakes (3/5)

10. Make tea loaf DONE!

11. Decorate our xmas cake DONE! 2009

Enriching others

12. Join Postcrossing DONE!

13. Send/receive 25 postcards via Postcrossing (sent 13/25, received 16/25)

14. Send 10 "just because" cards/letters (0/10)

15. Give 5 gifts without any reason (1/5) Already done 5/5 but will do this again during 2011

16. Give someone flowers just because (1/1)

17. Reply/write 10 posts for each forum I’m a member of every month (Will complete again during '11)

18. Join Bookcrossing DONE!

19. Release 10 books through Bookcrossing (3/10)

Things always wanted to do

20. Learn Italian

21. Try out a climbing wall

22. Go to London

23. Watch a West End Show

24. Visit Edinburgh

25. Take photo of sunset in Egypt DONE!

26. Watch and take a photo of a sunrise

27. Attend a book signing

28. Join a book club

29. Join a choir - Rock choir

30. Play crazy golf

Days Out

31. Go to Beatrix Potter museum DONE!

32. Go on the ferry across Windermere DONE!

33. Go on the steam train

34. Visit Chester Zoo

35. Visit York DONE!

36. Go to railway station and get on a train for a day out with no planning before

37. Think of 6 places always wanted to visit (0/6)

38. Visit 3 of these place (0/3)

Married life

39. Go on a picnic

40. Go to the cinema together 10 times (2/10)

41. Visit a restaurant once a month (0/12)

42. Go for a romantic walk on the beach while on holiday

43. Visit Liverpool because know Jay wants to

44. Visit Albert Dock whilst there

45. Do something Jay would like to do

46. Get pictures of me & Jay in a photo booth

47. Stay in a country hotel in winter

48. Sit in front of log fire in above hotel

The Future!

49. Finish preparing bedroom for decorating DONE! 2009

50. Take tiles off ceiling DONE!

51. Get bedroom decorated DONE! 2009

52. Get stairs and landing decorated DONE!

53. Get new carpets for bedroom and stairs DONE!

54. Sell house Not done but rented out

55. Move to Lockerbie DONE!

56. Buy our family home

57. Start our family!!!!

58. Get a dog

For me

59. Have a facial

60. Pamper myself once a month (6/12)

61. Have flowers in the house at least once a month (3/12)

62. Have one day a month where the computer is not switched on (2/12)

63. Read two new books a month (0/24)

64. Continue to support Post Pals by sending cards/letters/parcels at least once a month (12/12)

65. Complete HPAD in 2011 (27.7.11 - 207/365)

66. Download music on itunes DONE!

67. Put music on to iphone DONE

68. Find a perfume to be ‘mine'

69. Scrapbook any postcards received from Postcrossing

70. Watch one movie every month that not seen before (4/12)

71. Write review on Egypt for Tripadvisor DONE!

Housey bits

72. Put more plants in the garden DONE!

73. Make the garden more inviting

74. Spend cold evening outside with candles and hot chocolate

75. De-clutter living room so it’s Alex proof DONE!

76. Finish putting TV cabinet together DONE!

77. Have a party at our house

Health

78. Go 30 days with no takeaways (3/30)

79. Go without alcohol for 30 days in a row (20/30)

80. Start swimming again

81. Go swimming once a week, every week for 12 weeks (0/12)

82. Eat more fruit and veg for a month

83. Eat healthier

84. Take a yoga class

85. Visit dentist - been DONE

86. Get a Wii - my lovely husband has won one just waiting for it to arrive! - Arrived!

87. Get Wii fit and use it - DONE

Family

88. Visit Mum & Dennis ever 2 months - Now living with them!

89. Speak to Aunty Maureen every 2 weeks (4/26)

90. Visit Alex at least once a month (3/12)

91. Visit Adrian & Helen

92. See Keith & Tim once a month (3/12)

93. Go to Canada to see Kathleen & Adrian

More

94. Watch a play, preferably in Preston before we move

95. Adopt an animal

96. Raise money for charity - will continue to for Post Pals

97. Try not to swear too much

98. Live life to the full for 1001 days

99. Save £2 for every task failed for charity

100. Save £2 for every task completed for charity

101. Have a bottle of my favourite champagne to celebrate completing 101 tasks!

101 things in 1001 days - my personal challenge

Friday, 25 September 2009

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