The 1001 days begins

After much time on the Money Saving Expert website (on which I still use and regularly post on) I came across the 101 things in 1001 days challenge. After some deliberation over whether I had the time to do this, whether I would keep up with it, some chats with fellow MSE'ers and some inspiration from the 101 in 1001 site, I decided I would give it a go and i'm now really excited about it! I have put my list below for everyone to see and I will change the colour of the items as I am doing and have completed them, though some will probably be in progress for a long time as they are items I will continue doing a I grow. I have left some blank as I can't think of anything else at the moment and it may be a good idea to have some blank for when I find something I want to do or find I am interested in something or even for things I thought about putting down but didn't know if I would have time to do them. There may also be some amendments in the future to the list if I change my mind about items. I don't know how much I will blog or keep up with blogging on my progress as I have never been a blogger before, but we will see what happens. My 101 things in 1001 days starts Saturday 23rd May 2009 and ends Saturday 18th February 2012

The list:

Travel
1 Go to Vegas for OHs 30th
2 Go to a Christmas market abroad
3 Go on a hot holiday
4 Keep putting stickers on my map of where I have been
5 Learn where all the countries are on a map
6 Research China

Hobbies, Interests and Other Fun Stuff
7 Research aeroplanes
8 Take up dancing lessons again – which type to be confirmed
9 Finish making cushion
10 Do my family tree
11 Go to a craft fayre
12 Go to London Zoo
13 Organise the rest of my photos
14 Sort out a frame for photo of us with Keith Lemon
15 Make photo album of me and OH we have been meaning to do
16 Get the photos off my phone and onto my computer
17 Put one of the photos of me and OH on my phone into a frame for our bedroom
18 Organise a great housewarming come drinks for my friends birthday
19 Be a brilliant bridesmaid for my friend
20 Finish an arrow word puzzle by myself
21 Send out holiday cards of me and OH one Christmas, just for fun
22 Get a youdoo doll
23 Get OH a memory box I have been meaning to get him
24 Have a night out at the 02 at the pubs/restaurants/bars/club
25 Have a girls night at mine with family
26 Have a girls night at mine with friends
27 Go to another basketball match
28 Get a nice box for all my memories and keepsakes
29 Contact my brothers at least every 2 months 0/21
30 Adopt a Meerkat at Colchester Zoo
31 Go on the London eye in the daytime
32 Do something with just my Dad

Reading
33 Read Stardust
34 Read The Undomesticated Goddess
35 Read The Other Boleyn Girl
36 Read Russell Brands Autobiography
37 Read Girls Aloud book Dreams that Glitter
38 Read the Princess Bride

Career/Work
39 Go on a cake decorating course
40 Research cake making and decorating as a business
41 Work second job as long as need to and then want to
42 Find a new full time job
43 Get a cake I have made and decorated into Cake Craft Magazine

Health, Body and Mind
44 Do a better skin routine everyday
45 Learn more about hair and make up for myself
46 Find something that really helps my dry hands and eczema
47 Go to bed by 11pm at least once a week
48 Get up at half 6 at least twice a week for work so I have time for breakfast
49 Stop comparing my life to others and instead take inspiration from them
50 Get a new pair of glasses
51 Go for a half hour walk at least twice a week 0/286
52 Be more confident socially
53 Don’t be so hard on myself
54 Learn to relax
55 Moisturise hands overnight at least once a month 0/30
56 Make an effort not to moan so much about the little things
57 Eat at least one piece of fruit 4 times in a week 0/572
58 Learn to not worry so much
59 Learn to be myself and not worry what others think of me, my style and personality
60 Not to let people make me feel stupid
61 Learn more about style for myself
62 Learn to be more organised
63 Don’t put things off so much
64 Pamper myself with my own things every 2 months 0/15
65 Finish reading Detox your Life and implement ideas from the book

Money
66 Pay off personal loan
67 Pay off credit card/money owed to OH
68 Start a pension
69 Keep posting on MSE
70 Successfully complete my first tax return

Charity
71 Raise money and awareness for Grandads illness
72 Run the Race for Life again
73 Do an Operation Christmas Child box every year 0/3

Music, TV and Film
74 Go to a Girls Aloud gig
75 Go to a music festival
76 Go to the Nine Inch Nails and Jayne’s Addiction gig we have booked
77 Go to a Lily Allen gig
78 Buy the Christina Auguilera DVD of the concert I went to a few years ago
79 Go and see the stars rolling into a movie premier in London
80 Get series 2 of Ugly Betty

Food and Drink
81 Learn to cook Greek Food
82 Have a Greek night
83 Learn to cook Mexican Food
84 Have a Mexican night
85 Boil an egg without hard boiling it
86 Make at least ten different cakes from my new cakes from around the world book 0/10
87 Learn how to make 10 cocktails off by heart 0/10

Other
88 Change my address on all documents
89 Wash the car at least twice a year 0/6
90 Make an effort not to swear so much
91 Take my black dress to the dry cleaners
92 Document 9/9/9, 10/10/10, 11/11/11
93 Learn what’s what mechanically on a car, how to change a tyre, put in air etc

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