How I did it: Actually this was fairly easy, and it happened because a friend of mine hit some strife. I was the one to give her help when she needed it and have her back. I didn't discuss it with anyone but her.In fairness, this was pretty serious, and I dont suspect I would have broken her confidence anyway, even without this goal. But it did make me stop gossiping, I now have a few trusted friends who I tell everything about myself to if I want a ch… Read how I did it…
How I did it: Easy - Pen and paper, sit and write. I found it quite easy to think of things up to no 70 or so, then I had to really think about it. This is the list I came up with though:1) Jimmy Eat World, Always Be (my fave tune, ever)2) Roses3) Thunderstorms and Lightening4) Sunny but frosty mornings5) Powerful Showers6) Good cup's of tea7) Bra's that fit really well8) Marie Claire Magazine9) The movie Elizabethtown10) Travelling, Anywhere.11)… Read how I did it…
How I did it: Im lucky, Ive done this several times. The first time ever was in New York, my mum had won a competition at work to go to New York all expenses paid, so she took me with her and we had a Helo ride over the City, this was before 9/11, in May 2000. We went up for 40 mins, and it was a great experience because I got to sit in the front, and had a phenomenal view.Subsequently I've been in loads of Helo's because my job has me either wor… Read how I did it…
How I did it: This task I set myself mostly related to a break up and me subsequently feeling a little rubbish, and generally lacking in mojo. When you are in a hole of self pity and misery, you have to pull yourself out of it. It took me 9 months to finally start feeling like I was best off out of that relationship, the twists and turns of life have led me to a point where I genuinely believe that the relationship ended at the right time, had we… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I made a postsecret today. I have been meaning to do it for months but today the inspiration struck. Im going to mail it first thing in the morning as It has the stamps on already.I'm not revealing the secret, and i'm not going to link to it if it makes it on to the website.Needless to say, i'm glad I did it, I hope it does make it on the website - seeing it staring back at me might help me come to terms to it. Read how I did it…
How I did it: Well, its been pretty much 7 weeks now since I quit smoking, im currently onl leave at my mums where my quitting first started many moons ago.It was difficult. I had patches which actually did help, I had writing on here, which also helped. When I temporarily came off patches, I found I couldnt sleep and had to go back on them. Im off them again now and battling through till I regain control of the sleeping issue, which is getting better … Read how I did it…
How I did it: I bought the book from Amazon, and it sat on my shelf for about a month waiting for me to complete this. I took it home on xmas leave and spent my new year's eve and new years day filling it in.It has a lot of questions you may not have ever asked yourself, and is probably best you resolve never to show anyone the resulting book in order to get complete honesty out of yourself. having spent the best part of 2 days filling in the boo… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I haven't received the response yet, but i'm marking this as complete as I don't know when I will get a response. I wrote a letter based on my most recent relationship which quickly crashed and burned but left me feeling, well, pretty rubbish if truth be told.I recounted the story, and explained that I missed him, and that I needed my hope back. I haven't managed to find it myself and am working on it. This letter was quite cathartic thou… Read how I did it…
How I did it: Sometimes in life, you are faced with things that are no word of a lie, absolute shit. You can never plan everything in life, and every now and again you are going to come across something that is going to make you stop in your tracks and make you feel shit. It could be anything, witnessing an accident, being part of an accident, someone dying, your biggest fears being realised, being broken up with, realising half of your life has been a… Read how I did it…
How I did it: Well, it was simple, register on kiva.org, find a worthy cause, and donate. I chose a woman who owns a shop in El Salvador selling cosmetics, basically, I went and chose something that is close to my heart in a fun way, I liked the idea that she is investing in a bigger make up range, I mean, its bloody easy for me to get hold of whatever make up I want and the cost of this loan is pretty much the same price as a tube of moisturiser… Read how I did it…
How I did it: Well, this is a challenge that is pretty much enforced by my new almost nomadic lifestyle, I need to be able to move quickly, and travel as light as possible. As I am moving in 2 days from now, I started this process about a month ago.Some things I simply have to have and they take up a lot of space, primarily my work uniform, I have several different sets of uniforms, different footwear, headgear, and accessories, so this now takes… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I bought a fountain pen with green ink in it (my favourite colour), and the first thing im going to do is use it to help me complete 2 more of my 43 things - its going to be used in the postcard to Postsecret, and Im going to write a letter to Juliet in Verona. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I am lucky that my friend is a photographer so I didn’t have to search very far to do this. I’ve been promising to do this for such a long time and now I’m really glad I did, it didn’t take long, and I was surprisingly not that nervous or embarrassed, it felt just like doing any other photography!Its a good idea to have a look through websites to find what kind of photography styles you like, I found deviantart very helpful in tha… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I randomly booked holiday from work for the same day, drove 5 hours to my mum's home and turned up on the doorstep for a visit :) My brother has recently been ill and i know my mum has been quite stressed out by it, but she was thrilled to have me home - I think she feels less like she is having to battle the world alone :) Im spending the week helping out in whatever way I can, whether it be entertain/drive round my brother, to cooking o… Read how I did it…
