I'm doing 33 things
This is the first book I need to read for my Open University module this year. I’m really looking forward to it – think I’ll start it tonight. :D
Quinn's Life List
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1. lose weight
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2. Teach my son to read and write.
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3. Campaign for free, safe and legal abortion on demand.
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4. create a world where women can walk ANYWHERE, EVERYWHERE
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5. Do another 101 things in 1001 days.
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6. Finish painting the lounge.
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7. Learn to knit
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8. write a book
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9. get rid of unnecessary possessions
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10. read all the books in my list of 100
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11. get rid of my scars
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12. get a degree
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13. finish my sleeve tattoo
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14. Join the gym.
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15. Swim once a week
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16. Get my shower fixed.
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17. Get a new blind for the bathroom.
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18. spend more time with my son
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19. eat more vegetables
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20. Spend more time with my rats
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21. Learn to make cheesecake
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22. spring clean my house
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23. Put curtains up in my kitchen
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24. Write at least one poem per week
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25. teach my son photography
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26. wake up when my alarm clock goes off
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27. teach my son to swim
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28. sell my cardmaking stuff
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29. read at least one book a week
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30. Fix the dining room wall
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31. sort through my books
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32. revisit this list at least once a week
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33. Blog at least once a week
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How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: First, we tidied our bedroom. We moved everything from the spare room into the bedroom. This gave us both a sense of achievement at having made a tangible start, and motivation to get on with it, so that we could comfortably use the bedroom again.We sorted things into three piles: keeping, throwing-away, and Freecycling/taking to the charity shop. We put the throwing-away stuff straight into bin bags and took it all downstairs to where we… Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: I took an A4 ring binder and put dividers and clear plastic sleeve pages into it. I wrote out the recipes I already knew we liked, printed them and put them in the sleeves. Whenever I try a new recipe, I print it out and put it in the folder. If we like it, it stays. :o)I also cut/tore out recipes from magazines, and found an excellent cups-lbs-grams conversion table in an issue of Waitrose Food Illustrated which I glued to the inside cov… Read how I did it…
It made me
happy
How I did it: Orion made these with his friend Nathan, supervised by me and Nathan's mummy Jenny (my best friend). We made them for Yule/Winter Solstice and they were yummy beyond scrummy. :DIngredientsCakes175g butter175g soft brown sugar175g golden syrup200ml milk2 eggs, whisked325g self-raising flour2 tsp ground ginger1½ tsp bicarbonate of sodaIcing2 cups icing sugar3 oz butter/margarine4 teaspoons lemon juiceInstructions1. Preheat the oven to 150°C… Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
I have a new list, my third. Quite a lot of repeats from the last one, but this time I will DO ALL THE THINGS. :oP
I’m now three months into a course with the Open University. I’m studying AA100 The Arts Past and Present, the first module towards an honours degree in English Language and Literature. I’m officially an undergraduate student, and I LOVE it. :D
