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How to sort out my spare room
It took me
1 day
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…

Apr 30, 06:30AM PDT | 0 comments


How to create a Family Recipe Book
It took me
5 days
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…

Apr 30, 06:21AM PDT | 0 comments


How to find the world's best cupcake recipe.
It took me
1 day
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…

Jan 05, 2009, 08:58AM PST | 0 comments


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Start college in September 2010
Untitled 6 months ago

Orion starts school in September 2010 so as I’ve always wanted to go back to college, that seems like a good time to start. I’ll have to figure out about starting times though.

I’d like to study Physics, Biology, Maths and either Chemistry (to have all three sciences) or a fun subject like Art. :o)

May 12, 03:30AM PDT | 0 comments


Do another 101 things in 1001 days.
Untitled 6 months ago

My 101 in 1001 ended two days ago.

As per my 101st goal, I have created a new 101 in 1001.

I’ve included more than half of the unfinished goals from my first attempt, and the rest are new. Hopefully I’ll get a lot more of them done this time! :o)

May 09, 06:48AM PDT | 0 comments


accomplish 101 things in 1001 days (read all 2 entries…)
Finished! 6 months ago

My 101 in 1001 ended two days ago. I ended thus:

Completed: 47
In Progress: 12
Uncompleted: 42

As per my 101st goal, I have created a new 101 in 1001.I’ve included more than half of the unfinished goals from my first attempt, and the rest are new. Hopefully I’ll get a lot more of them done this time! :o)

May 09, 06:46AM PDT | 0 comments


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smile more lose 80 pounds taking on TO wants to stop worrying and stop stressing. move out of this house create a list of 100 must-read books and read them. learn Spring framework along with Hibernate and Struts get more tattoos get a masters degree buy a home take my job seriously start using the library become wealthy thegobetween wants to learn arabic read the Bible daily Laugh. A lot. Genuinely. Get more exercise learn how to dance reggaeton Make a movie never get married become a better partner manage pcos work because I like to, not because I have to have clear skin speak fluent french find the love of my life get more friends go on a mission
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