PurpleHeather

is a Tree Hugging Extroverted De-Clutterer



I'm doing 40 things
 

PurpleHeather's Life List

  1. 1. Help my husband recover from his operation (Sept 09) and regain full fitness
    4 entries . 75 cheers
    1 person
  2. 2. Find out whether I am Coeliac or just have a gluten intolerance
    1 entry . 25 cheers
    1 person
  3. 3. Always have something to look forward to
    4 entries . 141 cheers
    111 people
  4. 4. Look after myself otherwise I won't be able to help others
    4 entries . 209 cheers
    1 person
  5. 5. Help my mother live in dignity with Parkinson's Disease
    2 entries . 197 cheers
    1 person
  6. 6. Help my father recover from his stroke
    81 entries . 455 cheers
    4 people
  7. 7. give homemade christmas presents (2009)
    19 cheers
    1 person
  8. 8. Keep my house presentable for unexpected guests
    1 entry . 97 cheers
    44 people
  9. 9. Volunteer with the church youth group
    13 cheers
    1 person
  10. 10. grow my own vegetables
    6 entries . 123 cheers
    1,291 people
  11. 11. Sew 43 Things
    5 entries . 68 cheers
    1 person
  12. 12. Not buy any new clothes or accessories in 2009 unless they're replacing something beyond repair
    3 entries . 58 cheers
    5 people
  13. 13. Use up my toiletries and makeup (before buying more)
    17 cheers
    2 people
  14. 14. Pay back my mum by July 2010
    31 cheers
    1 person
  15. 15. Pay back my in-laws by July 2011
    16 cheers
    1 person
  16. 16. Give a kiva loan in 43 countries
    2 entries . 30 cheers
    5 people
  17. 17. unpack all my boxes
    5 entries . 72 cheers
    19 people
  18. 18. paint my showerroom
    2 entries . 39 cheers
    1 person
  19. 19. Make 43 offers on Freecycle
    10 entries . 54 cheers
    4 people
  20. 20. By end 2009 have only 2 credit card with outstanding balances and close 2 accounts
    3 entries . 43 cheers
    1 person
  21. 21. Never stop learning
    1 entry . 158 cheers
    3,958 people
  22. 22. Learn to spot one new constellation a month
    3 entries . 49 cheers
    3 people
  23. 23. see a meteor shower
    2 entries . 130 cheers
    159 people
  24. 24. stop biting my fingers
    6 entries . 56 cheers
    153 people
  25. 25. eat more locally grown food
    7 entries . 241 cheers
    290 people
  26. 26. Not visit griddlers.net or research my family tree on study days or in the 2 weeks before my exams
    2 entries . 40 cheers
    1 person
  27. 27. Pass ST2 (life insurance) exam - Institute of Actuaries
    34 entries . 61 cheers
    5 people
  28. 28. Lose 35 pounds
    51 entries . 159 cheers
    437 people
  29. 29. get to 25% body fat
    3 entries . 84 cheers
    1 person
  30. 30. Research my family tree
    4 entries . 69 cheers
    823 people
  31. 31. Be able to name all 32 of my great great great (3x great) grandparents
    4 entries . 18 cheers
    2 people
  32. 32. Be able to name all 64 of my great great great great (4x great) grandparents
    2 entries . 17 cheers
    1 person
  33. 33. Read the books I own before buying more
    3 entries . 126 cheers
    61 people
  34. 34. be the old lady at concerts
    1 entry . 194 cheers
    5 people
  35. 35. figure out how many concerts i've been to
    4 entries . 40 cheers
    3 people
  36. 36. Spend more time with my nephews
    6 entries . 53 cheers
    15 people
  37. 37. build up a network of Celiacs to facilitate gluten-free traveling
    3 team members . 2 entries . 60 cheers
    3 people
  38. 38. Give a Kiva loan to countries starting with every letter of the alphabet (except X)
    1 entry . 20 cheers
    1 person
  39. 39. give 14,000 cheers
    10 cheers
    1 person
  40. 40. dropping two dress-sizes as a team :) will you join us?
    10 team members . 21 cheers
    17 people
Recent entries
play fetch with my cat
Game of fetch with a catnip mouse 3 days ago

I wasn’t expecting this but she kept bringing me her little mouse back so I could throw it to the other side of the room and she could go mad for a minute or two.

Bless her she’s so sweet :)



Have someone write a song about me
Tim Smith from Cardiacs did this 5 days ago

It was many years ago and he gave me a (very short – 1 page) song for my birthday.

I have never heard it played and never expect to (at least not by Tim Smith himself) but this was a most fantastic present and will be treasured forever.



Research my family tree (read all 4 entries…)
Today's update - 4 more ancestors found 1 week ago

I now know:
2 parents
4 grandparents
8 great grandparents
16 great great grandparents
31 (of 32) 3rd great grandparents
37 (of 64) 4th great grandparents
23 (of 128) 5th great grandparents
10 (of 256) 6th great grandparents
7 (of 512) 7th great grandparents
5 (of 1,024) 8th great grandparents
5 (of 2,048) 9th great grandparents
2 (of 4,096) 10th great grandparents
4 (of 8,192) 11th great grandparents
4 (of 16,384) 12th great grandparents
4 (of 32,768) 13th great grandparents
5 (of 65,536) 14th great grandparents – Sir Thomas More is one of these
5 (of 131,072) 15th great grandparents
3 (of 262,144) 16th great grandparents
2 (of 524,288) 17th great grandparents
1 (of 1,048,576) 18th great grandparents – grandfather of a woman who died in 1470 (over 2 decades after having a family) so he must be born sometime in the mid-late 1300s.



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