I'm doing 27 things
Hard to imagine a more wonderful occasion. My son described it as awesome – and it was.
Truly once-in-a-lifetime.
nutmeg's Life List
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1. Keep a photographic record of the plants, animals and fungi in my garden
8 entries . 60 cheers1 person -
2. Redesign front garden
2 entries . 7 cheers1 person -
3. Go for nature walks at weekends
2 team members . 10 entries . 134 cheers1 person -
4. promote scientific literacy
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5. finish weeding vegetable garden
4 entries . 39 cheers1 person -
6. Worry less.
1 entry . 67 cheers4,749 people -
7. be more assertive
55 cheers719 people -
8. sort out back-pay owed to me
2 entries . 25 cheers0 people -
9. read books almost as quickly as I buy new ones
3 entries . 64 cheers9 people -
10. hike the appalachian trail
60 cheers2,076 people -
11. get over my snake phobia
1 entry . 34 cheers7 people -
12. get guttering replaced
2 entries . 8 cheers3 people -
13. learn to SCUBA dive
1 entry . 40 cheers2,710 people -
14. learn to touch type
14 cheers335 people -
15. See much more live music
2 entries . 45 cheers1 person -
16. Learn to play the guitar
2 entries . 28 cheers13,797 people -
17. Speak another language
1 entry . 44 cheers182 people -
18. Get more sleep
11 cheers4,442 people -
19. see the aurora borealis
33 cheers2,022 people -
20. Never stop learning
56 cheers4,079 people -
21. Write a will
1 entry . 18 cheers780 people -
22. replace the backyard fence
1 entry . 9 cheers6 people -
23. Research my family tree
23 cheers918 people -
24. be better at identifying birds and bird calls
3 entries . 31 cheers25 people -
25. get new gates to keep the goats in their paddock
2 entries . 30 cheers1 person -
26. spend at least 10 minutes every day cleaning, organizing or decluttering
1 entry . 50 cheers163 people -
27. create a coffee table book
10 people
How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: A friend issued a 'Pic a Day' challenge and I thought I'd go for it. I realised early on that pressures of time would mean that my photos for some days would be quick snaps of rather boring things. Acquiring a camera phone part way through the year certainly helped, meaning I didn't have to have my larger camera with me. My daily photos can be seen here.The result is a collection of images that remind me of each day - and even the really … Read how I did it…
Recent entries
Earlier this year I decided that I was really fed up with my bedroom. It had a dreary green carpet and light green walls. Curtains were similarly greenish and uninspiring.
I love how I transformed it, with the help of my daughter. It’s now bright, airy and is a room I like to spend time in, even when not sleeping.
At the same time my son and I redecorated his bedroom. I also transformed the spare room from just a store room into a proper spare bedroom and study.
Now just need to work on parts of the rest of the house!
My son invited three of his friends round to help us remove some of the hugely overgrown shrubs and conifers. We slogged away for a couple of hours and some progress can be seen. It’ll probably take longer to clear up the cut down stuff than it actually took to do the cutting down.
Still plenty left to cut down.
