 I'm doing 41 things |
| 1. |
read 52 books in 52 weeks in 2009
1 entry . 3 cheers |
1 person |
| 2. |
go to Edinburgh, buy a one-day ticket and ride round town all day
1 cheer |
2 people |
| 3. |
host an afternoon tea party
1 cheer |
2 people |
| 4. |
write more for fun
1 cheer |
2 people |
| 5. |
see the northern lights
1 cheer |
16,851 people |
| 6. |
buy a painting
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23 people |
| 7. |
make jam
2 cheers |
61 people |
| 8. |
Make a tarte tatin
1 cheer |
1 person |
| 9. |
Make a scrapbook of all my travels
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1 person |
| 10. |
make a souffle
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56 people |
| 11. |
Learn to play the piano
1 cheer |
7,411 people |
| 12. |
learn to make sushi
2 cheers |
721 people |
| 13. |
read a Jane Austen novel
1 entry . 1 cheer |
8 people |
| 14. |
refresh my Japanese
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7 people |
| 15. |
Cycle Coast to Coast C2C
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1 person |
| 16. |
make macarons
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3 people |
| 17. |
read more poetry
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195 people |
| 18. |
make icecream
1 cheer |
7 people |
| 19. |
Do NaNoWriMo again.
1 entry |
6 people |
| 20. |
make homemade stock
1 cheer |
2 people |
| 21. |
become a better photographer
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1,971 people |
| 22. |
become self-employed
1 cheer |
102 people |
| 23. |
do a cycle tour of Cuba
1 cheer |
1 person |
| 24. |
bake bread
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164 people |
| 25. |
take salsa lessons
1 cheer |
128 people |
| 26. |
Go on a road trip across America
1 cheer |
30 people |
| 27. |
See more of England
1 cheer |
2 people |
| 28. |
learn to sew
2 cheers |
3,631 people |
| 29. |
Learn to knit
1 entry |
3,492 people |
| 30. |
Visit Italy
1 cheer |
2,346 people |
| 31. |
Visit Japan
1 cheer |
5,508 people |
| 32. |
visit argentina
1 cheer |
98 people |
| 33. |
exercise in the morning
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31 people |
| 34. |
learn how to poach an egg
1 cheer |
3 people |
| 35. |
master the curling irons
1 cheer |
1 person |
| 36. |
Learn Spanish
2 cheers |
15,446 people |
| 37. |
learn how to apply eyeliner
1 cheer |
72 people |
| 38. |
refresh my web skills
1 cheer |
1 person |
| 39. |
make gnocchi
1 cheer |
30 people |
| 40. |
go to the Royal Highland Show
1 entry |
1 person |
| 41. |
make oatcakes
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1 person |
How I did it: Last year I bookmarked Orangette's acclaimed adaptation of a Nigella Lawson recipe, but it had quite a bit of honey and brown rice syrup so I knew I'd go Seriously Nutty if I made it. I also found a few apple juice-sweetened recipes but they still contained a fair whack of oil or butter. Then recently in one of those random blog excursions, I was staring at a photo of a cupcake then clicked a link then another then another and la… Read how I did it…
How I did it: Lots of practice! Unfortunately I had a severe cold and fever on the day so my peformance was a sub-par :) It is really annoying that there is a 150 character minimum on this thing! Brevity rules, dammit. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I lived in the UK for 6 years and duly paid my taxes and National Insurance. Then I took the Life in the UK Test then sent off my application form along with 720 British pounds. Then waited. Then I got my letter, then I went to a Naturalisation ceremony. Now I never have to deal with the Home Office again, woohoo! :) Read how I did it…
Cows, food, tractors! I have been meaning to get to the Highland Show ever since I moved to Scotland but now seven shows have passed me by… d’oh! I just missed the 2009 one. So rock on for 2010!
11 weeks in and 11 weeks down, woohoo! I’d forgotten how much I love reading. Honestly, it’s been fifteen years or more since I read so much. Love it, love it.
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chloe001 wants to stop procrastinating
start college
scuba dive in the caribbean
never have kids
acne
run at least 3 times a week
Go Dog Sledding
milk a cow
learn screamo
be a hippie
be more tidy
jenmiwri wants to get rid of all my clutter
improve my vocabulary
kiss someone in the rain
be a contortionist
weigh 130 lbs
be charismatic
go insane
Become a popstar
Start a journal
breakdance
learn to paint with oils
start a radio station
learn guitar
watch smallville season 6
learn to do accents
