I read 36 books in 2009. Probably more books than I’d readin the past five years combined! But I won’t be attempting this one again. I found myself picking easier or shorter books just so I could read them quicker! Where’s the fun in that? This year I am just going to read whatever I fancy and to heck with the quantity :)
shauny's Life List
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1. host an afternoon tea party
1 cheer3 people -
2. go to Edinburgh, buy a one-day ticket and ride round town all day
2 cheers2 people -
3. get my purple belt at kickboxing
1 person -
4. refresh my Japanese
8 people -
5. buy a painting
1 cheer23 people -
6. make macarons
3 cheers3 people -
7. read Anna Karenina
2 cheers188 people -
8. see the northern lights
1 cheer17,160 people -
9. Go on a road trip across America
4 cheers31 people -
10. make jam
2 cheers60 people -
11. Make a scrapbook of all my travels
2 people -
12. learn to make sushi
3 cheers732 people -
13. make a souffle
2 cheers59 people -
14. read more poetry
200 people -
15. Make a tarte tatin
1 cheer1 person -
16. make icecream
1 cheer7 people -
17. Do NaNoWriMo again.
1 entry . 1 cheer3 people -
18. make homemade stock
2 cheers3 people -
19. become a better photographer
1,985 people -
20. become self-employed
2 cheers109 people -
21. do a cycle tour of Cuba
1 cheer1 person -
22. bake bread
169 people -
23. take salsa lessons
3 cheers130 people -
24. learn to sew
2 cheers3,701 people -
25. Learn to knit
1 entry3,581 people -
26. Visit Italy
1 cheer2,370 people -
27. Visit Japan
1 cheer5,563 people -
28. visit argentina
1 cheer100 people -
29. exercise in the morning
35 people -
30. learn how to poach an egg
1 cheer4 people -
31. master the curling irons
1 cheer1 person -
32. Learn Spanish
2 cheers15,792 people -
33. learn how to apply eyeliner
2 cheers69 people -
34. make gnocchi
1 cheer30 people -
35. go to the Royal Highland Show
1 entry1 person -
36. make oatcakes
1 person -
37. holiday in London
1 person -
38. make mochi ice cream
1 person -
39. make crumpets
2 people
How I did it: How did I do it? I used my eyes and directed them over the lines of text, obv.I read Pride and Prejudice on my iPhone using the Stanza application. Thanks to Project Gutenburg you can download thousands of classic novels for free. I quite enjoyed reading it on the iPhone. Found myself sneaking in a few pages while in the queue at the post office. Read how I did it…
How I did it: After years of banging on about making a Christmas cake I finally made one for Xmas 2009. I'm not much of a brandy or mixed peel fan so I went for a recipe that had neither - this Walnut and whisky Christmas cake from Delicious magazine.It was fun to put together and whiffing the big bowl of fruit and booze. I couldn't find the dried pear so used dried apple. The only mistake was mine - I misread my oven thermometer and set the oven temp … Read how I did it…
How I did it: I found a co-host (Carla of MizFit) We decided on a topic (healthy living) We planned out the first six episodes We collaborated via Google Documents I created a podcast blog I learned how to use Garageband software I signed up for hosting at Podbean.com We both got some microphones We recorded a pilot episode using Skype We held a contest to decide the name And so on! Read how I did it…
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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!

