 I'm doing 42 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
2 cheers |
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 |
16,927 people |
| 6. |
buy a painting
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23 people |
| 7. |
make jam
2 cheers |
60 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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58 people |
| 11. |
Learn to play the piano
1 cheer |
7,463 people |
| 12. |
learn to make sushi
2 cheers |
721 people |
| 13. |
read a Jane Austen novel
1 entry . 1 cheer |
7 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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194 people |
| 18. |
make icecream
1 cheer |
7 people |
| 19. |
Do NaNoWriMo again.
1 entry |
4 people |
| 20. |
make homemade stock
1 cheer |
2 people |
| 21. |
become a better photographer
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1,975 people |
| 22. |
become self-employed
1 cheer |
103 people |
| 23. |
do a cycle tour of Cuba
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1 person |
| 24. |
bake bread
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165 people |
| 25. |
take salsa lessons
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128 people |
| 26. |
Go on a road trip across America
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30 people |
| 27. |
See more of England
1 cheer |
2 people |
| 28. |
learn to sew
2 cheers |
3,642 people |
| 29. |
Learn to knit
1 entry |
3,511 people |
| 30. |
Visit Italy
1 cheer |
2,346 people |
| 31. |
Visit Japan
1 cheer |
5,526 people |
| 32. |
visit argentina
1 cheer |
98 people |
| 33. |
exercise in the morning
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32 people |
| 34. |
learn how to poach an egg
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3 people |
| 35. |
master the curling irons
1 cheer |
1 person |
| 36. |
Learn Spanish
2 cheers |
15,508 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 |
| 42. |
holiday in London
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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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Eliza Marie wants to Stay on top of my laundry
become a Buddhist
design my own clothes
read the Bible daily
be more focused
have no regrets
watch all the episodes of the L Word
I want to help people in need
eat healthier and be healthier!
Make my parents proud
find my calling in life
Send a message in a bottle
Watch the entirety of Twin Peaks on DVD
talk to people around the world
spend more time painting
Save money
own a hippie van
Build a Retreat
JennyBee87 wants to be more flexible
get ripped abs
go to cambodia
learn the Cleveland shuffle
visit Marrakesh
Invest
pay off my debts
Get a Great Dane
