 I'm doing 42 things |
| 1. |
read 52 books in 52 weeks in 2009
1 entry . 3 cheers |
1 person |
| 2. |
Get my UK citizenship
2 cheers |
3 people |
| 3. |
go to Edinburgh, buy a one-day ticket and ride round town all day
1 cheer |
2 people |
| 4. |
get my blue belt at kicboxing
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1 person |
| 5. |
host an afternoon tea party
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2 people |
| 6. |
Cycle Coast to Coast C2C
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1 person |
| 7. |
write more for fun
1 cheer |
2 people |
| 8. |
see the northern lights
1 cheer |
16,369 people |
| 9. |
buy a painting
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23 people |
| 10. |
make jam
1 cheer |
60 people |
| 11. |
Make a tarte tatin
1 cheer |
1 person |
| 12. |
Make a scrapbook of all my travels
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1 person |
| 13. |
make a souffle
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53 people |
| 14. |
Learn to play the piano
1 cheer |
7,129 people |
| 15. |
learn to make sushi
2 cheers |
717 people |
| 16. |
read a Jane Austen novel
1 entry . 1 cheer |
8 people |
| 17. |
refresh my Japanese
1 cheer |
7 people |
| 18. |
make macarons
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2 people |
| 19. |
read more poetry
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187 people |
| 20. |
make icecream
1 cheer |
6 people |
| 21. |
Do NaNoWriMo again.
1 entry |
4 people |
| 22. |
make homemade stock
1 cheer |
3 people |
| 23. |
become a better photographer
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1,948 people |
| 24. |
become self-employed
1 cheer |
94 people |
| 25. |
do a cycle tour of Cuba
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1 person |
| 26. |
bake bread
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158 people |
| 27. |
take salsa lessons
1 cheer |
128 people |
| 28. |
Go on a road trip across America
1 cheer |
27 people |
| 29. |
See more of England
1 cheer |
2 people |
| 30. |
learn to sew
2 cheers |
3,467 people |
| 31. |
Learn to knit
1 entry |
3,391 people |
| 32. |
Visit Italy
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2,279 people |
| 33. |
Visit Japan
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5,367 people |
| 34. |
visit argentina
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92 people |
| 35. |
exercise in the morning
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28 people |
| 36. |
learn how to poach an egg
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3 people |
| 37. |
master the curling irons
1 cheer |
1 person |
| 38. |
Learn Spanish
2 cheers |
14,851 people |
| 39. |
learn how to apply eyeliner
1 cheer |
72 people |
| 40. |
go to the Royal Highland Show
1 entry |
1 person |
| 41. |
make granola
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7 people |
| 42. |
make gnocchi
1 cheer |
31 people |
How I did it: I tried and failed to do this in December with yeast that you activate in water. It just would not bloody activate - house was too cold. Tried six months later in the midst of a Scottish "heatwave" with instant yeast and it was fab. First one looked horrible as the dough wouldn't roll out nice. Second one a couple hours later when husband got home worked better - dough had been in the fridge for a wee while. Added some artichokes to the r… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I decided I didn't have time or dosh for another evening class so I bought this fab DVD, Element Pilates for Weight Loss. Closest thing to a class I've ever found in a DVD! I'm aiming to do the DVD once or twice a week before work. 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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Duckie wants to compile a list of 100 facts about myself
be happy with my body
backpack around Europe
Learn how to grind dance for free and fast.
grow tomatoes
be a part of history
hacking email password
get a job
create the soundtrack to my life
build community in my immediate seattle central district neighborhood
move out of florida
improve my grammer
get out of debt
Become a better public speaker
get some sleep
learn how to prepare 10 excellent meals
have an affair
see my family more often
J L wants to get rid of the dark circles under my eyes
stick to a budget
learn german
~lg! wants to track my WW food points on a daily basis
begin my new work at home business tomorrow!!
create my own tattoo
Be myself
Make a quilt
