My 101 Things

If you have read my blog post you will know what it’s all about, if not take a look and all will become clear! This is my list:

1. Successfully make pancakes
2. Loose and keep off at least 2 and a half stone in weight
3. Go on a foreign holiday with the girls
4. Take the girls to Scotland for at least a long weekend
5. Grow tomatoes from seed and use
6. Grow peppers from seed and use
7. Buy an oven thermometre and learn to bake a cake
8. Buy an extendable dining table to have room to cook for others
9. Once achieved point 8, invite people round for dinner at least every 2 months
10. Throw a “thankyou” party for my family and friends once I am finally divorced
11. Actually sort out Norton Back up instead of just clicking “ignore”
12. Get the Wii fixed instead of denying I broke it!
13. Stop shouting at the girls as much
14. Give something up for Lent every year
15. Take pictures and blog my progress for every item on this list
16. Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day
17. Buy a car
18. Once I have a car, research and go on free days out once a fortnight
19. Use money off coupons I get
20. Only use coupons if I need the product
21. Think of 1 positive experience from the day and write it down for a month
22. Take B to the Science Museum
23. Take the girls to a zoo
24. Take the girls on holiday – and view it through their eyes
25. Meet one other single parent in real life through my online journey during the 1001 day challenge
26. Make Birthday and Christmas cards regularly not just every once in a while
27. Research sex education books so I am ready to tell B when the time comes
28. Buy proper lunch boxes so I don’t have to use cling wrap for sandwiches
29. Make lunches the night before, and take lunch to work with me when I start my new job so I don’t fall into the “buying lunch ” habit
30. Wean H off her dummy completely within the next 6 months
31. Treat myself to a hair cut every 8 weeks
32. Treat myself to a manicure/facial/massage every 8 weeks
33. Convert H’s cot into a bed
34. Turn off my mobile AND laptop for an hour every day to get on top of jobs
35. Draw up a jobs chart involving B too, and stick to it for a month
36. Bite the bullet and ask someone out on a date
37. Regain my confidence riding a bike by the summer
38. Take the girls out for regular bike rides in the summer
39. Teach B to cross the road safely so she can walk herself to school in Yr 4
40. Research photography studios in the area and go for a family photo shoot
41. Take the girls to a theme park
42. Register the girls for free swimming and take them once a month
43. Write to my local MP and council with regard the need for a pedestrian crossing on a local busy road
44. Blog at least 1 book review a month
45. Blog at least 1 film review a month
46. Complete another 60 points towards my degree with OU
47. Buy a blank canvas and create a “Family Art Piece”
48. Convince someone else to take up blogging
49. Convince someone else to take on the 1001 days challenge
50. Have a proper sort out of all our clothes and repeat every 6 months
51. Have a proper sort out of the girls toys and repeat every 6 months
52. Dig out the Ebay box in the garage and get it all listed
53. Sort out the scanner and get all my photos on the computer
54. Take up a new crafting hobby
55. Re-do my budget when I start work and stick to it. Then review it every 6 months
56. Always find the positives in a situation
57. Say no when I can’t do something – without feelling guilty
58. Face my fear and let the kids paint at home
59. Learn different relaxation techniques and use one every day
60. Teach these techniques to B and also why it is important
61. Research phobias and help B face her fear of Santa for Christmas 2011
62. Dance in the summer rain
63. Take B to our local cathederal
64. Make home made pizza with the girls letting them take the lead
65. Make Easter bonnets with the girls
66. Tackle the storage issue in the house
67. Try a new fruit or vegetable every fortnight for 6 months
68. Learn to make soup
69. Take the girls on a train
70. Visit the library with the girls once a month
71. Start training in order to do Race for Life in 2011
72. Spend more time in the garden
73. Help the girls plant up and look after flowers in their own planters
74. Save up and go to a concert
75. Think of 1 thing each day I have done with my kids and keep a record of it, so I can look back on difficult days and know I am doing a good job
76. Make treasure baskets for both girls and blog about what they are about
77. Help B reach a self set goal by helping her plan and work towards it
78. Get H out of nappies in the day within 6 months
79. Get H out of nappies at night within a year
80. Buy a new address book and use it
81. Take girls to a circus
82. Write a Will
83. Re-assess my long term savings
84. Take out Life Insurance
85. Buy a diary and use it!
86. Put the pictures up in the house
87. Learn to make buscuits and stop buying them
88. Do some research and reduce my electric and gas useage
89. Get a small fish tank and get the girls to help be responsible for them
90. Pay attention to the political parties so I know what to vote for in the election
91. Send Birhday cards on time!
92. Have a weeked where I don’t say “no” to the girls requests (unless it’s something dangerous or very expensive)
93. Restart the memory books for the girls
94. Go Salsa dancing
95. Give my feet the TLC they deserve so I have no hard skin by the summer
96. Completely sort out my itunes
97. Take the girls sightseeing in London
98. Restain the garden furniture
99. Make my blog successful with regular hits and learn how to get it on Google!
100. Try a change in my style of clothes
101. Register to stop cold calls and junk mail

UPDATE – I have finally worked out the date I am aiming to be completed by, which is November 17th 2012!

Only a few weeks off completion, some of these haven’t been achieved but are planned for completion such as the train journey and foreign holiday which are both booked for next year!