Crafts
1. Finish stitching Map of Durham
2. Finish stitching cat ornaments
3. Finish stitching The Hikers
4. Finish stitching Perfect Pets
5. Finish stitching The Aerodrome
6. Get at least the border area done on Green Man
7. Finish Woodland Sampler
8. Stitch Medieval Sampler
9. Finish stitching freebie kits
10. Sort through stash and decide on an order of stitching
11. Meet with the Stitch and Bitch girls 33 times (7/33)
12. Get my finished stitching framed/made into cushions
13. Learn to knit socks and start to make my own (got stuck and need help!)
14. Learn crochet
15. Do some Crewel work
Books and Learning/brain work
16. Finish writing book #1
17. Finish writing book #2
18. Finish writing book #3
19. Listen to all my audio books
20. Get audio books onto MP3 player
21. Find out about getting published
22. Read the Silmarillion
23. Sort out all our books
24. Read Victorian Farm and get the DVD if they do one
25. Learn to play an instrument (recorder? Nice and compact!)
26. Start doing crosswords again (44/72)
27. Re-read all of the Xanth books – get the ones in the series I am missing (31/31)
28. Get the books in the Malazan series that OH is missing
29. Read various Wartime books and take on board the money saving tips!
30. Watch the whole of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (get DVDs that are missing) (9/10)
31. See about getting and watching other series of Gundam
32. Learn PHP
33. Find out about a cheese making course for OH and myself to go on
34. Get two more scores and librettos for G&S for OH (0/2)
Food and Drink
35. Try out 50 new recipes (46/50)
36. Buy brewing kit
37. Make beer
38. Buy wine kit
39. Make wine and/or mead
40. Drink at least a pint of water a day (213/1001)
41. Gradually increase my fruit and veg intake
42. Try a food I have never tried before
43. Have an Oriental soup/dish 143 times (85/143)
44. Use up the spices/dried food and get fresh
45. Use the spice holder Mum and Dad bought us
Health and Beauty
46. Lose 10% of my current body weight (4/30 starting weight 295)
47. Get rid of my wheelchair
48. Increase my exercise level
49. Start meditating on a regular basis
50. Take time out to look after myself so cleanse, tone and moisturise! (213/1001)
51. Get some nice essential oils and get OH to give me a back massage!
52. Grow my finger nails
53. Take multivitamins (or something similar) every day (213/1001)
54. Find out about a corset and discover what weight/size I need to be to wear one
55. Measure myself once a month, even if the weight doesn’t go down the inches might (10/33)
House
56. Sort out jigsaws we will never do and donate them to the local jigsaw swap
57. De-clutter 33 items (33/33)
58. Get the bathroom lino re-done
59. Get pin board put up
60. Replace finger plates for light switches
61. Sort out mugs/glassware and only keep the ones we use
62. Get a computer desk for OH
63. Get a small compact computer desk for me
64. Set up shelves on warm window for starting seedlings off
65. Store videos away to free up shelf space
66. Keep on top of the cleaning, even crippled I should be able to do something!
67. Get the roof re-done
68. Replace the futon sofa futon bit!
69. Replace the old pillows
70. Replace the shabby bed linens
71. Get the final pictures hung
72. Replace the cushions
73. Re-paint the front door
74. Replace the back door (stable variety) with a solid door
75. Get the kitchen window sorted out
Garden
76. Get a small herb garden set up
77. Get rid of the hebes
78. Find out about scaffold planks
79. Make a raised bed
80. Put some gooseberries or black currants into the garden
Out and about
81. Stay away at Lower Quinton again
82. Stay in the North East of England
83. Stay in Scotland
84. Take OH to a distillery
85. Go out for at least one meal at The Phoenix
86. Go to the White Horse/pub 143 times (82/143)
87. Get to see my parents at least twice a year (1/6)
Odds and sods
88. Replace shabby clothes both mine and OH
89. Get “Aunt Lucy” (Cannot complete)
90. Clear CC
91. Put Orange onto PAYG – phone at the end of March when the contract finishes
92. Check spending
93. Do post crossing once a month (16/33)
94. Get to the Farmer’s market when we can (3/15)
95. Replace the garage
96. Replace the shed/coal bunker with a fence
97. Set up a wood store
98. Set up a Book of Shadows
99. Get a terrier
100. Get all the filing sorted (currently in 4 different filing boxes!)
101. Set up another 101 listing

52/101 done (red = done, green = in progress)

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3 responses to “Early August 2009 update list”

  1. Diane Avatar
    Diane

    You certainly have a very detailed and wide-ranging list of things to do Tempe. I have a number of things on my mental to do list but your list has reminded me that its a good idea to actually get them down on paper (or computer) or theyll be forgotten. Good luck with everything!

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  2. Dannie Avatar
    Dannie

    Excellent progress as ever. Congrats on being over half way there.

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  3. Anne Avatar
    Anne

    You go girl!Hope you are well? Im finally back on the bandwagon proper and its nice to read all your updates. xx

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