Stitchy's 101 things challenge for DFWs

OrangeFairy

Woo hoo

No 29 Bake and decorate Cupcakes is done!! I have done fairy cakes before but not cupcakes! They tasted pretty good! I have a good coffee recipe in my book so will try that next :-)

My proof



May be on to report 2 more things done tonight :-)

Oh also finished the actual list itself. I had 5 more things to add so i just did it!

However i have changed one. Hoping this isn't seen as cheating!!! I had 'Kiss infront of the Eiffel tower. We planned to take the kids to Disneyland Paris as out 2012 holiday. But it now turns out we are 95% going to Florida that May so we definitely wont be doing both and so i will run out of time to go France as well. So i have changed it to 'Go to Disneyland in Paris or Florida again!' Should do one of the other i hope! x

stitching_witch

Well done littlekel, they look amazing. I didn't realise there is a difference between fairy cakes and cupcakes - I thought it was just an "americanism". I had to look it up to see what the difference is!

I don't think a slight alteration is cheating. I've had to move the date of paying off my debts as I'm now working in a low paid job and DH is still not well enough to go to work. Instead of beating myself up by failing three tasks, I just moved the date to the end of the challenge.

I cut out another corset pattern today so starting No 78 "Make small, medium and large waspie corset samples" although I'm not too sure when I'll get chance to actually make the things!! As long as I make one to fit me, the others will follow at some point.

OrangeFairy

50 Things that make me happy 1 The giggle Martyn does when he finds something REALLY funny 2 Playing Cards with Dan and Chloe 3 Having quality time with the kids 4 Geocaching 5 Taking photos 6 Buying people presents 7 Sitting down watching a film with Martyn and the kids under a duvet 8 The fact that Martyn and I love all the same programmes and sports 9 Girls nights out 10 Seeing Martyn having a good time with his mates 11 Coming downstairs to find Martyn has made a cup of tea and has Tiger Woods ready to play! 12 Cooking a meal that is well recieved 13 The kids playing together for hours on end upstairs with no fighting 14 Trips to the beach 15 Seeing my Grandad 16 Catching up with Nan at skittles 17 Bedtime! 18 Being in control of our finances 19 Planning our wedding 20 Writing lists! 21 Seeing other people smile 22 Lexie's laugh! 23 Going out for a meal 24 Payday :-) 25 Having a clean house 26 Fresh bed linen 27 The feeling when you get back to your own bed after a holiday 28 Going on holiday 29 CHRISTMAS 30 Catching up with online friends 31 Swimming 32 Reading a good book 33 Treating myself with pizza 34 That all my family are fit and healthy 35 The feeling you get after weighing yourself to see you have lost weight 36 The kids telling me they love me 37 Buying some clothes that actually look good on me 38 Seeing my girls happy 39 Getting time to catch up with Lee Lee 40 The possibility of taking the girls to Florida in the near future 41 The kids faces when they walk down stairs and see their birthday presents 42 Sending postpals letters and feeling like you have done something really good 43 Trying new things 44 All my family being so close 45 Spending time with Mum 46 That Barry and Shelly are finally going to be parents :-) 47 The fact we are going to be getting a niece and a nephew in the next few months 48 Padraig Harringtons chip munk face as he strikes the golf ball! 49 Michael Schumacher! Who always makes me smile 50 ...that I have found a man who fits me so perfectly

OrangeFairy

Woohoo!

50 things that make me happy - done!!!

I have written my first postpals letter too. Need to send it later so i can cross it off.

That website made me cry quite a bit. I have actually picked 4 people to write to. Puts a lot of things into perspective.

Not very MSE as i have bought 4 little presents but it is definitely worth the money.

3 things done this weekend! Though will end up shaving it all down to the difficult things!!

OrangeFairy

I have just completed another- Find a poem that means something to me

For a while now i keep checking online for different love poems but i have struggle to find one i really love.

So this morning i changed it and searched for daughters poems and marriage poems and i have found two i love
A Heart for Children
One hundred years from now
It will not matter What kind of car I drove,
What kind of house I lived in,
How much I had in my bank
Nor what my clothes looked like.
One hundred years from now It will not matter
What kind of school I attended,
What kind of typewriter I used
How large or small my church,
But the world may be …
a little better because..
I was important in the life of a child.
Wish
Today is a dream realized from years past
The white dress, the wedding cake, the promise of a love that lasts
Today is the beginning of a journey the two of you now share
The vow to love, honor, and cherish now seen in the rings you wear
But tomorrow, tomorrow you will wake as husband and wife
Where the person next to you is yours for life
And so my wish to you both is that when you wake each day
You will turn to each other with the same look you share today.


Love these two poems


Also picked this from one poem i found

'Marriage is the closest kind of friendship'

So i will use this as my 'Ouote to work into a piece of artwork' I was thinking of making a wedding canvas next year..this would be a perfect quote!

You can tell that OH is away and i have nothing else much to do!!!!!!!!!!!

stitching_witch

You've done really well today littlekel. The first poem really struck a chord as I worked in day nurseries for 14 years and I hope I made a difference in the lives of those hundreds of children I have looked after.

Your list made me smile too. I'm going through a rough time at the moment so perhaps I ought to write one too, just to show myself there are still reasons to smile.

How many have you crossed off your list now?

OrangeFairy

12 done now. A few more that can be done soon. I have just completed my love letter in french to OH :-) I thought now would be a nice time especially as he has been away

Sorry you are having a tough time at the moment Stitchy- Maybe a list will help you. I was having quite a bad week with the kids this week and felt like i was constantly shouting and worried that DD1 is having to work hard to get to where she should be at school. Then i read the stories on the postpals website and it really made me appreciate what i have xxx

determined_new_ms

Your cupcakes have inspired me & I have the ingrediants to make some kel :T

Am going to relook at my lists as my good intentions went the way they usually do

I think no TV needs to be in the spring summer when its easier to be out doing stuff

swearing really did not go well, will pledge to try again as of now...

Will report bac when I have some news... x

Baileys_Babe

Hi everyone hoping your all well. Can somebody help me I'm currently having problems with the day zero website. I have started to make a list but I can't work out how to remove something from the list if I have changed my mind, also how do you mark an item as completed or in progress? Thanks for your help BB

determined_new_ms

Baileys_Babe wrote: »

Hi everyone hoping your all well. Can somebody help me I'm currently having problems with the day zero website. I have started to make a list but I can't work out how to remove something from the list if I have changed my mind, also how do you mark an item as completed or in progress? Thanks for your help BB

Hey bb ok you need to log in (sorry to state the obvious ) and click on edit list and then you can change one thing to something else. to change to in progress or complete to the right of the task there is a faint tick click on it and it give you a couple of options, hths x