Stitchy's 101 things challenge for DFWs

rdchick

I will be doing one of my things this weekend - Teaching R to swim. My bf can't swim... I am (in my mothers words) a waterbaby.

The BF is taking me to Bovey Castle for our anniversary this weekend - I am so excited! It has a pool, spa and gym so lots of working out and teaching the boy to swim. CANNOT WAIT!!

Well done DNMS! You're doing super!! xxx

OrangeFairy

Well done on the recipe book DNMS

RDchick - you must be near us then - i live about an hour or so from Bovey Castle.

Well my news

Finished HP7!! All books read! A bit sad really as it is now all over for me

Also got my AAT exam results and i passed the two tax exams :j:j:j:j
I am so pleased. If i get my project finished now then i can cross it off my list!!

Hoping to get on with that on my week off next week!

May persuade OH to come for a coastal walk to throw my message in a bottle.

My goals

14 Don't eat sweets for a month - in progress
18 Complete a colouring book - done
19 Send a message in a bottle - hopefully this weekend
39 Read all of the Harry Potter books - done
40 Finish my AAT course - exams passed just need to spend a few hours on my project
46 Sell all of my CD's - quickly put a few singles on ebay - the rest have gone to music magpie
80 Replace the kids under bed boxes with good quality ones - will pick up from work this week.
96 Make ourselves a nice garden at the new house :-) - not moved any further with this! Bad weather at the weekend just gone!

Emzilla

Congratulations on passing your exams Orange Fairy :T

I hope you have a lovely weekend rdchick .

Well done on getting your recipe book finished DNMS :T.

I have watched the first 7 Harry Potter films so just need to drag someone to the cinema to see the last one now. Or I might just go on my own - it's not as bad as you think :cool:.

Emz xx

OrangeFairy

Woohoo just completed another item from my list. And it wasnt one i had pledged to do this month. So that helps a bit if we don't get the garden or my project done :j

The thing i have done is......

25 Buy sexy lingerie from La Senza or Ann Summers

Just bought some underwear from La Senza online. I just spotted this on my list so thought i'd have a quick look. They had an offer to get bras for £10 instead of £16 and the little shorts to go with it for £3 instead of £8. So a saving of £11. Seemed an MSE time to do that task! OH will be pleased with this completion! lol x

La_escocesa

Hey gang,

I'm working on #9 - learn to crochet. I've got my 'Crochet for Dummies' book and aiming to make these little money-saving/planet-saving cotton pads: http://gretchkalsloomknitting.wordpress.com/2010/01/01/crocheted-cotton-face-rounds/

xxx

Emzilla

Another one ticked off for me - I've seen all of the Harry Potter movies :j.

Well done on completing another task Orange Fairy - you're flying along with your list .

I like the look of those pads La escocesa. Let us know what they are like when you get them done.

Emz xx

Pernicious

Sorry I have a bit of catching up to do...

rdchick wrote: »

I have a really bad over reaction to EVERYTHING emotionally! Anything happy, sad, songs sung live and people singing along (!!!!!!!), disappointment, compliments, criticism etc etc the list is endless... and I have no idea why I do it - always have done but I'm 22 now and it's stupid. When the boss pulls me in for a meeting about something no doubt I will cry. My review, I was almost in tears, it's just embarrassing and seems to be getting worse!!

I am going to write to: My History teacher from school, my media lecturer from college, a friend who is a playwrite, my parents and one of my friends who I have known since I was 11 who has told me from day one how beautiful and special I am. All of them are male (apart from my mummy lol) and just thinking about them makes me have tears in my eyes as they are amazing peoples

xxxx

What did your doctor say? Maybe you are just an emotional person, I know I am...is it such a bad thing?? I always thought it made me more empathetic (at times, sometimes anger takes over instead, oopsie!)

Ah your list is lovely, I am going to consider this for my next list, but I'm not sure I could as two people that have changed my life have done so for the better but through some horrible means...Maybe I could write it & just not send it?

OrangeFairy wrote: »

wooohoooooooo

18 Complete a coloring book - done!!! :j:j:j:j

Finished the last 7 pages this morning! Now i can clear the coloured pencils that have been camping in the lounge for the last 4 days!!

Then i went to bed and read 65 pages of HP7 - so more than my aim. I am now on 200 pages so a third of the way through the book. My minimum for today is to read 100 pages to get to page 300 and be half way through!!!! :D:D

I want to check tidal times to see when best to send my message in a bottle!

I hope everyone else is making progress x

Well done! :j I love the message in a bottle idea, always wanted to do that as a kid but never knew what to say haha!

stitching_witch wrote: »

OrangeFairy, you're doing so well. You've done over a third of your list already and you started months after me! Mind you, as I've mentioned before many of mine are challenges for the whole 1001 days, for example #49 - Set monthly goals, and #59 - have at least 10 NSDs per month. I won't be able to tick these off until the end but I haven't missed a month of either of them yet.

My next list will be more realistic I think. I now know what type of things work and what doesn't.

Today I'm working on my monthly goals list, but the 101 things list is never far from my mind so tomorrow I hope to achieve one of them.

A lot of mine are ones like that as well, or ones that are in progress but just can't be ticked off yet as I don't feel as though I have FULLY achieved it. (I am my own worst critic hehe).

Good luck with your lists

Pernicious

Emzilla wrote: »

Hi everyone - I hope you are all having a productive weekend .

Just wanted to say that I have ticked another task off my list:

94 - Sponsor an animal.

I have just adopted an elephant with WWF for £3 a month :T. Wasn't one of the tasks that I planned on doing for August, but it all counts .

Also watched 2 more Harry Potter films yesterday, so only 3 to go now. Should get that completed next week.

Emz xx

Well done :T I want to sponsor a tiger, but haven't gotten round to it yet as every penny counts towards being debt free & the wedding at the moment so was planning on leaving this until next year, so tempting to do it now though as it's a quick & easy one!

determined_new_ms wrote: »

hurrah have just finished my recipe book for my friend (was supposed to be for her birthday in March! :rotfl:) oh well good job she loves me & is a very appreciative person. another £2 into the coffers

Will aslo finish 1984 this morning - although this is part of my write a list of 20 books & read them so it'll be a while before I do that one!

gonna update my list now and remind myself of what I thought I could achieve this month.

Happiness to you all x

ok looked at my list and these are what I intend to do:

#56 make a pavalova
#64 go to the philosophy group
#17 make a recipe book for a friend - done 09.08.11
#20 find out more about the world wars
#43 say yes to every invitation for a month
#44 loose a stone - I have lost 8lbs already so 6 to go!
#78 give blood - last time I went I was low in iron but this time I am forewarned and will take iron supplements with a glass of oj for 10 days before I go!
#89 make/customise a piece of clothing - I'm going to make a clutch bag

I've just seen I have give blood twice & only 100 things so need to come up with two more...

ok I think that's about all I am achieve

And I've done a quarter of my list already

Wow DNMS you are doing so well! How are you making your clutch bag if you don't mind me asking? As I want to make/customised clothing too but not really got round to this one yet...oops It is something I could do for August though!

rdchick wrote: »

I will be doing one of my things this weekend - Teaching R to swim. My bf can't swim... I am (in my mothers words) a waterbaby.

The BF is taking me to Bovey Castle for our anniversary this weekend - I am so excited! It has a pool, spa and gym so lots of working out and teaching the boy to swim. CANNOT WAIT!!

Well done DNMS! You're doing super!! xxx

Wow that sounds fantastic! Have a super duper time & good luck teaching your OH to swim. I didn't learn to swim until a couple of years back now, well, I could kind of swim...but not very well, & I still don't do too well out of my depth - need to work on that (& yes, it's on my list!) lol x

Pernicious

OrangeFairy wrote: »

Well my news

Finished HP7!! All books read! A bit sad really as it is now all over for me

Also got my AAT exam results and i passed the two tax exams :j:j:j:j
I am so pleased. If i get my project finished now then i can cross it off my list!!

Hoping to get on with that on my week off next week!

May persuade OH to come for a coastal walk to throw my message in a bottle.

My goals

14 Don't eat sweets for a month - in progress
18 Complete a colouring book - done
19 Send a message in a bottle - hopefully this weekend
39 Read all of the Harry Potter books - done
40 Finish my AAT course - exams passed just need to spend a few hours on my project
46 Sell all of my CD's - quickly put a few singles on ebay - the rest have gone to music magpie
80 Replace the kids under bed boxes with good quality ones - will pick up from work this week.
96 Make ourselves a nice garden at the new house :-) - not moved any further with this! Bad weather at the weekend just gone!

Can I have some of what you're having please? Can't believe the progress everyone is making, I feel so lazy!!!

BIG congrats on passing your AAT exams, must be fantastic crossing that one off

determined_new_ms

Pernicious wrote: »

Wow DNMS you are doing so well! How are you making your clutch bag if you don't mind me asking? As I want to make/customised clothing too but not really got round to this one yet...oops It is something I could do for August though!

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/goks-clothes-roadshow/4od#3179371

london episode about 32 mins in - think I can do it - just need to find some suade