Anyone fancy a challenge?

winniepooh

finished all my challenges this weeks are

make an apple tart
make some flapjack
make syrup cake
more cross stitch
and i need to quilt my pin wheels

boredjellybean

Oops I fell of the challenge wagon in January lol
Would like to climb back on & love the idea of setting a few little ones each week, so by Monday I would like to sort through my clothes & get rid of what doesn't fit (or has too many holes in) bag up what is too small (dieting & hopeful to fit them soon) and figure out what I need to supplement as I'm sure ill be left with 1pair trousers & about 3 tops lol

thrifty-gal26

winniepooh wrote: »

I really envy you with the knitting. I would love to knit and have tried so many times but I cant get the hang of

Don't envy me too much, the booties didn't fit! lol

I am a keen knitter, just not very good.

I am working on a crochet blanket at the moment from this video.

thrifty-gal26

flyingmamma wrote: »

well my biggest chalkenge is complete.... baby girl born on valentines day....

Congrats xxx

winniepooh

This week ive nit completed all my challenges so im carrying two over.

Syrup cake
Flap jack
Quilting
Cross stitch
Leek and potato soup
And Sunday pudding this week is chocolate bread and butter pudding

I_want_a_baby

Hello everyone,

I am going to join this challenge as I need some short term focus to move me towards my long term goals!

My aim is to complete 1 thing a week from the list below:

THIS WEEK - Make homemade pizzas - dough currently in breadmaker.

House -
Declutter, File paperwork & Organise the computer unit.
Paint our bedroom - have paint already.
Wallpaper our bedroom feature wall - have wallpaper already.
Go through my wardrobe & remove anything not worn in last year.

Cleaning -
Use up washing liquid & then make homemade washing powder.
Use up kitchen anti bac sprays & find a better HM one & make/use it (try squirt of fairy washing up liquid, squirt of bleach and top up with water).
Use up window/glass cleaner & find a better HM one & make/use it.

Crafty -
Knit a dishcloth to gradually replace bought ones.
Spend some time researching homemade gift ideas and make a list of what we will give everyone for our homemade christmas.
Make a gift towards our homemade christmas.
Research the right type of fabric, source & make hankerchiefs.
Research the right type of fabric, source & make flannels.
Research the right type of fabric, source & make an alternative to kitchen roll.
Make the childrens christmas sacks.
Make the childrens christmas stockings.
Make a tissue box cover for our room.
Draw a picture.
Paint a picture.

Cooking -
Find & cook a better alternative but similar to supernoodles .
Find & cook a better alternative but similar to savoury rice .
Find a quick and easy recipe for tikka masala which will convince me to stop buying jars and make my own - and make it!
Learn how to make fruit buns with a sticky glaze - Mmmm.
Forage blackberries again and make some more delicious blackberry & apple jam.

Garden -
Dig flower/shrub bed in v small garden & plant something pretty in it.
Buy autumn bulbs & plant for spring flowers.
Buy spring bulbs & plant for autumn flowers.
Organise new patio for back garden.
Dig a bed or put a planter by the shed and plant a clematis in it to train up the wall.
Put planters/raised bed in garden for veggies.
Plant some herbs outside.
Plant some lettuce & runnerbeans outside.
Dig out a good sized veg plot in the in-laws garden.

Money -
Spend a week focusing on reducing our energy usage, take daily readings and see if I can form some better habits.

Important/Other -
Organise our wills
Order some photos for frames / album
Get the childrens baby books & memory box up to date.
Spend a week pampering myself - one thing an evening.
Finish family bucket list & identify what to do this year.
Start using reusable nappies in the day again.

Where applicable once I have completed the item I intend to never go back to old ways so for example as I have made pizza bases I will not go back to buying shop bought ones.

I also realise that this is a very long list but if I aim to do one thing a week then it is actually manageable and I will have achieved quite a lot by the end of the year!

Looking to reading other peoples challenges & what they have achieved over the coming months.

Stacey

winniepooh

Wow Stacey thats a long list. Keep us posted on how it goes

winniepooh

Simple ond for me this week. Ive got to finish my tapestry

flyingmamma

Just painted my bathroom ... Not sure about the colour but at least it's clean and fresh! Going to try do one room a month... Walls abused by sticky fingers so it really is an on going task! Going to try a new one pot chix receipe tonight ... Want to expand my list of meals I think I do the same things too often! Still have some furniture I wud like to upcycle but that will hav to wait until drier weather! Keep up the good work all u are an inspiration and a huge motivator for me to do things! Lol

winniepooh

I really need to paint my kitchen I'll get round to it at some point this year lol. You will see it on my list of challenges.

Ive had a really hectic week so ive only managed a tiny bit of tapestry.

So to start the challenges this week is to carry on with the tapestry. I would say id like to finish it but I don't want to pressure myself.

Next is to bast the quilt im making for my son again I would like to finish it but I won't have time.

Also to make chocolate fondants for sunday dessert.

How's everyone doing with challenges?