A lot of people I know were glad to see the back of 2010, for many it was filled with loss, pain and disappointment. There seem to be a collective sigh of relief once it finally struck midnight and the new year was here, but it was short lived. 18 days in there has already been a world of hurt, so much has been lost. From the floods soaking the country to an online community that within a couple of weeks lost 2 sisters and a husband taken anyway from his wife and little children far too early.
Well enough is enough, if this year is going to get better I'm going to have to step up and make it happen. I was silly to think a new year would mean everything would fall into place, I would get everything I wanted. Time to stop the excuses, time to get off my bum and do all the things I ever wanted to do because we truly don't know what is just around the corner.
101 things in 1001 days, to be completed by Monday, 28 October 2013.
- Complete a 365 project.
- Start working.
- Participate in Frocktober.
- Train as a piercer.
- Get my first tattoo.
Start a blog (AGAIN!)- Renew our wedding vows.
- Take a cake decorating course.
- Visit the snow.
- Spread my fathers ashes.
- Write a will.
- Complete a make-up artistry course.
- Read 10 books. (0/10)
- Dye my hair pink or purple.
- Get my body piercings back.
- Write a story.
- Buy a Jo Malone Perfume.
- Save for a pair of Christian Louboutin flats.
- Attend an online "meet n greet" in real life.
- Take a photography course.
- Travel outside the country.
- Learn 10 phrases in LOTE. (0/10)
- Cook a successful batch of macarons.
- Get eyelashes tinted.
- Wear a bright lipstick every day for a month. (0/30)
- Volunteer for 10 days. (0/10)
- Dine at Quay.
- Go to the racers on Melbourne cup.
- Make a dress.
- Make another 101 in 1001 list.
- Join the library.
- Take a holiday to Tassie with my kids and husband.
- Organise a "girls only weekend".
- Take the kids fruit picking.
- Have 6 dates with my husband. (0/6)
- Go on 5 picnics to places I've never been. (0/5)
- Make a herb garden.
- Eat 5 things I've never tried before. (0/5)
- Make a blog post of every item on the list once completed. (0/101)
- Create something for both kids from all the arty stuff I have and never use. (0/2)
- See another theatre show.
- Take a Young me now me photo.
- Go to a cooking class.
- Visit 5 art galleries. (0/5).
- Go to 5 PTA (parents and teachers association) meetings. (0/5)
- Volunteer for 5 things at the kids school. (0/5)
- Be paid for 5 cakes. (0/5)
- Sell and/or donate all my old clothes.
- Go somewhere spectacular for high tea.
- Buy another pair of Doc Marten 8-eye boots.
- Write 5 letters to 5 people who have changed my life. (0/5)
- Have another baby.
- Stay off facebook for a week.
- Take a holiday to Fiji.
- Buy a house.
- Chart ovulation every day for 6 months. (0/6)
- Don't buy junky take away for 1 month.
- Do 45mins exercise everyday for 1 month. (0/30)
- Wear my retainers every night for 2 months. (0/60)
- No meat for a week. (0/7)
- No animal products for a week. (0/7)
- Buy an Ipod.
- Bake a "super epic rainbow cake".
- Make mad hatter/Alice in wonderland themed cupcakes.
- Design and name a cocktail.
- Learn to knit.
- Knit 5 things. (0/5)
- Watch 26 movies I've never seen each starting with a different letter of the alphabet. (0/26)
- Plan and do something wonderful for Valentine's Day.
- Try 6 new cafe's/restaurants. (0/6)
- Make Valentine's Day cards with the kids.
- Make rainbow coloured cupcakes.
- Grow some vegetables.
- Try 5 different teas. (0/5)
- No tv for a weekend.
- Walk the kids to school every day for a week. (0/5)
- Couch to 5k.
- Get a spray tan.
- Get a brazilian wax.
- Participate in Feb Fast.
- Visit the Royal Botanic Gardens.
- Develop, design and name my own cupcake.
- Start my own business.
- Create a family budget and stick to it.
- Tell my mum we're TTC #3.
- Get a manicure.
- Buy no new makeup for 12 months (mascara/foundation excluded). (0/12)
- Floss and use mouthwash everyday for 2 months (try to form a habit!). (0/60)
- No new clothes unless they are on sale for 12 months. (0/12)
- Complete shopping ban for 3 months. (0/3)
- Drink 2 litres of water daily for 1 month. (0/30)
- Blog once a day for 30 days. (0/30)
- Leave 25 comments on other peoples blogs I find inspiring. (0/25)
- Plan and do something fabulous for my 30th!
- Write a letter to my children to open on their 18th birthdays. (0/2)
- Write a letter to my husband to open at the end of the 1001 days.
- Write a letter to myself to open at the end of the 1001 days.
- Sell 10 things on etsy. (0/10)
- Get a complete health checkup at the Dr.
- Buy a second christmas tree, tall slim glossy black!
- Attend 10 counselling sessions to deal with my fathers suicide.
I did it! It took over a week to finish but I did it!
