- Read 64 books (4/64) - two per month
- Watch 32 films (5/32) - one per month
- Buy and read Sunday paper once a month (2/32)
- Go to the cinema 15 times (1/15) - once every two months
- Go for a meal one a month (3/32)
- Go to Am Dram twice a year (0/5)
- Go to a classical concert (1/1)
- Play more scrabble - aim for once a month (0/32)
- Have a picnic (0/5)
- Go to one football match per season (0/3)
- Pass CIM Professional Diploma (0/4)
- Brew own beer
- Make homemade wine
- Make jam
- Make homemade ice cream
- Start veg box again
- Get an allotment
- Be self sufficient for salad items for July, August and September 09 & 10 (0/6)
- Throw a party using only homegrown produce
- Make a cake every month (3/32)
- Only eat free range chicken
- Try scallops
- Swap one car for a more Eco model
- Handwash car once every two months (1/16)
- Insulate loft
- Put up lined curtains at front and back door
- Decorate living room
- Decorate hall
- Replace fence in back garden with a hedge
- Chop down tree in front garden
- Get a new and more Eco friendly central heating system
- Change house energy rating from D to B
- Get a water meter fitted
- Take part in Earth Hour 2009
- Change all light bulbs in the house to energy saving ones
- Start using washable make up pads - stop using cotton wool which can't be recycled!
- Get bus to work once a week for a month (0/4)
- Stop using chemicals for cleaning
- Get a shower timer (and use it!)
- Don't use a supermarket for a month
- Drink no alcohol for one month
- Be vegetarian for one month
- Fill ISA for 2009 and 2010 (0/2)
- Pay sister back the money we owe her
- Pay off student loan
- Overpay mortgage by £4800 (0/4800) - £150 per month
- Climb Ben Nevis
- Climb Scarfell Pike
- Visit Holy Island
- Go to Brighton
- See the Northern Lights
- Go boating on Highfields lake
- Build a sandcastle
- Start a donation to a charity
- Use watercolours to paint a picture for house
- Do jigsaws and take to charity shop (0/8)
- Go to a Cath Kidston Shop
- Get a set of thermal underwear
- Go camping twice a year (0/6)
- Knit a patchwork blanket for sofa (6/100 squares knitted)
- Make and wear one item of clothing (0/1)
- Knit one item of clothing (0/1) - not a scarf!
- Sell one Christmas pudding tea cosy (0/1)
- Have one TV free evening per fortnight (3/71)
- Eat one meal a week at the dining table (3/142)
- Do yoga once a week (1/142)
- Go swimming once a month (7/32)
- Go to a spinning class (0/1)
- Go for a walk once a week (10/142)
- Lose half a stone a keep it off for 6 months (0/6)
- Run 5k
- Run 10k
- Run half marathon
- Drink 8 pints of water a day for one week (0/7) - see if it has a positive effect
- Have a 30th birthday party
- Give blood 7 times (1/7)
- Be in the audience for a TV or radio show
- Volunteer
- Only send handmade cards for Christmas 2008
- No flying
- Send a postcard to myself from every new place I visit
- Make £300 from mystery shopping, surveys, quidoco etc (31.09/300)
- Do a detox
- Do not use nail varnish (look for alternatives to make my nails look beautiful!)
- Get a local dentist
- Try skiing or snowboarding
- Go ice skating
- Go horse riding
- Learn to crochet
- Replace cleanser and moisturiser with natural alternatives
- Go to a Christmas carol concert
- Paint decking
- Learn to juggle
- Learn the location, capital cities and flags of every country in Europe
- Start my family tree
- Learn to use chopsticks
- Use the farm shop
- Find and use a local butcher
- Go to an art gallery
- Take a photo of each challenge (0/101)
- Review progress and blog once a week (4/142)
Follow the exploits as we attempt to pay off our mortgage, save money and generally get to grips with the whole baby thing.
Thursday, 28 August 2008
101 in 1001 - the list! (In progress)
Here is my list for the 101 in 1001 challenge due to end on the 31 May 2011:
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