101 - My List

At the end of 2010 several people I knew, blog wise and in person, had set themselves the 101 in 1001 challenge. I am a bit of  fan of lists and challenges so I made my own 101 things to do list but decided not to set a time limit and just to see where I was a year or so later. I never blogged about the list as I was never sure how well I would get on and I didn't want to feel obligated to do it. Some of the items were fairly easy and may seem trivial to you and some were things that I knew may not happen for a fairly long time but that I would like to achieve at somepoint.
This morning after building a traintrack for the smallest munchkin I sat and had a look at the list. I was able to cross a few more off and to remember some of the things I had wanted to do way back last January.
I have decided to share this list with you and how I am getting on with it. Those in red are done, in green still to do.

1. Make a draft excluder for front door - now we have moved I don't need it as the door shuts properly!
2. Read top 200 BBC books (not including those already read) - I have started this
3. Craft an item a month (different crafts) x 12 - Cross stitch, beading, sugarcraft, resin jewellery, card making, hand sewing, bread making, basic knitting, jam making, beeswax candle, dressmaking (well a skirt) with a machine and knitting with Katia wool, (the wool is different but process the same so undecided about this one but I think it counts)
4. Use my rolling machine
5. Take a silver clay course
6. Use ultrasonic cleaner
7. Attend 6 table sales/craft fairs - 3 out of 6!
8. Finish neices cross stitch - I showed you a picture of this.
9. Make a Thomas cross stitch for No 1 son - he has now gone off Thomas so may have to rejig this one
10. Make Xmas baubles for boys - my mother bought me a kit to make beaded baubles
11. Complete No 1 son 1st yr frame
12. Make No 1 son baby album
13. Finish patchwork quilt
14. Grow own veg - we did this last year it wasn't a great year but we did eat our own food
15. Organise all beads and findings - started
16. Produce cost list for beads and findings - started
17. Use the Champneys spa treatments book I was given
18. Learn to use sewing machine - I'm no pro but I have cleaned, threaded, wound a bobbin and sewn!
19. Return to pre-baby size - have come to conclusion this may never happen!
20. Make cheese and butter
21. Go to America and meet inlaws
22. Scrap a wedding page
23. Finish Father Christmas - another cross stitch
24. Set up a website - started
25. Blog once a week for 10 weeks
26. Commit a random act of kindness every month x10 - These were mostly donating to charity fundraising events with jewellery or baking and giving away various items to people who needed, or again for charity, teaching jewellery making to a group of women and helping with children. Little things but I like to think they made a difference to someone.
27. Make No2 son baby album
28. Use knotting tool to make necklace/bracelet
29. Make a candle - I rolled a beeswax candle would still like to mould a candle
30. Use leaf whacking technique from garden programme
31. Raise money for YCT - I plan on doing this in the big Shave Off in September
32. Save each month x12, pay off any cards - This was a double one 8 out of 12 mth saved in then things like moving abroad eat into the savings.
33. Handmake cards x10 - 3 out of 10
34. Make items using techiniques from each book
35. Refresh silversmithing techniques
36. Go to a ballet
37. Go to a musical
38. Make 10 presents in 2011 - this has rolled into 2012 - 9 out of 12
39. Do more home baking with No1 son
40. Go on a family trip once a mth x12 - 9 out of 12
41. Take boys camping
42. Spend a weekend away with hubby
43. Document Bad Taste bear collection
44. Document Tatty Teddy collection
45. Document DVD collection
46. Bring boxes from parents and unpack - we started this then we moved abroad and took boxes back to parents for storage
47. See family at least once every 2 mth (x6) - now we are abroad this will be harder to keep up but we will keep in touch with them
48. Take 30 mins excersise a week - Not counting running round after children and doing housework this is not proving something I am keeping up with 6 specific episodes! Opps
49. Cook 5 new receipes - chocolate macaroons, chicken stew, fudge, lemon cake, homemade soup
50. Try 5 new foods - 3 out of 5
51. Have a night out with hubby once a mth when he is home - twice
52. Write menu plans for a month
53. Use Ipod for more then FB - now we use it for games and music too!
54. Upload CD collection to Ipod - started
55. Make a herb pot - we had to leave it when we moved as couldn't take plants with us
56. Write a proper will
57. Send hubby a care package a week when away
58. Make a list of places to visit and visit them
59. Make sure to have a relaxing bath once a mth x 6
60. Use slow cooker more
61. Clean out kitchen cupboards and reorganise - now we have moved this will need doing again!
62. Go out for walk once a wk with boys - we still do this now when we can
63. Take boys swimming
64. Return library books on time x3
65. Pay off sofa
66. Neice cross stitch (a different neice)
67. Make nephew cross stitch
68. Make nephew cross stitch
69. Make nephew cross stitch
70. Choose No 2 son cross stitch
71. Try lacemaking with Mum
72. Attend car event with Dad (not pub lunch)
73. Shop from grocery list no extras 3mth - 2 out of 3
74. Read thrift book, try 10 things suggested - 1 out of 10
75. Go on a residential jewellery course
76. Sell an item a month x5
77. Go to bed at 10 every night for a week
78. Sell in a shop - 2 months in a shop only 2 items sold so decided to wait and try another way rent was more than made
79. Have a facial every month - once
80. Have fresh flowers in house x5 mth
81. Clean out car and wash x3 - 1
82. Have hair cut every 2 mth x3
83. Sew an item of clothing - you saw a picture of my skirt last week!
84. Customise an item of clothing
85. Have a clothes swap party - this seemed a good idea at time but now we have moved and I am not sure
86. Make a housework schedule
87. Try quilling
88. Try encaustic art
89. Plant a garden with No1 son
90. Scan in old pictures and save to external harddrive
91. Make a paperchain with No1 son a link a day while Daddy is away
92. Make a jewellery item every week x10
93. Reorganise bedrooms clean and tidy - will need doing again in a few mth now we have moved
94. Get No1 son his own bookcase
95. Make a welcome home Daddy banner/flag for No2 son
96. Clear out clutter ebay/buy and sell etc - of course we have amassed more now
97. Live frugally for a month
98. Refurbish a piece of furniture
99. Make a soft toy - See post above.
100. Bake bread once a week x5
101. Have a night in with friends once a mth x10

So there you have it my list of 101.
Now I have revisited it I am motivated to get more of the easier challenges completed and work at some of the tougher ones.
I have to collect No1 son from school now so I shall leave you with this.
Do any of you have a 'List'?