Tuesday, 20 August 2013

The List

I know, I've been slacking but trust me I've had some good reasons - you'll find out more in a bit. 

But the six month mark has now passed so it's time to put up the list which I started compiling in August 2012. But now it's time for regular updates - well and actually doing the list:

1) Move to a bigger house
2) Have a baby brother or sister for Joshie 
3) Get the holiday scrapbooks up to date
4) Learn to play the piano
5) Finish writing a book - any of them!
6) Loose weight - attempt to be under 11 stone!
7) Fit in my wedding dress
8) Do an assault course
9) Have a pampering day
10) Win the lottery - preferably big but a small win will do
11) Make something for the house
12) Cook a roast dinner
13) Get upto 400 followers on twitter
14) Play netball again - even if just once!
15) Watch five live sports you've never seen
16) Read five classic novels
17) Knit a scarf for someone who loves you and will wear it!
18) Eat 10 foods I've never eaten before
19) Keep a plant alive
20) Go and eat/drink in the university refectory
21) Learn some sign language
22) Finish 'This book will change your life'
23) Go to Jane Austen's house
24) Change my passport
25) Get Josh a passport
26) Get a tattoo
27) Get a family portrait done
28) Walk the amount of steps equivalent to the hours I'll be alive
29) Learn Hello and Goodbye in ten languages
30) Have a weekend away
31) Try a new sport
32) Get rid of the clutter and be ruthless over things we don't need!
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Yes er shamefully still gaps. People have suggested things to me - like do a bungee jump, but I've done that. This isn't meant to be a list of all the things you should do before you reach 40, more what things can I do which are a bit out there, a bit stretching (ok you'll argue some but bear with me!) and some I need to do in the next six months. So suggestions for the last ones - be my guest!

Oh and comments on what's on the list, suggestions etc, also welcome!

4 comments:

  1. Some great ideas there!
    Stuart can obviously help you with the sign language!
    I can help you do a knitting pattern for a scarf that won't bore you senseless knitting it!
    If you can get down to Lewes, you can watch a live game of Stoolball and possibly a couple of other weirder Sussex sports! You could even have a go at Stoolball (it's a bit like Rounders) and you could tick two off at once!
    Your sister Sarah xx

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  2. Hiya,

    Thanks indeed - naturally I'll tap Stu up on the sign language side of things and yes please to the knitting pattern - I'm not very good so it will need to be straightforward!

    Stool ball sounds good - presume it's just in the summer? But we'll have to take that one in!

    As you have lots of twitter followers you can continue to FF me - I know that worked before!

    Any suggestions on some others? Maybe I should relate it to the blog!

    Me xx

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  3. Have you honestly never cooked a roast dinner? What kind of housewife are you?

    How about:
    - go to a rock concert (Robbie doesn't count)
    - Learn to change a tyre (you probably can but I know I can't)
    - Smile at random people on the Tube
    - Buy coffee for homeless people http://www.psfk.com/2013/05/starbucks-homeless-coffee.html
    - Visit all the capital cities of the UK

    Will keep thinking...

    Katie P x

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  4. Katie P I hadn't seen your comment but sadly it's true - although not now as I have completed that task!
    If Robbie doesn't count can I have suggestions as to who does?! Aha? Probably not. I have changed a tyre more than once (honest!) and sometimes without help - first time on a dark night with a bunch of netballers. I like the coffee and the smiling one the capital cities - have I done that? x

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