Merry Christmas! We’ve had a
wonderful holiday, filled with family gatherings, endless games, too much food
and too few photos. Amelia has
loved all the attention and we've loved being able to catch up with everyone.
I nearly
stuck to all my New Year’s Resolutions this year, so thought I’d take on a '99
Things to do in 999 Days' challenge.
My start date will be 01/01/14, which means I have to complete
everything on my list by 26/09/16.
So far I’ve only got 88 things on my list, so I’m open to suggestions!
Family
1. Have family photos taken
2. Go on a picnic
3. Take Amelia abroad
4. Go on a bike ride
5. Have a day out in London
6. Compile a family photo album
7. Go to Edinburgh for a long weekend
8. Visit two counties we’ve never been to
9. Go fruit picking and make a crumble
10. Don’t watch the television for a week
11. Start some family traditions of our own
Personal
12. Don’t complain for a week
13. Read all the unread novels I have at home
14. Read Nelson Mandela’s autobiography
15. Watch one film recommended by each parent
16. Watch The Killing
17. Watch Homeland
18. Read all the Harry
Potter books
19. Watch all the Harry
Potter films
20. Keep a dream journal for a month
Health and Fitness
21. Give up chocolate for a month
22. Take a Zumba class
23. Swim regularly
24. Get a new glasses prescription
25. Get down to a healthy weight
Spiritual
26. Read the Bible
27. Keep a prayer book
28. Go to a home group regularly
29. Keep a diary of all the things I’m thankful for on a
daily basis for a month
Musical
30. Go to a music festival
31. Make a portfolio
32. Make a website
33. Do another Grade VIII
Arts and Crafts
34. Make a table cloth using my sewing machine
35. Make lip balm
36. Learn how to sew buttons onto clothes
37. Learn how to hem
38. Learn how to sew on zips
39. Do a watercolour painting
40. Make something for Amelia
41. Make a ceramic
42. Upcycle an item of furniture
43. Make a quilt
44. Create a photo wall
45. Make a canvas picture with buttons
Food
46. Make jam
47. Make cinnamon rolls
48. Make ice cream
49. Try five new foods
50. Perfect three different pasta dishes using our pasta
machine
51. Make three different smoothies using our smoothie
maker
52. Try a steak
53. Make and decorate a cake
54. Marinate a piece of meat
55. Make 30 new recipes and add them to my recipe book
56. Make five new desserts
57. Make a gingerbread house
58. Make cordial
Home
59. Finish decorating
60. Re-do our kitchen
61. Re-do our bathroom
62. Sort out our garage
63. Maintain our garden in the warm months
64. Keep a vegetable patch
65. Put pictures up in Amelia’s room
66. Put bunting up in Amelia’s room
67. Put a name plate on Amelia’s door
New Skills
68. Take a course
69. Learn how to change a tyre
70. Understand the offside rule
71. Learn a hip hop dance
72. Learn sign language
73. Learn Spanish
Helping Others
74. Do two things for charity
75. Send a care package to someone
76. Send Christmas or Thank You cards to soldiers
overseas
77. Volunteer for a charity
78. Give someone a gift for no reason
79. Write and send 50 letters
80. Give blood
Other
81. Get my car cleaned properly
82. Be able to name all the countries
83. Be able to name all the states in America and their
capitals
84. Get my wedding ring fixed
85. Sell something on eBay
86. Sign up to www.postcrossing.com
and send 10 postcards
87. Throw a Murder
Mystery party
88. Make another '99 Things to do in 999 Days' list
