#8 - 30th January 2009

#8 - Knit a cardigan
So I decided that today was the day, after buying all the necessary materials on 28th January, I went round to my mums to spend the afternoon learning to knit.
I learnt how to cast on, and then how to do the rib - knit one, purl one!! Although I can't seem to remember to take the stitch off after the purl, so have to repeat to myself "knit one, purl one, take it off!". Also, we have discovered that I can only knit in complete silence. Having the tv on, or anyone having a conversation resulted in disaster! So my poor mum had to sit in silence and supervise for an hour!
This is obviously a work in progress, and I can see it's going to be a long job! However, I quite enjoyed, so hopefully it won't feel that long! So far I've complete the rib for the back of the cardigan and the first 8 rows.

Luckily its only size 0-3 months!!

#15 - 27th January 2009

#15 - Wear a dress/skirt once a month (other than to work).

Today I got dressed up in my red tartan skirt to go into town. I did feel a little bit dressed up, but decided that actually, I quite like wearing skirts and it is something I am going to do more often!!

(Although I decided not to post a photo as it's not the best!!)

#94 - 25th January 2009

#94 on my list - Have a Day Out once a month. So on Sunday 25th January I went with my mum and dad to Lochore Meadows. http://www.lochore-meadows.co.uk/
We walked round part of the Loch before going to the coffe shop for cake! Whilst in the coffe shop we saw this Cormorant on the pier drying its wings. Luckily it was still there after we'd put our scarves, hats, gloves and coats back on and gone outside for a closer look!!

#51 - 17th January

On the 17th January I decided to spend the day sorting out my honeymoon photos. I had loads printed from Jessops Jpics, and have a beautiful album that we were given as a wedding gift (see below) so I thought it would be a good time to arrange them into the album.




Unfortunately it appears that 2 pages were stuck together so I still have 2 pages in the middle to fill, but other than that it's done!!

No 29: Take Portrait shots of my family

In a bid to get my list kicked off I convinced my sister to pose for some portrait shots. It took a while, but being the natural born poser that she is, she soon came round to the idea!!

This was taken on 16th January.

No. 1: Rejoin Scottish Slimmers

This was the first thing to be ticked off my list on the 15th January. I finally plucked up the courage to go back to Scottish Slimmers.

It was nowhere near as bad as I expected - I've actually lost 5lbs since I last went in November, so that was surprisingly good! I decided to start as a I mean to go on and bought the new Starter Pack, which has the magazine, full of 'inspirational' stories, and 3 class vouchers so now I have to go, or it would be a waste of money.

Now I just have to start using the Daily Checker to keep a note of what I'm eating every day!

My List

I created my list mainly based on things that I've been talking about doing for a while but haven't got round to doing. I considered including more practical goals such as 'get a job' (after recently being made redundant) or 'buy a house' but decided against including them as these I things that I need to do rather than want to do.

I've tried to include a wide range of tasks to cover different aspects of my life, and hope to gain something from completing them.

So wish me luck!!

Wednesday 21st January

101 Things in 1001 Days

The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria:Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).

Why 1001 Days?Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as New Year's resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.

Start Date: 15th January 2009

End Date: 13th October 2011