18th February - extra update

Oops! I forgot part of my update last week!!

#71: visit 10 restaurants I've never been to before.

So on the 10th February we went to the Grill House in St Andrews. It was quite a disappointment to be honest. I was expecting it to be a grill house with steak, etc. but it turned out to be a Mexican. That's fine, I love mexican food, so not a problem so far.

Then the starters came and mine was cold. Not just cool but really cold. Then the fajitas arrived and were pretty average. So not a great night, and not somewhere I would go back to. But at least I can tick it off my list!

16th February: Weekly Update

I just realised that I haven't done an update for a while. So, #6 - buy a sewing machine. I didn't technically buy a sewing machine - I got it free from a nice lady through Freecycle!! So even better than buying one.

I have no idea how to use it, but it's a start!! I plan to make a bag with it sometime in the near future. I'll keep you updated.

#8 - knit a cardigan, is coming along. I'm still working on the back of the cardigan, and I think it might be a long job!! But I'm enjoying it, and it's quite relaxing when it's going well.

Other than that I've had a rubbish week. It turns out that the house we had fallen in love with had a pre-emption clause in the original contract. When we finally agreed an offer and the seller accepted (after 5 long months), we discovered that the farmer who had orignally sold the cottage had a pre-emption clause but in the contract, so all he has to do is match the accepted offer and he can buy it. Which he decided to do in the last few hours of his 21 days.

So we still have no house, and have to live with the in-laws indefinately.

Oh, and now my camera has broken too. So not the best week.

7th February - weekly update

I've been giving some thought to some of the things on my list and I might have to change a couple.

The first one is #20 - have my back tattoo altered. I've wanted it altered for ages (pretty much since I first had it done). It's a lot squarer than the design I wanted and I would like it to be added to in order to give it a better shape. However, you can't give blood for 12 months after having a tattoo, and I can't decide if it is worth it. So I'm still considering this one.

The second one is #21 - go out without make-up at least 6 times a year. I'm not sure that I can actually do it. I planned to have one of the days last weekend when I went horse-riding. But I couldn't do it! Even to spend the morning at the stables I have my foundation and mascara on. So I'm not sure I could actually go out without make-up. I'm going to give this a bit of thought and might alter it. I might just change it to going out with minimal make-up, or change it completely, I've not decided yet.

On a more positive note #41 - learn to knit, is coming along well. My cardigan for #8 is coming along but I don't want to cross #41 off until I can remember the different stitches without first having to look them up. But I'm getting there so they are both a work in progress.

Onwards and Upwards!!

#99 - 4th February 2009

So on Wednesday I went to give blood. It was surprisingly busy considering there was a severe weather warning at the time!! Took about an hour from start to finish.
So this is my first of the 6 donations, although I aim to donate 3 times a year. Donating was no problem but the nurse did stick the plaster on a bit tight! When I took it off later blood was running down my arm. But they did a good job - there's not even a mark!

Not the best photo but I was too shy to take my camera with me when I actually gave blood!!

#11 - 31st January 2009

#11 - Get dressed up for a night out once a month.
On Saturday I went out with the girls from the Childrenswear department at Next. Got dressed up specially, and had a really good night. Went to the local restaurant, where the food was pretty average but the company was great.



This could also count as #15 - wear a dress/skirt once a month