It was off to work I went this morning, after digging the car out that is, and scraping the snow and ice off, and digging a path to the road. But once those trivial little tasks were complete I was away, at a snails pace, and slightly sidewards. Fortunatley though as soon as I got to the motorway it was reasonably clear right the way through to the carpark at work, which was pretty much like an ice rink.
Work was quiet and uneventful and so was the journey home, little bit slidy for the last 10 minutes of it though, but hey, I'm home safe and sound.
I have taken the 101 things in 1001 days challenge.
One of the things on my list was to create a blog to keep track of my exploits and achievements.
So here it is - 1 down....100 more to go!
The List
Organising the Challenge
1- Fill the list
2- Create a blog
3- Maintain the blog and keep it updated for the duration or until there are no more unique tasks left
4- Put aside £5 for every task satisfactorily completed to treat myself (10/101)
5- Donate £5 to charity for every task not completed
6- Organise my list so I can find things on it
7- Set up a calendar to ensure I achieve my weekly/monthly tasks
Organising my life
8- Weed my DVD collection
9- Weed my book collection
10- Dejunk my belongings
11- Organise the pictures on my Mac into some semblance of order
12- Sort out all my music files and make some playlists
13- Organise my backup drive
14- Set up a birthday book
15- Fix the pile of broken electronic stuff
16- Make a will
17- Sort out my insurances
18- Get my eyes checked
19- Try Contact lenses
20- Register with a dentist
21- Register with a doctor
22- Improve the back steps of my new house
23- Decorate
Places to go and things to do
24- Go to London
25- Go to Scotland
26- Go to Wales
27- Go to Ireland
28- Visit a country I have never been to before
29- Set off on a roadtrip with no set destination
30- Go on a trip on a train
31- Play crazy golf
32- Drive on the continent
33- Have Afternoon Tea
34- Build a snowman
35- Swim in the sea
36- Watch a sun rise
37- Go snowboarding
38- Have an evening of board games
39- Sing in public
40- Go for a moonlit beach walk
41- Ride a horse
42- Drive through the night
43- Go out somewhere different/special at least once a month
44- See 6 live comedy shows (2/6)
45- Watch 10 "classic" movies that people say I should watch (0/10)
46- Walk in the park and feed the ducks with Jo
47- Explore Barnsley town centre
Mmmmmmm Food and Drink
48- Try 5 different kinds of wine (5/5)
49- Get Jo to try haggis
50- Cook a proper meal 30 times (2/30)
51- Try 10 drinks I would not have normally tried (5/10)
52- Try 10 new foods (7/10)
53- Try proper sushi
Things that are good for me
54- Drink no alcohol for 2 weeks
55- Do 100 push ups in one go
56- Do 100 sit ups in one go
57- Develop the habit of brushing my teeth twice a day
58- Drink decaff coffee for a week
Things to learn
59- Learn conversational French
60- Learn conversational Spanish
61- Learn conversational Dutch
62- Learn how to give a proper massage
63- Learn basic sign language
64- Complete another 90 points towards my OU degree
65- Learn how to use the gizmos on my phone
Creative stuff
66- Paint a picture
67- Learn how to facepaint
68- Learn how to do one poi trick without crippling myself
69- learn how to do one staff trick without crippling myself
70- Start to write a novel
71- Read a romance book
72- Read a western
73- Learn more about photography
74- Take at least one photo a week and publish it on the net
75- Play the Bodhran at least once a month
76- Write a short story and publish it
77- Write a poem and publish it
The whole "personal Improvement" thing
78- Say yes to something that I would normally say no to at least 10 times. (4/10)
79- Go a whole week without swearing
80- Do not get frustrated with stupidity for one day
81- Get out of the house every day (even if it’s just into the garden)
82- Compliment at least one person each day
83- Talk to my mother at least once a fortnight
84- Catch up with my brother and his wife at least once a month
85- Perform a random act of kindness for a stranger every month
86- Reconcile my past with at least 1 person
87- Get in touch with my relatives abroad
88- Learn not to leave stuff in the reach of little hands.
89- Start a list of 1001 things that make me smile (0/1001)
90- Change Career
91- Send 5 handwritten letters (0/5)
92- Raise (not donate) over £100 for charity (0/100)
Other random things
93- Cut my hair once a week
94- Grow a plant
95- Buy and wear a pair of sandals
96- Start following a sport
97- Find a cologne I like
98- Wear the above once a week
99- Win a competition
100- Get Jo to choose a goal for me that she thinks would be beneficial
101- Buy a bottle of champagne and keep it chilled until I've completed all 101 challenges
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