As a list lover I've been writing a fair few of them recently in order get my ass in gear and get things done. Not only are lists a vital part of my every day life, i.e. the boring reminders to pay bills and phone people, I try and get things crossed off my 'bucket list' in a timely manner.
Or not as it may seem!
I turned 26 last week and had a few tasks I was trying to complete to tick off some in my 101 things in 1001 days list (see here). I chose 25 tasks and tried to get them ticked off by my 26th birthday, lets see how well I did shall we?!
1: Visit another place in the UK, my aim is 5 and I've ticked off 2 - Visited a friend in N.Wales. Edinburgh and Glastonbury booked to complete my 5!
2: Read 4 Classic Books. 20 was my aim and I've only read 1 so far. First is Robin Hood
3: Second is Frankenstein, I've heard its a great story and a complete classic
4:I also plan on reading the real Beauty and the Beast
5: The real Jungle Book
6: Wuthering Heights
7: Treasure Island
8: Dracula
9: and lastly the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. This is quite a list.....fingers crossed I get some time off soon! -
So I read the Hobbit, and also Beauty and the Beast which was a lovely 20 pages or so! Absolutely failed the rest.
10: Try 2 new foods. My aim is 10, surely 2 more can be done over Christmas! - Mushroom Pate and Watercress done!
11: Visit an art gallery; cannot think where this will be but I'll have to find one - this has not happened!
12: Give blood - did not happen, feel awful.
13: Work harder at toning up - Lost 3lbs of fat at my weigh in, hurrah!
14: I'd like to try rock climbing - Money killed this plan, maybe in a few months.
15: Start yoga/pilates - Never got round to it.
16: Gorge walking - Also didn't happen.
17. Running 10k - I ran 5 miles the other day, I feel like this is good enough!
18: Go ziplining - booked for April!
19:Go to a gig - Nothing specific planned, apart from Glastonbury.
20: Learn to cook something new, one of each sweet and savoury. This won't happen any time soon, I'm so awful in the kitchen
21: Continue to plough through the excess of 'stuff' in my possession - Progressing!
22: Learn basic things to fix on a car - I think i can tick this one off now after running out of oil, lesson learnt!
23: Go to London over Christmas - This was AWESOME! Me and my mum had such a great time having an indulgent wander, we will definitely be going again next year.
24: Visit an Antique or Vintage Fair - Need to find one!
25: Write a short story. Not happening either!
Time has been a serious issue for me in completing these, not to mention I seem to have thought I'd won the lottery somewhere along the line to afford it!
But I have completed around 10 of these so at least I've progressed slightly!
I think training for Tough Mudder has taken over my life, I'm far too tired to read in the evenings any more after exercising for 5 of them.
Do you have any tasks you'd like to complete in the near future? Do you have any 101 things in 1001 days lists?
I'd love to see them!
L xxx
