Update On Week 1

This week has been very busy but I have managed to complete most of my goals:

This week I have:

Made my 101 things to do list

Made some homemade bread, which went down very well with the family.

I have purchased a small greenhouse and spent nearly a whole days putting it up. I’m not the best when it comes to things like this but I did eventually manage to do it on my own.

I have posted on My 101 steps blog at least once this week but as yet I have not posted on other blogs therefore this goal is not quite done.

I have managed to de-clutter the living room and the room now looks twice the size it did before

I have set my monthly goals for August and it looks like I am going to have a very busy month.

My final job for this week is to put together a list for next week, however it will be limited as I am camping with the family next week.

Week 1 Monday 2nd - Sunday 8th August

Week 1 of my new 101 list. Decisions - What should I do first..................


The goals for week 1 are:

· Make my 101 things to do list
· Make homemade bread
· Get a greenhouse
· Post on blogs at least once
· Declutter the living room
· Set monthly goals – Set goals for August

I know it doesn’t seem a lot but I have quite a busy week with work as I am trying to get things finished off and up to date before I go off on a camping holiday next week.

Tasks to Complete During August 2010

I am going to break my tasks down into managable monthly amounts. During August 2010 I am aiming to:


· Make my 101 things to do list

· Make homemade bread – Aim to make at least 1 loaf per month

· Go on a picnic

· Get a greenhouse

· Visit Tobermory, Isle of Mull

· Post on blogs at least once a week

· Get out of my overdraft

· Take my child camping

· Declutter the living room

· Declutter the spare room

· Apply to study an OU degree

· Achieve OU degree

· Set monthly goals

· Spend at least one quality day with partner and son each day

· Learn to grow vegetables

· Learn how to grow fruit

· Grow own vegetables

· Meet up with some old friends from school

· Promote business

· Sort the overgrown garden

· Promote party plan business

· Get 5 parties booked per month for party plan business

· Do 30 minutes exercise per day (7 days a week)

Where Has The Last Seven Months Gone

Where has the last seven months of this year gone? I have reviewed what I am aiming to do and I have come up with a new 101 list.


· Make my 101 things to do list

· Make homemade bread – Aim to make at least 1 loaf per month

· Go on a picnic

· Get a greenhouse

· Visit Tobermory, Isle of Mull

· Shop at a farmers market

· Post on blogs at least once a week

· Apply for my passport

· Go to Disneyland Paris

· Update my CV

· Get a passport

· No fast food for one month

· Go back to college

· Bake brownies

· Make homemade ice cream

· Try 5 new cocktails

· Make homemade cookies

· Get out of my overdraft

· Get a dog

· Take my child camping

· Buy a digital camera

· Go to the dentist

· Go pony trekking

· Stop biting my nails

· Buy a new car

· Get an ipad

· Try sushi

· Try a new restaurant

· Spend more time with my mum

· Learn to make sushi

· Start a compost pile

· Go to bed before 10pm every night for a month

· Learn how to make a really good omelette

· Declutter the living room

· Declutter the spare room

· Turn the spare room into a dining room

· Declutter the kitchen

· Declutter the bedroom

· Declutter garden sheds

· Lose half a stone

· Achieve diploma in Animal Care

· Apply to study an OU degree

· Achieve OU degree

· Declutter my wardrobe

· Declutter child’s wardrobe

· Get an article published in a magazine

· Get my teeth sorted

· Lose another half stone

· Visit wedding shops for ideas

· Visit a wedding fair

· Plan my wedding

· Get married

· Lose enough weight to get into a size 12

· Set monthly goals

· Spend at least one quality day with partner and son each day

· Learn to grow vegetables

· Learn how to grow fruit

· Grow own vegetables

· Grow own fruit

· Revamp wardrobe and get new clothes

· Write a business plan

· Meet up with some old friends from school

· Promote business

· Go to a concert

· Go to a book signing

· Go ice skating

· Write a book

· Write a recipe book

· Sort the overgrown garden

· Clear debts on the storage unit

· Repay borrowed money to friends and family

· Catch up with council tax debts

· Pay off personal loans

· Pay off catalogue debts

· Pay £12,000 off partners debts

· Pay £500 off credit card debts

· Pay off credit card

· Write up own personal history

· Save money for the wedding

· Promote party plan business

· Get 5 parties booked per month for party plan business

· Reach goal weight

· Grow own herbs

· Make a cheesecake from scratch

· Visit Edinburgh

· Wake up before 9am every day for a week

· Eliminate non fitting clothing from my wardrobe

· Open a savings account

· Start a herb garden

· Spend a rainy day watching films in my PJ’s

· Make a pizza from scratch

· Decorate a cake

· Make a soufflé

· Bake an apple pie

· Get a pedicure

· Get financially stable

· Make tiramisu

· Clear personal debts

· Clear partners debts

· Do 30 minutes exercise per day (7 days a week)

Goals For January 2010

Happy New Year Everyone.  I have just embarked on a new challenge which is to turn £100 into £10,000 by the end of 2010 ( I am currently trying to decide whether to start a new blog for this one or add it on here.)

My goals for January are:

* Aim to get my Pet Sitting course work completed and get my qualification.
* Eat 5 portions of fruit and veg every day.
* Make a weekly entry on my animals blogs
* Declutter the bedroom - all money raised will go towards to the £10,000 challenge.
* Continue to work on growing my hair long again
* Update my monthly budgets to take into acount any changes and then stick to them
* Start work on revamping wardrobe - I will sell any unwanted clothing and footwear.
* Sort a cleaning schedule for the house and stick to it.
* Continue to spend time with my mum every week
* Continue to have at least an hours of me  time every day.
* Hopefully get back to horse riding and  30 minutes exercise every day - injury and doctor will have an  impact on this one.  

Oh well that is all for now I will keep you all updated.

It's been so long .........

It has been a while since I have updated this I simply have been struggling for time. I am not to sure where to start but I guess I really should start off by telling everyone what goals I have achieved to date.

Goals achieved are:

* Spend some time every week with my mum
* List 20 items on ebay every day.
* Spend more time with my partner and son
* Spend at least an hour a day having me time
* Go horse riding at least once a week - I have not been for the last three week due to an  unrelated injury sustained over the festive period.
* Completely cut out take away meals - I have now not had a take away for 8 weeks and not really missing it.
* Complete the work that is laid out in my diary
* Get my son into some sort of routin, bedtime is now 8pm which mean I get time for myself and partner.
* I am managing to keep on top of the washing and ironing
* Get 30 minutes exercise every day - I was managing this but I am currently having to rest.
* I have visited a dentist and I am working on getting my teeth sorted.  

The Past Few Weeks

The last few weeks have been pretty hectic therefore I have been struggling for time to post on the blog, however I have still been working on my challenges.

Over the last few weeks I have been busy doing work on both my Pet Sitting course and my Animal Care Degree. I have also completed two exams for the Animal Care degree and passed them with an "A" grade.

Despite being rather busy with studying over the last few weeks I have also managed to spend some time with my mum, partner and son.

Other challenges that I have been working on over the last few weeks include:

• looking to increase the income (aiming for £2000 per month) - not far off at the moment
• Getting a decent amount of sleep every night - managing this most nights
• Getting debts cleared - slowly but surely getting there.
• Make budgets and stick to them - pretty much done however unexpected car expenses changed it slightly.

Tomorrow I will spend sometime deciding on the smaller challenges for October so will post a plan for October once decided.