Sunday, 8 January 2012

Okay, so this might be a bit of a cop out but I've amended my list as I want it all to be achievable! Bearing in mind that I have a 2 year old to think about, I have changed a few things and now feel confident that I can strike them all off in the next 15 months.

1. Be a mum- done- I am Mummy to 25 month old Henry Robert

2. Get a pedicure

3. Run a half marathon

4. Run 5km in under 25 minutes-done

5. Be 10 stone something

6. Make meringue

7. Go back to Cardiff

8. Write a blog- done

9. Make my own jam -done

10. Grow my own squashes

11. Have breakfast in bed

12. Celebrate my 5 year wedding anniversary

13. Save for a pension

14. Read Pride and Prejudice

15. Start writing my novel

16. Iceskate outdoors

17. Visit Tate London

18. Produce a work of art

19. Go to New York and shop at Bloomingdale's

20. Run a 10km in under an hour

21. Zumba

22. Make Christmas Puddings

23. Take Henry abroad.

24. Go wine tasting

25. Give up chocolate for Lent -done(and I was pregnant at the time)

26. Ride on a steam train

27. Go in a police car (but not get arrested)- done

28. Throw a huge party (in a hired venue, not at home) - done (although it was an NCT one)

29. Be a bridesmaid -done

30. Make a forty things to do before I'm 40 list

On the list for this month are: 24. Go wine tasting and also training for both 3.Run a half marathon and 20. Run a 10km in under 1 hour. Best get cracking.

Sunday, 1 January 2012

15 months to go....the update

1st January 2012....what better time to update. So how far have I got? And how much have I got left to do in my last 15 months before I'm 30?

1. Be a mum- done- I am Mummy to 25 month old Henry Robert

2. Get a pedicure

3. Run a half marathon

4. Run 5km in under 25 minutes-done

5. Be 10 stone something

6. Go back to Edinburgh

7. Go back to Cardiff

8. Visit Belfast

9. Make my own jam -done

10. Grow my own squashes

11. Have breakfast in bed

12. Be debt free (excluding mortgage)

13. Save for a pension

14. Read Pride and Prejudice

15. Start writing my novel

16. Iceskate outdoors

17. Visit Tate London

18. Produce a work of art

19. Go to New York and shop at Bloomingdale's

20. Run a 10km in under an hour

21. Learn to Salsa

22. Make Christmas Puddings

23. Holiday on a Greek Island

24. Go on a wine tasting course

25. Give up chocolate for Lent -done(and I was pregnant at the time)

26. Go on an 'Orient Express' type journey

27. Go in a police car (but not get arrested)

28. Throw a huge party (in a hired venue, not at home)

29. Be a bridesmaid -done

30. Make a forty things to do before I'm 40 list

Hmmm, realistically I think a few of those are unachievable given that I still have so many places to visit on the list and a two year old in tow! With that is mind I think I will update/amend a couple of the location based ones for things that are more toddler friendly (New York is staying though- I will get there in 2012). I'll get my thinking cap on.