Tag: 101 in 1001
A trip to Southend-on-Sea (Thing #2)
Throughout my childhood, “the seaside” meant Cromer – one of my favourite places in the world – or occasional day trips to Barry Island, Ogmore or Penarth while staying with my... Read More
Gypsy Rodney Smith and his memorial stone in Epping Forest (Thing #6)
I’ve always known about my gypsy ancestry; my nanna’s father was a full Romany and I’m proud to be one eighth Romany myself, even when it led to the odd cry of “gyppo” ... Read More
Thing #82 completed – invest money in someone via Kiva
I first heard about Kiva last year and decided I'd like to get involved – but it took adding it to my lit and seeing someone on Facebook loaning money to prompt me to get on with it. Kiva is... Read More
The end of my first 101 things in 1001 days challenge
Today is my birthday and I've had some very grown up presents, including champagne, a teapot, perfume, a knitting kit, a basket of daffodils and … A radio controlled helicopter! Not so grown... Read More
The BBB Club and my dream life
Today I attended the first session of The BBB Club run by life coach and counsellor Carrie Rose. This is a group for women to explore who they are and how they can make their lives bigger, bolder and ... Read More
Review: Meditation Taster at The Centre of Light (Thing #100)
So thing #100 on my list is “Learn how to meditate” and ok, I’ve left it a little bit late, given the list ends on Saturday, but today I went to The Centre of Light in Shrivenham, Ox... Read More
I wish I lived near the sea
We're currently spending a few days in Devon, visiting Steve's family. It's not a part of the world I know well – apart from these occasional trips to the Torquay area I've never... Read More
Letter of praise – which completes number 47 on my list
One of the items on my infamous “list” was to send three letters of praise to companies. Two were sent ages ago, and I've just written and sent the third tonight. I can't yet give ... Read More
Five things that made me happy today
Nearly forgot to write a post here … Not a good start, considering it's only day two of the 31 days I need to blog consecutively for! Anyway, a quick entry this evening … Five things t... Read More
101 things … and a rant about Royals
Just realised I have a month exactly till my 101 things in 1001 days challenge ends, and a new one begins. I’ve failed miserably on a huge number of tasks and I can’t even afford to comple... Read More
Views from the sky
Went on a helicopter trip today – saw two very contrasting sites from the sky! The Uffington White Horse … … and a giant penis! I know which one I prefer! More about my helico... Read More
Art journalling – a new hobby (and #75 on the list!)
When I was at school I enjoyed art. I wasn’t particularly good at it but I enjoyed losing myself in a palette of colours once in a while. One of our projects involved going to the RAF Museum at ... Read More
The sad tale of the Chinese Elephant
So thing number 84 on my list of 101 things to do in 1001 days was “Buy something at an offline auction”. I’ve spent way too much money on ebay over the years, and enjoy watching Bar... Read More
Day One of my last Healthy Living regime
I’ve been overweight for years. I’ve tried dieting loads of times – I tend to lose half a stone pretty easily, then get stuck for a couple of weeks, then get bored and start eating &... Read More- 2 of 3
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