115 Things in 315 Days

So I was browsing through a few blogs and came across this challenge called "101 things in 1001 days".
Immediately inspired, helped by the fact that I feel like I am stuck in a rut with my life at the moment, I decided to take it upon myself to do something very similar. I've changed it slightly to suit me better and have made it "115 things in 315 days" - simply because there are 315 days left for this year, and I work best under pressure - lets be honest, if I know I have 2+years to do things, I just won't do them.

So here's my grand To Do List and I will be updating it as I go along and if you like, you can keep up with me and read the page I'll dedicate it to. I've set myself some rather ambitious tasks but also some simple ones, all in an effort to make sure I constantly have something to be doing. Being stuck in a lifestyle rut can get thoroughly depressing and sometimes simple things like a list really can do the trick and make me excited to wake up everyday. Hopefully by the end of this year I will have crossed off most of them - wish me luck!!
If you do/have done this please leave a comment and link me back to it - I'd be so interested in other peoples' lists!! 



TO DO LIST - things I want to achieve by the end of this year...

Start Date: Monday 20th February 2012
End Date: Monday 31st December 2012

In Progress
Completed 

001. Get a full driving licence
002. Try and survive 1 whole month without eating pasta
003. Build up a little book of quotes I like, instead of writing them on scraggly bits of paper and losing them
004. Figure out what my favourite wine is
005. Successfully put my duvet cover into bed quilt without asking for help
006. Get back into reading properly - aim to read at least 1 new book every week
007. Keep my dressing table completely clutter free for 1 month
008. Go for a long walk and get lost somewhere in central London
009. Get closure from this one thing that has seriously bothered me for over a year
010. Go away on at least two holidays
011. Get properly, regularly involved in some form of voluntary or charity work
012. Stick to a regular hair mask routine
013. Cook a full three course meal for guests from scratch
014. Go to a coffee shop and write
015. Memorise the whole Hanuman Chalisa - for some reason I can only remember the first half
016.Text someone who's not family/girl friend with "Just texting to say I miss you" and mean it
017. Start and finish the photo frame project for the wall behind my bookcase (+ two frames on the case)
018. Have a picnic in Hyde Park over summer with sandwiches, cheese, strawberries and champagne
019. Complete the Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred
020. Save £500 
021. Buy a camera
022. Do a facebook 'friend' purge
023. Start a little DIY box to collect materials and tools
024. Find a bar that becomes 'our' bar with my friends
025. Stick to a regular body exfoliating regime
026. Bring to life the decor idea I have for the left side of my room
027. Do Come Dine With Me with my friends
028. Go and see The Lion King in the theatre
029. Go on a media fast for a weekend when I am at home (no tv + internet)
030. To turn my creative craft/diy ideas into reality rather than just thinking and doing nothing about them
031. Wear jeans and a t-shirt
032. Own a MAC eyeshadow and lipstick
033. Write a handwritten letter to an author who has inspired/motivated me
034. Sort out my drawers and file all my paperwork at least twice a month
035. Compliment a total stranger
036. Wake up at 7am everyday for 21 days to see if the '21 days makes a habit' thing is true
037. Visit a market and find unique, vintage things for my room
038. Find an eye cream that works for me (trying Origins Gin-Zing)
039. Make a handmade card for someone
040. Be a healthy size 8
041. Give all the old magazines I have (2 duffel bags worth) to a hospital ward (gave it to a local salon)
042. Kiss in the rain
043. Be a tourist for a weekend in my own city
044. Go to sleep before midnight everyday for a week
045. Start a course for laser hair removal
046. Buy my first recipe book and use it
047. Get my laptop fixed
048. Try the MoroccanOil Treatment
049. Accompany my dad on his daily walks everyday for at least 2weeks
050. Sell the clothes I couldn't be bothered to return to ASOS on time - shameful I know
051. Successfully make Indian tea for different amounts of people without asking for measurement help
052. Find the perfect night cream/serum/treatment for my skin (trying Kiehls Midnight Recovery serum)
053. Get a full time graduate job in my chosen field
054. Buy a subscription to Glamour magazine
055. Have my hair professionally blow-dried for an event
056. Drink two tall glasses of milk every day for a month (I hate it but have a severe calcium deficiency)
057. Get out of the country for just a weekend
058. Have a night in with girlfriends and invent, experiment and make our own cocktails
059. Press flowers and make something with it - home decor frame, a card, etc
060. Try and make one, completely new dish a week - dessert, appetiser or snack
061. Patch up things with some old friends and keep in touch better with some who live far away
062. Have tea at the Ritz
063. Drink a 8 glasses of water every day for 5 months to really see the difference it makes
064. Treat my mum to a spa treatment
065. Buy and read a self-help book
066. Watch Avatar
067. Bake an edible, yummy, cake
068. Find an SLS free shampoo that works for me and never buy one with SLS again
069. Swiffer my room floor everyday for a month
070. Give someone a handmade present
071. Still be writing this blog regularly
072. Treat myself to a pedicure (never had one in the UK before!)
073. Decorate each room of the house with atleast one DIY item and blog about them
074. Have a Harry Potter movie marathon
075. Do 50 sit-ups everyday for 2 months
076. Stitch/Knit/Sew/Crochet something
077. Not forget to pray every day
078. Indulge in one day of complete junk food a month - from breakfast to dinner
079. Blend and drink a fresh fruit/green monster drink everyday for a month
080. Buy/own an expensive piece of jewellery
081. Try out 15 new restaurants (1/15) (Wahaca)
082. Think of ideas for/and find storage for my bags and coats
083. Brush my teeth before bed every night for 1 month
084. Make a scrapbook
085. Find shallow enough make-up storage organisers to fit my drawers
086. Say thanks before a meal everyday for 1 month
087. Fill a jar with pennies
088. Go a day without eating salt, at all
089. Eat a proper breakfast every day for one month
090. Invest in a good hair dryer and a curling wand
091. Stop biting my nails
092. Own the full Friends box-set
093. Get a full body and head massage
094. Visit the British Library and get lost in it
095. Ride my bike for a day somewhere pretty
096. Help a stranger
097. Meet a blog friend in real life
098. Be disciplined with taking my medicine, vitamins and supplements
099. Read a biography of a famous (but not z-list trashy) person
100. Print out some of the photos saved on my laptop and organise them into photo albums
101. Drink tea without sugar for a month
102. Write my blog url on my twitter and make it open for my friends to see
103. Invite my 3yr old family friend over and spend a day doing creative things with her
104. Treat myself to a set of sexy lingerie and wear it on a non-special, non-occasion day just for myself
105. Get off one train/bus stop early and walk the rest of the way at least 5 times
106. Bake pretty cupcakes with pretty icing and pretty decorations
107. Go to a Zumba or Pilates class (and see what the hype is about)
108. Teach myself how to speak French fluently - not the University/A-Level pointless grammar crap
109. Read a 'proper' newspaper OR watch the news everyday for 1 month
110. Go to a beach at least once this year
111. Do a full body detox/cleanse, like the maple syrup, lemon and cayenne pepper one
112. Go a whole week without drinking anything but water - no juice, caffeine, hot drink, alcohol
113. Write a new blog post everyday for two weeks
114. Not be a wimp and say yes when a perfectly nice guy asks me out on a date
115. Figure out what my favourite flower is and make sure it's significance has meaning


If you decide to do this challenge please feel free to drop me an email or a comment and link me to it!! 
Wish me luck! 


Love, Emma xo
Currently Listening To: Rolling in the Deep - Adele