My 101 Steps

Challenges For This Week

2011-05-16T04:39:00.000-07:00

My challenges for this week include:

Look into home study standard grades, as I need to get these for going to university
Finish ironing the baby clothes
Make some meals and freeze then so that I have some food in the freezer for after the baby is born.
List the rest of the book on green Metro
Do some more work on my blogs
Complete the required work for this week
Put together a list for next week

I think this is everything that I need to get done this week.

Achievements of This Week

2011-05-15T11:37:00.000-07:00

This week has been rather busy but I have a managed to:

Get the hospital bags organised
Got all this weeks completed
I think I have got my course organised just waiting for September now
I have partly got the house in order so I have almost got everything organised for the arrival of the little one.
Everything now done in the nursery, I just have to finish ironing the clothes and bedding.
Spent the weekend with DS and DH
Got most of the books listed on Green Metro, I will get the rest listed next week

I am happy with my progress this week so I have decided to reward myself with a couple of days off.

Plans For This Week

2011-05-09T02:19:00.000-07:00

This week is looking relatively busy with work but I am still determined to get a reasonable amount of blogging work completed.

My plans for this week:

Finish getting the hospital bags organised.
Complete all required work for clients
Sort out college course for next year (well September)
Get the house in order, as I do not know when my little baby will come along and what everything in order
Finish the required work on the nursery
Spend some quality time with DS and DH.
Get the rest of the unwanted books listed on green metropolitan
Make some meals and freeze then so that I have some food in the freezer for after the baby is born.

My First Week Back In Blogging World

2011-05-06T01:06:00.000-07:00

It has been almost a week since I came back to the blogging world. This week has been relatively busy with work related activity and the free time that I have had has been spent getting caught up with the other blogs that I am currently trying to get up and running.

My other blogs are as follows:

Self Employed Writer: http://selfemployedfreelancewriter.blogspot.com/

Work From Home: http://selfemployedfreelancewriter.blogspot.com/

Freelance Journalist: http://catherinearennie.blogspot.com/

Pet Health: http://informationonpethealth.blogspot.com/

All About Dogs: http://allaboutpetdogs.blogspot.com/

Horses: http://informationonhorses.blogspot.com/

Animals of The Planet: http://animalsoftheplanet.blogspot.com/

All About Cats: http://allaboutpetcats.blogspot.com/

Pet Health: http://informationonpethealth.blogspot.com/

Home Employment Ideas: www.homeemploymentideas.com

CAS Solutions: http://www.cassolutions.org/

Can't Believe It's Been So Long

2011-04-30T12:14:00.000-07:00

I can’t believe it has been almost a year since I last posted on this blog. Where has the time gone? So much has happened since I was last on here and the main thing is that I am expecting a new baby and it is due on the 11th June and I have also moved house.

Update on my things to do:

· Post on blogs at least once a week – I will aim to do this from now on.

· Get out of my overdraft – This is almost achieved.

· Declutter the living room and spare room – I have moved house therefore everything for sale has now been placed in a shed for me to work my way through once I have had the baby and am back on my feet.

· Apply to study an OU degree and achieve OU degree – I am reconsidering this as I am thinking about doing standard grades and then highers

· Spend at least one quality day with partner and son each week – I am aiming to do this but progress still has to be made on this.

· Learn to grow vegetables – This has been put on hold until after the baby is born

· Learn how to grow fruit – This has been put on hold until after the baby is born

· Grow own vegetables – This has been put on hold until after the baby is born

· Meet up with some old friends from school – I have done this and will continue to work on it.

· Promote business – I am still working on this one.

· Promote party plan business – I have given up on the party plan.

· Get 5 parties booked per month for party plan business – I have given up on party plan.

· Do 30 minutes exercise per day (7 days a week) – At the moment I am going for a walk everyday but the 30 minutes of exercise has been reduced until the baby is born.

Week 3 - What a Hectic Week

2010-08-23T04:07:00.000-07:00

I did not get any work completed on my 101 list last week as the week was hectic with work. Last week seemed to have just disappeared so quickly.

Revised Tasks To Complete During August 2010

2010-08-13T08:21:00.000-07:00

· 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 week
· 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)

Update On Week 2

2010-08-13T08:05:00.001-07:00

This week has been good week I have been away on a camping holiday with the family. I have managed to complete most of my goals for this week.

This week I have:

· Went on a picnic with the family in Oban

· Visited Tobermory, Isle of Mull. This is a beautiful island and I hope to go over there on holiday within the next couple of years.

· I’ve taken my child camping and it was an enjoyable experience for all.

· I spend 4 quality days with my son and partner.

Week 2: Monday 9th – Sunday 15th August

2010-08-07T12:59:00.000-07:00

Week 2 of my new 101 list.

The goals for week 2 are:

· Go on a picnic

· Visit Tobermory, Isle of Mull

· Post on blogs at least once a week

· Take my child camping

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

It is only a short list for this week as I am away camping with the family.

Update On Week 1

2010-08-06T07:30:00.000-07:00

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

2010-08-04T04:42:00.000-07:00

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

2010-08-04T04:21:00.001-07:00

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

2010-08-04T04:09:00.000-07:00

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

2010-01-06T08:02:00.000-08:00

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 .........

2010-01-06T07:49:00.000-08:00

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

2009-09-26T04:08:00.001-07:00

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.

Day 5 and Day 6

2009-08-28T10:00:00.000-07:00

I did not really get much done on day 5 as I was not feeling to well, feeling a bit better today although I have not got many of my challenges done as I have busy catching up on work.

Tomorrow Day 7 - I plan to evaluate where I am up to with all my challenges.

Day 4 Of The Challenge

2009-08-26T09:52:00.000-07:00

Today I accompanied some more of my steps which were to post a daily entry on my 101 blog, get a decent amount of sleep the night before and also to get all the work done that is in my diary.

Steps For Rest Of This Week

2009-08-25T01:43:00.000-07:00

I have had a look at my list and decided on some steps to work on for the rest of this week. The steps for the rest of this week are:

Work on Pet Sitting course
Work on animal care degree
Eat 5 portions of fruit and vegetables per day
Make an entry every day on animal related blogs
Make an entry every day on 101 blog
Update networking sites on daily basis
Spend some time every week with my mum
List 20 items on ebay per week
De-clutter the bedroom - list all unwanted items on ebay / free cycle
Spend more time with son and partner
Spend at least an hour every day having me time
Go horse riding at least once a week
Obtain a job that involves working with animals
Grow my hair long again
Set monthly spending budgets and stick to them
Completely cut out take aways
Go out as a family once a week
Complete work as set out in my diary
Get my son into some sort of routine
Sort a cleaning schedule for the house ans stick to it
Make £2000 per month through various jobs
Get a decent amount of sleep every night

What Happened On My Second Day

2009-08-25T01:34:00.001-07:00

Oh well my second day did not go to well I only manged to achieve two of my challenges which were to refrain from take aways and to get enough sleep.

I am doing well with refraining from takeaways as actually not had a take away for about two weeks.

I feel I will have to try harder to work with what is stated in my diary as this is still proving to be a bit of a problem. I will also have to get organised enough to enable me to post updates on my blogs on a daily basis.

Plans For My Second Day On This Challenge

2009-08-23T12:34:00.000-07:00

Oh well tomorrow will be my second day on the challenge and I feel I have made a good start today. I start my animal care degree today so this will be one of my challenges started. Other steps that I will do today are:

Make daily entries on animal related blogs
Make daily entry on 101 challenge blog
Get a decent amount of sleep
Refrain from having take aways
Complete the work that is set out in my diary for today.

I think this will give me enough to concentrate on today as I will be in college all day.

My First Day

2009-08-23T11:33:00.000-07:00

Today was a very productive day as I managed to achieve all the goals that I set for today.

I have made a start on catching up with my Pet Sitting course and scheduled the rest of the work that needs to be done.
I have planned the entries for my blog and scheduled it in my diary
I have updated networking sites and scheduled it in my diary to be done on a daily basis
I have telephoned my mum using my free calls and arranged to visit this week.
I attended the riding lesson with my son and booked lesson for next week
I have made all meals from things that were in the house therefore keeping to the no take away challenge.
I have organised my diary so that every day next week is actually manageable and I will stick to what is set out in the menu.
I have also successfully organised a cleaning schedule and put it in my diary so that it is done on a regular basis.

Small Steps

2009-08-22T16:10:00.000-07:00

I have been thinking and I think the best way to acheive my steps is to take it a bit at a time.

My plans for today are:

Make a start at catching up with my Pet Sitting course
Plan entries to my animal blogs and put this in my diary so that it gets done on a daily basis
Update networking sites and put this in my diary so that it gets done on a daily basis.
Plan time with my mum for the coming week
Attend my riding lesson and book a horse riding lesson for next week
Continue to have no take away meals
Make sure that every day in next weeks diary is manageable so that I can achieve the work on a daily basis. This is a very important one as I have work to do today as I am really bad for carrying work over and it never gets done.
Organise a cleaning schedule and put it in my diary

I think this is everything that I will attempt to do today as it is my first day.

I have thought of something else that I will add to my list and that is to get a decent amount of sleep every night as this will be more important soon as I will be at college.

My 101 Steps

2009-08-22T15:12:00.001-07:00

I have decided to create a list of 101 things that I would to do within the next 1001 days. My challenge will start on Sunday 23rd August 2009 and the 1001 days will end on Sunday 20th May 2012. I thought it would be a good way to structure things to keep me focused towards things that I want to work towards and achieve. I have not managed to complete my 101 list but thought I would make a start and add to it as I feel necessary. At the moment my list features 69 steps.

Here is the list:

Lose weight – Get weight down to 12 stone
Lose weight – Get weight down to 10 stone
Pass my Pet Sitting course and get my qualification
Pass my animal care degree and get my qualification
Try my hand at falconry
Eat 5 portions of fruit and vegetables every day
Make an entry every day on my animal related blogs
Make an entry every day on my 101 steps blog
Update networking sites on a daily basis
Do the race for life in 2010
Spend some time every week with my mum
List 20 items on ebay every week
De-clutter the living room – list all unwanted items on ebay / free cycle
De-clutter the office – list all unwanted items on ebay / free cycle
De-clutter the spare room – list all unwanted items on ebay / free cycle
De-clutter the kitchen – list all unwanted items on ebay / free cycle
De-clutter the bedroom – list all unwanted items on ebay / free cycle
De-clutter my sons room – list all unwanted items on ebay / free cycle
De-clutter the garden sheds - list all unwanted items on ebay / free cycle
Spend more time with son and partner
Spend at least an hour every day having some me time
Go horse riding at least once a week
Pay off my personal loan
Pay off household bills
Pay off catalogue bills
Pay off credit cards
Visit the Scottish Island known as the Isle of Mull
Obtain a job that involves working with animals
Grow my hair long again
Learn how to grow my own vegetables and start doing so
Get married
Find a more suitable house to rent until I can buy
Save money toward the wedding
Go on a hot air balloon trip
Have a party for my 30th Birthday
Invest in a new bed
Set monthly spending budgets and stick to them
Save money to buy my first house
Get a new car – ideally a land cruiser
Locate suitable stabling for a horse close to my home
Get my own horse
Start training as a veterinary nurse
Revamp my wardrobe – sell unwanted clothing and footwear
Completely cut out take aways
Go out as a family once a week
Complete work as it is set out in diary
Visit Dublin with my family
Take family to Euro Disney
Get my son into some sort of routine
Clean my car at least once a fortnight
Learn the art of show jumping
Sort a cleaning schedule for the house and stick to it
Keep on top of the washing and ironing
Start competing with my own horse
Get a border collie
Learn the art of canine agility
Learn the art of fly ball
Write my first autobiography
Write my first animal related book
Get my first animal book printed and market it
Get 30 minutes exercise every day
Go on a camping trip at least once a year
Achieve BHS exams
Earn extra money working with horses
Go to horse of the year show in 2010
Visit a dentist and see about getting my teeth sorted prior to getting married
Use all the points I collect from things such as club card and nectar.
Take a trip in a helicopter
Make £2000 per month through various jobs.
Get a decent amount of sleep every night