30 Lists in 30 Days - List 30

I am proud of myself for:

•     helping to create two utterly gorgeous boys
•     continuing to work towards my 101 in 1001 days challenge
•     inspiring another person to start their own 101 challenge :o)
•     coming up with a dream job list, despite previously having had no idea what I want to do
•     achieving my goal of being an accountant, and where that has got me
•     finally feeling like I am growing up and gaining confidence in my abilities

Today specifically:

•     managing to continue to be nice, even though it is Day 1 of monthend
•     keeping up the makeup even though I have finished my four weeks
•     having almost finished my list (I have a couple to add to)

And that is the final of my 30 lists in 30 days - all additions completed.

Feeling pleased, now all I need to do is get them typed up and on my blog...

LJx 

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Things that were awesome about this month:

•     Our first proper family holiday where we all had a fabulous time.
•     The Hockenheim Grand Prix
•     The HR Geiger museum
•     Spending time with Ben
•     The chance to leave work behind (most of the time) for a while
•     Going to the Weymouth Seafood festival with my mate Rhos
•     Seeing my friend Lynnie who I hadn’t seen for ages, and meeting her new addition to 

      her brood (the gorgeous Alice) and her lovely man

LJx

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If I ruled the world:

•     Filofax would listen to their customers, have fabulous inserts, on great paper, and have a big selection of A5 compact binders. 

•     Children would have the opportunity from a young age to get involved in clubs etc  aimed at the things they would like to work as when they are older. Eg. Christopher really wants to work at a zoo.

•     Children would never have to go without. 

•     Prisons wouldn’t be nice places to stay. I have no problem with people getting training etc, but they shouldn’t get non-essentials.

•     Old peoples homes would be nice, and the people in them would be well looked after, both physically and mentally.

•     Mental health problems would be treated/dealt with before it’s too late. If the people who need help in these areas got it sooner, there would be far fewer people with serious problems due to their mental health problems.

•     People on benefits would not be in a position where they can buy a great big telly an drink lots, while not looking after their children.

Don’t ask me how I would actually achieve any of these things, that would be a whole other matter :o)

LJx

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My over used words and day phrases:

•     Seriously...?
•     Muppets
•     To be fair...
•     Lazy mfc (this is my monthend special when I am really annoyed)
•     OK, so...
•     Excellent!!!
•     Cool...

LJx

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Things to do before my next birthday:

•     finish reading my list of prizewinner books
•     watch the rest of my classic films
•     plan/book our next family holiday
•     buy myself some flowers

Lots of nice things o)

LJx

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Todays to do list... (Sunday July 29th)

My only thing to do today (apart from personal hygiene and getting dressed) is to go to the HR Giger museum with Ben and Paul.

Other things that I will do later if I feel like it are:

•     finish some work stuff
•     go through my personal Filofax to see what needs to be copied across to my pocket Malden
•   blog my 101 (or leave until Tuesday)
•   do some of my 30 lists to catch up

LJx

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Things I do when I’m sick...

         (this depends on what type of sick I’m feeling)

•     watch films
•     trawl the internet
•     stay in bed
•     read
•     do some planning
•     try to sleep

LJx

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If I won the lottery...

-     do the usual sensible thing of making sure my family have what they need

•     consider having another baby.
•     buy a house here in Rüthof, with a garden (unless the boys wanted to live somewhere else). 

•     have a few big holidays (initially)

         -      family to Centerparcs again, but maybe in the posh accommodation

         -      Mexico with Ben for two weeks

         -      Vegas (a week or a long weekend)

         -     Disney off-peak

•     get married quite quickly, without silly amounts of planning
•     take a sabbatical

    Lifestyle changes

•     stop working full-time
•     take some cookery lessons - I used to love to cook
•     if not possible to work part-time for DEK consider other options

         -     volunteer work

         -     low paid job doing something I would like to do

•     travel more - a new country once a year (even if it’s just a weekend break)

              

What would you do?

LJx

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Things to do to avoid housework

•     planning a housework timetable.
•     deciding I need a new structure for storing my paperwork, and therefore that this 

      should take priority - and then spending an age planning how it should be.

•     research on the internet (about anything else that I need to be thinking about...)
•     get bogged down in reading about Flylady (again)
•     realise that my blog needs updating and that I need to check my emails.
•     ...oh, and that I need to look at my FF setup,because it isn’t right at the moment, or it 

      could be better

Anything really...

LJx

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Shows I wish would come back...

•     The L Word
•     Hustle
•     Friends

I’m not a big one for shows to be honest...

LJx

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My dream space would include...

Now this was tricky and I could probably add a lot more to it, but have split into my dream indoor space and my dream outdoor space.

Indoor (large space arranged into different areas):

•     crafty area with scrapbooking papers and supplies      
•     ‘study’ area with calm space for journalling and filofaxing
•     cosy area with comfy chairs, cushions, nice mix and match tea set, and bookcases

Outdoor (large space):

•     a big open grassy area (soft)
•     nice weather (not too hot, just nice)
•     running water of some kind (stream maybe)
•     a stage for live music
•     lovely flowers
•     comfy chairs with side tables for reading
•     blankets and cushions
•     trees to chill under

Welcome to my space :o)

LJx

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Inventions I wish were real..

•     Bernard’s watch (I never saw this, but James told me all about it and we figured it was

      the best invention ever.

•     time machine (without the bad effects of screwing up history and stuff).
•     cars that you programme to take you from A to B, and do all  the driving and thinking

      for you so you can sit and read.

•     upgraded to a camper van...
•     a beam for your car that you can use to move the car in front of you to:

1.       if they are driving really badly... the middle of a desert
2.       if they are just ridiculously slow... to the next service station, and won’t let them back

         onto the road until after you have gone past.

•     a filter for brain to mouth action
•     a self tidying and cleaning house (including all appliances)

LJx

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A few of my favourite things...

•     Filofaxes, do you want to see some pictures? Do you, do you...?
•     Stationery - paper, notepads, sticky notes, stickers, washi tape - pretty much all of it 

      really.

•     Craft supplies - scrapbooking stuff, papercrafts.
•     Kindle (amazing bit of kit)
•     iPad
•     iPod
•     bedside light - stripey from IKEA
•     the flowers that my boys made for me
•     books

LJx 

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Fictional characters I love...

•     Shane, The L Word (pure awesomeness)
•     Sheldon, The Big Bang Theory
•     Leonard, The Big Bang Theory
•     Drew, Rock of Ages (stage show)
•     Lonnie, Rock of Ages (stage show)
•     Buffy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
•     Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
•     Spike, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
•     Giles, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
•     Willow, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
•     Moonface, The Faraway Tree
•     Jane Eyre, Jane Eyre
•     Minnie, The Help
•     Aibileen, The Help
•     Celie, The Color Purple (as far as I have read...)
•     Zizzerzazzerzuzz, Dr Seuss’s ABC
•     Snoopy & Woodstock, Peanuts

LJx

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Dream Jobs

•     working in or running a stationery store (or possibly owning one).
•     business analyst dealing with the systems side if things (at DEK).
•     working with animals (rescue centre, zoo, farm...).
•     helping people to believe in themselves, and have confidence in their skills (would

      probably need more confidence in my own first).

•     teach - or assist in a teaching role.
•     be creative - design and create beautiful stationery.

LJx

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I have never...

OK, so this is pretty much an infinite list (and I don’t have that much time or willpower), but I will put some of the bigger items.

•     been to Glastonbury festival
•     been in jail
•     written a book
•     taken a cookery course
•     driven a VW camper van
•     gone camping in the wild
•     written a proper journal
•     been sacked
•     won the lottery
•     wanted to be a size zero
•     been able to dance on pointe
•     been able to do the splits
•     gone mountain climbing
•     made cake pops
•     been able to write well with a fountain pen

LJx

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Favourite outfits:

•     new jeans (flared) with new Mandalay top (pink & purple), grey converse.
•     my “London outfit” (I bought it all when I was there in February). Black tights, black

      flared skirt (short), flat lace up short boots, grey log sleeve top, and baggy black

      jumper - completed with my grey bag.

•     pretty butterfly dress with black tights and heels
•     funky butterfly skull dress
•     blue boot cut jeans, white vest, blue checked shirt and converse
•     blue boot cut jeans, white vest, black waistcoat, pale blue office scarf and heeled boots

LJx

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Things I do to procrastinate:

          -     hmmm...procrastinate, or just waste time...?
          -     research everything to the nth degree, although I have heard that this may just be the way I
                need to do things to be happy they are done properly.
          -     Facebook!!! I would delete my account to remove this distraction from my life, but as I don't
                live near any of my friends or family anymore, this is how I stay in touch.
          -     cleaning and tidying.
          -     planning rotas for cleaning and tidying.
          -     talking to myself (whole conversations), and often when other people are present.
          -     play with my Filofaxes and paper.

What do you do to procrastinate?

LJx

101 List Progress Check - August 1st 2012

Hi Everyone (Anyone...) and Happy Swiss Day!!!

Yep, August the 1st is the national day over here and there were fireworks going half the night last night and it sounds like firecrackers are currently the order of the day (lots of bangs going all evening so far, and as it's still light out I'm guessing it's not full on fireworks).

So, what have I achieved since I last posted a 101 progress update... let's see...

Shakespeare - complete. I read The Taming of The Shrew last week and I have to say it is probably the most enjoyable of the five plays that I have read.

Prizewinner books - I have now started reading The Color Purple, and it's shaping up to be pretty good. I a looking forward to see what happens next.

Make up daily - yay!!! Another challenge completed. I wore it every day for a whole month and am still going even though I no longer have to.

Skin care - yep, that one is still going on, have I noticed any difference in my skin? I'm not sure, but then I don't look at it that carefully - maybe I'll check it out properly at the end of my month :-)

Being nice - wow!!! Today is day twelve of my two weeks of being nice challenge (it sounds better than day twelve of my not being horrible challenge) and I am doing remarkably well. It is monthend at work, which is usually the time when I am most horrible, and I'm not. Two days to go... maybe I can arrange to work from home on Friday...?

Supplements - is there no end to these things...? Although to be fair the challenge is for three months, but I think I got about six months worth.

30 Lists in 30 Days - another achievement. I have one which just needs a bit to finish it off and need to get them posted on here, but I am done.

Classic films - I haven't actually watched any more yet (fingers crossed for this weekend), but I have bought Scarface starring Al Pacino...

Dinner by candlelight - we had dinner at the hotel when we were in Germany, complete with lit candles on the table. It wasn't actually dark yet, but it still counts, right?

I need to check my work hours and dates to see if I've completed another of the challenges for those, fairly sure I have, but as I have decided to have a separate work Filofax I need to remember to bring it home to check.

And the piéce de resistance? Wearing feminine clothes for a whole week. I started this one on Wednesday last week (including wearing feminine clothes at the weekend) and finished it yesterday. It was so nice to get a pair of jeans on for work today, but I may be back to dresses for the next two days as it seems to be easier to be nice when I'm wearing feminine clothes. And here is the proof that I really did do it...

Wednesday - red H&M dress and lily-white legs 

Thursday - black and cream River Island retro dress , again with the lily-white legs

Friday - H&M casual butterfly dress, legs hidden

Saturday - ready to shop in black skirt and top, lily-whites are on show again

Sunday - black skirt, girly top from Next

OK - so that wasn't the best outfit for going to the Giger museum, but how was I to know that it was going to be all sloping cobbled streets - oops!!! Although I did (eventually) manage to spot someone with even more inappropriate shoes than me there :o)

Monday - new butterfly dress from H&M

Tuesday - newish swallow dress from H&M

That's me for now.

Enjoy the rest of your week :o)

LJx

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Things that motivate me…

-          the thought of achieving something

-          Ben, he gives me the encouragement I need

-          my boys, keep me going on a daily basis when I’m wondering what it’s all for

-          cold, hard, financial gain helps sometimes. Although as a longer-tern motivator it’s not so great.

-          pretty things :o)

-          ticking things off my To Do lists

-          time out

What motivates you best? Looking for ideas :o)

LJx