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24 by 24
So I turned 23 back in May, and since then I’ve been putting together my 24 by 24. I really love having this list because it helps to keep me focused when I loose some motivation or inspiration!
1. Make a coffee date dress
2. Loose 12kg (total, since start of WW- am currently at 6KG lost)
3. Go to Europe!
4. Taken out a huge bank loan for our investments.
5. Read through 3 more books of the bible
6. Drink at lest 1L of water every day.
7. Keep Shabbat better
8. Start an online shop of my bags/crafts
9. Fit into my skinny jeans again
10. Hold an art exhibition
11. Continue with my Creative 365 and post every day
12. Cook at least one new meal each week
13. Create more screencasts and tutorials for this blog
14. Scrapbook our Europe holiday
15. Play at least 2 songs (well) on the saxaphone
16. Develop a (free) creative thinking online PD for teachers
17. Expand my fabric stash
18. FINALLY buy Nigella seeds- I have to be able to get them from somewhere!!
20. Sell something in my etsy shop
21. Publish and distribute a ‘zine
22. Support Luke in his creative endeavours
23. Become an ‘expert’ bread maker (read: not have to buy any bread from the shops again, just live off bread I make)
24. ‘Finish’ my photo/”C” wall
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Tags: 24, birthday, inspiration, list, todo
Happy Birthday Me!
Yep, on the 27th May 1987 at 11:13pm I entered the world.
I was the first of four children. The only girl.
My mum was 29. My dad was 33.
We’re a family. And we are awesome at it.
Presents and Cards from Sunday’s party…
So, I’m 23. How did I go with my 23 by 23?
1. Finish my scrapbook from our Jan/Feb travels. DONE
2. Secure the Hutchinson job at work. DONE
3. Be a good blog commentor and comment on at least every 3 or so blog posts I read. DONE
4. Buy Powderfinger’s new album DONE
5. Persue graphic design and photography lessons/online courses DONE, Only one more week and my Graduate Certificate is finished!
6. Take an enormously large bank loan for our investment FAIL
7. Find the perfect cupcake recipe DONE
8. Have a handmade christmas DONE, though family members were the only ones who appreciated this. Gifts I gave my friends are unused.
9. Start saving my $$ again (in the piggy bank- loose coins) DONE, though not that well…
10. Loose 5+ kg DONE! I’ve lost 6.6KG!
11. Make a header for this blog!! (have been meaning to do this ever since I put this theme on!!) DONE
12. Read through 2 more books of the bible FAIL
13. Get my reader to 0 DONE, though this is defintely not CURRENTLY the case!!
14. Drink 2 bottles of water a day HALF
15. Start Luke’s scrapbook DONE, it’s STARTED, which is all I required this year. 
16. Make plans for another holiday DONE, Booked, and paid for!
17. Track my Weight Watchers points every day! DONE almost completely. I think I’ve only had a few days when I haven’t.
18. Finish editing Pete’s mime photos! FAIL
19. Make some pants for summer FAIL. They are cut out, but not sewed together.
20. Finish my christmas wall hanging DONE!
21. Finish my paining I started the other week, and paint another DONE! I’ve done several since then! (here) and (here)
22. Scotch Gard the car seats! DONE!
23. Keep Shabbat better. FAIL
Keep an eye out in the next month of so for my 24 by 24!!
Look What I made…
These pretty little cupcakes for my birthday party!
My party was yesterday (Sunday) and I had the most marvelous time! It was tea party in the park at Cotton Tree, and I felt so blessed to have so many beautiful friends there to share the fun with! My only regret- not many photos. It is hard to take photo when you’re talking to lots of people. Even harder to get photos of yourself! Thankfully I have scavenged a few picture from people who have uploaded them to facebook!
Does anyone else have this problem?!
Tags: 23, birthday, carbis, Friends, T, talia, tea, teaparty
