Posts Tagged ‘gifts’

23 by 23

October 6th, 2009

When I read Amy and Carly‘s posts on 23 by 23 (23 things to do before you’re 23) I thought to myself, “Yes, Talia, you should totally do that when you turn… oh, wait, you’re already 22!!! You have less then a year to do a 23 by 23 now!”. Of course, one could always do a 24 by 24, and maybe next year I will, but then I have to remember to do that by near my birthday…

So here’s my 23 by 23. Some I will cross of already- but only things I’ve achieved since my birthday. 7 months!

Yesterday I needed a bit of a reminder...!

1. Finish my scrapbook from our Jan/Feb travels.

2. Secure the Hutchinson job at work.

3. Be a good blog commentor and comment on at least every 3 or so blog posts I read.

4. Buy Powderfinger’s new album

5. Persue graphic design and photography lessons/online courses

6. Take an enormously large bank loan for our investment

7. Find the perfect cupcake recipe

8. Have a handmade christmas

9. Start saving my $$ again (in the piggy bank- loose coins)

10. Loose 5+ kg

11. Make a header for this blog!! (have been meaning to do this ever since I put this theme on!!)

12. Read through 2 more books of the bible

13. Get my reader to 0

14. Drink 2 bottles of water a day

15. Start Luke’s scrapbook

16. Make plans for another holiday

17. Track my Weight Watchers points every day!

18. Finish editing Pete’s mime photos!

19. Make some pants for summer

20. Finish my christmas wall hanging

21. Finish my paining I started the other week, and paint another

22. Scotch Gard the car seats!

23. Keep Shabbat better.

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Gifts, Glorious Gifts!

August 26th, 2009

This is Challenge 13 of Blog This.

Do people think you’re hard to buy for or are you constantly dropping hints? What’s on your ultimate gift list? If you were to write a list of 5 things that would be on the list of perfect presents for your next birthday what would they be? Would it be a particular thing or anything from a particular store/shop? An
experience or something with pretty bows? Practical or whimsical?

I’m going to be heaps practical about this. Not cause my birthday is any time soon, but because CHRISTMAS is just a few short months away. My FAVOURITE time of year!!

1. Spotlight voucher. Yes! fabric, craft supplies, scarpbooking, knitting… it’s all there! A few hundred dollars would be perfect…

2. Embroidery threads. I know that sounds kinda boring, but didn’t you hear?! Embroidery is my new thing!! I need to stock up on some more colours…

3. Walls. Okay, so this one isn’t so practical, but I have heaps of stuff I want to put on the walls, and just no wall space really left! (P.S my newest thing I’m doing is framing small embroiderries and putting them up on the wall!

4. Photos Printed… you know I love scrapbooking? And I’m working on my travel scrapbook from Jan/Feb at the moment, but I have HUNDREDS of photos that I need printed from post-schoolies week (2004) to well, now. The earlier part of my life is already scrapbooked. So if all those could just get printed out for me, that’d be great!!

5. Suprise me! As much as I love getting what I want, I really, truly, madly, deeply (Oh GOD, Savage Garden moment…*shakes head in shame*) love SUPRISES!!! They’re my favourite, and really make an gift giving time special!!

Click the picture of Pepper (below) to see all my Christmas photos from last year (there’s not too many- I promise!)