Update..Long Time Passed

Admittedly, it was quite a while ago that I should have completed my 101 list and I had kind of forgotten about it. However recently I was considering compiling a new one and looked back upon this blog.
I'm pleased to say I have since completed a few more off this orginal list so thought I'd do a wee update.


The most significant is this :.
3.Get married ..COMPLETED.
A little over 7 weeks ago me & the Mister tied the knot after 10 yrs together.

47.Buy decent bra..despite no boobage...COMPLETED

24.Go on the Falkirk Wheel...                      COMPLETED (just this week)
49.Fly a kite...                                                     COMPLETED
72.Tidy under the beds, properly..            COMPLETED, more than once 

89.Throw a party!. ..a wedding.                   COMPLETED          

Knitting

11.Go to Knit Camp 2010 ...COMPLETED

Last week I attended Knit Camp 2010 at the very scenic Stirling University campus. Despite various problems with the organisation of the event I think most people had a fantastic time. I took a class and learnt new knitting techniques. I met online knitting friends in person. I sat and had breakfast with many of the tutors whose faces I didn't know, yet I have drooled over their knitwear designs time and time again. Then there was the marketplace..an Aladdin's Cave to us knitty peeps...All.That.Yarn...mmm

In The Bag?

86.Buy 3 handbags... 2/3


Bought another handbag with birthday money from my mommy.

Back To The Island

69.Trip on Maid of the Forth ...COMPLETED

A short time ago (a few weeks? I forget!) the Mister and I headed over the Forth Road Bridge for South Queensferry. There we boarded the small passenger ferry and set sail for Inchcolm Island. It was a warm beautiful day but too early in the season to be busy.

We saw grey seals and a variety of seabirds including a solitary puffin. The island itself was so peaceful and a great place for little imaginations to run riot. Boarding the boat back to the mainland one little nipper reported he had failed to find the pirates treasure!!

The Mister and I roamed the abbey ruins, climbed the incline to the WW2 guntower remains and dodged some rather aggressive nesting seagulls (think 'Hitchcock The Birds'..perhaps I exaggerate).

Make Me Over?

27.Apply to Gok Wan for makeover! ...no progress..chickened out.

I sent and received an application form to be on Gok's show 'How To Look Good Naked' after reading they were doing a 'special' for disabled folks. Upon receiving the form I felt uncomfortable sending photos of myself in my undies to some office and not a particular liason person. It stated you could phone them and they'd get back to you. I left half a dozen messages and NOTHING. It didn't leave me confident...so I failed to submit the form. Needless to say the series is on TV at the moment. I haven't watched it yet.

Done

74.Save £1000 from start date ...COMPLETED

Just realised another item done..now to get on with all the rest

Christmas stockings?

76. Knit 20 pairs of socks..14/20

Just finished knitting up another couple of pairs of socks..just in time for Christmas. These were gifted to my brother and his fiance who seemed really pleased with their new footwear.

Read All About It!

12.Get a photo/article printed in mag ...COMPLETED

I won 'Letter Of The Month' which was printed in Decembers issue of 'Simply Knitting' magazine. I wrote in about the Pudsey Bear that I had knitted from a pattern in a previous issue. I did a Guess the Birthday with the bear and raised some money for charity.

Not only was I really pleased to see my letter and photo in print but I was delighted to receive £30 in vouchers for an online yarn shop!

Jack O'Lantern

81.Carve a pumpkin ...COMPLETED

It may not be the biggest or the best but Mr.Pumpkin was carved.

More Socks

76. Knit 20 pairs of socks..12/20
Finally got these bad boys finished.

Steamie

26.Go see 5 theatre shows..COMPLETED

Last week I was out with the 'Knitting Gals'. The 9 of us went to the local Italian restaurant where we were served by an 'over-friendly' Irish waiter. Luckily, the food was good even though the service was cheesier than the parmesan on offer. With full belly I managed to waddle the short distance to the theatre in plenty of time for curtain up.

The show was a production of Tony Roper's 'The Steamie'. Set in a 1950's Glasgow wash house it tells of the raw hard graft of the women who toil there and the strong friendships forged. Tales of hardship and hope with a few musicals numbers thrown in this play is wonderfully written and was greatly acted. Funny, and bittersweet..a real heartwarmer.

It got the thumbs up from my knitty companions.

Ch-ch-changes

I have deliberated over changing some items on my list for a while..but was afraid it may be regarded as cheating. However upon consulting some fellow 101 listers I have been advised to 'make the list work for me'. A kind wise soul said that if a list item no longer applies..change it for a similar item that is of interest, as long as its still a reach for you it can't be seen as copping out.

So I'm doing it..there!
24.Go on the London Eye..I have no plans to go to London within the next 300 days(or no interest at the moment) so therefore I am changing this item to:
24.Go on the Falkirk Wheel..its of equal interest to me and although I have never been to Falkirk it is closer to home and can be done as a day trip (unlike London).

Also:
11.Go to Barcelona with Gavin. This was a silly one to list in the first place as due to lung problems I can't really fly the 4+ hours to get to Barca. Besides I visited the city already in 2001.
Changing to:
11.Go to Knit Camp 2010 on my own. I love Gavin but have grown to depend on him 'being there' so much. This is a great opportunity to prove to myself I can 'go it alone'.

Thats it for now...what do you think?

Room Service?

71.Stay in a posh hotel...COMPLETED.

Okay so I was thinking I might stay in lots of posh hotels during the course of this 'list stuff' but we haven't really been away much. I have stayed in a few nice hotels but now I'm not sure I consider them POSH (I'm fickle).

The only one that ticks all the boxes is perhaps 'The Caledonian Hotel' in the heart of Edinburgh.

• Great city centre location in Scotland's capital
  
• Bedroom as big as my entire house


• Stunning views of Edinburgh Castle


• Really polite service


• Huge breakfasts


• Complimentary 'Nessie' bath toy!!!

Books Busted

20.Read & list 50 books..50/50..COMPLETED

At last..this one is done and dusted. I'll still obviously keep reading books but the relief is I wont have to blog every title I read from now on.
The remaining three are all Ian Rankin novels.
The Falls
Set In Darkness
The Flood (not a Rebus book..and not as enjoyable).

Mums The Word

22.Spend a whole weekend with Mum..Completed

Last month I spent the weekend at my mums place. It wasn't very relaxing because:
a) My brother and his fiance were there too
b) We were all going to a friends wedding
c) Mum was fretting slightly over a&b.
So we had little mum/daughter time but we survived the weekend without any fallout so all is well and good. Hope to do it again soon but with no agenda..just knitting and cakes!

Must be said, I did miss my Mister & puppy......and laptop!!

Pumkin Time...soon

81.Carve a pumpkin
It's Halloween soon..if I'm going to complete this item it will have to be this month (its the only time we see pumpkins in Scotland..in the supermarkets). Watch this space.

Ladyboy-oh-boy

26.Go see 5 theatre shows..4/5

Last Wednesday my friend B and I had a night out at the theatre, but it was no Shakespeare or Chekov for us...it was pure cabaret. We were fortunate enough to bag tickets for the hottest show in town..The Ladyboys Of Bangkok. At first when the lights went down and the music began..I was hesitant. This was not through any predjudice but because the first performer to enter the fore couldn't have been farther from the beautiful kathoey I was led to believe I was here to see. I soon learned this was the 'comic turn'..and a great recurring act throughout a entertaining show. The all dancing, all singing (okay 'all miming') ladyboys were indeed both stunning and enchanting. From the overtly risque 'Dont'cha Wish your Girlfriend Was Hot Like Me' to the more traditional and utterly superb drag number 'I Am What I Am'...I was hooked.What a great fun night out.

I Love Alan Alda

20.Read & list 50 books..47/50

I've now finished reading the last of the biographies I got for Christmas..

Cilla Black-What's It All About? (grr..self indulgence, Cilla thats what!)

Goldie Hawn- A Lotus Grows I The Mud

Richard Whitely- Himoff!

Terri Irwin- Steve & Me

..and a couple I picked up cheaply but enjoyed reading

Life with My Sister Madonna by Christopher Ciccone.

Things I Overhear While Talking To Myself by Alan Alda (I love Alda..such a wit).

Feeling at a loss with no book pile by my bed..I then went and ordered an assortment of 19 paperbacks from The Bookpeople. The fiction books I have got through so far have proved good choices.

The Luminous Life Of Lilly Aphrodite by Beatrice Colin, is without a doubt my favourite pick of the bunch so far. The others are:

The Welsh Girl By Peter Ho Davis

The Outcast By Sadie Jones

A Good Hanging By Ian Rankin

Gimme Some Candy

33.Attend a book/music signing...COMPLETED

Recently Scottish singer/songwriter Paolo Nutini visited my local HMV to promote his new album. He and his band did a acoustic set before Paolo signed autographs. I loved his first album and this new one 'Sunny Side Up' is even better. He is so talented and still only 22. He is also pretty hot and I tried not to drool too much as he doodled on my cd cover.

MONEY,MONEY, MONEY

21.Make sure I have savings in high interest account...COMPLETED

This is a tricky one in the current financial crisis..interest rates are pretty poor. However, what I have done is open a monthly savings plan which spans over 12 months with a fixed rate of interest at 6% APR.