RECENT NOTES
Note added to Enter 25 competitions:
Hooray! My prize turned up :)It's lovely! (and damaged.....)
20 days agoNote added to Visit 5 more local restaurants I've never been to:
Hmmm- Milk Shed tried! Only a quick breakfast, but got the thumbs up from blokey, so must be good :)Must head back for lunch at some point too.
25 days agoNote added to Visit 5 more local restaurants I've never been to:
OK, Maba's closed for the moment, so currently on the wish list to try is.....Nut Tree InnThe Milk ShedThe Fox at Farthinghoe
26 days agoNote added to Try waterskiing:
I did it!!I stood up on the bar, and then managed it on the rope as well!!! Yayyyy!!!!!!!!!!
one month agoNote added to Do an event with every Spice group (Spiceuk.com):
Group 5 event booked- Longest zipline in the UK in August, with Spice West Midlands.Also been on a Spice UK holiday- skiing in Canada.So, Manchester, East Midlands and Yorkshi...(more)
one month agoNote added to Enter 25 competitions:
I won something!!!!!I won a 16 piece dinner set, teapot, serving bowls and storage jars!Not arrived yet, but very excited :)
one month agoNote added to Read another 10 books from the BBC Big Read Top 100:
Current reading The Magician, by Raymond Feist. Enjoying it so much I've already bought the rest of the trilogy and I've not even finished this one yet :)
one month agoNote added to Volunteer 101 hours:
20 hours done, 81 to go!Volunteered at the London Moowalk 2013. Survived all three shifts on the directional team- very proud to be a part of such a brilliant event.
one month agoNote added to Visit 5 more local restaurants I've never been to:
Restaurant 2 tried tonight- Amici.Very disappointing. I'd heard great things about it, and it has brilliant potential, but it all fell a bit flat. We felt unwelcome and squash...(more)
one month agoNote added to Make time for date night with my boyfriend once a month:
And April completed too. Fits nicely with the challenge to try new restaurants :)
one month agoNote added to Visit five cities I have never visited:
San Sebastian- more to follow......
one month agoNote added to Visit 5 more local restaurants I've never been to:
Headed to Mehfil on Monday for their Taster Menu night. A really nice way to try a range of foods that aren't normally on the menu.Good food in a light and airy environment- w...(more)
2 months agoNote added to Roller Derby – complete 25 laps in 5 minutes:
Yay!!!! 25 laps in 5 mins achieved :)Managed 25.75 laps
2 months agoNote added to Take part in a roller derby bout:
Brilliant day!Nerves weren't too bad, so my knees weren't shaking too much :)Final score Gnomes 208, Trolls 169Us Gnomies were brilliant!! I jammed once, got lead jammer and s...(more)
2 months agoNote added to Make time for date night with my boyfriend once a month:
March date done :)
2 months agoNote added to Visit 5 more local restaurants I've never been to:
Liked the try 5 challenge, so thought I'd add another 5 in as well.Restaurants on the list to try:MabaAmiciNut Tree Inn
2 months agoNote added to Visit 5 local restaurants I've never been to:
Denis in Bicester this evening- lovely!!Brilliant service, tasty Turkish food and a sensible price :)We'll definitely go back.
2 months agoNote added to Make time for date night with my boyfriend once a month:
Jan and Feb date nights held. Still early in Feb, so might have time for another one too :)
4 months agoNote added to Read another 10 books from the BBC Big Read Top 100:
2 more read, and both enjoyed- Treasure Island and Swallows and Amazons.Have also purchased Nought and Crosses by Marjorie Blackman on a friends recommendation.
4 months agoNote added to Visit 5 local restaurants I've never been to:
Finally got round to eating at Cockadoo in Nuneham Courtenay.A bit disappointing really. Food was decent but not exceptional, but service was dire. Don't think we'll head back...(more)
4 months ago
Note added to Climb the O2:
Climbed today- 19th Jan. Battled the snow to head into London. 6inches of it here, only an inch or snow up in town. Clambered all the way to the top in freezing temperatures- ...(more)
5 months agoNote added to Make a memory jar:
Made the jar and added my first memory. I'll keep the jar going until Jan 1st 2014.
5 months agoNote added to Visit 5 local restaurants I've never been to:
Muddy Duck in Hethe was lovely. Good beer, good food. Will make sure we book a table in the restaurant next time, rather than eating in the bar, as it looks amazing.
5 months agoNote added to Roller Derby – complete 25 laps in 5 minutes:
Best so far is 21, but not bad for a 2nd attempt. More practice needed, but I'll get there.
5 months agoNote added to Watch a roller derby match:
Not just one, but three in one go!And only 2 ambulances.
5 months agoNote added to Complete a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle:
Another one completed this Christmas. This time, my brother decided it would be funny to buy my sister and I a where's wally jigsaw each- and mix the pieces up. We thought he ...(more)
5 months agoNote added to Visit 5 local restaurants I've never been to:
Tried The Big Bang in Oxford.Decent food, but very very noisy and cramped. One to try again on a more chilled out occasion I think.
5 months agoNote added to Complete a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle:
My nieces bought me a 1000 piece penguin puzzle for Christmas. I like penguins, but the puzzle was bl*ody difficult!!
6 months agoNote added to Try glass blowing:
Have booked a slot to try this. Due to give it a go in a couple of weeks, when I'll make a Christmas bauble!
6 months agoNote added to Write a list of 101 things I've already achieved:
80 achievements on the list so far. It's really motivating looking at what I've accomplished.
6 months agoNote added to Become a UK Champion:
Proud to be a part of the UK's best Ladies Dragon Boat Team, the Kingston Royals. Champions at 200m and 500m.
6 months agoNote added to Take part in a roller derby bout:
First closed door scrim last weekend. A little confusing, but I survived :-)
7 months agoNote added to Declutter- go through my stuff once a month for a year and get rid of anything I don't need:
A house move has meant this has been a little bigger than planned. On the plus side, I now have several boxes for a car boot sale, more bags for the charity shop and a huge pi...(more)
8 months agoNote added to File my paperwork and shred the old stuff:
Had a mammoth sort out and got rid of 2 bin bags full of recycling. Also have a large box of papers to be shredded/burned.Now *all* I need to do is file the big box of 'keep' ...(more)
8 months ago