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Anji




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Anji's Life List

  1. 1. Teach my son to read and write.
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  2. 2. Start driving lessons.
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  3. 3. Get my driving licence.
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  4. 4. Get the garden all sparkly clean.
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  5. 5. Finish painting the lounge.
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  6. 6. Campaign for free, safe and legal abortion on demand.
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  7. 7. Sort out my spare room
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  8. 8. Declutter the back rooms.
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  9. 9. create a world where women can walk ANYWHERE, EVERYWHERE
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  10. 10. learn how to prepare 10 excellent vegetarian meals
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  11. 11. Learn to knit
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  12. 12. write a book
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  13. 13. accomplish 101 things in 1001 days
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  14. 14. get rid of unnecessary possessions
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  15. 15. read all the books in my list of 100
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  16. 16. get rid of my scars
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  17. 17. Learn Norwegian
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  18. 18. get a degree
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  19. 19. finish my sleeve tattoo
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  20. 20. Learn to play the guitar
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  21. 21. Join the gym.
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  22. 22. Start making weekly meal plans.
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  23. 23. Pay off my debts again.
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  24. 24. Create a Family Recipe Book
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  25. 25. Write to my Nana and Grandad.
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  26. 26. complete NaNoWriMo
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  27. 27. Put up the kitchen blind.
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  28. 28. Get a new bed and mattress.
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  29. 29. Get a new (bigger!) wardrobe.
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  30. 30. Get my shower fixed.
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  31. 31. Get a new blind for the bathroom.
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How I did it
How to find the world's best cupcake recipe.
It took me
1 day
It made me
happy

How I did it: Orion made these with his friend Nathan, supervised by me and Nathan's mummy Jenny (my best friend). We made them for Yule/Winter Solstice and they were yummy beyond scrummy. :DIngredientsCakes175g butter175g soft brown sugar175g golden syrup200ml milk2 eggs, whisked325g self-raising flour2 tsp ground ginger1½ tsp bicarbonate of sodaIcing2 cups icing sugar3 oz butter/margarine4 teaspoons lemon juiceInstructions1. Preheat the oven to 150°C… Read how I did it…

Jan 05, 08:58AM PST | 0 comments


How to celebrate Orion's 3rd birthday (6 September 2008) in a way that is fun for him and not too stressful for me.
It took me
3 days
It made me
Happy!

How I did it: The whole thing went really well. Ginge came over early and he and Fredrik kept Orion happy and occupied while I did food, cleaning and general running-around-like-a-headless-chicken. By the time the guests arrived everything was ready and the whole thing went smoothly, except a few burned pizzas. ;oP Read how I did it…

Sep 23, 03:57AM PDT | 0 comments


Recent entries
Get a bigger fridge/freezer and keep it stocked with healthy stuff.
Untitled 3 months ago

Fredrik bought me a new fridge-freezer! It arrived at the arse crack of dawn this morning, the delivery men couldn’t get it through the dining room door because the baby gate was in the way. I’ve managed to remove the baby gate now and a couple of friends are on their way over to help me shift it into the kitchen. I have an Ocado order due between 8 and 9pm this evening so hopefully the new fridge will be ready to receive all this new food!

Sep 23, 04:16AM PDT | 0 comments


Somehow pay off my rent arrears.
Untitled 4 months ago

My dad put some money in my account to pay the arrears, Fredrik is going to pay him back when he moves over here. I have some truly lovely people in my life. :o)

Sep 02, 02:15AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


Celebrate Orion's 3rd birthday (6 September 2008) in a way that is fun for him and not too stressful for me. (read all 4 entries…)
Untitled 5 months ago

We’ve chosen a theme of pirates. :D I already had a bunch of pirate bunting which I’ve never used, so I decided to put it to good use. ;oP

We’ve invited some of his friends from nursery, plus some of our grown-up friends. We will have a few games for the little ones – easy ones which don’t take ages!

- Pin the pirate on the treasure-map
- Pass the parcel with piratey prizes
- Treasure hunting for gold chocolate coins

I’m making pirate cupcakes, too. I will either buy plain cupcakes or bake them the day before, and I have ordered some little piratey sugar toppers for them. :D The rest of the food will be easy and healthy. Carrot sticks, hummus, grapes, cucumber, strawberries, crackers, cherry tomatoes, cheese wedges, perhaps some little vegetarian sausages. I don’t want to be doing loads of cooking!

I am going to put together some little party boxes for the kids – boxes instead of bags because I don’t like plastic waste. I’ll probably put a cupcake in each, plus maybe some crayons and a bouncy ball or another little toy. Small things like that can be found pretty cheaply if you know where to look. :o)

Ginge jokingly said he should come in his Pirate costume. I actually think that’s a good idea – to have a real live pirate at a pirate party!

I put on the invites that it is from 1pm to 3pm. I think two hours is a good length – there’s no hurrying chaos, but for kids this little any longer would be a nightmare. ;oP

So I’m doing a little planning now, that way when the day comes there will be very little to do and I’ll be able to enjoy it along with everyone else. :D

Aug 05, 05:20AM PDT | 2 cheers | 2 comments


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