We have had a bit of an up and down sort of year. I've made so many plans in my head over the last 4 months that had fallen through but things in our lives seems more settled, I've said it now I am half expecting everything to go wrong. lol but I have a list of things that I want to do by the end of the year, all fun things, a sort of bucket list if you like.
Have at least 3 Christmas lunches!
It's coming to the time of year where all places that you can eat start offering Christmas meals and I already have my sights set on 3 different one's from 3 different places. Three courses, a prawn starter of some sort, turkey with all the trimmings and a nice dessert!
Get a new coat!
I want a winter one which is waterproof, not too thick but thick enough to keep me warm. It needs to have a hood and decent pockets. I'm not asking for much.
Sort Ellie's driving lessons out!
They have been put on the back burner since Ellie turned 17 but I need to sort them out and get her a driving instructor.
Have a night away with Stu!
Stu and I have never had a night away without the girls and we are in the middle of planning one! It will terrify me leaving the girls but they are old enough now to be home alone. For goodness sake when I was Becky's age I had owned a house and was pregnant. lol
Read at least one book!
I love reading but I never make the time for it. I want to read at least one book by the end of the year. Ellie has quite a collection of books and there's quite a few that I fancy reading.
Have a few trips to the cinema!
There are quite a few movies which I want to see towards the end of the year. Paddington in Peru! Wicked, Moana 2, Mufasa: The Lion King and Better Man, the Robbie Williams movie!
Finish preparing for Christmas by December the 1st!
I want to have all the Christmas presents bought and wrapped by the first of December and then I can really enjoy the run up to Christmas!
Take more photos!
I have been taking more photos of myself but I want more photos of my family. Not necessarily family photos of us all together just more of my family, the girls and Stu.
Do some Lego!
I got a couple of sets last Christmas that I haven't got around to doing. I know I need at least 2 days per set and up until now I haven't had 2 days in a row where we've not had things going on. I need to complete the sets as I've seen more that I want for Christmas and Stu has said no until I do my already owned sets.
Feed the birds!
I need to get back into a habit of feeding the birds. We still have our bird feeder which I've had for years which is still going strong.
Visit a Christmas market!
I so want to go to one of the big Christmas markets. I want to see the twinkling lights, smell the mulled wine and hear the delightful sound of Christmas carols! I'm not even bothered about going there to buy gifts, I am in it just for the amazing food and drinks!
Keep up to date with the soaps!
I love watching the soaps but never keep up to date with them, by the end of the year I need to have caught up! As of writing this I have 4 weeks of Neighbours to watch and about 2 months of Eastenders!
Have a night out for my birthday!
My birthday is in the middle of November and I want a proper night out. I want to drink wine and dance.
Print out photos!
I want to print out some photos and put them in albums. It's nice having them all on my laptop and Stu's computer but I would like to go old school and have them in albums.
Do you have anything that you want to do by the end of the year?
What a great idea, I need to make my own list! We have a lot going on at the moment so things are a bit disrupted, but I definitely want to get my Christmas shopping done really early this year, cards written and so on. I'm also thinking about printing some photos, I made a photobook recently for a friend and it was so easy, I'm thinking about making one for each year with our favourite photos, then you can add text as well. I have a few photo albums and I love looking through them! One thing I want to do is sell some of our old Lego sets on Ebay, I feel like the run up to Christmas is probably the best time but it's such a job that I keep putting it off!
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice list. I think I should start my own. I am hoping to attend carols by candlelight, visit a Christmas market and perhaps have a Christmas-style lunch at a country pub.
ReplyDeleteNice decent list...Some of them we share too, like taking more photos, visiting a Christmas market and reading. It would be interesting to hear if you get to do it all.
ReplyDeleteOh, I love a good list! Good luck getting everything done! So many fun things here!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great list! I need to sort out a LEGO set, it's fun to have one for Christmas Day.
ReplyDeleteAw, I hope you and Stu have a wonderful night away. It is nerve wracking the first time you do it (and we have family next door)! I just refilled our bird feeders last weekend after taking most of the summer off from feeding them.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great list! I hope you're able to accomplish them, but it seems reasonable enough that you'll be able to do most of them. I hope you're having a great week!
ReplyDeleteI was just thinking about doing this. I am hoping to finish the Lego I am working on currently. Wishing you and Stu a fabulous time together and a very happy birthday celebration to you! Great list, Kim!
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I hope you'll have the perfect birthday celebration. Mine is in mid-November too and it will be very special, as we will go away for a week.
ReplyDeleteLike you, I want a new coat, but I don't think I'll find one that I will like. It's just very hard to find something suitable, especially as I don't want wool. My gifts for Christmas will be ready by 1 Dec, as we are doing again the Christmas-advent thing, with a small gift each day instead of big gifts on the 25th. I already bought a few gifts - funny socks, candles, stuff like that.
One year I bought a calendar for my husband with pictures from each month. He liked it very much. That might be a good xmas idea. I got mine from a small printshop. They had other things as well, like mugs.