Tuesday 9 June 2015

Challenge Lynda - a year full of challenges

Okay then folks - the list is now complete and printed below.  I will update you as I achieve them - thank you for your input - feel free to add any other inspired ideas and lets see how long we can keep this going.

Week Challenge Completed
1 Bake 7 cakes and leave them at neighbours houses at christmas  
2 Become a blood donor  
3 Bike around the block every day for a week  
4 Choose a "postpal" to write to  
5 Collect everything in red whilst in bruges  
6 Complete a square for quilting bee - April  
7 Complete a square for quilting bee - August  
8 Complete a square for quilting bee - December  
9 Complete a square for quilting bee - February  
10 Complete a square for quilting bee - July  
11 Complete a square for quilting bee - June  
12 Complete a square for quilting bee - March  
13 Complete a square for quilting bee - November  
14 Complete a square for quilting bee - October  
15 Complete a square for quilting bee -January  
16 Complete a square for quilting bee -May  
17 Complete a square for quilting bee -September  
18 Design and make a 50th birthday cake  
19 Dye part of hair purple  
20 Enter as many competitions as you can in a week.  
21 Have a dedication read out on the radio  
22 Have a letter published in print  
23 Have short story published in a magazine  
24 Learn how to make a gluten free cake  
25 Make 7 charity items from helping hands facebook site  
26 Make 7 charity items from helping hands facebook site  
27 Make 7 charity items from helping hands facebook site  
28 Make 7 charity items from helping hands facebook site  
29 Make 7 charity items from helping hands facebook site  
30 Make 7 charity items from helping hands facebook site  
31 Make 7 charity items from helping hands facebook site  
32 Make a nativity film using puppets  
33 Make a recipe using pumpkin seeds  
34 Make a set of nativity puppets  
35 Make a summer top  
36 Make a summer top  
37 Make a summer top  
38 Make up and trial a new scone recipe  
39 Make vegetable based jams  
40 Memorise a piece of poetry  
41 Race for life 2016  
42 Sampler block from Tuesday evening  
43 Sampler block from Tuesday evening  
44 Sampler block from Tuesday evening  
45 Sampler block from Tuesday evening  
46 Sampler block from Tuesday evening  
47 Sampler block from Tuesday evening  
48 Seven random acts of kindness  
49 Spend £10 at a car boot sale and see what you can get on a resale on ebay  
50 Use a drive through McDonalds  
51 Volunteer for a one off event  
52 Walk a marathon in a week  

12 comments:

  1. Looking good! Was going to donate a set of nativity finger puppets for challenge number 32 then saw challenge number 34!

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    1. Thank you - that would have been great but Phil and Chris set both challenges so I ought to give it a try.

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  2. I will follow your challenges with interest, what an achievement to look back on. Who knew retirement could be so exciting!!x

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  3. It will be your longest summer holiday ever :)
    Just been reading that another blogger has been using Annie Sloan Chalk paint this week! She is interested in other peoples experiences using it
    http://www.talesfromahappyhouse.com/

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  4. Looks like an interesting list - of course, once you have set the target for the competitions week and eBay selling we will have something to beat!

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    1. Feel free to ask for challenges from everyone! Do you remember the rules for Christmas?

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  5. FoxesNeverQuit11 June 2015 at 07:03

    Now as Challenges go ... there are more challenging ones out there however I like the general idea albeit with the dying of your hair one ... haven't you done that one already ... many times?

    Here is some more ideas just in case you find the ones above a little easy ...
    1. Replying within 3 seconds with "David!" every time your hear Me shout "Maisie!" in a day.
    2. Spend 7 days listening to your father's life story and type it up for him.
    3. Scour the Charity Shops for an item of £3 or less that is better value than my own £3 charity shop find for Happydad's Christmas present :-)
    4. Maintain your calorie intake via the FitnessPal app so we can share our dieting progress.
    5. Keep some chickens in your garden and pay brother #2 to look after them.
    Ps if you need help with McDonald's drive thru then let me know. I'm an expert :-)

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  6. I glueing guess that you've suffered a lot over the past few days with Me shouting Maisie every few days then!

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  7. FoxesNeverQuit11 June 2015 at 12:59

    Suffered ... Enjoyed ... more like ... as ever.

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  8. I made that comment to sort out who you were - I've worked it out now! All these codes are doing my head in. Happy to do a week on my fitness pal - I've tried it and it works as long as you log everything. I also have a garmin vivofit which syncs my steps with mfp.

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