Coconut Cake

April 09

Coconut Cake

110g Caster Sugar.
110g Soft Margarine.
225g S.R Flour.
2 Eggs.
60g Coconut soaked in 1/4pt milk of 15minutes.

1. Mix together caster sugar, soft margarine, S.R.flour and eggs.
2.Fold in coconut and milk mixture.
3.pour mixture into a 2lb lined loaf tin.
4.Cook for 1 hour 15 minutes at 160 c.

Can't remember where this recipe came from I have been using it for many years.

Tomatoes

Day 17 of 1001.

My tomato plants are doing very well, I potted two types of seeds Garden Pearl and Maskotka, both ideal for baskets and containers. Planning on having 4 baskets and 4 containers of each type. Hoping the weather gets a bit warmer this weekend so I can plant them out.

To do this week.

Day 15 of 1001.
I have listed things I want to do each day and an not currently achieving. So each week I am looking to :

Drink 1 pint of water a day.
Eat five a day.
Write in gratitude journal daily.
Have 3 NSD's a week.
Keep all receipts.

Sunday will be my start of the week so today I have move £2.45 to learning account and I have got on the scales and my weight is 9st 12lb.

Starting from today I am goint to give up chocolat/sweet things for a week, so hopefully next Sunday I will have lost a few lb's.

Tasks in progress.

De cluttering of loft and garage has began, took a car full of stuff to the local tip in the week and gave some household items to a young girl who is setting up her first home from the loft. Load still in garage and loft however a start has been made.

The bathroom has been given a coat of white paint by OH,the paint that we found in the garage and now is white with a hint of mint, very pleased as we did not have to buy paint so saving some money.

I have started to write up my allotment/garden diary and now have a record of when I planted the seeds and also the variety of seed, and I will record if we liked the variety and how much was produced.

Have planted 10 asparagus crown, looked at them yesterday evening and they are starting to grown. Need to read up on asparagus growing.

Transplanted 6 sugar snap pea plants that I grew in the greenhouse into a large tub with canes for the peas to climb, they are looking health, keeping my fingers crossed that they will grow and produce a crop.

54 Completed.

Task 54 is completed. Opening the ISA was an easy task call into the bank yesterday morning and they had a free appointment just after lunch, opened ISA with £50.00 and will save £5.00 for every future task completed.

101 Things in 1001 Days

The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).

Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as New Year's resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.

Some common goal setting tips:
1. Be decisive. Know exactly what you want, why you want it, and how you plan to achieve it.

2. Stay Focussed. Any goal requires sustained focus from beginning to end. Constantly evaluate your progress.

3. Welcome Failure. Frequently, very little is learned from a venture that did not experience failure in some form. Failure presents the opportunity to learn and makes the success more worthy.

4. Write down your goals. It clarifies your thinking and reinforces your commitment.

5. Keep your goals in sight. Review them frequently, and ensure that they are always at the forefront of your thinking.

Start date: 12-04-2009.
End date: 08-01-2012.

The List.

To do.

In progress.

Completed.

1. De-clutter loft.
2. Learn to make chutney.
3. Learn to make jam.
4. Learn to make ice-cream.
5. De-clutter garage.
6. Put duvets in air tight storage bags.
7. Decorate 5 rooms (1/5).
8. Buy freezer for garage.
9. Lay new floor in front room.
10. Install sliding door between two sitting rooms.
11. Install new window in hall and on landing.
12. Have hall and stairs re-plastered.
13. New carpet on landing and stairs.
14. Find instruction book for breadmaker.(09/05/09)
15. Learn to use breadmaker.
16. Try 101 new recipes.
17. Learn to make tomato sauce.
18. Sort household documents.
19. Learn to make muffins.
20. Organize kitchen food cupboards.(02/05/09)
21. Keep an allotment/garden diary to record progress, for 2009.
22. Grow asparagus successfully.
23. Plant flowers for cutting.
24. Plant a new strawberry bed.
25. Deck lower half of garden.
26. Grow sugar snap peas successfully.
27. Grow 15 fruit/veg on allotment and in garden.
28. Successfully grow basil.
29. Successfully grow tumbling tomatoes.
30. Successfully grow blueberries.
31. Finish digging over allotment and make new raised beds.
32. Make a list of family birthdays.
33. Plant three fruit trees on allotment.
34. Tidy up front garden boarders, add new plants. (10/05/09)
35. Tidy up back garden boarder, add new plants. (10/05/09)
36. Read EFT books.
37. Give myself an EFT treatment once a week.
38. Learn to swim.
39. Learn to meditate.
40. Take up yoga.
41. Drink 1 pints of water a day for a month.
42. Weigh 9 st.
43. Give up chocolate/sweet things for a week.
44. Eat 5 a day.
45. Meet friend for lunch every 6 weeks.
46. Try 10 new foods.
47. Join local library. (02/05/09)
48. Sort through clothes in loft.
49. Sort through cupboards.
50. Sort through dressing table.
51. Make a memory box for DS.
52. Give blood twice a year.
53. Attend a life coaching day school.
54. Open an ISA. (14/04/09)
55. Save 1 years tax free allowance in ISA. (£75.00/£3600)
56. Have emergency fund for rented house of a £1000. (£0.00/£1000).
57. Keep all receipts.
58. Visit an auction.
59. Pay Credit card 1. (£0.00/£761.23)
60. Pay Credit Card 2. (£0.00/£)
61. Pay Credit Card 3. (£0.00/£)
62. Make £300 selling on Ebay (£0.00/£300).
63. Make £250 selling on Amazon .(£0.00/£250)
64. Move small change from bank account (under £5) to learning account every Sunday, starting July 09. (£0.00)
65. Save £5 in ISA for every task completed. (£75.00)
66. Open joint Bank Account with OH for Direct Debits.
67. Have 12 NSD for 1 month.
68. Complete work related NVQ.
69. Join BCAP.
70. Produce new CV.
71. Attend a Mental Health Course.
72. Attend a Domestic Violence Course.
73. Attend CRA Training Course.
74. Read all Counselling Books owned.
75. Complete OU Introduction to Essay Writting.
76. Complete Advanced Counselling Course.
77. Compete Diploma in Counselling.
78. Build up 150 counselling hours.
79. Investigate online counselling courses.
80. Complete OU Introduction to Counselling.
81. Investigate New Pathways training courses.
82. Have photo taken for identity card.
83. Go to a farmers market.
84. See a West End show.
85. Go fishing.
86. Create a spreadsheet for household accounts.
87. Take a balloon ride.
88. Learn to crochet.
89. Visit Turkey.
90. Visit Rhossili Beach.
91. Visit Castle Coch.
92. Buy a sewing machine.
93. Take lunch to work for 1 month.
94. Have a weekend in Bath.
95. Have a picnic.
96. Visit Italy.
97. Have a party.
98. Bake once a month for 12 months.
99. Make a will.
100. Change addresses on all paper work that has not yet been done.
101.Keep a gratitude journal.