Melanie is trying to get fit in 2007

2007 was 100% worth living.

In 2005, Melanie is trying to get fit did 111 things, went 15 places, met 0 people, and consumed 38 products.

Years: 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008
Months: All Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

January

Added to 43 Things:
  1. see Mamma Mia (again)
  2. work out for 40 minutes 4 times a week for 2 weeks — completed 6 months later
  3. Go to bed before 11:30pm for two weeks — completed about 1 year later
  4. Run the London Marathon
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. Take the Real Age Test — Worth doing!
  2. work out for 20 minutes a day for 2 weeks (5 days a week). — Worth doing!
Listened to:
  1. In Your Honor — Worth consuming!
  2. In Blue — Worth consuming!
  3. Talk On Corners [Special Edition] — Worth consuming!
  4. Forgiven, Not Forgotten — Worth consuming!
  5. Best of the Corrs — Worth consuming!
  6. Unplugged — Worth consuming!
  7. Talk on Corners: Special Edition — Worth consuming!
  8. Breathless — Worth consuming!
  9. Best of the Corrs — Worth consuming!
  10. Give Me a Reason — Worth consuming!
  11. Summer Sunshine — Worth consuming!
  12. Would You Be Happier? — Worth consuming!
  13. Radio — Worth consuming!
  14. Bat Out Of Hell III — Worth consuming!
Watched:
  1. Hex: The Complete Second Season — Worth consuming!
  2. My Name Is Earl - The Complete First Season — Worth consuming!

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February

Added to 43 Things:
  1. save for a new phone — completed about 1 month later
  2. Work out three times a week for 50 minutes - for two weeks!! — completed 8 months later
  3. study for at least 2 hours a day (5 times a week) for 40 days — completed about 1 year later
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. Try new recipes. — Worth doing!
  2. finish reading Living Dead in Dallas: A Sookie Stackhouse Vampire Mystery by the 12th Feb 2007 — Worth doing!
  3. see three concerts in 2006 — Worth doing!
  4. have the best birthday ever with my friends :O) — Worth doing!
  5. Wish Fishboy Matty a LL-Lovely Birthday 2/23 — Worth doing!
Listened to:
  1. Never Forget: The Ultimate Collection — Worth consuming!
  2. Loose — Worth consuming!
  3. Beautiful World — Worth consuming!

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March

Added to 43 Things:
  1. walk for a total of 5 hours over the next 7 days!! — completed 10 days later
  2. work out three times a week for 60 minutes a time for 1 week
  3. study an extra 3-5 hours a day (five times a week) for 6 days on top of my 2 hours a day (five times a week)<--- goal one!! — completed 18 days later
  4. see dancing on ice live — completed about 1 month later
  5. finish reading WICKED by the 26th May 2007 — completed 5 months later
  6. raise £70 for Cancer Research by doing Race for Life on the 5th June 2007. http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/melaniebatson — completed about 1 year later
  7. Read 10 books before buying anymore books!! — completed about 1 year later
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. get a digital camera — Worth doing!
  2. finish reading Morrigan's Cross before the 12th March 2007 — Worth doing!
  3. clean the house from top to bottom and chuck out all the junk and things we don't need that are cluttering the house up!! — Worth doing!
  4. walk for a total of three hours this week — Worth doing!
  5. stop being lazy — Worth doing!
  6. Stop Putting Things Off — Worth doing!
Added to "wants to meet" list on 43 People:
  1. roxi

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April

Added to 43 Things:
  1. Not spend more than 60 minutes a day on the computer for the next week unless I'm working on a assignment!! — completed 6 days later
  2. Finish my course work and assignment for my Technology Course (T175) by the end of Sunday 6th May 2007!! — completed 18 days later
  3. finally finish making my new desk which has been almost half made for about 6 weeks....then I can finally use it instead of sitting at this one that's too high and causes a lot of pain!! — completed 17 days later
  4. save £300-500 so I can buy tickets to see BON JOVI at O2 on the 24th June. Will be buying the tickets off ebay and need £300-500 for them!! — completed 17 days later
  5. save £200 in my paypal account by selling items on ebay!! — completed about 1 month later
  6. take the Spring Goal Challenge — completed about 1 month later
  7. finish reading Dates From Hell by the 22nd May 2007 — completed about 1 month later
  8. exercise daily for 30-90 minutes for 50 days. Anything from Walking, Running, Cycling, One of my Pump it Up DVDs or Yoga DVD!! — completed 3 months later
  9. Wait until everybody loves LL or 43 people add this as a goal (whichever comes first) — completed 3 months later
  10. buy a new camera — completed 3 months later
  11. go to bed every night at 10pm and get up every morning at 7am for two weeks
  12. buy a new desk chair — completed about 1 year later
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. walk for a total of 5 hours over the next 7 days!! — Worth doing!
  2. study an extra 3-5 hours a day (five times a week) for 6 days on top of my 2 hours a day (five times a week)<--- goal one!! — Worth doing!
  3. save for a new phone — Worth doing!
  4. keep a working online diary here for how the next 13 hours go working on my business studies ECA (end of course assessment)!! - it's gonna be a long night!! — Worth doing!
  5. Finish my ECA (end of course assessment)for my business studies course by the 17th April 2007!! — Worth doing!
  6. go to bed by 10pm once this week, go to bed by 11pm twice this week and go to bed before midnight twice this week!! — Worth doing!
  7. get a part time job — Worth doing!
  8. update my blog — Worth doing!
  9. tidy my bedroom — Worth doing!
  10. stop spending so much money — Worth doing!
  11. read all the remaining pages (250 approx.) for my religion course block 2 and do the exercises by early morning on the 25th (Wednesday) so then I am able to rush through all 500+ pages of course work and write notes for my assignment!! — Worth doing!
  12. find somewhere to stay in London for the dates 22nd-25th June 2007 — Worth doing!
  13. see dancing on ice live — Worth doing!
  14. get on with my assignment that's due on Sunday!!! — Worth doing!
  15. get rid of my tendonitis by letting my wrist heal properly — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
  1. work out three times a week for 60 minutes a time for 1 week
  2. Secret Goal
Added to 43 Places:
  1. Ice Hotel
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. MEN Arena
  2. Manchester Art Gallery — Worth visiting!
  3. Bury
  4. City Of Manchester Stadium — Worth visiting!
  5. University Of Manchester
  6. Denton
  7. Hazel Grove
  8. Rishton
  9. Ewood Park
  10. Blackburn Cathedral
  11. Bank Top

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May

Added to 43 Things:
  1. Catch up with my Religion Course work by the 10th June 2007 — completed about 1 month later
  2. study everyday for a minimum of 2 hours a day for the next 12 days — completed 22 days later
  3. Not start my 2 'NEW' courses until I've at least caught up with my Religion course and done the assignment.. — completed about 1 month later
  4. go to bed before midnight for 7 days — completed about 1 month later
  5. book some driving lessons — completed 3 months later
  6. chuck out all the things I don't need or use anymore — completed 3 months later
  7. buy a 'cliff with a stiff' t-shirt — completed 2 months later
  8. Challenge myself this summer! — completed 3 months later
  9. get a TV wall bracket for my TV in my bedroom — completed 6 months later
  10. go one full day without coming on the computer - not including days away or being sick!! — completed 10 months later
  11. Write a ‘100 things to do before I’m 30’ list and complete it before I’m 30
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. finish reading Retribution by the 5th May 2007 — Worth doing!
  2. Look for more items I can sell on Ebay — Worth doing!
  3. Not spend more than 60 minutes a day on the computer for the next week unless I'm working on a assignment!! — Worth doing!
  4. Finish my course work and assignment for my Technology Course (T175) by the end of Sunday 6th May 2007!! — Worth doing!
  5. finally finish making my new desk which has been almost half made for about 6 weeks....then I can finally use it instead of sitting at this one that's too high and causes a lot of pain!! — Worth doing!
  6. Listen to Meat Loaf as much as possible between now and the concert on the 12th May 2007 — Worth doing!
  7. save £300-500 so I can buy tickets to see BON JOVI at O2 on the 24th June. Will be buying the tickets off ebay and need £300-500 for them!! — Worth doing!
  8. Give my 3000th Cheer to NinaWills — Worth doing!
  9. Find a driving instructor — Worth doing!
  10. write a list of the jobs that need doing around the house — Worth doing!
  11. save £200 in my paypal account by selling items on ebay!! — Worth doing!
  12. Read Undead and Unwed by the 21st May 2007 — Worth doing!
  13. buy some Bon Jovi tickets for their concert at the O2 in London on the 24th June 2007 — Worth doing!
  14. take the Spring Goal Challenge
  15. Start and Finish my ECA (End of Course Essessment) for my Technology Course (T175) by the 28th May 2007 — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
  1. Give blood

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June

Added to 43 Things:
  1. Write a blog about the Bon Jovi concert on the 24th June at the O2 — completed about 1 month later
  2. look for a new place for us to live
  3. start at least one of my 'New' courses — completed about 1 month later
  4. catch up on all my work — completed 2 months later
  5. look at, rotate, edit and delete my pictures from the weekend in London by the 31st August — completed 2 months later
  6. Write a blog about my time in London — completed 2 months later
  7. enjoy this Summer by having one New & Fulfilling experience in July, August, and September — completed 3 months later
  8. paint my bedroom
  9. run 5k without stopping, flopping, or dropping
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. buy a mp3 player — Worth doing!
  2. buy a new stereo for my bedroom — Worth doing!
  3. Catch up with my Religion Course work by the 10th June 2007 — Worth doing!
  4. study everyday for a minimum of 2 hours a day for the next 12 days — Worth doing!
  5. finish my assignment before midnight on the 15th June — Worth doing!
  6. Not start my 2 'NEW' courses until I've at least caught up with my Religion course and done the assignment.. — Worth doing!
  7. work out how much money I owe my dad — Worth doing!
  8. decide what I want to see when I'm in London — Worth doing!
  9. go to bed before midnight for 7 days — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
  1. see Mamma Mia (again)
Added to 43 Places:
  1. Denmark
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. The O2 — Worth visiting!

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July

Added to 43 Things:
  1. Don't spend more than 2 hours on the computer during the day time (before 7pm) for the next 30 days. Starting from the 16th July and ending on the 13th August 2007. — completed 29 days later
  2. write a blog about the time I spent with my friends from Denmark — completed about 1 month later
  3. write a blog about my time in Scunthorpe — completed about 1 month later
  4. buy a new bed — completed about 1 month later
  5. get a new full length mirror for my bedroom — completed about 1 month later
  6. look at, rotate and edit. Then resize all the pictures from my trip to Scunthorpe by the 25th August 2007 — completed about 1 month later
  7. cut down on my spending until the 1st September — completed about 1 month later
  8. Exercise daily for 35 minutes for the next 30 days. Anything from walking to Dancing. — completed 3 months later
  9. save £1000
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. have an amazing time with my friends from Denmark when they arrive on the 4th (Wednesday) until the 7th (Saturday) July ... — Worth doing!
  2. have a good time in Scunthorpe when I go and visit my Danish friends there before they go back to Denmark — Worth doing!
Added to 43 Places:
  1. Scunthorpe — visited 3 months later
Watched:
  1. Save the Last Dance — Worth consuming!
  2. Mean Girls (Full Screen Edition)

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August

Added to 43 Things:
  1. apply for my passport by the first week of September — completed 19 days later
  2. upload my Bon Jovi Concert pictures, my London Pictures, my Blackburn pictures and my Scunthorpe pictures to Ringo so I can then take them off my computer. — completed 27 days later
  3. resize my Bon Jovi concert pictures (from the 24th June) by the 10 October 2007 — completed about 1 month later
  4. make £200 on ebay so I can buy the DRUM KIT that I want
  5. Be able to run 13.1 miles (Half Marathon) by the 21st October and keep a training schdule — completed about 1 month later
  6. get into a better routine — completed 8 months later
  7. pass my driving test
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. Write a blog about the Bon Jovi concert on the 24th June at the O2 — Worth doing!
  2. Own all the Terry Pratchett books — Worth doing!
  3. cut down on Dr Pepper — Worth doing!
  4. maintain and update a gratitude journal for 1 month — Worth doing!
  5. work out for 40 minutes 4 times a week for 2 weeks — Worth doing!
  6. buy a laptop — Worth doing!
  7. exercise daily for 30-90 minutes for 50 days. Anything from Walking, Running, Cycling, One of my Pump it Up DVDs or Yoga DVD!! — Worth doing!
  8. book some driving lessons — Worth doing!
  9. Wait until everybody loves LL or 43 people add this as a goal (whichever comes first)
  10. chuck out all the things I don't need or use anymore — Worth doing!
  11. buy a new camera
  12. buy a 'cliff with a stiff' t-shirt — Worth doing!
  13. Don't spend more than 2 hours on the computer during the day time (before 7pm) for the next 30 days. Starting from the 16th July and ending on the 13th August 2007. — Worth doing!
  14. write a blog about the time I spent with my friends from Denmark — Worth doing!
  15. write a blog about my time in Scunthorpe — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
  1. look for a new place for us to live
Listened to:
  1. The Confessions Tour - Live from London (CD+DVD) — Worth consuming!
Watched:
  1. True Romance - Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition) — Worth consuming!
  2. School of Rock (Widescreen Edition) — Worth consuming!
  3. Shrek (Full Screen Single Disc Edition) — Worth consuming!
  4. Pretty Woman (15th Anniversary Special Edition) — Worth consuming!
  5. Clueless — Worth consuming!
  6. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective — Worth consuming!
  7. The Lost Boys (Two-Disc Special Edition) — Worth consuming!
  8. Beverly Hills Cop (Special Collector's Edition) — Worth consuming!
  9. Wedding Crashers
  10. Planes, Trains & Automobiles — Worth consuming!
  11. Top Gun (Full Screen Collector's Edition) — Worth consuming!
  12. Blades of Glory (Widescreen Edition) — Worth consuming!
Consumed:
  1. Evian — Worth consuming!

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September

Added to 43 Things:
  1. save £130 so I can get the pair of UGG boots that I want — completed 27 days later
  2. save £85 so I can buy the pair of Timberland boots I want
  3. drink more water and less diet coke — completed 6 months later
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. apply for my passport by the first week of September — Worth doing!
  2. go out more and have a good time more often — Worth doing!
  3. Challenge myself this summer! — Worth doing!
  4. upload my Bon Jovi Concert pictures, my London Pictures, my Blackburn pictures and my Scunthorpe pictures to Ringo so I can then take them off my computer. — Worth doing!
  5. Wish BlueWhale a Spiritual High Birthday Sept. 5th — Worth doing!
  6. be in bed by 11pm for the next two weeks — Worth doing!
  7. Write a blog about my time in London — Worth doing!
  8. enjoy this Summer by having one New & Fulfilling experience in July, August, and September — Worth doing!
  9. Work out three times a week for 50 minutes - for two weeks!! — Worth doing!
Listened to:
  1. Good Girl Gone Bad — Worth consuming!

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October

Added to 43 Things:
  1. make a list of 25 things that make me happy (not including money) on my 25th birthday — completed 28 days later
  2. make a list of 25 things I want to do in the next 12 months on my 25th birthday — completed about 1 month later
  3. make a list of my favourite 25 items that I own — completed about 1 month later
  4. make a list of 25 items I wish to own on my 25th birthday — completed about 1 month later
  5. reflect on 6 accomplishments I've made in my life so far on my 25th birthday on 1st November — completed 2 months later
  6. make a list of 13 people who've had an influence on my life (good or bad) in the 25 years I've been alive — completed 2 months later
  7. walk daily (for at least 20 minutes) for the next 4 weeks
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. resize my Bon Jovi concert pictures (from the 24th June) by the 10 October 2007 — Worth doing!
  2. Be able to run 13.1 miles (Half Marathon) by the 21st October and keep a training schdule
  3. save £130 so I can get the pair of UGG boots that I want — Worth doing!
  4. compile a 100-things-about-me list — Worth doing!
  5. wear a nice smart outfit everyday for the next 2 weeks — Worth doing!
  6. Exercise daily for 35 minutes for the next 30 days. Anything from walking to Dancing. — Worth doing!
  7. record my dreams — Worth doing!
  8. Wish NinaWills a superfab birthday on October 29th — Worth doing!
  9. decide on what OU course I am going to do next year and register before the 30th November 2007 — Worth doing!
  10. get working on S182 and S196 and finish them by the 11am on the 31st October!! — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
  1. make £200 on ebay so I can buy the DRUM KIT that I want
  2. go to bed every night at 10pm and get up every morning at 7am for two weeks
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. London — Worth visiting!
  2. Scunthorpe — Worth visiting!

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November

Added to 43 Things:
  1. Get into the habit of exercise
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. Do NaNoWriMo — Worth doing!
  2. get a TV wall bracket for my TV in my bedroom
  3. make a list of 25 things that make me happy (not including money) on my 25th birthday — Worth doing!

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December

Added to 43 Things:
  1. list 43 things that made 2007 a good year — completed 12 days later
  2. get in a better sleep routine — completed 2 months later
  3. enjoy the first quarter of 2008 by having one new and fulfilling experience in January, February, and March — completed 3 months later
  4. fill my new iPod Touch with all my favourite songs and pictures — completed 4 months later
  5. have piano lessons
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. make a list of 25 things I want to do in the next 12 months on my 25th birthday — Worth doing!
  2. make a list of my favourite 25 items that I own — Worth doing!
  3. make a list of 25 items I wish to own on my 25th birthday — Worth doing!
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. Amsterdam — Worth visiting!
Watched:
  1. Bewitched: The Complete First Season — Worth consuming!
Consumed:
  1. Diet Coke — Worth consuming!

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