52 Goals in 52 Weeks

My second yearly challenge. I wonder if this one will be more achievable than the challenging 101 challenge. Surely cutting it by half will be easier? Here's hoping!

52 in 52:

1 Choose one thing from Pinterest a week and do it, list them below. Bake and make!
Button Bobbies

Nail polished keys:

Terracotta pot bird bath
Hair bow holder as featured here
Zip lock painting
Chef's Meatloaf
Silhouette Portraits
Chalk Games
Funky Nail polish idea

Tin foil on bananas - for the record, it did keep them a wee bit longer than they had been.
Chicken with spinnach and parmigiana
Lots of baking and cooking - See #6!
Sesame street birthday party ideas
Toddler Curriculum
Holy Yum Chicken


2 Make an emergency binder - see 52 to 52 pinterest board.

3 Go to Matakana markets 5 October 2013

4 Make Leah a pillowcase dress

5 Get my full driver's license24 April 2013

6 Try a new recipe every week. List them below.
1 - 6 January: Peach and Orange Ice Pops, Crispy Chicken Drums
7 - 13 January: Alice Springs Chicken & Garlic Grilled Tomatoes
14 - 21 January: Pasta Pots
22 - 29: Lime and Garlic Chicken, Veggie Bites and Sticky chicken wings
30 - 4: Garlic roast chicken
5 - 10: Pineapple Pudding, Cheesy Corn Cases, Nacho Pie
11 - 17: Honey Mustard Chicken,
18 - 25: Orange and cinnamon mousse & Bacon Quasadillas
26 - 2 March: Quick apple tart, Sloppy joes, Sticky Chicken Drums
3 - 10 March: Mid week puffs
11 - 18 March: Chicken with spinnach and parmigiana
19 - 26 March: Lamb Korma
27 March - 3 April: Crispy chicken salad wraps, Chicken Schnitzel burgers.
4 April - 11 April: Slow cooker Macaroni and Cheese
12 April - 19 April: Pesto Fish Tacos
20 April - 27 April: Pineapple Upside Down Cake
28 April - 5 May: Ooey gooey rocky road cookies, White chocolate and craisin pudding cookies
6 May - 9 June: Can't even remember - I may have tried new ones here and there but with house hunting and purchasing a new house nothing much was done - lucky I've been doing more than one a week!
10 June - 16 June: Baked Burritos
17 June - 23 June: Baked Lime Cheesecake
24 June - 30 June: Rolo Smore Biscuits

1 July - 7 July: Sticky chicken pieces
8 July - 15 July: Baked Lemon Cheesecake
16 July - 21 July: Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole, Malteser Slice
22 July - 29 July: Cheesy BBQ chicken sandwiches
30 July - 4 August: Chicken and Chorizo bake
5 August - 12 August:  Chocolate Banana muffins
13 August - 19 August: Bacon and egg rolls
20 August - 25 August: Holy Yum Chicken
26 August - 31 August: Mozerella filled baked meatballs
1 September - 7 September: Volovants (bread cases with fish mornay filling, also did one with creamed corn and ham filling) YUM!
8 September - 15 September: Marbled Cheesecake Brownies
16 September -22 September: Spicy Sausage Pasta
23 September - 29 September: Chicken and Chorizo tomato bake
30 September - 6 October: Mini Enchiladas
7 October - 13 October: Feta and Sundried Tomato stuffed chicken breast
14 October - 20 October: Grilled Malibu Chicken
21 October - 27 October: Mince and Pasta bake
28 October - 3 November: Pork meatball sub, Chicken nachoes, Caramel-chocolate bites
4 November - 10 November: Orange, rosemary and honey chicken
11 November - 17 November: Cinnamon & pear scrolls, Cajun chicken
18 November - 25 November: Jaffa Slice, Caramel Cups
26 November - 3 December: Proscuitto wrapped eye filet roast
4 December - 11 December: Hawaiian Pizza
12 December - 19 December: Hasselback potatoes

7  Complete the 14 weeks of organisation...but perhaps take a wee bit longer than 14 weeks... to make sure it's done right!

http://www.abowlfulloflemons.net/category/home-organization-101
May/June - Threw out and organised a lot in the moving process.

8 Save up for kitchen aide 25 May 2013

9 Use my giant pile of recipe mags somehow.

10 Make an upside down cake26 April 2013

11 Get Damien to choose five things from Pinterest recipe board to make. 25 July 2013
Chef's Meatloaf
Chicken with Spinach and Parmigiana

Crispy chicken salad wraps
Chicken Cordon Bleu Cassarole
Cheesy BBQ chicken sandwiches

12 Build up a basic wardrobe - see pinterest 'my style' board for list.

13 Go to the dermatologist 4 March 2013

14 Buy, learn how to use and use a basic range of makeups  27 April 2013

15 Try different types of ethnic cuisine...and get Damien to too!
Southern Indian  -ate goat! Not that bad :D
Thai - had already tried this but thought I better make sure I know I really love it. lol
Indian - Korma (very vanilla I know)
Mexican - Crispy chicken soft taco and seafood deliciousness!

16 Learn more about photography using my photgraphy tutorial pins.

17 Watch star wars films
Episode IV: A new hope (1977) - 30 March 2013

18 Make wooden wall letters of Leah's name. 23 July 2013

19 Make goop for Leah1 April 2013

20 Restore nanas china cabinet

21 Learn how to use photoshop.

22 Cull cookbooks 10 January 2013 

 23 Make a vision board 31 August 2013

24 Create a classroom environment that I'm truly happy with... like I used to be! 30 January 2013

25 Read/do something with all of my books. Any ones that haven't been read/used by the end of the year will be sold.

26. Get a stamp book and present all my stamps nicely.

27. Eat a vegetable with every dinner for a month February 26 2013

28. Eat only food we create from scratch for 2 weeks.August 19 2013

29. Take treats to work for no reason at all 5 times
Rocky Road Brownie Slice
Caramel-Chocolate bites (Sent to Damien's work... with the thumbs up from his workmates!)
Jaffa Slice
Cheesecake
Double Chocolate Muffins

30. Use the slow cooker 10 times October 17 2013

Leah's Mac and Cheese
Red wine beef cassarole
Cheesy BBQ Chicken Sandwiches
Bolognaise Sauce
Contenental and Maggi packets x heaps!

31. Clean out clothes closets. Sort into Keep, Sell, Throw Away, and Donate. 10th January 2013

32. Save 10% of our pay each pay week for at least 5 pay weeks.

22nd August 2013

33. Buy a plain silver band and engrave with Leah's name and birthdate. 19 July 2013

34. Make Leah a 'for when you're a big girl' box Sunday 11 August

35. Make a dress up box with Damien, not for Damien. Complete, 8 March

36. Create and order a necklace from Origami owl

37. Get all the wedding photos into frames/presented and have them up.9 February 2013

38. Save all my spending money for 2 pay weeks and then blow it all in one go.

39. Wash the house.29 March 2013

40. Start another 365 photo challenge  5th January 2013

41. Start a book club. 1st Successful meeting on Tuesday 5 March

42. Read more Richelle Mead books. Completely up to date (read all back catelogue 20th February

43. Save up for an iPhone. 25 October

44. Complete Leah's Year 2 book. September 1 2013

45. Do another blogging challenge. Complete 16th July 2013

46. Revamp the garden - either get rid of it, or fix it. 22nd March


47. Do another drawing challenge.

48.Visit the Ngatea Water Gardens. 24 March

49. Enroll Leah in a gymnastics class when she turns 2.20 December

50. Make more paint for Leah. April 2013

51. Blog on a more consistent basis 16 August 2013

52. Go to Waiheke on the Ferry 29 September 2013