1) Eat ice cream for breakfast
Ice cream is one of my favourites, especially cookies and cream. But eating it for breakfast is not something people commonly do. It was great, I had chocolate and strawberry ice cream. I suppose I can eat ice cream at any time of the day.
2)Send a message in a bottle.
I wrote a letter about my 30 day challenge, including my email address and asked the finder to contact me. I tied a small gold ribbon around the top of the bottle and lay the bottle in the bay. Who knows who may find my message? I'm hoping for a handsome sailor.
3) Do the bay run and say hello to each person that walks past
Now I usually don't give eye contact while walking around, let alone greet each person. I am usually the one who gets bombarded with strangers wanting to chat with me, kiss me, touch my feet or walk with me when I am out and about. By saying hello to each person, I was given quite a few stares, mumbles of hello, and people ignoring me.I had some people look at me in such a strange way, it was as if I had shouted out an offensive word rather than a polite greeting. I giggled to myself each time. It felt good being on this side for once.
4) Eat a kiwi whole, skin and all
This was for Jaime and Rebecca who like to eat kiwi fruits like they are apples. Well I did it, I bit into the kiwi and ate the kiwi with the skin on. Now the actual taste was fine, the skin gives it a zesty flavour. But each time I would bite into it, I was disgusted by the thought of the hairy skin. I think it would be better if the kiwi was sliced in smaller pieces, so the surface area of the skin would not be so large.
5) Read Top 50 poems
The only poetry I remember reading was the ones we were forced learn and study for our HSC. I came across this website http://www.famouspoetsandpoems.%20com%20and/ and thought it would be great to wider my horizons in terms of poetry. Still one of my favourites is Robert Frost's The Road Not Taken. A fantastic and inspiring poem. I also liked the poetry of Maya Angelou.
6) Purchase Pete Sampras from eBay
Who would have thought that a Pete Sampras fan as big as me has never bought any Pete Sampras merchandise from eBay? Well it's true. I had a bit of a search on eBay and bought a disc that has 20 videos of Pete Sampras and a range of photos. Can't wait for it to arrive.
7) Register as a volunteer for Starlight Day in May
I will be working on a Saturday afternoon selling merchandise to help fundraise for the Starlight Foundation. This charity aims at helping terminally ill and seriously injured children. I am so looking forward to helping out and making a difference.
8) Go into a Vinnies store and make a purchase
I had never been into a Vinnes store before, and I was quite surprised to see the huge range of things they had. At first I saw a Tweety bird stuffed toy. It was gorgeous, a nice size, good condition and only $3. I was tempted, But then I was strong, no you can't start buying stuffed toys again. While I was in there, I was actually looking to see if any of my stuffed toys that I donated were in the store. I ended up purchasing three novels.
9) Speak to a telemarketer for longer than 2 minutes
I was so hoping that one these people would call today. And luck was on my side. Like so many people I often tell them I am not interested and hang up before the poor person even has time to say what they are calling for. His name was Gregory and he told me I had been selected and won a holiday vouchers and supermarket vouchers valuing to $2000. I was like great, fantastic, He told me in order to redeem my vouchers I would have to go to a meeting at Surry Hills. What a shame I won't be in Sydney the days the meetings are on.
10) Eat lunch at a restaurant on my own.
Okay I have eaten at a food court on my own, but never a restaurant. I went to a Japanese restaurant in Burwood. I ordered their lunch special. Stir fried Wagyu Beef with all these others things on my plate. The experience was fine. Thank goodness I had my iPhone with me. And in hindsight,lunch time is fine, I think eating alone at a restaurant at dinner time would be much difficult.
11) Drink Aloe Vera juice
Aloe Vera juice was offered on the menu at the Japanese restaurant. I was about to order a Diet Coke when I noticed it. I thought why not, try something new. I can't really explain how it tastes. It has a sweet flavour but then kind of a bitter after taste. And each time I took a sip I couldn't help but see that green prickly plant in my mind.
12) Buy myself a bunch of flowers
Never done it. I love flowers but I have never gone and bought some flowers for the house just because. I picked out some pretty pink carnations. They had no yellow or purple flowers that I liked.
13) Eat a quince
Disgusting, I took a bite and threw it out. Perhaps it wasn't ripe enough yet. I'm not sure, but I wasn't a fan
14) Go to Adriano Zumbo's patisserie and got macarons!
I finally tasted Adriano Zumbo's macarons. They are devine. The best one I have tasted so far is mint with chestnut. I found out that they have opened a small cafe in Rozelle. I think this may be where the kitchen is, but they have now put a little cafe at the front. So good, I think I will be a regular customer. Shame Adriano wasn't anywhere to be seen.
15) Play OzLotto online
I have never played the Lotto online before, let alone OzLotto. There was 20 million up on offer. Guess how much I won? Zilch. Back to work it is.
16) Write my teaching philosophy
Well I had to do this task for an upcoming work conference, So I thought I might as well include it as something new, since I have never sat down and put on a piece of paper what I truly believe about teaching. It was actually a great way to reflect on my teaching journey so far and what I want to further achieve as an educator.
17) and 18) Write a letter to the Today Show and to Sunrise
Both these morning programs are always asking for new stories. I thought they may be interested in hearing about my 30 Day Challenge. So I wrote to them, introducing myself and explaining what I had been up to the last 30 days. I also gave them the address of my blog. I may make it on television again.
19) Learn to play Ludo
I love boardgames and I am not sure why I have never learnt to play this one before. I thought it was quite complex but it's not. Really fun and of course I'm addicted. I've already downloaded the app on my iPhone.
20) Write a letter to Oprah
When I first started my challenge I wanted to write a fan letter to someone famous. And then I thought Oprah. I was sure Oprah would love to hear about my 30 day challenge and how it has inspired me and others to go out there, change your life, make things better, make a difference and enjoy everything you do. I sent an email outlining what I had done, gave my blog address and now my fingers are crossed. How cool would it be, if I was flown to America? Wishful thinking, but it could happen!
21) Apply for a writing job online
I can upon a writing job online where you can review different places, events, movies, cafes etc in Sydney. Depending on how many people read your review you get paid.. But firstly you have to apply to the company by writing a review, which I did. Of course I chose to write about Adriano Zumbo's cafe. I thought it was a perfect job for me. Write and be paid for hings I enjoy doing in my spare time.
I was aiming to achieve completing 30 new things in one day, but by the time I did all this, I was simply exhausted.
I had reached Number 21 and thought I have done.
21 things in one day is perfect.
And the perfect number to end on.
I will turn 30 on April 21st.
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