

#60. Learn to play a song on the ukulele
Seems like an odd one to end my list on, but I've been dreading this one and putting it off. This was on Jill's original list and can I...
Dec 31, 20231 min read
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#48. Read 5 new books
On the Jill list, this is 'Read the last five of Jill’s book club books and discuss'. These are books Tessa was gifted to by Jill. She...
Dec 31, 20235 min read
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#49. Say yes to a leisure activity you would normally say no to
It's not that I would say no to this, but I've actually never had the opportunity to go fishing before, so I decided that's what I wanted...
Dec 30, 20231 min read
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#54. Cook a Tanzanian meal
I invited my family around for a Tanzanian inspired dinner on the 28th December. It was nice to time this one with my brother Craig and...
Dec 30, 20232 min read
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#42. Go on a boozy cheese picnic at the park
Booze - check ✅ Cheese - check ✅ Picnic in the park - check✅ Rain downpour - check ✅ Wait a minute! This wasn't on the list! I invited my...
Dec 26, 20231 min read
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#22. Learn the basics of Spanish
So the very basics of this one in the form of a Christmas message! This was on Jill's list and made more sense for her to learn Spanish...
Dec 25, 20231 min read
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#3. Grow a plant from seed
I tried to do this on two seperate occasions earlier on in the year. But between North Queensland weather, and my ability to remember to...
Dec 24, 20231 min read
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#68. Go Christmas light driving
This was an easy one to tick off because my Mum, Sheree, Harper, Fay & I, with Marc usually driving, do this every year. Some really...
Dec 24, 20231 min read
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#73. Make a gingerbread house from scratch
This was a bit of fun to make, but you do kind of get to the end and think "What do I do with it now?" Proof in photos below that this...
Dec 23, 20231 min read
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#50. Wear 5 fabulous, festive headbands for 5 days in a row
This was 'Compliment 5 strangers' on the 101 Adventures for Jill list, which I've probably done many times over, as I'm always...
Dec 22, 20231 min read
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#24. No swearing for a week
I tried many times to accomplish this one. It would be easy to just lie and say yes, I did it, but I'm too honest and really try to hold...
Dec 20, 20232 min read
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#66. Celebrate 'Jill Day' on the 19th of every month
This came about because Jill was born on the 19th August 1986 and passed on the 19th November 2022. It's not always easy to to move past...
Dec 20, 20232 min read
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Jill Day - 19th December
Last Jill Day post. Another 'Jill Day' teamed up with a donation day. This year I started donating plasma, inspired by Jill and the 101...
Dec 19, 20231 min read
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#59. Create my own ‘Fun with Flag’ series based on all the countries Jill visited in her lifetime
On the official Jill List, this was supposed to be 'Learn by heart the capital cities and flags of all the countries Jill visited in her...
Dec 19, 20232 min read
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#75. Write a short story and publish it online
I totally cheated on this one and used an AI Story Generator. I'm in no way a writer, but I have always been curious about self...
Dec 17, 20233 min read
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Jill Day - 19th November 2023
This was a very different Jill day to the others in the year. This day marked 1 year since losing Jill and as much as we all want to...
Dec 16, 20231 min read
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Jill Day - 19th October 2023
Being a workday and a Thursday, this Jill day was another quiet one for me. I came across this a few days prior though and it captured...
Dec 16, 20231 min read
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Jill Day - 19th September 2023
This Jill day followed a big weekend of fossicking out a Rubyvale, and being a Tuesday, and my first work day of the week, it was another...
Dec 16, 20231 min read
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#15. Take my niece and her best friend to get a Santa Photo & share my Santa photo memories
According to the 101 Jill list, this is supposed to be 'Write a genuine apology to Santa for making him take photos with us. Address it...
Dec 10, 202311 min read
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#2. Decorate my Xmas Tree and make it GRAND
Given last Xmas did not feel like Xmas at all, for obvious reasons, I wanted to get my Xmas spirit back this year, it is after all what...
Dec 3, 20232 min read
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#19. Say an enthusiastic YES to a new experience or opportunity.
Probably not quite the experience people would expect for this one, but I thought I would blog about my Invisalign experience. I've...
Nov 29, 20234 min read
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#65. Write to a penpal through The Letterbox Project
The Letterbox Project is a national pen pal program fostering connection and community, with handwritten letters being sent across...
Nov 27, 20231 min read
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#53. Have a workout phone date
I enlisted the help of my bestie Dannii in Melbourne to help me tick this one off. Danni & I were overdue for a phone catch up in any...
Nov 27, 20231 min read
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#45. Volunteer
I could of ticked this one off earlier in the year when I helped sell tickets at one of Harper's dance eisteddfod with my sister. This is...
Nov 15, 20232 min read
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#13. Play croquet.
Usually when I think of Jill I think of Sunflowers, but for this day it was all about the poppies. I was pleasantly surprised to discover...
Nov 12, 20232 min read
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#72. Do an African inspired pumpkin carving
Inspired by Jill's first pumpkin carving in 2020, I decided to add this one to my list. I've only ever done pumpkin carving once before,...
Oct 31, 20231 min read
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#47. Do five parkruns in a row
I substituted 'Write five messages to people you haven’t kept in contact with lately' on the 101 Adventure for Jill List with this one I...
Oct 28, 20232 min read
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#95. Go bowling
Clearly still on a high from watching Grease 2, I invited my sister, brother-in law and niece to go bowling with me. I was excited to get...
Oct 15, 20231 min read
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#6. Have a girls night in with my sister and gorge ourselves on snacks whilst watching Grease 2
This was 'Gorge ourselves on pierogi (with wine)' on Anna & Tessa's list. I was originally supposed to do this with them when we met up...
Oct 15, 20232 min read
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#35. Don’t talk about the weather for a whole week
Another one straight from Jill's list. This is actually quite challenging! You don't realise how often you or someone else comments on...
Oct 14, 20231 min read
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#26. Master at least one design of cappuccino art
I thought about changing this one out because I don't drink coffee, but it was one from Jill's original list so I thought I would take a...
Oct 8, 20231 min read
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#29. Enter some prize competitions
I will always remember, that on a number of occasions, I would walk down to Cedar Park Newsagency where Jill worked to keep her company...
Oct 7, 20232 min read
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#7. Watch a live ball sports game and try really hard to understand what's going on
I had my heart set on watching a cricket match for this one because as much as I've always maintained I hate cricket; I know absolutely...
Sep 24, 20232 min read
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#86. Learn to juggle
I set myself with a challenge to juggle 3 balls with at least 19 tosses of the balls in the air. I've been practicing here and there for...
Sep 20, 20231 min read
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#74. Create a signature cocktail for Jill
I chose to incorporate a Raspberry Vodka Jello shot because I always recall having jello shots at Jill's 18th Birthday party at her...
Sep 20, 20231 min read
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#63. Go stargazing & #37. Identify 3 star constellations
Whilst in Rubyvale, the motel I booked us into also had a small observatory for stargazing sessions, which was very convenient. Mick, one...
Sep 18, 20232 min read
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#14. Go fossicking
Originally, I was just going to cheat on this one by fossicking at the Mackay Show (which I still did earlier in the year, just in case...
Sep 18, 20232 min read
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#90. Write an uplifting note to a neighbour
I actually have never formally met my neighbours, it's always just been the occasional wave when putting out the bins, so I wasn't sure...
Sep 15, 20231 min read
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#51. Fundraise for Every Living Thing
Dad approached me some months ago with an idea he had about doing a charity walk for Jill here in Mackay. Dad works at Mackay North State...
Sep 14, 20232 min read
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#21. No complaining for three days
This is a lot harder than it sounds! It's so easy to complain, particularly when things don't go right at work or some small...
Sep 11, 20231 min read
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#20. Learn a new braid
I tasked myself with learning a front side braid as I've always wanted to learn how to do this. I suck at hair, so I'm actually impressed...
Sep 11, 20231 min read
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#58. Go to a poetry reading
There are not a lot of poetry reading events here in Mackay, so when I stumbled across this Poetry Slam competition, I jumped on it. It...
Sep 10, 20231 min read
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#101. Go to trivia
I haven't been to a lot of trivia nights, but trivia is always guaranteed to be a fun night, and this night was no exception. I was...
Sep 1, 20232 min read
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#41. Do a favour/good deed for someone without ever telling them it was you
Chances Op Shop are a Mackay based non-profit organisation providing on-the-ground, immediate support to people experiencing homelessness...
Aug 23, 20231 min read
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#52. Celebrate Jill's birthday together
This item on the 101 Adventures for Jill list, for me at least was the most important item to complete. The plan was always for Anna,...
Aug 21, 20232 min read
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#12. Buy a Mary Kay product & use it semi-regularly & #17. Wear Poeme somewhere fabulous
No. 12. Buy a Mary Kay product and use it semi-regularly I didn't know Jill's connection to Mary Kay and honestly, I had never even heard...
Aug 21, 20232 min read
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#97. Support an artist/musician
This seemed like the perfect one to enlist the help of one of Jill's good friend Jessica Dawes. I met Jess through Jill and particularly...
Aug 21, 20232 min read
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#18. Wear a Kitenge dress in honour of Jill
We were 100% intending to buy our dresses but two of Jill's besties Coby & Amanda, who live in Tanzania, reached out saying how they...
Aug 21, 20232 min read
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#46. Sing karaoke in public
While Anna, Tessa & I were at dinner Fri night, Anna was googling karaoke songs for us. When she said 'Africa' by Toto, without missing a...
Aug 21, 20232 min read
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#64. Have a psychic reading.
I've never seen a psychic and beforehand I was not really a believer in them, and I can say now afterwards that my opinion has...NOT...
Aug 21, 20232 min read
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