A New Counting System

I usually don't count how much I've done, I just normally go with approximations. But this time around, I decided I should be more systematic and count as I go. I think Sae uses an excel sheet on her laptop. I don't like having to reach from the back of my couch to my laptop on the coffee table though. I'm pretty lazy like that, sometimes I'll prepare yummy snacks and drinks for myself on the coffee table and then Chen-Po ends up eating it all up cos I'm too lazy to reach for it.

So instead I got a spreadsheet app for my iPhone so that I could just chuck my iphone on the couch with me. Its a free app called iSpreadsheet. Not the best spreadsheet app, but I'm not doing any hardcore spreadsheeting (?) anyway. Just somewhere to put in numbers, get a daily total, add it to a list of daily totals and get a final total figure.

Its been really helpful to make sure I reach my daily quota, and if not, to make sure that any excesses I've done through the week can make up for it. I'm averaging about 1k a week and I've managed to have 2 HAED-free days last week. So I'm pretty happy. I know Sae is zooming way ahead of me but I don't think I'll burn myself out with HAED just yet, we still have another 3.5 years after all.

Anyway, I started a new page, here's my progress so far:

From The 5 Year Cash Race

Hmm, I also have to spend some time thinking what special things we can do to our blog to celebrate our 1 year anniversary of HAED-ing.

Sometimes I total up my count and the number of stitches done is just so impressive and I think I've really worked hard for 1 year! But then I take a look at the rest of the cloth that's still unstitched and it brings me back to reality. :p

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Prize Money Contributions

EeL's Contributions: AUD$471.63 (USD 415.69)

sAe's Contributions: RM$1681.51 (USD 494.56) (updated Apr)

Total Contributions: USD$816.12

(As of October 2009)

Competition Rules

Competition Begins: 1st May 2008
Competition Ends: Chinese New Year 2013

Goal: Complete a HAED design by the time allotted.

Designs chosen are to be of approximately the same sizes. Contestants are free to change their design half way, however it must also be of the similar size to the original design chosen.

Each month, each contestant will deposit USD$20 into a separate bank account.

Every fortnight, each contestant has to update this blog with updated progress pictures.

Prize Money:

If only one contestant completes her design by the deadline, she gets the total amount of money saved by both contestants.

If neither designs are complete, the entire sum of money is to be donated to a charity that is agreed upon by both contestants.

If both complete it on time, the money is divided in the following manner:

60% of the total goes to the contestant who completes* her design first within the deadline.

40% of the total goes to the contestant who completes* her design last within the deadline.

* For EeL, completion means full completion. For Sae, completion for the 60% winner total is 210,400 stitches, with the remainder stitches to be completed by the deadline.