#13 Embrace the fuzz

#13 Embrace the fuzz

I do love a simple challenge. One that doesn’t cost me any money to complete, and doesn’t take huge amounts of planning! My friend Jayne was having a pedicure one day, and messaged to say she’d thought of a good challenge for me. How did I fancy going a month without...
#12 Treat people with kindness

#12 Treat people with kindness

Good advice that, isn’t it. From the first time I heard this Harry Styles song in 2019, I’ve loved it. Then I somehow caught the video on social media and thought it was really cool. THEN I happened to see the choreographer breaking down the dance routine on a TV...
#11 Bake off this is not!

#11 Bake off this is not!

“Well, can you bake something that’s edible?” Those were the exact words that Anne Speak asked when conjuring up a challenge for me! To be fair, I had just told her that I’m hopeless in the kitchen… To mark Silver Sunday, and as part of...
#9 And… jump!

#9 And… jump!

4.5 hours of waiting – 1 plane – 6 nervous skydivers strapped to 6 experienced tandem instructors – 15,000 feet/3 miles above the ground – 60 seconds/2 miles of freefall – 6,000 feet parachute deployed – 1 smooth landing – 1...
#8 Get down on the floor and give me ten burpees!

#8 Get down on the floor and give me ten burpees!

In a quest to improve my health and lose some weight in time for my 50th birthday, I started seeing a personal trainer once or twice a week at the beginning of 2021. Her name is Hannah, and she’s become a mate along the way. At the end of one session in the...