March 23rd: Find Opportunities to be Creative
Well today I’ve started work on a poster for a new basketball club I’m hoping to run with the YMCA in Milton Keynes…but it won’t be finished until I’ve got a few more details so I thought I’d better...
View Article24th March: Random Acts of Kindness
When I set out on these challenges I was quite clear that I didn’t want to do anything weird – For example, ‘Rapping in a public place’ was one of the suggestions that I didn’t add to the list of...
View Article27th March: Drive less
Effort!! I was walking to the shops to buy flowers and a special Dinner for Gem to say well done for going to a job interview – (still don’t know if she got the job). I was half way there, enjoying...
View Article29th March: Give Blood
Unfortunately Gemma and I can’t do it until June due to going to Central America in the last 6 months. But I can recommend it; you get free drinks, free biscuits, free crisps, a free sticker, free...
View ArticleMarch 30th: Eat Less Meat
I was talking to my hydrologist friend the other day about environmental issiues and she gave me a convincing argument about the problem surrounding a greater need for water to cater for the more...
View Article2nd April: Plant Vegetables
I’ve been planting away today. I have planted broccoli, leeks and beans, and the other day I planted chives, parsley and basil. We’re also growing lettuce and tomatoes that were given to us...
View Article3rd April: Miss a Few Meals
We are part way through 24 hours of not eating anything! It’s not very nice! It is helping me to think about how many other people don’t have enough food, but more often all I can think about is how...
View Article5th April: Volunteer
Anyone who’d like to volunteer should have a look at http://www.do-it.org.uk/ – you can search for opportunities to volunteer based on interest and/or location. In response to a suggestion the other...
View Article6th April: Write Something Thoughtful
Tomorrow is the final day of lent and so this seems like a good day to reflect back over the last 38 challenges. Click here for a recap of what they were. The challenges have been quite varied and have...
View Article8th April: Happy Easter
That’s it for the daily updates. I really value all the things that I’ve started over lent and I hope I’ll be able to continue with them. I’ll also try to keep starting new things as these 40...
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