New Year’s Eve 2016… Two challenges remaining (though one already ‘in the bag’, as blog number 50 will reveal). I had a strong urge to end on a high… and boy did we achieve that today! ‘Free hugs’ is a concept that I found out about back in May – another learning to come out … More 49. Give 50 free hugs to passers by
There is one over-riding reason why this challenge made its way onto my list… and it’s because I fundamentally don’t understand how you can put ice-cream in the oven without ending up with an unholy mess!! No matter, I was keen to have a go and was prepared for the post-challenge clean-up operation, should it … More 48. Make a Baked Alaska
I like driving. And there are several types of driving that I fancy having a go at… skid pan, rallying, supercar… and off-roading, which I tried today 🙂 After challenge #18 I struck up a conversation over Twitter with Tori James (www.torijames.com), a fellow adventurer… albeit with somewhat more experience than me!! Tori’s Dad, Richard ‘Jumbo’ … More 47. Go off-roading
It’s Christmas Eve eve now… 00:40 to be precise… and you’ll have to forgive me if my typing goes awry at times… because I’m sitting in bed after a fabulous evening with fabulous friends who came round to help with my challenge of learning to make cocktails 🙂 This challenge came to be because frankly, … More 46. Learn to make cocktails
I have taught the flute on and off since I was 16, and since settling back in Cardiff with my family I have had a busy and regular private practice of flute pupils. I have prepared pupils for exams from the Prep Test for (absolute beginners) to Grade 8 and helped my pupils to gain results often in excess … More 45. Sit my DipABRSM
Before I even get into the details of this challenge, I have a confession to make… What I actually wrote on my list of 50 things was ‘Perfect a new Ian Clarke piece’. Perfect. Verb – make (something) completely free from faults or defects; make as good as possible. I hope you’re not going to hold … More 44. Learn a new Ian Clarke piece
How hard can it be? For a double literature graduate, a self-confessed poetry lover, one-time avid reader and ex-English teacher to read one novel by a classic author? Think ‘pulling teeth’… and you may be halfway there! This challenge began as far back as May, when I asked friends for recommendations for a good classic novel … More 43. Read a ‘classic’
Ok, I admit it… Friends, the canvas you bought me for my birthday has been wedged (unpainted) behind a cabinet in my living room since May… Until tonight… The issue with this challenge… is that I fundamentally didn’t believe that I could paint. Which is obviously why it was on the list of challenges, and … More 42. Paint a canvas
I didn’t set out this morning with the intention of accomplishing this challenge. And I have to say that at the point at which I decided to do the challenge today, I could not have imagined what learning this would throw in my path. I have once left money behind the till at a coffee … More 41. Pay for someone’s shopping
After my most recent challenges of walking and dancing, I was quite glad to have a day of yoga in the diary for today. A chance of some calm time to reflect whilst stretching my aching body sounded just the ticket! The last time I did yoga was when I was pregnant with my now … More 40. Do yoga
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