There are some advantages to your husband leaving you out-of-the-blue… For example, the initial period of shock and sadness might bring side effects such as losing your appetite. The ‘divorce diet’, as I have come to know it! The downside of that (or maybe another upside?) is that your clothes begin to hang off you… … More 15. Wardrobe weeding
Maybe some of you won’t think this brave. Maybe some of you will find it strange that it took courage for me to smile and tell my son ‘Of course I’ll take you on the rugby tour’. Maybe some of you will find it difficult to believe that the night before the tour I was … More 14. Rugby tour
This is a difficult post to write. Some may say an unusual thing to have on a list of 50 things to achieve in my 50th year. But it has been a long, hard haul to this point, and the final rubber stamp of Decree Absolute has been something I’ve been keen to achieve so … More 13. Get divorced
Well, sort of… In truth, I think I cheated a bit, but hey it’s a start! Speed Dating for the almost 50s is not an easy thing to find. So when I stumbled on http://www.SpeedDater.co.uk advertising events for the 38-50 age range in Cardiff I signed myself (and my friend Jo) up. We were supposed … More 12. Go on a date
Just one word. BUZZING!!! What an absolutely amazing experience. Adrenaline. Focus. Commitment. Ecstasy. Exhaustion. I felt them all. As I drove down to Cardiff Bay for the 5.15 sign on, I wasn’t really sure how I felt. Not yet excited, not yet nervous… non plussed might cover it. Outside Wales Millennium Centre, I gave … More 11. Firewalk!
Ok, so how much detail do you want…? This one has given rise to reactions varying from fingers in the ears singing la-la-la, through suggestions for max-strength painkillers, to utter disbelief! I decided to accept a recommendation for where to go for my wax, as you can’t be too careful with your ‘lady-bits’!! So I made … More 10. Have a Brazilian wax
Someone didn’t get the message… A LAP was the challenge, just A LAP! I have long joked that no-one would ever see me on a track bike. I have spent many a day and night sitting in the stands at Newport Velodrome watching my daughter cycle, and I have resolutely refused any suggestion of … More 9. Cycle a lap of the velodrome
The results are in! I’d like to say I’m delighted to report that I got a Distinction. In truth, if I hadn’t I think I’d have quit the day job… And frankly, I’m a *little* disappointed with my marks…. Here goes: List A – Telemann – comments included ‘acute awareness of style’; ‘eloquent rendition’; ‘lines … More 6. Grade 7 flute – part 2
I’m musical. I can do rhythm. I therefore assumed that my brain, upon feeling rhythm, would be able to tell my body and feet what to do without too much trouble. I was wrong. My buddy Helen was the facilitator of this challenge. She and her boyfriend are regulars at Cardiff Lindyhop (www.lindyhopcardiff.com) dance … More 8. Go to a dance class
Buckle up, the challenges are about to come thick and fast for a couple of weeks…! Many (most?) of my friends would probably say I like to talk… but I can be quiet… honestly I can. Hence this challenge. A one-day Silent Retreat. I have to say I was definitely feeling challenged today – Saturday … More 7. Silent retreat
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