Well I’m over half way through my year of challenges and have 5 months left to go! I have completed 15 challenges and still have a whopping 25 to go…eek! I have almost finished the most restrained 40 days of my life as I am on Day 38 of no chocolate and am currently sitting staring at a basket of chocolate eggs that I will be devouring next week. I have proved my determination once again at not giving in to the chocolate cravings but boy has it made me miserable. It is something I hope I never have to do again as life is tough enough without the pleasure of chocolate! And to make matters worse I didn’t even lose a pound in weight as stuffed my face with 2nd rate choices of cakes and biscuits instead!!
Anyway that will be my 16th challenge completed and as I am over half way through and feeling the pressure I thought I would have an update on the challenges remaining and completed;
CHALLENGES UNDERGOING:
Challenge 1 – WRITE 40 BLOGS – This is Blog 19 written.
Challenge 5 – RIDE 40 MILES ON BIKE – I with a number of other willing volunteers will be hoping to ride 40 miles on the Taff Trail on Sunday 27 April.
Challenge 6 – DO 40 SIT UPS EVERY DAY – I am managing to keep this up.
Challenge 7 – LEARN A 40 MOVE DANCE ROUTINE – I am hoping my mate Tracey is going to help me with this one.
Challenge 10 – TAKE 40 PHOTOS WITH 40 THEME – I have taken a photo for each completed challenge so have taken 15 so far.
Challenge 11 – READ 40 BOOKS – I am currently on Book number 27.
Challenge 14 – 40 DATES WITH MY HUSBAND – We have currently had 21 dates.
Challenge 15 – LEARN A TOP 40 HIT ON THE UKELELE – I am massively struggling with this one, but think I have found someone who plays who can teach me the basics.
Challenge 17 – VISIT 40 PUBS – I have currently visited 25 pubs.
Challenge 20 – PARTY WITH 40 FRIENDS – I am hoping to celebrate my birthday with a party.
Challenge 21 – PUT £40 ON BLACK IN A CASINO – My brother and Sister-in-law did this in Las Vegas for me but I also need to do it in the UK.
Challenge 23 – SEE PLAY ON THE WEST END – I have booked to see a play in April.
Challenge 24 – AFTERNOON TEA AT THE RITZ – I have booked for this in May.
Challenge 26 – LOSE 14 POUNDS –aargh I’m really not sure I’m going to be able to do this?
Challenge 27 – CHOCOLATE CHALLENGE COMPETITION – this is planned for May.
Challenge 29 – WALK ACROSS A HIGH BRIDGE – I need to plan when I’m going to do this but I hope to walk over the top of the Newport Transporter Bridge.
Challenge 31 – GO ON THE BIG ZIPPER – This is booked for May.
Challenge 32 – ENTER A MUDRUNNER EVENT – This is booked for June.
Challenge 33 – TRY VODKA – not done yet.
Challenge 34 – ATTEMPT A WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT – not done yet.
Challenge 35 – COOK A NEW RECIPE EACH MONTH – I am keeping up to date with this but am still a rubbish cook!
Challenge 37 – GET 40 RETWEETS FROM ONE TWEET – Not done yet.
Challenge 39 – RECORD MY OWN MUSIC SINGLE – not done yet.
Challenge 40 – GET 40 PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE CHALLENGES WITH ME – I am recruiting lots of people in a lot of the challenges, so think I might be able to achieve this one.
COMPLETED CHALLENGES:
Challenge 2 – GET 40 PEOPLE TO DONATE £10 – I managed to get 40 people to donate £10 to my Just Giving Fundraising page for RSPCA Cardiff.
Challenge 3 – RUN FOUR 10K RUNS IN 4 DAYS – I ran 40k between 2.13.14 – 5.3.14 with help from my friends. Cost £16 to enter the official St Davids Day Run.
Challenge 4 – SWIM 40 LENGTHS – Swan 40 lengths of the 50m pool in Cardiff Bay with Lara Ramsay on 27.10.13. (Money spent £16 for goggles and entry to pool)
Challenge 8 – SCORE 40 ON A DART BOARD WITH ONE DART – Got a double top on my 9th try on 12.1.14
Challenge 9 – 40 HOUR FAST – I completed 40 hours not eating any food and surviving on water and flavoured water only. (Sept, with Karen Daniel)
Challenge 12 – VOLUNTEER FOR 40 HOURS - Aside from my RSPCA volunteering, 40 hours of my free time were given volunteering for NSPCC Childline Schools Service, PTA events and other fundraising events.
Challenge 16 – 40 HOUR NO SWEARING OR £1 FINE – Completed between Tuesday 5 to Wednesday 6 November 2013. (Cost me £21)
Challenge 18 – TURN MOBILE PHONE OFF FOR 40 HOURS – I turned my phone off and had no access to facebook, twitter or emails at all for 40 hours. (Oct)
Challenge 19 – 40 HOUR SILENCE – Completed between Midnight on Thursday 14.11.13 until 4pm on Saturday 16.11.13.
Challenge 22 – ADOPTED A WILD ANIMAL – I adopted Jubilee an Asian Elephant through the Born Free Foundation. (Spent £30 for adoption fee)
Challenge 25 – GIVE BLOOD – Completed on 11.10.13.
Challenge 28 – COMMIT 12 ACTS OF KINDNESS TO RANDOM STRANGERS – Completed on 26.3.14.
Challenge 30 – APPLY FOR A GAME SHOW – I applied to the following game shows ‘Deal or No Deal’ ‘The Chase’, ‘Bargain Hunt’ and ‘The Guess List’, but have not actually made it onto any actual shows.
Challenge 36 – LISTEN TO ALL THE CD’S I OWN – 186 CDs were listened to from beginning to end.
Challenge 38 – HULA HOOP FOR 40 REVOLUTIONS – Completed in Sept. (Spent £18 on buying hoola hoop)
So thank you all for your continued support and wish me luck for the rest of the list!
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