365 Project

365 Project Week #13 ~ “Water”


MONDAY:Time to head home after my busy weekend but first I had time to relax in the sunshine by the fountain in Stevenage Town Square before my train left. Then we had a mini birthday celebration for Tori at my parents' house with cake and a few presents before dropping them off with their Dad.… Continue reading 365 Project Week #13 ~ “Water”

365 Project

Project 365 Week #12 – “Smiles”


MONDAY: Today was a scorcher! And also our final session of Games Maker training before our shifts. That's it now - next stop will be the actual events! Once our session on the Mall was finished (including a welcome glimpse of the Beach Volleyball Teams training in the sun) our little crew went for a… Continue reading Project 365 Week #12 – “Smiles”

Life

The Final Countdown & My New Love


Today was my very last Games Maker training session - it was gloriously sunny and toasty warm. After the session was over and we headed out out St James's Park it suddenly dawned on me that this is it. That was it. No more training and practising, no more 'getting to know your team' or… Continue reading The Final Countdown & My New Love

Lessons In Life · Uncategorized

Lessons In Life #35


Lesson #35 Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now. We all have things where we could have gone and done something but said 'meh, I don't fancy it today' and then never got the opportunity to do it again. Do it. Whatever it is, do it. Take a day off… Continue reading Lessons In Life #35

London Olympics

The Olympics – Starting To Feel Real


This time last week I was sat in Wembley Arena with over 9,000 other people at my London 2012 Games Maker Orientation Training Event. It was about half way through, probably about 10.30am, that everything suddenly started to feel less like a dream and more like something that is actually going to happen. Seb Coe,… Continue reading The Olympics – Starting To Feel Real