80k in 80 Days · Personal Challenge · Writing

May Challenge: The Alphabet Edition


In April I challenged myself to focus on me - something I regularly forgot to do anyway, even more so now I'm a Mum-of-Two. Having succeeded in that I am now setting a similar, but less 'selfish' challenge for May. Obviously it's not just me that is having to adapt to this new bigger family… Continue reading May Challenge: The Alphabet Edition

30 Day Book Challenge · Books · Personal Challenge

30 Day Book Challenge: Day Twenty-Five & April Challenge


Favourite book you read in school I've already featured a few books from my uni course but my favourite book I read at school has to have been J.D. Salinger's Catcher In The Rye.  Summary (From GoodReads) Since his debut in 1951 as The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield has been synonymous with "cynical… Continue reading 30 Day Book Challenge: Day Twenty-Five & April Challenge

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April Challenge – The Selfish Edition


It's the beginning of another month and time to set myself another personal challenge as inspired by TiddlyOmPomPom. I have been a bit rubbish for the last couple of months and sort of failed. This month is going to be different. Why? Because it's going to be all about me. Me, me, me! That's right,… Continue reading April Challenge – The Selfish Edition

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March Personal Challenge: Ooops again…


I took part in TiddlyOmPomPom's Personal Challenge again this month. Here's how I did: I set myself two challenges for March after failing at February - 1. Have a baby and 2. Complete my second PayItForward2011 gift. I managed one of them.... In fact, I got off to a brilliant start - by 6.48am on… Continue reading March Personal Challenge: Ooops again…

Parenting · Personal Challenge

Personal Challenge: Welcome To March


It's another month and therefore time to set another challenge. Or two. My first challenge is this: HAVE A BABY This was actually last month's challenge but due to my family's apparent general rejection for the month of February, it didn't happen. (Seriously, my Mum was given the due date of 17th February for my… Continue reading Personal Challenge: Welcome To March