I thought I would sneak a little post in, before I did my Blog Of The Week. Next Friday is my hot air balloon ride (hopefully!). Unfortunately when you book these things, you are very much governed by the weather, hence the fact that this was booked last year and then subsequently cancelled. It's one of those 'tasks' that present a challenge to me. I'm not overly scared of heights, unless I don't feel safe, so I'm not sure how I'm going to cope in a little basket, above the skyline of Nottingham. Mr M is also coming with me, as it was a birthday present for him originally (just happened to tie in nicely with one of my tasks as well!), so I'm hoping that he doesn't freak out, 'cos then I will freak out and the whole basket could freak out....! Anyway, wish me luck and I will bore you senseless with it, next week (if the weather lets us!).
Follow my journey to see if I can complete a set of 40 tasks before my 40th birthday.
Completed Tasks
24/40
Currently Working On....
Learning a foreign language and choosing a location for skinny dipping
The List
- 1) Learn a foreign language - in progress
- 2) Watch a foreign film - completed
- 3) Go skinny dipping
- 4) Snog Take That
- 5) Write a novel and get published - in progress
- 6) Go in a hot air balloon - completed
- 7) Work in Africa
- 8) Go to an international football match in the new Wembley - completed
- 9) Visit all 50 states of America - in progress (4/50)
- 10) Get my own column in a newspaper/magazine
- 11) Win a BAFTA
- 12) Do a sponsored hike/bike ride for charity - completed
- 13) Read all of the BBC Top 100 reads - completed
- 14) Go to Wimbledon - completed
- 15) Rescue an animal from captivity - in progress
- 16) Be a Mum
- 17) Go to a Paul Smith fashion show
- 18) Watch the Lord Of The Rings trilogy - completed
- 19) Go surfing - completed
- 20) Go to the ballet - completed
- 21) See a Shakespearean play at the RSC in Stratford - completed
- 22) Drive a Ferrari - completed
- 23) Have tea at the Ritz in London - completed
- 24) Create a short film to go onto You Tube - completed
- 25) Learn to do the tango - completed
- 26) Meet Mr T
- 27) Own a pair of Jimmy Choo shoes - completed
- 28) Be in Times Square, NY at midnight on New Years Eve - completed
- 29) Write a script/story for Dr Who - completed
- 30) Ride on a Harley Davidson to Ayres Rock
- 31) Go to an ice hockey match - completed
- 32) Go to a baseball match - completed
- 33) Watch a Nottingham Forest match from an executive box - completed
- 34) Learn to play chess - completed
- 35) Fly a trapeze - completed
- 36) See Rick Springfield in concert
- 37) Fly over the Grand Canyon - completed
- 38) Watch all of the James Dean films - completed
- 39) Cook with a celebrity chef
- 40) Go to the Grand Prix
About Me
- Janette
- A couple of years ago, I decided that my life needed a challenge and I would put together a list of everything I wanted to do before I was 40. I e-mailed various media sources and BBC Radio Nottingham have kindly adopted me (sort of!). I will be doing regular updates on the Breakfast/Morning shows
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5 comments:
Hope the weather's better for you than it's been this weekend. Hopefully the whole thing will be exciting rather than scary.
OMG! OMG! OMG! You lucky thing!!! Now that is one experience I long to have. You are absolutely going to enjoy every second of it. I'll be thinking of ya' wafting around in the thermals! It goes without saying, but I hope you take your camera and capture every second! (and it fits in so nicely with my "May" Photo challenge!LoL!) No excuses...lol! :o)
Thank you soooo much for your advice on NYC. It will come in handy, and I my hotel is just around the corner from Central Station, so I am going to make a point of going there for sure!! I'll tell you all about it when I get back. Thanks again JJ!
Have a great time Janette xx
I like your blog.I'm waiting for your new posts.
Trousers - hope so too!
Graham - Oh dear, thinking about me in my thermals??!!! And yes I need to start taking more photos, just this blasted writing keeps getting in the way!
Phil/Dyanna - thank you!
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