Degree completed , attempting to sell a house in a virtually stagnant market , waiting for CRB checks i can do nothing else but try my best to develop zen like patience. I am by nature incapable of sitting around and finding anything remotely interesting in staring at the ceiling day after day. I have succumbed on occasion and turned on the TV, clearly I'm not the demographic that Jerry Springer Maury Povich or Jeremy Kyle are reaching out to. In fact of the 3 of them Kyle is the one that i find insufferable. I'm surprised that his ego hasn't displaced the audience.
I really want to do some volunteering outdoors but as I'm sitting here writing this wearing a woolly hat , 3 jumpers and a cardigan, a scarf legging and 2 pairs of socks i think that we can safely say that my crap circulation means that common sense has triumphed over valiant endeavour on that score.
I've decided that I'm going to celebrate being 50 by doing at least 50 things that i haven't done before. While I've been studying i recognise that i gradually shut myself off from people so not only is my 50@50 a way of getting out into the world it also encompasses i promise that i made to myself when i did the charity trek in Mongolia. The plan was to do something to raise money for charity every other year. I did the trek in 2006.In 2008 i was getting ready to go to Moscow. I should have done something this year. I've started a bit late but I've just made it. I want people to sponsor me to do the 50 things.The money that i raise is going to go to 2 charities ,The Aplastic Anaemia Trust and and Combat Stress. I've chosen them because aplastic anaemia is a dreadful disease that took my girl .As i have a developing interest in Post traumatic Stress Disorder I've chosen Combat Stress because its dedicated to offering free mental health treatment to ex-service men and women.This blog is where I'll post my 50 experiences( good and bad!) and of course I'll join the Twitterati. I'll put up a Facebook page too ,who knows it might inspire a '50@50' adventure in your neighbourhood.There's is actually one more reason to embark on my 50@50 adventure . It seems that in this media driven age anyone over 30 is over the hill ,over 40 hide yourself and over 50 well would you want to look at brochures for 'Retirement villages' ? No. Well then why the fuck should i?! My butt still looks damn good in a pair of jeans and i still have a waist to whine and while I've got them they will be flaunted as I'm not planning on hiding either of them.
I had my first practice adventure on sunday. I went to a tango lesson and had a great time. When there were no men on offer i practiced using a wall as i'd been shown. did it look stupid? Probably. Did i care ? Hell NO !
I'm going to start up a 'Just Giving' page shortly so watch this space
