50 Things to do Before I'm 50

My first proper post on my adventures. Iv'e been so excited to begin this year. I normally find my birthday a rather melancholy time, filled with a strong sense of another unfulfilled year passing, time wasted and old age creeping upon me.  This year was a very different story...  My daughter, Bee and her great friend Gav decided to call in an old promise I made to him and decided that I needed to experience a proper  student night out in Norwich. Very easy for me to agree to, seeing as a visit to Norwich was on my list! I have to admit to being terrified of being the oldest swinger in town at the venue and even more scared of not being able to keep up with the young 'uns. I'm a total lightweight these days where drink is involved and I'm usually tucked up in my bed a long time before they start thinking about going out!!  It was a slightly surreal Louis Theroux themed event at Propaganda. The music was truly excellent, exactly my taste and I soon shoo...

✓The List This is still a work in progress but it's mostly complete now. I have a couple things organised and ready to go. Some things on here you might think are pretty lame,  but everything on here is something that I've never done before. There is no particular order to the list, it's mostly as things came to me over the last few months of composing. I've tried to keep the logistics of completing the list realistic in terms of time and finances and I think its all do-able within the year. Again I welcome any input for ideas or volunteers to join me! I'm a few items short but I'm expecting opportunities  to come along over the coming year to add things. It's always good to allow for a bit of spontaneity! Visit Margate  Do a Firewalk✔ Go to Wimbledon ✓ See the Proms✓ Do Popmaster (on the radio) Sing Karaoke Drive on the continent✔ Eat Thai food  ✔ Watch the Godfather Trilogy Keep a blog Visit a gay bar Get a piercing ✔ Fly in a hel...

Fifty things to do before I’m fifty. NOT a bucket list. The idea of this list came about when I realised that there were so many things I’d never done before. More and more often I’ve been hearing myself say “I’ve never been there” or “I haven’t tried  that” or “I’d love to have a go at that” I started to think that I should start getting out there and having some new experiences. My life has been rather routine since forever, mostly based around work and building the business up trying hard to attain a certain amount of financial security. I’ve been very aware of the approach of my 50 th birthday. My mum was 50 years old when she died and that sits heavily on my consciousness all the time. She always had a wish list of things to do and places to visit but never seemed to get around to following her dreams. There were always circumstances getting in the way, no money, no time and the pressures and demands of single parenthood all played a part. She never ever got to...