Challenges, 42 of them by 42.
In no particular order:
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Vegan week challenge ✓
Proper surfer by 42 - ongoing
Pull ups (10 consecutive but aim to beat 12!) ✓
Wild camping ✓
Wild camping with Foo ✓
Paddleboard - do a 20s headstand on a SUP ✓
Buying a van ✓
A week of only cold showers ✓
Be able to walk on my hands (10 step) - practice when can
Row from Newton Ferrers to Penberth (or vv) ✓
Bike J O'G to Land's End
Surfing and skiing in Morocco - part of completing Op SNOWSTORM
Northern lights, Arctic Circle
Bike the South Downs way (100mi)
Emotional integrity - ongoing
Do jumps on a Mountain bike ✓
Swim Cellars to the Mewstone (1.76mi) ✓
Swim around Burgh Island (1.5mi)
Be able to properly powder ski
Learn to do Basic coding
Start a blog ✓
Write and illustrate a book
Plastic free week ✓
A week of no fossil fuel transport
Cycle with Foo to school ✓
Cycle to work ✓
No social media fortnight
Wild camp on Ped'n'v ✓
6 months No new stuff - started
No alcohol Month (and the sugar free again) ✓
Run a fermenting course
Do a survival course
Visit Japan and Snowboard - part of completing Op SNOWSTORM
Read a book in a different language
Volunteer to do an assembly (done 5 now!) ✓
1 month of not complaining ✓
1 fortnight caffeine free ✓
Trip to California solo ✓
1 month no swearing ✓
Wild camping with Doodle
Volunteer 10 times I normally wouldn't (or do things I've put off forever) - started
London to Brighton Bike ride (54 miles)
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Op Snowstorm was a round the world trip where I was going to snowboard on every continent, I had planned it whilst in Afghanistan for when I had left the Army, but my darling husband proposed and the trip got adapted somewhat, he came with and we still managed snowboarding in New Zealand and South America, but left those two hanging...
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I seem to now naturally do new challenges all the time, I think it has just become my mindset, and it seems that when challenges come up that I do not, or would not choose (Hurty-Coccyx-itus for example) then I am dealing with them so much more resiliently!
I've currently completed 21, about 5 others are underway.
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Inspiration and support from (amongst others) ResilienceatWork, Toughgirlpodcast, ChrissieW, RachelD, Barty, LSH, Carruthers, my team and my lovely family.