50/50 Challenge. 50 tasks 50th Birthday Year

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50 new things to try before you are 50 · 1 January 2016

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In my 50th year I want to challenge myself in experiencing things, both small and large that I have never done before in my time here on earth. Without costing a small fortune in financing the experiences I have had help from some of my closest friends to come up with some tasks on my 50th year.

The tasks are all related- endurance, personal fitness and wellbeing, charitable and family. All of the tasks listed are either things I have never done, thought of doing or choose not to do! (For instance; reading a book or doing the ironing). There are some random ones too ! 

I have just over 6 months to cram in 50 tasks, that's just over 8 tasks a month. I will be posting my evidence on this page and FB. All I ask for is if I have completed all the tasks by the 11th July could you please donate just £5.00 once they have been completed.

Here is the task list to attempt;

In No Order…

  1. Milk a cow or goat.
  2. Run a Half Marathon - Completed Taunton Half 2hr:10m
  3. Run a Full Marathon - booked 12June Yeovil Full
  4. Eat a bowl of Oysters - Completed - 12 Feb
  5. Run up Glastonbury Tor - Completed 10 Jan
  6. Stand under a natural waterfall
  7. Do the 3 Peak challenge
  8. Volunteer in a homeless centre for the day - Booked 21st MarchB
  9. Ride a horse
  10. Try Snowboarding
  11. Take Lily to her first dance lesson
  12. Make a Bear Grylls style survivor camp in woods
  13. Camp one night in the “Bear Grylls camp” with boys
  14. Bake a cake - DONE 3/1/16
  15. Buy a coffee for homeless person and share one with them.
  16. Wing Walking
  17. Learn how to build a stone wall
  18. Tea at the Ritz
  19. Teach Will how to drive
  20. Brew my own cider
  21. Golf lesson
  22. Drive a tractor
  23. Watch all StarWars films back to back with the lads
  24. Have a Turkish Shave - Completed Taunton @ Taunton Marmaris
  25. Chest Wax
  26. Canoe from House on the River Parrot to the Sea
  27. Go to Wimbledon
  28. Spin a potters wheel and make a clay pot.
  29. Read a Shakespeare Play - Reading 'As You Like It'
  30. Do the Abs six pack challenge - STARTED
  31. Give blood - DONE 29/1/16
  32. Register as a donor - DONE 5/1/16
  33. Do an oil painting and frame it
  34. Ride on a motorbike
  35. Cycle to Lands End
  36. 1 Random act of kindness each month - (1) Bag of Clothes given to Stephen homeless - @Whapping Wharf Bridge 22/1/16, Sponsored 2 work colleagues Feb, Toni / Elliott
  37. Do a full basket of ironing - Completed 24/1/16
  38. Cook a five course meal for Sarah - Completed 13 Feb
  39. Shear a sheep
  40. Don’t lose my temper with the Kids - Jan just managed it! -
  41. Fish in the River Parrett with boys
  42. Try Surfing
  43. Visit new Wembley Stadium
  44. Brew Wine and produce Chateau Wells Wine - Started 28th Feb
  45. Colonic Irrigation!
  46. Make a donation each month to a Charity
  47. Have a date night with Sarah at least 3 times a month- Jan / Feb Done
  48. Write one blog per month - Jan completed
  49. Put Lily to bed one night per week (if she lets me!)
  50. Throw a fifty party bash in garden

Donation summary

Total
£520.00
+ £122.50 Gift Aid
Online
£520.00
Offline
£0.00

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