***edited to add I have just signed the 15 year old up to do the abseil, with me. I've no idea if he likes heights, or not. I should have asked first, right?!'

I thought it would be a super idea to sign up to abseil down the i360 in Brighton. Oh what fun that would be, right?

Well, nope. Not if you have a real fear of heights that quite literally gets you shaking...

You can see why my husband despairs of me!

Ten days later, I shall also be running an ultra marathon, starting at Hove.

I should *really get fixed first...

Abseil on Aug 29th and Ultra on Sept 8th.

How marvellous.

It goes without saying that I adore my animals, much more than people, and would do anything to help them.

The cost of animal rescue- just to keep them safe- is sky high and charities couldn't do it without support.

Within less than a year, I lost 2 of my dogs and a cat and need a way to be productive with my grief- what better way than to help even more animals, right?

Not even going to pretend I'm not begging- please sponsor me and make frightening the cr4p out of myself worth it.

Thanks very muchly.

Love and respect, as always, Jo.

Raystede is a charity that aims to give animals a better life through rehoming, rehabilitation and sanctuary, and give people the support and knowledge they need to treat animals with care and respect. Raystede is Sussex’s biggest animal welfare charity, with nearly 70 years’ experience of caring for and rehoming animals. Uniquely, we care for a huge range of animals - from dogs, cats and donkeys to rabbits, parrots and alpacas.