Baby Steps

My journey of 25 before 25 has finally began. I thought I would be able to dive in head first and start ticking things off the list straight away...but with the timescales I have, I need a solid plan. I'll always remember a quote I heard in high school..."If you fail to plan, you plan to fail." With this in mind, I've decided to do some research and put together a diary of events before I make a start on my list.


My 1st task is to write a short book/play. Most people will think this is unachievable,but this is something I've wanted to do for such a long time and if I don't take the opportunity to do it now, it will never get done. Before I'm 25 I would at least like a solid draft that I can edit and refine. I've decided to go for the book instead of the play and I've also chosen the genre. Baby steps...

I've seen many of my friends raise impressive amounts of money for charities and it's something I would love to do at some point but I didn't put it on my list because I wanted to do something where I could get closer to the people in need. Volunteering at a homeless shelter where I'll be able to help with cleaning the facilities, serve food and interact with people will be amazing! I may not be giving them my money but to me my time is more precious. I've emailed a homeless shelter and requested to help on a weekday evening/weekend so waiting to hear back...

With my new role I've been travelling around Europe which is fantastic! Unfortunately, with free flights and hotels comes free food!!! And like the pic says...one does not simply say no to free food. This is not going to help with the "stone" I need to lose... so for the next 2 months my self control needs to be on point! I also took my first steps and went back to the gym for a session with my trainer and a spin class. Hopefully my 6am starts will give me more time to exercise and food prep.




All things considered, I'm relatively pleased with my progress and will build momentum over the weekend. All of these tasks are really just a ploy to stop me from concentrating on the fact that I'm going to turn 25! However, one thing I've realised is getting older is not a big deal - when you are accomplishing things and making your life count.

The List

In 2 months time I'm going to be officially old. Not like when I turned 18 and I thought I was woman...but actually mid-20's married woman old! It's crazy because I behave like I'm young most of the time and my sister (Sarah) thinks I'm constantly "begging it"! The simple reason I don't act like an adult sometimes is because I don't feel like one!!! Even when I'm at work, I feel like I'm a kid playing dress up...using big words and hoping that nobody realises...


This past week has been eventful to say the least...I travelled to Madrid, Barcelona and Milan for work and even though it was a madness, I had a few moments of contemplation and clarity. I have made some good, bad and questionable choices over the years but one thing that was a trend was an incredible ability to think of ideas on a constant basis and my inability to follow them through and actually take one of my ideas to completion. The longest thing I committed to was www.chocolatebridezilla.blogspot.co.uk and that was only for 100 days!!! I'm turning 25 now soon and it's time for a change, I'm going to use this period of time to build up some good habits and drag myself out of my comfort zone which is holding me back from my full potential.

The List - in no particular order: (I have 2 months to complete)

1. Write a short book/play

2. Volunteer at a homeless shelter

3. Lose 1 stone

4. Buy shares in a company

5. Learn 25 phrases in french

6. Perform poetry at an open mic night

7. Attend a hot yoga/stripaerobics class

8. Treat my parents to a nice dinner

9. Go to the cinema alone

10. Write an article for a magazine

11. Contact 25 people I've lost touch with

12. Get dressed up and go for a house viewing far out of my (current) price range

13. Attend a make-up masterclass

14. Motivational talk in a secondary school

15. Buy something special for myself

16. No TV shows for 25 days

17. Make waking up @ 6am a habit

18. Learn how to cook a new 3 course meal

19. Hip hop kareoke

20. Walk 2.5km within 25 minutes

21. Skinny dipping

22. Re-organise and cleanse my closet

23. Speak to someone new about God every week

24. Be punctual to every meeting/appointment

25. Do whatever Prince wants for 48 hrs (within reason)

I'll be expanding on these as I write my blog posts and explain why I chose these 25 things specifically and why they'll be challenging for me. I have exactly 2 months to get through this list and I can't wait...If I get it done, I want only to be referred to as wonder woman....