Back Flips and More Holidays

So this is where I have been for the last week or so, making some efficient and luxurious progress on my novel. I'm aware that this will be distressing news for many of you seeing as most are in full time employment and have to go to work every day. Far from me trying to rub this in, I am merely reporting how much of an awesome time I've been having.

So as you may know, I didn't have a specific task this week but it has been jam-packed nonetheless, even with the holiday. It seems to me that everyone in the world seems to have been doing some sort of triathlon/ iron man/ tough mudder this weekend. I have been hard pressed to avoid seeing ridiculous times smothered all over the social network sights of this world. Thankfully, I didn't feel too bad about myself as I did the 10k run in London myself. Ok, it's no triathlon but still, at least I can look myself in the eye at night knowing I haven't totally slobbed out.

This brings me to my next piece. The backflip. I've been working hard and I can now bring you video evidence of my progress. I refuse to stop here, as it needs to be done on a hard surface before I can say I have done it completely but things are certainly going the right way. Behold...

So there we have it. For my task this week, I will be learning some basic knots and also learning how to convert units of measurement. This obviously sounds mind-numbingly boring but necessary in life.Don't worry, there'll be some other stuff more exciting I'm sure!

W

Bird calls and more holidays

First of all, the collective term for birdwatchers appears to be 'a convulsion' although that is the grand total of 5 minutes research and I will happily stand corrected if this turns out to be spurious. Although I really hope it's true.

I have been brushing up on my bird calls this week and I can now say I can confidently identify a good number of common garden birds. My particular strong point is the House Sparrow. This task has been strengthened as it has coincided with BBC One's Springwatch series, which is awesome.

I have also been busy this week working again and earning some money but I took a bit of time out to grab a BBQ with some mates from my former stomping ground.

I am now on holiday again in Menorca and living it up. It's an alright life.

So for the next week, I will be concentrating on my novel by the pool in the sun and I will not be completing any other tasks in the meantime. On my return I will be getting on with some Spanish tuition and back flip learning which is also in the offing and of course my next task which is yet to be decided.

I should mention next Sunday I am running the 10K in London for Macmillan Cancer and if anyone wants to donate some money, the link should be on my facebook page. So until next time...

Will