#48: Learn a new art or craft skill - Achieved!

Whilst at the Sheffield Buddhist Centre at the weekend I learned to make lanterns out of willow switches and tissue paper - quite tricky but worth it for some of the amazing results! This is definitely something I'll be trying again in the future!

#90: Visit the Sheffield Buddhist Centre - Achieved!

At the weekend I attended a Young People's weekend at the Sheffield Buddhist Centre and had a brilliant time! The building and grounds are gorgeous, and I especially like the 'Buddha in the Belfry'! I've continued to make some good friends in this group and hope to be able to get back and see them again soon.

#75: Read 'The Lord of the Rings' - Achieved!

I finally finished LOTR late the other night! My life now feels a little empty without it! I love the films and I've had the book for years and never got around to reading it, but I'm sure this won't be the last time!

New meal for April

Today I decided to have a bit of an experiment and came up with a sweet potato, butternut squash and spinach curry - plenty of chilli and very tasty! It got a massive thumbs up from the resident meat eater too! I'll definitely be adding this one to the veggie cook book!

#2: Walk the Great Wall of China - Achieved!

I've just returned from an amazing week in China! I spent 5 days trekking the Great Wall in aid of CHAS, and I've raised around £1300, it was one of the toughest weeks of my life but I'm so proud of what I achieved! We spent lots of time in the country so I got to see a lot of real China, with a bit of tourist China thrown in at the end! Right, let's plan the next big adventure.....!

This has also helped me get closer to achieving two other items, as I've raised more than half of the £2000 I want to raise for charity, plus visited a new country - 2 more to go!