What what - an introvert at a conference!? I know - but remember I do like a challenge… This was an unexpectedly fun part of my week, and my conclusion for why this was is… FOCUS. My funk last week, I believe, is down to a lack of focus. A feeling that is definitely disturbing […]
Another Year of Fun - another thing or two I’ve learned about FUN! Firstly, I have a confession to make. I’ve been in a bit of a funk lately… nothing serious, just a bit of apathy that I know will pass. What’s weird is that things that might have excited me and challenged […]
Here we are - the 13th week of Fun in the year. Since we last spoke I had a birthday, exited my twenties - with some trepidation, some relief. I was planning to use my birthday as the subject of this week’s podcast but if I’m honest, there was little to say other than, […]
A little back story for today’s Fun recap, which is a bit of a yearly tradition. Around the Easter break, myself and 5 very dear friends have a habit of going away. We’ve been to Berlin, Amsterdam, New York, and they’ve all been some of my favourite holidays ever. One thing about these trips is […]
My bad: I did indeed miss one update last week, and I honestly don’t have a particularly good excuse. It did help me remember that.. the whole point of this year long challenge is to explore the concept of fun: what fun means to me, what new ways can I explore fun, and that also […]
If you read the title, you’ll know already that I did not uphold my planned fun activity this week which was to go to a car boot sale. Unfortunately the British springtime weather just didn’t seem appropriate for a wander around parked cars on the 9th floor of a car park. So I did […]
By far the classiest, most cultured edition of the Year of Fun so far - I went to see (and hear) the orchestra! I’ve only been to the orchestra once before: the result of a spare ticket needing a taker, and I took it. Honestly, the first time: I wasn’t super excited. I like live […]
Nearly two months into the Year of Fun and as far as I’m concerned, this has definitely made what are normally pretty hellish months… actually quite fun. This week’s Fun activity was a callback to my childhood: Scratch Art. I didn’t have a name for this as a kiddo, but I do remember the confusion […]
In theory, we improvise every day or at least the days when we talk to people. We listen, sometimes better than others, and respond accordingly. So why on earth is improv - or improvisation theatre - so bloody terrifying? I know people like to throw around statistical nuggets like ‘fear of death is second […]
Agghhh! My first fun fail. Ok: not a 100% fail, but an… incomplete challenge. Last week’s fun assignment was… to crochet a bunny. I was so relieved! Finally something that cost me next to nothing, didn’t require booking anything or even leaving the house. And at first, all went swimmingly. I found a Youtube tutorial […]
