Challenge updates

It has been taking an awfully long time to get through my challenge list - mostly based on time available as some need more time than others - but also if financially I can realistically achieve it in the near future to get 50 done before I reach 60!!

So it is time to review my challenges and make sure they are achievable and actually a challenge and not just something I fancy doing. So I will be going through them all and assessing each one to see whether it needs to go on the bucket list or if it can stay as a challenge.

I will also look at some of the ones I have already done and see if they were indeed challenging - and justify how - if not they will be put on the 'extras list' at the end and replaced too. I will be writing extra info on each one to explain why it is a challenge to me.



Due to a change in circumstances I will be having more free time from July this year and intend to get stuck in and get them all crossed off!

Watch this space for updates - the review might take a few days.

No 18 Learn how to drive a bus and get a PCV licence (1)

I actually completed this challenge on 29th November 2016 but have been so incredibly busy I have not had time to write this up!!  What an amazing experience it was learning how to drive a 40ft long double decker bus!!

4 weeks of intensive training (including how to deal with cyclists!), 3 written exams, 2 weeks with a mentor learning routes and I was released into the community armed with a very large vehicle!!

I must say I am having the most amazing time, it is sooooo much fun! All the other bus drivers are great and so supportive; I am one of only 15 women in Stagecoach Oxfordshire that is qualified to drive a bus ha ha!

Onwards for the year to get some more challenges complete - I may have to update some of them so watch this space :)