43. Spend the day with my Mum

On Thursday 7th August I spend the day with my Mum. She got up early to go for a blood test and I then met her in town for breakfast which we had in a lovely little cafe in Louth. We had wonder around before making our way to Hubbard Hills just on the edge of town. It is a valley which has a river running through it and it is a favourite spot for families to go on sunny days.

We packed a picnic and went to find a quiet spot to relax, read and in my mum's case have a nap.

46. Go on a Road trip

Lydia, Mimi and I drove all the way down to Woolacombe bay, Devon after work on Friday 25th July for a weekend away at the beach! It took 4 and a half hours and we arrived just before midnight! 

It was a long way but it is a beautiful part of the world and I can see myself spending a lot more time down there! 

My little car Nevile enjoyed all the winding hilly roads as well, much to Lydia's enjoyment on the Saturday!

6. Learn a new skill

Whilst I was away in Devon we went to Saunton Beach and rented a stand up paddle board for the day and me, Mimi and Lydia all had a go at it.

It was great fun and we all managed to stand up and paddle around in the seas which was pretty calm.

34. Give up TV for a week

For some reason I decided that I was going to give up TV for a week. I wanted to see if I could live without it and what I could get done in that time and I was surprised.

I did the following:

- dropped into Hanging Houghton on my way home to tick it off the alphabet (1)
- turned a pair of old jeans into shorts ready for the weekend
- packed for camping
- finished my letter to the unknown soldier (4)
- read a lot of 1984
- went camping
- went on a roadtrip to Devon (46)
- learnt to paddle board (6)
- did loads of ironing
- trained three evenings
 and quite a few other bits

28. Send postcards to my family

It is always nice to receive a postcard from someone you love when they are away, it is a reminder that you mean something to them and they want to share a moment of their holiday with you... this is the reason why I wanted to send them to my family.

And I sent them via an app called Touchnote which is really easy to use and they are not expensive either! and the best thing is you are using your own photos so each one is personal.

Here are the photos I took and used for my postcards:

4. Write a letter to the unknown soldier

As I am sure you are well aware it is 100 years since world war one started, it is hard to believe the suffering and sacrifice that was endured by people at the time but we can be grateful for their sacrifice and try and learn from the mistakes of the past.

A project was launched to commemorate in a unique way... they are better at saying it so find out more here: http://www.1418now.org.uk/letter/about/ 

So I changed my list slightly as I was going to write a letter to Ellen but I felt this was more worth while and I wanted to be a part of something bigger.

Follow the link below to read my letter and many more... 

http://www.1418now.org.uk/letter/emma-silvester/

20. Take my parents out for dinner

On Friday 8th August, I took my parents out for dinner in their and my favourite Indian restaurant which is called Bollywood Fusion and it is located in my home town of Louth. We had a lovely evening and as we are regulars in this particular Indian we actually got a free nightcap which was nice! 
My parents was very surprised when I said I wanted to take them out which was nice because it made it special.