To give you a quick summary; in October 2014 I wanted to do as many things as I could before turning 30. I set up The 29 Challenge. There were 11 categories of things to do, with 29 in each and 12 in another. The things I had to do included meeting 29 new people, cooking 29 new things and so on. This totalled over 300 things and on the 10th October 2015 at 19:30, the day before my birthday I completed the challenge.
After I posted my last post of the challenge I felt at a bit of a loss. I had got into a good routine over the year of writing on a regular basis (and towards the end a daily basis), logging what I had completed. It didn't give me a buzz, but it was a good comfort and distraction from the world. In a way it was like going to drama club from the age of 5-19. You hear about actors who act because of the buzz they get, but I never got that when going to drama club and doing it at school, it was just part of my life routine.
But what should I write about? There are so many blogs about and I think my sister said I was late into the blogging game anyway. What could I write about that was different and unique?
My friend Rachel started the ball rolling with what I could blog about. She asked me if I had heard of 'Three score and ten.' I hadn't and she explained it was a term used in Shakespeare. It means the span of life and the days that were considered to be seventy years. So twenty years equals a score and then add the extra 10 to make 70.
Now, for on the ball people you'd notice that five score and five equals 105. Joss are you really going to live to 105? Well the answer is I hope so. My grandma lived to 101 and still had all her marbles intact. I don't smoke or drink and I'm competitive, so I added another 2 years. Then a few years ago I was working at a venue and walked some delegates to the bar. I apologised for walking so fast and they said that I shouldn't apologise as fast walkers live longer. So I added another 2 years to my life expectancy, making it 105.
Am I going to do over 300 things? Who knows?! But there isn't a deadline or a set number of things I set out to achieve. This blog will allow me to continue with my favourite categories from The 29 Challenge and also show my personality a bit more. It may inspire you, give you ideas or, as I said at the top, become part of your routine and give you comfort.
The categories I will be blogging about are:
New experiences
New foods and recipes
Random acts of kindness and thoughtful presents
Screenwriting
Challenges within a challenge (after all some might think Five Score and Five is a big life challenge itself.)
So wherever you are; whether you're on the train in armpit alley or sitting on the luggage rack, waiting for your dinner to cook, on a boring date and distracting yourself with your phone, or having a cosy night in; I hope you enjoy Five Score and Five.
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