Hey guys, What's this thing you're calling me? A civvi? I guess I'm one of them! I have a desk job and spend my 9-5s (and some) behind a laptop on a swivelly chair that I don't even swivel that much. As much as I've always been a fan of sports, I've never done anything like this. After an average 2013 my New Year's resolution was to actually do something with 2014. I decided to do one epic thing every single month - something different to my usual subdued weekends. So when April Revake (a former co-worker at said desk job) put the call out for some extra participants, I knew what my April 'epic thing' would be. So far I've run the Colour Run and Round the Bays, been berry picking, been to Matakana for a weekend, given blood for the first time, booked a trip to Wellington and Nelson, booked concert tickets, am in the middle of booking a trip to Queenstown for Winterfest, will soon pick a date for a Hobbiton tour, tried to volunteer (signed up too late but will give this another shot) and still have a massive list of things I want to do. It's been a better 2014 than 2013 already and I can't wait to add Tough Mudder to the mix. One of the coolest parts about it all so far is that it seems to be catching - a couple of people I've dragged along with me to these events and activities are keen to do one epic thing every month as well. If I can get anyone else to take part in life a little more then that makes me even happier with what I'm doing, and the chance to fundraise for an amazing cause just makes it all the better. I've never met anyone on the team apart from April so can't wait to meet the crew. What better way to bond than with fire, ice, and electric shocks?
