I have not been using Flashsticks for 6 days now and it is hard. I know that what I am doing is relearning signs now from 5 years ago but without the ability to get a video of the sign it is much harder. I also miss not having them Read more…
I am over the 10 day stage and tomorrow I’ll have over 50 signs to remember! Keeping all 47 current signs is starting to be challenging. Not only is the difficulty coming from the large number of signs in a short period but also in how the signs are becoming Read more…
As anyone who followed last month’s challenge will know, the biggest struggle of last month was blogging everyday. It seems it has continued in a similar vain this month for similar and very different reasons. At the moment I have 24 signs that I have learnt in 6 days – Read more…
Today when BF tested me on the days signs, we came to a disagreement – he told me I got a sign wrong. It turns out that sometimes the drawing and description vary slightly from the video app. Turns out that student in BSL written down looks slightly different to Read more…
It is 1st August and that can only mean one thing – it is Brighton Pride and the start of my new “a month of” challenge. Throughout all of August I am going to try and learn at least 4 signs a day for the whole month. I have really Read more…
It is 31st July and that can only mean one thing – I made it to the end of my 5 a day blog challenge! I can’t believe that I have managed it when I think back to the beginning of the month when this challenge seemed like a mountain. Read more…
What a day – I have managed 8 portions of fruit and veg and all without any Innocent Smoothies or struggle. Every single meal today has contained 2 portions of veg and my snacking was not out of hunger but the desire to review a new type of “1 of your Read more…
My habits have changed so much – my resolve to have all of my 5 a day is unshakable at the moment. I turned down the offer for BF to cook so that I could make sure I had my final portion and ended up with dinner containing two portions Read more…
Ah the start of a week and for once I am actually going to start with everything planned out so that I get through all the veg in a timely manner without the need to throw anything out. This seems to be the biggest issue of cooking so much fruit Read more…
I can’t believe that there are only 5 days left of this challenge! It seemed so hard to think that I could manage to have 5 a day all those days ago and now I’m just breezing through most days. This challenge is definitely the best decision I have made Read more…