helenmew.bsky.social
Juggle: books, chocolate, family & friends, sanity
Work: @thebelayfoundation.org.uk
Volunteer: ITAV/AUK
Vegetarian, leftie, trade unionist, feminist.
Aim for wisdom, settle for witchery.
#Belay2025in2025
https://www.justgiving.com/page/belay2025in2025
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Also … a quick reminder that everyone - but everyone - can however please sign the petition if you have a moment. Every signature helps show how many of us care about our vulnerable children!
www.change.org/p/action-aga...
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I think this is pretty well how my friend sourced her wheelchair. Her teen son spotted it outside a house a couple of streets over marked "to take", walked on home and said "er there's a random wheelchair on the street round the corner" they all said "really????" and yes ... really!
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Gorgeous!
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Yay! Looks fab!
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It’s so awful. I have friends who feel their lives have been hanging by a thread but still just about holding together … but now … 😢
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Hmmm. That sounds disappointing :(
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Please may I have two copies? Tried to order from the website but can’t get it to update to two copies 🤦🏻♀️😩
I know I am dozy …
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And???
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Congratulations!
I wish you all … much sleep xxx
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And that's all my thoughts for now. Thank you if you've read this far.
And thank you even more to anyone and everyone for your support in whatever form you are able to offer.
#Belay2025in2025
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(6) Finally, a reminder:
I very much understand that life being as it is you may not be able to donate - and that's very much fine. Please only share with @thebelayfoundation.org.uk what you have to offer.
Offers to share a mile or three with me are also very welcome though!
#Belay2025in2025
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(5) That does all mean that while yes, the plan is for the #Belay2025in2025 challenge to go on all year and indeed completed, I do also recognise life may intervene.
Obviously if so I'll find a way to return the cash (unless you *want* to make it a full-on donation rather than pseudo-sponsorship).
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(4) I know this feels more like it should be a sponsorship rather than a donation scenario - and that's what I envisaged, maybe seeing if I could get a few pennies per mile to motivate me along - but I couldn't find the platform that worked so ... donations it is!
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(3) I've been counting miles already, and will be logging all year, rounding down to the nearest half a mile. Although reaching that all-important half-mile marker may be causing much local gossip as I yet again detour for an random extra lap of our cul de sac before I go in!
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(2) For anyone who doesn't know, I do also work for @thebelayfoundation.org.uk: yes that means I can very much vouch for the fact we use every penny we can as well as we can - but also if that means you'd rather not donate to me doing fundraising for us then I totally get that too!
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(1) I totally get not everyone can donate to everything all the time. Yes if you are able we would love to benefit from any spare pennies you have. But only if you are able.
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I'd also love, at the same time, to raise some much-needed funds for @thebelayfoundation.org.uk if I can.
But I reckon that might benefit from a few more detailed principles / thoughts.
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Hopefully that will make me get out of the house on a regular basis at least. I'll be leaving the car at home when the choice is there. I'll shop local as much as I can. I'll even (occasionally) brave it when it's raining.
The aim is to make me get out there and to keep on moving.
#Belay2025in2025
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That didn't really feel like enough words to properly say what I was thinking ...
So basically: yes I'm aiming to walk, run, cycle, you-name-it for 2025 miles during 2025. In fact I've already started! As long as I remember to log it, and it is least half a mile, it's included.
#Belay2025in2025