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Monday 2 January 2012

Come on Mr White-White, it's time you joined in!

Hello there.

You may be surprised to read a blog entry from me. Up until now, I have been conspicuous in my absence. Mrs White-White has been by and large the main blog contributor to How To Play Like a Grown Up. After twice saying to her I needed to write more, she calmly pointed out my complete lack of presence here.

Well its time for me to put my money where my mouth is.

Inspired by Mrs White-White's recent post "2012 and I will be 30" I am sharing my commitments for the year. Some are similar to hers and some are unique to me. And because I am going to be 32 this year, I have a slightly longer list.




1.Share a picture of my life every month (see above - this is a picture of Ed taken at my wedding, by Will Bayliss)

2.See more live music

3.Play Frolly at least twice (June and August)

4.Visit family and friends more

5.Join a band that will accommodate my very rookie clarinet skills

6.Read more books more regularly

7.Go to the theatre more

8.Start my brand new Somerset-based theatre company

9.Commit to playing for Old Sulians RFC more regularly

10.Score five tries before the end of the calendar year

11.Tell my mum I am playing rugby

12.Ride my bike around Bristol, around Bath and to new, interesting places

13.Laugh until I cry

14.Make better bread

15.Write a blog every month either here, or for Arts Professional (my other blog home)

16.Keep a daily short film diary and post it here each week

17.Build a sand castle (a good one)

18.Go to a Whiskey Tasting and learn more about the drink

19.Paint with oils

20.Go to the Somerset Museum in Taunton

21.Visit other museums in Somerset

22.Do the Bath Skyline Walk (again, but with more family and friends)

23.Swim in the sea

24.Write letters to my nephews and neice

25.Write letters to my friends around the world

26.Go to watch Somerset play cricket with my dad and brother

27.Go on a steam train

28.Win something

29.Contribute more to the company I am a trustee of, and their sister company

30.Get to know the neighbours more

31. Eat more fruit

32. Save at least £2,500

2012 and I will be 30


So we are on the second day of 2012 and this is the year of my (Mrs White-White) 30th Birthday so here is my year's to do list, which just so happens to be made up of 30 things.

Happy to take suggestions for other things to try as part of bonus activities:

1.Go camping and have a camp fire to tell stories around

2.Go to see Beth Hart play in London (see more live music)

3.Play Frolly at least twice (June and August)

4.Visit family and friends more (including going over to France and Italy)

5.Improve my guitar playing (play 3 songs well)

6.Make an animation and submit it for a film festival

7.Draw up my family tree

8.Buy some art

9.Learn to ride a motorbike

10.Stop paying for a gold bank account and donate the £12 a month to charities

11.Write a story about the Norton Dragon

12.Read more (including Great Expectations, Hons and Rebels)

13.Laugh until I cry

14.Learn a new word once a month

15.See more theatre (including Belle Ville Rendezous and The Cheery Orchard)

16.Go to the Preddy Folk Festival

17.Build a sand castle (a good one)

18.Go to a Whiskey Tasting and learn more about the drink

19.Plant a tree in my Dad's memory

20.Go to the Somerset Museum in Taunton

21.Visit other museums in Somerset

22.Do the Bath Skyline Walk (again, but with more family and Friends)

23.Swim in the sea

24.Improve my Italian so I can write letters to my Italian friends

25.Watch a sunrise

26.Write letters to my friend's new born baby Elly throughout the year

27.Go on a steam train

28.Win something

29.Write letters to my Niece and family

30.Do something meaningful to help people throughout the year


I will let you know how I get on.

Lots of love for 2012