arghhhhh fundraising panic!

I just had a lovely phone call from a Marie Curie lady calling to see how the fundraising is going. She was dead helpful in suggesting things Rosie and I could do, and supportive when she heard of our current ideas.

but

she told me that we need to have £6K in the bank by 24th November

arghhhhhh - i had thought it said December - 5 weeks for 4 grand! I know we can ask them for an extension if we are completely stuck, which we wont be, but

argghhhhhhhhh - stop shopping, get collecting and planning the events!

Chloe

lost track of weeks

It now seems so close to the trek that I am beginning to freak out.

Rosie is looking at boots and I am trying to work out how to get the massive puffy coat that we will both need for when we aren't walking and making lots of heat. Scary.

This weekend will see us almost finishing the recipe book and sending it to the wonderful Liz to layout in a beautiful way. So we are getting there with that.

Progress is marvellous but it also means we are getting closer to lift-off....

Chloe

week three - scare stories

Roger and Paddy have both being going on about this flight to Kathmandu to Lukla. I refuse to watch it yet, and Rosie reckons she is going to need valium to deal with it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F3EpRvf5_A

Rachel has told me a million lunges will not prepare me enough. But it has to!

Robbie has kindly lent me a book and pointed out a charming photo of Mike Stroud and Ran Feinnes, deathly grey and plastic skinned at the end of their 7 marathon ordeal. Which is more than I will ever have to do, but they started fitter than me...

...the marine who had to be run down Kilimanjaro by two porters afer collapsing
...no coffee, tea, booze allowed for months
...the hygiene habits (yuk Paddy)
...skin going yellow

Come on - give us your worst scare stories! Arghhhh! (Braveheart)

Chloe