iamsambob
The Borders, UK

I wasn't overly keen on the taste. I've had much cheaper, but much nicer tasting sparkling wine from supermarkets. The box is a nice memento though!

I got to check out the old, unused courtrooms in the Carlisle Citadel. I absolutely loved it; the rooms were beautiful, but unfortunately being left to waste away. 

Only a small one, but definitely the start of a new addiction. 

I bought 2 as spiderlings; sadly one didn't make it, but the other one is still thriving. They're not the most exciting of pets when they're this young and small, but I'm sure the wait will be worth it when it's full grown. 

I was going to go all out and buy the typical luminous green liquid everyone pictures when they think of absinthe. Instead I went for a Scottish made drink by Lost Loch Spirits. I'm not normally a fan of drinking alcohol neat, but for L...

I've always been a supporter of the WWF. I always feel like animal and environment charities are heavily overlooked so whenever I do fundraising, 9 times out of 10 it's for these guys. When I was younger I adopted a dolphin (one of my f...

 Throughout my life I've had numerous pets; starting from goldfish, bunnies, canaries, budgies, a pet pigeon and kitty cats. I'd love some exotic animals, and even some creepy crawlies!

It was easy enough once it was broken down into indivudal segments; it just sounds like multiple words after each other, rather than one long word! I suppose it's one of those things to [not really] impress folk with.

Bouldering is one of my absolute favourite hobbies. I'm certainly no pro but it doesn't stop me from enjoying it. The feeling of being able to tackle a problem you were once unable to do (or too scared to do in my case normally) is amazi...

I actually achieved this by accident; not really remembering that it was one of my goals for this year. My mam bought a kumquat tree for her patio and told me to try the fruit ... at first I thought she was trying to poison me as I didn'...

 State of Decay 2 pushed me over the milestone.

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This is one of my favourite photos in the world. It's one that was taken of me at Everest Base Camp. I'd taken myself away from the rest of the group and sat with a picture of my Papa and had a wee dram with him. I hadn't known the phot...

Neither an exciting or dull experience. I’ve sold quite a few things on there. The better rush is getting into a bidding war with someone nearing the end of an auction! 

It's took me a few years but I finally got there! It's helped that I've had quite a few smaller challenges as well as bigger ones so I've been able to tick a fair few off. If you're wanting to up your ranking too consider adding some sm...

It's not quite as classy as drinking it out of a flute glass, and it didn't taste any better unsurprisingly!  

I've seen these bracelets around for a while and always wanted one. It was when I saw my friend, Anna's bracelet that I decided to make it my Christmas gift wish item. I've only got 5 steps so far but I'm looking forward to doing more tr...

If you're not the type of person who'd take Christmas Jumper Day too far we're not from the same tribe. Some people laughed, some people judged ... we're not arsed about the latter lot!   

I've had it for a while. It doubles as my blog. It's nice to have your own slice of the net to do whatever you please with.

This was one of the silly ones to do in a '500 things to do before you die' set.  Other than Google not liking the spelling of my name, it not-surprisingly only brought up my recent fundraising pages and my old MySpace profile! I suppo...

I've wrote blogs since it was a thing to do so! Never been great at keeping them up though. My most recent one was a blog about my Toubkal Trek. I enjoyed writing it, and no doubt will enjoy reading it back in the future when I've forgo...

This was by far the hardest thing I've ever done in my life. I don't remember enjoying any part of it! The summit climb was horrendous with 50kmph winds and -15°C temperature. I'm pleased I've done it, but it'll be a while (if ever) tha...

I saw my first organised display on Bonfire Night in Bitts Park, Carlisle. I went with my sister, her partner and his daughter. It was a nice evening ... the fireworks were impressive but all I can think about when I see/hear them is how...

I really love it when this happens, and it happens a lot! The last time I can remember severely aching from laughing was during a Twitch stream of Minecraft with my friend Pip. We’d built a house but then a Creeper exploded and blew the ...

I hiked up my favourite, Dodd ... scared myself silly in the dark in the woods by myself, almost brought on an asthma attack trying to make sure I got to the top in time, almost lost my fingers with the cold (can’t operate a camera with ...

 People apparently approve of the Negan tat!

Having to train for the EBC trek meant I ended up climbing a few! It's now a hobby of mine.

The challenge I completed was the shape.com one, and I thought it was brilliant ... lots of variations of squats to learn and do everyday, rather than just increasing number of normal squats ...

I've baked cakes for years. I tend to like the decorating more than the actual baking, but with that said, I tend to bite off more than I can chew with my designs! I do love seeing peoples' expressions though when I give them their cakes!

My goal was to do this during a working week specifically as it’s easy enough to do it while on holiday! Well, I was a good wee lass and went to be early enough to get my recommended 8 hours before having to get up for work, and what did...

I booked myself in for a massage as a birthday treat to myself in a local beauty salon, Solo Beauty. The massage itself felt great, however there were workmen in the building carrying out random decorative jobs, such as sanding (yay) .....

So, it’s been on my bucket list to visit Larkhall; the place where my Papa was born and bred. Today, on an impromptu outing with my mam, we detoured (2 hours) and visited not only the town, but his actual home. I had no idea she knew the...

 The more you do, the more you want to do!

  So, this is one that didn't take much effort on my part! I ended up with a gift voucher to name a star, so went for it What did I call the little guy? Sambob, of course!  It did make me giggle when my certificate came. I feel like an...

  This game will definitely be in my all time favourites list, but some of the achievements were so dull ... it was a chore to do some of them. The Nuka World ones in particular were a flipping nightmare. 100,000 Nuka-Cade Tickets? 12 R...

So I finally finished a full week of drinking my 3 litres of water everyday ... do I feel better for it? Not really ... I was telling a colleague about my challenge and he asked if I felt better for it, and when I thought about it, I re...

Completely by accident ... I went the wrong way in Heathrow airport, and the only way back was to run back up the downwards escalator. It was fun besides from the fact my lungs were still suffering from the torture of high altitude! 

I travelled to Nepal on the 22nd September 2017 and returned home on the 9th October after successfully completing the trek to Everest Base Camp from Lukla Village. It was an immense experience that I'll never forget (both in good ways ...

After numerous years of starting and stopping this plan, I finally completed it! I really do recommend this to anyone wanting to get a little fitter and build their stamina! I had a zero level of fitness when I started this plan. Even ru...

 I loves a fancy dress party!

I was mentioned in the local newspaper when I started with the Border Ciry Roller Derby team.  

If you're a glasses or contact lens wearer and you're getting fed up of it, I thoroughly, thoroughly, thoroughly recommend getting this done. You will not look back! Obviously do your research and find a reputable surgeon/company first!...

As stated in another goal, I once worked in a call centre for the local water provider company. It was the worst job in my life. I’ve always worked in customer services and know all too well that some customers are the epitome of unpleas...

I once had a months stint in a call centre (worst job of my life), and learning the phonetic alphabet was crucial. I still use it to this day, and like to feel I’m impressing people when I Uniform Sierra Echo it ... truth be told they p...

I've always loved experimenting with my hair ... sadly, with the job I do I can't do too much experimenting, but I did love my magenta phase.

I once went to an Ali Campbell concert (I was obsessed with him at the time) and rocked up about 3 hours too early in the hopes I’d get to meet him and get his autograph. I waited at the stage door for a ridiculous amount of time, but of...

I passed my driving test when I was 20. Don’t know how I’d get by without being able to drive! 

Not going to lie, I’ve done this once a twice, both in school life and working life. Sometimes you do just need a day for your own mental health!