Handy Andy

5 Things I Have Achieved This Weekend

My dad has been visiting this weekend to help me with some DIY on my flat. I find it hard to get motivated on my own, plus, I'm just not that good at it! This is what we have done.

1. Made a new bookshelf. Well, dad actually made it, but I designed it! It's beautiful and is now hanging on the wall in my hallway accomodating all my paperback books. Hurrah!

2. I filled all the gaps in my newly re-fitted skirting boards. My flat is now 75% polyfiller.

3. Bought a desk. Perfect fit next to my fireplace from Greenwich market. It's v cool and am delighted that it isn't from Ikea.

4. I resisted chucking a brick through the window of Alex's car which I saw parked round the corner. It was tempting...

5. Through all this I have managed to nearly recover from a chest infection and cold which had me off sick for three days. I have been quite feeble and had to go for little lie downs quite often, but am definitely on the mend. Aitchoo!!!

On The Stereo

5 Songs I Have Been Listening To This Week

• Muse – Supermassive Black Hole


• The Academy Is – Slow Down


• Delays – Valentine


• The Kooks – She Moves In Her Own Way


• Panic! At The Disco – I Write Sins Not Tragedies

Charity Skydive Madness

5 Things About My Tandem Skydive For Charity

1. I am leaping out of a plane on 15th July to raise money for the UK children's charity Childlife. You can sponsor me by visiting my fundraising page on Justgiving. www.justgiving.com/rebeccajumps. Childlife consists of four charities, which are:

2. Acorns care for life-limited children and support their families at our children’s hospices in Selly Oak, Birmingham, and Walsall, as well as through our community team who are on call around the clock for families in their own home.

3. The NDCS is the leading UK charity solely dedicated to supporting all deaf children, young deaf people, their parents, carers and professionals working on their behalf, through 110 local groups.

4. National Children’s Bureau (NCB) promotes the interests and well-being of all children and young people across every aspect of their lives.

5. The ataxias are rare neurological disorders which cause key nerve and muscle cells to die. Ataxia UK fund research into causes of ataxia and provide advice, information, grants and contracts to everyone affected by ataxia.