give us your money - take two

so...the money post.

last year i walked for oxfam. a decision i was very happy with, and that you can read about here.

this year however i have been inspired to walk for mind by two incredible gentlemen that set off in june to run the whole of the south west coast path in just two weeks!

you can see their reasons here. it was an astounding feet, though it took a little longer than planned for mal, and tom had to break early due to serious leg issues.

so my first reason for following their lead is as a simple recognition of their effort.

however along side this, mind supports issues close to my heart. i have known many people in my relatively short time so far that have struggled with anything from mild depression to more serious mental health problems. as with tom and mal i believe that there is a stigma that must be fought. as it was explained to me recently: it's not as if you can call in sick to work because your brain just won't seem to function properly one day, yet it's more debilitating than any case of man flu.

so for everyone i know that struggles sometimes, and everyone that i don't for that matter, this one's for you.

to donate head over to my virginmoneygiving.com page. as they say, every little helps!

anyway, i should probably get to bed now cos em and i still have to pack out bags tomorrow before we head off!

jin x

ps. i'm using a bag cover from the start this year...not too bad for ten minutes work eh?