I'm a bit nervous today... I am going to my first workshop with the Restless Dance Company (www.restlessdance.org), a leading youth dance company bringing together young people with and without disabilities.

I am going to be a participant in a 10-week series of contemporary dance workshops called "Swivel". I haven't done any kind of "proper" dancing before, although I have always wanted to, so this is going to be an interesting challenge (albeit nerve-wracking!).

Remember the philosophical song "Wear Sunscreen" from the soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann's film "Romeo and Juliet"? One of the lines (of the many) says: "Do one thing everyday that scares you." I think going to this dance workshop tonight qualifies for me!

I know that my nervousness will be all unjustified once I'm there and enjoying myself, but in the meantime, I'm still wondering where that confidence went that I had when I signed up for the workshop series...

Wish me luck!

Hi all,

Just letting you know that I am back from my galavanting around the country. It has taken a few days to recover and it is so hard to get back into the routine of things (work, studies, chores, etc).

Anyway, I had a wild time at the Eco-Innovate 03 Conference. I will fill you in about it in more detail later. It was a great chance to meet like-minded people FACE-TO-FACE and share experiences, stories of success, and generally talk about the thrill of being active and involved - something that many of the participants did not get the opportunity to do with their own families and groups of friends. It was a great re-energising week for me, and I was reminded about why I do the things that I do, and that it is possible to make a difference.

All-in-all, a fantastic (albeit tiring) conference!