Aug 26

Written by: Beck
Sunday, August 26, 2007

Thanks so much for your comments! So much has happened since I last wrote. Card production, both filling orders and keeping stockists stocked has literally become a full time job. Training has been stepping up too. I can proudly say I am making significant progress – and I owe it all to the thousand steps in the beautiful Dandenongs, where most of my training has taken place. Thank you to all of my training buddies so far who spur me on, and the tales of fellow step climbers who share their training purposes – whether it be for general fitness, iron man competitions or in preparation for the Kokoda trail!
I want to take this opportunity also to thank all of friends and family, stockists (Blakes Feast at The Malthouse Theatre, Monarch Cakes, Ammo, Neerim South Home Timber and Hardware and The Fringe Cafe, Bundeena), photographer John Laurie and chocolate, merchandise or card purchasers for their ongoing enthusiasm, support, chocolate sales, hounding of journalists (Nai!), public announcements (Kath!) and generally spreading the word – if it wasn’t for you I wouldn’t have made it! Special thanks to Gerard Rattigan and Carmel Flannery at Dyno Dynamics for their belief in and sponsorship of this project. Also to local business Label Focus for their support in so promptly supplying me with the labels seen on the rear of my cards!
I was lucky enough to have the amazing never-say-die talents of PR person Nai on my side too. With her help I was lucky enough to appear in the local paper as well as in the A2 guide of the Age recently, giving me the chance to reach great numbers.
Twelve sleeps to go!! I feel like I’m 10 again, counting down ‘til Christmas! There is still lots to do as people offer their suggestions of must have items and I indecisively wonder whether I am better off to have every possible item I could think of at hand and have to carry its extra weight, or go without a few things, ‘wing it’ and feel a whole lot lighter!
Amongst the details of flights, insurance, training, things on my must do list and the filling of last minute card orders I haven’t really had much time to stop and think about what we’re about to do - but I’m sure that realization will hit me any minute.
Last but not least, thanks to Cathie, Cath, Marayka, Kelly, Jen, Juliette and Sarah and to Richard, Sijmen and of course Jade for all their help, support, belief and allowing me to be a part of this.
Next time I write, it’ll be from Peru…

Beck

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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