13) Get up to 400 followers on Twitter

I can't quite remember how I even started on Twitter. Or why. But I did. It was probably some desperate way of learning on the job - decided we were going to have a Twitter account for something at work and thought the best way to learn was to have an account myself.

It's been a few years and I've not followed that many and oh, not that many had followed me. I'd been stuck in the early 100 mark for quite a while. And I thought, you know, to be taken seriously you need more followers than that.

So to the task. Lets go for 400. Well it's 40 x 10 (that is right isn't it, I haven't lost the ability to calculate in my ageing years?) and I thought that would be a good enough challenge.

And it was tough. I was helped by a number of people - firstly my husband @ben_ineson and my sister @sarahlady getting a few helpers along the way. My brother @robobmann came to the party but towards the end they all stepped up considerably and were practically begging people to follow me. Well what else is family for.

But then the people they begged helped too. @juliaontour was tempting people to follow me and help hit the 200 mark by offering a couple of sweet treat parcels. Seeing the food that she posts pictures of on twitter, frankly I'd have followed myself (I think there would have been a stewards inquiry though) to get the parcels! @ianbrice has tweeted and retweeted too and I think his mum may well be a follower too. Late on @corporatebaby got in the game and she was marvellous with her efforts.

A couple of weeks out from the big day we were still only at the half way point. I was nervous and thought there was no chance of making it. But with a few begging tweets myself and personally hounding people, you know what? We did it with a day to spare!!!

Yes!!! Made it to 400! 

So, another off the list and there are still that many followers. No, I lie I have 413! Heck I'm almost in the Lady Gaga league (well ok, I may have to do a little more yet!)