Do something that both scares and excites you. This is day 15 of my 30 day Scare The Crap Out Of Myself Video Challenge.

Today, I attempt to achieve my impossible. In just over 5 hours I get on an airplane en route to Vancouver….by myself. For years I thought I had to choose where I wanted to live. Will it be the UK, Canada or somewhere else all together? I avoided the question because saying I’d be in one place forever never felt right. Approximately one year ago I met someone who lives half the year in California, half in Cambridge. Suddenly it clicked, what if I don’t HAVE to choose?! I started researching and found lots of people who are ‘location independent’. In other words, they make a decent living and travel at the same time. It’s not a holiday, it’s work.

So…..today is me experimenting…figuring out how to make my impossible possible. It’s my first trip of this length without my husband. I’m leaving my cats behind (cheesy but they are my little family!), and my good friends too. I’m moving around a lot while I’m there (Vancouver, Portland, Vancouver, Calgary, Vancouver, Montana, Vancouver). yes, I’m excited, but last night I realised that this is all quite daunting. This is HUGE!

Deep intake of breath….here we go! Speak to you from Vancouver tomorrow!

For the next 30 days I will post one video which will describe doing something that both scares and excites me, one learning point, and a take away. Join me through my ‘Hell yeah!’ moments and my ‘Oh Sh*t’ moments for the next 30 days and please do cheer me on!

Why on earth would you do this, Mel?

For Me: To bring some structure back in my life. To prove to myself that I can follow through. To document my journey at this scary time. To feel alive.

For You: Perhaps you are on a similar journey, thinking of making a change or needing to give yourself a kick in the bum to get going. I hope that following my journey will help you feel that you are not alone and inspire you to go out and do things that scare you too. Because in the end, it is by finding and doing something that makes you come alive that we truly start to make a dent in the world. Want to scare the crap out of yourself on film? Start your own challenge and let us know that you do! Share it on twitter with #stcoom (short for scarethecrapoutofmyself!)

Finally, Danger Lou, thank you so much for the inspiration. This is my journey towards Danger Me