On Christmas Eve 2016, I lost a good friend I had known since childhood. He was an inspirational man and had an influence on many lives. He was a force for good in the world, and he was a brilliantly creative and talented man who wrote novels, plays, composed music and translated scripts in several languages.

His legacy will live on. I am attempting the Million in a Month - usually undertaken in 3 months. I have chosen February as the greatest challenge, being the shortest month, and with our 10th Wedding Anniversary, Half Term week and two young children to entertain adding to the difficulty of time management and accumulative fatigue.

The challenge roughly equates to walking an average of 18/19 Miles per day - approximately 36,000 steps. Wish me luck...