Just noticed that Safeway has started doing some subtle promotion of Project 183, judging by the price of parsley at our local store.

If you see any other examples of 183 out there, please send them through.

Month completed: February 2008

I played the violin all the way through primary and high school, and was part of the school symphony orchestra throughout high school. All of this made me really appreciate the beauty and brilliance of classical music, especially classical music that involves a heavy violin involvement.

And I have always wanted to see the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra play live. Last Wednesday, thanks to the Sidney Myer Foundation, I did.

Early every year, the Sidney Myer Foundation put on a series of free orchestral concerts at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne. It was the dream of Sidney Myer to be able to fund free concerts for fellow Melburnians so that everyone could enjoy classical music live.

So on Wednesday I went along with Nat and Andy, and had a magical time. The theme of the concert was the violin, and a fantastic violinist called Feng Ning was flown in to play the signature part of Brahm’s Violin Concerto in D.

Even Andy, who I never considered much of a classical music fan, was very impressed.

All in all, a great night, and a nice goal to achieve. I definitely recommend a visit to the orchestra to anyone and everyone. I guarantee you won’t be disappointed.

Month completed: February 2008

My longest goal, six months in the making, is now complete. I made it from the start of August until the end of January without taking the lifts at work (except for some very rare occasions that were allowed according to my two exceptions, which were detailed in my progress post about this goal).

It was hard for the first few weeks not to take the easy option of the lift, but after six months I am now in such a habit of taking the stairs, I think I will probably keep doing it without even thinking about it.

If you have a lift at your home or office, challenge yourself to see how long you can go only using the stairs. Feel free to use my two exceptions if you want – I certainly did!