Frocktober 2015: A Frilling Finish!

Five Thousand, two hundred and fourteen dollars and ten cents

..is the amount of money I have raised for Ovarian Cancer Research over three years of fundraising through Frocktober.

On behalf of my Grandmother and I, thankyou for the love you have shown by donating; whether it was dresses, money or encouraging words…

Thankyou.

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The final countdown to Frocktober begins!

Even before it has started, Frocktober is going to be glorious madness.

The arrival of Frocktober is imminent – on Thursday I will be in full Ambassdor / Event mode.

I am a Frocktober Blogging Ambassador. I am so excited to keep you all updated on my fundraising journey. 2015 has been nothing short of incredible so far, I am anticipating October to be a jewel in that crown.

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Frocktober 2014: A fine finish

As Frocktober (and a very busy October) draws to a close, I am reflective.

This October was a challenging month – I house-sat multiple times, had two sitting weeks at work, organised a birthday party. Continue reading

Frocktober 2014: What I learned from Frocktober 2013

Last year, I raised just over $2,700 for the OCRF. This year I was full of vigour that I would get to $3,000 easily. At the end of day 1 last year I had over $300, it’s day 2 – around lunchtime and I haven’t yet achieved $100.

For those not familiar with Frocktober, you wear a dress a day and collect donations to raise money for an Ovarian Cancer early detection test – like a Pap smear is for HPV and Cervical Cancer.

What am I learning from this?

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