Hi this is Jems. I know I don't post here often anymore but we're nearing the end of another intense week of GISH fun.

This year, GISH is teaming up with Random Acts (a nonprofit organisation who use donations to spread random acts of kindness all over the world) and GISH Ambassador and photographer Giles Duley, to help change the lives of Laotian children and families in what is GISH's most ambitious Change A Life to date.

Unexploded bombs are a significant problem in certain areas of Laos. Since the Vietnam war, over 20,000 people have been injured or killed - over 8,000 of those being children. These explosives lie dormant in fields and some rural areas.

With your help, we're going to continue clearing unexploded bombs from farmlands. Your support has already helped make hundreds of acres safe already for the children and families of Laos.

Our bigger initiative will help fund the manufacture of much-needed prosthetics for countless Laotian children and adults missing limbs. You'll help provide limbs and arms for children so they can walk to school and play, and farmers so they can provide for themselves and their families. From the funds raised, we hope to improve the lives of thousands in Laos for years to come.

Please, if you can, give generously to this worthy cause by clicking on the link below. It would be very much appreciated. Thank you for reading xxx

Please help my team complete this item for gish and make the video go viral. Every like and retweet is much appreciated <3

Please please donate if you can to this campaign which seeks to change the lives of an entire community of women touched by unimaginable tragedy and hardship: survivors of the Rwandan genocide. Their story is utterly heartbreaking but the story of one woman in particular is incredibly humbling... if you do one thing today, please read her story.

We've got a couple of spots open for our Gish team this year, anyone who wants is welcome to apply. We're a fun, easy going and friendly team but get very excitable over gish week. Our team has completed two previous gishwhes together and I can honestly say they're now my best friends (didn't know any of them three years ago). We currently have members from UK and USA and are happy to welcome new members from anywhere in the world. If you fancy being a part of this abnosome week with us, fill out the application form and we'll get back to you xxx

My furry baby, Astrophe.

So it turns out I have more pics of her on my phone than of my human children. Figures.

Anyone interested in applying for our fun and friendly team is welcome to fill out this application form

Looking for new team mates for Gishwhes Team LemonHeads 2017!

Hi I’m Jems (or just Jem) and I’m 29 years old from England.

I’ve been participating in gishwhes for the last two years and I’m part of a fabulous team which we started last year.

We’re a relatively easy going, mellow team and don’t take anything too seriously but saying that, all members last year were very active during the gishwhes week and we managed to complete more than 99 items as a team.

We would love to win of course but I think most of us would be happy if we just got one of our pics in the coffee table book.

We already have lots of very crafty team members so we would be particularly interested in new members with other resources or skills.

We’re a very fun chatty team, all easy to talk to and above all, incredibly supportive. We mostly communicate via Facebook messenger and many of us stay up late into the night, especially over gishwhes, so time differences shouldn’t be too much of a problem.

If you’re interested in joining our team, you can contact me via my Tumblr @onceuponadestiel and we’ll take it from there.

Our team mates are currently from England and Ireland but we would love to branch out and find new team mates from all over the world.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon

Looking for new team members for Gishwhes Team LemonHeads!

Hi I'm Jems (or just Jem) and I'm 29 years old from England. I've been participating in gishwhes for the last two years and I'm part of a fabulous team which we started last year. We're a relatively easy going, mellow team and don't take anything too seriously but saying that, all members last year were very active during the gishwhes week and we managed to complete more than 99 items as a team. We would love to win of course but I think most of us would be happy if we just got one of our pics in the coffee table book. We already have lots of very crafty team members so we would be particularly interested in new members with other resources or skills. We're a very fun and friendly, chatty team, all easy to talk to and above all, incredibly supportive. We mostly communicate via Facebook messenger and many of us stay up late into the night, especially over gishwhes, so time differences shouldn't be too much of a problem. If you're interested in joining our team, you can contact me via my Tumblr @onceuponadestiel and we'll take it from there. Our team mates are currently from England and Ireland but we would love to branch out and find new team mates from all over the world. Looking forward to hearing from you soon