I had always wanted to walk the Solent Way, a 60-mile footpath tracing the Hampshire coastline, passing through the New Forest. Most people tackle it in sections, but I wanted to walk it in one go, testing myself and bringing my (willing) partner Alex along for an unforgettable four-day hike. Rather than starting in Milford … More The Solent Way – a long walk home
I started sea dipping or wild swimming a lot more frequently when I moved to the South Coast of the UK. I had dipped occasionally in other countries such as in Norway and Finland. Also in lakes in the North of the UK, but never on a regular basis. Through the lockdowns it was a … More Sea swimming
Some of you reading this may already know and some of you may have guessed from a change in my social media posts. But I wanted to share this. The last 6 months has been hard on everyone, the whole world. It’s been challenging, tough, eye opening and brought about change we could never have … More Goodbye Manchester
I never wrote a 2018 reflection – I was not in a great place at the beginning of 2019. I ended up writing a reflection for my 27th Birthday, looking back on the year I had. I wrote in that post in the last paragraph; My ambition, is that the year trundles on at a … More 2019 reflection
Hello, it’s been a while. A lot has been happening over the last few months but unfortunately none of this was inspiring or motivating me to write a blog post. I hit 26 two weeks ago and to mark this I thought I’d put down in words my 25th year on this earth. As it … More 26th year on earth
If you guys and girls keep up with my blog you know I write one blog a month. For September – I failed. I had nothing to write. No motivation. No ideas. No inspiration. And if I’m honest, no appetite for a right lot. I will say that over the last 6 weeks or so, … More Getting some head space in Wales
…has gone ridiculously fast. I know we aren’t at the end yet but I wanted to check in before the year is up. 2017 has been busy and in the last 3 months more hectic than ever! This year Alex and I fully settled into our new home. Decorated, renovated a bathroom, bought furnishings, had … More 2017…
The ‘developer’. Alex, wasn’t always a coding fanatic. At the beginning, he was studying law, contemplating life and what direction to take. I saw he was always trying to learn something with IT and had a few side projects running along side his degree. After university, law went out the window and Alex got a … More Things I’ve learnt since dating a web developer
So today was a little different, I took a part in a kokedema workshop. This was organised by the lovely Sophie Lee, founder of Geo-fleur and hosted in a brand new independent shop in the Northern Quarter called Form Lifestyle Store. Although, you may be thinking, hold up…what an earth is a kokedema? Well Kokedema, is … More Kokedema Workshop
At work recently I was asked to attend a ‘planning, prioritising and making decisions’ course. I laughed. At work I consider myself to be very well organised, focused and pragmatic individual when it comes to my decision making. I feel I distribute my time suitably to any work situation. I then found this ironic prioritising … More Planning, prioritising and making decisions
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