So this weekend was a little bit different to my regular weekends. My girlfriends and I sometimes struggle to fit dates in to see each other, so a couple of months back we put a date in the diary. We were thinking about what to do, and then we thought of how much we actually … More Wine and Cheese evening
I find this time of year really hard. The internet is full of people raining down with their inspirational wisdom, top tips and life plans. They seem fixated on telling you how to get more out of your life or to find what is ‘missing’ from it. This seems to hit you on all forms … More I don’t have my s**t together and it’s January!
…however in those 3 months, I have managed to get on the property ladder! I should stop right now with the ‘I’, I can’t take all the credit. This was a joint effort. My boyfriend, Alex and I have bought our first home together! The effort of moving is what I am using as my excuse … More 3 months have gone by….
Today, I reflect back on the year that has gone by, the year I have had without my Grandad. I have found this year has gone fast, too fast. I feel I have had no time to process what happened or my feelings. However I look back to what feels like such a small space of time … More Grief, a year on
I have never been into baking and I placed ‘Bake a cake’ on my bucket list. I know you all are shocked that I have NEVER baked a cake, but I haven’t, until now. I consider myself a decent cook and assumed baking wouldn’t be much harder. How I was wrong. I wanted to bake my boyfriend … More Baking Disasters
When we first arrived at the Wild Northumbrian site, finally after getting a little lost on the single track roads; we were taken a back. Shocked with how remote we felt when still in England. It actually felt like wilderness. Which that feeling is so rare when touring around England. The hut we were staying … More Wild Northumbrian experience
A new craze and a new challenge has swept through the country recently; stand-up paddle boarding (SUP) yoga! And I had to try it. I have done a little bit of yoga and pilates before. In addition, in the past I have paddle boarded. So the two mixed, sounded perfect to me. I did wonder … More SUP yoga
I am no professional run blogger nor professional runner (not even close) but I wanted to share my personal running journey so far. Today I accomplished my first ever 10K race and also the furthest distance I have ever ran (without obstacles). I completed the race in 1 hour 5 minutes and 32 seconds. I came … More Couch to 10km
Sunday, 2nd August 2015, Breeze (the largest programme ever to get women to get cycling!) set out to break a new Guinness World Record; achievement for the most mechanical energy that was generated in one hour on static bikes. 120 women will put in 10 minutes rotations of hard pedalling on 40 bikes in one hour. … More British Cycling – Breeze achieved a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORD®
“Fine as we are, but we want more – thats human nature at it’s best” This has been playing on my mind for as long as I can remember. Other quotes come to mind such as “the grass is always greener”. Why is it that we are never satisfied with what we have in that … More Is the grass always greener?
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