Pass the Passport

Heartening news... It's my own stupid fault, I know. But my husband took it upon himself to book some flights to Slovenia next month (like one does), so on hearing this cheering news, I languidly ambled upstairs to double-check my passport would cover the period of travel - plus six months. And low and behold, …

Gym Don’ts

Now, there's nothing worse than a regular gym-goer telling the novice what to do and what not to do. And let me tell you right off the bat that this isn't going to be a post about newbies starting out at the gym with improper form, or lifting too light, or being one of those …

The High-Functioning Introvert

As good an excuse as any I’m sitting here in a Work from Home Café (is that a thing? I was going to say Internet Café but we’re not in the 90s, so I think I’ll stick with WFH Café). I mean, a lot of people her are working from home...in a cafe, but you can also …

What I Eat in a Day 😳

*Trigger warning - diet discussion* I'm sorry. I've knowingly lured you in under false pretenses. Because this isn't really about what I eat in a day - well it is a bit. But it's more about how I've changed my perspective on (and my general annoyance over) diet culture. I'm sure you've seen the trend …

Namaste Yogis

Child's Pose: My shoulder stops me getting any flatter. In passing, I mentioned the other week that I've recently got into yoga and have practiced nearly every day since the beginning of October. So I think it's a keeper even for a person like me who tends to go through 'phases'. It's a practice that …

Age Appropriate II

I was going to write this blog when I turned fifty (just before Christmas), but you know me. I struggle to do anything to a timetable lately, and I’ve proven time and time again that I’m hardly consistent when it comes to writing. But I’m a captive audience today (aptly, sitting in a hairdresser’s chair …

Three Lions

Ima' just leave this here... This wasn’t the blog I was planning to write. ‘TWO blogs in mind?’, I hear you cry. Well, it’s like buses with me. You wait forever and three come along at once. And then an entire year passes by with absolutely nuffink. Or perhaps you were hoping I’d go away …

REACH for the Stars (if only)! 💫

Look, this photo doesn’t do the flood justice… Hey! How’ve you been? Personally, I’ve been better, but we’ll get onto that in the next paragraph. My husband, with his intimate knowledge of blog-writing, insists one mustn’t start a post apologising for not writing a post for so long, but when you’ve been AWOL for 329 …

I Ain’t Missing You at All

Well, things are undoubtedly easier: I can go out for a meal if I want to, I can go to the pub (I could, but I can't be arsed), I can go back to the gym, panic-buying is over, and you can kind of see people again - within limits. Hoorah! Life truly has regained …

The Great Outdoors

There aren’t many positives to this COVID19 outbreak. But if I were to look for one, I guess I would have to admit that the pandemic has forced me to pay attention to my garden. Yes, yes, we are currently allowed to go out for our one daily walk, but since lockdown began, we (and …