Sometimes life is like a beach. Not a tropical beach with white sands and crystal clear water. But a beach where sometimes the sun doesn’t shine. The air is sometimes cold, the sky hangs low and grey, and the sand is wet and cold. A place of unspeakable monsters The sea is vast and dark. … [Read more…]
I am writing this post as usual the day after race day. This time we were at Wynyard Woodland Park for the penultimate race in the Stockton 5k Trail Series. Despite the fog when we arrived, it felt like a slightly chilly, spring morning. My sister was back this time and so we were definitely … [Read more…]
Why don’t things just work!!! I’ve got a moderately expensive can opener which has a problem with tin cans. I had a miniature work out this morning, trying to open a can of chopped tomatoes, whilst I rushed to make a spaghetti bolognaise ready for dinner tonight. As a parent, I have a number of … [Read more…]
Yesterday was race day. The second of my twelve challenges and the first time I have run 5k since the last race. Those of you following me and my little blog will know that I have been pacing myself in training to work on an injured knee after the last race. It has been six … [Read more…]
Today is Time to Talk day. So in honour of this I am going to share some things with you. Today is all about encouraging people to talk about mental health. Not just serious mental illness but just how you are feeling. This is a topic that, as you know I feel passionately about. Sometimes … [Read more…]
This weekend we say goodbye January 2016. I for one am over the moon with this. January to me is the worst month of the year. Despite never having been formally diagnosed, I am fairly confident that I suffer with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). In November and December I have Christmas to keep me busy and … [Read more…]
Since declaring my intentions to conquer the world of the 5k race at the slowest pace possible, I appear to have picked up a cold. I have been dodging all sorts of coughs, sneezes and nasty diseases since the beginning of December, but on New Year’s Day my time came. I developed the runniest of … [Read more…]
Some posts write themselves because I find them therapeutic. I am hoping that this will be such a post. The picture is of a phenomena present in my home called “laundry mountain”. It is not an affectionate term. What you can’t see is that inside the tumble dryer is more dry washing, in the washing … [Read more…]
You may have noticed I have been fairly quiet for the last week or so. The reason for this is I am sleep deprived. Thanks to BM having her third set of jabs and another cold, not to mention MM and his random late night/early morning wanderings and ramblings, I am short of sleep. As a … [Read more…]
This week I have found writing for you impossible. Nothing I have written feels right, because this week I have felt overwhelmed with sadness. The reason for this sadness has been the loss of one of the kindest and most loving women I have ever met. On Saturday we laid this lovely lady to rest … [Read more…]