Anyone who has been following from the beginning will remember my post Getting Started: Monkeys Incorporated where I wrote about the October 2015 Walk to School Week. The general gist is that walking to school is great exercise for both you and the monkeys, however it can also extremely stressful and fraught with danger. On Thursday, myself, … [Read more…]
Today in the Monkey House, I have been alone. Or to be truthful I have been without husband and monkeys. This week we have the lovely Lenny visiting (pictured above) but he doesn’t count because he is less stress inducing than the others. Being alone is a strange concept to me these days and I … [Read more…]
Sunday saw Little Mummy Running complete race 4 of my 2016 5k challenges. It was also the end of the Stockton Winter 5k series. The sun was shining and although muddy in places, the route was manageable. It should have been straight forward. Chatting to my sister and Rachael, my fellow mummies running, it was … [Read more…]
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…]
Well folks, we’ve hit a problem. My first big hump in the road. I’m injured. I neglected my own advice and started too fast and too soon. My knee is agony. I can walk on it but I cannot walk or run uphill. I took BM out for a walk around the block on Friday … [Read more…]
So here it is finally, the post of my first race. It has taken me a little bit of time this week because I have been a bit worn out. On top of race recovery, BM is teething and the other monkeys have taken up late night wandering, with a bit of bed wetting thrown … [Read more…]