One week ago I was out on my first 5k for a while this week I hit the park again. Despite the runners high last week this week has been a rollercoaster of emotions again. One good run is never enough. If you want to keep the pace then you have to take the rough … [Read more…]
Feel like you’re working hard but going nowhere? Maybe it is time to stop, take stock and learn to pace yourself.
When life gets on top of you sometimes you just have to run away from home.
I’m a mess. My brain is like a bowl of spaghetti. A big jumbled tangle of thoughts and feelings all leading nowhere. I would love to separate them all out and straighten them one by one. Observe them and understand them. Then chose to keep or discard them. This is what I thought Mindfulness would … [Read more…]
Have you ever felt like you have fallen to the bottom of your 'To Do List'? Or even fallen off it? I recently realised that, despite what I thought, I was not giving me the time I really deserved. The physical injuries I have sustained over the last few months have been testimony to this … [Read more…]
One of my goals this year, before injury, was to get my older monkeys running. They are naturally outdoorsy and always full of energy that needs burning off for a happier and more peaceful life. The plan was Junior-Parkrun. Every Sunday, 9am an organised 2k run in a park a short drive from our house. … [Read more…]
I held my children close this morning. I kissed them and told them I love them. They wiped off my kisses, like they do, and told me their usual witterings about fidget spinner tricks and why it is ok to wear the same pair of socks, morning and night, for three days in a row. Today … [Read more…]
Before my injury I had a plan for 2017. It was a good plan that was going to change the direction of my blog. My first year of blogging was about me. About refinding me in amongst the chaos of three little monkeys. In the last year I found me and more. I learned about … [Read more…]
Before setting off for work today Mr LMR burnt a hole in our living room rug. The joys of having an open fire. I spent 20 minutes discussing how Middle Monkey could not get dressed because the only part of the room he wanted to dress in was too cold. I was also engaged in … [Read more…]