Last night I found myself doing something I never imagined doing. I had to chuckle to myself as I plodded away, step after step. It was an experience but one that I deemed necessary. Running on the treadmill can be a monotonous experience sometimes. Especially when you are staring at the back of the garage […]
A challenge has to be challenging – especially if you’re going to ask people to donate to charity in return for your efforts. That’s why I am taking on a big challenge this month – to run a 10k every day in May! Originally I was running the Blackpool marathon on 26th April to raise […]
The sub-20 minute 5K is one of the holy grails of running. Of course, it’s at the opposite end o the spectrum from a sub-3 hour marathon but it’s no less of a challenge for most runners. It’s a goal I’ve had on my mind for a while without ever really training to do it […]
It’s so hard to do anything with all of this uncertainty, isn’t it? We know that life will one day return to normal. But, we also know that it might be a slow process and that things might not be exactly as they were until a COVID-19 vaccine has been found. Until then, we’re bound […]
The initial buzz experienced during the first months of driving is one of life’s greatest feelings. However, it’s not uncommon for the love of driving to evaporate. When it does, finding ways to get it back should be high on the agenda. After all, you spend far too much time behind the wheel to be […]
Road trips with the kids really can be a lot of fun. In fact, they encourage them to all get along while they are in the car, and you can get to and explore some fascinating places along the way. Of course, to have the best experience, you will need to make sure you do […]
In a world where we are spending all of our time rushing around trying to be everything to everyone, sometimes, it’s good to slow down. We all spend a lot of time with our noses to the grindstone and trying to juggle everything that it’s really easy to be bogged down in a ton of […]
Many years ago now we were members of Chester Zoo and would visit 2 or 3 times each month. Even though we then lived in Dewsbury, the 2-hour(ish) drive there didn’t bother us. But now we live in rural North Yorkshire and we have a zoo practically on our doorstep – Flamingo Land. When we […]
As some of the winter freeze melts and we are given way to brighter mornings and warmer evenings, it’s true to say that many of us will be looking forward to our seasonal vacations coming up in a few months or so. As we decide to visit old vacation spots or forge our path anew, […]
You may not know my story so forgive the little recap if you do. I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in December 2015. To say it was a shock would be understating it somewhat. But thankfully it was caught early and I was put on treatment immediately. The course of steroids that started my treatment […]
