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A moment in time: The hypocrisy of us all

This week has been awful. This post is angry and I apologise if it is triggering. A 33 year women goes missing walking home at 9pm. Her remains are found and a Police officer has been arrested. We are told not to walk alone at night. Lock up your daughters to keep them safe. Never…
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Am I on track with my resolutions?

Plain and simply yes, yes I am. We are almost a quarter of the year through and I am happy so far. There is one I have failed at but there is still time. I will end with the one I am most happy with. My New Years resolutions were: Grow my grays out Apply…
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My favourite Japanese food: part one

Food hu, something I am very passionate about and something I feel I didn’t have enough of on last years trip to Japan. I am trying to make some recipes, I am nervous to try making as I want to get the flavours right but I thought I would share the best things I ate…
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7 things I have loved this month February 2021

It’s been a short neat month. It’s time to share things I have loved this month! Carnations I have been treating myself to flowers which is something I rarely do, ever. Carnations are such pretty flowers. I love them so when they popped up in my Tesco delivery I got excited! They were pink and…
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Creating a vision board

A month ago I created a vision board. I happily sat for a few hours cutting and selecting words and images that I wanted to manifest in the next year. I have never done this before but I thought I would give it a try. I wanted to create something that represents my dreams and…
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My five tips for getting back into running CouchTo5k

In 2019 I completed my first half marathon. I ran the majority of it and challenged myself not to walk/ break until my I completed 10 kilometres. I completed it in 2hrs45 and wish I had pushed myself to do it in 2hr30. I didn’t actually enjoy the half marathon it was exhausting but I…
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Creating a heritage garden

I am so lucky that we have a little garden. It has decking that needs repaired and painting. A table and chairs that needs sanding and painting. And two long beds that house are bigger plants. Gavin’s mum is a bit of a plant whiz! She can name most plants and when she digs something…
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How I am choosing my Chloe bag

A few blogs back I mentioned I was buying a Chloe bag. I have wanted one for years, I loved the Drew, the Nile and I had my heart set on a Marcie because it was similar with my style. Then I saw the Hudson. Man this is an insanely perfect bag. I fell in…
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A moment in time: running with the birds

I went for a run today. It was glorious, cold and sunny at the same time. A perfect winters day that felt like spring is almost here. I had my music on, running my CouchTo5k app. I was doing it. At one point I was running a long my path and the gulls all took…
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A moment in time: bee thoughtful

It’s tough at the moment not to get stuck in your own head. It easy not to be considerate and to just focus on yourself. I am spending to much time in self doubt, stuck in my own head. I don’t think it’s With the warmer weather I will be planting some bee friendly flowers.…
