Gloucestershire #MyCommunityandMe

Harry Potter at Gloucester Cathedral

Taking pride in where you live and getting involved in the local community I feel really help make a place feel like a home. If you do not respect what you have then are you really going to be happy over the long term? That’s why I am glad that we have settled in Gloucestershire … Read more

8 Ways to help Stay Motivated

comparison is the thief of joy on ice

This is a sponsored post. It is all very well to start a new challenge or goal but sticking at it and staying motivated is a completely different matter. Most of the time we really have to use our will power as we would much rather be doing something else. Here are some tips I … Read more

Things for Children to do in Gloucestershire

Gloucester Scrumpty Trail for Rugby World Cup

Gloucestershire is such a fantastic place to visit with a mixture of elegant spa and market towns, stately homes, splendid religious buildings, green landscapes and a whole lot of history to explore. Wherever your heart takes you in the Shire there is also bound to be plenty of entertainment for the whole family. Things for … Read more

My First Half Marathon

My First Half Marathon

The day of my first marathon arrived and by this point I had it in my head that I was going to try. I had set my alarm clock early so that I had time to ice my foot again. As it happens I woke earlier than that so iced it even longer (please note … Read more

Half Marathon Training – 12 Miles Week

Half Marathon Training - 12 Miles Week

This week I still wasn’t feeling it and genuinely feared that I could not run again. Much better than pre-sports massage when I could hardly walk. I missed running club again and actually I was meant to be on a rest week. By Wednesday I actually cycled to my friend’s house, to the school and … Read more

Half Marathon Training – Injury Week

Half Marathon Training - Injury Week

This week was injury week. I am actually surprised I got this far after talking to other people who have trained for a half-marathon but yet it came so unexpectedly. In hindsight I can see how I had over-done it previously. On the Monday and Tuesday morning I did run rather fast on the school … Read more

Half Marathon Training Week 7 – Storm Doris

Regular readers will know that this week of my half marathon training was one filled with the anniversaries of many unhappy memories – therefore I managed to sleep a lot! My husband rang me on the Monday (which was the anniversary of my Mom dying) and asked me if I wanted to go for lunch … Read more

Half Marathon Training Half Term Week

ice-skating pushing two children around

If I had planned things better it would have made sense to make half term a rest week. Even my steps were looking non-existent as I didn’t even have to do the school run. My workweek hustle on the Fitbit was looking absolutely dire. What with Valentine’s thrown in the mix I even missed running … Read more