Half Marathon Training – Time to throw in the towel?

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With less than 2 weeks to go I have to question whether I am going to be fit enough to do this Half Marathon after all! This week has been hard – and not because of any exercise but because of a complete lack of it! My foot (and sometimes up my leg) is hurting … Read more

THORPE PARK Ambassadors 2017

This year we are absolutely thrilled to be given the opportunity to be Thorpe Park Ambassadors. We have previously had Merlin Premium Passes and had decided to give other parks a chance this year. Problem with that is our 9-year-old had just reached the magic 1.4m to go on the biggest and best rides. Thorpe … Read more

Transport your Luggage with Style

Transport your Luggage with Style

When it comes to going abroad without the car how you transport your luggage is a whole different ballgame to what you can get away when you can just throw everything into the boot. With our trip to Italy we had to consider getting on and off an airplane, as well as having something useful … Read more

Half Marathon Training Tapering Easter Holidays

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Heading closer to the Half Marathon big day and feeling more nervous. Really wanting to put in the extra mileage but actually hurting so much that I have been worried about running at all! It is now that I am fearing that I won’t make it. Worrying whether it is advisable to switch which trainers … Read more

Happy 8th Birthday

Happy 8th Birthday

Happy eight birthday to our son. The boy we feared would never talk. Would always be behind his peers. Always have problems. We are SO proud of all that he has achieved. He works so hard and is a truly fantastic addition to our family. We wish him the most wonderful eight birthday ever!

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

My Niece is three today!

My Niece is three today!

Happy Birthday to my Niece who is 3 today! She has always been a good girl as we were on holiday when she was due and I said that she could arrive once we came back – and she did! Unfortunately we do not get to see her as often we would like and she … Read more

Outdoors and Happy – Why Getting Outdoors is Good for you

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Getting outdoors gives a boost to your mental and physical well-being. To encourage this myself and Becky decided what better Instagram Community to create than one that enjoys getting outdoors and feeling happy. Now over 5,000 pictures have linked up on the #OutdoorsandHappy hashtag on Instagram and the community continues to grow stronger and stronger. … 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

YO-KAI WATCH® 2 – Fleshy Souls Review

YO-KAI WATCH® 2 - Fleshy Souls Review

YO-KAI WATCH® 2 – A Spooky New Adventure for NINTENDO 3DS FAMILY SYSTEMS Friday 7th April 2017 saw the second wave to the hugely popular YO-KAI WATCH®: Encountering a colourful host of familiar and new Yo-kai, mysteries to solve in a brand-new story and an array of new features (including multiplayer). YO-KAI WATCH® The YO-KAI … Read more