Outdoors and Happy – Why Getting Outdoors is Good for you

outdoors and happy

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

Strengthening Week Half Marathon Training

Strengthening Week Half Marathon Training

This week I worked on strengthening. I actually write these behind so I can tell you that this week I overdid it and what I did is really not advisable – more about that in next week’s write-up but let me tell you about my packed-week. It started on Monday when I decided that I … Read more

Half Marathon Training Week 2

Half Marathon Training Week 2

I have to admit I am struggling now. A half marathon seems such a long way off from where I am and just too difficult – and the time is disappearing with the big day getting closer. I signed up for the Half with the intention of trying to get the fastest time possible – … Read more

Things to think about when considering a Half Marathon

Things to think about when considering a Half Marathon

I have signed up for a Half Marathon in May (which is seventeen weeks away yesterday) for the Roses Theatre. My head is spinning with the amount of things I need to think about! I have currently walked 6 miles for Sport Relief, walked/jogged 5k Pretty Muddy for Cancer Research and ran 6 mile for … Read more

Twenty Questions for Children

20 questions for children

When I was asked if I would like to collaborate on a post about asking Children Twenty Questions I happily said yes. One of the things I really loved whilst studying Psychology was the Twenty Statements Test – basically what you think about yourself can reveal a lot about your personality and how you feel … Read more

Milestone Moments Driving with Children

Milestone Moments Driving with Children

Bringing up children is such a joyful time with so many wonderful milestone moments from birth to even after they have left home. Learning to drive gave our family so many more opportunities and memories: From that first journey; school trips; travelling to places we wouldn’t have been able to reach (both locally and abroad); … Read more

Fuel Your Dreams

crunchy peanut butter

I have been struggling with my dream of running a Marathon by the time I am forty, as I just seem to be tired all the time. I don’t think that I was eating enough and therefore was glad to hear from Sun-Pat Peanut butter. They sent me some samples which have helped me raise … Read more

Osteoarthritis – Seconds Matter

Osteoarthritis - Seconds Matter

The 12th of October was arthritis day and it made me think about my mother and how brave she was. Arthritis is a common condition that causes pain and inflammation in a joint. My mom had the most common type of arthritis, which was in her spine (osteoarthritis) and affects over 8 million people in the … Read more

Keeping Children Moving This Summer with Finding Dory

Finding Dory poster

Keeping Children Moving This Summer with Finding Dory Children need 60 minutes of moderate to intense physical activity each day. If you find it hard to keep your kids moving over the summer holidays then you are not alone, with 61% of parents saying that they struggle for ideas*: With three quarters of children aged … Read more

DIY Bathroom Redesign on a Budget

Bathroom on a Budget

If you read my previous post on DIY Bathroom Redesign you will know that we didn’t really have a choice about replacing our bath because it leaked and water went through the ceiling! Not being able to afford to plan a budget for the bathroom (because there was no way we could save that amount … Read more