Daily writing promptWhat was the hardest personal goal you've set for yourself?View all responses Running a marathon. The marathon itself was fine. Yes, everything that could go wrong, did go wrong on the actual day, but I still hit my target time and finished with all my toenails so I take that as a win. … Continue reading Sunday musings
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Sunday musings
Daily writing promptHave you ever broken a bone?View all responses A bit of an odd one, but I have never broken a bone. I have gotten very close to it - I have twisted my ankle far too many times, and I have pulled quite a few muscles during my running and weight lifting training, … Continue reading Sunday musings
High protein chocolate and banana porridge
The cold and the rain has settled in truly here in the UK, so I have been experimenting with making my meals healthy but comforting. Annoyingly, when food is comforting it tends to be smothered in chocolate or deep fried, which is not great when I am still trying to stay consistent with my current … Continue reading High protein chocolate and banana porridge
The Shreddy ‘Shredder’ Bar chocolate brownie crunch
I am currently trying to focus on finetuning my diet, and in all honesty trying to eat 'clean' during winter is the worst idea I have ever had. The weather is cold and rainy, and all I want is some comforting food to make me feel a little bit better during this time. I know … Continue reading The Shreddy ‘Shredder’ Bar chocolate brownie crunch
The Wildlife Trusts Hope Week 2024: Day 6 – Go for a mindful walk
My husband and I are actually very bad at this, in that we usually spend our weekends going for very long walks around our area. The bad thing, is that we rarely plan to do this and are often very unprepared - a 15km walk is very much standard for us, and then we wonder … Continue reading The Wildlife Trusts Hope Week 2024: Day 6 – Go for a mindful walk
I ran a marathon!!
Daily writing promptWhat was the hardest personal goal you've set for yourself?View all responses On the 20th October, I ran my first ever marathon! It has always been a goal of mine and it was a huge fitness challenge that I am so pleased to have accomplished. I followed a 20 week training plan (mainly … Continue reading I ran a marathon!!
Sunday Musings
Daily writing promptWhat is your favorite form of physical exercise?View all responses I have always been a very active person, but it is only in the last few years or so that I have actually started to enjoy exercising. Beforehand, I would only work out to earn my food, but now I work out because … Continue reading Sunday Musings
Little personal triumph
I have mentioned it before in some of my other posts, but I am currently training for a marathon. The marathon will be in York and takes place on 20th October 2024. For the past 5ish months I have been working super hard to get through my training plan so I can give this marathon … Continue reading Little personal triumph
Sunday Musings
What things give you energy? I am the textbook definition of an introvert. Whilst there are times when I love hanging out with lots of people, I do find them to be quite draining and I usually need at least a full day of silence to recover. Nothing resets my mind better than a quiet … Continue reading Sunday Musings
Floof Friday
Seems this area of my local canal is the bird hang out spot... I believe we've got a heron, some Canadian geese, a magpie (?) and a couple ducks. This also doesn't show the swans and cygnets that I saw a little further along, nor the many different groups of ducks that I saw - … Continue reading Floof Friday
Taylor Talks Vegan 