Although it was raining Stu and I decided against rescheduling our walk and trusted to the quality of our rain gear and it paid off. I left the house well before seven and arrived at the Rivington viewpoint at about 7:30, well before sunrise. I walked a familiar route in...
Everyone seems to be angry today, Jennie’s tired; Tessa’s decided that it’s time to bring her relationship with Lewis to an end; Debbie’s tired, frustrated with the system and worried about one of her pupils health and I’m annoyed that the family aren’t supporting me in my desire to reduce...
It’s been one of those days that’s been full of little frustrations, the kind that are easy to cope with as part of a team, but hard on my own, so this will be a bit of a rant. Jennie is hardly every at home now, so she never does...
While walking today I’ve been listening to Katy Bowman, reading her book Move Your DNA, it’s a fantastic book, but I’ve particularly enjoyed the chapter on walking. Katy’s been convincing me to really embrace walking on difficult terrain and to generally mix up my walking, lots of different distances, elevations,...
I finished my first book of the year, that means if I’m to meet my target of reading an average of a book a week then I have 51 to go, quite a task, but something to look forward to! This first book was The Human Universe, a superb exploration...
This afternoon I went to Halfords to pick up a number plate for my cycle rack, that was quick and efficient, but just as I left I realised that I needed new wipers, so I bought those, no problem. Then I remembered that Debbie wanted her tires pumped and I...
I finally decided on a bike rack and tow bar system today, it’s ordered and will be fitted by a mobile guy in a van on the drive on Wednesday. The system looks very cool and hopefully will mean lots of new hiking/cycling opportunities open up for me as well...
I’ve just got back from swimming and I’m feeling the kind of power in my stroke that I’ve not enjoyed for over 30 years. I’d planned to swim 30 lengths, but I just kept going and speeding up until they closed the pool on me. Swimming can seem like a...
As I mentioned yesterday in my review of last year, I’m a big fan of new year’s resolutions. I like the yearly opportunity to sit down and assess my year on New Year’s Eve and then tweak my lifestyle plan on New Year’s Day, even if I failed with every...
Last night I tried every trick I could think of to get to sleep and stay asleep, I even tried Kalms herbal sleep aids, and it worked, I got to sleep quickly, but an hour later and I was awake again. Not just awake though, my leg wasn’t just ‘restless’...