Follow my blog with Bloglovin Here’s a post from my trip to Austria back in 2018, when we did a 10-mile circular hike from Strobl to Rotwandl. With the current global pandemic, I have no plans to travel anytime soon, so I’ve decided to…
Follow my blog with Bloglovin With Coronavirus here for the foreseeable future, I think many people are looking for different ways to get out and about safely. For us, that means altering how and where we go out walking. I make no secret of…
Follow my blog with Bloglovin If you run, you are a runner I can’t remember where I first saw this quote, but I’ve seen it several times on social media over the last few months. I’m sure many people have said it, but I…
Follow my blog with Bloglovin I’ve not written anything for over a month. When COVID-19 kicked off and lockdown first started, I found writing to be therapeutic. Despite the less than ideal circumstances, lockdown was novel. I’d been given the gift of time and…
Follow my blog with Bloglovin The month of April was Stress Awareness Month. Ironically, with the current global situation it seems fairly appropriate. Stress is the body’s reaction to change and comes in two forms: eustress which is good stress, and distress which is…
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Last week I wrote a blog post called Adjusting to Life at Home. Having experience of working part-time and also 7-years of being self-employed, I know a thing or two about being at home and getting organised. Creating a…
Follow my blog with Bloglovin A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a blog post called 6 Activities to Help with Smartphone Overuse. I talked about Smartphone addiction and how being connected to everything 24/7 is taking its toll on our mental health. I…
Little did I know that just a couple of weeks after writing this post, the topic of staying active and finding practical ways to keep ourselves occupied, would be so relevant. I think now more than ever, we need to step away from our…
How to Stay Hydrated During Exercise was first published in July 2018 and updated in March 2020. The 16th – 22nd March is Nutrition and Hydration Week, so it seemed appropriate to update this post about how to stay hydrated during exercise. Looking after…