(Part one here) July The seventh month of the year is a big one and starts with me in unfamiliar territory. My teens. I haven’t managed
Category: onplanoctober
#onplanoctober – the results
Well – for an entire month I’ve been (almost) completely on plan. It’s been a really useful activity – because it’s forced me to confront
28 inches gone!
Well – the results are in. My self sabotage last Saturday had an impact – but I managed to pull things around overall. My week
Bright colours
‘I see the world in bright colours – but I also feel it in bright colours…’ a friend recently said to me. It seemed to
Malvern knees 7 months later
Today I’ve been revisiting the scene of a previous blog – and have been back in Malvern. This time instead of going solo I’ve been
Poo bags
I feel flipping awesome today! It might be because I’m heavily caffeinated (I’ve been drinking aaaaaaawwwwlllllll the coffee everywhere ☕️) but it’s more likely to
Large!!!
It will come as a surprise to precisely no-one that I’m a total geek. This mostly manifests itself in my tendency to get attached to
Bad tech day
I feel cranky at the moment. The last few days (for very different reasons) have seen me lose a lot of sleep and end up
It’s all about the recovery – not about the screw up!
Although it’s a difficult thing to do I committed (back when I first started writing my blog) to detailing the bad days along with the
Sixteen something or other
Well the results are in. I’m officially in a new weight bracket. For the first time in MANY MANY YEARS this morning I just about slipped
Own it
It doesn’t look like the weather is going to brighten up any time soon – but honestly that doesn’t really matter. Although blue skies are
Christmas wish
It’s been a grim and drizzly day today – with barely a single break in the cloud or rain. I’ve made the most of the
Hatton to Kingswood Junction
As part of a little project I have in mind I’ve once again been exploring another section of the Grand Union Canal today – and
Satsuma sky
Today the light is decidedly odd. I’m not sure that I’ve ever been out and about on a day where everything has seemed so… opressively
New and shiny
One of the consequences of doing all of the walking that I do is that I tend to get through a lot of shoes. I’ve
A truly wonderful thing
It’s 8am and as is customary for a Saturday morning I’ve not had much sleep. Today I’m doing another two motivational talks at Slimming World
Non-scale victories – The complete list…
I started jotting down a list of non scale victories a couple of days ago. I’ve been meaning to do this for a while –
Whats that in the bushes?!
Today I’ve been exploring with a friend around Blockley, Bourton Wood and along part of the Heart of England Way surrounding Batsford Arboretum. My companion
Escape from the jaws of death
It’s been a blustery and cold day so far today – but thankfully for the most part the rain has been fleeting, and unusually well
You’re in my seat
Compared to yesterday today has been an oasis of calm and tranquility. Last night was supposed to round my day off perfectly – and after
