I’ve always had a bit of a love-hate relationship with gyms. Or maybe more love-apathy. When I’m on it, I love going, and in the last year or so doing weights has been what has made me happy and motivated to go. I’ve joined a local gym which is small but has everything I need…
….I’ve signed up for a triathlon next August 😱 It’s time to get on the other side of supporting barrier and claim some glory for myself. I’m going to race (ha!) the Cotswold Classic on the 5th of August. For those unfamiliar, this is essentially a middle-distance triathlon (half-Ironman if you will) comprising a 1.8…
Today marks 50 days without sugar. Previously I reached 78 days, but if I’m being honest with myself, I didn’t reeeeeeally get that far, as I’d had the odd scone or the odd small sugary thing, like a chocolate at work or something. This time I’ve actually managed to stay away from it completely. It is…
It’s been a few months (4!) since I’ve actually been out on a long walk. Despite thinking I’d get loads of walking done in summer, I seem to have done even less than normal. Hey ho. One walk I was keen to do, since it starts fairly close to me is the 10.4 mile walk…
July has been a good month. On the first of the month I decide to (again, for the bazillionth time) quit sugar. This time, I’ve also added in flour products too, which I think was what kiboshed me previously. The upshot of it is, in the simplest of terms, is that I don’t eat a…
Hopefully this won’t jinx it, but it’s fair to say we’ve had a fabulous summer so far. There was a week or so where it cooled down, was a bit dreich and autumnal, but thankfully that passed quickly and the summer has returned in full force. I have to say I do love the heat,…
The longest day is upon us, and it’s a scorcher! The past week has been fabulous; it feels as though we’re getting a proper summer, hurrah! Summer might just last a week this year, but better than hee-haw! So this month has been good so far. A last-minute visit from one of my lovely nieces…
Fingers crossed I’ll be uttering that on the 9th of June, but in the meantime, it’s nearly bloody June! Jings. I’ve had a busy month, a lot of which has been spent on holiday, woo hoooo! May heralds the now annual trip to Lanzarote to watch my friends beast themselves in the sun and wind…
May, already! Well, tomorrow at least. Time flies when you’re having fun. Also when you get older. I thought I’d stick with recent tradition and do a bit of a round-up of the month. So 4 months in to my debt repayment year and this weekend it’s definitely biting more than most. Where I should…
So about a month ago I thought I’d challenge myself to see how little I could spend in a month, only allowing myself to buy food to cook with, essential toilettries and anything I needed for the allotment (knowing that wouldn’t be a huge spend). So now that it’s nearly the end of the month,…
By some kind of Easter miracle, the weather this long weekend has been pretty fabulous. Usually Bank Holidays in the U.K. = rain, but not this time, in Hampshire/Surrey at least. So I’ve made the most of it by spending a fair bit of time outside. With my course now finished, culminating in the submission…
April already! A quarter of the year has already gone by, but happily it has brought with it the first signs of spring, and very welcome lighter nights. March has been a good month, and progress is being made. I’ve finished one six-week gym programme and I’ve started the next one. I’ve yet to hit…
After a fairly changeable, wet and blustery week, I was happy to wake up to a still blustery yet considerably brighter Saturday. I was especially excited upon waking up because it meant only one thing: allotment day!! After the clocks go forward this weekend I’ll have time to nip down after work before it gets…
When I was 39, I went through a whole mid-life crisis in the run-up to turning 40. I’m way behind a lot of my peers in terms of owning my one home, being married, having kids etc. Financially I have a good job now, but previous working life was sporadic, having taken time out to…
How little can I spend in a month?
