I’m sure I’m not alone when I say that the discovery of the Serial Podcast a couple of years back changed my listening habits for good. I was training for the Paris marathon at the time and found myself chain listening to episode after episode on my long runs. From that point on, podcasts rapidly [...]
When, a couple of weeks back, my husband announced that he was going on the low FODMAP diet to help with his digestive health, I have to admit that my initial reaction was panic. Although I was supportive of his decision and pleased that he was taking positive action to improve his wellbeing, I was [...]
As I get closer to my due date, and as London gets hotter and hotter, I'm finding swimming is my fitness saviour. I'm definitely slower and get tired a lot quicker than ever before, but I always feel better for just getting into the pool and moving my body. Being in the water also helps [...]
After a month or so of work getting busier and busier, last week I finally admitted to myself that it was time to take a step back.
As June draws to a close, and with just over five weeks before Suze is due to be born, I wanted to reflect on the past six months. I suspect the next six months will be quite different to the last, so I wanted to take this opportunity to digest the first half of the [...]
With a tendency towards minimalism and a love of the great outdoors, it is perhaps unsurprising that one of my longer standing whims (if that's not too much of an oxymoron?) has been to stay in a treehouse. This desire was finally realised last week, when R and I headed to Wales for three nights [...]
One of the (many) great things about growing up as a swimmer is that I have developed a total lack inhibition when it comes to stripping off in a swimming pool changing room. When you've spent years trying to fit in training around school, and as an adult you find yourself squeezing a pool session [...]
While I've been trying to get into the pool at least once a week, I'll admit that recently I've not been swimming proper sets, but rather, just putting my head down and doing laps. However this week, inspired by a recent episode of the Rich Roll podcast with Australian Olympic swimmer Micheal Klim, and to [...]
Good run? It's amazing how two seemingly innocuous words can stir up such a array of emotions. I know when my husband poses this question he is just taking a casual interest in my daily activities, and yet when he asks, for some reason so many feelings - embarrassment, anger, upset and irritation - well [...]
Like telling yourself you're on a diet, or that you're giving up smoking, when you know that you can't have something it's amazing how that thing seems to gravitate to the forefront of your mind. In recent weeks that thing for me has been drinking. Whether it's a glass of red wine in front of [...]
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