This week I've been taking the time to really appreciate the city I live in: this post is an ode to London.
Category: Mind and body
5 Little changes that could just make your life that little bit better
I often find myself naively drawn in by articles promising the secret of an infinitely better life: 5 steps to total mindfulness, 3 intense fat burning workouts, 10 steps to the perfect relationship, that sort of thing. Unsurprisingly, what I regularly find is that these articles just offer a series of commonsensical points, which often [...]
The myth of hard work (and the secret of an extraordinary life)
I recently found myself in circumstances that required me to reflect on the way I work, my career goals and my outlook and approach to my professional life. I've always been a pretty self-aware and reflective person (sometimes to a fault), but this process really got me thinking not only about how I work now, [...]
Gut feeling
If you are very British and prone to squirm at the mention of bodily functions, this post is probably not for you. And I'll be honest, this is not something I've thought about talking so candidly about previously. Or at least that was the case until I started listening to the Ben Greenfield's podcast. If [...]
Catching up: Mind, Body and Spirit
I realise that I haven't written for a while; a combination of mood, work and wedmin, sunshine and social engagements have made me reluctant to sit in front of a screen when not absolutely necessary of late. I've even been eschewing my phone in favour of books and magazines in a bid to escape the [...]
Swimming upstream
It's been a funny old week in the UK, and by 'funny old' what I actually mean is abjectly disastrous. This blog isn't usually a platform for my political opinions, but this week comes as an exception and as politics and well-being collide I've found myself laying awake at night worrying, doing sun salutations to the [...]
Motivation, discipline and true grit
'Don't wait around to feel "motivated", just get disciplined.' These were wise words of Steve Kamb, founder of Nerd Fitness, speaking in a recent interview on the Runners' Connect Run to the Top podcast, words which have been doing circuits in my mind ever since. It's funny how some things just catch your ear; some pithy refrain [...]
Child’s play
Last weekend I spent an afternoon with a friend and her two young daughters (NB not the image above which is of my two nephews!). Having arrived just after they had returned from their respective gymnastics and dancing classes we were greeted with a display of handstands and cartwheels across the lawn and a rendition of [...]
The path of true love never did run smooth
After a brief hiatus following a stint of over-training and a series of injuries, my love affair with running has resumed with a vengeance. Having dropped my weekly average mileage to around 25 miles, I am finding that when I do run I have more strength and energy, that my times are gradually improving and, [...]
Pretty Honest
With the exception of the addition of an eyebrow pencil about 18 months ago and the occasional change to my mascara brand, I have to admit that my make-up routine has remained largely unchanged for the past 10 years. This is not because I've found the perfect combination of products, which make my skin glow [...]
Mother Running Vegan 