I came here with grand plans of exploring a new part of the UK – being close enough to London to pop in for the day was now an option. Even a stepping stone away from France or many of the large airports where I could jet off to a European country for the weekend. …
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My Quest to visit UK National Parks
My target at the start of 2020 was quite simple – to try and visit as many if not all of the UK National Parks. There are only 15 and some are quite close together so I figured if I try and organise a trip per month somewhere it should tick them off nicely through …
So 10 weeks!
For some this is a long time for others a short time. If you are a baby 10 weeks is a huge amount of time, for someone less than 2 years old 10 weeks is more than 10% of their life. So it is a significant amount of time. Learning new words each week as …
When the s*#t hits the fan.
When the sh*t hits the fan there are a number of places you could be In front of the fan getting a full covering of the brown stuff.Other people behind the fan tipping it on and making things worse for those in frontThe person who initiated the fan and started this whether intentionally or not.The …
Cooking and me
Not my usual topic but I have been enjoying the extra time in the kitchen recently. I always used to think eating food fell into 2 categories – fuel and social. We all know we need food to sustain us and most of my meals were simply that, fuel to keep me going. Then there …
A brighter reflection
Here is a lighter side to March Has isolation brought us closer together? Not sure about you but I have made a more conscious effort to check in on people via messages, emails or video conference. Even though I am the last person normally to initiate conversations. I have had contact with people I have …
How do you move forward when everything stops…
When the world around you collapses, do you work to rebuild it how it was? Do you spend your time sorting through the rubble to determine what is actually useful and worthwhile? Do you simple stand and stare at the ruins wondering who is going to fix it? Do you look around and see who …
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WFH dress code
So working from home is now the norm for a large portion of people in the UK. This comes with its benefits but also challenges – like what to wear? As many people who are working from home are dialling into video conferences daily. There are typically 3 thoughts · Dress like you would to …
Paddling fitness
If you own a boat, you own a gym. For any strength based training you want to do for paddling use the things you own. A boat can be used for bicep curls, weighted squats, lunges, bench press, dead lift to name but a few. The majority of the time the weight of your boat …
Conversation Anxiety
Conversation Anxiety,’ Not Fear of Public Speaking, Is the True number 1 Phobia “I don’t have anything to say” and “I don’t know what to say.”SOURCE Jonathan Berent Anticipation and fear of a conversation is generally worse than the actual conversation.Is what I try and tell myself however I rarely listen. For me the anticipation …
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