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We've been back for a week now, so I'm looking back on our East Coast US trip and sharing a little with you...
08/09/2025

We've been back for a week now, so I'm looking back on our East Coast US trip and sharing a little with you...

We are back from our East Coast US trip, and I already want to go back!  I had quite a few questions over on Instagram while I was away, so I thought I'd share more

Being an auntie is...
28/07/2025

Being an auntie is...

Being an auntie is such a privilege. I know that not everyone gets to do this, I know we can't all be aunties or uncles, and I don't take it for granted. I am very

And that's Year 10 & Year 7 done...
14/07/2025

And that's Year 10 & Year 7 done...

And that's Year 10 and Year 7 done. I can't believe I'm writing that already, this year has absolutely flown by. It feels like we were just getting back from California, and we're here already,

Try a little bitesize movement
07/07/2025

Try a little bitesize movement

Have you moved yet today?  It needn't be a full gym session, just a little moving about.  Bitesize movement is better than being sedentary, and bitesize movement is so easy to get into. Why? Because

Ae you surrounding yourself with happy stuff?
30/06/2025

Ae you surrounding yourself with happy stuff?

Ask yourself this question now, are you surrounding yourself with happy stuff? Is it an easy yes or no? It's probably somewhere in between for most of us.  Everyone has good and bad days, but

It feels so long ago, yet it was only last year!
23/06/2025

It feels so long ago, yet it was only last year!

We live very close to a primary school. I rarely pay attention to the school run, as I'm usually busy working whilst it's happening out there as my kids get themselves to school and back

Are you lifting yet?
16/06/2025

Are you lifting yet?

OK, we must know by now that strength training is important.  I've talked about it here and everyone's talking about it. And yet, I still seem to be in the minority with this one. People

It's the birthday week!
09/06/2025

It's the birthday week!

It's the birthday week! OK, not every day is a birthday, but it feels like it, so that's how I'm seeing it.  Today's the Husband's birthday so we have the day off together, and then

It's the small habits...
02/06/2025

It's the small habits...

Living well can mean something to different to everyone. I think I'd sum it up as being about nourishing, hydrating and moving your body, whilst enriching and calming your mind, reminding yourself of your own

It's been a couple of years...
26/05/2025

It's been a couple of years...

A few days ago was the anniversary of receiving my breast cancer diagnosis. It's been two years since I heard those words, since my reality changed.  With that diagnosis, the anniversaries come swiftly, the anniversary

How good is your balance?
12/05/2025

How good is your balance?

How good is your balance? Is this something you've thought about? We tend to hear people talking about cardio and heart health, perhaps bone and muscle mass and strength training, and often flexibility. You don't

Take the 10 minute challenge this week...
28/04/2025

Take the 10 minute challenge this week...

What can you do that serves you well, body and mind, in just ten minutes? Take a moment to think about the kind of things you could do in ten minutes, and then you'll be

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