Keeping the memories alive…
I’ve had a trapped nerve in my shoulder for the past three weeks causing great discomfort and grumpiness. Worst of all, I have been unable to knit or crochet as it’s been too uncomfortable, as well as needing to rest. I’m four sessions into osteopathy treatment though and feeling the improvement slowly but surely. I have so many craft projects on the go at the moment and plans for many more so it is really …
Read moreLike most of us, I’m concerned about the environment and the way humankind has devasted our planet with our wasteful and lazy ways. On a more personal level too, we are not doing ourselves any favours with our easy, throwaway lifestyle choices. I’m more than a bit worried about the negative impact plastic has on our bodies for instance. We ingest tiny particles of the stuff everyday through the food chain as well as bits …
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I have been working from home since 24th March. As I write this post, that is 8 weeks and 4 days. I honestly thought we would be back at work within a month when the lockdown was first enforced. Mostly, I’m enjoying working at home but as my colleague Debbie is furloughed, it is a bit of a struggle to keep up with the workload. The worst part really is that we obviously can’t go …
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Following on from my last post, I successfully completed my 10,000 steps for 10,000 men challenge in aid of Prostate Cancer UK. Throughout the month of March, I walked or ran (mostly walked truth be told!) at least 10,000 steps per day, which was around four and a half miles. In total I did 355,401 steps which equated to 258.65 km or 160.71 miles and raised £740.00 for Prostate Cancer UK. It wasn’t always easy. …
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I have pledged to do 10000 steps a day, for the whole of March, fundraising for Prostate Cancer UK. During the week, I’m walking to and from work which takes care of about 7500 steps so the remaining 2500 aren’t too difficult to achieve but weekends are a bit of a struggle to get the steps in. So today I went for a walk. It was a beautiful, sunny spring day and I left the …
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