5 great things about working in a cinema

I know I spoke before about some of the funny, and annoying things about working in a cinema, but really, it is a great job and there is a reason why some people keep working there. I mean I worked in cinemas for 10 years and only in the last 4 was I in management!...

Weight loss Journey: The 5 ways I am going to lose weight

Hello! In my last post I chatted about my anger about regaining weight that I had worked very hard on losing. I promised that I would get my arse into gear ad here we are. The first day! (Well actually day 3 as I started some of this on Friday) What am I going to...

Weight loss Journey: Why I regained weight

If you have been following my posts about weight loss (here, here and oh here) then you will know that I got down from 26 stone (365 lbs or 165 kg) to a respectable 13 and a half stone (189 lbs or 86 kg). After getting down to the lovely low number (for me anyway)...

A review of a poorly organised running race

Yesterday I participated in the Connswater 10km race and I have to say it was one of the greatest shambles of a race that I have ever been involved in. This isn't going to be a positive post sadly, but I feel it needs to be said as I have never seen so many disappointed...

Why I want to get into road cycling

Alright? You may know me for constantly mumbling on about running and walking, but today I want to change gears (literally) and talk about cycling. What about cycling Scott? Well my friend, I want to discuss why I have been having the growing urge to get into cycling for sport to include with my running....

Tales from an ex cinema employee: turning away the underage teen

Hello again! Today is a return to the tales of an ex cinema employee series. You. Are. Welcome. We have gone through the world of people getting intimate in a cinema screen and a brief dip into the world of food in a cinema. This time I will tell you about turning people away from...

7 tips from runners on what to do when you start running

Alright? A little while ago I wrote a post about what I would go back and tell myself now when I first started running. So I thought I would ask the folks at ukrunchat what advice they would give themselves now and I loved the responses, so without further ado here are some of their...

Planning a trip to New York and Toronto: Part Two – Toronto

Alright? Last week (or so) I chatted about the trip Victoria and I are going to take in March to New York and Toronto. That time I focussed on just the New York hotel and flights, so it is only fair that this time I talk about the Toronto leg of the holiday! Shall we?...