Is it possible to spread your blog too thin?

I don’t often talk about my blogging as I just like to write things for people to read on the internet, but I was looking at my blog a little while ago and I started to think about whether or not I post too many things about too many different topics. Have I spread myself...

5 things I have noticed about being a back of the pack runner.

When I started running I was pretty slow… This was to be expected from someone who was over 26 stone and had not run much before. This meant that for the first few (read many) races that I participated in, I was at the back of the pack for the majority of the time. As...

Weight loss journey: How being less hard on myself became a positive

Last time out I broached the topic of how I am finally making a bit of progress on my weight loss and a lot of it was to do with the fact that I was able to structure myself better and that I was being less hard on myself if I did have that snack...

Falling over when running and when do I to run afterwards

You may remember when I fell for the first time when on a run and how I described my thoughts about it. Well, I am afraid to say that over a year later, I am devastated to report that I have fallen again during a run and this time it hurt a little and it...

Weight loss journey: finally making progress

I have chatted for a million years about how stop-start my weight loss has been these past two years. 7 months into 2019 I can finally say progress is being made. It may not be much, but July has been kind to my weight loss and I felt like I should talk about it! I...

Monday Thoughts: Moving away from home

Every Monday I try to have a little chat to you about what I have been thinking about (check out the past couple here and here) this week I was thinking about when I moved over to England when I was 18 and how I had no real discernable plan when I did so. Why...

Why I can’t settle during my runs home from work

I have been quite successful at walking home and not to work every day for the past month and I enjoy the hour-long walk each morning and evening. I know I am getting a good bit of exercise and it is interesting to see things around me. But, for some reason, the run home from...

Trailer breakdown: Top Gun: Maverick

Trailer two of today’s trailer breakdown bonanza is Top Gun: Maverick, this one was a bit of a surprise to everyone at Comic Con, so luckily for us we never saw it coming! If you want to check out my earlier breakdown post of Cats, go here! Also, if you want to check out the lengthy...

13.1 things to know for Belfast Half Marathon first-timers

I love running half marathons and after last years terrible attempt I am going to make up for it by actually finishing Belfast half marathon, but for a lot of people it may be their first one and so please enjoy 13.1 things (get it) you should know before you race in September. 1.       Go to...

Monday Thoughts: Did I make the right choices after University

Last week my Monday thoughts brought up things I notice and think about on my walk into work each day and during one of those walks in I thought about Graduations (I work at a University and Graduations are happening as we speak) it made me think, back when I went to University, did I...