My personal highlights of 2018

2018 was here and then as soon as we got used to the idea of it, it soon left us. The years do seem to go by a lot quicker nowadays. It’s a shame as I didn’t get everything that I wanted to get done, but I probably would have needed an extra 11 months...

Mo Running 2018 review

At the end of November, I ran in the Mo running event in Stormont in Belfast with Victoria. It was great to support such a good cause! Have a little read about how it went for me! The training that never was So my training was meant to be very in depth and have lots...

Becoming a better problem solver when travelling: Transport

Welcome back to another post in my attempts to persuade you into travelling solo at least once! This week I want to talk about how many different forms of affordable (sorry helicopters) there are for us to get from A to B when we are visiting a country. But sometimes it is good to know...

One of many reasons to go travelling solo: Being disciplined with money when choosing accommodation

Welcome back to part three of my series on why you should go on at least one-holiday solo. The past two weeks I chatted about meeting new people and then having the freedom to not be held down by others decisions. This week is all about camping and staying in hostels and how doing so...

The first of many reasons to go travelling on your own

Hello one hello all, so I saw this someone ask about whether they should travel on a city break on their own. I know Victoria has done that and she loved it, so I thought I would give you the first of many reasons why you should from my own experiences from when I traveled...

Is it smart to run for a time rather than a distance?

In training for the Dublin Marathon and really in general for my running, I have been thinking about just running for time and not trying to worry about the distance. This is purely for my easier/longer runs as I don’t want to feel the pressure of trying to get a 10km or 10 miler or...

9 aims for October

Hello! I am not one usually to write monthly goals, but I feel like putting a little pressure on myself every so often on some things is a good thing. For me it means I will get it done! Maybe last minute, but I will do it! So here are 9 things I aim to...

9 movies to look out for in October

October is here and that means we are through the blockbuster, comic book based films that has plagued us since April! Hurrah! Let’s see what films you should try to catch this month in the ole cinemas in the UK and Ireland shall we? Venom - 3rd October https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Mv98Gr5pY Oh… Well I guess the Blockbusters...

Saying Goodbye to the larger clothes sizes

Welcome back to another chapter of Scott nattering on about weight loss! This time I wanted to post about saying goodbye to clothes that no longer fit you and unlike my last post about clothing  this is saying goodbye for positive reasons i.e. losing weight! I will openingly admit that when I made my post...

Larne 10k Review

September is a busy period for running obviously, at least 3 races this month and today I present you with the second of the 10k races I participated in! Today’s race was a first for me as I took part in the Larne 10km for the first time. Luckily I brought Retrosnowflake with me too....