1965 I don’t recall the month or the exact time of year. I guess it can’t have been too cold because I can remember clearly that I was wearing dress. I usually did. I was a very girly, girl, unlike my younger sister, who was always an out and out tomboy. Even today I never […]
Monthly Archives: January 2021
This morning I completed my January 2021 BOOTCAMP! 20 killer Joe Wick’s workouts and 8 POUND classes! It has been an adventure and I’ve achieved so much! I began on the 4th January and I’ve pushed on through every day and at the end of it, I can honestly say that I feel so energised […]
I don’t like wearing my glasses. Fact. I never have done; I don’t like the feel of them on my face. But my eyesight is rubbish – especially when it comes to reading. I stand no chance if faced with small print or bad light! I do have contact lenses (also varifocal) and they are […]
The cover photograph for my Blog site is the painting on the side of the barn at Whitebottom Farm by Paint Sayers. The words are the final lines of the poem ‘Invictus’ written in 1875, by William Ernest Henley. ‘Invictus’ is Latin, meaning ‘unconquerable’. The poem is about stoicism, about courage in the face of […]
***If you are visiting this page for the first time, please do look at the previous posts in this section. This is my story and it will all make more sense if you begin to read where I began to write*** 2020 I attended the appointment with my GP. Explaining myself to him and then […]
It’s December 2018 ~ I’ve been 60 since March and made great progress with my strength and fitness. I am a regular at my local gym: I Spin four or five times each week, I lift weights, I’ve taken part in the odd Circuit Training session and I have a Personal Trainer who puts me […]
In the summer of 2019 I was introduced, by the amazing Angela Wheeler, to the fantastic world of POUND. What on earth is POUND you might ask? POUND is a full on rockout, workout. It involves loud music with a heavy beat and a pair of lightly weighted, custom designed drumsticks. It’s exciting, it’s totally […]
***If you are visiting this page for the first time, please do look at the previous posts in this section. This is my story and it will all make more sense if you begin to read where I began to write*** 1964 For me, being the eldest child meant being placed in a position of […]
So, last week was our most eventful of this lockdown so far. On Thursday morning we awoke early (around 6am, as per usual) to find the vicarage cold and dark! We had a power cut! A quick call to 105 should quickly get it sorted, right? Ha ha. Nothing so simple! We made the call […]
Well, I survived the first week of Joe Wick’s BOOTCAMP! Five HIIT workouts over the past week plus two POUND workouts and I’m still standing (just). I’ve got to admit to using a fair bit of muscle rub on my right knee over the past few days, but I’m ready to start it all again […]