I try – try being the key word – to keep a positive outlook and healthy perspective on life. One of the ways I keep positive is by expressing my emotions – somehow I find that when I get something off my chest, even if it is not always positive to express what I feel, […]
On Wednesday evening we got home from the gym and as an unexpected treat, DH took over in the kitchen. I know I am lucky in that my husband cooks – and cooks really really good food. He has been more adventurous recently – including a recent Friday evening meal that has become a new […]
It is funny to write this post as my “offseason” has now been underway for two months. But that said, I haven’t really reflected too much on 2012 yet. Maybe that is because it was just too painful. Between broken ribs and hypothermia, I am somewhat left feeling like I just didn’t really have a […]
Yesterday after I posted I was asked a question which obliquely related to why and how I decided to choose a charity to support. I’ve been asked this question a lot – my twitter friends have asked me, my neighbourhood friends who know I support a single charity have asked me. I thought it might […]
Dear Reader: It should come as no surprise that I am about to write this. I told you a long time ago that I chose the charity that I support – the Charcot Marie Tooth Association – after deliberation, research and discussion with its staff. I decided in 2009 that I needed to become an […]
I started off my October saying that the month would be about all the good R words – recovery and rest, rejuvenation and re-energising, rehabilitation and re-starting. I think on balance I have achieved what I set out to, although I had to take note of a very important R word along the way – […]