In Monday’s post I discussed some of the things I had done during my recovery from fractured ribs. In addition to more time on my bike training and experimenting with the anti-gravity treadmill, I also had time to take a step back and think about me and running. As long-time readers of this blog and […]
Finally. 6 weeks after my rib fracture and I *finally* am feeling good again. I think I can officially say that I am out of the recovery zone and into the rebuilding zone. I’m feeling so good that on Saturday evening I managed about 55km on the bike after already having swum 2km in the […]
I am a born American – and I also carry British citizenship. My heart lies in two countries. Although if I had to choose one nationality, I know what it would be… Wednesday was Independence Day in the US. Ironic that I carry both citizenships isn’t it? Well nowadays we all believe in the “special […]
There is something about summer – the weather warms up and the warmer evenings bring with them any excuse for a BBQ. We finished works on our house in late 2011 – which included a new outdoor bar-be-cue space. By April we made sure that things out back were tidied up, all the remaining building […]
It’s Friday! The end of a long week! I just wanted to share some of things that have been on my mind this week. A five things for Friday, so to speak. Things on My Mind 1 – The Affordable Care Act in the United States All I have to say is THANK YOU. Thank […]
If you follow me on Twitter, you’d be forgiven if you think that I eat only junk food. I mean, just last week I posted this photo. Yep. Homemade chips aka the best French Fries ever. Also the first ever time I have made these at home! In keeping with the “bad food” theme, I […]
A few week’s ago we had friends over for a barbecue. At the end of the evening, one of my friends pulled me aside and asked “What is that *thing* in your dining room?” “Um, that? That is my bike trainer stand. I took my bike out to make room for everyone.” Yes, my bike […]
Today is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. The summer solstice, marking the arrival of my favourite season. It is also a day where I feel a twinge of sadness – as each day will progressively get shorter, slowly seeing us into autumn and then winter. #summergratitude Last year to mark […]
On Sunday DH and I celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary. Couples who train together stay happy together – us, last year in front of Mother’s Beach in Maine. I woke up early on Sunday (before DH who was out like a light) and had time to think about what was in the fridge and what […]
Last week in the UK a new documentary series started on the BBC. The first episode, “The Men Who Made Us Fat”, aired as part of a three week programme which aims to uncover the root causes of the obesity epidemic. Coincidentally last week I published my review of “Why Women Need Fat”. The programme […]