In December teapigs contacted me to ask me if I would be interested in participating in their New Year matcha challenge. As you might remember from my December blog about my nutritionist visit, matcha is on the list of things for me to “take” to rebuild my system after getting totally run down with a […]
A few years ago a friend gave us her old indoor cycle trainer. Basically its a stand that you place your own bike on, enabling you to ride your own bike to workout. To train on something that is suited to you – not some gym bike that doesn’t fit your own proportions. The thing […]
When I migrated my website in November, my postings about food have gone quiet. But does this mean that food has been less of a priority? No. Have I changed my eating habits? No. I still prefer to cook at home as much as possible, with healthy clean eating my favourite. And I still bake […]
Many of you may know that I have been having a few issues with my bike. Bike rides were inflaming my peroneal tendons (the peroneal muscle atrophies in people with CMT, making us more susceptible to tendinitis). Achy feet. No fun! And also I was getting, well, a bit of pressure on the (ahem) “saddle […]
As some of you may know, last year I began to work with the Holisticguru (Christine Lynch) to address balance in my life – from nutrition to lifestyle to healthy living choices. The programme worked through was perfect for me, allowing me time to choose goals, embed them into my life, and to experiment with […]
Isn’t it crazy how one thought can lead to another? The Regimen giveaway I hosted from the 7th to 17th of January closed last Monday evening. And when I tried to log in to post my wrap up / retrieve the emails of entrants, I found myself suddenly thinking about how lucky I was to […]
I do triathlon. I love to cook. I believe in fresh yumminess. I am intensely interested in all things food related. I also tweet, write (this blog), and read (non fiction, fiction, twitter, cookbooks, recipes, other blogs – you name it). The other day two of the tweeting blogging triathletes I follow, Megan and Sonja, […]
Earlier in 2010 one of my friends was telling me about this great embrocation oil she had been using. Before and after she went cycling. Embrocation oil? I had to look it up. According to the dictionary, an embrocation is a medicinal liquid that is applied to the skin to relive muscle stiffness and pain. […]
I use Twitter a lot for triathlon training and motivation. I get a lot of news from Twitter. I follow my favourite bloggers on there. And increasingly I am using twitter for consumer reasons – to connect with the products that I buy. When I joined Twitter in 2008 I thought it was a bit […]
In early 2010 I received a tweet from Martha Van Inwegen – Martha offered to send me some Action Wipes . I had heard about Action Wipes – basically like wet wipes but from natural ingredients and perfect for cycling, removing chain grease, and freshening up when you don’t have a shower close by. I […]