I’ve spent the last couple of days in Killin as part of a PhD retreat but managed to get some private retreat time, too. This (and the…
Life begins where your comfort zone ends. The magic happens outside of your comfort zone. Success, happiness, excitement, love … it’s all found outside of…
For the last few weeks, I have been struggling to overcome my desire to eat loads of candy and sweets as part of my Lenten sacrifice.…
I am almost finished with my Lenten sacrifice (only 15 days to go!) and I’m starting to feel hungry. Really, really hungry. But I don’t know if…
I am not fat, nor am I at risk of becoming fat – unless I drastically change my eating and exercise routines. At the same time, I am not…
My parents were really mean when I was growing up. They were so mean that they denied my sisters and me access to essential vitamins and minerals.…
Wow, oh wow! I just don’t know what to say other than that. Just … Wow!! (Don’t worry; I’ll manage to find more words, too.)…
I’m heading to Inverness later today for a fun and exciting weekend of running. And for as much as I’ve been dreading it, I’m kind…
The alarm clock is set for 7 o’clock, but something has woken me at 6, stirring me from a pleasant dream that I want to…
“You will feel better than this. Maybe not yet. But you will. You just keep living, until you’re alive again.” I heard this quote the…
[De-can’t-ing is part of my desire to “prioritise me” during February.] I can’t. You can’t. We can’t. But why can’t I, you, we? Maybe it’s not because…
This is a hard post for me to share because once I say it I have to follow through with it. But here goes: I…
The weather wasn’t as wet and rainy and snowy as predicted, so I took advantage of the relatively blue skies and took a wee walk…
When I wake up tomorrow it will be February; the shortest month in the calendar year and my birthday month. Yes, by the end of…
It’s time to start counting pennies again. Only this time, every little penny will count so much more than they have for the past decade.…
My 30s are nearly over. Yes, in just 39 days my age will tick over from 39 to 40. I’m not stressed or upset about…
I set myself a challenge in 2012 and 2013 to run a race each month but failed to achieve success because of illness, race cancellations, and life’s chaos. When it came…
It’s a new year, so it’s time for a new me. OK, not a new me, but hopefully an improved me. Yes, it’s time to…
Last year, I shared with you how I was preparing for a Christmas at home alone. I was home alone by choice, but it was still…
Forward: I am sharing this story here because when I was looking for personal accounts from women who’ve found breast lumps that turned out not to be…