And that, my friends, is another annual running goal met with success! Every mile I run for the rest of the year is gravy. And…
My annual February letter-writing challenge starts today! Indeed, I have already sent my first letter to a nephew in America. That means I only have…
Once again, it is time to throw out my annual letter-writing challenge! I am sharing the challenge a week early this year, as I am…
I did it! I managed my 2020 mileage goal! And to be honest, up until a week or so ago I wasn’t completely certain I…
This is it, people! This is the last month of the year, and the last month available to me to hit my 2020 running goals.…
February is letter-writing month, which means I will be writing a letter a day for the whole of February. Regular readers will know that I am…
I ran today. And I will run tomorrow. And the next day. And, if all goes well, I will be running every day in December.…
Anyone paying attention should know by now that the gloriousness of plastic is less than glorious. And, in fact, our planet is in quite a…
It’s that time of year again, so dust off your quills, fill up your ink wells, and grab your parchment – or at the very least, find…
Once again, National Punctuation Day is upon us. And that means I am going to talk about one of my favourite things – punctuation! But I’m going to change…
As part of February’s letter-writing challenge, I’ve decided that I need to think a little more about who I write to. Obviously, I can write to…
There’s a fabulous challenge taking place this month to write a letter for each day of postal service. (That’s 23 letters in America, as Sundays and Presidents’…
Confession: I am a bit of a silly person. And I enjoy being silly. I think being silly is loads of fun! OK, I suppose I didn’t…
I woke up this morning and checked my Facebook feed whilst waiting for my snooze cycle to end. Only what I read angered me so…
[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…
As regular readers may know, I am a fan of letters. Proper, hand-written letters sent to family and friends – or even to perfect strangers if there’s a cause. I honestly…
I went to Snoqualmie Falls on my way home from my Olympia/Portland journey and was amused when I noticed words embedded into the steps and sidewalk around the visitors’…
Today is International Happiness Day, so I thought I’d talk about happiness; my happiness, your happiness, and the world’s happiness in general. The day was “invented”…
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and I’ve already started hearing and reading comments from people about dreading the day because they’re all alone.…
I failed ever-so-slightly in my 2012 Race a Month Challenge, but I enjoyed it so much that I’m challenging myself to the same feat for…