Welcome to Castle Ryan, my new house that I hope to transform into a home. It was about 16 years ago that I last made…
I am a runner, as I’ve declared on countless occasions. Indeed, I am a varsity runner, as evidenced by my varsity letter from my high…
I have long kept a journal or diary of some fashion or another. Indeed, I began dabbling in the art of journalling as a young…
It’s been a month since I shared that the start of my job was delayed for a few days as I was still waiting on…
A few years ago, I shared my thoughts on (and reasons for) running with music. Despite previously being a “no music” runner, widowhood meant that…
As I look back over my (general) health over the last 18 months, I am struck by how healthy I have been. And, ironically, it’s…
Welcome to Mental Health Awareness Week! This year’s theme is “Nature as Therapy” and is a theme I can really get behind. I mean, I…
It has been more than a year since my COVID19 isolation began. In that time, I have slowly lost more and more of my motivation…
I met a man when I was out walking the other day and the encounter provided me with so much to ponder about life –…
Today marks one year since the UK’s COVID19 lockdown measures became “law” – three days after the “stay home” orders were announced. Since then, the…
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…
It’s been eight months since I arrived home from my last day in The Real World and began shielding myself from the world because of…
This morning was one of those days. It was one of those days when I woke up and I wasn’t a widow. I woke up…
As hard as it seems to believe, I have been isolating at home for seven months now. Yes: seven months. And whilst I had been…
Over the past two months, I have gone back through every single one of the 1,400+ posts here on my blog, as part of the…
I have taken a week off from work to use up my holiday entitlement, but because of my continued COVID19 isolation, I am staying near…
I visited The Real World today so that I could attend a hospital appointment for a routine check-up on my kidneys, Bob and Dave. The…
As Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) wraps up here in the UK, I find myself reflecting on my mental health in relation to the COVID19…
I have long been aware of the privileges I have in this world simply because I am a white, Christian, American. That’s not to say…
Last year, I conducted a massive “friend cull” on Facebook. It took about a week to complete the process that, ultimately, led to severing Facebook…