I've been unemployed for officially two weeks now, after being made redundant. Turns out being unemployed is actually nothing like being on furlough, sadly. My self-esteem, which hangs around somewhere below my knees at the best of times, is now firmly on the floor, being dragged behind me like a weight around my ankles. So … Continue reading Unemployment diaries
When the world stopped
This is the draft of a blog that I started writing over 2 months ago. Obviously, it never got finished, but now time has moved on and the world is still changing, I thought it would be interesting to post with a postscript. So, here you go... It's Sunday 10th May and it feels like … Continue reading When the world stopped
Hello, again
Hello. The last time I posted on here was early last year, when I was struggling with a foot injury and moaning about what this meant for me if I could no longer call myself a 'runner'. Well, how the world's changed. Covid-19 aside (there's a whole other blog post), here's what I've been up … Continue reading Hello, again
On injury, identity, and life after running
A while back my left foot started hurting. A bit of pain down the outside edge. I rested, didn't run for a bit, it persisted but I started running again. Three weeks ago the pain started again but this time in my calf muscle and down to the ankle. Tight muscles, I thought, and didn't … Continue reading On injury, identity, and life after running
Truro Half Marathon 2018 – race recap
On Sunday, I joined ~600 others and ran the Truro half marathon. I previously ran this in 2014 and was keen to see if I could improve on my last experience, when I ended up dragging myself across the finish line and not having much fun at all. This time around and all through my … Continue reading Truro Half Marathon 2018 – race recap
On a solo summer
Late last year Paul found out about a really interesting volunteering opportunity, on a turtle conservation project in Cyprus. He applied, and honestly I didn't have high hopes, as his direct experience was pretty limited and I figured there would be so many applications the chances of him being accepted would be slim. But he … Continue reading On a solo summer
My money diary – a week in the life
One of my favourite things to read online is money blogs, whether personal finance, frugality, or how to retire at 30 (it's totally possible apparently). A fairly recent discovery for me was Refinery29's Money Diaries, where readers submit their personal spending for a week and others comment on how awful it is that they spend … Continue reading My money diary – a week in the life
March – a recap
I suppose the fact that it's taken me until the 21st of April to get this recap of March together shows that perhaps, it wasn't the best month, and April has felt like a bit of a whirlwind. So here's about everything I can remember: It SNOWED. AGAIN. The Falmouth half marathon got cancelled. Because … Continue reading March – a recap
On weekends, and ‘leisure time’
I have a love/hate relationship with weekends. I love not being at work. Like, really love it. Pretty sure in another life I'm the housewife of a banker or something, perfectly content to potter and fill my days doing whatever, whenever. However, this is the capitalist hellhole of the 21st century and so I spend … Continue reading On weekends, and ‘leisure time’
February – a recap
We're already a week in to March so my resolve to write more this year is..not going so well. I have lots of ideas though so surely that counts for something! February flew by, the joy of a short month, and we're now racing towards Easter terrifyingly fast. On the one hand, yes please hurry … Continue reading February – a recap
