We are NOT NICE!!!!!!
We got an email last week which made us angry, dummies were spat across the office and the toys were forcefully ejected from the pram. The source of annoyance? Well, someone described us as nice!
How very dare they!
I… Read More
The Joys of Spring
I’m not being seasonalist but I’m mighty glad spring is here! My colleagues in finance and development may disagree as they toil relentlessly against the madness that is the end of the financial year. However, as for me, I’m a… Read More
Cotton Wool Children Don’t Play Outside : The might if they had somewhere to play
Wrapping Our Children in Cotton Wool is stopping them enjoying outdoor play, an article in today’s Daily Mail reports, highlighting some depressing statistics from Play England http://mrkt.ms/wgtQ6L
Here’s some of the highlights (well lowlights):-
“children are less than a… Read More
New years resolutions? Pah. Quit while you’re ahead.
I tried out a few new years resolutions in the first two weeks of January, and pleasingly quickly found that none of them really fit the bill: after three days of obsessive eating, no-meat-no-wheat was axed after a trip to… Read More
A Lament for January and Celebrity Workouts
Oh January, January, what have you done wrong? All the other months seem to have found their own special niche; December’s ‘festive’, crisp autumnal October gets Halloween, May with its special day and bank holidays feel celebratory , November gets… Read More
If any inspiration was needed…
Yesterday whilst wobbling around the woods with the dogs I met this very nice old chappie. Given that I can rarely find people who like to keep place with my speedy stomp we struck up a conversation as only the… Read More
A weekend in Snowdonia, at Plas-Y-Brenin, Brenin Beer, winter skills… Bendigedig!
A weekend in Snowdonia, at Plas-Y-Brenin, Brenin Beer, winter skills… Bendigedig! Although planning a winter skills course well in advance of the onset of snow was a clear punt too far, and yes you guessed it dim eira!*
But not… Read More
Exercise should be ‘a standard part of cancer care’.
Research shows that exercise can reduce the risk of dying from cancer and minimise the side effects of treatment. All patients getting cancer treatment should be told to do two and a half hours of physical exercise every week, says… Read More
Starry nights and hilltop karma: tales from the Welsh 3000s
Well blisters stopped play after the first leg of the Welsh 3000’s for me, I think my poor boyfriend was glad of the excuse to stop this crazy idea of mine!
So out of our team of 11, 6 eventually… Read More
The Welsh 3000: 15 peaks over 3000ft in 24 hours
So the weekend is fast approaching, my stomach is in knots, and I’m wondering if the weather will hold just enough to see the stars….
A few months back, I’d like to say in an inebriated state but alas I… Read More
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