Mark is rather pleased I’m back running again as it means he can enjoy a leisurely stroll with the older pups and I can attempt to tire our youngster out. This morning we went on a glorious 5 mile run, and I honestly expected him to be tuckered out by the end but nope, he …
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210 – Why are we so hard on ourselves?
A lot of you will know I’ve taken this time away as a good opportunity for some self care. My identity and confidence have always been tightly tied up with my job and while that works superficially, it’s really not ideal, as has become strikingly obvious. I sold my business to buy our campervan and …
209 – Valueing Nature
Last night I had less than 2 hours sleep. Insomnia is not something I usually struggle with but Id evidently napped too long; even my sleep meditation failed to send me off. The unexpected benefit of this, was that at 3am an old school friend spotted I was awake and called me for what resulted …
208 – Running for chocolate
It will as no surprise to anyone who knows me that I run predominantly so that I can eat more naughty stuff. The rather sad reality being how far you have to run to actually burn off a delicious slice of cake…but still it gets me out the door and all the other benefits come …
205-7 Valencia city of contrasts
Our travelling pace has slowed considerably and arriving late afternoon on the edge of Valencia we opted to wait until the morning to get the bus in and explore. We were blessed by a bright day and chose to wander by Gulliver’s Park and the central district, seemingly circling the Central Market. The streets around …
204 – Seaside Life Planning
Waking up to another rainy day, we decided to enjoy the stormy sea and stay put. The pups weren’t keen to wake up and I can happily lounge in bed with them waiting for a break in the weather, especially when I have a ton of coursework I’m expertly procrastinating over. Beach life When Jaspers …
203 – Ghost towns
Just a quick one today, as its been pouring with rain and we’ve mostly been driving. The highlight was trying out a new running waist spring lead with Ernest. After half a mile of being attached to a bouncing tiger, and being sporadically janked into trees and lampposts he seemed to get the hang of …
200-202 The surreal world of Dali
Given I used to manage an art gallery I thought I knew a lot of Dali’s artwork but on visiting the Dali Theatre Museum in Figueres, I realised just how varied and prolific he was. It’s an absolute feast for the eyes with my favourites being his ink characters and watercolour war paintings, whereas my …
197-199 – Vin yards & Light Shows
Apologies, its catch up time. My parents came to visit and my evenings have been a wonderful mix of board game family time. I was also hit hard with the blues for a couple of days, but that fortunately lifted for our mock xmas today! Yesterday we took the pups to an old quarry called …
196 – Parents brought xmas with them!
As December fast approaches there are two types of people: Mrs Claus aka Maria – sad about not having a xmas tree, googled creative ways to decorate your van, wondering what santa is up to (visited his house and reindeer in Finland during the summer, but he also lives in Wales with my nan), bought …
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