We are crossing the midway point of the year - the longest day has been and gone. It's strange to think the days are getting shorter, especially when the evenings still feel so long, and the hot weather of the past week means the nights also feel long. This week's exercise: Walking Yes, we're back… Continue reading 26.20 – the middle of the year
Week 25.2020, the week when things opened again
What excitement! This was the week when we were able to start meeting people and doing non-essential shopping again. I have to say I was not super thrilled about the non-essential shopping thing, but meeting people, yay! This week we had two people from outside our household come visit. One was an outside visit in… Continue reading Week 25.2020, the week when things opened again
Beetroot hummus
(What? You don't like beetroot? I'm sorry, I can't talk to you. Beetroot is amazing.) The UK in general doesn't seem to be good and dips and nibblies. OK, maybe I'll allow the range of nibbly things is satisfactory but the options for dips is far less so. You can get hummus and salsa. Maybe… Continue reading Beetroot hummus
Megan’s travel diary – Italy
It was in Italy where my appearance, that in northern Europe had marked me out as different-but-not-obviously-what-kind-of-different, stood me in good stead. The blonde girls in the hostels complained about having their bums pinched, about being harassed on the street by boys following them and whistling at them. Here in Italy, my colouring fitted in.… Continue reading Megan’s travel diary – Italy
24.2020
Work mood: I had this come up in my facebook memories from a year ago this week. I remember what was going through my mind when I posted it. I didn't get a job I'd applied for, and was told as part of the feedback that they would welcome my application for other jobs, or… Continue reading 24.2020
This week 23.2020
It was almost a year ago I made the decision that something had to change. I felt stuck in my job, in my life, in general. I needed to shake myself out of this rut and so set myself a target - a long term target to change some things in my life. Twenty-four months… Continue reading This week 23.2020
Week 22.2020 – challenge week
I'm calling it challenge week because it contained challenges for me and also because I am challenging myself. What does that all mean? Read on and find out. This week's yoga mood - negative. Much as I love James' classes, I didn't log in for the Monday morning class, it was a public holiday after… Continue reading Week 22.2020 – challenge week
Adventures in fermenting #5
Excited by my experiences with fermented soft drinks, I decided to purchase a book that would inspire me to experiment with other types of fermentation. Something with such a wild cover could only be inspirational, right? Hmm, not really. Or maybe I'm not quite ready for the full fermentation commitment yet. Certainly I'm not ready… Continue reading Adventures in fermenting #5
A different kind of morning
Pre-lockdown, my weekday mornings followed a set routine - get up, get showered, get dressed, get fed, get out of the house, get to the station, get on a train, get to work. Not a lot of variation in that routine except in how long it took me to complete these tasks which would affect… Continue reading A different kind of morning
Week 21.2020
I know we are still in lockdown but this week I had the feeling that I can see the end of the tunnel. Or at least an oncoming train. But I feel this week that maybe there's a chance that this physical lockdown will lift a little, and with it the mental lockdown that I've… Continue reading Week 21.2020
