Say no to drugs!

Do you trust you? I don’t trust me! Confession time coming up. I’ve never touched drugs. I’ve never really known how to access them, but I suppose if I was keen, I’d have found a way. Truth is I’ve never been interested and my lack of interest has almost certainly been generated by the fear…

Who stole my sleeps?

Before 73 days ago I set up a JustGiving page and launched my countdown (in sleeps, obvs… the grown up way to measure time!) to the Great Scottish Swim. This morning I’ve woken up in a beautiful campsite a pebble’s throw from Loch Lomond, with airplane-tum and a dizziness behind my eyes. I can’t work…

My lesson in practice and patience

These glorious trunks keep appearing for sale in an ad on my Facebook feed.  I need them.  I don’t want them, I NEED them (yup, I’m one of ‘those’ shoppers!). I felt far from being Wonder Woman a few weeks ago though, when I sat overlooking North Dock, too intimidated to get in because I…

Knitting is my new yoga

As a child, I was fortunate enough to have both a Mam and Nana who could work magic with their knitting needles. My mother and I had matching, homemade mohair jumpers in a range of colours and, my Nana lovingly crafted half a dozen dog coats for my Westies (Mr Thomas and Gethin). The pink…