For September I have been walking a lot. 108 miles to be exact. Some of these miles have been walked along beautiful beaches and others through dewy, light glimmering woodland picking up red and gold leaves and conkers as we went. Others were spent pacing out the days anxieties and stresses with a friend in … Continue reading Popping in
Month: September 2018
Protect yourself
Feels like a strap line for contraception or a seat belt or maybe just a health checkup...if it isn't already then maybe I am better at this marketing malarkey than I knew. Move over #madmen its #madjen (doesn't quite have the same ring to it) Every now and again I have a bit of a … Continue reading Protect yourself
On the fringe thoughts’
So this blog is dedicated to my fringe, which is non-conformist and seems to BE not at all affected by any current trends or fashion. Instead it is on a quest to live a life that epitomises freestylin'. Here is what I imagine it is thinking... Me: I am going to take some time this … Continue reading On the fringe thoughts’
The friendship I grieve
Dear old friend, You and I have been there through so much. And now you are not there. But you haven't died, we just no longer speak. We didn't fall out-or I don't think we did. But we haven't spoken in years. No one thing is to blame, or person, or even situation. Which I … Continue reading The friendship I grieve
Weekend Away
So last weekend we went away with our church. It's a weekend with some teaching but also time to just get to know each other and truth be told I wasn't massively looking forward to it. We arrived tired and I was nervous about how I would find it, how Faith would get on-she's been … Continue reading Weekend Away
Grief is a bitch
I feel the need to just add a bit of an introduction to this post. I am not currently struggling with grief, well nothing recent. But in the last few weeks I have seen friends and family entangled by it through losing a loved one, a job, the ending of a dream/hope. Although I am … Continue reading Grief is a bitch
A body is a thing that should do
'A body is something that should never be described' she said firmly. 'That way lies insanity. A body is a thing that should do' Caitlin Moran 'How to be famous' Bodies. They get talked about a lot; assessed, analysed, critiqued, judged, loved, admired, disgusted by, obsessed with. Most of this is quite distant from me … Continue reading A body is a thing that should do