Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label books. Show all posts

Friday, January 10, 2014

Love life 2014

IT'S A NEW YEAR right? A chance to start over. We can pickup new hobbies and make plans and fill our planners and kick some bad habits and create some good habits.

I thought I'd pickout a few things that might inspire you while you're in a seizing-the-day kind of mood.

Send some thank you cards for all those nice gifts you got over the holidays.

Throw out some of your old coffee mugs and replace them with some new ones:

Call a few people you've not called in a long time and tell them they mean a lot to you.


Read! With a broken foot there is a distinct lack of running in my life and reading is totally filling that gap.  I'm currently tearing through The Fault in our Stars by John Green.  Have you got a good book recommendation? I'm on Goodreads - join!!  Here are some books I have lined up to read next.


Hopefully you're feeling inspired and excited about the year ahead in a non-going to the gym and doing a crazy detox-sort of way. Cuz staying home with your leg in a cast is wayyy cooler than doing exercise. 

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Appreciating disc-blasting technology

So here's what I've been learning/reading/making/watching/listening/eating/drinking/wishing:


Spent a whole day with my brother and sister, my parents, cousins and my aunts and uncles, a large dog, some cows, giant Jenga, a moderate amount of rain and a lot of cake.  Lucky me for having a pretty nice family. Funny how it takes a nerf gun and a game of tetherball to make you realise things like this.


I'm reading Extremely loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer - I'm halfway through it on my kindle and still not completely sold.  Might not be up there on my Goodreads list but it's alright.  Looking forward to starting a handful of other books that are on my shelf.  Anyone have good book recommendations? I will add them to my list! 


I did a 10k run in May and totally made these lemon date bars from Tracy Shutterbean's website as a pre-run munch.  They were delicious and maybe even partially responsible for my (personal best) finishing time of 53 minutes! I'm running the British 10k on July 8th and if you'd like to sponsor me I'm raising money for AKU, a lesser known charity setup by a friend of a friend.

We went to see Moonrise Kingdom the other week.  It was wonderful and funny and just so clever.  I suggest you go and see it. 




I'm listening to TriSwim coach podcasts - and I don't care what you say!  Been training for a one mile open water swim which takes place next weekend so it's good to hear some tips and motivation in my ears while I'm working.  You can still sponsor my swim and even sign up yourself if you fancy!


Totally addicted to coco pops and just discovered Chipotle Tabasco sauce.  I'm not sure these two things should ever be combined but they will most definitely be appearing in my life in excessive amounts until I no doubt overdo it.

Minimum of two black coffees before 11am or things can get nasty.  Brew Dog Punk IPA has had me loosey goosey a few times this month - good stuff but strong.  I've also been really getting my drink on with my water intake.  I deserve a sticker or something.


I need a helmet.  I wish I would hurry up and decide on one.


Other things of interest:
I totally got interviewed by etsy for their "Quit your day job" series.  You can read the post on the etsy blog.
I designed some cards for a lady to send after a close family member of hers died.  I chose a Johnny Cash quote and some thistles and had them printed on some nice textured matt card.
I've become mildly addicted (I'm pretty sure this is entirely normal) to Pinterest and relatively obsessed with the idea of buying a new (different to the one I already have) bike.

I'll leave you now, as I have some delicious pulled pork rolls to eat.

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Good things

A list of things that are good:
1. I don't even mind if winter hangs around cuz I've got my orange winter coat.
2. Not sure what sort of black magic goes into this stuff, but daaaaamn.
3.  Read these books.
4. Caine's Arcade
5.  Eggs. I need protein and protein needs me!!!

Friday, January 13, 2012

What I'm doing



So as promised here is an update of what I'm doing.  I can't believe (I can totally believe) I'm reading the same book I was reading in December (in June) but I am actually almost finished.  The cinnamon buns - they look good? I made them for my friend's birthday at the weekend, and we ate so many of them.  They were delicious.  It's Mary Berry's recipe and you'll have to get her book to get the recipe.  I've just tried almond milk for the first time and it's pretty nice.  Good on cereal and also in smoothies.  I'm also drinking a lot of nettle tea (as always) and some of the apple tea my grandma gave me for christmas.  And lastly I'm wishing my hair would chill the F out and that I could stop worrying about things that I know are going to be just fine.
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