Bucket list Update: 318. Go on a bike ride for the day.

I’m not a natural bike lover: in fact I’ve pretty much refused to touch a bike in the last ten years. I tend to spend all my time crashing into things. But my husband loves cycling and it’s something I real wanted to do with him. I also really want to do a triathlon and...

Bucket list update: 274. Learn to cross stitch.

Just because there is a pandemic doesn’t mean you can’t cross things off your bucket list right?! (CROSS get it). Obviously I’ve been focusing on the small things while the world is in lockdown. Okay I’m not very good at cross stitching but I actually really enjoyed it! I’m a bit of a rusher so...

Hi, it’s been awhile.

It’s been awhile hasn’t it? I haven’t posted anything in ages… life has been …complicated, busy and full of the highs and lows life brings. I’ve wanted to sit down and write a few posts, commit my thoughts to digital paper but it hasn’t quite happened. Life has been good! But despite that I have...

Bucket list update: 532. Have my hair cut short.

I’ve had long hair since I was able to make my own decision on my hair cuts; so since I was about 13. That’s 14 years of long hair, it’s not just long it’s thick as a lions mane. And has been abused for years. There’s something strange about long thick hair. Everyone wants to...

Bucket list update: 457. Start a herb garden.

I’ve always liked the idea of cooking with something I’ve grown. I love the look of fresh herbs, they always look so green and healthy. But I’m not particularly green fingered which is what’s always put me off attempting it! However after discarding some mint cuttings from a plant I had in the kitchen in...

Bucket list update: 123. Visit London Borough food market.

My gosh. What a busy, crazy, vibrant place! All the food and drink that you could possibly imagine in one place. Borough market is iconic, the most famous food and drink market in England, it had to feature on my bucket list. The whole place is full of the sounds of cooking, selling and buying....

Bucket list update: 29.Be able to do a handstand for 10 seconds or more

Remember the days you did cartwheels and handstands with no fear of falling, arrow springs and rollypollys with no fear of hurting yourself. I use to be able to walk on my hands and all sorts but as a grown up I have always been too chicken to try any of it ! I lost...

Bucket list update: 451. Practice mindfulness every day for a week.

If you have never come across mindfulness it’s a way of being more present. Mindfulness gives you the chance to untangle yourself from your thoughts and gain some perspective. It encompasses you focusing on how you feel and what you are experiencing in the moment. It enables you to empty your brain of all the...

Bucket list update: 519. Have a (flexible) 5 year plan.

If I’ve learnt anything being an army wife (and before that girlfriend) it’s this; plans rarely work out. But for years and years I’ve wanted to have a plan , for my finances, for our savings , for my job, for our future. It’s a very loose plan but it has a plan A1 and...