Today is the Lunar New Year, marking the Year of the Tiger. This is an important “zodiac” sign* for me because I was born in…
My holidays home to America have been very different than expected. I planned to arrive just before Christmas to spend time with my parents and…
It’s another new year, and I feel it’s going to be a chaotic one. Which is more reason for me to set some goals and…
As always, I had some pretty bold ambitions for 2021. And, as always, I had to let go of some of my goals along the…
And that, my friends, is another annual running goal met with success! Every mile I run for the rest of the year is gravy. And…
I have a new job; one that I have dreamt of for more than 20 years. Yes, as of this week, I am a Lecturer*…
I have been feeling very unsettled lately as I am still “temporarily unemployed”* and that has been impacting my motivation for getting out into the…
When I set my goals for 2021, I tried to be realistic about what I could accomplish. You know, something that I can manage but…
… and I will walk 10,000 more. (Just to be the [wo]man who walked 5 million steps to smash a goal…) One year ago today,…
Life has changed so much in the last 16 months, but life has also been very static. Yes, everything has changed, and nothing has changed,…
Yesterday was another long walk in the Pentland Hills. But instead of seeking out old WWII crash sites and geocaches, I was on a reconnaissance…
Yesterday’s walk in the Pentland Hills was a history (and geocaching) trek in search of a WWII crash site and memorial on Hare Hill. It’s…
It has been more than a year since my COVID19 isolation began. In that time, I have slowly lost more and more of my motivation…
A new year means new goals! For 2021, my primary goals are all about holding myself accountable (to myself), creating and maintaining the balance between…
I had some bold ambitions for 2020 but, like most of the world, many of my plans, hopes, and dreams were put on hold because…
I did it! I managed my 2020 mileage goal! And to be honest, up until a week or so ago I wasn’t completely certain I…
This is it, people! This is the last month of the year, and the last month available to me to hit my 2020 running goals.…
I have been meaning to get my UK driver’s licence for several years but never quite got around to putting a plan into action. That…
Yesterday’s adventure was a goal-oriented walk through the Straiton Pond Local Nature Reserve and along a stretch of the Loanhead Railway Path. I admit that…
There are now two months remaining in 2020. Just two little months. And I am nowhere near two months from completing all my 2020 goals.…