Every year on January 1st, the majority of the population will set New Year’s Resolutions. By February 1st, many have failed or given up. It’s not for lack of trying. Most people aren’t taught how to set goals, and then action them. You can read about goal setting here. When I set a goal, I
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Dear 10k distance, you and are just aren’t getting along. I think it’s time we break up. Having just run a 10km club event, and missing out on a personal best time of a sub 47min, I was feeling defeated. Sure there were factors; I was tracking well in the first few K’s, then it
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Oooh did you see what I did there? If you haven’t already caught on I’m doing an 18 for 2018 project, To keep the 18 for 2018 theme going I thought it would be fun to do random facts about me. I’ve done similar things like this in the past. Like this one – Behind
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We all have skills. Whether it’s painting, cooking, or language, we all have something that we are particularly good at. The first time we try something new, we aren’t very good at it. Sure there are some people that take on new tasks like a duck to water, others have to work hard at it.
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If you have kids, you will have experienced the “But Why?” some time in your life. Annoying, yes. Maybe you were one of those kids that ask “Why”, all the time. Kayla, my tween is a questioner. She will ask a BAZILLION questions. Up until recently, this use to really peeve me off. Realising that
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Twice a week we have 2 meat free meals. We’ve enjoyed exploring vegetarian meals, but at the same time, it has been difficult. I can eat nuts, but don’t tolerate gluten all that well. Kayla my daughter has no issue with gluten but doesn’t eat nuts (she has allergies). Finding a recipe that suits both
Have you ever watched a baby learn to walk? They never get it first go. Babies don’t suddenly wake up one day and go “I’m going to walk today”. No, they will crawl, roll or bum shuffle around, for weeks and months. Once they get the hang of that, you’ll then notice them pulling themselves
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I have this display folder of recipes that I find in magazines. I’ve properly only made a small percentage of these recipes. The whole point of this 18 in 18 challenge was to get me out of my comfort zone. While searching for another recipe (that I’ve made a few times), I came across this
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So I have been sitting here, staring at the screen thinking “What am I going to write about today’s topic”. I have stared at the screen. Words have been written. Words have been deleted. Waiting for that inspirational story to finally hit me, yet nothing is coming. Writing blog posts can sometimes come with great
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One day while wasting time on Facebook, I stumbled upon a fudge recipe. I saved it so I could have a proper look at another time, and thus continued to enjoy my phaffing on Facebook. I’m no stranger to making fudge. I’ve made it a few times. They have however all turned out to be fails.
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