Fun Friday Links!

Here are some fun Friday links to spice up your afternoon. Enjoy! πŸ™‚ An absolutely immense toasted sandwich idea from one of my favourite blogs. Give yourself some credit for what you have done, and don’t always pretend it’s easy… And along the same vein, 20 Things to stop apologising for. Love lemon curd? Try … More Fun Friday Links!

Proud

I’m feeling pretty pleased with myself right now and had to share!  I got home from work feeling really hot and bothered- had a stressful day and was annoyed at myself for not going to the gym after work, or going running at lunchtime and thinking that I really should be making more effort with … More Proud

Hot and Sweaty

Wednesday Round-up Exercise2k run/walk treadmill17:36Body Combat1hour550kcal I took a lovely relaxing bath this evening whilst listening to a podcast I’d downloaded from the Radio 4 website of this Shakespeare programme– it was really very interesting, and a nice session of “me-time”… I’m loving having strawberries in my kitchen at the moment! They’re one of my … More Hot and Sweaty

Book Week

Following today’s Book Musings, I thought I’d do a series of posts about books in what can be known as “Book Week”! Source My favourite books/authors of all time (not in any order): Philip Pullman- His Dark Material Trilogy Philippa Gregory- historical novels, especially about the Tudors Malorie Blackman- Noughts and Crosses series JRR Tolkien- … More Book Week

Book Musings

Books… Pinterest I was reading this article yesterday evening regarding the challenging and banning of “offensive” books in America, and it got me thinking. Why do people get so irate about stories? I find it strange that someone would be offended by the opinions of a character in a book. These works of fiction are generally … More Book Musings

Running and Cooking

Hope you’re having a good weekend!Thursday’s run was really nice.  RUN 2.95km 24:45mins 8:22min/km 7.16km/hr 200kcal It was actually sunny for a short while Thurs lunchtime so I decided to make the most of it and go for a run- it literally started to chuck it down just as I got back to work, perfect … More Running and Cooking

Movie Madness

Mark and I went to the cinema yesterday evening (after stopping off at Yo Sushi for dinner – yes, I’m addicted I know!) to see….Avengers Assemble! “Marvel Studios presents Marvel’s The Avengers-the Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black … More Movie Madness

Random Links

Some articles I’ve come across while procrastinating at work (ssshhhh don’t tell!)… 1. How to fix your procrastination problem and stop “putting things off”- this is where my fitness plan calendar idea came from but I think gold stars are more fun than red crosses! 2. On a similar vein, how to recharge your motivation … More Random Links