MAKING TIME AND EFFORT FOR YOURSELF

Without sounding selfish, one thing to remember in this world is that the most important person in your life is you.  Obviously, there’s our children and our family but treating yourself with respect makes you a stronger person and one who can lead and influence....

CORNWALL CYCLING TRIP – the details

I’d been to Cornwall many times before but my friend Fiona and I decided we fancied the challenge of visiting it again for our annual cycling tirp.  (We may have occasionally regretted that decision, given the sharp inclines we were occasionally faced with)....

RED PEPPER AND WALNUT DIP

A (fairly) quick version of Muhammara, a dairy-free dip with a sweet smoky flavour. 3 red peppers 100g walnuts toasted, plus a few extra to garnish 1.5 tsp chilli flakes 1/2 tbsp pomegranate molasses 1tbsp olive oil 30g fresh breadcrumbs (or those ones you froze...

“How can I avoid putting on weight over the Summer”

Don’t eat so much. “Is that it?” Yes.  Stupidly simple, but yes, that’s the nub of the matter.  Summer means longer days, more socialising, more “just one more won’t hurt”, more “shall we have chips with that?’...

We can learn so much from ‘failing’!

Failure, says Wikipedia, is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective. It smacks so much of the negative side of exams, marriages, jobs but from the point of view of personal change and betterment …(is that a word?..it is now)… then a...

Getting your NEAT up…(and how climbing the stairs really counts)

Never mind that you’re totally focused on a summer fitness programme of 50 press-ups, 10 miles and 250 crunches (all before breakfast), we’re going to strip things down to basics and talk about ‘activity’.  Not a planned workout, but being active.  I’m going to...

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