The concept of vulnerability and why it is so powerful has been cropping up in my life increasingly recently. On a personal level, vulnerability has always been a challenge for me to embrace (hi, fellow Virgos!) How could I be a strong, independent woman if I let it slip how much my mind can mess…
What I’m Reading
For those who know me, you know how much of an avid reader I am. For those who don’t, I’ll just reminisce that I read my local library out of children’s books (btw, this isn’t a #humblebrag, my local library was tiny.. fund local libraries!) I read non-stop. I read every night in bed, I…
Covid-19: Why I’m always second guessing myself
I think it’s more that I have been consistently second-guessing myself, and others’ responses to me and my actions. This is where I’m really feeling the pain of the amplification. And it’s exhausting. These are the strangest of times – and honestly, the strangest times I hope I ever experience. For future reference, I’m writing…
The Psychological Impact of ‘The Fall’
Because that’s what happens. My lungs constrict. My feet stick rooted to the spot and my legs become unbendable. It takes everything in me psychologically to talk myself into moving forward I want to take a quick break in the Kilimanjaro reflection series to chime in with a post written now, 10 years later. This…
Kili Throwback Day 4 – The Fall
All I remember thinking was two things – ‘How do I stop myself?!’ and ‘Oh shit, this is it, I’m finally done for’. Note: Originally posted on https://colossalkiliclimb.wordpress.com Nov 2010 For me, the second day of the trek (and fourth of the trip as a whole) was the most dramatic to date. This was the day of…
Kili Throwback Day 3 – The Rainforest
We already knew that Jambo meant hello and, from working with the BBC Swahili service, I knew some other phrases. Some were useful, such as ‘thank you’ and ‘thank you very much’, some not so much, such as ‘news’ and ‘what is RSS?’. Note: Originally posted on https://colossalkiliclimb.wordpress.com Nov 2010 So we woke at the crack of…
Kili Throwback Days 1 and 2
Having never been to Africa before, I found the journey incredible. Note: Originally posted on https://colossalkiliclimb.wordpress.com Nov 2010 We’re back! In fact we’ve been back 2 weeks now, apologies for the late updating of this blog. Things have been a bit crazy since returning! I’m going to break the write up of the big climb…
Throwback: My Kilimanjaro adventure
So the journey began! We signed up, we spent months fundraising and trying to get physically and mentally ready for this challenge. We cooked African food for a pub full of hungry punters in Devon, we bag packed, I ate a pot full of curry sauce for money, did burrito runs, we took part in…
Did Dolly Parton start the anti 9-5 movement?
Why are we constantly facing the message that unless you’re aiming for something that isn’t a ‘traditional’ working model, you’re not doing it right? I’m not sure if it’s the content I consume on social media (my ‘likes’ generally consist of anything to do with kittens, puppies, travel and food) but some days it feels…
The day I fell into a swamp in Bangkok
That’s right – a building site. I fell into a swamp in Thailand, next to a building site full of Thai builders. I am certain they had never seen anything like it before – or since. I think it’s time for one of my most infamous travel accidents. The day I felt into a swamp…
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