MUM'S BLOG

One middle-aged woman’s musings on retaining some health and fitness
before I officially hit old age.

Discomfort (aka uncomfortableness 😆)

I know I'm slightly strange, but discomfort and I are pretty good friends. I am used to it being present in several aspects of my daily...

Mar 28, 20232 min read

February is here already. Happy to declare that I am still on track for my positivity and self care goals set in January (most of the...

Feb 2, 20232 min read

I'm not a winter person. It's the most horrible time of the year. I retreat into my cocoon of dissatisfaction and gluttony, each fuelling...

Jan 9, 20232 min read

I'm a shocker for looking forward; to holidays, next weekend, later on and, of late, to retirement. I make plans and lists, colour code...

Sep 4, 20222 min read

I was born in a small village near Ross-on-Wye in the winter of 1964. My sisters, aged 5, 9 and 11 at the time, say that I had a square...

Jun 13, 20225 min read

I'm a problem solver. It goes with the job; primary school teachers can make resources from seemingly useless materials with little more...

May 10, 20222 min read

Hi, I’m Julie. Can’t imagine anybody will read this, but here goes… So, who am I? Well, I’m a 57 year-old woman; a daughter, mother,...

Mar 21, 20223 min read