A Creative Spirit
If we were having coffee, I'd share my excitement at a major breakthrough with my physio... Yep, after weeks of practising different exercises, I can finally manoeuvre myself into a kneeling position. Okay, it is not the most graceful descent, but it's a start. The useless, incompetent surgeon who performed my total knee replacement told... Continue Reading →
On January 1st, 2024, I only made two New Year's resolutions: Abstain from alcohol for the month of January. Lose 15kg in weight by June 2024 I am proud to say I completed Dry January with flying colours, but the diet resolution and motivation are flagging. I didn't specify when in June or which year.... Continue Reading →
Today my friend gave me a nice top she’d bought on a whim but then decided it ‘was not her colours’. Great I thought, until I got it out of the bag – it was huge! Convinced it was going to swamp me I tried it on. REALITY CHECK!!! I could barely get it over... Continue Reading →
If you're a porker like myself, you may be in denial by genuinely believing as you take a cursory glance in the mirror that you're really not that fat. Like me, you probably hold your breath as you turn sideways and "suck in" your bulges. But the camera does not lie - Oh no! Caught... Continue Reading →
Two weeks into the New Year and I need to reconsider my decision NOT to make dieting one of my New Year's Resolutions but exercise more. My resolve to exercise "more" was going really well until I developed tennis elbow, which means I am unable to swim and I also twisted my knee so I... Continue Reading →
Piglet in Portugal 