The sadly suddenly late Dr Michael Mosley in his recent series just one thing looked at the value of learning a new skill. Researchers from Herriot Watt University said activities that involve a combination of physical, mental, and social elements seem to be particularly beneficial. So they advised finding something that fits you as anContinue reading “Just one thing – a late arrangement of learning”
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Prepping for FAB life and student life too!
We are crammed to, above and beyond the gunwhales (“gunnels” if you prefer) this week, as I’m frantically stock making and collecting ready for FAB next weekend. FAB, Folk and Boat Festival is an annual shindig in Middlewich, that’s been going since 1990. It brings together the towns long canal history – boats have beenContinue reading “Prepping for FAB life and student life too!”
Goals and challenges in the slow lane
There are goals in every world – home, career and it turns out inland waterways. Our home and career goals are clear – go slower and savour moments. Inland waterways goals it appears, can combine both of those and achieve a plaque at the same time. This week we’ve had a wonderful week away. AContinue reading “Goals and challenges in the slow lane”
Ageing effectively
It’ll come to us all if we are lucky – old age that is. When it does we need to be ready for it, for the change it will bring to us, but also to those we love and who love us. It’s frustrating, infuriating and exhausting as we have witnessed first hand. Their bodyContinue reading “Ageing effectively”
365 Boatdog days
It’s a year since our ‘new’ furry Boatdog came aboard. She is her own character – nothing like her beloved furry predecessor Cola and definitely with a mind of her own. She spent the first six and a half years of her life as a breeding bitch, producing 4 litters of cockerpoo pups in thatContinue reading “365 Boatdog days”
Fear, fright, lessons and brutality
How’s your week been? Mine’s been a week of uplifting new experiences, valuable lessons, fear and sheer brutality. I’m one of many people who suffer from acrophobia – a fear of heights. My knees wobble, I feel faint and sick at heights, my heart races, and I get short of breath. School friends still rememberContinue reading “Fear, fright, lessons and brutality”
Taking stock with a floating business
It takes determination, hard work, and ingenuity to run a successful business. Mobile catering businesses, as we know, come in all shapes, sizes, formats, cuisines, and types. In floating terms we’ve encountered cafes, coffee, pizza, ice cream, and fudge boats, to name but a few. This week I’ve been learning firsthand the ins and outsContinue reading “Taking stock with a floating business”
Practicing happiness and koselige
Thanks to my family, I realise I regularly do all four of the things researchers say make us happy. Take a look to see how you’re doing. Inspired by my younger daughter Freya and her fitness commitments, including her inspirational London marathon this past week, I actively move for at least 30 minutes a day.Continue reading “Practicing happiness and koselige”
Give, give up & give time to feel good
This weekend in London, 50,000 of the 500,000 runners who applied will run the 26.2 miles of the London Marathon. It will be the culmination of hundreds of hours of training for each runner, many long, lonely cold, and wet hours through the winter, getting their minds and bodies ready for this moment. Since itContinue reading “Give, give up & give time to feel good”
What are you leaving behind?
What are you leaving in your wake? What do you want your legacy to be? What do you think it will be? As Paris gears up to host the Olympic Games this year, expectations of legacy are being bandied about as ever. Legacy and sustainability are the key aims for Paris 2024. They want localContinue reading “What are you leaving behind?”
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