We went for a cold and windy dog walk at the woods today.
Saw this leaf clinging on for dear life.
Project365 #2
Janathon Day 2
Cycling. 5.19 miles.
Initial idea was a 10-miler – but it was cold and windy!
In other news…
Kerry came too.
Janathon Day 1
It’s that time of year again. Janathon.
Run. Log. Blog.
Well, originally it used to be ‘run’, now it’s just any activity you want. Of course, to ‘log’ is easy, you log anything on Strava now. And, ‘blog’, well you’re reading this, so no explanation required.
The month started with a run, even with a slightly dodgy heel that I’ve been struggling with for the last three or so weeks. Apparently it’s plantar fasciitis. Hence the soft surface running.
So, today it was 19 laps of my local playing field.
In other news…
Kerry is also going to have a go. Day one went like this…
38 min home workout: full body strength session. Shoulders, biceps, back, chest and core.
Project365 #1
Here we go again on the picture a day shenanigans.
We took the decorations down today and piled them up at the top of the stairs ready to go back in the loft.
2025: A Year of Reading
Last year I managed to read 29 books, and year before 30, so my target of reading 31 books in 2025 seemed sensible.
I ended up reading 32 in the end – so another good year on the reading front.
This was made up of the usual varied selection of books and genres:
- Running books = 6
- Teenage Fiction = 10
- Thrillers = 9
- Autobiographies = 1
- Fantasy = 1
- Music = 2
- Science Fiction = 1
- Coming-of-age novel = 1
- Epic Novel = 1
A few favourites:
The Hotel Avocado by Bob Mortimer. Top rated book of the year: 4.5 stars. Loved it.
Mind Over Miles by Russ Cook. I love a running book and this was the top rated running book of the year: 4 stars. A book about grit and determination.
His Bloody Project by Graham Mcrae Burnet. Another 4 star book. Fictional story written in a very real way. Really liked it.
Some stats…
Book 32 of 2025
‘A Mind of my Own’ by Kathy Burke
My first, and last, autobiography of the year. I’m not a great fan of the genre.
This book was ok. A bit too much, ‘I did this play with this person, then this person asked me to do this show’, but it was interesting enough. I didn’t know she had done so much ‘serious’ stuff!
Last book of the year done. Review of the ‘Reading Year’ to follow.
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