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December 2013

2013

Thirteen things I did in 2013 that made it a great year. 1. I turned forty. Of all the ages I’ve been in my life I can honestly say this is the one I like the most. I wouldn’t swap it to be back in my twenties any day. Pity …

Aqua Bumps of Stress

This christmas holidays was the first time my kids have spent any time at a beach with proper waves. Yes, really. All the holidays they’ve ever had at the beach were while we were living in London so although they’ve holidayed on beaches in Europe – none of them were …

Christmas: Hot vs Cold

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock somewhere and haven’t heard, I hate hot weather. Hate it. With. A. Passion. Not ideal when you’re an Australian. Even as a kid I hated hot weather and part of the joy of living in London for so long was escaping long hot Sydney …

Marathon Training – Chapter 1

In 129 days I’ll be running the London Marathon. I can’t tell you how good it feels to write that. How amazed I am that I’ve come this far with what started out as walking along the Thames in London to shed a bit of baby weight (I’m not sure …