Way Of The Roses

Tonight Mr.L & I are in Morcambe. It is the start of our holiday - we are cycling the Way Of The Roses, Coast To Coast, 170 miles in total, from Morcambe on the West coast to Bridlington on the East.

We are doing the ride over 5 days, so approx. 35 miles a day, with the first two days being the toughest. I could have done more mileage, but dug my heels in. It's a holiday, I want to stop to see things en route, have slow leisurely lunches, afternoon coffee and cake and ice cream as I go! :-)

Instead of buying suncream for this holiday I have been buying ass cream - yes, really!! I will have a lovely smooth derrière - I'm told - with no chaffing - eurgh......

I have treated myself though ;-) to some lovely Rapha goodies, namely arm and leg warmers!

 Must have photograph with Eric Morcambe "The one with the glasses"

 And so we sleep tonight overlooking this gorgeous view before our early start tomorrow. Goodnight!

Who else would like this sort of holiday - or is it just me who's mad?
Thanks for visiting! :-)
XX

Loving Yourself

What makes you feel good?
For me looking after myself the best way I know how.
More important I do this at the moment with the running I am doing but also for my emotional health.

Taking time to do the things I enjoy is essential and I am surprised I have managed to keep it up the way I am - running, pilates, reading, walking Olly, cycling, writing, enjoying a nice cup of tea, spending time with family and friends but also solitude.

Solitude is not the same as loneliness, for me it means time to recharge and replenish, meditate, gather thoughts and do something for myself, by myself :-)

Looking after my body includes eating healthily - more protein than carbs at most meals, black or herbal tea, a juice every morning, plenty of water, lemon in hot water first thing, a good nights sleep, using my Clarisonic regularly - looking after my skin. All these things help me to feel good about myself.

We all deserve time to love and care for ourselves - it enables us to love and care for those around us.

Then there are the  summer essentials that all help towards that feeling of wellbeing - painted toenails, tanned legs, a facemask, a mini spa night! More about those later :-)

How do you look after you?

XX

Made Me Smile

This week I received three lovely, unexpected gifts! Small tokens of friendship & love to be treasured!

The first this gorgeous teacup and saucer, which I have loved using, being a BIG tea drinker. It has made me feel 'grown up' and sit down to really savour whichever tea I am drinking :-) rather than running round slurping as I go!!

This beautiful little bookmark from my Son. Lovely and bright amongst the pages of my book :-)

& lastly this cool bag, which is actually a shopping bag when you purchase clothing from Buffalo Exchange in America! I admired it at my friends and next minute it was on my shoulder - she was throwing it out!! Really like it, a perfect size for work, on the beach.....

Of course it doesn't have to be monetary gifts to make me smile.

But this week, these random gifts have :-)

What's made you smile?

XX