Well hello there! I’m back! How was October in your world? It’s been quite the month here… I’ve got some catching up to do! So how about a rambling weekly blog? Let’s start with the big thing that took over … Continued
November is a notoriously cold, dark and damp month. The position of November in the Gregorian calendar means that those of us here in the UK get short days, dark mornings and evenings, often poor – wet and windy – … Continued
With lockdown starting to come to an end on 8 March (slowly, very slowly), I thought I would mark (what we hope will be) the final week of the strictest restrictions with seven days of One Hour Outside mini adventures … Continued
I have to admit I’ve been a little bit jealous of those who seem to have achieved great things or taken part in big challenges during lock down. I’m one of the many people who is still working full time … Continued
I had my last cold shower in a series of 30 this morning. Boy, am I glad about that! Despite the numerous proven physical and mental wellbeing benefits of cold water, it’s been tough to learn about being comfortable with … Continued
The overriding reason for my GetOutside Activity Challenge back in September was to demonstrate, to actually show you in deeds rather than words, how many different things there are to do outdoors. All too often we assume outdoors adventure to … Continued
November is a notoriously cold, dark and damp month. Which is rubbish. Really rubbish. I mean, don’t get me wrong, November is a great month. I think it’s particularly excellent because it’s the month in which I celebrate my birthday, … Continued
My silly GetOutside Activity Challenge is back! Sunday 29 September – just two weeks away – has been designated Ordnance Survey’s National GetOutside Day. And I’ll be using it as an opportunity to demonstrate that the outdoors can be all … Continued
One of the presentations we had during the GetOutside meetup last week was all about the huge variety of outdoors activities and adventures that the family of Champions got up to over the last year. And what an amazing array … Continued
Back in 2016 and 2017 I ran regular weekly and monthly photo challenges here on Splodz Blogz, the idea being to encourage you to look at the world around you in a slightly different way each day. And by popular … Continued