We should be outside, beyond the walls, where we can smell, feel, hear, and touch the real world. At least for a little bit of time each day. For me, the outdoors is for everything from hiking adventures, camping trips, big views, local walks, running errands, and the smallest connections with nature. Find out more about One Hour Outside.
In this weekly blog episode, I’m taking you back a couple of weeks to the really wonderful time I had at this year’s Comms Unplugged event, and telling a story about a very old and special teaspoon. I’m still very … Continued
Evening all! How are we doing? Feeling good? Enjoying your Thursday so far?! Ready to dive into another weirdly rambling weekly blog episode?! Well that’s certainly what you’ll get if you read on…! Right now – for me – it’s … Continued
Happy Thursday! Isn’t it tired? And isn’t it hot?! Apparently, we are having a quick blast of summer after the rain-soaked July and August we’ve experienced here in the UK. Very well done to anyone who had booked this week … Continued
This backpack is made from paper. Well, apart from the zips, but you get what I mean. Paper Bag Co, who are a Wiltshire-based company specialising in wholesale paper bags for retail (as in the bags you’re given when you … Continued
If you’ve been reading my weekly blog posts this summer, you know I’ve been having a lot of fun testing out my new Petromax cast iron skillet. This marvellous bit of chunky outdoor cooking equipment (this one) was a gift … Continued
Good morning! How are you today? What’s on your Thursday list (other than reading my weekly blog post, of course?!)? Got a clear and straight forward day ahead of you? Or is yours looking a bit full and frantic like … Continued
Talking about peeing outdoors might be too much information for a blog post, but it’s a key component of spending days out hiking. Not drinking enough is simply not an option – and holding it in impossible! A Kula Cloth … Continued
Weirdly, day five of my Cotswold Way hike, which I did back at the end of April with hiking friend Fiona (start here if you’re not already up to date with my adventure journal series), is the one I think … Continued
Hello hello hello! Here goes another weekly blog episode. This time I am writing (or at least starting to write), this random rambling post whilst sat on my sofa with my right foot elevated, balancing my laptop on my knee. … Continued
In stark contrast to day three of the Cotswold Way, which was the shortest and wettest of the hike, day four of this adventure would be the warmest and longest. Grab a cup of tea, because this adventure journal post … Continued