Disaster 24 hours

Ok, so disaster might be a little over dramatic! But last night while I was making my raw brownies (which do taste nice, although I put too much almond milk in so they're not really like brownies, more like... well I don't know, but it tastes good!) I was mega tired and cleaning up, just cleaning out my hand blender... forgetting it was still plugged in... pressed the power button by accident... finger in blade vicinity... yeeeeeaaaaaow!
Yeah - blended my finger a little... not too bad though, it's still all intact, just a little bit shredded on where my finger print would be. It did bleed rather a lot, and yes I did cry rather a lot too!! Ouch! But it seems to be healing super speed. No guitar playing for a while though!!
My other disaster is that I couldn't go running this evening - no not because of my finger, I'm not that much of a wuss! - but because I've developed a sore throat, and feel like I'm coming down with something. So not cool, I really don't want a cold in time for Sunday.
So in order to fight this off I'm dosing myself up with half a ton of Vit C and Olive Leaf!

You can even see my herbal tea on the table in an attempt to get as much going on to get rid of this before it even starts! I will NOT get a cold! Hahaha.

Well I hope it works anyway, I'm really looking forward to Mud Runner and I don't wanna miss it because of a silly cold!

Love and Vitamin C

x x

5 days to go...

It's Mud Runner Oblivion on Sunday... 

...I'm scared!

Hahaha! Actually I'm excited, I've been doing loads of exercise, and the running is back on track after my tiredness phase! It's gonna be a laugh anyway, as it's the first event myself and Clare have ever done.

I'll report on our adventure!

Love and running

x x

Playing in Lineover woods

I've not been able to write much lately, mainly because I spent nearly 3 weeks feeling exhausted! I must've been fighting something off. So there wasn't much energy for things like running, music and writing blogs. 

However I'm back in the world of the energetic now, which is lucky as I need to be fighting fit ready for Mud Runner Oblivion... which is the 10k obstacle course that I have somehow managed to be roped into?! (I'm sure it'll be fun... that's what I keep telling myself anyway! haha!)

I did go for a walk in Lineover woods on Sunday though, something that I'd been meaning to do for a while. There's quite a lot of cool things to see too. 

This is a Fragrant Orchid, which was growing in the more open part of the woods.

...And these mushrooms we found on a dying tree, they are called Dryad's Saddle, because they look like a saddle for a horse for a pixie or something! They are actually edible... not sure I'm up for trying them though! They did look really cool and magical though. :-)

To be honest I just like being in the woods and looking at all the cool plants and creatures, I get a bit nerdy with it! We saw a red and black froghopper too, and lots of bees and other wild flowers, and of course slugs hahaha!

Love and Woodlands

x x

My Guitar

I love my guitar. 

There I said it. I know I'm never gonna be a virtuoso, but I love writing songs on it, and I love how it sounds. It's a pretty one. :-) Many hours have been spent just me and my guitar, writing new songs or attempting to learn other peoples...

I miss it when I don't get to play for a few days, even if I'm not playing anything special... (like I say, I'm no virtuoso!)

I only ever learnt to play guitar because I wanted to be in a band, hahaha! But I got hooked, I love songwriting, I'm seriously falling in love with singing again. My neighbours must get fed up with hearing me sing! The one tells me she thinks it's nice, so I guess I'm safe from raging neighbours for now! 

So I don't think I'll be ditching my guitar any time soon, and thanks Ray, if you read this, for selling me such a lovely instrument! 

Love and guitar

x x

Running

It's official. I've started to actually enjoy running, rather than doing it because it's a goal, and I get competitive!! Clare and I ran our first 10k the other night, and whilst the time wasn't great, we were running cross country and largely uphill. There was such a sense of achievement when we got back!
I'm really enjoying running now because we're now sometimes running out through the fields and trees, and it's just so beautiful!

It amazes me that we see an improvement in our fitness every time we go out... although I would have never gotten to this stage if it weren't for Clare dragging me out to run, come what may!! She got the bug long ago! And I honestly never thought I'd look forward to going out for a run, but here I am looking forward to going out tonight and covering some distance.
Clare writes our running blog at the mo, so go check that out too:
http://donnaandclaregorunning.blogspot.co.uk/ 
Love and running
x x

Home

I honestly never thought I would feel at home anywhere... that's probably a strange thing to say, but ever since I moved out of my parents home when I was 18 or so, nowhere really ever felt like home. Nothing ever felt permanent... not that anything ever is, I guess I just never felt like I was staying anywhere. Since I got back from Canada it just made me realise... I'm here, I'm home. I feel like this is the right place for me. 

Out on a run the other night, we ran up through some fields... then just stopped to look back the other way. I love this part of the world, I love all the trees, and the open feel to everything. This time of year is amazing everything is so green and bright. It makes me happy. 
Especially after winter which just makes me wanna hibernate! I don't even mind all the rain because all the trees look so alive! 
Love and Home
x x

Canada

Yes, I went to Canada, and now I've recovered from the journey home (which felt more epic than it should have done) I thought I'd share a few pictures of the things I saw...

An afternoon by the lake..

We went to the Cheltenham Badlands (ironic to go somewhere called Cheltenham I know) ... I could've sat here for hours listening, and watching the birds of prey circle over the trees. It was really hot though, and I was already a little bit pink in the face!

A weekend in Toronto, which was hectic to say the least! We saw a hilarious burlesque show on the Friday night. Saturday was spent, the afternoon in the Art Gallery nursing a hangover, then watching Ani di Franco at the Winter Garden Theatre in the evening. She was amazing, as expected, but her support band were awesome too. Pearl and the Beard. Definitely worth a listen!

Then... this is what we were greeted with on the Monday back in Orangeville! Not so cool! I am definitely not a fan of snow...

Anyways, I had a really awesome time, I slept for 12 hours last night and I could probably still sleep more now! 

Probably should actually do some stuff instead though!

Love and Adventures

x x