Remember this guy?

Hey!

You may remember me writing a song about a cat that I see on my way home everyday? I used to call him/her Mister Flufferbutt McGee... well I still see him most days, and he runs over for his hugs!

The other day I met his owner - and he is actually a he, and not a girl like I thought at one point! AND his name is actually Archie... I didn't tell his owner that I call him Mister Flufferbutt McGee and I definitely didn't tell her that "Archie" has a song dedicated to him on Youtube... hahahaha!

Anyway this is what Fluffer looks like - 

He's really cute!

If you never heard the song... and honestly it is really very silly, then here it is...

Err... yeah so anyway...

Love and Meows

x x

Sunshine, running and watching sport.

Hello!
We've had a little bit of summer! That was kinda nice. I spent a whole afternoon in my parents garden (I don't have a garden so I go there to sunbathe!) in the sun reading my book. I even turned my phone off! It was lovely. I know sunbathing isn't very good for you but I enjoy it so much and I always put sunscreen on and go into the shade frequently. 
I got to see the lovely Merlin and Ozzie too (Or Merlie and Noodle as I call them!! hahaha)

I'm really enjoying watching the Olympic Games too, I always love being able to watch all the different sports that are never normally on tv. It's boring that we only get to see football, rugby, cricket, golf and a few others the rest of the time. Wouldn't it be great if womens sport was on tv on a regular basis too?
Talking of sport and exercise, I had pretty much a whole month off running, what with being unwell and then injuring my knee. I'm back running again but I'm having to take it easy because of my knee and also because my fitness has taken a bit of a hit unfortunately. I'm back on it though, and hopefully I will be able to take part in the Mud Runner in a couple of months or so.
I do like running, although sometimes I hate it because it's so hard!
Love and Gold Medals
x x

How do you survive having a cold?

Well.. okay, it's not that hard to survive a cold! But these are my tips to make sure you get through it without feeling too bad...

... If you are poorly right now, I hope you feel better soon
Love 
x x

Disappointed!

I should be at Mud Runner right now! But instead I am at home. I didn't get a cold incidentally - I got flu instead. A cold I could have dealt with, and I would have been out there running today. But no, I had the works, shivers, aching muscles, face pain (yeah I know face pain?) and well now I have a normal cold. So I think taking all my supplements means it has gone away quicker than it would have done, but it means that I'm not able to do mud runner oblivion anyway.
Seriously gutted!
Clare will be at the race ready to go right now, I'm so jealous! All our runs out together in preparation, and now she has to do the event on her own! Never fear though, I will find other events to do! AND I won't be getting sick before them! 
You know what it is? It's Ruuuuuubbish! hahaha!
Well I'm wishing Clare the best of luck, and I'm sure I'll be out training again soon! :-)
Love and no mud!
x x

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