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Friday…!

TFI and all that jazz. Just getting on the tube at clapham north. We have a post leaner, he’s also hanging on to the rail above the doors but departs at stockwell. All seems very subdued. Calm before the storm?

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Posted in Clapham North, Friday, Ideas, Overground, Reasons to be cheerful, Sweating, Tube, Underground, Work, Work/Life balance

Same old, same old

Its a new dawn, its a new day, feeling good? No not really. Whether it is the nagging cough or beads of sweat running down my back, front, wherever, I am not skipping down the pavement to school. I have

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Posted in choice, Ideas, New Life, Wife, Work, Work/Life balance

Monday, Monday…

Packed Tube….. A nasty nasal soup of aftershave and deodourant as the mostly male crush hurtles to Stockwell. Most of the crowd get out for the Victoria line which is a blessing. So a day at Ascot on Friday (unfortunately

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Posted in London, Monday, Tube, Underground, Weekend, Work, Work/Life balance

Humpday

I ran 17.36km home last night. I went through St James’ Park, Green Park, Hyde Park and finally Battersea Park. I was dehydrated, blood sugar high to begin with and sluggish but happy to get another long run under my

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Posted in Clapham North, Running, Underground, Work/Life balance

Friday Friday Friday

So my three day week nears its end. Was it easier? Or harder? Tubes were more pleasant, less people on the phone as half were in holiday, less people full stop apart from the half term kids who all seemed

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Posted in Friday, London, Rugby, Tube, Work/Life balance

3 day week!

So on Wednesday night we are setting off for a week camping in Pembrokeshire. I can’t wait. It will also be when this blog changes from the diary of a 40 year old to a diary of a 41 year

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Posted in Cymru, Loss, Mum, Pembrokeshire, Wales, Weekend

A little weekend weary….

My running life is taking over…. It is my prime compunction at the moment to slip on my trainers and get out and get running in parks, streets, dreams… My sponsorship effort continues apace and I’ve no doubt I’ll reach

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Posted in Running, Weekend

197%….!

So as I stumble to work in a bit of a haze, over-tired? Under-tired? I think of what a nice day it was yesterday. I finally posted my just giving pages for my Ashridge half marathon in June and the

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Posted in Cymru, Death, Family, London, Mum, Pembrokeshire, Running, Tribute, Wales

A year long summer? Thank god for a four day week

Running has been going well. 10km yesterday, I’m going to run home each day from work this week so 50km in total by Friday. Then need to start stretching distance as my first half marathon isn’t far away… This should

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Posted in Family, Joy, Mum, Running, Summer, Weekend

Choice

Friday… Yay. Kit packed for run home. Seat on tube. Can’t say fairer than that. God I feel fat. Just waddled to the tube, now I am sure I have excess baggage from a very indulgent long weekend and cleaning

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Posted in choice, Ideas, London, Me, Tube, Underground, Work/Life balance, Writing

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus!

Happy St David’s day to all. I think my patron saint is protecting me today. Meeting postponed! Guy stuck on way in! I was poorly prepared in any event so a postponement is awesome, 3pm, perhaps an element of poets

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Posted in Cymru, Friday, Joy, Me, Wales, Work

Oh sit down

Soo… Second hangover in as many days, this is like being in my thirties again! I promise myself a healthy weekend if I can just make it through Friday…. And I have an 8am meet that I can just see

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Posted in Clapham North, Places, Stuff, Tube, Underground, Weekend, Writing

That Friday Feeling

Surely there is no better feeling than that tantalising,  expectant, beautiful feeling that builds from a tiny speck in the distance on Monday to the full on crescendo of joy at the end of the working day on Friday? Freedom

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Posted in Child, Friday, Joy, London, Stuff, Weekend, Work, Writing