A few weeks ago, I wrote a short post abut how some people had found my blog by searching ‘depressed quotes’!
Well, things must be looking up for me, as someone found me this week by searching for this:
Yay! Cool Movember motivation? That’s more like it!
It’s ‘fess up time. I’ve had some late nights this week, and so my POTM has slipped. I’m about 10K off target, which is not good; but is entirely recoverable, I hope!
How are you doing with your November challenges?
Happy Friday, everyone!
Do you have any plans for the weekend? I have my nephew’s Christening, so I’ll be heading through to Glasgow again tonight.
How’s the Christmas shopping going?  All done yet? 😮
Recently, I’ve been eating like I’m still preparing for races:
This is a slight problem because, well, I don’t have any races, and I’ve eased off on my training. Hmmmm.
I’ve also been really enjoying Christmas coffees:
And, I’ve been enjoying the odd gin. My friend bought ne a bottle of Caorunn for my birthday, and it’s my favourite. If you only ever drink gin with tonic, you should try a Caorunn with elderflower cordial and ginger syrup. A-ma-zing.
Last weekend, we popped into the new Waitrose store in Helensburgh, and I was very tempted impressed with their selection:
It was difficult to walk away without adding any of these to my basket!
Do you plan to treat yourself to anything this weekend?
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been nominated by two of my favourite bloggers, The Improbable Runner and Jane Likes to Run for the Liebster Award! Thanks, you guys! 😀
The rules for this award are:
-Answer the 10 questions which are given to you by the nominator. Done!
-Nominate 10 other bloggers for this award who have less than 200 followers. Kinda done- I don’t know how many followers  folks have, so I’ve nominated at random!
-Create 10 questions for your nominees to answer. Done!
-Let the nominees know that they have been nominated by going to their blog and notifying them. In Progress!
Here are the questions posed by The Improbable Runner along with my answers:
1) As a teenager, what was your most shameful celebrity crush?
Kevin Bacon. There’s no shame in that. I still fancy him, if I’m honest….
2) Pies, sweet or savoury?
Sweet, every time!
3) Free healthcare, yes or no?
Yes- but I don’t know anything else
4) How many pairs of trainers do you own?
At least six, probably eight pairs
5) What is the drunkest you’ve ever been?
Very drunk. Not my finest hour.
6) What is the most gadgety piece of sports equipment you own?
My Nike FuelBand and SportWatch GPS
7) Your favourite music album
Raintown by Deacon Blue
8) Movie currently in your dvd player/last watched
I’m watching Mrs Miracle 2 right now, so I’ll have to say that.
9) Have you had any tweets from celebs? If so who?
NikeWomen, but no famous people
10) cat or dog person?
Neither, I’m sorry!
And here are the questions posed by Jane Likes to Run, along with my answers:
1. What is your go-to drink?
Fruit tea in the morning, coffee mid morning, sparkling water any other time. Vino at the weekends 😉
2. If you could have a superpower, what would it be?
The ability to function with no sleep. I could do so much!
3. What is the best book you have read recently?
Recently I re-read The Great Gatsby. Does that count?
4. What is your special weird person trick?
I can’t think of one!
5. What do you do for a living?
I’m an Operations Manager.
6. Who is your role model?
I look up to lots of people, but not one person in particular
7. If you could take a vacation anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Tenerife. Every time.
8. Do you prefer driving or riding shotgun?
Riding shotgun, being chauffeured.
9. Do you have any pets, or what kind of pets would you like to have?
None!
10. City life or country life?
Country life for me!
My nominations go to:
And my questions are:
1. What can you see from your window right now?
2. Which is your favourite season?
3. Do you prefer to lie in or rise early?
4. What’s your favourite dinner ever?
5. What would be your dream dinner party guests?
6. What piece of advice do you most often share?
7. Which album did you last listen to?
8. Are you a Techy geek or Techno phobe?
9. Which is your favourite holiday?
10. What was the best present you ever received?
I think that we are so lucky to live in such a beautiful part of the world. Here’s today’s vista:
What do you think? What’s your view like today?
No, not to running, I’m afraid.
I’m confessing my addiction to Breaking Bad! 😉
My boring life is on hold as I watch episode after episode, and I now have only three episodes left to watch 😮
Not bad, since I only started watching a couple of weeks ago! I’ve been viewing all campervans with suspicion ever since 😉
So, no running. But to be honest my legs are enjoying the break after three races in 14 days. My next race is 16 days away.
But I’ve not caught up on any other TV shows: Strictly Come Dancing, or Under the Dome, or Biggest Loser, or Downton Abbey, or even Pointless!
Tonight, I’ll get my life back, just in time for a busy weekend 😉
How has your Monday been?
Have you been for a run yet today? Struggling to get out that door?
Hope that helps you 😀
If you’re anything like me, you’ll cast a glance over what, if any, search terms are used by people to find your blog.
Well, last week, someone came across my blog searching for this:
What?? Depressed quotes?
Maybe I’ll need to have some more positive posts from now on!
Tonight, @TheWelshWookie and I headed for a short run, to keep the legs ticking over before the Zombie Night Run on Saturday evening. We’ve found out that the first two miles are straight uphill, so thanks to PirateBobcat, I’ve been reframing my thinking. All hill are relative, and running is a matter of perspective. These are my current mantras.
Today’s Stats:
Run: 2 miles, slow
Time: 20:39
Trainers: LunarEclipse
Weather: cool, cloudy, a little showery
Today’s life lesson: Assuming that all daytime phone calls are sales calls is a mistake: some nice surprises come that way, too!
What’s been the weirdest search term you’ve used, or someone has used to find your blog?
And now for the most difficult aspect of the award, in part because I have to limit my choices to ladies! These are in no particular order:
Happy Hump Day, everyone! We’re on the downward slope to the weekend!
Here’s a couple of my favourites from my Pinterest motivation board:
 
As you’ll have seen from yesterday’s post, we had some heavy rain yesterday. I know because I ran in it 😉
And so, as a result of all this rain, we have had a landslip. Actually, we’ve had three landslips today: two on the A83 at Glen Kinglas and Glen Croe at the Rest and Be Thankful, and a third at Tighnabruaich. The A83 is the main road into (and out of) Argyll, and this is the eighth landslip closure in six years, since we moved to Argyll.
Here’s the clear-up job today:
And just to give you some perspective, here’s a wee map.The dark blue line is the affected part of the road:
The road has just been re-opened for now, but as the forecast is for more rain, I’m obviously a bit concerned about getting to Glasgow tomorrow night for the Great Scottish Run weekend. 😦
The alternative route is a sixty mile detour, also marked on the map, and it adds about an hour and a half onto the two hour journey.
It’s just one of the joys of living in a rural area, on the west coast of Scotland!
Here’s the BBC coverage if you’re interested.
I have just one thing that I puzzle over. This is the warning sign at The Rest:
When the lights flash, we’re advised to proceed with caution. Does that mean I should drive slowly, and keep an eye on the hillside; or drive fast to minimise the chances of being swept away? 😮
Wish me luck in getting through to Glasgow tomorrow!
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