Hello sunshine!

It's a glorious day today. I just returned from a lovely walk with the dog and her ball through fields and down farm tracks. The sun was shining and felt warm on my skin, there was a light breeze, all I could hear were birds and tractor engines. However, there are some menacing dark clouds on the horizon threatening to spoil my fun!

Getting moving

I have to say I'm feeling pretty motivated at the moment when it comes to getting outside and getting back in the running game. I started running last January and completed my first 10k a few months later, but unfortunately (and for reasons I honestly can't remember anymore) I lost all motivation and had stopped running by the time August rolled around. As much as I loved the amazing feeling of crossing a finish line, knowing I'd made it, I began finding it harder and harder to drag myself outside and put one foot in front of the other. However, with my renewed appreciation for all things outdoorsy, a desire to get fit and stay in shape, and the inspiration of other bloggers, I've joined an online running community and I'm looking for 10k races happening this summer. I really did enjoy running, and I believe that having a goal to work towards, a finish line to cross, might help spur me on when I just can't bring myself to lace up my trainers.

It helps that I'm currently spending the week in a gorgeous part of the world. I'm visiting my mum and brother in Scotland for Easter. The place they recently moved to is only a stone's throw from Edinburgh but it feels as though we're in the middle of nowhere. Walking the dog down a beaten farm track, passing horses in fields as if it's an everday occurrence, is really inspiring. I can't wait to start running and taking advantage of my local area when I get back.

Welcome reminder

I've neglected this site of late, for no reason other than lack of motivation. But a trip today made me realise how lucky I am and how happy I can potentially be. A blogger's post I read earlier talked about feeling as if you're right where you ought to be, as if nothing could be better at that moment in time. I felt that today. Walking up and down the hills and in and out the trees at Hardcastle Crags with the person who means most to me in my life made me so grateful to be alive and able to see the spectacular things Mother Nature has given us in this world. The air was fresh and crisp, the trees were bare but beautiful, the sound of the water made me never want to hear another sound again, the fellow walkers we encountered were friendly, and the views were just breathtaking.

I never want to sound cheesy on this site. My goal is to just talk about what's on my mind and remind myself of the glorious things which surround me, so that when I feel like nothing's going right, I can read all I've written and remember that there are more significant things in this world than essays.