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Review: The Pottery Place, Witney (and #1 and #5 from my list!)

Review: The Pottery Place, Witney (and #1 and #5 from my list!)

March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 Alison
Mum, being the thoughtful person she is, perused my 101 things in 1001 days list for an idea for a birthday present, spotted “#1: Paint a plate (or mug or bowl)” and gave me a voucher to s... Read More
It's time to put myself first

It’s time to put myself first

March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 Alison
Such a long time since I wrote here …. but I’ve missed my blog and am keen to start writing more often. Life has often thrown a challenge or two at me and none more challenging than what I... Read More
Progress photos, 10 months on

Progress photos, 10 months on

March 8, 2017March 22, 2018 Alison
On the DDP Yoga app you can upload photos in 6 different poses, so you can monitor your progress over the months. I’ve had a request to show the photos, to demonstrate how much difference DDPY h... Read More
My Fitness Journey - an update

My Fitness Journey – an update

February 21, 2017March 22, 2018 Alison
Last April I set off on a mission to finally rid myself off the 4+ stones of excess weight I’ve been carrying round for about 20 years, and to get fitter and healthier. I was eating better, redu... Read More
Review: Eat, Pray, Love

Review: Eat, Pray, Love

February 21, 2017March 22, 2018 Alison
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert My rating: 4 of 5 stars I picked this up as a freebie at work a million years ago – I think the stock photography company I worked for at the time had someth... Read More
End of week 7 weigh in ...

End of week 7 weigh in …

May 27, 2016March 22, 2018 Alison
And what a disappointment it was! This week I’ve been really focused on healthy eating, cutting down my alcohol intake quite dramatically, drinking plenty of water and keeping up with my exercis... Read More
Review: DDP Yoga

Review: DDP Yoga

May 25, 2016March 22, 2018 Alison
So here’s my review of DDP Yoga, the transformational fitness workout devised by American wrestler Diamond Dallas Page. We met DDP at Wrestlecon in Dallas, Texas this April, and until then I... Read More
Healthy Living Regime ... The Reboot!

Healthy Living Regime … The Reboot!

May 25, 2016March 22, 2018 Alison
OK so I have had a weight problem for most of my adult life, that much is obvious. When I fell pregnant with my daughter, back in 1993, I was 9.5 stone and a size 10-12. After I had Katie I went up to... Read More
Dallas Diaries Day 2: Axxess and WWE Hall of Fame

Dallas Diaries Day 2: Axxess and WWE Hall of Fame

April 22, 2016March 22, 2018 Alison
Day 2 started as day one had, in Cindi’s New York Diner near Reunion Tower. But whereas it had been empty the day before it was packed this time, mostly with wrestling fans! We bumped into the c... Read More
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Victoria Wood and Chyna: Farewell to two ambassadors for women in a man’s world

April 21, 2016March 22, 2018 Alison
I’m not one to have idols, and I don’t really “do” celebrities all that much, but there are some people who have influenced me or touched my life in some way, of course. And wi... Read More
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The Rose Petal Beach
5 of 5 stars
The Rose Petal Beach
by Dorothy Koomson
Dorothy Koomson is fast becoming one of my favourite authors, and this is definitely the best of the four books I've read by her (though the others were marvellous too!). I think the thing about her books is that on the surface they look...
tagged: read-in-2012 and highly-recommended
The Guy Selling Rubbish
1 of 5 stars
The Guy Selling Rubbish
by Jack Williams
A freebie Kindle book and a quick read (well under a hour) that gave me a snigger or two. After attempting to seel so,e rubbish on ebay for a laugh, the guy in the book is challenged by a friend to sell more and make some money. Over the...
tagged: read-in-2013
A Cromer Corpse
3 of 5 stars
A Cromer Corpse
by Kelvin I Jones
I was attracted to this because it had Cromer - my favourite place - in the title. When a body is pulled from the sea off Cromer with an unusual mark carved on it, an ex detective recently relocated from Cornwall to Norfolk for a quiet ...
tagged: read-in-2013 and thriller-crime

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