About me

Firstly - a warm welcome - thank you for taking the time to come and visit me on my website!

I am a retired Physiotherapist and a Blogger.

I worked as a Physiotherapist for nearly 30 years, mainly in the NHS across England, Scotland, and Wales. In 2024 I took the opportunity to take early retirement.

I have been blogging since 2022. I blog on things that I feel passionate about and that may inspire or help others.

I believe in putting out quality rather than quantity of blog articles. For this reason, I do not commit to putting out articles every week.

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The things I love in life and make time for:

• My violin - playing fiddle music (I'm still not great at playing the faster tunes!!)
• Walking national trails - both home and abroad
• Travel at home and abroad (on my own or organized tours)
• Reading - fiction and nonfiction. I highlight and mark my books / Kindle and put new learnings into my zettelkasten
• I enjoy daily walking (about 30 minutes)
• Yoga (about 5 minutes each morning)
• Meditation (Transcendental and Mindfulness - about 20 minutes each morning)
• Journalling (1 A5 page each morning using the Artists Way method)
• Upper Limb training using body weight and resistance bands x 2 per week at home
• Photography - mainly on my longer walks and when traveling
• Learning: either from books; webinars; online courses; Podcasts; YouTube Videos
• My blog posts - this helps me to pass on my learnings to others.

I want to get back to running - at least twice per week for 30 minutes. Once I have done this I will join Park Run for moral support.

I enjoy moving gently out of my comfort zone and trying new things.

My Retirement

I want this to be a time for adventure, developing current interests, doing more travel but more 'slowly', and personal development. I feel energized by having the time, freedom, and health to do all the things I want to do for as long as I can.

My moto for 2024: