The date of my first lesson comes around quickly and strangely I'm nervous! As I arrive in the changing rooms, the room is filled with the sound of pumping music from the aqua size class that's coming to an end. Quickly this takes my mind off the reason for me being here on this occasion.
I haven't had a swimming lesson since I was in middle school, and social media is full of women of my age enjoying open water or wild swimming as part of their wellbeing regime. Having taken the plunge myself, it was soon apparent that I was well and truly out of my depth.
It's been approximately 42 years since I last had a swimming lesson. I have a fear of being out of my depth and with deep water in general. Yesterday I had the first of a series of swimming lessons to help me overcome my water based fears and insecurities.
Last October my family and I tested positive for COVID-19 and I decided to blog about my experience. Well that was 7 months ago and while I feel fit and healthy, the one area that took longer to get back to 'normal' is my sense of smell.
With corona virus infections on the rise this Winter, I've taken the decision to blog my run-in with the virus that's affected the world. This is part 2
With corona virus infections on the rise this Winter, I've taken the decision to blog my run-in with the virus that's affected the world. This is part 2
With a positive corona virus test recently my family and I are in isolation. This is my blog about taking the antibody test.
With corona virus infections on the rise this Winter, I've taken the decision to blog my run-in with the virus that's affected the world and changed so many lives.
How quickly can my sourdough starter be ready to bake with after refrigeration? This is something that I've been wondering and this is going to save me time and cut down on the amount of flour I'm using to resurrect my sourdough starter Gabrielle
