Friday, July 5, 2013

Friday MishMash-posting


It's Friday again, although for the unemployed such as myself it's just xxxxday. :D

I might have good news on that matter, but one is not going to count ones chicken just yet!


Meanwhile, last Saturday I visited Dawlish with John. It was beautiful! Dawlish is known for its black swans. And I don't know about you guys, but I've never seen black swans before and they were breath taking. We even saw cygnets ie. baby swans. We walked along the sea line all the way to Dawlish Warren. I'm glad John is a patient man, as I stopped every two metres to take photos! :)
 Speaking of which..




Cygnet 
Black swan 




I was also trying to take artsy photos of the sea but only ended up getting plain ones..  And wet because I got too close to the waves!

                                                                  






 And of course I took pictures of the historic and world renown Jurassic Coast. It's a World Heritage Site and attracts tourists and locals alike. It's humbling to realize that this rock has been there for millions of years and that humans truly are the newbies on the planet.

                                                         





This is something the low tide revealed. :)
I realize that this has been quite a consistent posting. So to make it into more of a MishMash-posting as the title promised..

I'm getting into exercise again! Haven't been able or willing to do much because of the wrist and the cast. And I also feel moving to another country and all that contributed to not really having time or opportunity to exercise. Be that as it may, I've started again. Not so much to lose weight or anything but just for the general benefits of being fit. Weight control is an added bonus of course but not the main aim.
So, I've bought a Hula Hoop. I had one in Finland but left it behind as it was awkward to pack. This one is pink and grey and weighs 1,2 kg. It's very effective and around 15 minutes is enough a day or every other day. And it's fun! My theme song is The Wurzels' Combine Harvester. I love the song I never grow tired of it and the rhythm helps keep the Hula hooping! ;)
I also got a fitness disc. It's a device you stand on and rotate the top bit with the use of your abs. It's good fun! And it works on the abs and the back.
We also bought a gym ball for miscellaneous exercise. And I got a yoga mat and am following the brilliant guide book Simply Yoga by Yolanda Pettinato. 
And as we're not eejits (Irish word for idiot) we do take advantage of the weather and our beautiful surroundings and go out for walks as much as possible. I promised myself I'd take my camera with me to the next walk because the scenery is awesome!

And yet, in spite of all my efforts to be good and well mentally and physically, I'm still having nightmares every night. So even though I feel I left many of my shackles behind when I moved over here, some are still there.

I hope all my readers are well and enjoying the summer time and everything worth living for in life!
It's a sunny day today and the weather forecast says Scorchio! so I'm hoping to go out and enjoy. And let's all of us remember our sunblock and hats. And to drink (preferably water) at least once an hour.

Keep calm and carry on!
x x


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