Top Tips For Walking And A FitBit Giveaway

Top tips for walking :

• Know where you can and can't walk and know the rights of the countryside.

• Learn what features on the map mean.

• Always keep dogs on leads.

Walking it is free

Walking is a great way for families to out and about and it doesn't cost anything either, it is a pollution free way to get your daily exercise. And in walking not only are you being kind to your health you are being kind to the environment as well.

Exploring your local area is a good way to get started I have been in my local area for 10 years and I am still discovering places that I didn't know existed.

This is only 2 miles from me amazing !

Spending time together 

With walking you can do several things at once like for me getting to work and taking pictures , also when I am walking with friends I chat to them as we go along our merry way. Enjoy nature , green spaces as it is a great way to relax and for kids to run off some steam or just to have a quiet moment to yourself.

A mile is only a 20 minute walk would you believe!.


Think about joining a rambling group

It is a good way of getting to meet people and you'll discover more and more exciting places.

Getting close to wildlife

You can get close to wildlife when you are walking I see all manor of creatures when I am out walking, there are many walking around natures reserves as well.  I see the outdoors as a fabulous extension of the classroom : a outdoor classroom. I often see the birds sweeping and diving above my head as I walk and I will often stuff and close my eyes and just listen to their beautiful song.


Getting Fit

I hate spending money to get fit if I am honest I am loathed to go to a dieting group it is just not for me , you have to have a strong will and put your mind to it. It is hard at first but practise practise with those feet and you will go miles and miles and achieve a smile ! So I have attached the  FitBit Activity Tracker to Mr T  and off he went (with the Fitbit  can check on your daily activity either on your phone or computer) 

The water bottle received along with the Fitbit I am making good use of as well as it is important to stay hydrated when you are out walking and do make sure you wear a hat and wear suncream.

On my latest walk I was following the Nomad Way.

Life in the Slow lane 

Life doesn't have to be all about being in the fast lane , if you haven't got the beautiful Derbyshire on the doorstep like I do but want to enjoy beautiful views and places and spaces then why not head over to Inntravel who specialise in slow holidays. With Inntravel you are not just limited to walking there is cycling , skiing , train travel so need to rush those beautiful views aren't going anywhere , they are just waiting for you.

a Rafflecopter giveaway Disclosure : I was sent a FitBit and a water bottle the same as which is being given away. Open to uk only 

Ode To The Bullet Journal.

• Ode to the Bullet journal .

• I don't know you yet.

A Bullet Journal * picture courtesy of Nickie from Typecast

• I didn't know that I need you but I do.

• For today was the day that I found I needed you.

• I woke with a sense of I should be doing something that uneasy nagging feeling that you can't quite shift . I live  in a digital world, everything is at my beck , flip or call . Is it on line ? can I access the information on my computer, phone, IPad or any other smart device?

• So what did I forget was it to buy the milk ? the necessity in the start of peoples day ?

• Was it forgetting to feed the cat ? so hungry it was ready to gnaw the postman's leg off at any opportunity.

• Had I forgotten to pay a bill, would I be getting a phone call or a letter, a lovely shade of red.

• Did I owe the government money * yes actually bless those Tax Credits ( sideways look)

• When it is just you organising yourself you can sort of do it by remembering but it soon spirals out of control, more and more so the older you get, as the grey noggin revolts and declares "we don't need to hold that information"

• It is not only the march of older age that leads us in organising failure it is also hectic lives, and those of our children, our children's children, wives , partners, husbands pets.

• Think of an Octopus at a rave blowing  whistles and waving glow sticks then you have a sense of how I feel.

• So down to the nuts and bolts of what I actually forgot.

• WORK.

• How could anyone forgot work.

• Not a problem you might think but I was here.

I wasn't where I should have been !

• OOPS.

• SO I pedalled like fury like the character associated with the witch out of Wizard of Oz .

• Bradley Wiggins had nothing on me and I wasn't overly late and still had the time to do the Cha Cha in aerobics.

• So I need to get a Bullet Journal to get me organised.

• It is basically old school analogue that answers a calling in this mad , mad digital world.

The long and winding road.

Local Pub Food #LocalPubGrub

Pub Grub has taken on a celestial aspect in recent years long gone are the limited choices of chips with scampi, pie or sausages . I found the wide choice of food excellent  particularly   after a long Bank Holiday walk , and the guest ales and heart food provided much welcome refreshment.

My family and I enjoy real pub grub not the ping and go of the microwave that sadly frequents some establishments , thankfully this is not true of my local pub which is steeped in good beers and ales as well as history. The pub is every year the scene of the Bonnie Prince reenactment which is a good family occasion and a great reason for a get together and  #LocalPubGrub.


The only thing my local pub is lacking is a play garden for the kids but this is not really feasible as the beer garden is next to the river and any fencing would spoil the stunning and unbelievable views. The Crew and Harpur is a pub that is ideally placed and offers accommodation as well as hearty #LocalPubGrub

The Crew and Harpur is a converted 17 th coaching inn , it is situated between the medieval villages of Swarkstone and Melbourne. The adjoining stable block has been turned into comfortable and welcoming accommodation. The Crew and Harpur is ideally place for business travellers and tourists alike, with easy links to the motorways. East Midlands airport is only 7 miles away the Crew and Harpur provides easy access routes to Alton Towers, Denby Pottery and many many more outstanding attractions.

On this occasion myself and my husband went on a long bank holiday walk which started at the pub and of course finished at the pub , so we treated ourselves after the long walk by eating there. The pub has a good menu and caters very well for children . We love the place so much that we have often had our Christmas day dinner there , whatever your hunger pang they have a dish that will meet your need.

As a family we love that our local pub  is a family friendly establishment and treats children and teenagers with the respect they deserve , if they want to swap peas for sweetcorn then no problem they will do it. When I came with husband after that long walk I mentioned we ate in the snug area and it felt and was very intimate , you could watch the world go by from inside the mum and yet gaze into the beer garden and watch the river slowly babble by.

Disclosure : I Paid for my meal myself but was kindly sent Gorden Ramseys cook book "Great British Pub Food.

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Happy to Quote Tuesday

I think life needs a marker so today is "Happy to Quote" Tuesday I am going to the shop to buy a Funny Feet ice cream and this feels me with happiness.

Not ground breaking.

No.

Fun.

Yes.