How to be happy with your present life.
More money. A better job title. A bigger home. A car. Better clothes. More marathons. More friends. The perfect partner. Natural it may be, but living in a constant state of eagerness for more, or a “better life” can be tiring and stressful, and it comes with risk....
My first ultras: Tears of joy and pain
In my 30th year, I decided to tick an ultra marathon off my bucket list. So, I did, but instead of doing one, I did two. That wasn’t my original intention. The first race was so tough...
Finding a running community
It's been a year since I joined Pace Run Club in Manly. It holds a lot of firsts and achievements for me in this town. It's the first group I joined; the first local people I met; the first running friends I made in Sydney; I shared my first ever trail races with friends I met at this club....
Diving in Gili Meno
I can't stop smiling and talking about our diving trip from Gili Meno this week. Three dives wasn't enough. It was incredible...
A difficult week. Happy Monday.
I'm not usually glad to see Mondays, but this week I am. Last week was a weird one. I couldn't switch off from work and I felt homesick for the first time too....
Manly is the one!
We've just spent a week in Manly and it brings good news. This is where we want to live! ...
Coogee
Coogee is really lovely. The beach is a little smaller than Bondi, but it's beautiful. It's ocean pool is my favourite from the beaches round here. The beach is smaller than Bondi, but still fairly big. It's much quieter though. It's a more residential version of Bondi...
Beautiful, brutal, Bondi beach
I spent this week living in a happy bubble wandering around Bondi beach. Yesterday my bubble burst. I went down to the beach for a dip at around 4pm to find the beach standing still. Everyone was silent. Something was wrong...
Lessons in Bondi
Hi, I'm Charlotte and I like Vegemite. I've been a life long lover of Marmite. I feel bad for liking Vegemite; like I'm cheating on Marmite. And so it begins...
Bondi to Coogee
Today was mostly spent walking from Bondi - Coogee on the coastal walk. It was awesome. It's approx 10k there and back...
Sydney journal: Day one
Day one in Sydney was mostly spent in bars and coffee shops waiting for the keys to our airbnb apartment. Our apartment is awesome; right on the beach front with a great view. I can sit on the window seat and watch the world go by...
Peru diaries: Food in Lima
This is our journal of Peru— it mostly involved eating amazing food! And the epic hike to Machu Picchu of course...
Brighton half marathon
Training for a half marathon over the winter has been hard work, but one of the best bits about it was rekindling my love of Brighton....
Hanging out with seals in Lundy
We spent our bank holiday weekend diving with seals around Lundy Island...
Avoiding the dreaded questions in my late-twenties
Sometimes it feels like there's an idea adopted by society about how life should turn out. You could sketch a journey and a timeline that you are expected to follow in life....
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