My son came home from Art Club yesterday really upset & disappointed in himself because he thought his painting of an apple was rubbish ☹️ I love it & think it’s great!! He’s only 10 😁
My Dad died this afternoon... 2 years battling terminal cancer & beating out the original 6-8 weeks life expectancy they gave him! I’m so glad we had those extra months...
Cancer is a bloody awful, cruel disease 😓
Raising a glass tonight to my Dad
#RIP
My Mum died yesterday... just 2 weeks after my Dad. How do you navigate such a sudden gaping hole in your life? 😓
Feeling numb right now but so glad I have a great network of family & friends to support me
#Loss
#RIP
Twenty years in the making at a cost of billions and we’re just walking away from
#Galileo
??! And no we can’t create our own as the remaining frequencies have largely been taken!!
Prime Minister Theresa May has confirmed the UK will not use the EU's 'Galileo' satellite system for defence of critical infrastructure after Brexit and the UK will explore its own alternatives
Compulsory language GCSEs were stopped in 2004. Now being made compulsory again which is great.. But by the same government that’s ending FOM with Brexit?? 🤔 Love to know where we will get the language teachers from!!!
58 min 10k this afternoon 😊 I know I’m not especially fast but I’ve improved so much over when I started running just over 3 years ago... Back then I was running 12 min miles 🤷♀️ It’s all about improving yourself...
#runner
@UKRunChat
@ClaireRemainer
@Katy_potatie
🤣🤣🤣 Reminds me of when my toddler sprinted off in a pedestrianised shopping area & I shouted STOP! My son stopped but so did most of the adults nearby 🤣
Warwick Uni clearly don’t give a shit about their female students. Because hey let’s welcome back the men who discussed raping you.. How could you feel safe there??
#ShameOnYouWarwick
Warwick students suspended over rape threats allowed to return early
#ShameOnYouWarwick
. Just perpetuates that this behaviour is ok. Excusing this behaviour is not ok.
Sub 30 5K! Dead chuffed with that today as it wasn’t planned & I had to crank it up over the last half mile to be a absolutely sure! 🤣
In 2 years of running I’ve improved my pace by 10 mins across 5K! It’s all about improving from where you were...
@UKRunChat
🚨URGENT WATCH & SHARE
The Rwanda Bill not only strips away basic human rights from people seeking safety - it puts all our rights at risk - because if this Govt can snatch them away when it pleases none of us has rights – just privileges that can be taken by people in power
Today for 1st time in 2 months I ran non stop for over an hour... Definitely still have a way to go to build my fitness back but it’s a start!!
#running
#Twittawinterchallenge
@gwpurnell
Ah well I used to do a bit of art. I’ve been telling him for years that things are never just one colour 😁 To always look for colours in shadows etc - maybe he’s finally listened!
Finally, three weeks after getting Covid & not feeling well enough to do anything - this morning I managed a strength workout!! Going to see if I’m up to a gentle run later...
#BackToFitness
@ccquad
Saw this happen to both my Mum and my father in law.. Life can change in a moment. I had no idea of the cost, effort & sheer stress involved in adjusting to this new reality.
As a society we seem to have mislaid our compassion…
Having a shit time at work, shit time at home & my Dad is in hospital... but at least I’m still managing to run. Last night a sub 30 5k despite a sore foot...
#Running
#MentalHealthMatters
@ElliotElinor
@FrightfulEeyore
Thank you! Yes I do support & encourage my kids & give them a chance to explore the things that interest them... To pursue your dreams you need to know what they might be 😊
So 3 black men get arrested at gunpoint while just viewing a property?! Why didn’t the police check out the details first? This is so many kinds of wrong...
Roy Thorne, left, w/ his 15 y/o son & realtor Eric Brown.
All 3 were held at gun point till later handcuffed & arrested by Wyoming, Michigan, police officers while touring a home!
Trying to buy a house while black. Trying to sell a house while black. Being a son while black! 💔
@RandyNorton_
Getting your hair washed at the hairdressers - I can’t wait for it to be over!! Even worse they sometimes offer a head massage too - my hair is wet, fast going cold & you want to dig your fingernails in my scalp?!
I just don’t get the appeal.. 🤷♀️
This is Karen who works at Ridgmont Lower School.
Last week she saved the life of the headteacher who was choking.
Thankfully she was first aid trained recently and was able act quickly and calmly.
Her idol is Tony Hadley so we popped along today and surprised her x
@luckyma_man
This is funny!! But also sad.. the driver is perfectly entitled to stop there 🤷♀️ The guy in uniform shouldn’t be shouting & swearing & generally losing it. But you gotta wonder why he’s so wound up in the first place ☹️
To all the people replying to this thread calling me ‘stupid’ because they assume I think language teachers only come from the EU. I don’t... But ending FOM is hardly going to help catch up the deficit in language teaching provision is it...
@MyNameIsQuain
@Hbobrow1Hbobrow
You said ‘in the us, guns save more lives than take, by over 10x the amount.’ How do you work that one out?? Where’s the data to support it?
Just to say I’ve had lots of folks asking if I would sell this picture. I am really humbled & appreciate your offers. But as a super proud Mum this is getting framed and going up on the wall at home! Some things are too precious to sell 😊
Struggling to get time for running at the moment. Managed a couple of miles after a very long day at work. Still they all count!
#Running
#RunWhenYouCan
For first time in ages I ran yesterday afternoon. Just over 4 miles but it’s a start! Then got my slap on for a girls night…
Feet are killing me this morning 🤩
Pic before things got messy!!!
#girlsNightOut
Forgive me for I have sinned - it’s been 3 days since my last run!! I’ve given in to the temptations of walking & cycling instead... 🤣 I’m now back in good books with over 4 miles run this afternoon 😇 How long do you leave it between runs??
@UKRunChat
Treated myself to some new workout gear. Road tested it today with 25 minutes of weights & 75 minutes of dance cardio 🤩
#workout
#dancecardio
#strength
My birthday this weekend & for once the weather is fabulous!! Wine tasting & karaoke yesterday, leisurely walks & catching some rays today then tapas later!!! Tomorrow I think I’ll paint the fence 🤣
#LivingTheDream
@DoctorChristian
Do you have to be a minority to care about them?? Can I only speak out against racism if I’m non-white? I wouldn’t presume to speak for a minority group but I’d still stand with them...
First run longer than 25 mins since fracturing my ribs.. So humid tho, that was bloody hard work!
Still that’s 10k done & ribs weren’t too sore 😊
#Result
@RunATWorld
#TeamEast
@CamiSotto4
Disliking her based on what? If you haven’t met her personally & spent time with her your knowledge of her character is based on what? The Oprah interview & media opinion 🤷♀️
We got a treadmill on 7th December and so far I’ve run over 30 miles on it! 😍 I know some people find them boring but for me it’s a game changer 👍
@UKRunChat
What a fucking depressing thread... Women suggesting schoolgirls are snowflakes for wanting to use proper sanitary products & why can’t they just use the really cheap shit - because girls are apparently throwing money away on makeup instead?! 🤷♀️🤦♀️
#periodpoverty
is real..
Sorry if this is gross.
But
#periodpoverty
FFS?!
My mum had to use old rags which my grandma boiled-washed and she re-used.
How did she ever manage to get a scholarship to grammar school, go to Uni and became a headteacher without free tampons???
Felt a bit down this afternoon so got myself out for a run! Forgot how much I love running outside & how hard it is running somewhere hilly! My Garmin reckons I’ve climbed equivalent of 50 flights of stairs already today 🤩
#Shropshire
#Running
Unplanned sub hour 10k this afternoon... Hit 4 miles & realised my time was good & thought I’d push for it. My god that was an effort- everything felt tired!!! I now look & feel about 100! 🤣
#Running
@oliviaabland
@Babybearlette
Well done you for kicking them to the kerb. If that’s how they treat you before you start just imagine what it’s like to work there!! And their Twitter profile says they ‘develop people’?? You are worth so much more - good luck with the job search!
More
#Strength
training today.. Have to say I’m really enjoying it! Got myself some heavier weights & my brother has also given me a barbell... so I’m all set! 💪🤩
Hoping I’ll eventually get rid of enough fat so you can see some muscle tone 🤣 Unlikely tho...
#LoveCakeTooMuch
Will I swap my window seat at the front of the plane for an aisle seat right at the back so this guy can sit next to his wife (who is in the middle seat next to me).. It’s a 1 hour flight!! FFS! And I paid extra for this seat... It’s a No from me 😁
#cheek
What happened to winter?? I’ve had sledges for 4 years now in the hope of snow & we’ve never used them... My 10 tog duvet is way too hot at night - even tho the heating is off & windows open! I miss it being cold.. It shouldn’t be 13C in January 🤷♀️
#ClimateChangeIsReal
Seen quite a bit of criticism levelled
@waitrose
& John Lewis for spending on this ad. I prefer this perspective- it’s keeping money flowing to creative industries & keeping other folk in jobs 🤷♀️
Love, hate or unarsed by the
#johnlewischristmasadvert
The key part is they had 8 separate creative teams working on each little scene, creating more work for the creative industries, in quite frankly desperate times.
My favourite is the hedgehog pretending to be a pigeon ❤️
Thank you for so many lovely replies... I’m just so sad so many people have lost loved ones to cancer... Take care of yourselves everyone! And cherish those you love ❤️
Out early for a long run. Cooked a massive roast beef with yorkshires & veg followed by sticky chocolate pudding this afternoon! This is why I run.... Something has to counteract the love of cooking & eating!! 😍
@UKRunChat
#runtoeat
Funeral for both my parents today... It was really hard at times. Especially the visual tribute - photos & videos of Mum & Dad set to music, including their wedding video. But mostly it was lovely.. Lovely to tell their story & remember just how wonderful they were...
Inspired by today’s London Marathon to get up & go for a long overdue run!
Gosh that was hard work!! Legs still really tired after yesterday’s weights… I’m too old for this
#running
lark 🤣
@AnnGarvin_
internet dating at 30 was a barrage of 45-60 year old men asking for dates & very abusive when I politely declined…
Age might only be a number but all too often it’s the wrong one!
FINALLY made it out for a run!! First one this year & first since bandages came off my hand! Only 4 miles & gosh did I feel slow! But it’s a start... Loving the
#runr
hat & I got a RMR shout out too!! 😊
@runr_uk
@UKRunChat
@Run_Mummy_Run
I set out running in just shorts & vest. Wasn’t expecting torrential rain!! Still that’s a few more (soggy) miles in the bag 😁 Nice rainbow 🌈 when I finished too!
@UKRunChat
Second vote on water companies dumping raw sewage yesterday - nothing has changed. Those companies can STILL dump huge amounts of raw sewage ☹️
#SewageScandal
SHAMEFUL: Conservative MPs just voted against a Lords amendment to the Environment Bill that banned private water companies pouring raw sewage into our rivers. We need public ownership of our water now.
Back at work this week despite the deaths of both my parents... Colleagues are telling me I’m a hero for being back so soon or clearly think I’m very cold hearted! I’m neither of these things 🤷♀️ I’m just keeping busy & seeing how I cope... We all handle grief differently
#Loss