My Favourite Things: January 2019 VS January 2022

My Favourite Things: January 2019 VS January 2022

In January 2019, I published a post titled ‘A Few of my Favourite Things’. It was inspired by a thorough reading of Mark Radcliffe’s Reelin’ in the Years: A Soundtrack to Modern Life, where he included an erratic list of his favourite things.  At the time I thought it was both cool and insanely original. [...]

My Swimming Kit Essentials: Scratchy Towels and Tanning Lotion

My Swimming Kit Essentials: Scratchy Towels and Tanning Lotion

My mom first took me swimming when I was maybe one or two.  I had a bright yellow swimming costume with a jelly green star on it, a pair of inflatable red armbands, and not much hair.  Since then, I’ve always been obsessed with the water.  I completed all of my Kelloggs Rainbow Swimming badges [...]