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Putting my back into (or is that out of?) it. 14 Jun 2013 | 02:53 pm
I am finally succumbing to the inevitable. For months I have avoided trying to pass my woes and misery onto this blog. I have left my moaning and groaning to the luxury of my friends on Facebook -- I ...
Falling in love again. 7 Jun 2013 | 11:32 pm
Making Birmingham fun and exciting. Not as easy as it seems I have a long standing policy of not doing shoe reviews. It's not as if I don't want to, but this blog is about me and not what I have on m...
In defiance of you. 16 Apr 2013 | 10:12 pm
You saw joy and you showed us how cruel you could be. I was stunned, angry and confused, Today I'll run. I will run in defiance of you. You tried to instil fear. When I see fear, I will conquer it, A...
A still point in time 15 Apr 2013 | 09:01 pm
"Why Lake Scilencio? Why Utah?" "It's a still point in time, it makes it easier to make a fixed point..." "Why Swadlincote?", my new acquaintance asked with confused curiosity. We were sat in a chai...
Tick Tock goes the clock. Winter is over 15 Mar 2013 | 09:06 pm
I had a blog post all written out yesterday and this morning I hit the delete button instead of the post button. Frankly it was fun as a wet weekend at a British seaside town in January. Where was the...
Becoming a bandit! 30 Jan 2013 | 04:12 pm
Yeah, I can see myself as a bandit. Would I be the one with a white and black striped sweater with a mask and a bag saying 'Loot'? How about a 'Adam and the Ants' Dandy Highwayman'? Maybe a cowboy ban...
Dusting off... 24 Jan 2013 | 04:47 pm
*cough*... testing, testing. Can you see me through all of the cobwebs? It's a bit Dusty in here. When I left you last time, I literally left - Canada, that is. I last posted a few days before I left...
Sometimes you need a physical scar before the mental ones can heal 6 Oct 2012 | 09:17 am
I am approaching my last full week in Canada and my sense of the situation has progressed from denial and grief to acceptance. I am sure that the psychologists out there could precisely pinpoint whic...
Packing up: Mentally, Physically and logistically 29 Sep 2012 | 10:44 am
I am in a strange mental situation at the moment. It has to do the fact that my life has taken a juxtaposition that rivals 'Monty Python'. I am currently sat on my living room couch, surrounded by b...
Moving onto the next chapter 15 Sep 2012 | 10:11 am
Life is a strange being. Most days you tootle along in your own little merry world, not really concerned about what life is planning for you behind the scenes. You do your daily chores, you run your...