Why Cycle The School Run?
In this article, as part of my Cycling the School Run series, I look at the reasons why you might consider cycling the school run. It’s not all about saving the planet you know!...
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Cycling The School Run
I have been cycling the school run for so long that I don’t really question it – to me it is the obvious choice. To my children, using bikes to get places appears to...
Top Tips for Cycling The School Run
So, you have your reasons and your bike(s). You have dismissed all those excuses and you know how to share the roads safely. You are good to go and cycle that school run! But...
Pink Brain / Blue Brain?
Pink Room / Blue Room There was no cycling for me yesterday. Instead I spent the day painting my daughter’s bedroom. I had promised to do this back in March but with Covid-29, lock...
Cycling Siblings
My Brother and I There are just 15 months between my brother and I. I realised that we were always close when I recently scanned all our old family photo albums. So many of...
Good Enough?
This weekend has not been great. In fact it’s been awful. My 4 year old pushed me to breaking point and beyond. I go through occasional phases of reading parenting books. I take them...
Culinary Challenges
To Diet or Not To Diet? I’m watching ‘How to Lose Weight Well’ while I type. I have no experience using any of the ‘fad diet’ approaches to losing weight. I don’t think I...
Weighty problems
New Year seems like an appropriate time to talk about weight loss. Weight can be a touchy subject so I had maybe better add a disclaimer. I am writing about my personal experiences with...
Cargo Kids
One Child When we had one child, we got a bike seat. Brilliant inventions. We got to ride as a family at the weekends. My husband took our son to nursery on the bike....
Manners Maketh Mummy
I was brought up to have manners and to treat others with respect. Please and thank you were drummed into me from an early age. I like to think that I cycle courteously. I...
