Cycling to work
Seems like a no-brainer when you live within a couple of miles from work and have no children to drop off, right? I always had a reason not to: boyfriend still had a parking space, a was running late, I had a 9am Skype call / meeting but wanted 5 more minutes in bed.... The truth is, I had been going through a fairly dark time a work which built up over months and led to bad life habits. When I finally burnt out and was signed off work, I was forced to face up to the fact that I needed to slow down, look around me a little and appreciate simple things (not to mention realise that work isn't everything). Cycling everywhere around Norwich was one of the first things I took up. What a revelation! It may sound stupid, but I couldn't have imagined how good it would be for me. It's by far the quickest way to get from A to B in the city and allows me to rediscover why I fell in love with Norwich in the first place. An added benefit is that it's a brilliant way to clear my...