
WELCOME TO GIN OR GYM
Balancing life in all its various shapes and forms

Sniffles, weights and Princess Anne
There are times in our lives when nothing beats a good cry. An Affair to Remember with Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr is my excuse to ball...

9 months later … time to take stock!
I was sitting at my desk today when it suddenly dawned on me that it has been almost 9 months since I started this Gym thing at The...

Consider the Pyramids … Smile, it is all about you!
SELF-ACTUALISATION! What a term! But what does it mean? For some fulfilling your own potential or perhaps having the motivation to...

Consider the Pyramids … Go team!
Well my friends, we are on the final stretch, nearly at the top of this trek up the Pyramid of ‘needs’! So what do you think about...

Consider the Pyramids – the Support role !
Ok people, step 4 on our ‘pyramid’ travels. Mr M has this as BELONGING – LOVE, so how do we apply that to our fitness regime or exercise...

Consider the Pyramids … The next step
So you have made that all important decision to make a change, whether it is to start swimming or up your weight training, taking that...

Consider the Pyramids … The start !
A pyramid is defined as a monumental structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet at a point at the top e.g....

The tough route to Decisionville!
Decisions, decisions, decisions? So hard to make we named them thrice! I can’t remember who said that to me but it is so true, my theory...

Fears, duvets and dogs!
Fear Noun: An unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat Verb: Be...

The Perils of the Plateau
And so my friends, another weigh has come and gone and I have stayed exactly the same, nothing on and nothing off! All my efforts at the...

Into space and back in one evening !
I have a question for you. How many times have you looked at the sky and wondered what it would be like to up there looking down at us?...

Dizzy disappointment
Woke this morning feeling great, nice long lie, leisurely breakfast and nothing to do but spend the whole morning on me. Perfect, day...

Sunday Post Coffee Thoughts 02/09/2012 Phenomenally woman
“Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size But when I start to tell them, They...

Being sure of me !
“Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. “Pooh?” he whispered. “Yes, Piglet?” “Nothing,” said Piglet, taking Pooh’s hand. “I just wanted to...

Sunday Morning Post Coffee Thoughts 26/08/2012
“If growing up means it would be beneath my dignity to climb a tree, I’ll never grow up, never grow up, never grow up! Not me!” ― J.M....

Warpaint on for the Monday battle !
Good morning world and welcome to another Monday. The day when the alarm seems to arrive early, someone forgot to buy coffee and we can...

Learning to be human tooooo !
So after all the trials and tribulations of the last week, a good old gym session was definitely in order, my emotions have been put...

Sunday Morning Post Coffee Thought 12/08/2012
“Believe nothing because a wise man said it. Believe nothing because it is generally held. Believe nothing because it is written. Believe...

The Morning After !
You know that Monday morning feeling when the alarm goes off; you fumble around in the dark for your specs to try to find the button to...






















