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

Goodbye September
September was like a great big pile of leaves just asking to be kicked in the air! Some hid big stones that I stubbed my toe on and it...

Sarah soars!
I was at a funeral for an amazingly, complicated young lady today who sadly lost a battle at the age of 14! This photo was on the cover...

A new mantra from a crisis
I had a bit of a crisis of confidence this afternoon! I was tidying out my clothes and I came across a bag full of t-shirts, shirts,...

A House Divided or is it all PR?
We are living through turbulent times my friends! Brexit! The old Tory game of who can stab who in the back the most times yet still look...

Greece is the word: Xanthi!
When you first arrive it looks like any other city, outskirts full of out of town shopping and suburbs, but it holds a secret and you...

Reflections on Remain/Leave/Respect
This quote feels very appropriate this morning! For most the pebble will be the tiny seed of doubt, the quiet, whispering voice of no...

Greece is the word! Thessalonika
So the keeping a daily blog on our trip to Greece didn’t work! Simple reason, we had far too much to do, see, visit, eat, drink and nap...

Saturday Mornings, to boxed set or not?
Saturday mornings! A time for lazing around in your pj’s, flicking from to channel to to channel while your coffee machine gently rumbles...

Greece is the word! Day 1
Well that was day 1! A day full of tiring early morning flights, sunshine, great food, lazing out of the balcony watching Thessalonika go...

Regretably but always yours
A few weeks ago a friend of mine called me to let me know that she and her husband of 25 years were splitting up. Shocked is not the...

Giving in is NOT giving up!!!
Holding up your hands and saying that is it! Brave decision or woos’ing out? Everyone will have their own opinion but sometimes as Babs...

A sparkly memory
In memory of someone I am reposting an old blog post https://paynendiaz1.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/will-you-be-my-in-memory-of-the-disco-man/

Singularly Awesome
So today is the day when timelines are full of chocolates, red roses and fluffy pictures, well for some!!!! Mine is full of ads for...

In Praise of Burns
Wonderful video produced by the team I work with! Enjoy! Geraldine #RobertBurns #Drone #Scotland #BurnsNight #Highlands #Glasgow #Video

Truth
Recognising that change is inevitable because life never stands still, is so key to coping! Whatever you decide to make of your life,...

The Return!
Tomorrow is back to work day! After an amazing break, it is time to shift focus and balance out life. 2016 looks to be one that will be...

A wee bit O Burns for 2016
My favourite! Have a guid New Year! Geraldine Is there for honest Poverty That hings his head, an’ a’ that; The coward slave-we pass him...

2015: the year I revolted!
When you read all the health advice for someone of my age, it is all cut down on stress, watch what you eat, don’t drink to excess and...

Uncle John!
My Uncle John passed away the other morning. He was another character who will be sorely missed by his family and friends. John was my...

















