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Care4Carers – Arran Tour of 2023
Usually, when I go away, I write a mini travel blog of my exploits, it’s perhaps a bit grand to call it a travel blog. It’s more a set of musings of what I got up to, complete with amusing quips and observations. For this trip somehow it feels like something a bit different is needed. Below are my own thoughts on the amazing C4C June trip to Arran. Before we begin, a quick explanation Yes, my chosen career is a Business Analyst, but I am also a ‘carer’ for my husband Michael who has, at times, severe mental health issues. Although he has always been very self-aware and understanding…
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Wow! Crazy, amazing, busy, frantic, inspiring, fantastic …oh and gin!
All of this and much more describe a crazy few weeks back in May/June! I am of course talking about a few wonderful weeks that incorporate BALIFE2022 and the National Start-Up Awards… Oh, and there was the small matter of running in the Edinburgh Half Marathon. BALIFE – Your BA Festival in a Day BALIFE2022 took place on the 26th May this year …and what a day it was! A true festival of all things Business Analysis related, direct from the world-famous home of the festival, Edinburgh. Don’t just take my word for it check out some of these quotes: “The meaty content was delivered in a very engaging way.…
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What a difference a day makes
Particularly if that day is an exceptional one like Sunday 12th September, the day of the Great North Run! Perhaps it’s a little unfair to say this all happened in one day, but it was the culmination of 18 months worth of hard work, by me, my close friends and family, and you… my brilliant and very generous donators. Because on 12th September 2021, after waiting two years since the last one, I finally ran in the 40th Anniversary Great North Run …and in doing so, earned a load of money for the wonderful mental health charity MIND. What a crazy few weeks, filled with training runs, friends visiting, presenting…
