Adventure, Lifestyle

Bushcraft Skills Course Review

13/02/17In another impromptu moment, I was invited to attend a bushcraft and survival skills course at Grafham Water in Cambridgeshire.  Without hesitation, of course Isaid yes. The 6.5 hour course, hosted by the Institute for Outdoor Learning cost £45 for members and £90 for non-members and covered the following: Confident fire lighting Using natural materials for survival and shelter Tarps and shelters Knot skills Bushcraft games Course leaders … Continue reading Bushcraft Skills Course Review

Laura Try
Lifestyle

30 Day Sugar Free Challenge Conclusion

35 days of a sugar-free living and I am loving it, as are my 2 friends who joined the Sugar-Free Revolution (I named it that 😇). After posting my challenge on social media, I was thrilled that my friend Paul (the inspiration behind #sugarfreefeb) and I got a new recruit, Martyn. We started a Facebook Messenger chat and took pictures of our meals every day providing each other with accountability, encouragement, and inspiration. … Continue reading 30 Day Sugar Free Challenge Conclusion

Laura Try
Adventure

Tough Guy Obstacle Race – Winter 2017

It seems entering challenges without notice might be becoming a thing. Maybe I stitched myself up with one my latest posts about saying yes to opportunity and tempted fate on this one??? Here’s a short video of my experience. I didn’t get any footage at the end of the event as I was too busy being cold. It turns out, I may have needed a bit more mindset … Continue reading Tough Guy Obstacle Race – Winter 2017

Laura Try
Lifestyle

Book Club 2017

02/02/17Today is World Book Day and I just caught up with my friend Cat Meffan’s latest blog post about ‘What Books Should You Be Reading?’ As I haven’t written a blog for a while, I came over all inspired, ran upstairs and grabbed the books that sit next to my bed to show you what I am currently reading. As you can see, I’m a non-fiction girl selecting autobiographies … Continue reading Book Club 2017

Laura Try
Adventure, Lifestyle

The World’s Smallest Microadventure?

19/02/17After a busy few weeks focusing on fundraising and sponsorship, teamed with the dark winter mornings and evenings, I was getting itchy feet for an adventure. With limited time, energy and finances, my housemate and I decided to do the tiniest of microadventures and set up camp just 12 metres from our front door in the garden. It was just the thing I needed to blow away the … Continue reading The World’s Smallest Microadventure?

Laura Try
Adventure

Digging For Gold

17/02/17Today is a challenging day. It’s my day off from work but there’s no rest for the wicked.I’m sitting at the dining room table and committing my whole weekend to raising the funds for my Great British Rowing Challenge. (£21,000!) I knew it would be tough, but I didn’t think it would be this tough. It is relentless!  I’d imagine this is the stage where most people throw … Continue reading Digging For Gold

Laura Try
Lifestyle

30 Day Sugar Free Challenge

04/02/17Each month, I plan on doing a ‘challenge’ to assist me in becoming a healthier and more productive human. February’s challenge is to eliminate sugar from my diet. For many years I was very strict with my eating plan, only eating sugar and sweet things once per week on a ‘cheat day’, but recently I found myself on the sugar train (choo choo) far too frequently. I’d … Continue reading 30 Day Sugar Free Challenge

Laura Try