52 in 52: Run 5km in 30mins

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CHECK. IT. OUT. Right there – middle of the page. Kelly O'Brien. 5km distance. Previous race time of 34mins 38 seconds. This race: 29mins, and 29 seconds. Ladies and gentlemen that is 5km in under 30mins!! Goal achieved! I can't explain what that time means to me. It's one of those goals that you never … Read more

52 in 52: Weekly Round up week 19

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52 things in 52 weeks

You blink and the week is over! I swear it was only just Sunday evening and I thought I would write this post in the morning on the Monday….but now it's Saturday night and here I am writing an update before the week cut off. Then I've got another post to write tomorrow! Newly achieved: … Read more

52 in 52: Weekly Round Up Week 18

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52 things in 52 weeks

Busy week over, and another coming up. I almost think that statement is becoming redundant, my life is never *not* busy. Newly achieved: Yay, I have things to report in! Get a sight check (spoiler alert: I end up with glasses) Date night for April: I forgot to mention this one, we had a movie … Read more

65km for 65 Roses

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A few weeks ago I got a text from a friend: Hey! I'm going to be walking or riding 65km, I want to raise money for cystic fibrosis Cue the expected response from me of “sounds like fun! Want someone to join you?” It appears I still haven't learned to keep my mouth shut, instead … Read more

The one in which Kel finds out she’s going blind

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Well, it’s happened. My eyes are finally starting to turn square from too much tv watching, just as my mum always told me it would. Or as my optometrist put it, my eye muscles are struggling from too much computer usage at work and thus getting incredibly fatigued. Once they reach that point, it feels … Read more