Kerry is a beautiful part of Ireland with sweeping panoramic views. No wonder it is one of the top staycation locations in Ireland. Luckily, there is no shortage of great places to stay in Kerry. When cycling the Ring of Kerry, we alternated between wild camping and B&B’s to maximise comfort as it rained throughout the trip. We made that decision the day our tent got saturated and we couldn’t face sleeping in a wet tent in damp clothes while it was lashing rain outside! No judging please! I won’t give too much away about our wild camping spots, however, as part of the beauty of wild campin ..read more

Thinking of upping the miles and looking for a few tips, tricks and ‘Must Have’ accessories? Well you’re in the right place. Here are a few of my personal Running Essentials. I started running about seven years ago now. To cut a long story short I came back from an epic year travelling and moved house to a completely new location in Dublin. I have always loved living, working and working out in Dublin, but this time I wanted more; this time I wanted a sense of community. The “Sloggers to Joggers” running group in Swords not only provided me with the opportunity and ability to reach 5km and sub ..read more

For years I had heard people talk about the benefits of practicing yoga on a regular basis and so, four years ago I bit the bullet and decided to give it a go. It helps with flexibility, muscle strength and tone, reduces sports injuries, improves respiration and energy, helps with your posture and keeping your joints healthy, and helps with mindfulness and finding your inner calm! The list goes on! Check out our Well-being Series here too! My Journey With Yoga My trip to an amazing vegan yoga retreat in Portugal marked the beginning of my love of yoga. It was an amazing experience. We pr ..read more

For years I had heard people talk about the benefits of practicing yoga on a regular basis and so, four years ago I bit the bullet and decided to give it a go. It helps with flexibility, muscle strength and tone, reduces sports injuries, improves respiration and energy, helps with your posture and keeping your joints healthy, and helps with mindfulness and finding your inner calm! The list goes on! My Journey With Yoga My trip to an amazing vegan yoga retreat in Portugal marked the beginning of my love of yoga. It was an amazing experience. We practised yoga three times a day. Sunrise yo ..read more

As human beings it is good, if not necessary, for us to take time to sit back, chill out and simply BE. However, I’ve come to realise that when it comes to our mental and physical health that ‘Well-being’ is generally not something that just happens, like ageing or sudden ‘Lockdown’ in 2020! Sometimes Well-being involves a degree of Well-DOING. I often ask myself why we, as adults, have such a drive to busy ourselves. We work ourselves to the bone, party until we drop, give all our energy to linking in with and looking after our family members and we become engrossed and obsessed with the ..read more

Here are my top five tips on how to achieve a good night’s sleep as part of our ‘Ways to Well-being‘ series. A Good Laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book Irish Proverb Any of you who have read, studied or heard about Shakespeare’s play “Macbeth” will be aware that he was afflicted with a great curse – the inability to sleep. This had detrimental consequences for his state of mind and all the relationships in his life. He couldn’t reason or function on a daily basis, and no one could bear to be around him because he became so grumpy and moody!  Even his wife, his ..read more

It’s great to get out and go for a Sunday hike. Getting the right clothing is top of people’s list when prepping for a hike, but don’t overlook good food prep! With so many indoor activities closed and inaccessible at the moment there has been a big increase in the number of people lacing up and getting out the door for a weekend hike. So, for this week’s Friday Favourites we thought we might share some of our own personal favourites when it comes to fuelling for the journey. They range from the practical to the ‘away from home’ comforts.    Here are our top 5 essentials to fuel ..read more

Who doesn’t love Fridays?! Friday nights have always been my favourite night to socialise, probably because everyone is generally in a happy, relaxed mood in anticipation of what the weekend will bring. Recently, like most others, my Friday nights out have turned into Friday nights in. This means lots of movies! Myself and my partner embraced a trashy Friday movies theme, indulging in 80’s, 90’s and 00’s picks. But, why do trashy movies appeal to us? Sarkhosh and Menninghaus found that the seemingly derogatory term ‘trashy’ has now taken on a positive meaning, and that often people indulge in ..read more

Returning to school as a teacher in 2020 feels like a daunting experience. Not only are we focussing on getting a grip on evolving curricula and assessment, now we also have extra health and safety concerns in order to keep us, our students and families safe during Covid-19. This is uncharted territory for everyone and wellbeing for teachers and students is so important. Luckily there are some things we can do to help cope and manage this stress. We decided to compile this list as a quick source you can use to try out some coping techniques and to provide general information about services tha ..read more

Top Cycle Picks This year, ‘staycationing’ has become the new way to holiday. We’re blessed in Ireland to have wonderful places to visit for the weekend or day trips. Recently we went to Kerry – here is our 5-day staycation itinerary for cycling the Ring of Kerry. It’s the perfect trip if you love the outdoors, hiking, adventures, camping and embracing nature and the elements! As a newbie cyclist I did a lot of research online about what I needed to bring with me as I honestly had no idea of what to expect for a cycle trip. I had no point of reference regarding how many kilometres we would cyc ..read more