What I Like

Hello again!

I thought I'd share a few of the things I like/love:

I absolutely love reading books! I bought a Kindle e-reader recently and I think it's made reading even more enjoyable. At the moment, I'm reading Running Like a Girl by Alexandra Heminsley. It's a light and highly entertaining book describing a young woman's journey into becoming a runner, from the difficult and, let's face it, embarrassing beginnings to the day she runs the London marathon - and more. It's written with a lot of humor, no "sugar coating" and it seems to reflect author's down to earth attitude. I haven't finished it yet but I can already recommend it!

The book brings me to the second thing I've been recently loving - running. It is a total surprise for me as I'm not an extremely sporty person and running especially was never something I enjoyed. And yet, on Monday the 9th of June I went for my first ever run. It wasn't easy but it was definitely extremely enjoyable! Today, I went for my third run and it's starting to be something I'm really looking forward to, even after a busy day at work. I'm glad I can still surprise myself ;-)

I've always enjoyed driving a car but since I've met my partner, who is a biker, I started to really like riding a motorbike. I haven't done it in a while cause I had an accident but I'm really looking forward to going back on the road. Ireland has some really interesting places to go to if you just want to go for a ride, and one of my favorite is the Military Road in the Wicklow Mountains. It's quite popular with drivers (and cyclists, so be careful!), which is not surprising as it's truly beautiful, winding through the rough and wild terrain almost untouched by humans. In some places it also popular with deers so keep in mind they can just jump across the road - and trust me, you don't want to hit one of them! It wouldn't be nice for the poor deer but whether you're in a car or on a bike, it'll hurt you as well...

(Pics from the web, apart from the first one)

The last thing I'll share today is a slightly weird one. Basically, I've been really enjoying simply being myself. Someone recommended a book to me which was, at the risk of sounding too lofty, almost life-changing. The book is entitled Quiet and is written by Susan Cain. I always knew I was an introvert but this book taught me how to actually celebrate and embrace it. Moreover, it showed me how I can see it as one of my strengths, even though the world around me is focused on being extroverted. To all the introverts out there, who might be thinking there's something wrong with them, this is the book for you! :-)

That's all for the moment, don't want to reveal too much at the very beginning... ;-)

Domo.