In life, most people gravitate towards doing things they’re good at. I’m no exception. Writing, reading and spelling have always come easily to me, so I work as a writer and editor. Maths, on the other hand, has always challenged me. So much so that I usually wear a thir over my watch when I’m running, because if I can see the elapsed time and distance I’ve gone, I try to do maths and that often leads to me falling over.
Swimming has always been easy for me so I do it happily. Even when I was at my biggest, it was the only exercise I actually enjoyed – but I’d only go to the beach to swim after dark so I didn’t have to deal with the disapproving looks and bitchy comments about my size. Night swimming is still one of my favourite things to do especially when the world gets a bit too noisy.
Swimming has always been easy for me so I do it happily. Even when I was at my biggest, it was the only exercise I actually enjoyed – but I’d only go to the beach to swim after dark so I didn’t have to deal with the disapproving looks and bitchy comments about my size. Night swimming is still one of my favourite things to do especially when the world gets a bit too noisy.