Jessica Douglas - Artist / Speaker / Author
Cycling Tour in the Victoria Winter - Day 1, Geelong to Colac
Jul 2021Our last cycling holiday finished on Friday 14th May; 14 days later, the state of Victoria went into its 4th lockdown since the beginning of the Covid pandemic. Norm and I were relieved, to say the least, that we had managed to get away and...
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Cycling Holiday - Day 5 & 6. Southern Cross Station - Fingal/ Fingal - Geelong
May 2021In late April, I advised all my coaching clients that I would be winding down my business to take time out, which would be for the indefinite future. Decisions like this to people outside can seem sudden and rash, with little thought or perhaps ev...
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Cycling Holiday - Day 4. Beechworth to Albury
May 2021Burn out is what I have come to call it. I have had mini-episodes of ‘life fatigue’ and had short breaks to rejuvenate, but oh so quickly because there was always the next metaphorical mountain to conquer. Norm and I achieved so much in the...
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Cycling Holiday - Day 3. Bright to Beechworth
May 2021Norm and I spent a couple of years on the Gold Coast and had a heap of fun racing bikes on the dirt and the road. We were young, had no money and no real vision of what next week would bring. So it was the perfect time to discuss starting a fa...
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Cycling Holiday - Day 2. Mansfield to Bright
May 2021Norm and I have a good 31 years of memories together. Thirty of those are since we got married. The one year prior was a whirlwind interstate relationship whilst I finished year 12, and he was in the Navy, posted to HMAS Hobart, which was in refit...
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Cycling Holiday - Day 1. Tallarook to Mansfield
May 2021It is not just about the bike, but riding bikes has always been my first true love. The feeling I remember when I learnt how to ride a bike was one of adventure and discovery. Even as I grew older, every bike ride, even if it was to the...
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Are we there yet?
Jul 2020Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? No kids, we are not there yet. But when we will get there? Kids, we will get there when we get there, that's when! When, when? Soon. We, in Victoria, Australia at least are ‘Not Ther...
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Focus you say?
Jul 2020We work hard, don’t we? Forgive me, this is one blog that flits about a bit. We put in a lot of time, effort and even finances to make things happen in our home life, our sport and our family. As parents or caregivers may also have a habit of pu...
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Grey Hair, Tummy Tucks & Boob Jobs
Jul 2020Don’t get me wrong, I really like my hairdresser, in fact, she knows I am a no-fuss, in and out 2 to 3 times a year kind of customer. There is also a product she introduced me to, that gave the blonde highlights in my hair a bit of vavoom, without...
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What you want V’s What I want
Jul 2020Ever wake up with great intent to achieve? Your focus is laser-sharp and with that narrow intense focus. Maybe today your ability to get things done smoothly and enjoyable seems to be a challenge? Even though you have the best intentions.& ...
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Finding New Purpose in Lockdown
Jul 2020It is now July 2020. I don’t even know what the rest of the year holds. We are deep in the ‘pandemic’ of COVID-19 here in Victoria, Australia. I partook in a smattering of racing early in the year, won a few road races even. Norm and I were enjo...
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2019 - My year as a trail runner
Nov 2019Two months ago I was still reminiscing about the fact that I had completed the Surf Coast Century 100km ultra-endurance trail run. It has been a good few years since I let the seed of doing this event plant in my mind. I never threw the drea...
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