Taking it easy is harder than it looks…
Not certain if y’all know this yet (can an Irish girl who lives in Tipp even get away with saying y’all? – fuck it, I like it!)
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Getting back in track…
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Transvulcania 2018
Andree Walkin – Transvulcania 2018 Half Marathon Race Report I’m sure we all have a friend or friends who rope you into interesting things at particularly vulnerable moments in your […]
Fit for FORTY.
A rambling post about a half marathon, back injuries and turning 40. OK, so long story short. I haven’t posted on BitchMittens for a REALLY long time. Partly […]
Drifting – Fast Cars, burning rubber, fur coat, helmet and trainers.
I have always loved the 2 Fast 2 Furious franchise. 2 Fast 2 Furious Number 2 TokyoDrift is my total favourite. It is about drifting. The best explanation for Drifting is from Urban Dictionary: “How […]
Plenty of Fish in the Lake (POFL) VS Plenty of Fish (POF)
(Where the intrepid Ellen goes lake-fishing and compares it to the trials and tribulations of the online dating site, Plenty of Fish) Every good story starts with an outfit. […]
Consider walking…
To many avid fitness enthusiasts (myself included) walking just seems like a non-thing. It’s not exercise, it’s a mode of transport. A way to get from A to B. How […]
Surf holiday 2018 Part Deux
When does a holiday become not-a-holiday? I have been receiving messages from my fans about maybe writing part two of my Surf Holiday blog 2018 and have been inundated […]
Surf holiday 2018 Day Fecking One
Or… How important is it to have a towel/correct towel on holidays/in life. Packing is a good way to start any holiday! Automatically assuming that there would be a towel/serval […]
Get the F*#K up!
I am bad at getting out of bed. It’s not that I am not a morning person (my husband is not a morning person, his whole family are not morning […]
A different approach to those new year resolutions
I was thinking about resolutions and how the end of the old year always brings about doubts and thoughts about the new year. I read this post recently and it […]
Don’t Brake! A lesson in life… and cycling
I’m a scaredy cat… This is not new information. I don’t like ‘dangerous’ things. Dangerous things being jumping off a wall or playing skipping rope with my 4 year […]
End of the Season
I met Emily about a month ago at a kid’s birthday party. That’s where we, parents, meet up these days… or during the coffee shop for morning fix. She asked if […]
Matchmaking
Our intrepid adventuress Ellen (just back from Backpacking in Brazil) – now braves the epic event that is Lisdoonvarna… Fair Game’ ‘Good Sport’ ‘Pocket Billiards’ #matchmakingfestival Ever since I came […]
Reformer Pilates – Test Beds!
A new reformer Pilates studio opened up in our tiny village in Killaloe, County Clare. And so three of the intrepid Bitchmittens bloggers decided we needed to get our fabulous […]
Towards a better me: Part 11
I have sat down to write this post at least twenty times and re-written it closer to ten times. I have not been happy with any version so far. Not […]
One of the family
I critique my brother-in-law a lot… Some say it’s bullying but it’s merely critiquing, advising if you will. ‘Stop drinking that cup of custard!” ‘Why did buy those OLD […]
New State of Consciousness
Ellen Baggs: Facebook age 29. Real age 12… (Please read the following bearing in mind I am not an emotional person.) Recently I embarked on ‘a travel journey’ as a […]
Re-Writing Your Body Code
Rhona Re-wrote her Body Code and lost 3 stone. Could I do the same? No, I don’t want to lose 3 stone. But I do need to change the habits […]
Swimming: what I’ve learned so far
A few weeks ago I injured my knee. Not in a terrible, life altering way; but in a sort of way that got me thinking about other forms of exercise. […]
Trapped in a sports bra
Last week was a hot one (like seven inches from the midday sun? Santana? No?). Folks were eating ice-cream, sunglasses were on, girls were sporting the latest summer looks down by the […]
When to Run
Running is often met with a great deal of groaning, moaning, complaining. People don’t like it! It seems repetitive, tiring and loooong. When I discuss running I’m often told that people would […]
Women’s Day?
This is a first post from amateur jockey and professional academic Emma Lyons – another remarkable woman we’ve added to the stable of cliché-crunching, stereotype-stomping bloggers in the Princess Pit! […]
Towards a Better Me: Part 10
Realisation: ‘The Fear’ was still my training mate this week, but I had Denise back this week. ‘Did ya miss me?’, she said as she bounced down to the […]
A Step Back from Sport
Just over a month ago my father-in-law was diagnosed with late stage Motor Neurone Disease (MND). For anyone who doesn’t know MND is a progressive neurological condition that attacks the motor […]
Towards a Better Me: Part 9
The Fear. Firstly, my apologies for the lack updates. I had been put on a training ban by my doctor while an investigation into what happened with my face […]
Got My Skates On
Last night I did something I’ve wanted to do for a long time, I went back to Roller Derby training. Roller Derby, for anyone who doesn’t know, is a full […]
Couples Therapy
Our VERY FIRST Guest blog post for the BitchMittens Ballroom is from Jason Kenny, Men’s Physique & Fitness Model Competitor, personal trainer and Coast Guard. Whatever you think of this […]
No Make Up Month
In work the past few days discussions have been going the way of serious make-up chats. A colleague of mine is quite the cosmetic queen. She knows everything, has ALL (ALLLLLLLLLLL) […]
The Lunchtime Slot
This is a funny one because obviously not everyone can actually do this. Buuuut… If it’s possible for you and your are sorta on the fence as to when you […]
Personal Strength Training Session
Dress code for a personal training session: non-matching track suit, (soooo not Katie Price). The other more professional “personal training peeps” seemed to be in matching track suits… (I don’t […]
Towards A Better Me: Part 8
The First Race This week finished with the first milestone of this journey the Castleconnell 5 k run. Sunday morning, I was up early for the race. Rushing […]
Towards A Better Me: Part 7
Lacking Motivation The past few weeks have been really tough for me. There is a lot of stuff going on in my life at the moment. And it all […]
Wedding Day Belly Love
I have always had a belly. From as long as I can remember my belly has stuck out. I got older, hit puberty, grew a fierce rack and hips and my belly […]
Towards A Better Me: Part 6
Back in the Saddle Last week I let pain and fear throw me. But this is a new week, and it’s time to get back in the saddle. As […]
Swim, Run, Crawl
Monika The Brave. New challenges await us all, if we’re just open to them. Rower Monika has a few great achievements under her belt, not least of which is tackling […]
Towards a Better Me: Part Five
A Little Stumble Pain and me are not great friends, we aren’t even close acquaintances. I was just never any good coping with any small niggle. So much so […]
The Day I Fell On My Face
So… I went mountain biking on Saturday. Mountain biking is lovely when it’s on the nice little Coillte-built roads through the forest. You’re cycling at a gentle speed, laughing with […]
Towards a Better Me: Part Four
Baby Steps So this week began with me still in a whole world of pain. Two days after my first personal training gym session and I was still recovering. Stairs […]
To find a lump
What it feels like….To find a lump. (Spoiler alert, I’m fine. These are just the things I felt and thought over the past few weeks) It’s the strangest thing, but […]
Towards A Better Me: Part Three
The Gym! So Christmas, is over now and it is back to reality this week, back in Ireland, back to work and back on track. This week, I made […]
Towards A Better Me: Part two
Getting Started The first thing you will need to know about me is that I am lazy. I loathe getting up and doing things, it just doesn’t agree with […]
Give weights a chance
So it’s the start to a new beginning everybody! And most people get a little urge to try something new. For some people it’s baking, others it’s the Danish art […]
Towards a better me: Part One
The Resolution! Ever since I was a little girl, I have always dreamed that one day I would be a mother. It is my oldest ambition in life. While […]
On Happiness
I was asked to do a Christmas video card, as a nice gesture from one work colleague to a great couple who run one of the gyms where I teach […]
Onwards & Upwards
The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. This quote is by Winston Churchill and it really resonates with me. I’m sure as hell […]
Everest Base Camp
EVEREST. One girl’s trek to the foot of the World’s highest Mountain – Everest Base Camp. So three weeks before the departure date, I get an opportunity to tag along on […]
The Running Tour
My new favourite tourist discovery… On a recent work trip to Amsterdam, my friend Andy and I decided to go on a running tour. Concept? Simple. 7.5km running around […]
Dear Rhona
Dear Rhona, I write this with just over one week until your wedding. One week until you start the next leg of your adventure with your chief partner in crime.
Star Kayaking
What do you normally do on a Thursday? For me it’s a run, dinner and the snuggle up on the couch. Nothing wrong with that, it’s lovely after a long […]
North Sea Swimming
So! Rhona asked me if I wanted to talk about my new-found love for open water swimming, and I totally do! I’ve been rowing for 13 years now and although I […]
10 Reasons I Love You
I Love You #Surfing 1. Mind space. Bad day? Woke up the wrong side of your own bed by yourself (again)… Drive to the coast, posh lounge pants and OMG […]
Rowing After Rio
The dust is settling on the 2016 Olympics. We wait now for another four years for the the world to be swept up again. But this year was different for […]
Brave makes perfect…
So not many of you’ll know this about me, but up until about 5/6 years ago I was a big scaredy cat. I mean huge. Couldn’t walk up on tall […]
Micro-Adventures For 9-5 Life
So it went like this over a glass of red on a Sunday night… Him. “Are we both free tomorrow eve after work?” Me. “Yes!” Him. “OK – let’s do something […]
Sweating for the Wedding!
I’m getting married! In like 135 days (but who’s counting!) I have dreamt about this day since I knew it was getting pretty darn serious with himself! And I want […]
Ice Hockey: Spectator Sports
With the Euros on and everybody in my office talking about it, I got to thinking. I’ve never been much of a spectator of “normal” sports. I’ve tried them on […]
The Number Detox
So after my very long rant about hating being a prisoner to my weight I decided to put a ban on myself. No counting calories, no weighing myself, no measuring my […]
No Holding Back
No Holding Back… This is a topic that repeatedly comes up in conversation between friends and so I thought I’d try and get it down on paper. I am originally from Kildare […]
Prisoner to my weight…
I’m tired. Tired of wanting to be thinner, tired of training and then feeling like I can’t have that big hunk of Toblerone, tired of counting calories, watching everything I […]
5 ways to get through an erg session without wanting to kill yourself!
If you’ve ever been on an erg/rowing machine you know that it’s a motherfupper of a thing! A tool of pure torture, discomfort and also sheer boredom. If you’re a […]
Holidays – Giving Yourself A Break
So it’s the Sunday before I go back to work and I am here on my couch, enjoying the last of the Christmas biscuits (which are delicious by the way) […]
Strength Training & Kettlebells
Enterprising Ellen Branches Out With Weights and A Kettlebell Class… Outfit: what to wear? Flat shoes apparently! I went with converse, over knee socks to keep warm, one-year-old yoga pants […]
Life: Can You Hear Me Now?
Ellen gets some life instuction – and passes it on 🙂 I went for an narly dude surf a few weeks ago in Lahinch. The skies were clear blue, the sun […]
Changing my life and getting fit…
This is a post I wrote about 8 months ago on my old blog. I’m reposting it because a) it’s a topic close to my heart and b) weightloss and […]
A Class Act
Going to class is about more than learning. It’s about connecting with people, something that an online classes just can’t give you. I was driven to write this article after I […]
CREW: Six Reasons To Celebrate Your Crew
So as you all know I took up rowing again about a year and a half ago. And as you rowers know, all you ever do is train so you […]
Progress is progress…
When I started back at rowing last year after a good six (seven?) years out of the sport I took to it quite quickly and I was far more used […]
Gear: What to Wear When Surfing
You’re going to need two or three costume changes. The first you’ll need whilst driving to surfing. I have thought about driving to the beach in my wetsuit before, only […]
ADVENTURE: Romancing The Stone!
Most of you will know me as a Triathlete but my background is actually adventure sports and it was through this mutual love that I met my awesome adventurer husband […]
Sport: Hooked for Life
What is it about exercise that makes it so addictive? Addictive in a good way though. Is there such thing as a good addiction? I believe there is. For as […]
Gear: Nike Pro – keeping everything looking good and in its place
So bras are things we need. They are things that I need. Being a 34 D/DD (really should get re-measured) it’s an extremely rare and uncomfortable occurrence for me to […]
Adventure: You are NEVER too old!
Adrenaline Junkie Erica fights back! As I discussed in my last blog I like to encourage people to push their limits a little every now and again. That’s probably why one […]
Sport: From Racing Stripes to Coaching Stripes
One Girl’s Journey One of the biggest races in the Irish Triathletes calendar, The Dublin City Triathlon took place just a few days ago and it was won by my lovely […]
Food: Rise and Dine – The Importance of Breakfast
I’m a baker and a self confessed sugar addict. I also happen to be gluten intolerant. After many years of failed diets, food fads and broken New Year’s resolutions I think […]
Take the Yoga Quiz!
What’s Your Yoga? Question 1: You’re mostly looking to: A: Lose weight B: De-stress C: Exercise without injury Question 2: You like spending time in: A: […]
Skipping: The Sweat Machine
So as I explained before I am attempting to go Lightweight. This involves a slight (hopefully) deficit in calorie intake and an increase in cardio activity. Cardio, such as running […]
Surf: August Weeverfish Warnings From A Wellhard Mermaid
August = Weeverfish = Boots on! Now you might be forgiven for thinking that the Weeverfish have something to do with hair pieces or the Bayeux tapestry. NO, that is […]
Adventure: The wisdom of thrill seeking and where does it come from?
What makes an Adrenaline Junkie? I’ve often been called an “adrenaline junkie” probably because just some of my pastimes have included skydiving, rock climbing, speedflying, (like paragliding but on a […]
Sport: Becoming lightweight…
So as you might already know I’m a rower. It’s a tough sport but oddly addictive! We are currently on a break. The season has ended, we’re resting our sore […]
Gear: GoPro – The Wonder Camera
Why everyone needs to buy a GoPro. Like, right now. Here I am, writing this post on the back of my boarding pass on the drive home from the […]
Lifehack: One Girl’s Advice – On Fear, Change and Choosing a Career
Lifehack – Changing Career Do you ever feel like you have hit a brick wall in your job and all of a sudden you are asking yourself how on earth […]
Sport: Wrinkly bums and kicking asses
Training as part of a crew can have its ups and downs. Usually, being ‘crew’ is a college thing. College crews are populated with armies of tall fit twenty year olds, […]
Food: Dinner from tins.
Not as crappy as you’d think. I have about two dozen cookbooks, packed full of glorious, mouthwatering recipes, tarted up with full colour photographs. But do I ever use them? […]
Oshine – a Creative Multipurpose WordPress theme
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If You Are Good At Something, Don’t Do It For Free
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Woocommerce, WPML, Master Slider and much more
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How an open office boosted our productivity and output.
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We won the website of the day award, here is how we did it.
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Its hard not to flaunt when you do stuff like this
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Design is not how things looks, but how things work
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Find out the best place to host your videos, and its not youtube or vimeo
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Ideas can come from any place, but there is a way to manufacture it
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