Greetings! Today I’m writing my month of October in a sentence a day, and linking up with several fabulous bloggers who also share their October in sentences. I had an outstanding October with many fit and fun activities, two blog-related milestones, and a trip to Ireland. I'm loving life and would like to share the following highlights with you.
October in a sentence a day:
1. Happy Sunday with a 5K morning run and family time the rest of the day.
2. Exercised in the gym and had a fun lunch with a friend.
3. Enjoyed yoga time and a visit to the Magic of Latin America art exhibits where I learned about the Olmec civilization.
4. Exercised in the gym and started packing for my trip to Ireland.
5. Practiced yoga and stretched during the day before flying overnight to Dublin.
6. Happy Friday with a smooth arrival in Dublin, some rest, and walking around to explore the city.
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| Trinity College, Dublin |
7. A lovely day starting with a fun 2.5-hour Dublin waking tour, followed by lunch at Books Upstairs with a new friend, a leisure visit to the National Gallery of Ireland, and ending with a yummy dinner.
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| Dublin Castle |
8. Took a relaxing morning train ride from Dublin to Cork, had lunch break, and walked around to explore Cork city centre in the afternoon.
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| St. Patrick's Bridge, Cork |
9. A full sightseeing day, starting with a reflective view of St Patrick’s bridge in Cork, green scenery along the way, dense fog at the Cliffs of Moher, delicious seafood lunch in Doolin, and ending with a visit at the Bunratty Castle.
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| Bunratty Castle, Ireland |
10. Happy 1st blog year! Took another relaxing and scenic train ride from Cork to Killarney in the morning and spent the rest of the day exploring the lovely Killarney National Park with a 5K hike, a tour of Ross Castle, Killarney House and Gardens, and seeing red deer up close.
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| Killarney National Park |
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| A lovely baby deer |
11. Experienced a full day of amazing scenery at the Dingle peninsula and various towns that are part of the Ring of Kerry.
12. Traveled by train from Killarney to Dublin in the morning, had lunch break, spent the afternoon strolling in St Stephen’s Green, shopping for gifts on Grafton Street, and a fun evening Irish pub crawl with live music and drinks.
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| St. Stephen's Green, Dublin |
14. Unpacked, laundry, and general post-trip catch up.
15. Ran 5K in the morning and relaxed with my family for the rest of the day.
16. Exercised in the gym, organized my trip pictures, and shared a pumpkin pie treat.
17. Enjoyed yoga and writing a post about my exploring Ireland.
18. Exercised in the gym and contacted my friends to schedule our meet-ups.
19. Practiced yoga and re-organized our second bedroom.
20. Exercised in the gym and stayed outdoors to soak in this gorgeous sunny Friday.
21. Swam 45 minutes in the morning, and chatted with my sister about our upcoming trip.
22. Cheered on my family members who ran the half-marathon and 5K at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon in the morning, ran 5K myself (not in the race), and enjoyed happy family time the rest of the day.
23. A fun Monday exercising in the gym with a friend in the morning, and having a coffee date with another friend in the afternoon.
24. Practiced yoga, and went out to see the World Press Photo Exhibition 2017.
25. Spiced up my time in the gym with some new exercises.
26. An amazing day starting with yoga, then meeting Mr. Robert Bateman, the extraordinary Canadian painter, at his Travel exhibit, and ending with a delicious Thai dinner with my family at Pai.
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| A close-up of Robert Bateman's painting |
27. Exercised in the gym before attending a piano and cello recital by two talented musicians Benjamin Smith (piano), and Dongso Julia Kim (cello).
28. Felt good this Saturday after swimming laps for 45 minutes, stocking up our fridge with fresh groceries, laundry, and home cleaning.
29. Ran 5K in the morning and enjoyed interacting with readers of my first guest post on Donna's blog the rest of the day.
30. Exercised in the gym and read about multiple new travel destinations.
31. Wrapped up an outstanding October with yoga and writing e-letters to my friends who live overseas.
I look forward to taking a trip to Central Europe with my sister, and making more progress on my Fall fun list of 20 activities in November.
What fun activities did you enjoy in October? Please share below.
Oh I love these and it's so much more interesting when you add travel into the mix.
ReplyDeleteIt's early in November so I've still got time to actually 'record' what I'm doing each day and write a similar post (less the travel obviously!) at the end of the month!
November just began so it's perfect timing, Deb, for you to document your month and join in on the fun at the end of the month.
DeleteSo many beautiful places in this post! Loved reading and looking.
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Thank you, SSG, for your comment. I hope to see some beautiful sights and bring back more nice pictures of Central Europe next month.
DeleteMore amazing travels! Thanks for sharing some photos.
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure to share some photos, Juhli. I try to limit myself to about 15 photos on each blog post even though I took a lot more during my trip.
DeleteWhat a wonderful month you had, Natalie! Thanks again for the great guest post -- it was very well-received. Wishing you an equally awesome November!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Donna, for inviting me to do my first guest post on your blog. Your readers are very supportive. Wishing you a fabulous November, too!
DeleteOh you've been to Ireland and back home again! Gorgeous photo's! #TeamLovinLife
ReplyDeleteYes, Min, I've been back home and will leave again in about ten days. Glad you liked the photos. Ireland has great scenery. Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteDublin looked fabulous & I loved the look of that art exhibition & cello recital. Wishing you a fabulous November.
ReplyDeleteI think you'll like Dublin very much, Jo. The Books Upstairs place alone can make you linger. Wishing you a fun-filled November, too.
DeleteWhat a great way 'sentence a day' is to both mark the occasion and remember it too. The photos help a lot as well. Loved reading this. Thanks for sharing! Denyse x
ReplyDeleteThanks, Denyse, for visiting and leaving a comment. My pleasure to share some photos to accompany the text.
DeleteI'm envious of your trip to Ireland. I spent a week driving around Southern Ireland in 2008 and absolutely loved this country. I would like to return at some point. #TeamLovinLife
ReplyDeleteI'd like to return too, Kathy. Lots to explore in Ireland and the Irish people are so friendly and humorous.
DeleteYour trip to Ireland looked fantastic. What a wonderful city! Great photos. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure, Cindi. Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment.
DeleteWhat an incredible trip you must have had. And Natalie...you are such an inspiration in your work outs. I need to get off my butt....
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Ireland was great, Jodie. I'd love to return to explore some more. I want to stay healthy to enjoy life. So far regular exercises seem to work for me.
DeleteSuch a wonderfully diverse month, and such a terrific example of how we can create dynamic lives in retirement . . . love it!
ReplyDeleteI, like you I'm sure, am so loving how doing these Sentence A Day posts makes me more conscious about the choices I'm making. So much out there to do if we're open to it!
Agreed, Tamara. So much out there to explore. If we could have nine lives!
DeleteI've not seen one of these posts before and I really like the idea. I'm thinking of joining in - if I can remember to record everything every day!
ReplyDeleteI use a calendar which makes it easy for me to write up the month. Hope you'll join in on the fun. Thanks, Emma, for visiting and leaving a comment.
DeleteYour trip sounds amazing!
ReplyDeleteMy trip to Ireland was wonderful, Jamie. I'd love to return for more exploring. Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteWith all of the adventures you have as you travel the globe, it is nice to also read that stocking the frig, doing laundry and cleaning house can also make you happy. Sometimes those kinds of days are my favorites.
ReplyDeleteThe bridge in Cork reminds me of the omnipotent billboard in The Great Gatsby...as if with those almond-eye shapes, it is overlooking all that happens in its midst.
Congratulations on your first guest post experience and your blogiversary.
Thanks, Leslie, for the SaD link up that makes my first year of blogging even more enjoyable. I appreciate your organizing it every month even when you have many balls to juggle.
DeleteWhat a great month you've had! Alas, my sentence a day was a bit neglected in October, I've been so busy ... not sure if there's enough for a blog post, will have a look at it over the weekend!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Janet, for stopping by. The October link up is still open so you can join us before it closes, or you can resume your SaD for November which just started.
DeleteOh WOW! Ireland!!! Loved seeing your pictures from the trip.
ReplyDelete:) gwingal
Glad you liked my Ireland trip pictures. Thanks, Nikki, for stopping by.
DeleteA sentence a day, I should do my diary that way... It certainly wouldn't take up 20 minutes every evening! :-) You must be in very good shape, exercising as much as you do, Natalie. That's awesome. And, so was your trip to Ireland by the sounds and looks of it. That painting by Robert Bateman is incredible. It totally looks like a photo! Happy blog-a-versary and happy November!!
ReplyDeleteYes, please join us for November sentence-a-day, Liesbet. I find it fun and easy to do. I make my health my #1 priority so exercising daily is aligning my action with my goal. Ireland was great! I'd love to return for more exploring. If you look up Robert Bateman online and see some of his paintings, you'll be amazed at his work. When I met him, he was so gracious and down to earth. Happy November to you, too!
DeleteWhat a fun month! And so much exercise, good for you! I need to make more time to do it...but twice a week is all I can muster the energy for... Fun trip too, can't wait to ready about your next one. Thanks for continuing to make this link up a success! :)
ReplyDeleteExercising twice a week is really good, Sarah, especially while you have young children. Thanks for letting new bloggers like me to join the link up.
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