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Friday Firsts: Here We Clubbing Go

*Clubbercise is not suitable for those with photosensitive epilepsy * When I was a kid I used to love dancing, around the house, in the garden, in the playground, anywhere really. I took classes in Disco, Tap, Ballet and Modern, I have a few certificates under my bed from my dance exams and even have a few medals, although I pretty sure they were for participating!  When biology took over my body in my early teens I sort of gave up dancing, with the exception of the occasional shimmy  at a friend's birthday, a night out or a wedding....or in my car.  It's probably been about 14 years since I've been anywhere near a dance class, so naturally when my sister in law suggested I join her at clubbercise I was a little reluctant but after she'd been and told me how fun it was I decided to give it a go.  If you've never been to or heard of clubbercise it's easy to follow dance moves to 90s club classics with glow sticks and disco lights!  At first I felt really out of p...

Friday Firsts: Introductions and Avocados.

I’m a big fan of alliteration, you may have gathered this about me already if you’ve read some of my other blog posts. So I decided that on Friday’s I’m going to start posting about activities or things I’m experiencing for the first time - Friday Firsts I think I shall call it. Anytime I try or go somewhere new I can channel it into something creative to share with others. I’d like to be optimistic and say I’ll do one every week but I’ll play it by ear!  This weeks Friday First involves cooking - I know, shock horror.  It also involves avocados. Just because avocados!  I'm becoming a bit obsessed with avocados, I have socks, a lunch box, earrings.....I digress.   Behold - avocado potato salad!  I can’t take credit for the recipe, I found it on Pinterest and comes from a site called Beckys Best Bites . I'd strongly recommend having a look, there are some great recipes on there. Ingredients: I didn't stick rigidly to the recipe as I had no Dill or Cilantro b...