http://www.moretolifethanlaundry.com One mum's mission to rediscover life beyond the washing machine Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:17:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's taken me 9 months to get this sorted out, but at last I've managed to create a video of my experience on the Clipper 09/10 race - leg 1, going from the UK to Rio. Make sure you have the sound on when you watch it. Apologies for the ... http://www.moretolifethanlaundry.com/?p=342 Tomorrow I will be hopping on a train and heading up to Hull to welcome home the returning fleet of Clipper 68s as the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race 09/10 draws to a close. For the round the worlders on board, this has been a long ol' journey. I keep ... http://www.moretolifethanlaundry.com/?p=337 It's been 3 months since I returned home. I've still not found the words to explain it. The whole experience. Not sure I ever will. But every now and then, late at night, when I'm tired, or jaded or perhaps a little melancholy, something will trigger a memory. Tonight it ... http://www.moretolifethanlaundry.com/?p=335 So talking about the race takes a lot less time than writing about it and given that I am a little short of time at the moment, here's something you can listen to instead. (Although I will write about it eventually) I was on BBC Radio Berkshire yesterday talking about how ... http://www.moretolifethanlaundry.com/?p=332 I just watched 'The schoolboy who sailed around the world' - I had recorded it and had forgotten that I had. I turned it on. Somewhat relucantly. Not sure why. And just like that I was taken back. It's amazing how you can watch programmes about things your entire life and ... http://www.moretolifethanlaundry.com/?p=329