Ragdale

 

This is me (you can just about see me if you look closely) in the candlelit cave. My favourite place at Ragdale Hall. If I tell you that all the classes I have taken involved bare feet you'll get a flavour for my few days here. Pilates, yoga, candlelit stretch (by candlelight), wake up and stretch (no candlelight), aqua dance! In fact I've only worn trainers once, that was for weight lifting yesterday lol.

My life is not perfect. Like everyone else I have my worries, my niddles, my upsets and ailments but I am acutely aware that I am luckier than many. When I am away, especially somewhere like here I feel overwhelmed with contentment and gratitude that makes me feel quite teary. I am blessed and I wish you could all visit Ragdale with me. But as you can't let me explain (stop reading now if you wish). The food is top notch, the staff are all lovely and friendly, the facilities are amazing - the classes, gym, thermal spa, outside heated pool, heated rooftop infinity pool, outside sun beds, swinging egg chairs, day beds. The cocktails in the cocktail bar are delicious (and pretty much the only extra you need to pay for). All three nooks and crannies for sleeping or reading. The comfy sofas in the lounges. The rooms are comfy and posh. Swanning around in robes and flip flops! Later today when we get ready to depart it'll be a pain putting clothes on! Ragdale is just wonderful. 

It's been easy to be sugar free here - proper food at all meals with just sweetness for pudding. However, on the drive down I massively needed boiled sweets for my dry mouth. It is so getting on my nerves now! It's shit!

I hope you've had a great week, even without a spa break. Please think about something that has given you joy this week. Joy can be found, you just need to look for it, though sometimes it wallops you in the face! Speak next week xx

What they hate in you is missing in them.