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    The Happiness of Pursuit
    JoJo
    • Apr 14
    • 4 min

    The Happiness of Pursuit

    I've set myself a little quest that will hopefully involve not too much suffering, minimal blisters, and make everyday a bit more meaningful
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    The Balance of Power
    JoJo
    • Apr 2
    • 5 min

    The Balance of Power

    I've been thinking a lot (possibly too much!) about the role of power in climbing and what getting stronger means to me as a climber.
    12 views0 comments
    Photos of a Cute Dog
    JoJo
    • Mar 24
    • 3 min

    Photos of a Cute Dog

    I've had a cold and words have failed me. Here's some cute photos of my dog instead. Her name is Amber. She is a galgo (Spanish greyhound).
    9 views0 comments
    All the Clothes I'll Make One Day
    JoJo
    • Mar 17
    • 6 min

    All the Clothes I'll Make One Day

    I haven't been doing a lot of sewing lately so here's some projects I'd love to complete in the rather distant future. It's fun to dream!
    12 views0 comments
    A Guide to Types of Rock Climbing
    JoJo
    • Mar 10
    • 9 min

    A Guide to Types of Rock Climbing

    Trad. Bouldering. Lead. Speed. Crack. It's all climbing but slightly different. This guide will help you understand it all!
    3 views0 comments
    A Stuck Key Letter Puzzle Poem
    JoJo
    • Mar 3
    • 1 min

    A Stuck Key Letter Puzzle Poem

    A key on my laptop is stuck so I've written this piece without it. It's a poetic puzzle. Can you spot the missing letter?
    18 views2 comments
    Lulling Myself into Leopard Print
    JoJo
    • Feb 24
    • 5 min

    Lulling Myself into Leopard Print

    I've recently been trying to incorporate a new print into my wardrobe. Leopard print! I'm a little frightened so I'm taking it very slowly.
    24 views0 comments
    Learning To Fall
    JoJo
    • Feb 17
    • 5 min

    Learning To Fall

    In this re-posting of my first article in Beta magazine, I explain why learning to fall is a crucial step when learning to climb.
    6 views0 comments
    Thighs of the Climber
    JoJo
    • Feb 10
    • 2 min

    Thighs of the Climber

    I've started cycling 11km to work and back. My weak as heck climbing legs cannot cope. Here, I re-work Eye of the Tiger to express my pain!
    18 views0 comments
    How to Re-Cover a Cushion
    JoJo
    • Feb 3
    • 5 min

    How to Re-Cover a Cushion

    Acquiring things on Freecycle and sprucing them up is great fun. Except when you accidentally buy a glitter bomb disguised as a cushion.
    12 views0 comments
    Advice for New Climbers
    JoJo
    • Jan 27
    • 4 min

    Advice for New Climbers

    The idea of taking up climbing can be exciting but scary. Here's a list of useful tips and information that might tempt you to give it a try
    21 views2 comments
    We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Programming . . .
    JoJo
    • Jan 6
    • 1 min

    We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Programming . . .

    I'm taking a brief blogging break. I'll be back in three weeks time with a new 'climbs' post.
    7 views0 comments
    Best and Worst Books of 2021
    JoJo
    • Dec 30, 2021
    • 12 min

    Best and Worst Books of 2021

    In this post I discuss my reading habits and review some of the best and worst books I've read this year.
    21 views0 comments
    Household Makes and Restorations
    JoJo
    • Dec 23, 2021
    • 8 min

    Household Makes and Restorations

    Since moving into our new house we've painted some things, sanded a lot of other things, and not done too much terrible DIY!
    19 views0 comments
    To Spray Or Not To Spray? That Is The Question
    JoJo
    • Dec 16, 2021
    • 9 min

    To Spray Or Not To Spray? That Is The Question

    In this post I discuss the gnarly topic of beta spraying. What is it? Why is it an issue? Should you ever do it? Let's find out!
    16 views0 comments
    Why I Don't Buy Christmas Presents
    JoJo
    • Dec 9, 2021
    • 8 min

    Why I Don't Buy Christmas Presents

    I stopped buying Christmas presents a few years ago. In this post you can learn why and decide whether I'm a genius or a miserable git!
    12 views0 comments
    Tour of my New Sewing Studio
    JoJo
    • Dec 2, 2021
    • 5 min

    Tour of my New Sewing Studio

    After two weeks of living in the new house, my sewing studio is organised enough for a public viewing. Come and look around my new studio!
    21 views0 comments
    Setting (Another) Personal Climbing Goal
    JoJo
    • Nov 25, 2021
    • 6 min

    Setting (Another) Personal Climbing Goal

    I've been feeling a little confused about what my next climbing goal should be. Join me as I try to figure it out in this week's post.
    18 views0 comments
    A Hard Water Stream of Consciousness
    JoJo
    • Nov 18, 2021
    • 6 min

    A Hard Water Stream of Consciousness

    I moved house and my brain has given up on complex thoughts. This week's blog post is a random string of thoughts about tea, toast and sofas
    23 views0 comments
    Boning, Frogging, and a Pounding Block
    JoJo
    • Nov 11, 2021
    • 5 min

    Boning, Frogging, and a Pounding Block

    I've not had a lot of time to sew lately. Instead of sharing my latest creations I'll share some sewing related words I find mildly amusing
    13 views1 comment
    Training Plans: The Good, The Bad, and The Hip Flexors
    JoJo
    • Nov 4, 2021
    • 9 min

    Training Plans: The Good, The Bad, and The Hip Flexors

    I've been following a training plan for 6 months. Here's what I've got right, what I've got wrong, and why hip flexor conditioning sucks!
    23 views1 comment
    40 Hopes for my 40 Year Old Self
    JoJo
    • Oct 28, 2021
    • 12 min

    40 Hopes for my 40 Year Old Self

    It's my birthday (almost!) and, although I'm not turning 40 this year, I've been thinking about how my life might be in just under a decade
    22 views0 comments
    The Skirt of Spontaneity
    JoJo
    • Oct 21, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Skirt of Spontaneity

    Join me as I spontaneously decided to make a skirt rather than doing pressing university work. Good life choices!
    10 views2 comments
    My Top 8 UK Bouldering Gyms
    JoJo
    • Oct 14, 2021
    • 12 min

    My Top 8 UK Bouldering Gyms

    I've been to a lot of climbing gyms in my time. Here's a few of my favourites from across the UK and some memories from my visits to them.
    42 views0 comments
    I've Always Been Wordy
    JoJo
    • Oct 7, 2021
    • 8 min

    I've Always Been Wordy

    I let my 17-year-old self take charge this week. We're exploring some of my early attempts at creative and vaguely coherent writing.
    13 views0 comments
    Favourite Clothes I've Made
    JoJo
    • Sep 30, 2021
    • 8 min

    Favourite Clothes I've Made

    I haven't made much over the last few weeks so let's take a walk down memory lane and explore some of my previous creations.
    10 views0 comments
    Climbing My First 7a Boulder
    JoJo
    • Sep 23, 2021
    • 10 min

    Climbing My First 7a Boulder

    I achieved my goal of climbing a 7a boulder before the end of 2021! In this post I take you through the boulder and how I climbed it.
    22 views0 comments
    The Problem With Minimalism
    JoJo
    • Sep 16, 2021
    • 8 min

    The Problem With Minimalism

    Do you need a house full of stuff? Can minimalists help you form a better relationship with your possessions? The short answer is maybe!
    27 views2 comments
    Remaking a Home Climbing Wall
    JoJo
    • Sep 9, 2021
    • 5 min

    Remaking a Home Climbing Wall

    We're moving house soon so the home climbing wall is coming down. Join me as I replace some of the pieces with better versions of themselves
    15 views0 comments
    Repeating the 9c Strength Test
    JoJo
    • Sep 2, 2021
    • 7 min

    Repeating the 9c Strength Test

    Have I got any stronger in the last six months? In this post, I discuss my second attempt at the 9c strength and what the results suggest.
    57 views0 comments
    One Year as a Failed Blogger
    JoJo
    • Aug 26, 2021
    • 7 min

    One Year as a Failed Blogger

    I've been a blogger for a year. According to the numbers the blog is a total failure. But it's been successful in more important ways.
    19 views1 comment
    How to Art
    JoJo
    • Aug 19, 2021
    • 7 min

    How to Art

    I don't see myself as an artist but sometimes the creative mood kicks in! In this post I explore my artistic endeavours, past and present.
    14 views2 comments
    Review of Climbing's First Olympics
    JoJo
    • Aug 12, 2021
    • 13 min

    Review of Climbing's First Olympics

    Climbing made it's Olympic debut last week and it was amazing. In this post, I'll tell you all about who won and how they did it!
    42 views0 comments
    My Top 8 Sporting Memories
    JoJo
    • Aug 5, 2021
    • 13 min

    My Top 8 Sporting Memories

    I love watching sport! With Olympic fever in the air, I walk down memory lane and recollect on my favourite moments from competitive sport.
    16 views2 comments
    Creatively Practical or Practically Creative?
    JoJo
    • Jul 29, 2021
    • 5 min

    Creatively Practical or Practically Creative?

    In this post I discuss the relationship between creativity and practicality and the value we place on these two qualities.
    10 views0 comments
    A Guide to Climbing at the Olympics
    JoJo
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 12 min

    A Guide to Climbing at the Olympics

    This guide explains the format and rules of sport climbing at the Olympics, featuring all three disciplines: speed, bouldering, and lead
    39 views0 comments
    Is Ambition Always a Good Thing?
    JoJo
    • Jul 15, 2021
    • 7 min

    Is Ambition Always a Good Thing?

    I discuss my own experiences of achieving and failing to achieve my ambitions and how this has shaped my current perspective of ambition.
    60 views0 comments
    How To Reuse Old Bedding
    JoJo
    • Jul 8, 2021
    • 7 min

    How To Reuse Old Bedding

    How to rescue your old bedding from landfill for a little longer by turning it into new soft and squidgy things!
    16 views0 comments
    Meet My Current Boulder Project
    JoJo
    • Jul 1, 2021
    • 8 min

    Meet My Current Boulder Project

    Allow me to introduce you to my current boulder project. In this post I'll tell you all about it and go through the best moves in detail.
    17 views0 comments
    7 Quotes to Cheer You Up
    JoJo
    • Jun 24, 2021
    • 7 min

    7 Quotes to Cheer You Up

    I'm having online banking issues this week so I've turned to other people's witty words to cheer me up!
    15 views0 comments
    Learning to use a Lathe
    JoJo
    • Jun 17, 2021
    • 3 min

    Learning to use a Lathe

    Seamstress has a crack at using a piece of heavy machinery that isn't a sewing machine! Check out the first thing I made with a lathe.
    12 views0 comments
    10 Things I Learned on a Home Climbing Wall
    JoJo
    • Jun 10, 2021
    • 10 min

    10 Things I Learned on a Home Climbing Wall

    I made a homewall to keep me strong through lockdown. Here's what it taught me about route-setting, my climbing and my father-in-law's mind!
    34 views0 comments
    8 Lessons Learned as a Part-Time Pole Dancer
    JoJo
    • Jun 3, 2021
    • 8 min

    8 Lessons Learned as a Part-Time Pole Dancer

    I attended pole dancing classes for about a year. Here's what I learned from the experience. Failures, successes, and injuries included!
    16 views1 comment
    Clothes Are Stupid, But I Love Them
    JoJo
    • May 27, 2021
    • 9 min

    Clothes Are Stupid, But I Love Them

    People have worn some ridiculous clothes over the years yet we keep coming back for more binding, impractical, and outlandish clothing!
    12 views0 comments
    Spiritual Home: Ode to a Climbing Wall
    JoJo
    • May 20, 2021
    • 5 min

    Spiritual Home: Ode to a Climbing Wall

    An introduction to the room I learned to climb in. In the form of a poem. I am not a poet but I had a go and the results aren't too bad!
    44 views2 comments
    “If I could time travel, where would I go?”
    JoJo
    • May 13, 2021
    • 12 min

    “If I could time travel, where would I go?”

    Get to know me a little better as I answer some questions about time travel, identity, goal setting, and favourite hobbies.
    27 views2 comments
    Seamstress Reacts to Leena Norms' Video - I Taught Myself to Sew
    JoJo
    • May 6, 2021
    • 10 min

    Seamstress Reacts to Leena Norms' Video - I Taught Myself to Sew

    My honest reactions to a novice teacher herself how to sew. Spoiler alert, she actually does a really good job and so can you!
    13 views0 comments
    Situation Report on Project 007a
    JoJo
    • Apr 29, 2021
    • 8 min

    Situation Report on Project 007a

    Update on attempting to climb my first 7a boulder by the end of 2021. Check in on my pull-ups, finger strength, injuries, and training plan!
    18 views0 comments
    Backstage at Geneva Airport
    JoJo
    • Apr 22, 2021
    • 9 min

    Backstage at Geneva Airport

    This is the story of how Husband poisoned us both while on holiday in Switzerland, leading to an eventful trip through Geneva airport
    25 views0 comments
    Chatting Fear and Creative Flair with Faye Hine
    JoJo
    • Apr 15, 2021
    • 8 min

    Chatting Fear and Creative Flair with Faye Hine

    I sit down for a chat about ethically made jewellery, fear and mental training for climbing, and creativity with Faye Hine
    27 views0 comments

    The Happiness of Pursuit

    • Apr 14
    The Happiness of Pursuit

    The Balance of Power

    • Apr 2
    The Balance of Power

    Photos of a Cute Dog

    • Mar 24
    Photos of a Cute Dog
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