Hello! I am Annie@Wearingred 🙂 Thank you so much for visiting my about-me page.
At the time of setting up this blog I am a 54 year old working mum of two teenagers. I live right in the middle of the UK with my husband of 14 years, my kids and my Mum.
We share our house with three dogs, one cat, four chickens and two rats. Please don’t say yeuck about the rats. They belong to my son and really are sweet if you don’t look at the tails!
About me – Annie@wearingred
In the UK it appears we can start to access most pensions at age 55. As a result of this, I started to get a lot of targeted advertising information this last year. It can be quite overwhelming.
I do not feel at all like retiring or even planning for it. Although, reading about retirement has made me think!! As we came into 2020 I was not in great shape physically. I had gained 56lbs and stopped exercising. I needed to do something!! You can read the start of my weight loss journey here. I am also planning to share favourite recipes that helped me get back to a healthy weight.
One of my other personal challenges is a complete lack of focus. I have very little spare time with the full time job and children. However, I have a huge number of hobbies and interests.
I have tried all types of craft and love making music. We also find it hard to stop collecting pets! I enjoy writing and blogging, gardening and have a long held desire to move to France.
About – Wearingred
I have been blogging for 3 years over at Stickytapeandstring sharing my craft projects, crochet patterns and templates to organise family life.
Here @Wearingred I will share my progress and journey back to a healthy weight. I will also share my plans towards what I hope will be a happy healthy retirement, along with anything else that comes up 🙂
I will set up a mailing list for anyone who wants to keep in touch. Please join, I promise not to send spam!
The world was turned on its head in 2020. In 2023 it feels like we are all finding our way again. I am heading on a journey to sobriety! Nothing is certain. The possibilities are endless. Welcome to Wearingred!
Annie 🙂