Where I talk about building strength & muscle, challenging myself, and enriching life with music and an active lifestyle

  • First week of January
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    First week of January

    Hi everyone! I hope you are doing well. How was your first week of 2023? To me it was a mixed bag with some lovely days, mixed with strong wind and heavy rain.…

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  • Goals and word of the year for 2023
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    Goals and word of the year for 2023

    Hi everyone! How are you? I hope you’ve had a good start of the new year. Last year I had a word and focus of the year, CALM. It helped me get on…

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  • Weekly rundown #5 2022
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    Weekly rundown #5 2022

    We’re into 2023 already! Incredible! I count today’s post to 2022 since most of the week was still 2022. It was a slowish week but I kept my fitness routine – I’ll keep…

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  • 2022 in review
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    2022 in review

    So we’ve come to the end of the year! It feels strange every time. 2022 was a good year, busy but a better year than I’ve experienced for a long time. I reached…

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  • Weekly rundown #4 2022
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    Weekly rundown #4 2022

    Hi there! Christmas is in full swing and I hope you are doing well. We have mild weather with rain here in the south of Ireland. If you’re in the US or Canada,…

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  • Weekly rundown #3 2022
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    Weekly rundown #3 2022

    This was expected to be a very slow week, because of the cold weather. I was so restless at the beginning of the week, just waiting for the warmer temperatures to return. I’m…

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Susanne Marcus Svalefelt

Hi there! I’m Susanne, a Swede in West Cork, Ireland. I play music, take photos, lift weights, and work on a freelance business. I started this blog as an accountability tool, to document and share my fitness journey, talk about learning music, and to hopefully inspire others.

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