So here’s the thing…

I really don’t like myself all that much.

Full disclosure, I have depression, rock bottom self esteem and I’m fairly certain I have anxiety, but hey so do a lot of people. I’m overweight and a very very lazy person. I’m also not a very experienced hiker.

But I like being outside. I want to lose weight. I like taking photos.

I’ve set myself a frankly ridiculous target of climbing all 282 Munros in Scotland. The time is undetermined but let’s just conservatively say “in my lifetime”. I ticked off Ben Lawers and Beinn Ghlas on Monday, and my goodness it was wonderful. I am going to write a proper post about the experience soon.

This target is a bit ridiculous because;

1. As of writing I have done 4 in just over a year
2. I find it difficult to walk uphill
3. The idea of the Inaccessible Pinnacle is godamn terrifying
4. For many reasons I’m just not so good at getting out the house as much as I would like

Despite these things I have set up an Instagram account (because I like Instagram) and this blog (because I like the idea of accountability) to see if I can encourage myself to get myself out of the door and do more stuff outside. If this has positive benefits on my mental and physical health… Well brilliant.