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[LIFE] Wild Swimming and FEELING ALIVE. Yes, I am #BusyLivingWithMets

So, I’ve been feeling quite overwhelmed by life, work and everything at the moment, but got the chance to take some time out Thursday evening/Friday morning, courtesy of Kate’s great organising skills, and the company of Johnny, Stuart et al …

This was our faces after our first dip:


After we’d headed into Eel Pool:

Before checking into The Lister Arms before heading off to Janet’s Foss for a swim:

 

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Thanks to Emily for these pics from last night. #DalesDipppers with @revkatebottley and friends! #BusyLivingWithMets

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Stuart collected this wonderful video:

Overnight in the Lister Arms, with a great breakfast, before heading back to Janet’s Foss in daylight:

See that super cold dip (like having a cold cap on, but all over):

 

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Brrrrrrr but yes …. #wildswimming

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Before taking a gentle stroll to see Gordale Scar:

 

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Then we went for a slow walk. #DaleDippers #BusyLivingWithMets

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Dr Bex Lewis is passionate about helping people engage with the digital world in a positive way, where she has more than 20 years’ experience. She is Senior Lecturer in Digital Marketing at Manchester Metropolitan University and Visiting Research Fellow at St John’s College, Durham University, with a particular interest in digital culture, persuasion and attitudinal change, especially how this affects the third sector, including faith organisations, and, after her breast cancer diagnosis in 2017, has started to research social media and cancer. Trained as a mass communications historian, she has written the original history of the poster Keep Calm and Carry On: The Truth Behind the Poster (Imperial War Museum, 2017), drawing upon her PhD research. She is Director of social media consultancy Digital Fingerprint, and author of Raising Children in a Digital Age: Enjoying the Best, Avoiding the Worst  (Lion Hudson, 2014; second edition in process) as well as a number of book chapters, and regularly judges digital awards. She has a strong media presence, with her expertise featured in a wide range of publications and programmes, including national, international and specialist TV, radio and press, and can be found all over social media, typically as @drbexl.

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