<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Life - Notebook - Thamara Kandabada</title><description>Uncensored thoughts on Life</description><link>https://thamara.co.uk/</link><language>en-gb</language><item><title>On the mics again</title><link>https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2026/08/on-the-mics-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2026/08/on-the-mics-again/</guid><description>Is The Bad Take back? And some reflections on leaving an online footprint</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Thamara Kandabada</author></item><item><title>Beyond Couch to 5K</title><link>https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2026/08/beyond-couch-to-5k/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2026/08/beyond-couch-to-5k/</guid><description>The next step in my running journey</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Thamara Kandabada</author></item><item><title>Couch to 5K: Week 9</title><link>https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2026/07/couch-to-5k-week-9/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2026/07/couch-to-5k-week-9/</guid><description>That&apos;s it, I&apos;m a runner now!</description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Thamara Kandabada</author></item><item><title>Couch to 5K: Week 8</title><link>https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2026/06/couch-to-5k-week-8/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2026/06/couch-to-5k-week-8/</guid><description>I&apos;m almost there</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Thamara Kandabada</author></item><item><title>Birthday</title><link>https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2026/06/birthday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2026/06/birthday/</guid><description>It’s like any other day</description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Thamara Kandabada</author></item><item><title>Couch to 5K: Week 7</title><link>https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2026/06/couch-to-5k-week-7/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2026/06/couch-to-5k-week-7/</guid><description>25-minute running interval: conquered!</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Thamara Kandabada</author></item><item><title>Couch to 5K: Week 6</title><link>https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2026/06/couch-to-5k-week-6/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2026/06/couch-to-5k-week-6/</guid><description>Can I call myself a runner now?</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Thamara Kandabada</author></item><item><title>A weekend in Scotland</title><link>https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2026/06/a-weekend-in-scotland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2026/06/a-weekend-in-scotland/</guid><description>Among nature, music, and art </description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Thamara Kandabada</author></item><item><title>Couch to 5K: Week 5</title><link>https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2026/05/couch-to-5k-week-5/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2026/05/couch-to-5k-week-5/</guid><description>Making steady progress</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Thamara Kandabada</author></item><item><title>Couch to 5K: Week 4</title><link>https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2026/05/couch-to-5k-week-4/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2026/05/couch-to-5k-week-4/</guid><description>Getting used to longer running intervals</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Thamara Kandabada</author></item><item><title>The Gobbins Cliff Walk</title><link>https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2026/05/the-gobbins-cliff-walk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2026/05/the-gobbins-cliff-walk/</guid><description>A dramatic coastal walk with killer views </description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Thamara Kandabada</author></item><item><title>Couch to 5K</title><link>https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2026/05/couch-to-5k/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2026/05/couch-to-5k/</guid><description>A decent start</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Thamara Kandabada</author></item><item><title>Duodecennium</title><link>https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2026/03/duodecennium/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2026/03/duodecennium/</guid><description>Looking back at 12 years on the internet</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Thamara Kandabada</author></item><item><title>Poison</title><link>https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2019/11/poison/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2019/11/poison/</guid><description>On being a teetotaller</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Thamara Kandabada</author></item><item><title>The stages of atheism</title><link>https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2019/08/the-stages-of-atheism/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2019/08/the-stages-of-atheism/</guid><description>My journey into unbelief</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Thamara Kandabada</author></item><item><title>Pick one</title><link>https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2019/04/pick-one/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2019/04/pick-one/</guid><description>On favourites</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Thamara Kandabada</author></item><item><title>Flip the Switch</title><link>https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2019/02/flip-the-switch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2019/02/flip-the-switch/</guid><description>On anger</description><pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Thamara Kandabada</author></item><item><title>The death of intimacy</title><link>https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2019/01/the-death-of-intimacy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2019/01/the-death-of-intimacy/</guid><description>What weddings are, and not</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Thamara Kandabada</author></item><item><title>The unhustle</title><link>https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2019/01/the-unhustle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2019/01/the-unhustle/</guid><description>Work hard, play easy</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Thamara Kandabada</author></item><item><title>(De)clutter: an update</title><link>https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2019/01/declutter-an-update/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2019/01/declutter-an-update/</guid><description>In 2019, I want to read more. I tweaked my iPhone setup for exactly that.</description><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Thamara Kandabada</author></item><item><title>To the year that flew by</title><link>https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2018/12/to-the-year-that-flew-by/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2018/12/to-the-year-that-flew-by/</guid><description>Reflections on 2018</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Thamara Kandabada</author></item><item><title>A new reason to write</title><link>https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2018/12/a-new-reason-to-write/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2018/12/a-new-reason-to-write/</guid><description>From mindless scrolling to mindful writing</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Thamara Kandabada</author></item><item><title>Stop.</title><link>https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2018/12/stop/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2018/12/stop/</guid><description>And do nothing.</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Thamara Kandabada</author></item><item><title>Wander</title><link>https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2018/08/wander/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2018/08/wander/</guid><description>On meditation and purpose</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Thamara Kandabada</author></item><item><title>The self-made myth</title><link>https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2018/07/the-self-made-myth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2018/07/the-self-made-myth/</guid><description>No one is self-made. To call one that is a blatant dismissal of the work of many around them.</description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Thamara Kandabada</author></item><item><title>(De)clutter</title><link>https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2017/11/declutter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2017/11/declutter/</guid><description>Tidying up, just a little bit </description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Thamara Kandabada</author></item><item><title>Goodbye, Headspace. Hello, Oak.</title><link>https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2017/11/goodbye-headspace-hello-oak/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2017/11/goodbye-headspace-hello-oak/</guid><description>An update: meditation, 21 days in </description><pubDate>Sun, 12 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Thamara Kandabada</author></item><item><title>Diary, not book</title><link>https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2017/11/diary-not-book/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2017/11/diary-not-book/</guid><description>Ignoring Guy Kawasaki</description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Thamara Kandabada</author></item><item><title>Meditating with Headspace</title><link>https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2017/10/meditating-with-headspace/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2017/10/meditating-with-headspace/</guid><description>Because one challenge is not enough </description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Thamara Kandabada</author></item><item><title>A challenge, for the next 30 days</title><link>https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2017/10/a-challenge-for-the-next-30-days/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2017/10/a-challenge-for-the-next-30-days/</guid><description>Today, I took on a quite unexpected challenge, on a whim: a ‘Digital Detox’ of sorts.</description><pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Thamara Kandabada</author></item><item><title>Reality check</title><link>https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2017/10/reality-check/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thamara.co.uk/notebook/2017/10/reality-check/</guid><description>For 15 long years I dabbled in many things I ended up wanting nothing to do with. Now that I look back, those years were more valuable than I give them credit for.</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Thamara Kandabada</author></item></channel></rss>