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By Di Westaway | CEO and Founder of Wild Women On Top

Do you often exclaim to others (or yourself) that you're just SO busy? Do you feel like you're constantly time poor? Are you stressed, tired or wrung out often?

That used to be me. Here's why I stopped wearing busy as a badge of honour. 

Di Westaway | Chief Adventure Chick  and Founder of Wild Women On Top

When the alarm kills delicious dozing on a dark winter’s morning or your lover tempts you with a glass of red as you snuggle up together on the couch, it takes an iron will to honour your commitment to a walk in the cold.

Despite knowing how exhilarated you’ll feel when you’re out there, and how satisfied you’ll feel when it’s over, getting active outdoors in winter is a tough gig. Our brain tells us to snooze that little bit longer, stay indoors after dark and slow down. But our body needs to move.

By Di Westaway | Chief Adventure Chick and Founder of Wild Women On Top

Staying clean and healthy is an important issue when hiking, particularly in developing countries where you may be exposed to illnesses and diseases against which you have no natural immunity. When hiking in a group, there is a greater likelihood that bacteria will be passed around the group, so personal hygiene is critical. So, what’s the best way to stay healthy on a hike?

By Di Westaway | Chief Adventure Chick and Founder of Wild Women On Top

Do you think you're too old to pose in your undies in the middle of the snow? Perhaps you're too dignified? Too ladylike? Well, Di Westaway isn't, and this week she tells us why. 

By Di Westaway | Chief Adventure Chick and Founder at Wild Women On Top

Sometimes I just snap. My inner moody bitch appears without warning, dumping on those I love the most. It usually happens when I’ve been deprived of real human contact, after spending a work-from-home day in my office/bedroom, alone with only my devices for company. Often I’m so filled with remorse I fly into my bedroom riddled with guilt, further driving myself from what I need most: connection.

By Di Westaway | Chief Adventure Chick and Founder of Wild Women On Top

Once you’ve been forced, by circumstance, to wee in front of other people, there is no turning back. In fact, weeing on the side of a trail can actually be quite liberating. 

But public squatting isn’t the only wee-related lesson you need to learn if you want to be a hard-core Wild Woman. When you spend time in extreme weather wilderness locations, where it’s too cold, windy or dangerous to leave your tent, you must develop other essential skills to avoid both a frost-bitten arse and pee in your pants!