As I have mentioned more than once, I have been going jogging quite regularly. This is an excellent cardiovascular exercise, although it is a little hard on the joints! I have been trying to do some strength training as well as the jogging, but I have been finding it difficult, especially to do on the same day as a run.
As you know, last weekend we tidied the lounge. There is floor space. There is, in fact, enough floor space for one of our camping roll-mats. Another use for such a mat is to do yoga. So, I dug out my yoga DVD while Leon was out driving on Monday night. It takes about an hour, including the warm-up and warm-down. It was quite pleasant, and more challenging than I expected, but not so challenging that I couldn’t finish it.
Last night Leon wanted to do weights and I didn’t fancy going out in the cold and windy nastiness that was the weather (okay, it could have been worse…) so I decided to do another hour of yoga instead. This was an excellent plan, with only one minor flaw. The minor flaw was that during the “relaxation and cool down” where you should be almost meditating, Leon had finished his weights and came downstairs and proceeded to make more noise than your average brass band, in the kitchen. Very distracting. Otherwise, it was a very pleasant, but again taxing, hour. I ache slightly in some of the muscles that are used during yoga, but that can only be a good thing as it shows that I am working those muscles. I may try to do yoga on the days I am not running. This should mean that I improve my core strength, balance and posture (and maybe even my state of mind!)
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Successful Bank Holiday
Yes, the long weekend has been a success! Hooray!
We did extend our weekend by taking the Friday off as a holiday too.
Friday
I got my haircut, bought some jeans which did not drag on the floor and that top I’ve been lusting over in H&M. I also tried on a dress in there, but it looked silly. I bought some sunglasses and treated Leon to two new tops. Did a two-mile jog, of which all but 2 mins was actual running! We went out for drinks and a Chinese. Very pleasant.
Saturday
Got up at a sensible hour! We tidied the entire lounge, including all paperwork and other silly mess.
Sunday
I “helped” Leon finish the sweeping of the lounge. Leon evicted several spiders from behind the chair. Cleaned chairs, and Leon vacuumed them too. I completed Eeyore on my cross stitch kit. Leon cooked a fab leg of lamb with some funky coating (which is still making the fridge smell – but in a nice way). We went out for drinks at Brigantes. Mostly amusing, but I may have been a little harsh on Rich. (sorry) Paid up my entry fee for the Race For Life.
Monday
I had a lie-in, and then got up and we went to Clifton Moor. Bought Leon some underwear and I also bought a new night dress for myself. (No new dressing gown yet…). We also picked up some new bake ware. Had a slightly disappointing lunch in the “Flying Lettuce”(1). Baked a Victoria sponge and a dozen fairy cakes, and then frosted them all. I did a full hour session of Yoga (on a DVD) without getting bored, while Leon was on his driving lesson. Went to “Big Ian’s Ludicrous Pub Quiz” and came second. So now we have four more cans of rubbish beer.
1. The Flying Lettuce pub is actually called the Flying Legends, but as always, I couldn’t read it very well without my specs…
Sunday, May 28, 2006
Magic
I have cut off my hair. Well, no - I paid someone else to do it.
And I have discovered something - my hair was heavy! So, I lost a whole pound in weight just by cutting off my hair. Brilliant!
No, I don't want to lose a further 10lb by cutting off my head, thank you.
And I have discovered something - my hair was heavy! So, I lost a whole pound in weight just by cutting off my hair. Brilliant!
No, I don't want to lose a further 10lb by cutting off my head, thank you.
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Rubbishness leads to Change
My website doesn't like me looking at it - I exceed the download limit (!)
So I've gotten myself a flikr thingy. Woo.
So I've gotten myself a flikr thingy. Woo.
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Random
So, last night I planned to go to the quiz… it didn’t happen. I got wet on the way home due to rain, and couldn’t use my brolly because the wind was stronger than me. So, I changed into my long jogging bottoms, rather than my new cropped ones, and waited for Leon. We went out jogging. We did most of the usual route, but not all of it because my foot was still not being totally normal and I didn’t want to cripple myself for a long time. Then Leon showered and went for his driving lesson. I showered and settled down to watch some rubbish TV. Then Gemma called – she’s one of my friends from before I went to uni. So I spent a while chatting to her about the youth of today and the drawbacks of jogging. Then I cooked some fish for dinner.
Today I learnt: if you put oil on fish skin it spits, and this causes smoke if the oil lands on the filament of the grill.
So, then we settled down to eat the fish. By this time it was almost 9 o’clock and I was still in my dressing gown from having showered. i crossed the room in said dressing gown and L was overcome by laughter (well…) as I had managed to rip my dressing gown. Now there is a big tear on it all down the left-buttock covering bit. Bother. I do have another much nicer dressing gown, which is zebra print. It’s full length too, but not designed for people as fat as the blue one I ripped. The benefit of getting a dressing gown that’s too big is that it wraps around you further. Which I like; it makes it cosy and warm. Perhaps I’ll buy a new dressing gown. I should add it to my list of things I should do this year. The trouble is that dressing gowns aren’t the most exciting thing to buy. I could do with some new pyjamas too, but not the little vest-and-pants variety, which are nice but not warm, but the big t-shirt or shirt and trousers variety. I could, therefore, go all-out and buy matching dressing gown, pyjamas and slippers (can never have too many pairs of slippers, and I do need a pair to wear while I wash my current ones)
Of course, if I do buy new pyjamas etc I must throw away the old ones – I'm terrible for not doing that. I buy something to replace something I have and then I don’t get rid of the thing. I’ve stopped trying that with shoes anyway, but I do try not to have too many similar pairs… try is the operative word though!
Today I learnt: if you put oil on fish skin it spits, and this causes smoke if the oil lands on the filament of the grill.
So, then we settled down to eat the fish. By this time it was almost 9 o’clock and I was still in my dressing gown from having showered. i crossed the room in said dressing gown and L was overcome by laughter (well…) as I had managed to rip my dressing gown. Now there is a big tear on it all down the left-buttock covering bit. Bother. I do have another much nicer dressing gown, which is zebra print. It’s full length too, but not designed for people as fat as the blue one I ripped. The benefit of getting a dressing gown that’s too big is that it wraps around you further. Which I like; it makes it cosy and warm. Perhaps I’ll buy a new dressing gown. I should add it to my list of things I should do this year. The trouble is that dressing gowns aren’t the most exciting thing to buy. I could do with some new pyjamas too, but not the little vest-and-pants variety, which are nice but not warm, but the big t-shirt or shirt and trousers variety. I could, therefore, go all-out and buy matching dressing gown, pyjamas and slippers (can never have too many pairs of slippers, and I do need a pair to wear while I wash my current ones)
Of course, if I do buy new pyjamas etc I must throw away the old ones – I'm terrible for not doing that. I buy something to replace something I have and then I don’t get rid of the thing. I’ve stopped trying that with shoes anyway, but I do try not to have too many similar pairs… try is the operative word though!
Monday, May 22, 2006
Simple things…
I have recently purchased a cross-stitch kit. It’s nice to have something a little creative to do while I’m watching telly, which isn’t really productive at all. Anyway, the cross-stitch is a Winnie-the-Pooh limited edition one, which came with over thirty colours of thread. So far I have sewed Eeyore’s hind legs and part of his ear. I’ll be going on to sew the rest of his body and then his tail with the pretty bow on it. it takes much more time than I thought it would! It’s quite soothing, which anyone who’s met me knows is a good thing! I must try to remember to wear my specs though, as I’m giving myself eye strain! Tut.
I was planning on going out to get an embroidery hoop today, but the weather is all horrible. So I didn’t. it’s not too hard to do without, but the tension isn’t so good when you’re not using a hoop.
I’m hoping that once I’ve done this one, I might be able to make up some of my own patterns. That would be wicked!
And so, despite the rain I’ll be running tonight, for the first time since I hurt my foot…
I was planning on going out to get an embroidery hoop today, but the weather is all horrible. So I didn’t. it’s not too hard to do without, but the tension isn’t so good when you’re not using a hoop.
I’m hoping that once I’ve done this one, I might be able to make up some of my own patterns. That would be wicked!
And so, despite the rain I’ll be running tonight, for the first time since I hurt my foot…
Friday, May 19, 2006
Item: Make/Buy Cushions – Complete!
Yes, I have made six cushions in varying designs. Now all we need is the matching sofa...
PTH 12?
So, Bad Data came a measly 17th in the PTH (That’s Pub Treasure Hunt) – though our friend Lint’s team won. Well done them.
Bad Data were "the Dukes of Hazzard"
(I’ve cropped the picture so that you can’t see my thighs! Ick!)
We spent the evening of the 11th May wandering around York dressed like this, answering a range of questions (incorrectly, it seems) and not drinking any of the special drinks. L and The Black got called Gay Cowboys rather a lot, which sucked.
I did quite like some of the other costumes, so I don’t mind not being the best at that. We did get the most points for origami, with L’s amazing Paper-General-Lee.
It was rather a shame that the routes didn’t overlap slightly more, we only saw one other team of people we knew while trekking round. It also sucked that only the special drinks counted. Still, we could have cheated and lied about our drinking like Chip’s BBBs.
I may try to get the ear of the new organisers and see if I can convince them that using a letter as the theme would be good. That said, the last one that Lint organised was great (Theme was Cartoons and we were the Wacky Races – I will eventually put a picture of that up!)
Bad Data were "the Dukes of Hazzard"
(I’ve cropped the picture so that you can’t see my thighs! Ick!)
We spent the evening of the 11th May wandering around York dressed like this, answering a range of questions (incorrectly, it seems) and not drinking any of the special drinks. L and The Black got called Gay Cowboys rather a lot, which sucked.
I did quite like some of the other costumes, so I don’t mind not being the best at that. We did get the most points for origami, with L’s amazing Paper-General-Lee.
It was rather a shame that the routes didn’t overlap slightly more, we only saw one other team of people we knew while trekking round. It also sucked that only the special drinks counted. Still, we could have cheated and lied about our drinking like Chip’s BBBs.
I may try to get the ear of the new organisers and see if I can convince them that using a letter as the theme would be good. That said, the last one that Lint organised was great (Theme was Cartoons and we were the Wacky Races – I will eventually put a picture of that up!)
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Nuke 'Em?
Yeah, normally I just write mundane posts about nonsense, but I fear that over the coming weeks this blog may become a little bit political!
So, in the news recently they’ve been talking about the prospect of renewing our aging nuclear power plants. Yes, they are still working at present. However, we need to begin at least getting organised to build new ones now, if that’s what we are going to do.
Well, this has all come about due to posturing on the part of Mr Blair. Despite having commissioned a report into what the future holds for UK power, and what the options are, he then gazumps the report and decides that the future is radioactive. Okay, maybe that’s a little extreme, but he has jumped the gun. Speculation has it that he is doing this because he’s tired of the rest of his party being in the news more than he is.
But, back to the actual issue: should we be building more nuclear power stations, or should we be finding the alternatives. Believe me there are a lot of alternatives! I can see that nuclear power has its advantages, lower carbon emissions I think is one of them. It does also have the disadvantage of producing great piles of waste which are radioactive for a very long time and have to be buried. Coal seems to have been largely discounted from the equation these days as it has high carbon emissions, and also emits other gases, depending on where the coal is from. Coal is also quite expensive to produce. I saw a TV show a while ago about a coal-fired power station which captured the carbon it released and then used that to provide some more power somehow (I’m not clear on the detail) which seems quite good. That way you’re getting extra power from what is effectively a waste product. There are other options than just coal, gas and nuclear power though; there is the much under-utilised wind power. It is windy quite often in this country, and we could harness this much better. Of course then some argue that the turbines are an eyesore, and that they are destroying the countryside. Perhaps they would be more suitable on a smaller scale… Then there’s solar power, which I have to admit may be pushing it a bit in Aberdeen, but in the southern counties where sunshine is a bit more common, we could easily have solar powered things. Water power could be used on almost all of the country’s rivers (though possibly not the Trent and the Severn…)
Is it possible to get all of our power from renewable/green sources? Not at present. Should that stop us from trying? No.
It’s not just up to the politicians though, it’s up to all of us too. We have energy saving bulbs throughout our house, the dishwasher is rating B and the washing machine is rating A (the dryer is D, but we only use that rarely) I have to admit to being a fan of having a bath, which does use more water than a shower. I turn off the tap while I'm cleaning my teeth. I walk almost everywhere (though I don’t drive…) we have a compost bin in the garden to reduce the amount of rubbish we send to the tip, and we also recycle paper. Bottles go to the bottle bank whenever someone with a car visits us, and we give our carrier bags back to the delivery man. We prefer to get loose vegetables (using less packaging) and re-use jars. We still have more to do, but every little thing helps.
Did You Know…?
A dishwasher uses less water to wash the pots than washing them in the sink does, provided that the dishwasher is full.
So, in the news recently they’ve been talking about the prospect of renewing our aging nuclear power plants. Yes, they are still working at present. However, we need to begin at least getting organised to build new ones now, if that’s what we are going to do.
Well, this has all come about due to posturing on the part of Mr Blair. Despite having commissioned a report into what the future holds for UK power, and what the options are, he then gazumps the report and decides that the future is radioactive. Okay, maybe that’s a little extreme, but he has jumped the gun. Speculation has it that he is doing this because he’s tired of the rest of his party being in the news more than he is.
But, back to the actual issue: should we be building more nuclear power stations, or should we be finding the alternatives. Believe me there are a lot of alternatives! I can see that nuclear power has its advantages, lower carbon emissions I think is one of them. It does also have the disadvantage of producing great piles of waste which are radioactive for a very long time and have to be buried. Coal seems to have been largely discounted from the equation these days as it has high carbon emissions, and also emits other gases, depending on where the coal is from. Coal is also quite expensive to produce. I saw a TV show a while ago about a coal-fired power station which captured the carbon it released and then used that to provide some more power somehow (I’m not clear on the detail) which seems quite good. That way you’re getting extra power from what is effectively a waste product. There are other options than just coal, gas and nuclear power though; there is the much under-utilised wind power. It is windy quite often in this country, and we could harness this much better. Of course then some argue that the turbines are an eyesore, and that they are destroying the countryside. Perhaps they would be more suitable on a smaller scale… Then there’s solar power, which I have to admit may be pushing it a bit in Aberdeen, but in the southern counties where sunshine is a bit more common, we could easily have solar powered things. Water power could be used on almost all of the country’s rivers (though possibly not the Trent and the Severn…)
Is it possible to get all of our power from renewable/green sources? Not at present. Should that stop us from trying? No.
It’s not just up to the politicians though, it’s up to all of us too. We have energy saving bulbs throughout our house, the dishwasher is rating B and the washing machine is rating A (the dryer is D, but we only use that rarely) I have to admit to being a fan of having a bath, which does use more water than a shower. I turn off the tap while I'm cleaning my teeth. I walk almost everywhere (though I don’t drive…) we have a compost bin in the garden to reduce the amount of rubbish we send to the tip, and we also recycle paper. Bottles go to the bottle bank whenever someone with a car visits us, and we give our carrier bags back to the delivery man. We prefer to get loose vegetables (using less packaging) and re-use jars. We still have more to do, but every little thing helps.
Did You Know…?
A dishwasher uses less water to wash the pots than washing them in the sink does, provided that the dishwasher is full.
Friday, April 28, 2006
Things to Buy
Since both L and I are out of our overdrafts, we’ve decided to save up for the things we want rather than buying them and then paying for them after. So, we’re saving up to buy:
- Two new sofas, brown, leather, two-seater.
- Telephone, cordless. Preferably two handsets.
Thursday, April 27, 2006
Civ 4
Since we joined Screen Select which is a postal DVD rental company, I got a free voucher for DVD.co.uk so I surfed on in and had a look at their offerings. I bought the missing book from my Patricia Cornwell collection, and also Civ 4.
I’m quite impressed with the game. It’s a little slow, but I think that is most likely because my PC is on the cusp of the minimum requirements. In fact, every time I load the game, it reminds me that my graphics card does not meet its minimum specifications! Poo. I have had a crash incident, though I’m not sure whether I, the game, the anti-virus or Windows is to blame. As the game was trying to play the Stonehenge movie at the time, I’m inclined to think that it was the game, however, my anti-virus was also being rude about my having switched it off. Hmm. Well, I’ll keep trying, but it does look like a new PC is on the “Things I want to buy soon” list. I’m considering getting a laptop rather than a desktop, though you tend to get more for your money with a desktop. I would probably sit in silly places with a laptop too…
Anyway, the game looks cool nonetheless.
I’m quite impressed with the game. It’s a little slow, but I think that is most likely because my PC is on the cusp of the minimum requirements. In fact, every time I load the game, it reminds me that my graphics card does not meet its minimum specifications! Poo. I have had a crash incident, though I’m not sure whether I, the game, the anti-virus or Windows is to blame. As the game was trying to play the Stonehenge movie at the time, I’m inclined to think that it was the game, however, my anti-virus was also being rude about my having switched it off. Hmm. Well, I’ll keep trying, but it does look like a new PC is on the “Things I want to buy soon” list. I’m considering getting a laptop rather than a desktop, though you tend to get more for your money with a desktop. I would probably sit in silly places with a laptop too…
Anyway, the game looks cool nonetheless.
Monday, April 24, 2006
War of the Worlds
So, on Sunday we went to see War of the Worlds, the Musical, Live.
It was absolutely fantastic from beginning to end! Justin Hayward still has a fantastic voice, and he didn’t do anything crazy to any of the songs. Russell Watson beat my expectations, and made the part of Nathaniel his own. I would gladly have a new version of the album with him on. (I always forget the name of the other guy anyway). The fellow who was the Artilleryman (Alexis James, so the website tells me) was so enthusiastic and really gave the part lots of energy! I liked that very much too. The graphics on screen were excellent too! Lots of combinations of stills, drawings, actors and real Victorian footage. The “Richard Burton in sound and vision” was, frankly, scary! A giant head! I guess it must have looked pretty cool from the back though. There were some great performances from the guitarists (there were four players, but more guitars) and I counted at least 33 violin and violas! Plus eight cellos and a harp! Brilliant. Geoff Wayne looked like he was thoroughly enjoying himself. We were lucky, too, because Russell Watson had dropped out of the Birmingham show with a knee injury.
I also took my first ever trip on a tram in Manchester (or anywhere for that matter!) which was fun. And on the way back we took the tram all the way to the station, which saved walking through Manchester in the middle of the night!
Overall, excellent!
It was absolutely fantastic from beginning to end! Justin Hayward still has a fantastic voice, and he didn’t do anything crazy to any of the songs. Russell Watson beat my expectations, and made the part of Nathaniel his own. I would gladly have a new version of the album with him on. (I always forget the name of the other guy anyway). The fellow who was the Artilleryman (Alexis James, so the website tells me) was so enthusiastic and really gave the part lots of energy! I liked that very much too. The graphics on screen were excellent too! Lots of combinations of stills, drawings, actors and real Victorian footage. The “Richard Burton in sound and vision” was, frankly, scary! A giant head! I guess it must have looked pretty cool from the back though. There were some great performances from the guitarists (there were four players, but more guitars) and I counted at least 33 violin and violas! Plus eight cellos and a harp! Brilliant. Geoff Wayne looked like he was thoroughly enjoying himself. We were lucky, too, because Russell Watson had dropped out of the Birmingham show with a knee injury.
I also took my first ever trip on a tram in Manchester (or anywhere for that matter!) which was fun. And on the way back we took the tram all the way to the station, which saved walking through Manchester in the middle of the night!
Overall, excellent!
Sunday, April 23, 2006
Wedding
Yesterday was Tom's wedding. It was very nice. The ceremony was tasteful and sweet, and it's always nice when the participants actually believe in what they are doing. Gem looked gorgeous and I'll put some pics on when I get some sorted.
The lunch bit was excellent, and we met some nice new people.
The evening do was brill too, there was a band, food, dancing (for me at least) and general merriment.
Had to spend some time avoiding the "baby corner" where there was one actual baby and at least two soon-to-be babies.
The lunch bit was excellent, and we met some nice new people.
The evening do was brill too, there was a band, food, dancing (for me at least) and general merriment.
Had to spend some time avoiding the "baby corner" where there was one actual baby and at least two soon-to-be babies.
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Music
As I have made more than one post in one day, I’ve decided to give them “themed” titles. How exciting. These are all named after songs (even this one!)
One Step Beyond
Life seems quite hectic suddenly! I have lots of exciting things to do this weekend. First, we’re going out on Friday night to meet James’s new squeeze, and to have a meal. (I know I’ve been whinging about money, but it will just have to be fine.) Second we’re running on Saturday morning in training. Third, it’s the day-do for Tom’s wedding just after noon. Then at about 3pm we’re in Fulford to have the meal. Once that’s done we’re heading back to our house to collect Leon’s parents and let them in to our house. Then I’m getting changed into a nice frock and we’re off to the evening-do at 7:30. I dread to think what time we’ll get back from that. Sunday we’re heading off to the War of the Worlds concert in Manchester, including eating out somewhere. I’ve left that to Leon to plan. Thank goodness I’ve booked the Monday off work! I do enjoy having things to do though, so woo!
Material Girl
I have to admit it, I like nice things. I know that you all must have worked that out anyway. There are sooooo many things I want to buy right now though. Around this time of year I am always itching to spend my bonus, but unfortunately it went on clearing my overdraft. We do intend to get ourselves a car once Leon has passed his test. We’re also after some new sofas which we’ve seen. Then there’s the bathroom, which we want to re-paper. (I’d love to rip it all out and begin again, but that’s way out of budget!)
Then there are always clothes and shoes I want. Especially since I’m having to re-wear a dress I already wore for the evening-do. And I would like to get the groovy guitar game that Lint introduced us to the other night; that was wicked. And there’s a bunch of DVDs I’d like, and CDs, and books. I’d like to get Civ4 too, as Iasonas speaks highly of it, and I do quite enjoy taking over the world! Though it sounds like it’s not as easy to conquer the World in Civ4 as it is in Civ2. I wouldn’t mind getting Singstar Rocks too. It is also a sad fact that we have a very old and pants analogue cordless phone, which is badly in need of being thrown in the bin and replaced with a nice shiny new model.
So this is quite a big wish-list for someone with no money.
Then there are always clothes and shoes I want. Especially since I’m having to re-wear a dress I already wore for the evening-do. And I would like to get the groovy guitar game that Lint introduced us to the other night; that was wicked. And there’s a bunch of DVDs I’d like, and CDs, and books. I’d like to get Civ4 too, as Iasonas speaks highly of it, and I do quite enjoy taking over the world! Though it sounds like it’s not as easy to conquer the World in Civ4 as it is in Civ2. I wouldn’t mind getting Singstar Rocks too. It is also a sad fact that we have a very old and pants analogue cordless phone, which is badly in need of being thrown in the bin and replaced with a nice shiny new model.
So this is quite a big wish-list for someone with no money.
Nine to Five
I seem to have become Little Miss Paperwork now. Little Miss Programmer has not been needed for some time. It’s annoying, my boss insists that I assign a titchy change to the person who wrote a program, yet also tells me that I should not be the only person who knows about the Automation I have been creating. Raa! It’s really frustrating. Of course, there’s always the option to look for other jobs elsewhere, but I’m afraid I’m all talk at the moment. And then, to make it even better he decides that actually he’ll do all the coding, and I can do the chuffing paperwork for it.
As if it isn’t bad enough that my pay rise was pathetic; they go on and try to push me a whole bunch more really uninteresting and monotonous jobs. (Monotonous is a monotonous word to type too…) I guess I shouldn’t complain too much, I don’t work many hours or that hard (mostly for the reasons stated above) so it’s not that bad. I’d still like to do something about this lot.
The amusement for me at the moment is that it looks like we’re going to be severely understaffed for a fortnight in May. Yey. And that can only be blamed on the person giving all of the leave, which is not me. Muhahaha. The down side to this is that it can only be moments before they ask me to cover the missing person(s) because that seems to be the way it is at present. Either that or they’ll have to refuse a holiday request, which might be a little harsh.
Maybe now wouldn’t be the best time to put in a request for some holiday time?.
As if it isn’t bad enough that my pay rise was pathetic; they go on and try to push me a whole bunch more really uninteresting and monotonous jobs. (Monotonous is a monotonous word to type too…) I guess I shouldn’t complain too much, I don’t work many hours or that hard (mostly for the reasons stated above) so it’s not that bad. I’d still like to do something about this lot.
The amusement for me at the moment is that it looks like we’re going to be severely understaffed for a fortnight in May. Yey. And that can only be blamed on the person giving all of the leave, which is not me. Muhahaha. The down side to this is that it can only be moments before they ask me to cover the missing person(s) because that seems to be the way it is at present. Either that or they’ll have to refuse a holiday request, which might be a little harsh.
Maybe now wouldn’t be the best time to put in a request for some holiday time?.
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Happy Easter
So, it's Easter weekend, sort-of starting now!
Yey! Four whole days of not being in work which also gives me the chance to do some more running and perhaps some shopping and maybe make some fudge! Woo!
My sister visited this week, to use my broadband mainly!
I'm finding, though, that I'm not quite as cheery as I aught to be. I think that something is bothering me. I just don't know what...
Oh well!
Yey! Four whole days of not being in work which also gives me the chance to do some more running and perhaps some shopping and maybe make some fudge! Woo!
My sister visited this week, to use my broadband mainly!
I'm finding, though, that I'm not quite as cheery as I aught to be. I think that something is bothering me. I just don't know what...
Oh well!
Sunday, April 02, 2006
Road-runner
Yes! Today was my first attempt at running outside
Ok, not the first attempt ever - I'm not six.
As a result of being entered in the Race For Life, I've had to think about training. Yesterday Leon and I went to Up and Running which is a shop that sells running gear. I tried on what seemed like hundreds of pairs of trainers. Dissapointingly, the pink ones were not the best fit for me. I now have some shiny new white-and-lime trainers. I will run because I paid a lot for these trainers.
I also bought a "sport jock" sports bra, which did what it claimed it would, so yey. No "jogger's nipple" for me!
My final purchase of the day was a set of three pairs of sports socks. They are in three colours (white, purple, pink) and in size 5.5-8 (I'm a 7.5 in trainers apparantly! - odd, as I'm a 6 normally!)
So, then it rained on us, and I didn't go out running.
This morning it wasn't raining - in fact it was quite sunny. So, Leon dragged me out of bed and we went for a run. I had a mile-long route pre-planned. We ran from my house to the second juntion into Lint and Mr.Black's estate, back onto my estate and then round the one way system home. approximately 1 mile according to my software. Took 12 minutes, of which about 2.5 mins were walking. I was quite pleased that I made it all the way round and didn't die or anything. I was pretty knackered when I got in though. Despite which I still went upstairs to our "gym" (second bedroom) and did my usual array of crunches, squats and curls. I will probably regret it tomorrow.
Ok, not the first attempt ever - I'm not six.
As a result of being entered in the Race For Life, I've had to think about training. Yesterday Leon and I went to Up and Running which is a shop that sells running gear. I tried on what seemed like hundreds of pairs of trainers. Dissapointingly, the pink ones were not the best fit for me. I now have some shiny new white-and-lime trainers. I will run because I paid a lot for these trainers.
I also bought a "sport jock" sports bra, which did what it claimed it would, so yey. No "jogger's nipple" for me!
My final purchase of the day was a set of three pairs of sports socks. They are in three colours (white, purple, pink) and in size 5.5-8 (I'm a 7.5 in trainers apparantly! - odd, as I'm a 6 normally!)
So, then it rained on us, and I didn't go out running.
This morning it wasn't raining - in fact it was quite sunny. So, Leon dragged me out of bed and we went for a run. I had a mile-long route pre-planned. We ran from my house to the second juntion into Lint and Mr.Black's estate, back onto my estate and then round the one way system home. approximately 1 mile according to my software. Took 12 minutes, of which about 2.5 mins were walking. I was quite pleased that I made it all the way round and didn't die or anything. I was pretty knackered when I got in though. Despite which I still went upstairs to our "gym" (second bedroom) and did my usual array of crunches, squats and curls. I will probably regret it tomorrow.
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