I want to ride my bike…

I took the mountain bike out this evening, or rather we took each other. It has more gears than a posh clock I swear… No idea what to do with them all!  I stuck it in 2 on one side (left) and clicked up and down happily on the other as required.  My husband set me a route, he said as it was my first time out in ages best not to push it.

The weather was marvelous and I truly did love the ride. The spring sun was very warming, just enough to enjoy without being too hot and the solitude suited me after playing with my 3 year old all day, brain space, what a wonderful motivation to go exercising!

I almost did the prescribed circuit when I arrived at a bench and realised my throat was quite dry; fighting off another cold I expect, my daughter is very sneezey this week. I stopped and sat for a while and necked a bottle of water and stretched out my thighs which were pleasantly buzzing. Apparently I’m going to be made to endure this most days. I think I can live with that.

Week Four; Mud on the soles

Last week seems to have rushed by in a bustle!

Ironically the only thing I managed to do on my to do list from last week was get my mountain bike out and have a run, it has only underlined how extremely unfit I am, after cycling for an hour I ran for 100yrds to loosen up all my muscles and by the end of that 100yards I was breathing like a chain smoker… I ran the 100yrds back too but only after catching my breath.

Not Impressed…

Anyway, the Mountain biking was fun, got muddy, which of course proves I was doing it right, but then it’s hard to work out how I could have stayed clean with the state the forest trail was in!

So more Mountain biking this week…

The kitchen did get a bit of a spruce up but not as ‘deep’ as I’d planned but I didn’t touch my photo albums…

Insomnia blighted my week again, the OH keeps asking what I’m stressing over, I think I know, it concerns my daughters health and I need to spend some time addressing that issue.

Week Four Goals

Drink more water

Do some bloody ironing :-s

Clear the bits of garden bed which need clearing

Uncluttering which didn’t get done last week..

 

Week Two – Onward… :-p

Erm… yes well… good job most of my Resolutions are long term…

My husband had a really tough week last week, those stormy days with high winds we had had him running around with work, funny how I feel the knock on effect…  Come Friday night (after being good all week) when he said, shall we have a glass of wine I was very pleased to agree. *head desk* 2 bottles later and we retired that night giggling like teenagers. I guess it was a much needed chill out and release, I’m sure we feel better for it after this weekend so I can’t think of it as being bad.

Still… I haven’t managed to use my new trail shoes yet   I had it all planned for Wednesday and then discovered (on their doorstep) that nursery was not open, my little man was not keen on going out in the rain and to be honest, nor was I.

I heard today that the school admissions close in two weeks, last years stress of not getting the place I wanted for my daughter came flooding back if only momentarily, I applied for my little man via the web last September but we have to wait until April to hear, I’m soooo glad we only have 2 children, it’s a killer! Although the county say they don’t allow for sibling weighting I hope they secretly do…

High points this last week were giving up sugar in my tea and only having 2 cups of coffee, as a 6 cup a day girl, this is vast!

Right… lets not dwell. Goals for this week.

EXERCISE!!   Somehow! (this last week I took to charging up and down the stairs at top speed, as a mother I do this often)

Still drink more water.

There are 3 birthdays to organise cards and cheques, I have at least written them on the calendar this year

Tomorrow… laundry *groan*

Week One: and Go!

okay, take it easy…

There is another Resolution…. Pace myself, make sure I don’t go all out mad just because it’s a new year, I have a gut feeling that is not going to work.

Today I woke up without a hang over, this is because I’m far to sensible old I didn’t drink a lot last night, simply that, I had one G&T after the children went to bed and I really enjoyed it, I savored it.  I know I said I’m not going to go all out but I do need to shake off a few nasty habits, like wine O’clock or rather Tanqueray and Tonic O’clock as it has become over the festive season.  If only for a while.

In October I had a minor op, I had a general anethetic and since I was pumped full of these chemicals my system has been sluggish, rich food and alchol really has not helped this at all, I feel the need to flush out a bit (Oooerr Mrs!)

So this weeks goals are as follows

Drink Water

Cut back on the booze, preferably to nothing until next Sunday but y’know, I’m a Mother…#sipandrelax

No Junk food (Crisps, Chocolate, Cake etc…)

Drink More Water

Go for a paced jog on Wednesday and Thursday (My only 2 days on my own this week)

Write down what I’m eating and WHY I’m eating it (hunger, comfort, boredom etc)

Drink more Water

No Coffee (This one is the Killer!!!)

Write something fictional… Anything, it’s been too long…. Even if it’s drivel…

and the dreaded housekeeping resolution?

Deep Clean the bathroom

I will keep you updated as I go….