Monday 10th August

Back to work tomorrow

J has gone to work 8.15am (his grandad has given him a lift there) Neil has gone to work too at 7.30am. So it's just R and I today. We are going out later to meet people, we are going on the bus to Heswall and going to a skate park, R is going to take her little silver scooter.

We caught the bus to Heswall and then walked to Gayton (not too far). Along the way I got R and I some lunch from Marks & Spencers (very yummy).

It rained and rained and rained some more. Gail and I hid under the childrens climbing frame (to keep dry) whilst R and the other kids swung on the swings getting TOTALLY rained on and not in the least bit bothered!

We went back to Gails for a short time and R and her friend made perfume (from a kids perfume kit) oh and they made slime too! Then R and I walked home which was nice.

J had a good day in work, he said the people are really nice and one of them bought cake today for coffee time. He went to a girl friends house for lunch.

J is in work tomorrow as am I. Grandad is baby-sitting R. I am hoping R and I can go out to Red Rocks on Wed afternoon after work if the weather is ok. J is off Thursday and in work Friday.

 1st day back at work was fine. Ate okish today. Tired in the evening and fell asleep on couch.

Going to get up early tomorrow (6am) and+ do half an hour on the Wii Fit (free step) and have a nice healthy breakfast and relax before I go to work. I think I need to get back into some sort of regular exercise. As yet I have not faced the TREADMILL I am going to make an effort with food - and aim to avoid sugary and high fat foods as much as I can and increase the amount of fruit and veg. Am only in work half day tomorrow and if it is nice in the afternoon R and I are going to a palce called Red Rocks (below)~

  Wed 12th August

Did not go to red rocks, though we must sometime soon. Basically R did not want to go anywhere (lazy thing!).
Been very good with food so far today - let's see if I can keep it up! I am going dancing ronight for 2 hours. What shall I do with the rest of the afternoon? Hmmmm.....and tired and not in the mood for much of anything. Might try and get R to do some craft thing with me like painting or something?

Did 2 and a half hours dancing in the evening. Was not so good when I got home - I ate 2 vornetto's (well the Asda's cheap version of them) and a bowl of rice crispies and skim milk. What happened to me avoiding sugary stuff?????

The thought of dieting is so bloody boring. Having to think about what to eat and what to not eat is a PAIN in the BUTT/NECK etc. Really I should just be having as healthy a diet as possible with nice things now and then if I want to (but in moderation). I am tired of the Must stick to Diet or Must stick to Plan mentality - it's arghghghghghg...............STUPID.

SO - what I am going to do IS EAT AS HEALTHILY AS I CAN each day and get as much exercise as I can, just aiming for a minimum of 30 minutes 5 days a week (as recommended)

Am in work all day tomorrow, will aim to get up early and do say 20 minutes on Wii Fit before work (did not manage to do this this morning as I did not get up till 7.15am). Am in work 8.30am to 5pm with an hour for lunch - hey, might even go for a short walk at lunchtime round the hospital grounds!!!!!!! Neil is off work which is great for R, I am hoping they will go and play tennis at some point. J is off work too and meeting his girlfriend for the day. time for bed as is just after midnight - tomorrow am going to have early night ok!

  Thursday 13th August

Work was fine. Did not get up in time to do Wii Fit, ah well. Have been v good today on food (yes I truly have). Am quite pleased with myself.

J went swimming today with some girl friends and then had a driving lesson in the evening, we saw him drive off!!!!!! I am putting him in for the Driving Theory Test next week.

Time to go to sleep as is almost midnight - need my beauty sleep!!!!!

Friday 14th August

WOO HOO I got weighed in work this morning and had lost 4 lbs, making 9 lbs altogether! How great is that. I must say though, I have been doing a lot of walking lately so this has got to be it.

Neil and R met me in the park (right by the hospital) for lunch (they walked there) which was nice. Then they walked back home, I went back into work of course! Neil picked me up from work then we went and got J from his work. Mum phoned to see if I wanted to go sleep there this weekend. I am going to do 2 hours dancing tonight (exercise exercise).

Did the dancing - v good. Our class teacher said she is thinking of doing a US trip (line dance 2 weeks) in about 18 months and was asking who might want to go? ME ME. I said yes I would be interested of course! They have done one of these trips before in 2002 (before I joined the class) and said it was brilliant. Trip would cost about £1,400 (not counting spending money) - not too bad I guess for 14 days half board, air fare and all that. I had better get saving !!!!! Hmmmm but what about those trips to Canada/Australia/Crete/Capri and so on? Other people do it. Plenty of people I work on do these trips more than once a year (ok may earn more money than me!) but whatever - they are not impossible - you just gotta save for it!!!!!!!
Neil said he would love to go to Canada, Japan and Sweden. I would love to go on a cruise one day and will MOST definately do this one day, Neil and I. Money is the only thing stoping us Haha!!!!!!!!

Saturday 15th August

R and I are off to Wales for the weekend, maybe one or two nights. (mum n dads).

Neil me and the kids are going to the cinema Friday night and a meal (I get to choose the film!).

I am also going out for a drink on Thursday night with some of the nurses from work, we are going to the pub in the village (about a mile away), should be fun. Next Saturday I am taking R to see Walking With Dinosaurs in the Liverpool Arena ( I am looking forward to it more than her!)

This next 2 weeks I am going to be super good with food and exercise as when I get weighed in work again (on Fri 28th) I want to be in the 9 st's (ie unber 140 lbs). I have come to the conclusion that EXERCIXE is what does it - this is what helps me lose the weight (and not eating crap). Of course we all know this!!!!!

Sunday 16th August 2009

What a weekend!!!!!

Went to mum n dads SAturday lunch time - Neil and the kids dropped me off there. Sat in the garden on the garden swing - so hot and sunny, has to put sun cream on! Oh is is so lovely relaxing in a beautiful garden (mum n dad have tons of gorgeous plants) and swinging on a cushioned garden swing - lovely.

Got a phone call from my sister who said she has to work that night in the Golf Club in Flint and did I want to go along? So mum dropped me off there at 6.30pm (bit early but I only planned on staying till about 8 or 9pm.

Flint Golf Club which is attached to Cornit Hall FLint.

Anyway when I got there there was a band setting up. There was a party on for the golfers and it involved a band and a comedian and then a disco. WOW the band were great! They were called Cavern , they also have a myspace page http://www.myspace.com/cavernmerseybeattribute

(you'd have loved them Dorinda as they did all Beatles songs) and other 60's stuff but mainly Beatles. I helped out with the washing up, had free drinks! and watched the band and the VERY funny comedian. (did not get the name). I even had a dance! It was a really nice night, I totally enjoyed it.

We did not get back to Ches's (I was staying there) till 2am and then her little girl woke up and we ended up staying up till 4am. I then got up at 6am.

1am mum phoned the club to say Dad was being taken into hospital with chest pains, she and my sister followed the ambulance. Ches and I waited up and heard from mum about 3.30am...they were keeping dad in overnight. Dad came home today. They think it was an angina attack, he had a heart x-ray and bloods done and all seemed ok THANK GOODNESS

Neil has surprised me with a night at a hotel for just me and him next weekend (J is babysitting). WOW. The hotel looks gorgeous and is oldy worldy (In Knutsford Cheshire) and each room has it's own character. It looks lovely on the web site. It is for my birthday which is this Tuesday - he said he could not wait to tell me about the hotel - he could not wait till Tuesday to tell me. That is SO nice. Thank You Neil XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX