I'm going on holiday

I am going on holiday to the Chicago area in June.  I have no idea what I should see and do.

If anyone has any ideas, please feel free to e mail me or comment below. 

Thank you

16 October 2013

Hi blog world

Its been a busy time for me recently.

My gran was unwell, then unfortunately passed away.  We all really miss her.

Then I went on holiday to Spain.

Last night we wemt to see Jessie J in concert.



My gran was the type of women that you would want to be.  She was strong.  She had balls.  She had opinions, and spoke them.  She taught us to stand up for ourselves and not to take anyone BS!!

She learned to drive when she was nearly 70, what kind of woman does that?

She had an active social life, going on cruises, on holidays, to dances, to play bowls and out shopping and for meals regularly.

She was simply out AMAZING.

Spain was good too.  Although it wasn't as warm as it can be during the summer season it was still warm enough to walk about comfortably in shorts and t shirt.  We wemt to the pool, the beach, we walked about Barcelona, Blanes and lots of other places.  We went to museums and we ate out a lot.



Me and R.  :-) <3



We had fun.  :-)

Just walking down through the streets, you will spot the coolest buildings



The view from the castle in Malgrat de Mar



The castle in Lloret de Mar



Just one of the lovely things we had to eat

A yummy desert



The castle in Lloret de Mar, which is actually a private residence.  Who lives in a castle??



The Arc de Triumph in Barcelona



La Sagrada Familia, in Barcelona



Gaudi building in Barcelona



Jessie J was great.  She started with a bang, didn't stop for an hour and a half then left us wanting more!  A really great concert experience. 

Plus we were the first date in her first ever arena tour!  And she cried!!



June 21 2013

More and more people are starting to notice that I have lost weight.  People are stopping me in work telling me how well I look.

But why can I not see it?

I know I must have lost weight (I have lost 2 1/2 stone) but I look at myself and I don't see it.  I am starting to feel just a little worried about myself.  Is it that I am developing body dysmorphic syndrome?  Or just that it is happening gradually and like a child growing up, I just don't see it cos it happens every day?

Have any of you ever experienced this?

What did you do?

I have decided to just wait it out.  I believe it is happening too slowly for me to see.  It is happening tho.  I am not that delusional!!

October is when me and R are going on holiday.  I am looking forward to it.  I want to be able to wear a swimsuit without feeling self conscious.  I amnot sure it will happen for October, but I can at least try.  I reckon I have something in the region of another 4 dress sizes to go down before I will feel happy.  That will not happen for October.  So, if I could get down another 2 I would be happy.  I am not sure that can happen.  I have a friend who it a fitness instructor who has basically told me I would have to starve myself (less than 1,000 kcal per day) to lose that much weight....I dunno.  If I work really hard at the gym I might...mightn't I?

It is like the tortoise and the hare.  Slow and steady wins the race.  If I lose it too fast it will remember where it came from and jump back on, and bring a few friends.  If I lose it slowly it will slip off without realising and won't be able to find it's way back onto my hips!!

On a totally random and unconnected note. Don't you love it when your favourite bloggers put up an unexpected or extra post?  I do.  :-)

Catch you soon.  I have work to do, then the gym to go to this evening.  That weight aint gonna lose itself!

June 13 2013

The gym really knocks it out of you, doesn't it?

I have hit it pretty hard in the past couple of days.  An hour and a half of boxing circuits on Tuesday and a half hour of Zumba last night, with 45 mins of kettle bells after that.

I am pooped!!

My knees hurt, my thighs hurt, my arms hurt, my chest hurts.

I am a mess.

On the otherhand, I was able to do that.  Me, the overweight lazy biatch that six months ago had never set foot in a gym, was able to do 3 hours pretty intense exercise over a two day period.

I am so proud of me.

I watched some trash TV yesterday (Dr Oz) and he was saying that we should all celebrate the small stuff more.  I agree. Look around, think carefully.  What happened today that made you smile?  What did you do to make a difference?  Whose life did you make better, if only for an instant?  I bet you can think of at least one thing.

No?  Well, let me help you.  Did you let someone out of a road who was waiting?  Bet you made them smile.  Did you stand back and open a door for someone struggling with bags?  You made their life easier.  Did you smile at a stranger on the train or bus?  There you go!!

Bet you can think of a few more things now, can't you? 

Just think, every single day we do things, probably without thinking, that change other people's lives.  Celebrate that.  You do make a difference.

So yeah, I am celebrating that six months ago I couldn't do those things.

I am celebrating that I am making myself healthier.

I am celebrating that I am going on holiday in four months.  :-)

I am also feeling pretty sore!

And feeling a little guilty that I should be working.  :-/

Better get back to it.

Talk soon :-)

April 2 2013

It's funny when you are going away on holiday you get so excited. There is so much to be done.

It's only a few days but so much needs to be organised beforehand.

I make lists. Lists of clothes to bring. Which day I will wear each outfit. What toiletries I need to bring. Which books I want on my book reader. Which electrical equipment I am going to bring. Which jobs I need to do in the house before I go. I can't come home to a messy house! Which shoes I will bring. Which coat I will wear.

Then I lose my lists. And panic. And cru. And huff and realise I just can't go away.

Then I relax again and just throw stuff into the bag. Then I find my list. Take everything out and realise I have packed everything I wanted to pack.

Does this sound normal to u?

Is anyone else like this?