He's here on The Plinth raising awareness of Congenital Heart Disease and adding to his walking total.
WELL DONE PAUL! YOU'RE A STAR!
Paul Willgoss - The Walker with Heart
Monday, 10 August 2009
Saturday, 8 August 2009
Back from holiday. Otherwise entitled 'What is that strange brown stuff on the living room ceiling and how did it get there?'
Yes, there are many similar questions which I suspect will go unanswered, for example....
How do you fill a 240 litre recycling bin, 4 carrier bags and a crisp box with beer cans in 10 days?
At what point does a 'small gathering' become a party?
Whose is the loose change I found in my bed and where is my extra pillow?
Why is there egg (hopefully it's egg) on my kitchen ceiling and what appears to be red wine in my tea caddy?
Who is the owner of the Nicorette gum in the bathroom cabinet?
And has there been an experiment to see how long it takes for the scraps in the windowsill recycling box to turn into penicillin?
On the upside, my lovely neighbours appear to have no complaints, the police weren't called and the house hasn't burned down. I'm grateful for small mercies but do appear to have been lax in teaching the boys the finer points of cleaning. This must be addressed.
As memories of a relaxing holiday appear to have been rudely ushered out of my mind and time short, here it is in pictures;
We went to the seaside
How do you fill a 240 litre recycling bin, 4 carrier bags and a crisp box with beer cans in 10 days?
At what point does a 'small gathering' become a party?
Whose is the loose change I found in my bed and where is my extra pillow?
Why is there egg (hopefully it's egg) on my kitchen ceiling and what appears to be red wine in my tea caddy?
Who is the owner of the Nicorette gum in the bathroom cabinet?
And has there been an experiment to see how long it takes for the scraps in the windowsill recycling box to turn into penicillin?
On the upside, my lovely neighbours appear to have no complaints, the police weren't called and the house hasn't burned down. I'm grateful for small mercies but do appear to have been lax in teaching the boys the finer points of cleaning. This must be addressed.
As memories of a relaxing holiday appear to have been rudely ushered out of my mind and time short, here it is in pictures;
We went to the seaside
The weather was unpredictable but we managed to sunbathe, go on the water and in the water and have some laughs.
We ate fish and chips and drank much wine (although it seems not as much as the boys).
This is Fred. He liked fish and chips too.
Hmm where did Fred's photo go? You're intrigued now aren't you?
More to come but I'm drowning in washing, the holiday stuff, plus what I left in the basket before I went, plus a large pile of ironing the boys haven't done. I'm ignoring that one. Still, they did wash and they didn't flood the house.
Thursday, 23 July 2009
This blog is closed for maintenance
No not really. My husband and I (arf I sound like the Queen) and our offspring are off down South for a couple of weeks. As I have neither the equipment nor the knowledge to blog from anywhere other than a computer I shall bid you all a fond, if temporary, farewell.
Wednesday, 15 July 2009
Good run this week - according to MapMyRun around 8k or 4.8 miles in old money. We did it in around 52 minutes which obviously isn't going to break any records but that did include a tactical 2 minute walk at halfway to take on some water as it was warm (the weather not the water).
This is something that I haven't mastered in 10 years of running - drinking whilst on the move. I know the mechanics; take a mouthful, hold it in your mouth, breathe out then swallow. But I just can't co-ordinate it. I either end up with most of it down my front or it goes down the wrong way and I go even redder in the face than I usually am. I will persevere.
This is something that I haven't mastered in 10 years of running - drinking whilst on the move. I know the mechanics; take a mouthful, hold it in your mouth, breathe out then swallow. But I just can't co-ordinate it. I either end up with most of it down my front or it goes down the wrong way and I go even redder in the face than I usually am. I will persevere.
Wednesday, 8 July 2009
Still busy...
Work is a bit full on at the moment - it's the end of term and whilst the rest of school are winding down the admin side cranks up a notch or two. It's great though, I like being busy and I have seven weeks holiday to look forward to.
Emily will be well travelled this summer - she's just got back from her Geography field trip, we have two weeks in Devon booked and then she goes from there pretty much straight to Portugal. In the Autumn she's off to Berlin with her school history group. The Portugal trip was a bit of a surprise. She applied to be part of the Children's Heart Federation Teen Forum - got accepted and the first thing they're doing is a team building jolly in the sunshine. I expect there'll be photos later. I notice that the blogged photos have been rather thin on the ground lately so I'll try to rectify that soonish.
Running is going well - two good runs last week, one of them in blazing sunshine resulting in one side of my face being browner than the other!
Emily will be well travelled this summer - she's just got back from her Geography field trip, we have two weeks in Devon booked and then she goes from there pretty much straight to Portugal. In the Autumn she's off to Berlin with her school history group. The Portugal trip was a bit of a surprise. She applied to be part of the Children's Heart Federation Teen Forum - got accepted and the first thing they're doing is a team building jolly in the sunshine. I expect there'll be photos later. I notice that the blogged photos have been rather thin on the ground lately so I'll try to rectify that soonish.
Running is going well - two good runs last week, one of them in blazing sunshine resulting in one side of my face being browner than the other!
Saturday, 27 June 2009
So much to do, so little time.....
.....so the blog got a little neglected.
Been busy at work as the end of term is approaching (15 days and counting), loads of home related admin too, plus Em and her brother have had exams, Student Finance to sort (honestly they want to know so much about you and it's only for a blimmin loan, anyone would think it didn't have to be paid back!), school trips........excuses, excuses. I have managed to keep up with the gym and the running though despite not blogging it.
Last weekend we did my favourite run, plus I walked the same route on Wednesday in the sunshine and I've been to the gym twice. This is all good as I've eaten out twice too and drunk more than necessary. As we're going on holiday 4 weeks today this is Not Good News. And we really need to up the mileage if we're going to enter a 10k or two. Must do better. I say that alot don't I?
Been busy at work as the end of term is approaching (15 days and counting), loads of home related admin too, plus Em and her brother have had exams, Student Finance to sort (honestly they want to know so much about you and it's only for a blimmin loan, anyone would think it didn't have to be paid back!), school trips........excuses, excuses. I have managed to keep up with the gym and the running though despite not blogging it.
Last weekend we did my favourite run, plus I walked the same route on Wednesday in the sunshine and I've been to the gym twice. This is all good as I've eaten out twice too and drunk more than necessary. As we're going on holiday 4 weeks today this is Not Good News. And we really need to up the mileage if we're going to enter a 10k or two. Must do better. I say that alot don't I?
Saturday, 6 June 2009
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