Zumba,me,Nell and the old people

Firstly I'd like to thank my beautiful daughter Nell Pugh for introducing me to Zumba............I love it!

You've heard me talk about the chavs who think they're chocolate sit down after 5 minutes coz they can't cope, the man who comes with his wife coz I don't think he believed where she was going etc. Well last night was absolutely priceless. It wasn't the little old man (only one in the class) in the front row with the fantastic hip movements (ballroom dancer or gigalo - you decide) that caught my eye but the lady to my right.

They came in 10 minutes late , daughter had obviously dragged her rather old looking mother - think Madge in Benidorm - to this fantastic class she'd found.

Mum was snuggly dressed in a pair of chino's, best M&S jumper and a little pair of sparkly pumps. After 5 minutes Mum threw her hands in the air declaring there was no way she could be doing with it. After a few minutes coaxing (or a crafty fag) she started again , she had no idea what was going on but everytime Nell and I tried to move away so we had some space so we wouldn't clank into her she moved even closer!

She did make it through to the end of the class.....turned round to me and said ' Did you actually like that??? '  All I could manage was a weak smile............I wonder whether she'll be there next week?

I'm looking forward to Dave my Next courier turning up today. I've ordered a pair of jeans a size smaller....just to see :) but I'm not holding out much hope. Still it will give me something to aim for.

Partying this weekend with Gaye and Paul to celebrate his 50th ......that'll be me next year..........yikes!!!!

46%

I've just caught the tail end of Biggest Loser 2006 and the winner had gone from over 18st to 9 stone 9 and she looked absolutely amazing. That's not the inspirational part for me , seeing them at the end of the journey doesn't turn me on.

What does is the the determination they had to move their fat bodies around when they were massive and wobbling everywhere. Just getting started is hard , these guys were life threateningly huge and had no confidence.

But they did it , they carried on struggling ,you could see the pain on of each of their faces, they sucked it up and carried on. That's the bit that motivates me, give me the inspiration to get off my arse and go for a run. I don't have to run fast or far , I just need to make the effort to get off the chair and bloody do it.

I went for my 20 minute jogette lunchtime and although it was muddy underfoot it felt great to be out in the fresh air. Tonight it's 2 hours of grown up yoga! Yes I'm starting to get back in the groove , slow but steady.

If those big wobbly people had the balls to do it , so can I :)

It's all about the gadgets!

Cor - the iPod Nano is a bit small , I almost lost it before I took it out of the house! Just to check it was all working we went for a yomp over the barrage...me with my Nike+ and David with his iPhone - just for comparrison of course :)

Nice yomp, lovely day ...........utter frustration at my return.

I'm not sure why I get so disappointed with technology ......I've always known the Nike+ site is iffy but today it wound me up a treat......never mind as long as it records my efforts I don't care. I'm gonna need to up the ante quite quickly if I'm gonna have a hope at this 1/2 marathon , the pneumonia really stitched me up.

Oh ....and I'm expecting another frustration as the Wii Fit Plus disk came today ...... is it just me??

Slough calling!

Bit of trouble with the old Nike+ recently so I went and bought a new one - sods law it wasn't that so new iPod here we come!

Well, the time has come for me to go to the Big House!

I don't expect my security card to work, I don't expect to get a car parking space , I do expect the traffic to be rubbish round Reading and I'm hoping the weathers good.

It will be hard work getting up at 6 to guarantee a 10 o'clock , and the last meeting doesnt finish till gone 4 so it will be a long day.

I'm being kind to myself today - no gym or exercise - as I know adrenalin alone wont get me through tomorrow. (Think tissues will help and a strong gin when I get home )

So I did what all girls do when they are being kind to themselves - went to the hairdresser - I am now a ginge!

Loser !

I've got that Friday feeling :)

All in all its been a good week , birthday pampering went well and I didn't have to lie to the therapist. The Prof told me the cancer hadn't spread and gave me the all clear , had a lovely booze free meal for Andy's birthday. I can highly recommend Lilo's in City for good honest food.

Went back to the gym :) and Zumba was brill .......seriously thinking about getting a tutu!

Today it's hair cut day and I'm not sure just how short I should go. If I can get David to take a decent photo I'll post it .

Big prayers for all those affected by the Japanese earthquake

Are we alone???

Went to have my walking gait assessed today so David could fork out on some running shoes.

Only one problem - the scanner wouldn't work properly for me, every time I went to step on the scanner before I got to it a random image would appear on the screen, lots of odd pressure points. I made a joke about about it being my aura before me, and they actually laughed. This went one for about 10 minutes and then they called the podiatrist.

He took pictures of the screen as they had never seen it before , he wanted to send it off to the manufacturer etc. Well I don't know whether it was the combination of me not giving up and the presence of a qualified podiatrist but the the blinking thing started working again.

They could only capture the first walk of my scan as there appeared to be some interference behind me. But from the scans we now know my right foot is sound but my left rolls slightly inward to the middle. Not enough for a 'special insole' but I need moderate support in my trainers.


After trying on loads of different styles I have gone for Asics. Thank you David for a lovely birthday present.

Some days are better than others!

What is it about today that makes it so different from yesterday? I didn't sleep particulary well last night, I did wake up at a decent time but with a headache, I had HUGE IT issues when logging on to work this morning, conference calls all morning and at one point I lost the will to live :)

But then it's Tuesday , which normally means yoga , an activity I haven't been able to manage for a few weeks, feeling knackered I was debating whether to give it a miss.

Walking up the road to Bridge Cottage I was wondering whether Mary would be there, low and behold she stepped out of her car and guess what? The bitch had the same boots as me!!!! Once we had stopped laughing , and choking in my case, I knew I had made the right decision.

Mary's had pneumonia , she knows what I'm feeling and she also know how long it takes to get back to full strength and more importantly she knows how impatient I am. I managed an average yoga class , some things were more difficult than others , but I did it. For me this is a turning point , it means I'm on the road to recovery. I've promised to be kind to myself for at least ........

Oh and I'm having another cranial session Friday .......but before that there is a little matter of Zumba !!!!! Don't all shout at once!