Monday, April 23, 2007

London Time

Wow what a day. The weather just keeps getting better and better at the moment and its so nice to be out in the sunshine......my mood improves immeasurably.

My week has been kinda quite, mostly as I had no money! I did have a small boost in cash though when my horse came second in the Grand National so I won 20 quid in the weekend sweepstakes at work! Was very welcome!! Thats all gone now though, thank god for payday tomorrow! I really had a very quiet week, going out on Wednesday only to catch up with a friend which was nice. Friday I went for Dinner at Alicias house. Was very very nice! We were going to walk down to the pikey pound fair but after finishing a bottle of wine and wondering down very very slowly we missed it so went to funny funny local pub instead. I felt like I was in 'Only Fools and Horses' as the landlord was a bit oldre behind the bar and was wearing a shirt and tie. His wife (I think) was also there serving drinks and it was all very middle England and fantastic!! There was also karaoke on and most of the people were obviously regulars as most of the people in the pub seemed to know them. Alicia was planning on singing but by the time we thought about that it was almost closing time. We went home and I just fell straight to sleep.

Next day I had a very very lazy Saturday, just finishing up some washing and the like before going to a BBQ at another friends house. It was all very very low key and I was home by 1am.

Today though I got up and was out for the London Marathon!! Last year at this time I watched all of it on TV as I was only 2 weeks away from leaving and I was so so so excited! I just had to see it in the 'flesh' and really it was fantastic! I was at the 25 mile mark from about 3 hours running time to 4 1/2 hours running time so it was mostly still really good runners coming through and not many of those people you see all dressed up in costume yet. It really is a stunning setting and I had a great time.....kinda makes me feel like wanting to do it myself but you cant run unless you run for a charity and I am really not a runner, even if I started training now! Anyway was just unreal to see it.


Next weekend I have a fair bit of shopping etc to do as I have to start getting organised for Egypt which I am off too in 4 weeks! How exciting!! I have to get some floaty cover up things so as not to be over-exposed! Before that though I am off to Edinburgh to visit my cousin, looking forward to that! I am also hopefully going to go to a Butlins party weekend! Last check though there was only one cabin left though so not sure if I will....will find something else if not! There are millions of cheap air fares around at the moment so will try for somewhere else if it doesnt work out! I must save some money soon though, all my cash goes on going away!

Monday, April 16, 2007

Surf City and Summertime


Well the weather has been FANTASTIC lately!! Last weekend I went to Newquay and it couldnt have been nicer! Arrived on the Friday and went right to bed I was so tired. Come the Saturday, Alicia and I were raring to go! Had a look around the shops (all a bit lame) and then went to the beach! At first I was excited to see all the waves and white sands and so decided to go for a paddle. I swear to god that if that water hadnt been salty it would have been frozen. Soooooooooo cold. People were in swimming though as the sunshine was warm and lovely! Had a great afternoon on the beach and then in the bar, got slightly drunk and sunburnt but its just not a holiday without sunburn!

That night was a big BBQ at the hostel which was really nice, apart from the meat!! We then went to a big beachside pub next door and had loooooooots of drinks and dancing! Was so so much fun. I finally staggered home at 4.30am!! What an insane time! It felt like even more of an insane time the next say when we had to leave at 9am for a full day of activity. We started off going to St Ives, was so so lovely and I was absolutely charmed!! After a half day there we went to St Michaels Mount which is opposite Penzance. Was also lovely but I declined to climb the hill and instead lay on the beach.

After that we went to Lands End. We were dropped off about a mile before it and walked around the coastline to it. The views were stunning and it was easily worth the walk.

After that we went to this amazing outdoor theater kinda cut into the hillside to see a performance of Les Miserables by Kidz R Us. I had a hard time remembering that it was children I was watching they were soooooooo good.
I was knackered after all that activity!!


Next day we were on our way back and we went to Tintagel and to Tintagel Castle, the birthplace of King Arthur!! To be honest I wasnt wowed by it and so had another spell in a charming pub before making our way back to London. I was pleased as I managed to get another charm for my charm bracelet......a mini cornish pastie!!


This week has not been quite so busy....mostly as I am beyond broke!! I struggled through worl on Tuesday....was a bit of an effort to say the least! Wednesday I had a loooooooooooooong sleep, so needed. Thursday I went out with my cousin who is down in London at the moment....ended up dashing the diet with dinner plus desert. Did the same on Friday with dinner with some people from work (and drinks and desert....disaster!!). Saturday was a bit better, went out for a few drinks on Saturday night for a random persons birthday which turned out to be quite fun and managed not to break the diet too much!! Today, Sunday, was a diet write off! Went to meet an old flatmate of mine for drinks and a big gossipy catch up and general man bitch fest (not in my good books right now!) and ended up staying for the roast with all the trimmings and dessert. Again. Oh am not too good at the diet thing but I am loosing weight slooooooooooooooooooowly! Like gram by gram. No one wants to sacrafice having a life though! Me especially.












Completely have to reign it in this week though...makes it easier with the nice weather though.....today was one of those days where even though the sun has gone down you can feel the heat coming off the pavement! I think mext week my expenses are going to be hanging out in the park and not the pub!

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Eassssssssssster

I cant believe its Easter this weekend!! Time seems to be going so fast at the moment but sadly not fast enough towards another pay day.
I am going to Cornwall, in specifically Newquay....surf city!! I am going with Alicia on Friday so should be heaaaaaaps of fun....coming back on Monday afternoon then my cousin is coming down from Glasgow to spend a week with me! Phew.
Lucky I have a lot to do as it has taken my mind off food! I started a diet last week and god last week was hard!! This week I am looking forward ot it though but my friend at work has just come back from a big holiday and I find it hard not to join in with his snacking Argh! It is slightly disheartening when you only lose a kilo in a week but I guess you have to look at the long term and whether you really want to be thinner or not! I am not having size zero fantasies or anything, I just want to make-sure I maintain the size I am at. Or rather was....I laughed off the "Heathrow Injection" when I came here but I have put on 6kgs since then! Altho suppose thats not too bad in 11 months. In the TNT every week they have things that you have to do while you are in London...this week was loose the 10kgs that you put on when you arrived....its all a sign!!
Anyway other than that I havent been up to an awful lot lately...I FINALLY registered with a doctor, what a freaken mission! Just in time for that I had 2 days of work sick. Have been on the phone to mum and dad a lot as now I have a phoneline its just too easy! I meant to go to the Victoria and Albert Museum on the weekend but too much of a good night on Saturday made me waaaaaaaaaaaaay too tired!
Anyway have to go......need to think about getting some nice easter eggs for the weekend but at the moment tho I am watching the Brady Bunch movie and I had forgotten how funny it is......thank god its daylight savings....I am getting weird cabin fever with this mental winter weather....