19th Oct 2019 – a strange day!

Hey all, first off, confession time… I didn’t do my exercises last night, and I am gonna be an outrageous aunty and blame two gorgeous nieces 😜, I read to them for longer than I intended, and the little terrors didn’t fall asleep 😆. I could have… indeed should have done exercises, but… Well… wicked nieces – as I say, I’m a mean ole aunty 🤣

This morning the monsters had me up at a non human time, the type of time that should only ever be seen once a day.

But they ate brekkie, and were very willing morning washers and dressers, they even helped me tidy the bedroom and repack their bags, all ready for their mummy to pick them up at 8.30 this morning.

And then, because we can, we went straight to bed for a couple of hours – Oh the joys of being an overnight carer only. I’m way too old for early mornings!

My sleep was disturbed, first by my friend, then by my daughter! So, up we got.

We weighed, I was at first disappointed with a 1lb weight loss, ridiculously so, a conclusion I came to as I was munching my way through a subway!

I thought about my week, and my meal out last Saturday would have been a good few thousand calories, I reckon around 2 to 3 days worth of calories. Take into account the alcohol last night, another few hundred calories, and chocs throughout the week.

Well, actually I should be pleased all the rest of the effort this week afforded me a 1lb loss. Could have been more, that’s wholly my fault!

Then, visited with my friend, popped my daughter to pharmacy for tablets, then went for a lovely walk.

It only took 50 minutes, but included in that was a buggar of a hill! I hate this hill. But I didn’t need to stop as I have had to do in the past, I managed, just, to get to the top in one go – WOOHOO!

There are ways round this hill, which we have done, especially when taking children with us, but I specifically wanted to do it today. I mean if I can’t do this hill how am I gonna do the mountain that is Snowdon next year?!?!

I really like this walk. It’s a physically interesting walk, and fairies live in the woods. You might think I’m joking, but I’m not! Their houses are in the trees! Last time we went with nieces i had been reading stories from the magic faraway tree, so they knocked on every door trying to see Moonface and Silky 😃

So, that was our walk, I wish I had thought to take more pics.

We arrived home to some bad news, my neighbours ex wife (they were still on good terms) had been discovered dead in her flat today, my God, she was only 52! Our daughters were the best of friends for years.

We had dinner, and now we are watching newish Robin Hood, so far so good.

Now I’ve probably bored you senseless, I’ll update you on the stats for today.

Food – 6inch sub with tuna mayo, cheese, olives, sweetcorn, pack of crisps, cookie.

Dinner was gammon and pineapple with oven cooked squash, spuds, aubergine, leeks and onions. I’ve run out of garlic puree, so baked the veggies with dried herbs, Chinese five spice and olive oil. I prefer garlic puree.

Fluid – 3 teas, 0.5l water. I’ll have 200ml milk shortly, and another 0.5l water.

And Paul’s just brought in crisps! This is the bag we’ve had for over a month. I’ve seen them now. I’ll try not to eat too many!

Good night for now.