Busy Tuesdays

Today I've done a lot of power-walking - I even skipped the gym this morning because I'd arranged to go power walking with Jenny. We were joined by her OH, Kidlet1 and Kidlet2, we went from their house up to the park near where they live then down to look at some farmland. It was really entertaining as, aside from chatting with Jenny (always fun!) Kidlet1, being 3 years old, is really bloody fearless and threw himself down the slide in the park with such a lot of force that twice he missed the rubber-mat-thing under the slide and landed on the grass. This stopped when his father caught on and started standing in front of it to catch him.

After spending lunch  (lamb burgers with salad, goat's cheese and potatoes) and a little bit of the afternoon with Jenny & Co - good time had by all, chocolate lollies eaten by Jenny's OH and Kidlet1 - my Bloke and I spent some time with his mother and step-father as we haven't seen them for a little bit.

When I got home I found out that my mother was going for a walk to a local beach with her friend Susan - anyone who knows me well will know I love the beach, so I shamelessly invited myself.

We had a fabulous walk, a little bit muddy but the views were absolutely spectacular and the sound of the sea is one of my favourite soothing noises. Along the way we found some wild garlic and sampled it...yes, we were very fragrant and I can still taste it in the back of my throat despite having brushed my teeth and gargled mouthwash! (I think I'm lucky that I like garlic)
I even got to walk along the beach, something I didn't get to do last year. I picked up some shells, just because I could, photographed the sea and came across a HUGE, extremely dead, Jelly Fish - I'm not sure if it looked huge because it really was or just because it was dead. I only went up to have a look as, from a distance, it looked like a large rock stuck in the sand by the sea and I thought it would make a good photo.

I think today's been a good day as I haven't been as strict so far this week, food-wise, as I was last week, and whilst there's still time for me to pull back, I can really feel all the calories I've burnt off today.

And now the God of Sleep is calling me, some people find that exercise makes them hungry but I find instead that I sleep extremely well and, as I'm Dyspraxic and part and parcel of it is occasional trouble sleeping; this can only be a good thing.

Laters

xxx