Valentine's Day

Mick and I don't really do Valentine's Day, so no roses, chocs or cards in this house this weekend, but we did acknowledge that it was 26yrs ago yesterday that we had our first kiss ..awwww!! 

As B is home for the weekend we started the day off at Griggs for breakfast and they now see why I like it there so much, even Mick said he was full.  It really does fill you up for the day, none of us thought about food until tea time when it was mussel time :) (see previous post).  So after Griggs B and I went over to Pine Lodge gardens for a mooch around and some photos, then onto the garden centre for some plants for us both.  So lovely that she is into gardening as well :)

 

 

 

In the afternoon the three of us went for a walk around the Nare and some chill time.

 

As I am now posting this today Monday, I will do an update on the weight situation!!!  Basically last weekend I bought myself some new scales - big mistake as they proved to me the old ones were seriously out :(  - which if I am honest did not come as a big surprise as in my heart I knew I was heavier than they said!!  Anyway it was what I needed, so I have been good with portion size and no bread (which was not so easy) and the result is this morning I am now 3lb lighter :) (jumping for joy) and I actually feel it. (my stomach thinks my throat has been cut all week, sure it will get use to the feeling by the end of this week!!) These scales also give BMI and Fat/water content. So looks like the trying harder does pay off after all. lol

Another week gone by.

Well what a fly by of a week that has been and very eventful.  Last night Lucy and I finally did our Skype interview with the journalist in Nova Scotia re our toilet project and the book she is writing, that was a laugh I have to admit.  I was also rather glad to get it out of the way as she first approached us back in the summer and evey time we sorted a time and date out it had to be cancelled.  So in January I have 'completed' two plans that have been hanging around since 2014 - a very loose connection to my word of the year but hey it makes me feel good lol.

 

So on to the weekly weigh in wait for it............... I actually lost one pound!!!!  So after three weeks of dieting I am exactly in the same spot lol!!  Still it is in the right direction and I am being positive again!

 

 Have to confess to being very, very tempted to have a glass of wine or a gin last night - but proud to say I didn't.

I have been following Eileen's de-cluttering posts and she is really inspiring me!  So yesterday as my day off wasn't turning out as I had planned I started my craft room which has become a huge dumping ground.  My argument is I have too many hobbies that I do for such a small room!!  Plus I really need to use the desk more for the course work I am doing, so it needs to be sorted.  It took me all afternoon to go through the two shelves all the bits in the boxes, the top of the desk and the plastic draws next to the desk.  The result is, a bag for the charity shop, a huge bag for People and Gardens for their craft sessions and two bags of rubbish.

Before, my desk with stuff on from the shelves (which I forgot to take a pic of!!) the stuff on the desk had to move to the floor and other surfaces!!

 

 

 As you look in from the door!!  The card rack is going on ebay today hopefully.

The shelves with reduced files.



The shelves after the clear out - I see a gap?? wonder how long that will last!

 

 

 

My desk finished, the pile on the left is for P & G.  the boxes underneath have ribbon and flowers in and are sorted, the paper files in front have yet to be done. The bits on the right are to go out as well.

 

 It has a long way to go but I have started and that is the main thing.

 

Toilet project progress

Well Monday seems an age ago not just a week.  Thankfully the week did improve as expected - either that or I just kept it all perspective.  My hard drive enjoyed it sleep over and came home on Tuesday all refreshed and willing to go again :)

 

On Thursday Lucy (photo friend) and I spent what can only be described as an enjoyable morning in Newquay going around with two of the Newquay Town Council toilet cleaners - now I know it sounds odd and not everyone's cup of tea but it was a way of getting the photos we wanted without any hassle and they have invited us back in the summer in the height of the season!!!  As you can guess they will be worse. They were all pretty clean to be honest and we had a good laugh along the way with Rob and Roger lol

 

So just a couple from the day - all clean I hasten to add :)

 

 

 

This one caused a lot of laughter as Lucy's comment was "oh even a urinal for short people!" Roger looked at her and said "yes, we call them children!"  

 

 

 This time it was my turn to make a fool of myself, having taken the photos inside as I was coming out I stopped to take one more, unfortunately I stopped by the electronic doors and they shut on me squashing me between them, as Lucy put it "a Karen sandwich"!!! Thankfully Lucy was too busy laughing to take a photo - phew!

 

The day was very cold and very windy, we did manage a couple of landscape shots as well lol

 

 

Weigh in, well I did it and I didn't put any on last week but..........then I didn't loose any either so guess that is good!! Started back on the yoga yesterday and it nearly killed me lol but I did enjoy it and remembered how good it felt to do it regularly so will attempt to stick at it.  Managed another yoga session today and feeling good though a long way to go.  

First Weigh in day!!

So today is the first weigh in for me for 2015.  I started the week off really well but the last two days I have been really bad due to two tubes of pringles in the cupboard shouting "EAT ME" every time I opened the door!!! So being the kind of person who always does as she is told - I ate them!!! I also confess to weakening to a chocolate orange!!!  (head is really hanging in shame now!!) but I am very proud to say that not a drop of alcohol has passed my lips... yay so not all is lost and the total weight lost this week is.............a great big ZERO, weight gain 1lb :(  -oh dearie me not a good start to the diet at all is it.  Still that is enough of a kick up the backside to make me get my act together again this coming week. I must try harder and do better and I will!!

 

 

Back to camera club tonight so no evening snacking on the remaining chocolate orange!!

Hope others did better than me? xx