Bake, blend, fight…

…lots of FIGHT. Not the naughty, duff-you-in-the-face kind, but the ‘damn you Swine Flu, I will fight you off’ kind!! Remember in my last post, I showed you all a simply wunderbar picture of my fittie mamma going off to a party? Well, some *lovely* person who went to the same party had Swine Flu [...]

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You Can Do It – 20miles!

I DID IT!!!!! ————– Herro! Wow, just 2 days without a proper post and it feels like it’s been forever! I’ve been keeping busy though – On Friday, I ran 5miles – my last one before the big Two-O – 46minutes, 9.12 min/mile pace. Not fast, but not slow either. I also had a ton [...]

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Eighteen Miles. Good gosh.

If it’s hurting, it’s working Pain is temporary, quitting is forever If you find yourself going through hell, keep going Are you going to be a wimp, or are you going to be strong today? Can I give more? Yes. Rock what you’ve got. I set a new distance record for myself today!! EIGHTEEEEEN big [...]

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Sleep, Interrupted

Boy did I have a messed up sleep last night! Cat jumped on me, woke up. Bathroom break, got up. Cat jumped on me, woke up. Couldn’t breathe due to virus/cold, woke up. Cat jumped on me, woke up. Had a dream I had a ma-hoosive argument with my mum, woke up crying (!!) Cat [...]

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Bad Banks

GAH! Just before I sat down to write this, I thought I saw a man in my hall! Oh scary times…if this post doesn’t get finished, and my typing stops abruptly, assume the worst. —- Bad banks, yes, VERY bad banks today! Oh alas alas alas. The morning started well – I had a good [...]

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3 in a row – perfection

Oh my, I just have to say – I LOVE ALL YOU READERS! You guys are just all so supportive and always have wonderful things to say and always understand where I’m coming from…thank you all so much! Right, now the slush is over, I can move onto eats! 3 super delicious perfect meals in [...]

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Speed Me Up, Scotty!

Beam Speed me up, Scotty! *Thank you Star Trek, for the classic phrase*. I had a good run today! 5k was on the cards, and seeing as I woke up feeling strong, refreshed, determined – I decided to go for it. Well, for the first mile at least but it paid off! Mile one was [...]

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Bama got back

Look: You know who that is? OBAMA!! Literally, ten minutes after I posted that she’d moved out for good, she came back! I was topping up the horses’ water in the field, and she just appeared, making tons of noise..it was magical! I sat on the grass and played with her for a while, cos [...]

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Adventures in Eventing

Hello guys! Sorry for being absentee over the weekend (blame the eventing), but I quite like having Saturday as a ‘disappear into a black non-blogging hole’ day Here be the recap anyway Saturday I was a busy woman today, oh yes! Or should that be a busy groom..or a busy photographer…I’m not sure which! You [...]

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Overnight Magic

Happy Monday! Did y’all have a good weekend? Glad to be back at work!? (Warning: Be prepared for many, many photos in this post…..) —– I’ve had a pretty productive day today – I gave myself a slight lie in (all the way til 8.10 (!!)), at which time I – literally – jumped out [...]

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