250 Days....

.... so kind of figure that now is the time to get fit! (How many times have you heard this?) - I have measured every conceivable part of my body to discover that since John left my chest has increased in size by 20cm and my thighs, and more worryingly my arms!, have thickened by 2cm each! I suspect that even my feet are not as small (!!) as they used to be!

Here I am, 42 and rather flabby! Have yummy man, lervely daughters, fab house and no excuse whatsoever for putting off getting back to the gym any longer. Not rejoined yet though, but am mid negotiation with ('it's worth a stay at) the YMCA'! Hope to be signed up and hating every minute on the rowing machine by next weekend. In the meantime I am walking, and walking and walking! I have an eating plan. I also have a pair of black combat pants that are feeling neglected and unloved in the back of my wardrobe. They are my first objective.

Speaking of wardrobe, my 'walk-in wardrobe' which is in fact just a large space with no doors is about to be converted into an actual walk in wardrobe. We have a builder coming in next week who is doing something with the two bathrooms that Mark ripped out over the weekend. We are going to get him to rig up a new wall ready for Mark to get creative fitting a snazzy wardrobe for us - with hanging, and shelves and shoe space etc etc - hopefully I will be able to fill it with clothes that are not bought in the same shop that Orca frequents!

Also have to finish assignment 1 for paper 2 this week. I've done the reading, now I just have to turn it into an assignment. Louisa wants to know why I have left it till the last minute!!

And only realised when I talked to Dad last night that I had failed to report on my near death experience!! (never let it be said that I exaggerate!) - the girls and I were in an earthquake last month! Admittedly 4.5 on the Richter scale is little enough that Mark was out and didn't notice it!! BUT the girls and I did! Becca was a little bit freaked out so she and Boo slept together - but was a bit scary. The actual earthquake itself was fine bit like a herd of elephants having a party in the living room - but afterwards, I think we were all just waiting for it to start again -wondering if it would be bigger. Did the sensible stand in the doorway or get under the kitchen table speech, but not sure how convincing I sounded. Turns out 4.5 is as big as it's ever been in Auckland - so guess that, in itself, is heartening - but still find it difficult to explain to Becs why we thought it was good idea to move to a geothermal / volcanic / earthquake black spot!!

Better go. Things to do etc etc

snogs xxxx