What a lovely day!

What a lovely Sunday I have had today. It started off going to Asda'a with Cyd. Not my favourite task, shopping, but she needed some help. Her hubby who was supposed to go with her decided last night that he would be going to golf instead... didn't go down well I can tell you.

When we got back we decided that we would go to Stanmer Park and walk the 5k route we did last week on the Race for Life. It was much hotter today but we did the walk in 50mins, 45secs which was 5 mins off our time last week. We have decided that we will try to do the walk every Sunday as we don't do much exercise. The picture on the left shows the laske and the church on Stanmer Park. It is a beautiful open space with great places to walk.In the summer, lots of families go there for family barbeques and family fun days.

After we had done the walk we decided to go out to a little villiage called Litlington near Eastbourne. It's a quaint little English villiage with loverly tea rooms. It was a bit hairyu getting there as once you turn off the main road it is a single track road. I was driving and I don't lioke driving places I have never been to before. I missed the turn off for the tea gardens first - oops- had to do a uey (U Turn) but found it eventually. We had a nice cup of tea and sandwich.

The Sussex country side has some lovely places to visit and like most people that live somewhere, you never do visit.

A lovely day was had by all.

I've been tagged!

Well I have been tagged by my mate Pam you can go over to her blog to find out the rules at http://peejays-ramblings.blogspot.com/ . Well here goes: -

Ten years ago -

Let's see if I can remember - 1998 - Working where I am now although in a different job, went on holiday to Lanzarote for the first time with my boys who were aged 13 and 10. Living in the same house as I am now. Also we still had my baby, Charlie, my dog.

5 Things to do today -

1) Have a massage
2)Have my hair done
3) Do the ironing
4) Write on my blog
5) Eat my chinese!

Snacks I Enjoy -
My favourite snacks are crisps, biscuits with my cuppa tea (preferably digestives) and cashew nuts.

Things I would do if I was a Millionaire:-
I would make sure that my kids had a house. I would pay off my sisters mortgages. I would buy a house in Florida and then go on a world cruise.

Place I have lived:-
I have lived in Sussex all my life. I was born in East Sussex and the for the last 16 years I have lived in West Sussex. Not very adventurous but I am hoping to move to Devon in a few years.

All done

His arm is getting better

For those that have read earlier posts , you wii be aware that Hubby broke his wrist. Well after several cancelled appointments with the fracture clinic he finall got to see them today. His original appointment was last week but they had to cancel as the doctor ws on holiday!! Because he only had a temporary plaster on and this was too big has the swelling on his arm had gone down, he visited the plaster clinic and got a new cast in purple (apparently you can have black, blue, yellow, pink, purple or black!).

For the last few days his wrist has been aching so he was worried that the doctor was going to tell him that he needed an operation... would have been his own fault as he has been using it too much!.

Well when I got home from work today he was all smiles. It seems his arm is mending well and that he may be able to have the plaster off next week and fitted with a splint! Thank goodness for that..

Designing flyers

My friend Hevs has just completed a podiatrist and is trying to set up a new business. When I visited her last week she was telling me that she needed some flyers for her business. Her dad had tried to help by blowing up her business card onto A4 paper but it didn't look professional but he tried to help.
I told her that I would have a go at designing her some flyers so I took her business card and said I would see what I came up with. She said that if I could she would come down and do hubby's feet for me as his feet are a bit mankey!!

She cam down today and I managed to get he flyers done. I am having problems down loading it at the moment so will do it later. I was quite pleased with the outcome and so was she.

And hubby has got nice smooth feet!!

What type Of Fruit are you?

I read this on a friend's site and thought I would give it a go.

I AM AN ORANGE!

You have a zest for life, especially for anything colorful, wild, or dramatic. You have a unique take on the world, and you're not afraid to be a little funky. You are a bit reserved toward people who don't know you well. You have a thick skin, which can protect you from anything that goes wrong in your life. Once someone does get to know you, they totally get and appreciate you. Your friends see you as a bright person with a refreshing take on life.

What Type of Fruit Are You?

Not sure how much it is like me but I do like things wild, I can be reserved (or shy) when I first meet people. (Doesn't last long though..lol). I do have a thick skin and usually block things out if they go wrong. (If you don't think about it it can't hurt you..) and I hope my friends see me as a bright person.

Thanks for reading.

Well I did it!!

The Race for Life that is. At Stanmer Park in Brighton my friend & I lined up with 3000 odd other ladies to do the 5k run/walk.

The weather was great, stayed sunny but windy. First thing was the warm up and I was knackered after that. Then the race started at 11am. My friend and I went through the start line at 11.10am and went through the finish line at 12.05pm - 55 mins it took us at a good steady paced walk.

The worse part was the start, about 5 mins into the walk my calf muscles were screaming out but we got through the pain barrier lol and apart from one part where it was up hill and I kept having to remind myself to breath, I really enjoyed myself and will be doing it next year.

When you sign up you get your running number and also another bit of paper to write on who you are doing the race for. I was doing it for my Mum who lost her fight against lung cancer in 1992. Also for my dad who lost hos fight when I was a little girl in 1977 and my hubby's Grandad who died of cancer in 2002. I raised about £120 which I am pleased about. Thank you to all those that sponsered me.

It was quiet emotinal when we crossed the finishing line but worth all the pain I know I am going to suffer tomorrow... lol

The Week That Was

I really do not know where the time goes! It's Saturday again. Right what have I been doing this week?
Tuesday I met up with an old friend that I hadn't seen for a long time. She split up from her partner late last year and moved into a new flat just after Christmas. She is 49 and this is the first time that she has lived alone. We went for something to eat and then went back to her flat where we sat talking about the past and having a good old laugh. Hubby phoned me to see if I was coming home and it was quarter to 11. I couldn't believe the time had gone so quick. She has just finished a training course to be a foot care specialist (chiropodist). She has business cards done but wanted some fliers and brochures done so I said I would have a go at doing some for her as she's not very good on the computer and also to save her some money.

Work has been busy too as I have had to complete my mid year review which is really just a paper exercise to see how you are doing but we have to do it. Takes a lot of time.

Gary has been to the hospital to have a new cast put on his arm but he still needs to go back next week to see the doctor.

On top of my busy week I am due to do the Race for Life race tomorrow and I haven't done any training at all. I will post again after the race ...... if I can move.

Thanks for reading.