I ran 11 miles today. The route was along the perimeter of Stanley Park in Blackpool, which is 2 miles total. So I had to run around the park 5 times. It gave me lots of time to think about random stuff.
For most of mile 1 I was thinking about not being sick, because I was rather hungover. I was also thinking that I was never going to drink again, which made me laugh because I always say that when I'm badly hungover.
During mile 2 I saw a rather overweight lady dressed as if she were preparing for an arctic trip. I saw her again at mile 4, at which point she'd removed her gloves, and at mile 6, when she finally smiled at me.
During mile 3 I saw a man wearing the same Nike running tights as me (I accidentally bought men's tights from Sweatshop online). I thought he looked very girly in them :-)
During mile 4 I was inappropriately spoken to by some young men playing golf. I laughed at them.
During mile 5 I saw a dog out for a walk. It was wearing a fur coat and had wheels for back legs.
During mile 6 I wondered who lived in the massive houses on North Park Drive and whether they had cleaners.
During mile 7 I was overcome by a bad case of wind and had to keep checking behind to make sure I wasn't making anyone gag. I made myself gag they were that bad.
During mile 8 I realised that saying hello to everyone I met was best done by a forceful HELLO rather than a panting breathy HI. This new tactic paid off and I received some nice hellos back :-)
During mile 9 I saw a blackbird that was stood completely still. I wondered if it were stuffed and someone had left it there for a joke. I also saw ducks, seagulls, and magpies. They were all moving.
During mile 10 I wondered exactly who thinks it's a good idea to bag their dog's poo then fling it into a tree. They look like inappropriate Christmas tree decorations.
During mile 11 I realised I was no longer hungover but my legs hurt a lot. I also was thinking about breakfast. I arrived back at my in-laws' to a cup of tea and a cooked breakfast. I like them a lot :-)
Saturday, 3 March 2012
Monday, 20 February 2012
Meal planning Monday: 20/2/12
This week we're all back to normal. The kids are back at school and I'm back on the diet. I need to watch my food and drink intake for a couple of weeks because the past few days have been seen too much snacking and drinking of alcohol because my in-laws came to stay. I dread to think what the scales will say tomorrow. So I'm planning meals for me and meals for the family.
Monday
Exercise: Circuit training (AM)
My lunch: Prawn salad sandwich
Family tea: Sausages, eggs, baked beans and chips
My tea: Lentil soup
Greasy dinner for the family to use up leftover breakfast items from the weekend. I'm at a new circuit training class this morning so will want a good lunch but not so much for my tea.
Tuesday
Exercise: Running (PM)
My lunch: Beans on toast
Family tea: Lamb stew with cauliflower cheese
We had an enormous leg of lamb last Sunday and have lots of meat left over. I'm going to boil the bone in a stock with potatoes and carrots (variation on this recipe), and serve with cauliflower cheese because my kids love that. If we have room for pancakes, we'll have a few of those too! I'll eat a smaller portion of this meal because I'm running tonight.
Wednesday
Exercise: Circuit training (PM)
My lunch: Spicy prawn couscous salad
Family tea: Baked potatoes with corned beef, cheese, and baked beans
My tea: Lentil soup
I can't eat anything too heavy before circuit training so I'll have a good lunch to make up for it.
Thursday
Exercise: Running (PM)
My lunch: Tuna pasta salad
Family tea: Chicken wraps
We have these with vegetables (eg, carrots and broccoli), a bit like fajitas but without the spice because the kids don't like that. A bit of chilli sauce for me and hubs (and extra peppers and onions) doesn't go amiss though :) I'm running tonight so will have one wrap when I get back.
Friday
My lunch: Vegetable soup
Family tea: Scampi and chips with peas or salad
I'm out tonight so I'll need something quick but filling to keep me going. I'm not planning on drinking too much though...
Saturday
Exercise: Running (AM)
Family tea: Pasta bolognaise and garlic bread
Not had bolognaise for a long time, a family favourite.
Sunday
Exercise: Running (AM)
Family lunch: Roast pork with all the trimmings
Family tea: Sandwiches
My mother-in-law "found" a half price loin of pork last weekend and put it in my freezer. She is a bargain-hunting genius.
Don't forget to check out Mrs M's blog for more meal plans. Have a good foodie week!
Tuesday, 14 February 2012
Valentine's Schmalentine's
I'm not especially romantic and I'm uncomfortable with overt affection. I attribute this feeling to embarrassment and disappointment from previous Valentine's days!
I remember when I was 5 and 6 sending my dad a card. Me and my sister would make it ourselves and draw a stamp on and then laugh and tell him the postman had come early. So very lovely and so much fun.
When I was 7 we moved to a new school. I received -- in the middle of class -- a Valentine's card from a boy, which I was so embarrassed about I ripped in half in front of him (he was mortified). Similarly, when I was 8 I received a card from a different boy in similar circumstances. I gave it to my friend to hide my embarrassment. He was also upset. (I'm a heartless bitch.) I started to fear Valentine's day after that!
At age 11, 12, and 15 I sent the same boy at school a Valentine's card, more through peer-pressure because my other friends were sending cards. He teased me so much about the last one I vowed never to send another card.
That never stopped me hoping for one. I remember one year, Valentine's day fell on a Saturday. I didn't get a card so I thought "maybe it'll come on Monday" (deluded). Of course it didn't.
When I was 16 and 17 I worked for Millets in Blackburn and remember receiving roses and cards from various admirers, including one boy who was so infatuated he turned a bit weird and I eventually had to leave work via the delivery bays to avoid him.
All relationships I was in never coincided with Valentine's day (too short-lived LOL), until I met my husband. That first year he sent me red roses and a Love Album CD; I didn't think to buy him anything until the day before, he ended up with a nice dinner and a Red Devil cuddly toy (which he still has). I still have the roses BTW, I dried them and they are in a box in my wardrobe.
Ever since then we've not done Valentine's. I think if you need one day in a year to show you love someone then you need help. I love random displays of affection! My husband (in the early days of our relationship) worked his way through the Interflora catalogue, but spontaneously. I remember coming home from a holiday to find a bouquet from him (and my mum in tears at the gesture!).
So I say, don't wait for one day in a year to come round. Take your partner out randomly. Bring flowers home one day. Cook a nice meal. Buy wine and watch a film together. Don't wait for a cold day in February.
Right, lecture over, I'm off to bake a cake in the shape of a heart and make my hair look nice...
I remember when I was 5 and 6 sending my dad a card. Me and my sister would make it ourselves and draw a stamp on and then laugh and tell him the postman had come early. So very lovely and so much fun.
When I was 7 we moved to a new school. I received -- in the middle of class -- a Valentine's card from a boy, which I was so embarrassed about I ripped in half in front of him (he was mortified). Similarly, when I was 8 I received a card from a different boy in similar circumstances. I gave it to my friend to hide my embarrassment. He was also upset. (I'm a heartless bitch.) I started to fear Valentine's day after that!
At age 11, 12, and 15 I sent the same boy at school a Valentine's card, more through peer-pressure because my other friends were sending cards. He teased me so much about the last one I vowed never to send another card.
That never stopped me hoping for one. I remember one year, Valentine's day fell on a Saturday. I didn't get a card so I thought "maybe it'll come on Monday" (deluded). Of course it didn't.
When I was 16 and 17 I worked for Millets in Blackburn and remember receiving roses and cards from various admirers, including one boy who was so infatuated he turned a bit weird and I eventually had to leave work via the delivery bays to avoid him.
All relationships I was in never coincided with Valentine's day (too short-lived LOL), until I met my husband. That first year he sent me red roses and a Love Album CD; I didn't think to buy him anything until the day before, he ended up with a nice dinner and a Red Devil cuddly toy (which he still has). I still have the roses BTW, I dried them and they are in a box in my wardrobe.
Ever since then we've not done Valentine's. I think if you need one day in a year to show you love someone then you need help. I love random displays of affection! My husband (in the early days of our relationship) worked his way through the Interflora catalogue, but spontaneously. I remember coming home from a holiday to find a bouquet from him (and my mum in tears at the gesture!).
So I say, don't wait for one day in a year to come round. Take your partner out randomly. Bring flowers home one day. Cook a nice meal. Buy wine and watch a film together. Don't wait for a cold day in February.
Right, lecture over, I'm off to bake a cake in the shape of a heart and make my hair look nice...
Monday, 13 February 2012
Meal planning Monday: 13/2/12
Happy Monday! It's half term for us this week so I've included lunches too (for me and the kids). I need to jump back on the healthy-eating-diet bandwagon, and we have visitors from Thursday in the form of my in-laws, so not too much meal planning for the end of the week because we'll be out and about.
Monday
Lunch: Homemade spicy lentil and carrot soup
Tea: Lamb hotpot with vegetables (probably sprouts and/or peas)
I found stewing lamb in the freezer so thought this would be nice and easy for today. My diet-friendly version includes more veg, less lamb (which is a hideously fatty piece as I've just discovered).
Tuesday
Lunch: Cheesy pasta and broccoli (soup for me)
Tea: Homemade Nandos!
It's Valentine's day today. We rarely go romantic and gooey, but I do like to cook hubs something he likes. He's expressed a desire for "something spicy, a bit like Nandos", so Nandos it is ;) Will cook chicken legs in Nandos Hot marinade with chips and Greek feta salad. And maybe sweetcorn. And spicy olives *drool* (I'm running tonight -- yes I know, how romantic -- so I'll have a chicken feta salad when I get back).
Wednesday
Lunch: Risotto
Tea: Baked potatoes with slow-cooked barbecue pork for hubs and cheese and bean toasties for the kids
It's swimming lessons today so we still need something easy for tea. The risotto is to fill us up before swimming, and then the kids and I can have something small later while hubs gets a tea full of love :) I'm also out later at circuit training so I don't like to eat anything too heavy, might have a salad or something.
Thursday
Steak pie, mash, and vegetables
My in-laws love my pies :)
Friday and Saturday
Probably eating out
Sunday
Roast chicken or beef
Don't forget to check out Mrs M's blog for more meal plans. And please leave a comment if you have anything to ask.
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