Went down the gym this morning, left the Pixie at home with Daddy and went down to kick my own butt. I'm starting to know quite a few people there now. I love people watching when I am there. It's really great, plus the gym is quite likely to be playing Miley Cyrus or Shannon Noel and for me personally, well, it's not my favourite. I tried to take an MP3 player in but it wouldn't pick up JJJ, only the local radio station which plays, yep, you guessed it, Miley Cyrus and Shannon Noel. Occasionally they will put on this early 90's double dvd set which includes such classics as Cherry Pie by Warrant and I Think We're Alone Now by Tiffany. Of course I'm always delighted to be greeted by these old friends. I did ask if they would pop it on for me today but Bevchick said she had been there for almost 12 hours yesterday and heard it numerous times and that she wouldn't put it on but she would shove it up my arse if I liked. Since the Princess of Darkness wasn't around to help me out I decided I would put up with what they had on. It wasn't long after that I was rewarded, a young man came in wearing leopard print shorts - very hot. It really made my day, just like the first time I saw the man who looks like Colonel Sanders of KFC fame. Yep, there he was right there on the kayak machine. Ah yes it's the gym for people like me. I like to wear my old Kevin Nash wrestling shirt down there just to fit in. I also managed to find quite a beauty in Best and Less the other day, a dodgy purple shirt that says "Margate Sands Finest". Oh they joy I had when I found that shirt, since I lived in Margate for 13 years. I just have to get my Michael Jackson style fingerless gloves for when I do weights now and I should be looking a real treat.

Speaking of Best and Less, I was downtown today trying to find some other crafty stuff when as I walked past I spotted some lovely blue DT's in the window that have "Bad Boy" written on the butt. They were 3 bucks, I had to get LHT a pair. They will go quite nicely with the mankini supplied by SWHF recently. (Yes another good day) LHT has gone back today to start work tomorrow and has been struck down with the dreaded vomit everything you put in your belly back up virus. If only he had been sick before he left I could have given him those little budgie smugglers and I bet he woulda felt a whole lot better!

Okay, okay, I'm sorry

I'm sorry it has been so long. Life has been crazy for us lately since LHT has been working for Rio Tinto. Since he is away for five nights and home for three it has been difficult to get into a routine. I think we are finally getting there. I decided on December 10 I had to do something about my weight. So I joined the local YMCA and have been going M-F ever since. I have not weighed myself yet to know if I have lost any weight but I think it will show more in measurements for the first time rather than in kilos. I have a few more weeks until my first weigh in and measure. I signed up for personal training once a week which I have a love hate relationship with. Not my trainer though, the Princess of Darkness is fabulous!! I love her to bits and I love that she will push me to my limit. I have not as yet vomited but I certainly have felt like it!! I am quite proud of how I am going, I can see my fitness improving as the days go by. I was so excited when I finally managed to do 1000m in five minutes on the rower, especially as it was the same day I finally managed to do 1km on the cross trainer! I knew it would be a good day for my friends who were getting married. Yesterday I did 5.3km in 5 minutes on the kayak, I felt like superwoman.

It was the Lusty Librarian and the Snakeman got married. It was a lovely little ceremony on the beach with just 7 people, including the celebrant. Afterwards we went out to a New Orleans style restaurant which has made me crave creole ever since. (I am making jumbalaya tomorrow night - mmmm.)

The pixie is going along nicely, being very advanced and all. She is saying lots of new stuff including cheese, fish, here she is, cool and oh wow. It is very very cute to see her. Her auntie gave her a set of 5 boardbooks for christmas and she loves them to death and she always says, "cool", which she pronounces tulle, when she is looking at them. She is of course being extra cheesy these days, not very keen on posing for photos these days, it's way more fun to run away from Mummy. Speaking of running, TenB said to me one day, "you know one day they walk and the next they run." So true my friend so true, she runs all over the place and I really have to try to keep up. She is definitely a bit part of my motivation when I get tired when I am working out, I try to remember that if I don't do it, she'll get away from me. How about that Mum who left her baby unattended in the car today and the car got stolen! How sick would you feel coming out of the store and realising that your precious baby was gone. I can only imagine the anguish she felt during the time her baby was gone. I bought a wrist restaint for the Pixie the other day, she doesn't mind it if I put my bit on first. She thinks it's okay cos I have one on my wrist too. You know people say it's like having a dog on a leash, I agree, but in this case, I am the dog. She drags me around on the dam thing and then I just end up carrying her anyway. I think I'll just use the pram forever! She was sick on monday so I gave her an iceblock to keep up her fluids - you would have thought I had given her gold and jewels the happiness she displayed. If only she was always going to be that easy to please.