It seemed a good idea at the time...

Haven't we all had those moments! This morning was one of those for me as my alarm went off at 5:55 to wake me up for my gym induction at 6:30...yes thats am, as in it was still dark and my children were still in bed. Yet there I was, off to the gym.  Madness!

When I joined the at the end of January they said that if I booked a personal induction to the gym before the end of February I would get it free. Brilliant I thought, that saves £24 and then someone more knowledgeable than I could tell me what I needed to be doing.  Only problem was the fact that I left it until yesterday to ring and book up, with only 5 days left in the month. I was kindly told there was only 1 spot left in Feb and that was 6:30 Friday morning. Ummmm......and before I could even form the thought in my head to say no...I could hear my mouth saying 'Yeah,why not!'  Uh, hello, I can come up with about 27 good reasons why not without breaking a sweat!

Yet off I went this morning leaving my children and husband in bed wondering what was in store for me.  Was met by the nice trainer Lee who lulled me into a false sense of security by inviting me to sit down with a big smile and asked me to fill in some forms. He was asking my questions about my current fitness levels and my goals. Then he threw a curve ball.  'Why now?'  Now I have the bad habit that when I dont have an immediate answer to a question, I just talk, complete nonsense sometimes.  So I start waffling about good intentions and being a good role model for my kids before they get older etc.....then the waffle carried on to watching the biggest loser while sitting and eating rubbish...Then I really put my foot into my mouth and say that I dont feel able to push myself hard enough to get the results I want and how I'm amazed when watching the show that people are capable of so much more than they realise when there is someone there pushing them...you can see where this is going, right!  'So you want to be pushed past your limits then?' and my reply (thinking I was quite funny, oh how I'll live to regret it!)  'Well I'm not coming here to enjoy myself, if I want to have fun, I'll go to the cinema and eat Ben and Jerry's, I'm here becuase I've enjoyed myself too much'

So by the end of my hour... here I was

..but in my mind, I was thinking....

boy I've got a LONG way to go!!!

GTU, PMA and so forth.....

I feel like I've been neglecting a child lately!!! It's been a horrible feeling not having time to write lately.  Although in truth I've had time but haven't made the time.  Does that make any sense?  The last few weeks have been a real struggle for some reason, my brain, spirit and body just haven't been in alignment with each other. I've definitely been Caroline Cattell GTU (Grumpy, Tired and Undermotivated)

I've always wanted to have letters after my name, you know like clever people do.  So I think I'll just start added them depending on how i'm feeling at the time.  It'll be a fun game as people try to figure out what they mean and whether it means i'm in a good and happy place or not as the case might be.

Tomorrow I would like to wake up and be Caroline Cattell PMA (positive mental attitude) who knows what the morning will bring though.  Whatever it brings I promise to not be gone so long again, it isn't good for me, I've so enjoyed writing everyday and making myself be a little bit selfish has taught me SO MUCH, but thats a whole other blog post and at 9:12 I dont have the brain power to articulate and do it justice!

See you soon, I promise x

Spring is in the air....

...or so you'd think!

So it's getting really cold now, and I finally admitted that I'm not going to make it through the winter without getting myself a new coat.

So I set off this morning to find one, considering it's the dead of winter and FREEZING you dont think this would be difficult but oh my word! Walked into BHS to find it full of tshirts, strappy tops and summer dresses.................uh..................WHAT?!?!

Great marketing trick, I mean I'd have to buy 10 items and wear them ALL at the same time in an attempt to stay warm.  I know they tend to bring the new ranges out a bit before the seasons change but seriously, February.  You can tell I was slightly blown away by this.  So disgruntled I set off to find a coat.  It was not going well untill I happened upon a sale rail in one of the shops and found not quite what I had in mind, but it was warm, it fit and it was marked down from £75 to £30, that's my kind of coat!!!  Also invested in some thermal under layers (wow I lead such a rock style life!) and gloves, so I now feel more equipped to deal with the cold.

Dan also got some warm clothes and under layers as he plays football outside on a Thursday night, I think he looks like he's about to go out on a burglary spree, tee hee. He might just kill me for putting this photo in but it's too good an opportunity to miss, sorry honey.

So that was my day, not as productive as I had hoped by the time I finally found a coat, but at least I now can venture out without fear of turning blue or losing a finger to frost bite, no I'm really not being melodramitic..it's that darn cold!