I have been forced against my will to be an early Sunday riser. I could not get to sleep last night and instead of enjoying the luxury of it being a weekend where I could lie-in, my body clock has decided I need to be awake at 7:!5am! On a Sunday! Ugh. Not happy. However, it has given me the perfect opportunity to post a well overdue update! Here goes!
In April the boy and I finally moved out of the parentals into a lovely coach house flat in Cheltenham. We love it. It's the perfect size for us, and despite a few teething issues involving tv aerials and leaking washing machines, we have settled in very nicely. We bought some new furniture such as wardrobes, chest of drawers, coffee table and tv stand but on the whole have been fortunate to be donated a bed and abusing my mother's discount card for things like bed sheets and crockery.
Also in April I started my new job. I *think* (*whispers*) it's going well. I've began studying for an exam and seem to get on well with my colleagues. I hope that it allows me to grow professionally and move forward and progress. I still don't really know what I want to do 'when I grow up', but perhaps for some people this takes longer to achieve. Maybe some never find it. Maybe some people use their hobbies and outside interests to their jobs to get their kicks.
Isn't it funny how you can be completely rational about a topic in the light of day, but when you're trying to sleep at 2am things like not knowing what you want to do when you feel many of your friends do know and are achieving their goals in their fields seems to bother you so much you can't sleep? Attached to this problem of sleep was once again my weight. Obviously!
Sadly I still have not lost anything. That's not to say I've gained, but my best efforts seem to fall by the wayside come evenings. I will do this, I just believe it's going to take a while. I've been super encouraged by this lady's journey and I take a lot of strength from seeing others success.
I've also done a bit of walking in the last few months. My last big walk was a few weeks ago when the weather was still good. My mum and I walked 16 miles. I wore my usual trainers but they began blistering my feet around mile 6 but I continued on which was either brave or stupid depending on your viewpoint! I've invested in some new walking trainers that I hope will see me through. I'm already wearing them on the walk to work (yes - no more traffic queues or public trasnport!) and they seem to be ok.
I think that's more than enough of an update for one day! I hope not to leave it so long next time.
I'll leave you with a pic of me exploring some woods near our new home :)
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