About the Starlight Walk

Here's an article about the Starlight Walk I did.

My group have raised over £1,200 for the hospice and I feel very proud to have been part of it.

Boy oh boy!!

Last night I joined a walking group for a 3.5 mile walk. I found it harder than anything I have done before, even last weeks 9 mile walk. I think maybe it's an accumultion of the 9 miles last Saturday and the 5 mile bike ride on Tuesday evening. I couldn't get into my stride last night and I was really out of breath. Today I am so, so tired and sleepy! The sleepines is no doubt down to the poor nights sleep on Tuesday night - the heat was really getting to me.
Anyway - tonight and tomorrow I will be just knitting in front of the tv, which hopefully will set me up for my cycle lesson on Saturday morning. Then I think it's a short walk on Sunday, just to keep up the momentum a bit, and I plan to cycle to work next Monday and Friday and walk again on the Wednesday. That way I will be alternating rest days with each activity day which seems sensible for now. I do want to fit in some gym work as well for upper body toning, but we'll see how I do next week!

Some pics

Starlight Walk last Saturday



The team - me on far right













Me with silly bobbles















And so thrilled I did it!!! (Thats hubby on the far right)

I did it!!

I managed the 9 mile sponsoredd walk despite the groin injury (adductor tendonitis). The first 20 minutes was painful but then the pain just went. I guess the walking must have relaxed the tendon. I can't tell you how thrilled I am, it's just such a big thing for a couch potato like me!
So, I've now decided to do the London Moonlight Walk next year...

Hmmm!!

Wedding Ring Shawl

I feel a project coming on...

Woolly thoughts

Knitting seems to have become my obssession now. I have about 500 projects lined up in my head and various ideas about knitting this years Christmas presents. None of this will come to fruition of course, as it's the usual case of 'eyes bigger than belly' that I have always suffered from. I have stopped stitching for the moment, as I have a big 28" scroll frame in my stand and there isn't room for it where I sit. I have to persuade himself that he can do without the occasional table he keeps next to his sofa upon which his tobacco, papers, lighter, specs, and tv remote controls currently reside. As he is mostly in a horizontal position he can't reach the other coffee table next to him. I will have room for my frame if he agrees to move, but I'm certainly not asking him to do this until the World Cup is over, as his mood isn't particularly great at the moment due to the (predictably) poor performance of the England team. I have also resisted saying 'told you so'. I'm such a good wife!
So, as things stand, I am knitting a huge Debbie Bliss coat 'pour moi', a jacket for my friend Jane, I have the yarn for two shawls and one scarf, I plan to knit a cardigan for Tom for the holiday (by first week in August....really?)I have seen a gorgeous silk yarn I am lusting after, I want to do two crochet shawls/scaves despite not yet being able to crochet, and about 6 pairs of socks for Christmas, a mans jumper for Christmas, two shrugs for Christmas and various baby garments. Right. Not to mention all the books I want to read, one XS project due last September, one not yet started due this Friday, all the Christmas XS I promised I would do (including a stocking for Tom) plus some Christmas sewing - ornaments and a mantleshelf cover.
I am shortly to be starting babysitting one day a week, and working 4 x 9 1/2 hour days a week.
Something not quite right there!!

It's jolly hard work...

I have really picked up on increasing the amount of exercise I do. It's taken time to work up to this but it's happening. In the last week I have done 2 x 1 hour-long 'power walks' covering 5k each time. OK, maybe that's not huge, but for me, with my level of obesity I think it's pretty good. I've also started my cycling lessons which are for two hours each Saturday morning. I'm still wobbly but I hope it's going to get better. I went for a 4 mile 'fun' bike ride after work last week as well. I feel really tired and exhausted today, but have another walk scheduled for tomorrow evening and will be covering at least 7 miles on my bike next Saturday. I'm hoping it starts to get a little easier soon, as I still am not convinced that I am going to be able to complete the 15K walk in 3 hours on June 26th even though I will be giving it my best shot!
Although my level of exercise has been gradually increasing since March, it's having no impact on my weight although I haven't been eating to excess, so I will have to cut down further.
In other news, Tom can now sit up and is well on the way to crawling; at present he goes backwards. He has taken well to solid food and seems to be changing into a proper little boy in front of our eyes.
And the best news of all is that I am off to a three day stitching retreat in 9 days!!