It's Only Rock n' Roll........

But I like it!
Last night James and I drove from my parents in Worcester to Cardiff for an evening of Rock n Roll in the shape of the Rolling Stones Bigger Bang world tour at the Millennium Stadium.
It was AWESOME!
Seeing the Rolling Stones live was one of my things to do before your thirty list, and I am SO glad I had the chance to tick that off last night.
They truly rocked. Four born entertainers, who really need nothing more than their music. Whilst there was undeniably a 'show' it was nothing like some of the other arena shows I've been to where there is an 'Act' as well as the music. There was no fancy Choreography, no extras, very little swanky video but there was great and timeless music, played loud and with passion. The ferocity with which they performed, the energy and the excitement makes you forget that these guys have been touring for over 40 years.
As my mother regularly reminds me 'I met Mick Jagger and got nail polish on his hand.'
Well as far as I'm concerned they've still got it and they still ROCK!

Fun and Frolics

Well in a week and half I will have done my running and raised some cash. There is still time to donate at THIS LINK
The picture on the left was taken about a week ago to go with the press release Leukaemia CARE are sending out. It's all a bit grand for what it really is - lazy old me getting my ass moving.
This week I have learnt the lesson about making sure your body has enough fuel to move. On Saturday we went to Brighton with the Payne family for fish and chips and frolics on the beach with their kids. It was great fun, but after munching points laden fried food (and really enjoying it) I wasn't hungry come the evening so had a few nibbles and a piece of Kim's birthday cake.
Sunday morning was time to run, I woke up in a naff mood, feeling lethargic and grumpy - probably the bad food and glass of wine the day before. After a cup of tea James said we should run.
Well I tried but my legs were like lead, my body felt like it was made to stand still and I struggled, then the fact that I was dehydrated hit me and fuzzy things swam across my eyes. James got in a bad mood and told me it was psychological. Well maybe some of it was - the bad mood and grumpiness - but my body unlike his needs a good feed before it is asked to do anything. So there. Lesson learnt.
H x

The Wallaby Blog!

Hmmm - haven't felt like blogging lately. I've just been getting on with life I guess.
Some lovely things have happened:
James took me to Leonardslee which was lovely - it is a private garden with lakes, and old cars, and Wallabies!! There were wee little baby ones and albino ones. They were cute - James didn't think Trixie would get on with them so we didn't bring one home. After Leonardslee we went for afternoon tea in Westerham. It was wonderful. It was SO good to have day out with just the two of us, in lovely surroundings and just taking time to walk, and chat and be with each other.
The running is getting better. I am up to two and a half miles. My vest arrived from Leukaemia CARE and my number and final instructions from Hydro Active. This has made me excited, although nervous. I still have another £45 or so to raise so if you are feeling generous CLICK HERE NOW
And finally I have WeightWatchers news. I have now been a member for 11 weeks. When I first joined I was set a goal to lose 10% of my body weight - this is a good starting point and has lots of health benefits. Anyway 23lb later I got my 10% keyring on Thursday night. Yeay! I have now set a final goal to get to 12 stone. This is still quite a lot of weight to lose but I am feeling positive. And slimmer.
SO slim in fact I took my Bridesmaid dress to be adjusted today so that I can wear it to Bethany and Darryl's wedding at the end of the month. They are getting married in St. Paul's Cathedral - so I feel it could be a hat wedding. That's my next challenge...........!
H xx