Confusing words... Pt 2

My new office colleague today told me that she had always thought as a child, that the word 'Gingervitus' (spelt as pronounced by her)...

Was a nickname... to mock ginger people.

... And had nothing to do with mingtastic gums and people who don't look after their teeth properly.

Running update - wk 1

I'm hoping this running enthusiam is going to last.
I ran last night AND this morning!!!!!!!

3 times this week and i hope to get a run in over the weekend!

Today - I actually saw a dawn!

I was in the gym at 8am - I ran the following:

Ran fast 1 x min, walked 1 x min, x 6.

It was actually quite hard going with only a minute gap in between but i did it..
Actually pushed myself.

I'll have to work on that.

Was on machine for about 20 mins (with warm up and warm down).

I Love Lewisham (Sniff the sarcasm)

You've gotta love it...



Haven't you?









My Local shopping centre.
We don't have a coffee shop...

But we do sport 3 amusment/slot machine / miniature type gambling shops and 2 snooker pool bars.

I must get one of these...

The famous cat of catford...

Leesah, do you remember this?







http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/default.lbl - Find out more about Lewis-Ham

Might I add, these pictures are courtesy of a facebook.com group i'm a member of called:
I Don't Mind The Gunshots and Smelly Alleys...Lewisham is the shit!!!

My Running update

After my gallant start on Monday I was hoping to run on Weds...
This never happened... Just .. Cos'.

So I went in the gym again today (as basketball was cancelled tonight)...
and I plan to go in again tomorrow morn for a run as well.

*Day 2 of my Bupa Training program*
I did 2.75km on the treadmill - was on the machine for about 27/28 mins
(thats a personal record for me - never been on a contraption for so long before :-)

I Ran 1m Walk 2m X 7
I'm just easing myself in...

(wk 1 of bupa plan )

10th May - What a day! Tony Blair Resigns

.. Tony Blair announced his resignation today and I have to confess to being a bit sad about it.

Man, he sure knows how to deliver a tear jerker of a speech.

I do actually think the country is now about to go into a bit of shit by his departure.

I've always felt that he's been sincere in all his decisions he's made about the country and I always felt that he was always 'trying' to do what he felt was in the best interest and what was also right. I think if someone is doing what they believe in their heart to be right and are actually trying to make a difference (whether you like them or not) that should be applauded.

The thought of a non human entity like Gordon Brown taking over and running this country fills me with sheer dread.

As does the thought of the opposition party, with that Prat Cameron at the helm, possibly taking over, 1 day and actually leading this country.

Cameron reminds me of the rich kid who got where he was not on ability but on who he knew or who his family knew. He seems clueless. He seems unprepared. He tries too hard. Try hards always fall flat on their face.Tony never really had to try. People who have 'to try' or tryhards as i like to call them, always look sad and desperate.

I'm seriously worried about what this country will now become without a humanised politician leading us. Someone who for the most part 'listens' to people.

This seriously could lead me to sell up and move out of London even sooner.
I'm totally scared about what is ahead of us...

I’m starting to feel like as a country… We are freefalling.. I have no idea into what. That's some scary shit!

I actually, teared up at his speech today… Which surprised me.

He's sometimes a bit bumbling when he speaks, he has a sense of humour and can laugh at himself… more important than that - I actually believed in him.

Underneath him:
* I own my own flat
* I own my own car
* I own and run TWO businesses
* I can comfortably travel the world
* I can get seen quicker in a NHS hospital than ever before
* My streets are clean
* Police arrive quickly if i call them

I'm not sure if that says more about him OR me...
But I feel like i've been allowed to flourish and spread my wings.
For that I can only say THANK YOU.

...And for those of you who keep going on about the fucking war - GROW THE HELL UP.

June 27th will be his last day in office.
I'm very sad by that.
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Shocker! The Bank of England raised the interest rate again today... Thanks fellas...
Which means my mortgage will rise AGAIN.. the 3rd time in a year...

How much can a single girl with a mortgage take?

The option of moving out of town gets more and more appealing by the second.
Seriously!

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A blogger who errmm lets say 'dislikes' a certain Conservative MP - Very funny, Do read!
http://www.bloggerheads.com/anne_milton/labels/david%20cameron.html
http://www.bloggerheads.com/anne_milton/2005/03/anne-milton-why-this-weblog-exists.html

Quotes: Friendship

"It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

I'm Running a 1/2 marathon

Upon returning from my little weekend road trip to Wales..
I've decided to do a half marathon by the end of this year.

In a few months I will run a 5k Marathon in Cardiff with my friend Louise.
Progressing onto a 12k Run in Oct/Nov time.

My hope is to run the 5k in under 40 mins and without stopping.

Which may seem simple to some.
However, I have no runners physique.

I'm quite big boned, so am naturally heavy, I also have quite a muscly body.. And muscle is way heavier than fat!

My fitness levels i'd say are fairly high as i play basketball atleast twice aweek.
However, being asthmatic and being big built - I am no long distance runner and struggle at the moment to hit 2k without stopping....

I can stay on a basketball court running about for 2hrs - but its all about interval running... Starting and Stopping.
So this really is a huge challenge for me!

The bupa site has a great running training programme which I am now following strictly.
I'm hoping this will break me into running a longer distance without stopping.

I'm going to use this blog to record my running progress from day to day.
Hopefully I will be shamed into making sure I do it and progress.

* Starting today - I did 2.75km on the treadmill (wk 1 of bupa plan - Run 1m Walk 2m X 6)
* Cycled 7km on the bike in 10 mins.
* 10 mins of stretching and stomach sit ups

Bupa training:
http://www.bupa.co.uk/health_information/html/healthy_living/lifestyle/exercise/running/beginner/programme.html