Today finally after weeks of trying I managed to find some time to get out for a run.

All day at work its all I thought about, I was so so looking forward to getting out in the fresh air and totally relaxing into a run 🙂

It started well, feeling like it was only yesterday that I had last ran

Then trouble struck just over the one mile mark, my calf started to hurt, I slowed down a little but by one and a half miles I had to stop 🙁

I hobbled home and I am now sulking…….

Afraid that my body is telling me, at almost 50, I am too old to be running 🙁

My new fridge magnet, says it all 🙂

and has pride of place amongst my collection of magnets.

On my Travels around the Internet I have come across 2 new web sites.

Excellent for us watching our weight and trying to eat healthy.

The first one is called Sugar and Spice, they are healthy meal kits.

She say’s “It all Started because of my husbands love of curry and my hatred of all things processed and or numbers that start with an ‘e’. I provide low fat versions of popular dishes, which have much more flavour.”

Here is the facebook page too

My order came during the week and I cannot wait to try them out 🙂

The second one is called sausage shops and they provide a selection of syn free sausages, burgers and meat balls for slimming world fans.

I have been waiting for a special offer and one came along last week so I now have a small collection to try.

First out the freezer came the garlic and herb burgers and they were totally delicious, and not one drop of fat came out of them 🙂

Here is the facebook page too

Finally we have decided on a plan for our little adventure in October.

On October 1st we are flying to Dalaman in Turkey, then we fly home from Istanbul on 30th October.

In between these dates we hope to walk and travel along all of the Lycian way, Turkey’s first long distance footpath 🙂

The Lycian way is 319 miles so its going to be some walk, with lots of swimming thrown in too 🙂

According to the Sunday Times the Lycian
Way is one of the ten most beautiful long distance hikes of the world.

I just hope I am going to be fit enough !!

I had some news today that has made me very very sad 🙁

News that I must share with the blogging world.

On 20th July after a short and Unexpected illness our great blogging / Twitter friend

Devonshire Dumpling of “No Clue” passed away.

Her best friend of 20 years was with her at the end and she did not suffer.

Von’s funeral was held on 8th August at a woodland burial site near to Exeter.

Although I have never met Von personally we had a great friendship, I loved her humour and we shared a private joke…I was sending her postcards from all my travels, so she could “wall paper her mud hut”

I am so grateful to her Best friend,Sue, for going to all the trouble of tracking me down and feel devastated that I will never get to meet “Von”  🙁

Yvonne-Hadley-Jones will be dearly missed by many  x x

Its not often we go to London but when ever we do its always a fun packed day.

First we met up with Geoff’s nephew and his wife for Lunch

We went to the most fantastic vegetarian restaurant,in Covent Garden called Food for Thought .

The food was fantastic and I just may have to get there recipe book.

Afterwards we spent some time perusing all the outdoor shops in Covent Garden including the Paramo shop.

Not every ones idea of fun but with a new adventure to look forward to soon, it was fun for us 🙂

Then we made our way over to the Globe Theatre where we had tickets to see Anne Boleyn

Before we went into the theatre, we had more lovely food at The Real Greek restaurant over looking the River Thames, where the food is for sharing 🙂

As for Anne Boleyn well it was fantastic, our first trip to the Globe and one I hope we do again.

All In all a fantastic day out in London but certainly not a slimming world day !

With all the plums I have been given I thought I would try a new recipe.

Plum Flapjack 🙂

The recipe can be found here

I was given 2 tips…   use an extra 100g of oats and bake in a larger tin so not so thick.

It turned out perfect and I managed to hide half away in the freezer for Geoff.

A shame he wont have it for his visitors tomorrow.

Now I just have to find time to make the Plum Jam 🙂

Due to moving house, then starting a second job and having more massage clients, all good things I might add :-)…. BUT…..

All these good things messed up my routines, and for some reason routine is so important to me.

So its been months since I had a regular running routine, and as running is my happy pill I have felt my mood slowly darken day by day !

For some reason I have been dwelling on the fact that I am almost 50.

Have nothing organized for my holiday and will not achieve my goal of running a half marathon before I turn 50.

Then to make matters worse I got a cold… something I have not suffered from for years.

Geoff suggested I made a running date in my diary so that’s what I did and although I left it as late as I possibly could I have been for a 2 mile run tonight 🙂

My mood already seems to be lifting and maybe my new goal should be to run a half marathon during my 50th year.