Travelling at the Speed of Light

Where did my Weekend Go?

So Saturday morning I was up at 7am thanks to Henry again – bless him he does not like to lay in. Harry our basset would happily snooze on for an hour or two –but Henry wants action the moment his eyes open – if I didn’t have him I am sure I would be at least 2 stone heavier as he gets me up and at em every day (now whether I always like that is another conversation entirely).

Hubby made me a cup of tea and then he headed off to the chiropractor – he is fine but after having had an issue some time ago he now goes once every 6 weeks to ensure he stays beautifully aligned and it seems to work for him. So I dyed my hair as it was looking a little shameful. Hair done I had a quick shower and got ready for the day – totally prepared for life by 9am, not bad.

Our son woke up and I made him some tea, then when we were both dressed and ready we headed out to meet my lovely daughter for Brunch. It was cozy wandering round the shops and then having a scrummy brunch with just me and the children (well, children are 25 and 19 now – but still my babies), we chatted about their plans and what we want to do at Christmas and I ate a SW friendly breakfast at one of our favorite lunch spots in Beaconsfield. We had an extra coffee before we were ready to all leave and get on with our day – and decided we should meet for Saturday brunch more often – which is fine by me.

My son and I then went and took his car to get a couple of new tyres, and terrifyingly it turned out to be nearly 4pm by then, so he quickly changed and headed off to his part time pocket money job (as he is still studying). I did a little housework, put some washing on, failed to make a couple of catch up calls I had planned, walked the dogs for just over an hour (getting rather wet), and made SW spag bol for dinner.

Yep, in the true tradition of a week end day – it was gone before I’d properly had time to settle in to it! Which time stealing worm hole follows me round every week end? No, really – its unbelievable that week end days just evaporate so fast.

So after spag bol, and some strictly – I was very naughtly and ate some ice cream AND had a glass of wine – so I will have to make up for that with exercise and abstinence going forward.

Bed beckoned at around 10 pm as the week had been looonnnngggg and I was v tired, I read my book and played on my ipad till nearly midnight however, and pondered whether the great god of lottery wins would smile upon me – he didn’t.

Sunday started early, again – this time I got up with a bit of a back ache and made us tea, and fed the hounds. I took my tea back to bed but didn’t really find it restful as my back was still a little sore for some reason, so I got up, put the news on and started breakfast – a full SW one for the last day of the weekend:

Sunday morning passed folding up laundry, putting washing on, and generally pottering around doing all the daft little jobs needed to head into Monday with half a chance of surviving the week. I also spent half an hour planning my meals for this week (I am in London Monday morning followed by a meeting in Bucks on Monday afternoon, in London Tuesday and Wednesday with various meetings and in Bucks on Thursday – so a plan is essential if I am going to stay on plan).

By 11.45 I knew I was pushing my luck with Henry and Harry, so I headed out for their walk (they have constant access to our enclosed garden so they can have a trot round in the fresh air whenever they like, but they make it clear this is no substitute for the fresh air and surroundings offered by our walkies)– the sun was shining and it was a beautiful day, the views were worth the hour and a half of walking up and down the Chilterms, and the wind blew away any cobwebs, well I think the walk I took was one of those that is good for the soul – views from todays stroll:

Once home, Henry and Harry settled down for their afternoon rest:

Lunch was the left over spag bol, a Satsuma and yogurt – all very nice thank you.

The bit of doggie walking body magic was nice, but no replacement for the gym, so after a little more housework I headed back out and into the gym for a run on the treadmill and some resistance training. Then I really was wiped out, so some preparation sitting down for tomorrows meetings was almost welcome.

Much later, after a couple of hours on my laptop and yet another tea,  I made diet coke chicken for dinner:

Another faster than the speed of light week end day, I am seriously considering booking a week off at home just to have some time to enjoy being at home? Does anyone else get like that at this time of year? Seeing my home in day light would be nice occasionally…..

Ah well, after dinner we watched Strictly elimination and then a little reading and you guessed it, off to bed (given I have to be up at 5.30am bed seemed a good plan).

Just before I snuggled down, I randomly considered the advice people give – you know the ‘don’t spoil your children’, ‘don’t pander to your dogs’, ‘you’ll make a rod for your own back’ type advice. I thought, stuff them – I did spoil my children and I am very proud of both of them, they are good people. I did spoil my dogs and they make me laugh every single day. The first year we had rescued Harry, he lay shaking on my lap for every second of the local  fireworks display, and against all advice I cuddled him like a baby – this weekend, he watched them out of the window and showed no concern at all. So, just maybe the most important advice we can ever have is from our own conscience, that tells us what is right for us, and when. Sorry, didn’t mean to be philosophical – just really did pop into my head as I was drifting off.

I hope your week end passed a little slower than mine, and that it was filled with good stuff , success this week peoples x