Little steps

Today's crash in London demonstrates how quickly things can change and how you must make the moat of every second. My thoughts go to the families who are briefing at this time. It has been a quick week with lots going on. I made it to writing group tonight, mainly because I am beginning to get this gym routine embedded.

Writing group tonight was mainly about our magazine, which we have now published two copies of and what we do this year. We were guilty tonight of talking and not writing, which I am very good at doing. I suppose that another change I want to make this year is trying not to procasnate about things as nine times out of ten things are never as bad as. They can be in the mind. I will never not be a worrier, but I think I am going to be a measured worrier!

I think exercise helps the worrying. There always talk about exercise being good for mental health, and sometimes I think it become almost like a marketing slogan and the truth of the matter is lost. I totally believe it as exercise is something that can be something where you set your own goals and work towards them. When I'm on the treadmill, there a sense of peace and somewhere in my mind I think it goes back to learning to walk and being encourage to walk down the parallel bars! It is that profound to rip it back to that moment in my life as without the power to walk life would have been very different. my mum was there when I took my first steps, and I know she is watching each step now.

Okay so on this profound note I am going to leave it there

Trips to the gym: 5
Song of the week: protection by massive attack
App of the week: shaman (but not good for the bank balance)
Word of the week: walking.

A new year - rip up those resolutions

"Every journey starts with one single step..."

Yes it a new year so we are all walking around starving ourselves of  chocolate, alcohol and everything that has any calories and then we wonder why people get depressed in January! Christmas we binge and January we punish!

For a very long time now, due to my mum, I have always tried to have a be good to yourself January, where it is more to do with changing habits rather than punishing myself. I am going to cut out chocolate and I've started back at the gym, but I am trying to make these changes so that come February I feel better rather than saying all I did try but I failed in the first month of the year!

And what a year 2013 is going to be, marriage, exams and novel writing wrapped up in fitness, volunteering and writing. I am already excited at what might be. But before you write me off as a girl with her hand in the clouds, here's a story. My first journey to the gym this year was last Saturday, and I made a vow to myself Tuesday night I would go again. Well Tuesday came and work was as busy as ever so I went home and moaned! The night got worst when I stood on my scales and really faced my weight! There was tears, followed by the realisation that I have to take control of my life. No one is ever going to give me 10% less work so that I have time to go to the gym! I have to make time and break the cycle of last year.

So tonight, instead of going to writing group, I went to the gym and burned 200 calories in 20 mins, and it felt great and it was simple! Then because I feel refresh, I have spent time writing now so I've managed to fit everything in and catch up with myself. There is a lot of gym work to be done but like they say one step at a time.

Visits to the gym: 2!
Song of the gym:  Trouble by Pink
Months till wedding: 8.