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Stephen's happy place

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I came home from work one day, it was just gone 11pm to find my other half still pottering around in the garden! Madness right? I work out to unwind, gosh how I miss running! and Steve he gardens.  Our current garden is more manageable and has more sun, which is amazing for me, since I adore the sun and the warms but not so great for his pale Welsh complexion. We have some sun screen stashed in the shed!:) From the garden to the stove... In his awesome garden hat:) He works tirelessly on his garden, yeah, it's his garden.... We have flowers, some grown from bulbs, "shake'n'rake" boxes and some ready bought. I couldn't really help out  much since every time I crouch down to dig or plant I would be tilting forward since my belly is so big now. We also have a veg patch...  I never grew anything before neither did he, so it is more and more impressive that we have tons of veggies sprouting. He even put up a cold frame, green...

This amazing feeling...

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Finally after 2 long months I am back in the gym!!!! In December with lots of work I simply did not have any time for the gym.. I know it doesn't take long or much time but I just didn't have any energy left. Work sucked it all out of me... January was the month of moving to England...So then I had to see what's where and how much they want. Have to say after paying £15 per month paying more is strange.  But my new gym has a pool! I will be going to swim... Well that is the plan really:) also one great excuse to go shopping for a swimming costume. Also I do want these.... The day after induction I woke up with muscular pain... So happy! I feel better already and I started eat better. Some how I always become very conscious of what I eat when I exercise. A lot of miso soup that make me super happy Speaking of miso soup... Is there an Asian food supermarket in Bath? Anyone? And I feel like a super woman again! Love this feelin...

Things I Saw On My Run

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Races are always special!  Things you see are so inspiring and fun. After all these runners are as crazy as me! Here is what I saw: ...3000 me included doing Usain Bolt's lighting... ....a man running next to his partner to hi-five her while she was running... ....a man running with the pram...in the beginning he almost crushed it into a wall...Hubby said that he finished in under 40min and the baby was sleeping! ....a toy story... I bet the guy who was dressed as Buzz was so hot! Apparently there was also a gorilla runner, who finished way before me! ... and I also saw 3-4 men with no tops on... Today is day two after the race... My abs are sore, my legs are hurting and the back is also not in the best shape. And now I'm off to the gym!

What did you do today? Well I ran 10K!!

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I did it!! Don't know the official time but it was not too good. My last 10K I did in 63min, this one looks like same time as last year 66 mins and a bit. Well but I do not want to die after it.... It was a very hard road race... My knees are bit funny right now. The sun was out and it got hot on the 5km. Runners are amazing people! Supporters were great too, well I guess it was 3000 runners and most of us have a least one person to cheer for us. I had with me 4 people and a dog! Lovely Claire-bear and Jess with sausage dog Ruby came over to cheer for me and Annalie! Dessy popped over before work to take picture of me in with my running number on... And she said that she only wants pretty pictures of me, not the sweaty ones! She makes me laugh every time! Darling you are a very special friend! Runner couple were hi-fiving next to every kilometre. It was so cute! They look proud of being a part of a race and challenging themselves. ...

Happy Place

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As a child I was not allowed to do any sports... Nothing! So I couldn't run, play volleyball... I was always skinny in school, young fast metabolism. I miss it a lot! Then I got older, start eating bad food and discovered alcohol. When I came back from my Swiss studies home I was about 60kg... Trust me for some one with my frame it shows! So I've joined the gym. I was doing dance classes only, it was great fun! Combine this with no time to eat I dropped a dress size in no time... Then I moved here to UK. I have joined one gym but didn't have time to go due to my work. I have joined the other gym... Then another gym a small independent gym with awesome classes and went with lovely V. Oh fun we had, working together, gymming together! But their lease run out and they were moving... I went back to the old gym and was very happy until they decided to improve. It was horrible, stuff everywhere and even less space... I felt like a sa...