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Well poop on the stick!  This didn’t work out as well I hoped. I guess since blogging for me it’s just … I don’t know what anymore I don’t do it as often and as regular.  And well life, kids and trying to maintain some kind of normality. Basically I have no excuse rather than a lack of motivation. But in this few weeks I …  -Drunk gin with girls and they made me watch Fleabag. All of it in one sitting. I felt very uncomfortable, but it definitely has incredibly funny moments. Over all I did enjoy it but I will not watch it again.  -I have been to Bristol for an afternoon tea hen do. And realised I haven’t been talking much with the future bride. We are chatting more often now and I did message other friends who are in the same county but we have seen each other or spoke in ages!  Never really been to Bristol properly. Might escape again soonish!  - I finally went to the cinema. I haven’t been to cinema since I went on my birthday in 2019 to see knives out. ...

Effort

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I don’t think life is about balance. I mean it is my go to joke with customers about having wine and dessert. Yes I tell bad jokes, sue me! People love me.  Life well is just life. And it’s all diffident no size fits all...  So let’s play a game! Find this child  I am not good at den building. But I’m good as ensuing people, and fur babies, who depend on me are all covered. Husband can have pasta for dinner again and I will eat maybe some cheese, but kid will have what he likes, maybe sushi rice with grilled chicken and black olives, cat will have the food she likes and bunny will be let out once a day to hop around... (don’t worry husband I’m planning to make pork ragu on Tuesday)  I might look like a hot mess but I tend to have plan. I had a bit of a meh moments this week.  I went to work meeting in a diffident city, how exciting but it made me all stressed and feel a bit shit. Work haven’t been busy, just you know work. I haven’t been as active and I hoped an...

Spin class

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I have always loved a good spin class. But it is difficult to come by, not the class itself but the good instructor.  I’m a member of pure gym, you know it’s opened all day long, not that I ever went at night but the thought is there, and well it’s cheap and has classes. I do variety of things but few weeks ago I attended 3 spin classes with 3 different instructors. And it was such a different experience every time.   Monday was the worst, weather it’s because I found it a bit demotivating that instructor wasn’t on the bike or the choice of music, no one needs a remix of Immigrant song by Led Zeppelin! Or maybe it was the way said instructor was giving instructions... lets just day I double check who is teaching what now. And avoid anything by this dude.  Wednesday it was the same lovely dude who did a class before. Two classes back to back with lovely softly speaking dude with fabulous chilling and melodic music damn right I got the burn on!  Wednesdays are my ...

Well hello 2018

And just like that another year has finished and the new one started.  It has been a busy and eventful year. But I am very much looking forward to the new challenges and events of 2018.  So this year I am hoping to: -cook more and use new recipes at least once a month -run a half marathon -become fitter -travel to Russia and somewhere else too -get the job (losing my permit really messed me up this year in job search. Would you employ anyone with no passport on hand? But I have a suspicion that my doncuments are in post sorting office waiting to be picked up tomorrow)  -read more -be a bit more healthier -use less plastic and recycle more -grow more plants, fruit and vegetables  -make more, craft and all!  Have you made any plans and resolutions? I think all these things are easily achievable. I am just hoping for a better year. And I wish you the same! 

New me bs

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Well here we go I am doing this! I am making resolutions... No I am setting goals for new year. Goals are better then resolutions, more achievements rather and absolute pants!  Well I don't think I know anyone who actually managed to keep up with theirs. Neither have I! Well I only made these one year, it's in right of the beginning of this blog.  Taking my birthday meltdown into considered I think setting goals is more achievable than resolutions. And it doesn't sounds so dramatic! So I only hope to achieve few things in the new year.  I want to go back to work. Just so I can have some adult conversation and Egg man can spend time with children and other people.  I want to loose a bit of flab. Hate to admired by my mother by saying that I got fat is actually right. I am rather cuddly . I also want to get as fitter as I can be because in the end of the year I want to start growing a new life:) With regards of getting back into a real ...

Well

I can say it is fail! I just cannot to bring my self to blog at the moment...  A lot of things are happening. Egg man is growing and being super active. This child never stops:) we are in the process of packing and possibly moving... Buying a house proves to be super complicated! I am all getting into Christmas mode and want to channel my inner Martha and play a perfect wifey... Yeah that's gonna last!  Me and the little man are heading to mother Russia in a bit... And yet I just can't bring my self to boot the tiny blue laptop of mine and write shit down.  So many things are happening. I shall get around to that!  Lots of love...  And mamma shall be better and blogging and be more fun 

Training.. Sticking With It & Staying Motivated.

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Last two weeks I only worked, slept, eat and went to the gym and back... it was good. Hard. And a lot of timing. I was waking up at certain time and leaving the house at the certain time.  The sun was shining, and it was fairly easy to do...  This week not so much. It suddenly got cold. And windy... and I started to feel all this hard work at actual work is tiring me out and all I want to do is drink red wine, eat cheese watch films and read books....  I had few days of rest... Today I woke up with slightly runny nose.  I was not going anywhere. So while in bed I checked my emails, social web sites and came across this video...  And then I got up laced up my trainers and went for a short run. Better then nothing right! 4.80K in 17 min I think it is really not bad.  It is super hard to stay motivated, especially if I know in few days we will be heading on holidays! But you got to find something. Turns out to me it is other people. Like ...

well sun is out and I have been running...

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After my horrible cold I started feeling like I have been putting fat on... Perhaps comfort eating has something to do with it. My love for garlic bread must die, or we should meet each other less frequently... So I have decided to pay more attention to my body, eat less bad foods, more fruit and veg and drink a bit less wine! As much as I love my fermented grape juice, or fermented apple juice (cider) and a lovely juniper infused spirit... ... Sad! My friend Sarah singed up for Race for Life this year, with my encouragement... but in the end I cannot actually participate in that one (soon to be reviled why). So yeah she never really run before, so we went for a run... Here is Sarah's page to sponsor! https://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/sarahsmith1984 It was so much fun. I truly believe that this girl can go for miles! So in last three days she probably run 10K give or take... that puts me to shame. I overdid it a bit in the gym and was...

Only 3 weeks till 10K

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Well I am being lazy and do not think I am training enough. Definitely not enough if to compare to Annalie... She is doing a real training, runs for miles with better timing each time. Her fiancée runs a running club so he supervises her workouts... and my husband works all the time and does not want to go for a run with me...  Last year the Cardiff 10K was super hard on me. I was stressed at work and actually didn't have any energy for anything. I did not pace well and got a stitch on the 3rd K... it was terrible! My knees were killing... and there were a lot of smelly men running next to you :)  Well this was after the race....  Next day I could barely move...  However this year I do know what I am up against... Horrible race with the hill at the end! But I am looking forward to it. I will not let this race to beat me! Besides I have so much space on this  Yeah I finally got a cool ...