the 'all clear' siren has sounded...

Its OK...its safe to come out now!

The stabbiness* subsided yesterday, as a large wave of calm washed over me, which must say quite took me by (pleasant) surprise, and I am back to being 'me'. I hate this hormonal sh*t, when will it end? I can remember my mother suffering as she went through the change - I wish I knew then, what I know now, but of course at the time, I was a seething mass of teenage hormones...no wonder we clashed so much!

* perhaps I ought to have made this clear at the start, but it bears clarification (just so you don't feel you have to grab your loved ones, run indoors lock the windows, and hide when you see my blog 'walking' down the cyber highway) I don't ever feel the need to actually stab anyone - its just the way I refer to that hideous hormone surge that makes this usually sane, calm, good humoured and rational woman, want to scream! Your knives, and loved ones, are safe with me!

Right, that's that bit out of the way :)
I think I have been very good this week, I have pointed and tracked - BUT, I think the area that will let me down is that I haven't actually done much exercise this week, as we have been down to one car, which meant I spent most of my days driving (living in the middle of nowhere has its downsides!) family where they need to be, and of course they all need to be different places at different times! My water consumption has been non existent too, although I've prob drunk as much in herbal teas....

One of the big stresses for me this week, was how on earth I was going to get #2Son to college for his exam this morning. Himself.com is away on business today and tomorrow, leaving me car less.
Its a good three quarter of an hours (we usually allow an hour) trek cross country to the nearest village and the bus stop, and the bus he would need to have taken to get him there on time would leave the village at 7am....schlepping across paddocks at dawn in goodness knows what weather, isn't really conducive to arriving in the right fame of mind for a maths exam! I was on the cusp of ordering a taxi to get him to college (about 30 quid!), but my friend offered to pick him up and take him - which was really lovely of her, because it really is way out of her way, and he can of course bus it home :) It also meant I could send him off having had a 'proper' breakfast, to set him up for the morning.

I would also have to miss my WW meeting & WI (also miles away cross country, and up hill to boot), which although upset about, was kind of resigned to. Personally, I would prefer to know if I have stuffed up again this week, rather than leave until next week to find out and fix...does that make sense? But I knew there was nothing I could do about it, and resolved to produce a great loss next week.
I was telling my friend on FaceBook who is also a clerk at the meetings, that I'd text the ww leader to give my apologies and was both I was surprised/delighted when she (ww leader) text me back, offering to pick me up as she would be passing this way on the main road. Great!

I feel so blessed to know such nice people.

As I am 'trapped' at home today, I have plans for myself. I shall walk the dogs in shifts around the paddocks - as opposed to the usual pack walk in our woodland, and when I have done the essential housework bits, will finally get the time to have a session on the new wii fit dance game I bought at the beginning of the month and haven't yet had time to try.

I also need to get out with one of my dogs this afternoon and do a bit of training with her, as we are entered in a working test on Sunday - we haven't done anything in the way of working competition for a couple of years, so that should be a laugh if nothing else!
The good thing about working tests, is that you have to bring your own packed lunch, so easy to control what goes in the mouth!
The only temptation there might be is if a friend passes around her usual array of cakes she's made.TEMPTRESS! Delicious though I know they are, I also find it quite easy to decline cake...now if she had cheese on on offer it would be a different story!

Right, I better get one - lots to do :)

have a good day all xx