Back to school

For me, it was something that the lovely SW consultant, Carron said to me in my first week, that really resonated with me....'treat it like a project'.
Little did she know, that she couldn't have said anything better to me - that is like a red rag to a bull, but in a good way.

You see, I am, what you might call a stationery whore. I love useless little post-it tabs, brightly coloured dividers, patterned paper, cards, fancy pens, you name it, if you can buy it at Staples, I will without doubt love it!

So, my first week at SW has been all about the project, first of all I got myself a folder (purple, naturally) and some dividers, I went on the SW website, and decided that because we tend to eat the same old, same old all the time, we would try something new - and I printed off a recipe for each night - I ordered the shopping on line, using the recipes as my list, and pinned the list of dinners on the wall, with strict instructions to the chef (hubby) that on pain of death, he has to follow these to the letter, which is hard for him, as he used to be an actual chef, and never uses recipes!

I downloaded the SW and C25K app, put some hideous photos of me in the front of my book to inspire me, and researched a couple of challenges for me to have a go at. A few minutes on the laptop, and I have booked myself on to 2 5K runs! Ok, so when I said researched, I checked, and it is totally ok to walk these - phew! The first, in May, is the black light run - basically you get neon powder thrown at you throughout the run, which glows under UV - so it's all glow in the dark....I'm thinking through what neon goodies I have in my fancy dress drawer (yes, as a 39 year old woman, I do actually have 2 fancy dress drawers) and can think of some pretty fab stuff to wear. The second, is the colour run, and this runs (pardon the pun) much the same, only in daylight, and this year, they have GLITTER! Oh my god, I am so overexcited about the fact they have glitter. This was the sole reason I signed up - seriously, if it had said 10K, I might even have done it!

I guess, what I am trying to say, is that if something taps into my brain in this way, like only a project can, then maybe, just maybe.....it might work.

The signs are good so far - did I mention that I lost 1/2 stone in my first week?
Wahoooooooooooooo!

 

There are some lovely folks out there who have really inspired and encouraged me this week - so big thanks to you all for that, I do really appreciate it.

 

Anyhow, the shopping has been delivered, the list is up for the week, and I'm off to make super healthy home made pea and bacon soup. Yum!