Alive and kicking....

Oh dear, I have been AWOL forever again. Thanks for the nudge Lesley. I am having a bit of a crazy time of late. Work is pretty awful - we're in the midst of a massive migration and it's very full on and I'm mostly dealing with the stress and fall out from that by eating crap or drinking too much. Some things don't change...

On the positive side, I've had lots of lovely trips already this year.

A long weekend in New York with the girls
A weekend in Leeds with the girls
A night in Madrid to visit the Alinea pop up restaurant (amazing)
10 nights in Dubai

So really, it hasn't been at all bad.

I'm still working my butt off at the gym and there are a lot of improvements there, spinning on a Monday, Yoga on a Tuesday, Insanity on a Wednesday and Bootcamp or Boxercise on a Saturday. I am very much in a routine and very much enjoying it - something I never thought I'd say! I think it's helpful that it's always the same group of girls and we have fun. My fitness levels have improved massively, I've toned up, I'm sleeping better, my back is no longer killing me on a weekly basis. It's all good. I even took my gym kit to Dubai last month and hit the gym 4 times.... I'm a changed woman (sort of).

So the only thing (well the biggest thing) that needs attention is my food/drink. I've definitely cut down the alcohol, but the food has become a bit of an issue again. I'm still very much in the mindset that I can have a treat if I've had a bad day and that usually involves something not overly good for me.

I'm following SW again as I know it works for me, but I am not sure that I have the discipline if I don't attend classes. Let's see how it goes.

I'll leave you with some photos of my recent trips to remind myself that even though work is a horror show at the moment, life really is quite good.

New York

The Botanist Leeds

Alinea Madrid

Dubai

Dubai

Oh and as part of my imminent mid life crisis (I'm 40 in June) I have dyed my hair pink.....