Wow my mood change month (May) is almost over! After my April blues, surely May would put a spring back in my step?!? Well there has definitely been an improvement in my mood, although it has still been a rather up and down month with some fun family days, gym (& gin) sessions teamed with a few tears.

I love spending time with my Mum aka Betty and my Sister (even when sometimes it’s threes a crowd and we end up bickering) we always have fun and giggles. Since my last post way back at Easter the three of us have been on a few girlie days out. At the end of April we had a trip into London, to St Mary’s Church in Marylebone, not for a wedding service or christening but to watch Romeo & Juliet. It was a Backyard Cinema production (www.backyardcinema.co.uk) they took over the church and staged it like the church scene in Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 Romeo & Juliet film. I love this movie with the cute and young Leonardo DiCaprio (I still have a crush on that guy) and I love the soundtrack too – It reminds me of being young! Before the film started a choir filled the altar and sang songs that accompany the movie which made the whole experience that more fun.   I do still always hope that Romeo will look up and see Juliet moving before he drinks the poison though (What was old Shakespeare thinking!) much like I wish Rose would move over on that sodding door and make room for Jack in Titanic (Poor Leo, it doesn’t always end well for him does it).  I do also wonder when I’ll find my Romeo – Perhaps I’ll find him in Barcelona (we all know I have a thing for foreign guys) as I’m still not having much luck on the ‘game’ apps, I think they might be broken?!?

It’s Bank Holiday weekend – Yay! I had Thursday and Friday off work, and how lucky was I with the weather! Freckles have been topped up and my lily whites have been out! Betty and Sissy also had time off work so we spent some more quality mother / daughter / sister time together. Thursday we spent the day at Nirvana Spa (www.nirvanaspa.co.uk) which was heaven! I even got a little obsessed with the plunge pools (12 to 17oC) which is crazy given on holidays it takes me forever to get into a cold pool; Turkish would moan and tell me to just get in when I’d be dipping my big toe in and wincing at how freezing it felt. I’ve been struggling a bit with my knees lately, the left in particular so I figured the hot to cold water would help a little and I have to say it really did. We had lunch at the spa and then after our time was up and our visit was over we drove into town for a look around the shops. We then had dinner in one of my sisters faves, CAU, before heading to The Hexagon to see Jon Richardson. I love that bizarre little man! We were all in hysterics, my cheeks ached. Brilliant end to a perfect day. Friday was another sunny, hot day (Summer 2017) and we opted to spend the day in Queenies back garden in Windsor. We arrived around midday, popped into trusty Waitrose, grabbed some food and Pimms and then set up our picnic blanket in Home Park for another fabulous girlie day together.

Last Monday was a sad and upsetting day for me as a motorbike racing fan. The week before World Champion Legend, Nicky Hayden, The Kentucky Kid had a cycling accident in Italy. Reports suggested it was bad and watching the MotoGP Le Mans race on the TV you could sense it was worse than reports portrayed. Monday evening Nicky passed away. I never got to meet Nicky, I have regretted my decision to go on a Pitt Lane walk at Silverstone over going to his meet and greet but was hoping I’d get the chance to meet him by going to some World Super Bike races in the future. Never the less, although I never met him in person, I’m devastated by the loss of a young, champion, motorbikeracing talent. His smile was infectious, his personality shone #RideOnKentuckyKid.

Photo taken at Silverstone 2013

Tuesday Morning we all woke up to the news we should NEVER have to wake up to. An attack in Manchester following a concert. I will never understand how or why anyone can take another persons life for no reason. Children and parents simply enjoying themselves one second, the next their lives are taken away. In a world where all religions supposedly believe in goodness I can’t for a single second comprehend how taking lives is good – It’s simply evil. My thoughts are with everyone affected xoxo

I’ve really tried to up my game at the gym recently. I’m still a long, long way off from having the body I want, but it is a journey and making the changes is the start. Nothing worth having comes easy. I’ve started to think about what clothes I’m packing for my forthcoming trip to Barcelona and have been trying a few bits on from last summer. Good news and bad news – It would seem that I have lost an inch or two over the year (Good news) as my clothes, denim shorts in particular, are rather loose, to the extent that my knickers are pretty much on show (Bad news) Looks like I’ll be spending lots of my trip in Zara updating my wardrobe – Eek!

I have purchased a few new bits recently, all of which are floral and as my sister likes to tell me ‘You’re clothes are all frou frou frou’ (she hate colours and isn’t really a pattern fan, especially not flowery print). I’m a girlie girl, what can I say and I love pretty clothes plus I need something to counterbalance my mardy face at times hehe

Frou frou frou

I really should be at the gym right now and the reason I’m not is I was planning on doing some work so I wouldn’t be quite as manic in the office tomorrow but I can’t access the network, so I opted to write this post instead. I am currently still in my nightdress, hairs in a messy bun, glasses on, no make-up and its gone 1:30pm! So I think I’d best get my peach in the bath and get myself together. Maybe I’ll pay my old mucker Gym a visit later (doubtful, I know what I’m like) I have got PT tomorrow though and I’m certain Phil will put me through my paces (Can’t wait – typed through clawed fingers)

Oh, forgot to say, my new favourite accompaniment with my G&T at the moment is basil and a wedge of Sicilian lemon – FYI – Cheers.

I hope you’ve all had a fab weekend and enjoy your bank holiday Monday.

L x