2009 diary - time to make changes!

Radish72

Have a lovely hoilday, chill out and relax

I'm just as excited as I only have to wait till Sunday for my holiday, but not nearly as organised as you, I still need to get suitcase out of the loft :rotfl:

Lula-Hula

Happy Holibobs

makeup

Holly - those are the best icons out there! Love them!

Shoegal - enjoy enjoy enjoy and think of us when you are sipping sangria and eyeing up the local senors! :beer:

Shoe_Gal

Hi lovely people! :hello:

Lula, makeup, raddish, karen, shaggydoo and Hollyberry - thanks for your 'happy hols' wishes :T

It's finally here :j

Shoe_Gal

OMG - what a week :eek: Been so busy at work trying to get stuff done before my hols - worked late every night this week! Why am I suddenly indepensible - not! :rotfl:

Anyway - I am now officially on my hols!! :j:j Got the day off today to get myself ready and into holiday mode, I leave for the airport at 6.00 tomorrow morning. Just checked the weather online and the forcast is 21 degrees and sunny

Off to get my nails done and a pedicure this morning, and then get a (very MSE) hair trim. Then it's time to stock up on holiday goodies - will defo be hitting the Boots points!! My Dad gave me some 'holiday spends', I'm 42 but it's still lovely! Gonna treat myself to a couple of trashy beach chick lit books and save the rest for ice cream!!! :rotfl::rotfl:

As I've been so busy at work didn't make very good headway with my list :mad: Only managed one exercise session but have done Ok with the water and some of the pampering - and I've lost 2lbs :j:j

Catch up later

Hollyberry

Have a lovely pampering today, and don't forget that we want to hear all about your hols when you're back.

Enjoy...

Hollyberry

I'm not sure when you're due back, but in case you are suffering post-holiday blues, I wanted to say:

Welcome home!

Hope you've had a fine week of sun, sea and sangria, and we're looking forward to reading all about it...

Shoe_Gal

Hi Everybody, I'm back!!! ...


Had a fab time, hot, sunny - brilliant :j Just a quick post to say 'hi' need to get my act together and get some catching up done - boring stuff like washing, emails and supermarket :rolleyes:

Will then catch up with what's been going on!

2 quick updates - I have cleared my Barclaycard - statement came whilst I was away :j - but I have put 3 lbs on! :mad:

Off to update signature - will be around later

Hollyberry

Awwww - so glad you had a fab time. :j AND a clear Barclaycard too! :j :A

I'm off to help OH with a mystery shop (where they appear to require him to have eyes in the back of his head whilst driving :rolleyes:), then list my eBay items for this week - bleuuugh - but will be back later to hear the news.

Shoe_Gal

Back from hols feeling a bit 'flat' as usual so think I need a target to focus on. Have got a bit of a tan from my hols but gained 3 pounds Have decided to spend 4 weeks concentrating on my 'looks', aiming to be as 'goddess like' as possible

• The plan ends 5th June - will be going to Wales that weekend for a friend's birthday
• Target is to lose 10lbs - this will take me to 11stone

To achieve this the plan is

1. daily sensible eating - aiming for 1400 calories a day with one 'treat' day a week
2. 5 x exercise sessions per week
3. daily Slendertone session

I was reading an article in Glamour (I know, but magazines bought in airports don't count! ) about getting more sleep leading to weight loss so I intend to go to bed earlier and establish a proper bedtime routine

As well as losing weight I also want to have lots of pampering time, I know these will be busy weeks at work so this will be an added bonus I intend to

1. keep my tan - daily gradual tan and a couple of sneaky sunbed sessions each week
2. daily skincare routine
3. weekly face pack
4. daily pedi routine - foot file, cuticle oil, foot cream
5. use body butter every night
6. daily teeth whitening

Nothing very radical there but I am really bad for letting 'grooming' stuff slip!

Obvioulsy this all has to be done in a very MSE way, my 6 month debt blitz plan still continues. A quick look in my bathroom has shown that I really already have all pampering lotions and potions I need , so will just buy essentials when I run out

And then a really lovely treat at the end if I stick to it