Squirrel's Smiley, Smart and Solvent Diary

redsquirrel80

Do I? I guess I am, generally!

Checked banking and have transferred another little bit to overdraft - leaving me £140 for 14 days till payday.* Also have about £15 in my purse and £40 on the "come on Ryanair have a proper cheap sale" card.

My two ordnance survey maps have just arrived in the post at work which is very exciting (how sad am I)



*please note that this doesn't mean I'm going to be trying to spend this money, in fact I'm going to be trying very hard not to!

Karmacat

Excellent! Um, Squizz, remind me what the ordnance survey maps are for?

redsquirrel80

Karmacat wrote: »

Excellent! Um, Squizz, remind me what the ordnance survey maps are for?

So we don't get lost on the hills and moors.. never to be seen again... :eek::D

Karmacat

Ah! Quite important then :rotfl: the first bloke I nearly married was an ordnance survey surveyor. He was lovely the absolute *nicest* person I've ever met.

redsquirrel80

Karmacat wrote: »

Ah! Quite important then :rotfl: the first bloke I nearly married was an ordnance survey surveyor. He was lovely the absolute *nicest* person I've ever met.

Aww And what an interesting job!

boredofbeingathome

redsquirrel80 wrote: »

Ummmm.. next question! :rotfl:Although I really have to now, as I brought one of my plants from home and planted it in the salad/ herb bed at Mr Squizz's.. he's stuck with me now

Absolutely- it's the law:D:rotfl:

redsquirrel80

boredofbeingathome wrote: »

Absolutely- it's the law:D:rotfl:

Definitely - "if one plants one's marjoram plant in one's flowerbed..." :rotfl:

Got paid by my previously voluntary 'job' today - now what do I do with the extra £50?

redsquirrel80

Just copying Rich's advice from the running thread so I can find it easily - this is what I'm doing for the next few weeks then

RichOneday wrote: »

Okay, in which case complete 16 this weekend.....that means if you can only make it to 13 still walk the remaining 3, or if you have to stop at 14 walk the other 2....and make the walking as brisk as you can manage.

Ideally of course you'll get the whole way.

Then look at a couple of 12's. or even 10s for the next couple of weeks.

Its not the ideal build up but the last thing you want is to have residual tiredness from venturing into new territory still lingering when you get to the start line.....you want to feel fresh as far into the race as possible.

So hit the 16 this weekend and then concentrate on getting regular runs in for 3 weeks, running at least 4 miles every day that your body isnt crying out for rest.

Then, in the next to last week do the same number of runs but cut the distances back by a couple of miles on each run. In the final week, run 3 or 4 times at a comfortable pace, but not artificially slowly, with nothing longer than 6 miles........

By doing this, you should feel comfortable for most, if not all, of the race. But starting it feeling either tired (from overdoing it) or sluggish (from too much resting) is to be avoided if at all possible....

Karmacat

Wow :kisses3:

redsquirrel80

Yaaaawn.. brrrrrr... half asleep this morning, got boring monotonous job to do... nearly bought a jumper on Debenhams but was defeated by the fact they don't take Visa Electron - serves me right!

Still can't decide what to do with my extra £50, should go towards debt I suppose really!