Frump to Fab - Summer Solstice Sizzler

skintbint_2

have decided to start hillwalking again - well when i say again i did a 5 day walk a couple of years ago for charity wild camping some nights- 64 miles - jeez it was tough as it was over moors and heather but i felt great(?) while doing it (sore, tired, thinking why?) and really think all the fresh air gave me a boost - so am going to try and go at least once a month on a long 10-15 mile hike and hopefully in the summer do a bit of wild camping again, peace & quiet and beautiful scenery out of a stuffy, dirty office with no proper light so have just ordered a rucksak and hiking trousers (lovely!)

LL - will get some flavoured tea today and even if i just swap 2 or 3 coffees a day to begin with hopefully will see a difference

fedupandskint

I have dyed my hair this morning after the longer dog walk and then a run to blow away the wine cobwebs from consuming too much last night.

Feel better now and have drunk a lot of water this morning, a berrocca, a coke zero and so on and the fresh air certainly made me feel a lot better!

Will take the dog on another long walk this afternoon to take advantage of being off work and also planning a longer run tomorrow if I can avoid the worst of the weather

Happy New Year everyone

lessonlearned

OK - Now I'll show you mine - Maman stop sniggering at the back.

Well as you know OH has now gone into permanent care so I think that for me my life now requires a major rethink.

I do not know how long OH has left to live and I do not know how much longer he will remain in possession of his full mental faculties. Unfortunately there do appear to be a few early symptoms of dementia.

So for me the immediate to mid-term future is rather vague at the moment.

So I have decided to view this year as one of Transition. I will need to be flexible and keep things fairly fluid - until I see how things pan out.

I looked at that website about the Ground Zero project. I can thoroughly recommend that.

The premise is 101 things to do in 1001 days. Only 101 :rotfl:

I can think of thousands of things I want to do - my mind is always buzzing with ideas. However, I thought the idea of working towards some of those long term goals i.e. (1001 day bit) was a really good one.

So - some of my goals this year are short term i.e. things I can achieve in one year and some are longer term.

They will take longer to bring to fruition but, instead of being all woolly and vague saying "One day I would like to do x y or z" I will actually draw up a plan of action and start working on that plan this year.

After all I am 60 now and time is now getting in short supply ...........

I stumbled across this recently - courtesy of Joan Collins - now there's an inspiration on how to do Grown Up Glamour.

She said that life is like a three act play. And just like a play, the third and final act is always the best.

So as I enter my Third Act - I have decided it's time to really start living again. Time for some fun.

Someone - sorry can't remember who suggested the idea of breaking down goals in one month mini goals - I think that is a fantastic idea so I will be pinching that one too.

Sorry need to break this up - it is a bit long and waffly this morning but as usual I've got lots to say. Such a chatterbox - maybe I should resolve to "talk" less.:rotfl:

mookiepook

Morning everyone - and a Happy New Year! Just been reading all your posts - so inspirational and so many fab ideas. Lessonlearned - I love your ideas and want to wish you all the best.
Today I intend to have a huge wardrobe audit - I resolve not wear to anything that I don't feel fab in and also sort out the family budget. Oooh I love New Year - full of possibilities! Have a great day everyone xx

MarilynMonroe_2

Good luck everyone, I wont be joining afterall, have had enough of the people who spoil this site these days. Take care and happ new year.

boultdj

LL that mirror work is evil! Took a look and :eek::eek::eek: myself I don't like looking at myself:rotfl:

The cold has well and truly took hold and stolen my energy to boot, so the only fabbing I'v done is remembering to cream.:o

WelshWoofer, about meeting people, what sort of thing do you like? 10 pin bowling?Hiking? Singing? there's diffrent club's to join, also if you have the time, the charitie's are alway's looking for people. I know in home town there is a volonter[sp?] shop which put's people in touch with thing's that intrest them. hth


Resolution's........... how long have you got? 'cause it's a long 'un

lose weight
remember to keep up the skin care
exercise more not gym work! don't what to tear the ligament again
use the Wii for 1/2 hour every day
learn thi chi
learn to meal plan
drink more water
buy decent shoe's for going out in.
Get measured, and find out my proper bra size:eek: think my tape's streached
get friend to go cloth's shopping with, I'v no idea what style's or colour's suit me, tend to stick to black or very dark blue:o
eat more fruit & veg
Meet up with RL freind's more often.


Think that's enough to be going on with for now

Willow92

I think I might sort my clothes out, something I've been putting off for a while...

I'll ebay stuff that I don't want but may be worth something, charity shop for the other stuff.

Nancy888

Happy New Year everyone...:hello:
Hope everyone had a good time, whatever you were doing.

I had my nails done yesterday ready for starting my new job on Tuesday so seeing this as lots of new starts - fabbing, 2012 and new job!!

My goals/resolutions

1. drink more water - plan to have a decent-sized bottle on my new desk
2. drink less alcohol - at least 2 alcohol-free days (I have a drink EVERY night at the mo )
3. make Wednesday night a bath and pampering night (my sons go to my parents on Wednesday to give me some help with the football training regime DS2 has - he's under 14 keeper for a league 1 side and trains Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday evenings, Saturday mornings and plays Sunday mornings. Training is a 70 mile round trip and home games are 80 mile trips - thank God for their help - I get none from his father but that's another story)
4. eat more healthily
5. tackle the cellulite on my thighs - hopefully 1, 2 and 4 above should start to help
6. try to fix some exercising included - somewhere!!!

Thanks for all the hints and tips from everyone - love reading them all

Nancy888

For those wanting to know what suits them clothes wise I can't recommend the Personal Shopper Service at Debenhams that I went to.

There was no pressure to buy anything but she brought clothes that I would have walked by without giving them a second glance - and I now have a better idea of what to look for when I am shopping

Rummer

I have just hauled out my favourite exercise DVDs and put them right next to the TV. If only watching them was all you had to do to shrink in size :rotfl: