I am wearing contact lenses! I can get them in with ease, but last night it took nearly 30 minutes to get the left one out. My eye was extremely red and sore afterwards. I am not looking forward to tonight.

I have lost a stone with WW! It's going very slowly, but i think that this is the way to do it.

I spent thursday, Friday and the weekend painting my bedroom. It's probably a little darker than i would like, but it's the lightest shade of purple available. I few touch ups with white paint next weekend and it'll be done.

We had a new release of Body Balance last night. Claire was off, Maria was supposed to teach it, but we had another woman instead. It was still good though. Two of the tracks have been used before ("miserere" and "ain't it funny"), but they are both such great tracks that i'm not too unhappy about that and the moves...well i really felt them!

I had a look on the BTS site, and they haven't got the details of the latest release yet. But i noticed that they did have a list of the tracks for the last 5 or 6. Great! They didn't used to do that, and it used to be terribly hard to find out.

posted by small 4:29 PM

I am still very cross with myself for not managing to remove my contact lenses. I so long for a change. The optician told me to practice, but it seems so easy without the lens.

I don't know.

posted by small 5:02 PM

I had a funny day yesterday. I had a half-day and went to the opticians for my contact lenses. I can get them in, but i just cannot get them out. Which means i couldn't take them home. I am very upset, as i really wanted to wear contacts.

I'm to go back next Thursday and try again. There must be easy ways of doing this.

I went to Medea in the evening, which was a very challenging production as the chorus was all in Greek!

posted by small 6:44 PM

I am in my usual fit of fear and panic...i was doing about 72 or 73 on the m6 and there was a police car in the observation point just before junct 5. I have no idea if they are like cameras and only go for those doing 10% over... i am so frightened.

I don't even know why, as i am usually very careful, and it is unlikely i will ever get enough points to risk my licence.

Maybe having this though will finally help me to remember, and will help me to get over this fear.

I was trying to get home from my grandparents. And was feeling bad anyway, as they over feed me, and i find it quite tiring.

Because i have no-one in my life all i do is just replay it over and over again.

posted by small 3:16 PM

Snowed this morning, but it wasn't cold. Just soft snow, with no ice. Still had plenty of jams on the road though.

I'm fed up today - just a bit bored. I want to be at home...

I spoke with Mr Bevan and he is coming around on Tuesday to look at it and give me a quote. I am glad, it will mean that sometime this year I can get my bedroom decorated and looking nice.

posted by small 5:32 PM

I'm slowly getting over my cold. And i am now resigned to the fact that the spot that i had over my birthday has left a scar on my face. I don't know why it did that, and sadly it is too raised to be covered up subtley, so i am left like this now. Perhaps it is just as well that God has decided i should remain single, as no man will go out with me now.
posted by small 2:21 PM

I thought about going to that Chemistry thing that's being advertised on Heart - only to find that it's the same day as Medea! I hardly ever do anything, but as soon as i book something, everything else comes along on the same day.

I think i would prefer to go to Chemistry as i would like a boyfriend.

I think God has decided that i will be single for all my life. I feel so sad about that.

I went to balance last night. Really enjoyable, apart from the abs track, and the fact that during the 10 min relaxation track i was desperate to cough! I was shaking trying to hold it in!

I've phoned Mr Bevan, in the hope that he will be able to do the lining paper for my bedroom. I'm sure he will be reasonably priced - and i think it will help me to get settled a little easier.

Tonight i need to get some stamps, and send off: an order for some GGB books and some ousa expense forms. Then i need to do some grammar exercises... too busy!

posted by small 5:34 PM

I am poorly sick. I took friday afternoon off, i was feeling that bad - headachy, tired, streaming cold etc etc. I felt a little better when i got home and ended up deciding that i wanted to do a balance class at the gym. I looked on the timetable and there was a beginners yoga which i felt would suit me. but when i got there the instructor was away and instead there would be balance instead with Clare, which taught at livingwell! What a nice surprise.

It was good class, and i felt really relaxed after it. Sadly it didn't last and by bedtime on Friday i felt dreadful again.

I struggled through Saturday and and RF meeting and collapsed at home. Sunday i took easy, i went to the bullring for new sketchers (necessary as i have worn holes in my old pair and they aren't quite giving my ankles enough support anymore) and some training gloves to stop my hands from forming more callouses.

I think went to ikea for meatballs AND a hotdog (hmm ww would not have approved!) and then home again.

Today i have a cough and my eyes feel quite sensitive to the light in the office, but i feel more with it than Saturday. I may attempt a balance class tonight. I'm sure that breathing and stretching will do me some good.

posted by small 5:32 PM

Probably not going to lose at WW this week. I have a cold and have been guzzling lockets. And had a sandwich, chicken drumstick and two mini quiches as a "second" lunch.

oops.

Not that bad really, as i generally under eat every day, and still go to the gym.

Tonight i need to buy new boots (as the pair i am wearing now have a heel/side that is close to disintegration), wrapping paper and sellotape (for mum's present), fresh veg (for dinner). I'm going to be busy.

I think i should buy a portable steamer so that i can easily strip my walls.

posted by small 4:49 PM