2011 - A quick update!

Flipping eck it's been a LONG time!!

Fortunately I am still alive and loving my life! It can be hard work, to juggle every thing and get it all done, but fortunately I like hectic and am not the sort of person that gives up easily!

A lot of things have happened since the last post - and there are a few things that are on my mind right now.

I am still loving the gym. My trainer, Nick left me at Christmas to join the RAF and I now am trialling a new chap called Abs who is desperately trying to reintroduce me to boxing after a long long break. I have accidentally entered the Great South Run in October and am running OK on a treadmill now. I am properly putting off going outside - I have tried to do it. Well, I have tried to try to do it and now the weather is warming up I am running out of excuses not to run. The race is 10miles or around 17k and from where I am sitting right now seems a pretty significant challenge. I know I can do the distance - just the outside bit that's daunting!!

I rejoined slimming world this week. Since hitting my target in June I have very gradually put on a couple of pounds (well, about half a stone!!) and whilst I know it isn't still going upwards, I'm keen to reintroduce some of the good habits that made me feel great from before. In typical Tara stylee, this time I have chosen a more aggressive target - bring off the stone!!

Seb started school in September. His progress is truly amazing. Everyday he says or does something that leaves me temporarily speechless. He knows letters and can read words by blending letters, can write his name and likes all things to do with numbers. I love that he wants to try things, get better and is a fascinating combination of me, Dave and himself. I worry that he gets lost at school - he isn't as outgoing as some of the other children - but I'm sure every parent worries about their children and desparately wants them to be happy and healthy. He is doing good - and is a joy.

We still go to Paultons regularly and have started going to Longdown Activity Farm - mostly because I love all the animals. I think I might be slightly less allergic than I used to be but still not confident enough to get one of my own!!!!!

I would love to get a new tattoo - but can't decide on a design or a location. I wouldn't want to rush into it....its only been 14 years so far.

Mr T is doing very well. Still playing his quirky games both with little men and dwarfs or something online, but I guess it keeps him out of trouble!!

I still have my allotment. It was touch and go whether to give it up and spend more time growing the veggies in the garden...but when it came down to it I couldn't bear to give it up.... As I said at the opening, I don't give much up easily!