Faster

It's an even earlier start for me this morning than normal since I've got to get myself organised to go to the gym for 8.30 am for a session with my personal trainer. Over a month ago when I booked in it seemed like a good idea at the time because what with it being August and all doing the session in the morning ran less of a risk of it being boiling hot and me struggling to do anything. Oh for the benefit of long term weather predictions, because I need not have worried about the heat as it's cool as a cucumber outside and I've also realised I'm not a "really early" morning person :) Never mind though, I'm up and doing and well ahead of my normal schedule and down the gym in plenty of time.

My session went well and the knee support I got yesterday helped no end. In terms of progression my trainer has upped my weights and also the speed on the treadmill and was generally very impressed with all the work I'd been doing. I did ask for some advice on my knee and he told me to make sure I warm up on the elliptical trainer before I start on the treadmill and also to stop if it hurts, and then when I get home to make sure I ice pack my knee for a good 5 - 10 minutes. I hope my knee does rectify itself because I don't want it to become a hindrance to my exercise, especially since I've come so far.

When I get home I grab a shower and then shortly after head out to drop off my CV to another vet surgery that is advertising for a student nurse. Don't know if I'll get anywhere with it but it's worth a shot, if you don't try I guess you don't get anywhere do you? On the way home I also nip to the garden centre to pick up a few things, some superglue for Phil to repair both the Scalextric cars, yet another spice rack to accommodate my growing collection and also some compost to repot the mint plant I got from Tesco as it needs a bit more space to grow.

Even after doing all this it's quite early still in the day so I'm left pretty much to my own devices and after a period of boredom I decide to give the lawn a cut and have a bit of a tidy up outside, I do the washing and then move on to sorting out my wardrobe and eradicating any more clothes that are too big for me - I get rid of yet another bin liner full of them!

When Phil comes home we have some dinner and then Phil sets up the Scalextric for another race or 50. He designs and new track layout tonight which has a nice hair pin turn in it but despite the sharp corners my BMW seems to be doing much better at sticking to the track and I give Phil quite a good run for his money :)

Posted by Abi on the August 8, 2006 9:37 PM