Is this a mad way to start?

Yeah it's great, I think we should go with the plan for next year that we were discussing at breakfast!

AJH, we had a shit load of beer, most people would have been sick way before you were!

I was a bit sneaky getting the bed again! Sorry, was drunk, need sleep. At least i didn't get into bed with our hostess, it has been known that I head straight for the nearest bed!

D has had the short straw this weekend, child A to take to second half of 11+ whilst child B intermittently vomited.

He's not a very chilled bunny right now.

I sat in a huge queue on the M5 driving home today, I then decided I needed a hangover cure, so I stopped at Cribbs Causeway and bought... a colouring book.

Yeah, I can't figure that one out either, but I'm not giving it to the kids, it's MINE! I did buy them some giant marshmallows so I have got a heart (and dental insurance).

Devon is a bit soggy this morning, back to another busy week, Monday is the day of all the kids clubs so Monday night is taxi of mum night.

Work first, then probably a weights session rather than a run. I don't think I can be arsed to run in this.

London is soggy too. I have just swum back from a meeting

Back to work today, went to a lab meeting at my new lab and one of the guys speaking was the first friend I made when I started working in science. Which was nice. We used to hang out with each other because 'we were normal' we did work with some freaks.

No run today I dont think, but I have some new strength sessions from coach, I might give one a go. I have remembered I have a club 5k on Sunday......GOOD!

Glad the meeting went well! I was only in work this morning, just doing a bit of tidying up at home and then a friend is coming over so we'll walk the dog round the farm. Very blustery out there but the rain has stopped.

Day off tomorrow  - yeah! but have so much to do. Already getting emails about our aquathlon series next year and I've got to wrap my head round the Dart Vale series, it was advertised in the outdoor mag this month

Def not running today, may do weights later, but need to get organised, i'm really chasing my tail with stuff, makes me stress bunny, like the Duracell bunny with circuits fried, and not rampant.

I also get paid tomorrow Which is good because literally my last ponds this month are going on E's drama session this evening.

Ponds aren't worth very much btw. One U... ro short of a pound.

(Geez that was crap)

You beat me

Cole just caught a baby pheasant, but let it go on command and stood there with a mouth of feathers. Stoopid birds, there are hundreds of babis here. They are so dim they're actually quite funny.

Yeah payday! And the first thing I've done is enter a race in a couple of weeks time.

On road which is good as I'm better on road than trail.

Which was a stupid thing to do as I've just realised it's the day after a possible race for my club on the Sat.

Numpty planning is numpty.

I have just entered 2 10ks and a 5k

Are they soon?

I know this is too much information, but since Sat morning I've been constantly on the loo. Completely fluid this morning, so I had to strategically time my run, 5.5 just done with Cole who was well up for it!

I don't feel systemically unwell at all, I think it's just because my bowel is so scarred from the uc, that when I get a bout it can't right itself.

Maybe I had a bad pint eh?

one or two maybe? my stomach has just been girly ever since. This is also TMI but certain things are all over the place and I'm actually thinking that I did pretty well holding it together as well as I did when Sid didn't show. I generally make it a point not to go on the lash when I am due because I can turn into a nightmare but since I have no idea well......what can I do sure this is to blame for anaemia as well.

5k is on Sunday, the 10s are both nov. I have a 5 mile in oct I may look for another 10k then too.

I think you did fab, I would have struggled mentally with that one. I'm not in the most bombproof frame of mind.

Just had to get out of the bath quick

Realised the dark brown was my hair dye though (I'll shut up about it now)

ha ha. I am having a LOVELY lunch

I've just made some gravy for the dog

 Ay up long time no see just popped in to say the grizzle is open from 5 just in case. Don't think I'm going to do it this year as a bit of travel from up here and stuff.

Hey Cakey!

Yeah, I'm not going to do it as I'm so busy with our aquathlons at that point and it usually clashes with the Sidmouth aquathlon, however if it does I'll probably pop over and watch the finish after we're done at Sidmouth

God, I'm good! (or crap depending on your perspective).

Both my kid's birthdays are in the holidays (not good for organising birthday parties). Last year I decided to have Jessie's early August birthday party in December. This year it's actually going to be on Sunday, yes this Sunday. And yes, I've started arranging it today! Forward planning, as forward as it gets in this household.

But I have a theme and a plan and everyone knows now that we never reveal where we're going or what we're doing on the invites.

The Philp girls know how to P...A...R...T...Y... *jelly burp*