Well hello to all you lovely people. This weather is just fantastic right now, I'm really getting that summer-vibe now. Please, please, please let it last for the next couple of weeks.
After that I'm back in work and (sorry to all of you who may be going on your holiday then) I don't care if it starts raining again and being generally rubbish.
One of the downsides to this good climate is having to put off your physical pursuits till the sun has started going down. It's too hot during the day and I'm not getting up early on a weekend.
No way.
Then if you've been hanging out in a beer garden it's nigh on impossible to get up the motivation to go home and get changed and start your long run. I didn't get out till eight on Sunday evening but it was worth it. I watched the sunset and took things steady for ninety minutes. There's no point in trying to break yourself on the longer runs. Save those Hellish sessions for the sprint days!
I had my first on-line donation the other day, I was quite excited I can tell you. I have a little over two months to reach my target but I know my colleagues will be easily cajoled into donating some of their hard-earned for such a good cause. Especially if I time my asking of them for pay-day. Tactics :)
Seriously though, thank you to everyone who has donated so far, it means a lot to me given the year my mums had.
She recently collapsed due to low blood pressure because the levels of her medication still aren't quite right. Not a typical stroke scenario and certainly not as dangerous though she could easily have been injured if she fell.
The doctors took her off the strongest tablets she was on and she seems as feisty as ever though you can never predict when these situations will occur. Incidentally my mum has certain food intolerances and the blood pressure tablets are coated in lactose so they were off the cards immediately. However the cost of getting lactose-free medication is extortionate!
Thank you NHS, many slate you and you're hard to convince when we need something (which'll cost you an arm and a leg!), but mum says you're OK.
Now I'm under orders to have dinner ready on time tonight so I have to go shopping before everyone else thinks the same thing. And it's such a lush day :(
See you soon.
Oh yeah before I forget, I have a web page with Just Giving, if you click the link below you can check out their site as well as my page. I've put links to The Stroke Association on there as well as back to here (in case you get lost on the way).
Please let me know if there's a problem with any of the links and I can check them out.
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