Odd starting the post on a Monday but as Jantastic.me is running Monday to Sunday I might as well stick with it. Goal is to do three runs a week, last week did WED, FRI and SUN - steady 3 mile sorts of runs but a start. We'll see what this week brings but will be stepping up at least one of those runs.
Got up at 4.15am to get Phil going. Back to bed then up proper at 5.45am, dog walked, papers fetched, in the office for just gone 8am. Everything running on rails so far.
Tuesday 14th January 2014
Up at silly o'clock to get the boy up. Then up proper at 5:50am dog walked, papers fetched. Then a three mile run. Slow but not bovvered. Fetched a parcel from sorting office for the boy before getting to work a fraction late for a change. Still, everything going well. Went over to Blythe Bridge as one of the project trialists had an issue with kit. Got that sorted. Back home for 5.15, Took dog quick walk then up to QEGS for Lucy's options evening. Think she knows what she wants to do - got til start of Feb to get it all agreed. By 7.30 was off to Belper for Lily's dog training lessons. She's the best behaved dog in the session but not the best trained so we have some catching up to do. Still learned some more drills for the pooch.
To get her doing the lie-down you sit on the floor with your knees raised and your Lily dog to the right of you. You put a treat in your left hand and show her then put your left hand beneath your left knee, little dog should then crawl under your knees from the right side, let her have the treat and say down, praise her and do it again, and again, and again. Soon should be used to the word and can leave out the knees!
Also, learnt a drill for stay, get a chair put three mini-treats on it, let the pooch see the treats, use another treat to get her sitting a small way from the chair (you have to be between chair and dog in case dog goes for treats ahead of schedule) - you say stay and if she's good she will get three treats.
All about endless repetition at this stage. Also learning how to get her to walk without pulling - need to get a shorter lead first.
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| Hound, exhausted from high-intensity training session |
Wednesday 15th January 2014
Up at the crack of dawn to make sure the lad got off. Then up at 5:50 to take dog up town and fetch papers. Sort of good day in theory at work although plans didn't quite come off in terms of processing time. Some good results though with a case in Northern Ireland. Went to group after work - 2.5lbs on which is a kick in the crackers and no mistake. Expected better but still trying best to make every day count. Not had a drink for a fortnight.
Thursday 16th January 2014
Up at the crack, same m.o. Up at 5.50, Dog walked back home for 6.45. Gave a chap directions for 24 Hour Petrol at Prestons - twice now in the last five days, must be a little gold mine. Then did a three mile run stopping off at the allotment to have a quick look make sure everything tickety boo. Into the office for a bit after nine o'clock due to traffic lights everywehre.
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| IBC is filling up at a rate - shows what crappy wet weather we're having! |
Up silly o'clock. Dog walked, papers fetched. Into work for just after 8am. Meeting with National Field Manager and so it went. Lots done, pleased with progress on a data extraction project. All good stuff. Golf Course is shut so looks likely that there will be no golf this weekend.
Saturday 18th January 2014
Up silly o'clock. Had hot water bottle on the dodgy knee overnight and it seemed feel a lot better this morning Took dog up town and fetched papers. Little dog jumped out of my arms in paper shop onto some mugs but didn't break anything thank heavens. Did some of my tax return - two more things then the bloody thing is done. Took wee dog a 3.7 mile walk round Snelston and back - bizarrely coming back past the little wood after Sides Mill Farm I spied a wheel trim which turned out to be one that had fallen off Phil's car.
So the trims I got him which he didn't like got exchanged in to a nice track pump for me! Rest of time was spent working on the loft floor. Another board down and a space made to move everything from roadside to driveside so solar folks can come in and do their stuff. Did I mention no golf, never mind.
Sunday 19th January 2014
Up at the crack to get Phil off to work. Then dog walked. Then slow 6 mile run. Knee is not right but been putting a hot water bottle on it overnight and so far so good, it's feeling okay. Back home, in bath. Up the loft. Load of tat down and off to recycling centre - more tat down including two very old tellys and back down to recycling - looking a bit better up there now more tat gone. Jantastic.me updated with the necessary three runs. In Feb will increase it to four with more mileage too I reckon. Went to Lotty and banged a load of silicon on the IBC where the pipe goes into the tank - should mean it'll hold water right the way up to the gutter, pretty much! Over to mum and dad's for a top tea - dad's got a loft-ladder too that will come in handy once all flooring completed which should be next weekend all being well.
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