Monday 3rd February to Sunday 9th February 2014

Monday 3rd February 2014
Up at 5.40.  Dog walked, papers fetched, son woken and sent to work.  Off to work mesen stopping at Lidl on the way to get some printer cardridges. All good stuff.  Back from work at 6.30.  Tea.  Walked over to Claire and Stephens with the pooch to drop off a cat5 cable.  Back home.  Up into the attic to finish off the flooring (ish - not screwed down as bosskat gets mad if I make noises when the neighbours are in!).

Bit down at the far end that's a darker colour is from an old 4x2' panel as I couldn't be bothered in getting any more 8x2' panels up into the attic  -"enough already!"

Am thinking of putting the OWL leccy monitor on the grey generation feed from the inverter to see how much it's pumping out at any time. 

This last strip varies from 19cm wide at chimney end coming out to 23.5cm in the middle  before going back to 22.5cm at this end!  Marvellous! 

Tuesday 4th February 2014

Up at 5.40.  Right tired but never mind.  Dog walked, papers fetched and back home for 6:30.  Got changed and a slow 3 mile run.  Showered, changed again, breakfast and off to work. Just in for 9am with a lot to do today.  Got home by 6pm, tea, dog walked again then off to Belper for dog training.  Just us there this week the couple with the crazy labrador Willow dropped out this week and Lucinda and Gizmo haven't come for last two weeks!  Never mind 1-1 training will do.  We did some walking and "LEAVE"ing various objects the trainer Amanda Twine through down.  We did the stay drill with treats lined up on a chair -little beggar wouldn't sit though. We also went outside and stood by the road to see what could be done to stop Lily barking at cars.   Of course, the dog behaved impeccably and barely turned her head to traffic (made me look like a halfwit - nice one, Lily).  Anyway, have got a strategy for it - as cars/lorries approach pre-empt the barking with a "LEAVE" a click on the clicker and a reward for not barking. 

How to click and reward with just one-hand - that's got her attention. 

Wednesday 5th February 2014

Up at 5:30, up town dog walked and papers fetched.  Back before 6:30.  Changed and off for a run.  Another slow three miler.   Got back, showered, changed, breakfast and off to work.  Like a conveyor belt.

What's better today though (not quicker) is that it felt better which in a way made the time more disappointing but it is promising.   I got everything ready last night so the conveyor belt worked much better! Think this is what I need to do when there's a pooch that needs a walk - working quite well really. 

Got into the office for 8.40 and got a decent car park space so all's well that ends well.  Straight into brand protection work this morning.  All good stuff.   Back home for just before 7 after going to group - 3llbs off which rubbish really after a 2.5lb gain last week, never mind I suppose it's in the right direction. 

Back home - weather been rubbish all day and continued into the night - took dog out about 4 times but no distance just getting wetter each time.  Marvellous.  Did a bit of a reccy for next bit of loft work.  Bosskat wouldn't let me do any sawing though - suppose it was 10pm.  Never mind will get it tomorrow. 

Thursday 6th February 2014

Up at 5:35.  Dog walked and papers fetched.  Did some more clicker 'Leave' lorry anticipation training and almost got away with it but a single bark is not a bad result - we're definitely getting there!   Got back a bit after 6:30 - got Phil and the bosskat up.  Got changed and did another slow 3 mile run.  Still slow at 11:25 but hey-ho.   Into work for 8.40 which was okay all things considered.  Again, getting everything ready the night before makes things go much quicker.  Barely needed headtorch today which is promising!

Friday 7th February 2014

Up at the crack, Dog walked, son woken and sent on way.  No run - bosskat is off up the road to Pads.  In work for 8.40am all not too bad.  Lots of data work to finish off.  Home, tea then clearing out the dining room for laminate flooring.  Good job have put floor down in Attic so we've some space to put all the rammle (technical term from my mum).

Saturday 8th February 2014

Up at 6:30, bit of a lie-in.  Dog walked, papers fetched.   More moving ahead of laminate flooring coming in.  Bit of work in the attic and not much else to report.  By 6pm pretty much done courtesy of top man Richard.  Dog is not so sure about it though... 

Sunday 9th February 2014

Up early doors.  Dog walked.  Waited while boss went up to pads then  out for a run.  13.15 miles of a run too! Very slow - rain and wind coming in from the West meant getting wet through on my left side going out towards Tissington then on the other side coming back.   Ran down the trail for a couple of miles which worked well in terms of shelter - worth remembering next time I go out in the crappy rain. 

Did a little bit up in the attic, took the dog a couple of walks then over to me mum and dads for a top tea.  No Booze though only lashings of no added sugar fiery ginger beer.   5 weeks and 3 days now (not that I'm counting). 

16/6

Monday 27th January 2014 to Sunday 2nd February 2014

Monday 27th January 2014
Up at 4.20am got Phil up, went back to bed. Got up at 5:40am took dog up town, got papers back for a bit after 6.30am.  Got missus up, got kitted up and went out for a three mile run - still very slow but progressing I think.  Got home from work about 6:30ish.  Tea, dog walking and ages spent on getting a tiny bit of flooring in the loft in due to overhanging bricks and little bits of wood to work round.  The good thing about the fit is that it's right square with the back of the bit of wood so in theory I can just cut a bit of wood to fit from the chimney breast to the edge. Another step closer to completion.

Good day on the solar generation front (for January) with about 4KWh generated (I think).  15.01 on the scoreboard today.

The bit of wood wasn't the problem but the overhanging bricks on the chimney were a right pain.

Tuesday 28th January 2014

Up at 4:20am but Phil up anyway so back to bed smartish.  Up again at 5:40, dog walked, paper fetched got back and heavens opened which was a bit of a pain as was all set up for doing another quick 3 miler - need an alternative strategy for when big rain stops play.  At least got into the office nice and early.   You may or may have not noticed but have stopped mentioning days without alcohol - I've not succombed but I have lost count - technically speaking subtracting 2 from 28 it must be 26 but I have stopped counting - a long way to go til April!  Goodish day at work.  Back home for 6.20. Tea then took dog walk got back and it was gone 7.30 so running a bit late for dog training lessons in Belper.  Got there a couple of minutes late but as the trainer always runs a bit late too it wasn't a problem.  Little dog was absolutely brilliant by far the best behaved dog there as she consistently is.  She was let off the lead and 'walked to heel' really well - she also 'fetched' treats which was a part of recall training and did the 'leave' brilliant - the secret is getting eye contact with 'leave', apparently.  

Poor lil dog all tired after training....

Wednesday 29th January 2014
Up at 4:20 got Phil up.  Back to bed, up at 5.40, dog walked, papers fetched back home and not raining.  3 mile run at 11:07 pace - still really slow carrying too much weight at present although am same weight as when did a very respectable Great North Run so not sure what it's all about - must be getting old.  Any way it's another run done - two out of three which is the Jantastic.me goal but am intending on getting this into habit - have done four three-milers in five days which is most consistent for bloomin ages. 

All this good work didn't come to much though - weighed in at Janine Hulme's group in Kingsley (not far from Stoke-on-Trent) and 2.5lb gain this week.  Well naffed off about that but will persevere - this seems to be the pattern for 2014, maintained at end of December followed by 7.5lb loss, followed by 1.5lb gain, followed by 4lb loss, followed by 2.5lb gain, this week.  Pi$$ed off and then some.  Persevere still want to get rid of another stone by April 

Thursday 30th January 2014 
Up at the crack to get Phil off to work, back to bed, dragged myself out of bed at 6am.  Dog walked, papers fetched off to work by 7.15.  Still miffed. 


Friday 31st January 2014
Last day of first month so only about 6 weeks to the 19 mile Grindleford Gallop and about 10 weeks to the Marathon training has started and done more running this week than for a long while (5 times in 7days is better).  This morning got up at silly o'clock to get Phil up and then back to bed, dragged myself out at 6am.  Dog walked, papers fetched, changed and out for another 3 mile run.  Back to base, showered, changed again off out to sorting office to pick up a package then off to work.  It's all go.  

Last 9 days running - all a bit over 3 miles
Saturday 25th Jan - 11:22 pace
Sunday 26th Jan - 11.:01 pace
Monday 27th Jan - 11:14  pace
Wednesday 29th Jan - 11:07 pace
Friday 31st Jan - 11:10 pace
Sunday 2nd Feb - 7 miles  - 11:37 pace

Consistently slower than I was - need to get this sorted pronto.

Saturday 1st February 2014
Hell's teeth - it's February all ready!   Up at 4am to wake the boy.  Back to bed for a bit. Dog walked and papers fetched.  Did a computer job extending a wireless network by using a home-hub router connected via an rj45 cable.  All good stuff.  No golf for third week running. 

Did some work on finishing off the floor in the attic.  Getting there slowly.   

Chip shop tea then tearing off to Derby with Lucy to catch "The Hobbit: the desolation of Smaug" defore it's gone - only one showing billed as starting at 18:45, actually started 25 minutes later.  Quite good. 

Sunday 2nd February 2014
Woke up knackered at 4am, got Phil up.  Back to bed, whiny dog so got up about 6:45 and took her out. Got back, got changed and got a slow 7 mile run done.  Shower and quick walk with dog then off to Uttoxeter to get flooring missus wants in dinning room.  Got back - Phil dropped me and dog off on the other side of Snelston and we walked back from there. 

 Then whizzed down to Lotty as had some more spuds to chit.  The IBC is full and overflowing and we've not got the water butts sorted out properly which is a bugger as one is full to brim.   Job for Phil next weekend I reckon (must get a couple of breeze blocks from Richard. 

Got back from Lotty and got on with finishing roof - there is a two foot by nine inch bit left and then t'is done. 


16/9

Monday 20th January 2014 to Sunday 26th January 2014

Monday 20th January 2014
Bed early last night and up reasonably late.  Good stuff.  Took dog up town and got papers.  Solar day today and the guys from The Renewable Shop arrived a bit before 9am.  Getting on for ten of them arrived as they'd got two jobs in the area so it was scaffolding up and then five of them went to the other job.  Nice bunch of lads though.  Lots of dog walks.  Lots of work done.  Tax return all but finished.  Bit of lotty planning.  Dentist at 1.45 for a filling, yikes I hate fillings.  All good stuff.  Went and got a load of seed potatoes for the lotty.

Tuesday 21st January 2014
Up early, dog walked, papers fetched, son woken and sent packing.  5 mile run (slowest ever). Back home and waiting for the sun people to arrive.

Invertor pre-connecting to the panels

The people that have installed it are called The Renewable Shop who funnily enough are now located just down the road from my mum and dad. Really nice people to work with, good price and know their stuff. Highly recommended.

Took little dog to dog training lessons.  She doesn't seem to be picking up the commands as well as the others BUT she is the best-behaved out of the three dogs on the course.  I'm sure she'll catch up.  We touched on recall tonight and the importance of when the dog comes to you part of the recall is that you take hold of her collar so that she knows it's to get control.  Must also remember that you only shout "come" once.  The trainer Amanda recommends using a long lead and if the dog doesn't come pull her in and still reward her.  We'll see.  Also to start using clicker for clicker training.  Think Lily was a bit tired yesterday as she slept all the way home so will use that in her defence!

Wednesday 22nd January 2014
Up early as usual.  Woke Phil up, went up town and got papers, walked the dog.  Over to Darley Dale to pick my wallet up which left on Sunday.  Took 50 odd minutes due to fog and being stuck behind some arse in a tracter.  Got to work for 8.30 still so didn't do too bad.   Missus has rung up and says the solar meter is flashing so we're in generation mode!  Reading at the end of the day was 2.114 or something similiar - not sure whether that means it's made 2 kilowatt hours-worth - I'll keep an eye on it and see what happens! Had a bit of a tidy up in the loft as well - have a cunning plan for flooring.

Forgot to mention went to group after work, 4lb off after the 2.5lb gain last week.  Very disappointed I was last week.  So 9lb gone in January so far but much work to be done.

Thursday 23rd January 2014
Up at 4am to get Phil off to work.  Back to bed.  Up at 5:50, dog walked, papers fetched into work for 8:30.  Everything running on rails.

Friday 24th January 2014
Up early. Dog walked, papers fetched then into the office for 7.30ish.   Leaving at noon as I've got an EPC being done and Tom Mastin from The Renewable Shop coming to do the solar handover.  Phil went out with his mates for a change which meant I ended up stopping up late waiting for the bugger to come home.  At 1am I went to bed.  The silver lining is that I got a ton of work on a data extraction project done and came up with a cunning solution to a problem.

Saturday 25th January 2014
Dragged myself out of bed at 7.20, knackered  but dogs need their walkies first thing, so the usual walk and papers done.  Was amazed to see people in the Costa Coffee at 7.30 and that the Co-op is open from 7.30.  Written a load of old-style basic code this morning to move my data extraction project along.  All done now. Ran a short 3 miler in the rain.  Awful weather to finish the day and no golf for the second week running. Good day for the solar system prior to the crappy stuff though:

Sunday 26th January 2014
Knackered, didn't get up til 7am.  Really crappy weather all day.  Took dog walks in between the showers, also got a 3 mile run in early doors.  Should have been a big run but not going to go further in this crappy weather.   Did some more work up in the attic, just a tiny strip of 9" down the length of the roof left to finish off.  Won't be long now.

16/6.5

Monday 13th January 2014 to Sunday 19th January 2014

Monday 13th January 2014
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.

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.

IBC is filling up at a rate - shows what crappy wet weather we're having!

Friday 17th January 2014
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.

16/10.5

Sunday 5th January 2014 to Sunday 12th January 2014

Sunday 5th January 2014
Up at 4am to get Phil up. Weather is wierd this year - yesterday it was hammering it down with rain, today it's frosty as anything.  Bizarre.  Anyway Lily got lots of walks. Went to Aldi to do some shopping.  More walks.  Telly. Bed.  Not as good a food optimising day.  98 days to go til London Marathon and no running for two weeks, yikes.

Monday 6th January 2014
Up at 5.40.  Dog walked early doors. Papers fetched.  Into the office for just after 8am.  All good stuff. Got home a bit late - asked to do a presentation the following day.  Good.  Worked that up and answered a number of emails.  All going well.  Dog walked.

Tuesday 7th January 2014
Up at 5.40.  Dog walked, papers fetched, son off to work.  Into the office for 8:13.  Presentation handouts done and presentation tweaked.  Have had delivered some pipe fittings for the million water butts have got - only ordered yesterday and already received.  96 days to London Marathon.  Little Lily's dog training beginning tonight in Sunny Belper.  Lily was the best behaved hound at the training although there was only a little competition in that field - a lab called Willow and a little pug called Gizmo.  Need to change my ways with her it would appear but am expecting good stuff to come from it.

Wednesday 8th January 2014
Up at 5.40.  Up town with dog to fetch papers - realised I'd not got a penny on me so finished walk, got back home.  Got Phil up then went first run of 2014 to fetch papers.  A slow 3 miles at 10:40 pace but it's a start. http://www.endomondo.com/workouts/283922331/7469884

Another day, another presentation - our Financial Director David was 60 so we made sure he had a suitable send-off!
    
Went to Hollie's Whitemoor group after work lost 7.5lbs - making them count! Got rid of Christmas Gain with interest now need to really knuckle down and concentrate on avoiding junk, booze and focus on building up the running.

95 days to go til London Marathon - got to make them count!


Thursday 9th January 2014
94 Days to go - make 'em count
5.45 - struggled to get out of bed this morning although was in bed for 10pm - sleeping better with the no-alcohol regime.  It's going well.  Dog walked, papers fetched, in the office for just gone 8am.  All good. did some web-work for charity started off my fund-raising for London Marathon with a £10

Friday 10th January 2014
Up at 4am to make sure the boy got up and off to work which he did bless him.  Got up at 5.50, had to drag myself out of bed.  Took dog up town to get papers.  Got back.  Did a 3.2 mile run in 36 minutes (although stopped to drop off a prescription and for traffic a few times and anyway it's not a sprint it's a marathon I'm training for so just leave it, alright?).

Red sky in the morning - shepherd's warning!

Nice crisp morning, bit slippy in places, no injuries, 94 days to go.   Picked up some paperwork from Hollie in Belper on way into the office. All good stuff.  Well after nice weather all day the shepherd's warning proved to be accurate as it decided to persist it down while getting wood in to do the loft floor.  Such is life but we got a start made and that's what counts.

Saturday 11th January 2013
Up early.  Dog walked, papers fetched and back home for 7.15.  Waiting for the boy to wake and we'll get on with the attic all being well.  Golf at lunch time.   92 days until London Marathon and not even set up for fund raising yet.  Golf a bit poor - but weather nice and where do you get views like these other than Derbyshire?

Sunday 12th January 2013
Most unusual I know but I'm going Sunday to Sunday this week as I'm doing Jantastic.Me and it runs Monday to Sunday.  Set myself a goal of 3 runs a week and this morning got it done.  Just 3 and a quarter miles but it'll do.  Mission accomplished for this week it's a start. Been up in loft last two days putting a floor in ahead of solar panels coming.  All going well.

Lily Dog's not bothered about the cold!

16/8

Sunday 29th December 2013 to Saturday 4th January 2014

Sunday 29th December 2013
Not much to report.  Up early.  Dog walked.  Went to lotty - took all rubbish to tip. Put the last panel on the IBC cover.  Fixed the missus' throne.  Took greenhouse down (shutting stable door after horse has bolted a bit).   Dug the other half at the bottom.  Still plenty to do.

Took lil dog a big walk.  Listened to football results - Derby win again - eight out of nine games I think.  All good stuff.

Monday 30th December 2013
Up at 4am.  Got Phil up.  Got up proper at 5:30.  Took dog walk, fetched papers. In the office for 8.15 all good.

Tuesday 31st December 2013
Up early. Dog walked. Papers fetched.  Day off work.  Birthday.  Went to Stepping Stones for Lunch.  Long wait and other jip.  Never again.

Wednesday 1st January 2014
Up at the crack of dawn (went to bed at 9.30! Party pooper).  Dog walked. Hacking it down with rain all day.  Took Lily on a 1.5 mile walk in afternoon before over to me mums for new years day tea which was very nice.  Bit of a hoo-har at it that will take a lot of getting over.  Such is life.  Went to bed early again - woke up to watch Sherlock at 9pm but too tired so back to bed!

Thursday 2nd Janaury 2014
Up early.  Dog walked. Over to Darley Dale to pick phone up that I'd forgotten (halfwit).   Into office for 8.30 though all good stuff.  Went to group after work rather than Friday morning - managed to scrape a maintain which will have to do for now!  Xmas drinking will be coming to an end real soon!

Friday 3rd January 2014
Got up at the crack of dawn.  Got Phil up.  Went back to bed, got up at 5.45, let the pooch out then off up town to fetch papers and give the Lil dog a mile or so of early morning walking.  Weather much better than forecast so that's good.   Food optimising breakfast of weetabix, banana and yogurt then off to work.  All good - back in control perhaps.  100 days to London Marathon - think I need to start making every one of them count!  Porridge for lunch - 3 apples, 2 bananas during the day.  Zero alcohol.

Saturday 4th January 2013
Up early.  Didn't walk far first thing as was so wet the dog turned back.  Can't fault her.  99 days to London Marathon.  Found out early that golf was cancelled so that was marvellous.  Took Dog lots of walks.  Went and did a little tiny bit down at the allotment.  Went to Hangar 4 and got an 8 x 2 loft flooring board to see if we could get it up into the attic.  The good news is that yes, we got it in the attic.  So now going to get the attic semi-floored before the solar guys come.  Zero alcohol.

17/1.5

Sunday 22nd December 2013 to Saturday 28th Decembeer 2013

Sunday 22nd December 2013
Damn tired so I am.  Up at 4am to make sure Phil got up.  Up at 5am when panicked that Phil hadn't gone to work but it turned out to be Lucy in the loo.   Finally up proper at 6.40 and took the pooch out.  Tired though.  Did a slow slow run (full of cold and out of shape) round Mappleton and back.  Just under 6 miles in about two weeks I think.  Popped over to have a look at the lotty in the afternoon.  IBC filling up nicely.

Over to me mum and dad's for tea.  Very nice.  Bit tiddly when all done but such is life and it is Christmas after all.  "Get dressed ye merry gentlemen" as they'd say on Cabin Pressure.   Took dog a walk while over in Darley as well.  All good stuff.

Monday 23rd December 2013
Up at 5:30, dog walked nice and early.  Into the office for 8am for a early reheasal but nothing achieved until 9am as bass player was late. AAAgggh.  Never mind. Last day madness at work.  Soon be all done and dusted.  Set list was Disco 2000 (Pulp), Under Pressure (Queen) going into Ice Ice Baby (Vanilla Ice) with a slight tempo slowdown, Acoustic version of Somewhere only we know (Keane) then Merry Christmas Everyone (Shakin Stevens) before finishing off with Merry Christmas Everybody (Slade). We had to do the last two a second time as we'd only got what we'd got.

Tuesday 24th December 2013
Couldn't get out of bed. 6am before I got going.  Dog walked, off to work by 7.20am.  In Aldi at 8am in the office by 8.30.  Bedlam in Aldi.  Never mind.  Taking kit down first thing.   Kit all packed away and stored until next year.   Got stuff down ready for Xmas dinner out of t'attic.

Wednesday 25th December 2013
It's Christmas..... Up early doors as usual to take dog out.  Kids up eventually.  Pressies opened.  Got a wonderful hat and lots of other cracking good stuff.  Little dog got a jumper:

Fetched Janette's brother, mum and dad came - everything went tickety boo.


Thursday 26th December 2013
Didn't do much.  Got up dead early, took pooch a walk.  Fetched papers.   Did very little for rest of day. Took Lily on her longest walk yet for got to take phone so mapped it on MapMyRun as being 1.93 miles.

Friday 28th December 2013
Pleased with myself for going and facing the music.  5lbs on at group.  Has to be done.  Did a top day's work then took the family to Stepping Stones - had a top tea.  All good stuff.  Took Dog walks but nothing good to report other than that.

Saturday 29th December 2013
Up early.  Dog walked.  Jobs done.  Made brekko for Lucy.  Went to do golf.   Played rubbish again and got beat.  Got back with an hour of light and a nice day so went to allotment to do some measuring.

17/1.5

Sunday 15th December 2013 to Saturday 21st December 2013

Sunday 15th December 2013
Woke up full of cold.  Great.  Took dog walk.  Down the Lotty with Phil getting IBC finished off, dug a load of the plot as well.

Knackered and feeling like death warmed up. Grand

Monday 16th December 2013

Up at 4am to make sure Phil got off to work.  Still not feeling good at all but have rehearsal at work so got to go in.  Went in and found out rehearsal cancelled due to someone not being well.  Great.  Such is life.  Dog walked when got home.  

Tuesday 17th December 2013

Up at 4am again. All good stuff.  Still feeling rough. Dog walked. Into the office for 8.15 so not bad. Lot to do and dentist appointment later.  When got there the Dentist was bare - sorry, closed due to a power cut. Marvellous, couldn't even get me hair cut as the barbers is on the same side of the street and all that side was out. 

Wednesday 18th December 2013

Up at the crack of dawn.  Dog walked. Into the office before 8.30.  Still full of cold. Such is life.  Rehearsal after work for the works do.   All done and dusted now - it will be okay, confidence is high. 

Thursday 19th December 2013

Up early, dog walked, into the office early.  Skipped the XW meeting as didn't want to infect anyone and had some words to sort out for a press release on a project I'm involved with.   All good stuff.  Diabetes clinic after work.  Everything fine - cholesterol good, blood pressure good 134/70, blood sugar good 5.8 (I think - probably remembered that wrong).  Anyway if the doctor's happy I'm happy.    Me and Phil put a new blind up when got home - that was a lot of fun with supervision from she who must be obeyed. 

Friday 20th December 2013

The usual in the morning.  Up early door, dog walked.  Wrote some more Xmas cards.  Went to Hollie's group in Belper.   A pound on this week which considering I've not been running due to cold but have been whisky tasting on an industrial scale due to cold  - I am more than happy with.   Into office for 9:30, final rehearsal tonight.  All good stuff. 

Sunday 8th December 2013 to Saturday 14th December 2013

Sunday 8th December 2013
Up early as always Phil gone to work bless him. Back to bed.  Dog walking at 6:30 all good stuff.

Did a 3 mile run in 35 minutes out of shape and protecting right knee a bit never mind.

Cut up wood for IBC we're one piece short but getting there.  Bit of work on the lotty getting there gradually.  We've got a roof over it.  Wind has moved shed a fraction so the door's a bugger to open now.

Monday 9th December 2013
Up at 5:40.  Dog let out and walked by 6:40  In the office by 8am.  All running sweet. Rehearsal with the Xmas special band after work.  All good stuff.

Tuesday 10th December 2013
Up at 5:40: Dog walked by  6:45.  Run two miles (it's a start 2.05 in 22m 29s) by 7:10 in office by 8:30.  Bosskat going to see Westzone at Nottingham Arena so home from work early.  Sorted PJs godparent's computer - malware stopping IE working but not Chrome.   Dog walked some more. All good stuff.

Wednesday 11th December 2013
Up at 5.40 (habit).  Dog walked by 6.50.  Run two miles (2.09 in 22m 33s).  In office for 8.30 everything ticking over nicely.  Visited Lynn SW group up in Eckington - mega busy at 3pm!  Went to Hollie's SW group for weighin on way home from work in Belper.  Lost 4lbs from Fridays very poor starting point!

Thursday 12th December 2013
Up at 5.40 (deffo habit).  Dog walked. Run two miles (22:27 getting fractionally quicker each day!).  In Alfreton for 8.30 before shop even opened - got missus an Xmas present nice and early.  All ticking over nicely.   In office for 8.45, bit later than usual but you can't be everywhere all the time can you!  Saw an old work colleague, Alan,  after work which was nice.  Must make more of an effort to keep in touch. Trouble with life is there's so little time.  Back home for 9.30, fasting for blood test in the morning.

Friday 13th December 2013
Got up at guess what time.  Yes, it's habit.  Took lil dog for nearly mile and a half, bless her.  Back home in time to get Phil up. Blood test at 8.40 so did another 2miler in 22m 17s - see getting quicker all the time.  Doctors and bloods took then off to work.  Things to fix again.

Saturday 14th December 2013
Up early. Dog walked.  Golf at Lunchtime - very windy, very average.  Down the lotty doing guttering on IBC before dark.  More dog walking.  All good stuff.


16/9.5

Sunday 1st December 2013 to Saturday 7th December 2013

Sunday 1st December 2013 to Saturday 7th December 2013

This is entered a week late.  Did a bit of work on the lotty.  Found out we had to move the IBC which didn't go down well with Phil.  Still we get on with it.
Went to mum and dads' for tea.  Lots of dog walks the usual stuff.

Friday 6th December 2013

Back to group for first time in four weeks.  Not surprised to have put 5lbs on.  In the time the brother-in-law went in to hospital (five weeks) have put on half a stone.  Got to change - got to get ready for London Marathon in April.  So stopped the booze.

Saturday 7th December 2013

Up early.  Got Phil up (but he was already up). Dog walked.   Had another solar quote - much better and happier with supplier - very thorough and much more cost-effective.  Golf at lunch time - slow and did 14 holes before we called it a day.  Nice coffee in the clubhouse then back home.