- My 40th
- Skyping
- British Virgin Islands
- Egypt
- Turkey
- Prague
- Wales
- Walking adventures - Tryfan, Yorkshire, Peak District...
- London Loop
- Visits from the family
- Day trips to new places
- My new found interest in exercise
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Three years
What I've missed sharing:
Friday, October 29, 2010
A new look...
I'm not sure - playing around with blogger and thought I'd try something new. I like the library thing (obviously) but it feels a bit busy.
Any comments welcome :-)
Any comments welcome :-)
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Dropping away again...
This year Megan is back down to 20th in terms of popularity of names in the UK... Was 15th last year - check out the post here.
Three of my friends have girls named 1-3 (That would be Olivia/Daphne, Ruby/Raewyn, Chloe/Lindsey). Maya comes in at 66 while Lucy pips me again at 16th! Nothing for Leigh or Tracey... although Elizabeth comes in at 43.
For boys, Harry comes in at 3 (shout out to the Uncle!), Thomas at 6th (he's dropped 3 places), William at 8th, Alex at 50th (also down 3 from last year) and Sam is at 88th (down 9 from 2009).
So there are still going to be plenty of Megan's running around for a while yet...
Three of my friends have girls named 1-3 (That would be Olivia/Daphne, Ruby/Raewyn, Chloe/Lindsey). Maya comes in at 66 while Lucy pips me again at 16th! Nothing for Leigh or Tracey... although Elizabeth comes in at 43.
For boys, Harry comes in at 3 (shout out to the Uncle!), Thomas at 6th (he's dropped 3 places), William at 8th, Alex at 50th (also down 3 from last year) and Sam is at 88th (down 9 from 2009).
So there are still going to be plenty of Megan's running around for a while yet...
Monday, October 25, 2010
Exercising in the cold and the dark...
Post Philippa returning to the fair shores of NZ, I gave myself a couple of weeks off before starting back at my 'bootcamp'. Which has now been rebranded as 'Rumble in the Park' - the first stage in Damian's plan for world domination it appears. I'm curious to see how he expands it...
Anyhow - so now I'm committed to 2x per week (see post below about expenditure... I decided this was something I wanted to invest in), and as I am not a morning person I go in the evening. This was fine in summer, but now involves leaving the house in the cold and the dark to go out and exercise. And as we're having a wee mini-cold snap - it is cold!
Routine is boxing on a Monday and circuit on Thursdays. Not that keen on circuit - it is way too hard for me - which probably means its really good for me!
And tonight I bought my own pair of boxing gloves :-). What on earth has happened to me!!
Anyhow - so now I'm committed to 2x per week (see post below about expenditure... I decided this was something I wanted to invest in), and as I am not a morning person I go in the evening. This was fine in summer, but now involves leaving the house in the cold and the dark to go out and exercise. And as we're having a wee mini-cold snap - it is cold!
Routine is boxing on a Monday and circuit on Thursdays. Not that keen on circuit - it is way too hard for me - which probably means its really good for me!
And tonight I bought my own pair of boxing gloves :-). What on earth has happened to me!!
The UK 'Lady in the Red'
Mhairi put me on to the 'Lady in the Red' blog from Stuff last week, which I have been loving reading, and am looking forward to following it more once she is back from her holiday.
As some of you may know, I've been making a concerted effort to clear my debts, and have struggled with a lot of the stuff that she talks about. Do I go on holiday? Do I not? Do I give up the luxury of living by myself to move in with some other people and save money? Do I get my hair coloured properly or risk doing it myself?
Fascinating and inspirational (for me) reading. There are some decisions I've made which probably means it is taking me longer to clear what I owe, but those decisions help me keep my sanity. And fear not - there have been many sacrifices made. I don't even want to think about some of the gigs I've missed :-(.
Oh - and btw - when I go on holiday now its all paid for from my money - nothing on cards!!
As some of you may know, I've been making a concerted effort to clear my debts, and have struggled with a lot of the stuff that she talks about. Do I go on holiday? Do I not? Do I give up the luxury of living by myself to move in with some other people and save money? Do I get my hair coloured properly or risk doing it myself?
Fascinating and inspirational (for me) reading. There are some decisions I've made which probably means it is taking me longer to clear what I owe, but those decisions help me keep my sanity. And fear not - there have been many sacrifices made. I don't even want to think about some of the gigs I've missed :-(.
Oh - and btw - when I go on holiday now its all paid for from my money - nothing on cards!!
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Gorgeous autumnal Kew...
I was keen to get to Kew before autumn tailed off as I knew the trees would look good with all the colours, and the weather played right into my hands.
Woke up on Sunday morning to a beautiful sunny autumnal day, and as I had a lunch date at 1.30 I was up and out relatively early for me to take advantage of it. I think the peak time would have been a week or so ago, but I still managed to get some nice photos. A couple below, but a few more on Flickr (for my non-fb readers... if you're out there!)
Woke up on Sunday morning to a beautiful sunny autumnal day, and as I had a lunch date at 1.30 I was up and out relatively early for me to take advantage of it. I think the peak time would have been a week or so ago, but I still managed to get some nice photos. A couple below, but a few more on Flickr (for my non-fb readers... if you're out there!)
Golden orange, Kew Oct 2010
Golden orange, Kew Oct 2010
Originally uploaded by Megan Shields.
This one really did look stunning - I wasn't the only one taking photos of it!
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
The Social Network
I went to see this film - very interesting and very good! If you like West Wing I think you'd enjoy this. I'm not sure how very true to life it is, but it is a timely reminder of what a brief time facebook has been around for, and how very pervasive it has become in (most of our) lives...
How did we get on without it? I've certainly noticed the impact on my blogging as I do most of my social networking through fb... But then a blog isn't about social networking, but I figure that most people follow what I'm doing through fb.
A challenge I continue to struggle with, as I often feel like I'm blogging into a void which no one is reading.
How did we get on without it? I've certainly noticed the impact on my blogging as I do most of my social networking through fb... But then a blog isn't about social networking, but I figure that most people follow what I'm doing through fb.
A challenge I continue to struggle with, as I often feel like I'm blogging into a void which no one is reading.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Playing a bit of catch up...
Oh dear - usual round up of lateness below... I will try and be better (for my few readers who aren't also on facebook!).
I've put these in date order, so if you've checked recently scroll down to see the August walking entry!
I've put these in date order, so if you've checked recently scroll down to see the August walking entry!
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Simon does a half!
That would be a half marathon, not a half pint :-).
Sunday I headed off into town to join Kevin and his family to cheer Simon on in his first half marathon. He only started training about six weeks ago, and he wasn't a regular runner beforehand. Initially I think its fair to say some of his friends were a tad sceptical, but he proved us all wrong, and was very happy with his time of 2:22:24.
We managed to see him just after mile 4, coming up to mile 9 and again at the finish. He missed us at the finish tho - he was completely in the zone and had that finishing line in his sights!
Well done Simon :-)
Sunday I headed off into town to join Kevin and his family to cheer Simon on in his first half marathon. He only started training about six weeks ago, and he wasn't a regular runner beforehand. Initially I think its fair to say some of his friends were a tad sceptical, but he proved us all wrong, and was very happy with his time of 2:22:24.
We managed to see him just after mile 4, coming up to mile 9 and again at the finish. He missed us at the finish tho - he was completely in the zone and had that finishing line in his sights!
Well done Simon :-)
Sunday, October 03, 2010
J's and K's - not many of them!
So I went through the J's & K's fairly quickly - obviously not a very popular letter for album titles!
J.E.E.P - Stereophonics
Jackie Brown - Soundtrack
John Prine - John Prine
Joshua Tree - U2
Journal for Plague Lovers - Manic Street Preachers
Jukebox - Cat Power
Kasbian - Kasabian
Keep it Like a Secret - Built to Spill
Keep Music Miserable - Lowgold (Disc 1 and 2)
Keep on Pushing - The Black Seeds
Kicking Television - Wilco (Disc 1 and 2)
Kicking the National Habit - Grand National
Kids in Philly - Marah
Kill Bill vol 1 & 2 - Soundtrack
Kish Kash - Basement Jaxx
Kissaway Trail - The Kissaway Trail
Knee Deep in Hits - Rip Rig & Panic
So... two Quentin soundtracks, a bit of Wilco, some great folk. Keep Music Miserable did what it said on the tin... and Rip Rig & Panic. Still have the best song titles ever. 'Keep the sharks from your heart' anyone? Warm to the if in life? Storm the reality asylum... Highlights? Built to Spill and relistening to Marah again. Loads of L's so it will be awhile until the next one...
J.E.E.P - Stereophonics
Jackie Brown - Soundtrack
John Prine - John Prine
Joshua Tree - U2
Journal for Plague Lovers - Manic Street Preachers
Jukebox - Cat Power
Kasbian - Kasabian
Keep it Like a Secret - Built to Spill
Keep Music Miserable - Lowgold (Disc 1 and 2)
Keep on Pushing - The Black Seeds
Kicking Television - Wilco (Disc 1 and 2)
Kicking the National Habit - Grand National
Kids in Philly - Marah
Kill Bill vol 1 & 2 - Soundtrack
Kish Kash - Basement Jaxx
Kissaway Trail - The Kissaway Trail
Knee Deep in Hits - Rip Rig & Panic
So... two Quentin soundtracks, a bit of Wilco, some great folk. Keep Music Miserable did what it said on the tin... and Rip Rig & Panic. Still have the best song titles ever. 'Keep the sharks from your heart' anyone? Warm to the if in life? Storm the reality asylum... Highlights? Built to Spill and relistening to Marah again. Loads of L's so it will be awhile until the next one...
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