1. Was reading an article yesterday about self sabotage and for once it seemed to hit home...
2. As a result I have spent a lot of today trying to be kinder to myself and really try to appreciate all that I have managed to achieve...
3. When I finish on Sunday, I will have completed my goal of three half marathons this year, I will have reached my £1800 fundraising pledge for Barnardo's, and I will be ready to take on the challenge of Glasgow's finish line being London's half way point!
4. I am even starting to be able to think objectively about the whole Etsy experience!
5. Don't get me wrong I would still dearly love to make a sale to someone I don't know but I have started to think about it from a different perspective... if it had been the runaway success that I wanted it to be then I would be making cards and trying to source fabric to make more bags when in truth I can't make either for less than the minimum wage, I hate the listing of products and trying to think of different ways to describe each one and I would more than likely be even more obsessed with social media and the analytics thereof than I already am. In short I think I may have had a lucky escape!
London -206
Glasgow -4
Total Distance covered 897.8 miles
Wednesday, 30 September 2015
Tuesday, 29 September 2015
Day 527
1. Another day of disappointing achievement but....
2. Last run before Glasgow!
3. I could run again on Thursday, but have convinced myself that it would be best not to risk getting my shoes wet or take the chance that my kit doesn't dry in time before packing on Thursday night, despite the fact that there is no rain forecast and I have spare kit!
4. So the taper has begun which can mean only one thing.... time to hit Trip Advisor in search of which establishments offer our best carb loading options!
5. Friday and Saturday evening's options are almost decided upon, schoolfriendofMG750 is sorting Saturday lunch which only leaves where we're crawling to post run on Sunday! Oh and a decision over whether or not to eat breakfast pre run!
London -207
Glasgow -5
Distance covered 5.2 miles
Total Distance covered 897.8 miles
2. Last run before Glasgow!
3. I could run again on Thursday, but have convinced myself that it would be best not to risk getting my shoes wet or take the chance that my kit doesn't dry in time before packing on Thursday night, despite the fact that there is no rain forecast and I have spare kit!
4. So the taper has begun which can mean only one thing.... time to hit Trip Advisor in search of which establishments offer our best carb loading options!
5. Friday and Saturday evening's options are almost decided upon, schoolfriendofMG750 is sorting Saturday lunch which only leaves where we're crawling to post run on Sunday! Oh and a decision over whether or not to eat breakfast pre run!
London -207
Glasgow -5
Distance covered 5.2 miles
Total Distance covered 897.8 miles
Monday, 28 September 2015
Day 526
1. I leapt in and sent a second bag off into the swap! But in return I have got myself a twenty minute distance reiki session....
2. SisterofMG750 you're going to love this one (!) at a predetermined time next week I am going to be sent some healing life force energy across the ether....
3. Mock not until you've tried it! I am in the meantime going to spend some time lying on my bed listening to calming music to see if I can tell the difference when I have my session, like a sort of controlled experiment. Sceptics amongst you (assuming it's not just my sis!) keep your views to yourself, I am actually really looking forward to this, if I can just shake the feeling that she saw me coming!
4. Three more views on Ebay - all very exciting until Etsy Favouriter felt the need to own up that one of them was her!
5. End of the fourth week of the 100 Day Goal Challenge and I have ground to a bit of a halt! Bag sales have dropped off again after my parkrun success, my training 'don't break the chain' chart has been an utter failure after day three and my diet 'chain' didn't fair much better last week. Not surprisingly if you eat cake you don't loose weight - but on the plus side I didn't gain any either!
London - 208
Glasgow - 6
Total Distance covered 892.6 miles
2. SisterofMG750 you're going to love this one (!) at a predetermined time next week I am going to be sent some healing life force energy across the ether....
3. Mock not until you've tried it! I am in the meantime going to spend some time lying on my bed listening to calming music to see if I can tell the difference when I have my session, like a sort of controlled experiment. Sceptics amongst you (assuming it's not just my sis!) keep your views to yourself, I am actually really looking forward to this, if I can just shake the feeling that she saw me coming!
4. Three more views on Ebay - all very exciting until Etsy Favouriter felt the need to own up that one of them was her!
5. End of the fourth week of the 100 Day Goal Challenge and I have ground to a bit of a halt! Bag sales have dropped off again after my parkrun success, my training 'don't break the chain' chart has been an utter failure after day three and my diet 'chain' didn't fair much better last week. Not surprisingly if you eat cake you don't loose weight - but on the plus side I didn't gain any either!
London - 208
Glasgow - 6
Total Distance covered 892.6 miles
Sunday, 27 September 2015
Day 525
1. In my mind today was either supposed to be restful or productive, instead it kind of ended up being neither...
2. Not entirely sure what went wrong. I got up early, despite being desperate for a lie in, caught up with my blog and a couple of bits for this evenings £15 Swap and suddenly the morning had disappeared.
3. A dog walk and a rugby match to watch (come on Scotland!) and the afternoon wasn't much better.... but there is now a bag on Ebay and I have had four views!
4. Seven sleeps till Glasgow! Or more precisely five sleeps till Glasgow, seven till the half marathon! Really looking forward to going home, and even starting to look forward to the run - although my ankles have seized up a bit today and I'm not really sure what to do to make them feel any better! Can't quite get my head around the fact that race done, the next stop is London... but I've got a little over six months to get used to the idea!
5. £15 Swap has happened! Seems to have gone down well - just waiting for one swap to take place then it will have all gone to plan! But I feel awful for the woman who is left waiting for her offering to be 'chosen' and am trying very hard to not leap in and offer to send a bag off to the one lady left to choose.... "how kind" you may be thinking, or "well it would be another bag gone!!"
London - 209
Glasgow - 7
Total Distance covered 892.6 miles
2. Not entirely sure what went wrong. I got up early, despite being desperate for a lie in, caught up with my blog and a couple of bits for this evenings £15 Swap and suddenly the morning had disappeared.
3. A dog walk and a rugby match to watch (come on Scotland!) and the afternoon wasn't much better.... but there is now a bag on Ebay and I have had four views!
4. Seven sleeps till Glasgow! Or more precisely five sleeps till Glasgow, seven till the half marathon! Really looking forward to going home, and even starting to look forward to the run - although my ankles have seized up a bit today and I'm not really sure what to do to make them feel any better! Can't quite get my head around the fact that race done, the next stop is London... but I've got a little over six months to get used to the idea!
5. £15 Swap has happened! Seems to have gone down well - just waiting for one swap to take place then it will have all gone to plan! But I feel awful for the woman who is left waiting for her offering to be 'chosen' and am trying very hard to not leap in and offer to send a bag off to the one lady left to choose.... "how kind" you may be thinking, or "well it would be another bag gone!!"
London - 209
Glasgow - 7
Total Distance covered 892.6 miles
Saturday, 26 September 2015
Day 524 - Parkrun 89
1. On the assumption that it's not going to be warm enough for my multi pocketed running skort in Glasgow next weekend and, without Dougal, not overly keen on running with the bum bag come dog belt contraption I usually wear, I have invested in a 'Flip Belt'. This is made from a circular tube of fabric with slits that you can store your phone, keys, jelly babies etc., in whilst running - the idea being that it won't ride up and is chaff free. The 'flip' bit comes from whether you decide to wear it slit side out for easy access or slit side in for added security.
2. I have been concerned since bringing it home that my physique looks nothing like that of the model and instead of how low on my hips should I wear it, it is much more of a question of 'above', 'over' or 'below' my belly! 'Over' is clearly my favourite option as is it has the added bonus of acting a bit like a corset or 'magic' underwear, but comes with the added risk that it might be too much for it mid run and ping upwards, a bit like an elastic band making a bid for freedom off the top of a jam jar (Al was jam making last weekend). But after reading multiple reviews I decided to go for it and went for the over belly option!
3. My stomach clearly had different ideas and I ended up trying to anchor it 'under' to keep it in place! However as I discovered at the end of my run when it had then tried to ride up and not been able to get over the hurdle of my tummy it had rolled over and flipped itself into security mode! No one mentioned that in the reviews!
4. Had a great parkrun! Coached round the final lap by Marathon Madeleine, who kept telling me to relax my shoulders and turn my feet over quicker, I was chuffed to bits with my 24.28 finish... haven't run this fast since last November which I think means I can class it as a seasons best! Fellow parkrunner who was just behind ran her fastest since last September - half marathon training obviously suits us! Although H took a week off and took over half a minute off his PB... might give that a go post Glasgow!
5. As predicted Al and I headed out together this afternoon to pick up H and take him to his next social engagement, the penny dropped when we were waiting for him that perhaps we were required to give some of his friends a lift too and there now wasn't enough room in the car, at which point Dougal and I had to get out and walk home! Oh well... it was nice whilst it lasted!
And so with memories of schoolfriendofMG750 (who I'm getting to see next week!!!) and a link between bumbags and conserves that I hadn't dreamt possible here it is....
parkrun 89 - 1989
London - 210
Glasgow - 8
Distance covered 3.1 miles
Total Distance covered 892.6 miles
2. I have been concerned since bringing it home that my physique looks nothing like that of the model and instead of how low on my hips should I wear it, it is much more of a question of 'above', 'over' or 'below' my belly! 'Over' is clearly my favourite option as is it has the added bonus of acting a bit like a corset or 'magic' underwear, but comes with the added risk that it might be too much for it mid run and ping upwards, a bit like an elastic band making a bid for freedom off the top of a jam jar (Al was jam making last weekend). But after reading multiple reviews I decided to go for it and went for the over belly option!
3. My stomach clearly had different ideas and I ended up trying to anchor it 'under' to keep it in place! However as I discovered at the end of my run when it had then tried to ride up and not been able to get over the hurdle of my tummy it had rolled over and flipped itself into security mode! No one mentioned that in the reviews!
4. Had a great parkrun! Coached round the final lap by Marathon Madeleine, who kept telling me to relax my shoulders and turn my feet over quicker, I was chuffed to bits with my 24.28 finish... haven't run this fast since last November which I think means I can class it as a seasons best! Fellow parkrunner who was just behind ran her fastest since last September - half marathon training obviously suits us! Although H took a week off and took over half a minute off his PB... might give that a go post Glasgow!
5. As predicted Al and I headed out together this afternoon to pick up H and take him to his next social engagement, the penny dropped when we were waiting for him that perhaps we were required to give some of his friends a lift too and there now wasn't enough room in the car, at which point Dougal and I had to get out and walk home! Oh well... it was nice whilst it lasted!
And so with memories of schoolfriendofMG750 (who I'm getting to see next week!!!) and a link between bumbags and conserves that I hadn't dreamt possible here it is....
parkrun 89 - 1989
London - 210
Glasgow - 8
Distance covered 3.1 miles
Total Distance covered 892.6 miles
Friday, 25 September 2015
Day 523
1. Have had a really busy day today catching up with the delights of housework and cooking - neither of which was particularly exciting but kept me away from the Internet!
2. I did however manage a short detour this morning to a wool shop in search of some inspiration for my next project!
3. I'll leave you to guess the answer to the question of whether I footered about with it before doing any jobs or saved it till after the jobs were done...
4. Haven't seen much of Mr L this week and am really looking forward to spending some time with him this weekend - although we may have to both go when chauffeuring H around to do so!
5. Lovely evening in the company of Mr and Mrs J. Mrs J has bought a bag which she intends to use on her holidays.... thus giving me a whole new (albeit) not overly seasonal category of 'beach bag' to investigate! She also suggested trying to sell them on Ebay with a 'buy it now' price - haven't done that before but I have a feeling that by the end of the weekend I just might have!
London - 211
Glasgow - 9
Total Distance covered 889.5 miles
London - 211
Glasgow - 9
Total Distance covered 889.5 miles
Thursday, 24 September 2015
Day 522
1. Hmmm so my attempt to start weaning myself off Etsy kind of fell at the first hurdle! A FB notification from Etsy Leeds asking if any of us had any tote bags that could feature in a blog about the introduction of a charge for carrier bags in October had me replying within the minute!
2. Finally! Someone has caught up with the reason I made them! A small spike in my Etsy viewing figures and a shop 'favourite' and off I went out to lunch dreaming of greatness and an interview from the Etsy Success Team!
3. Was very restrained and didn't sneak a peak at my phone all through lunch - just as well the news may have seen me return to Earth with a bump! The article isn't planned until after the introduction of the charge - and there is even the suggestion that it could be delayed further to give other team members time to make some bags!
4. This has made me feel ever more like a square peg in a round whole where Etsy Leeds are concerned and I think I may be well advised to keep on with my attempts to let it go.
5. Meanwhile I am busy trying to remember to be mindful! One of my goals was to be more present when I'm running as I often get back having blocked large parts of the run out! It was hard not to get in touch with my senses this morning in the wind and rain! Although that said I didn't get to see much - not for the first time I could have done with windscreen wipers on my glasses, although admittedly contact lenses might be an easier option!
London - 212
Glasgow - 10
Distance covered 5 miles
Total Distance covered 889.5 miles
London - 212
Glasgow - 10
Distance covered 5 miles
Total Distance covered 889.5 miles
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