A Really Positive Day!

We're over 3 weeks in to the new term and things are really quiet which is not a good thing. I'd expected to be working by now having changed agencies. Last year I got myself in quite a pickle about it, but this year I am determined not to. I'm doing all I can, the agencies are doing all they can, we just have to hang tight. In the end its one of the down falls of being a supply teacher.

I know all too well though that by being home a lot it can bring about negativity and am holding on to my own belief that negativity is in the mind and positivity is within my own grasp!

So today with that in mind I have carried on with what I have started over the last few days with the new 'regime!' For the first time in ages I went swimming. I set myself a challenge of doing 20 lengths of the pool (its been a while since I was in a pool to do some serious lengths) My fitness is not quite rock bottom and is going to take some effort and determination I felt that 20 lengths was realistic.

I dug deep and did the 20, feeling good I carried on to 24 at which point a swimming teacher on the side challenged me to get to the 1/2 a mile mark of 32 lengths... I dug even deeper and did it!!!!!! It felt GREAT! It made me realise why all those years ago I got into sport and why I chose the path of PE as a career. I really feel now that I have turned a corner and have got the bug to continue. The hardest part will be when I am working again to continue. Even if it means heading out to the pool at 9.30pm or going in the gym on my way home I will stick to the regime. I am also walking in to town to the supermarket and getting out on my bike so the variety is there too.

On my way home from the pool I nipped in and had my hair cut, which feels a lot better and I have booked myself in for a colour to get rid of the pesky grey hairs. I have booked it for a week before R and I head to the Kayakers Ball an event to raise money for a canoe club back home. I'm hoping the new regime will have a positive affect on my weight so that I will feel better about wearing a dress for the event. I know how much I am over weight and I know my target to get to. I also know realistically what I can achieve in the 2 months till the ball and hopefully I can do enough to buy a lovely new dress and look a much happier and improved me for the do! Quite looking forward to getting all dolled up!

I also had a latte (my one sin for the day) with 2 ex colleagues who I bumped in to in Costa and it was lovely to catch up with them. Thanks guys for letting me 'gate crash' your coffee meet!

So today has been great and all is OK!

I have now caught up and back blipped the Macmillan trip in France!