Alittle bit of Madness

Guess who!

2010-07-07T16:46:00.003+01:00

I've been a busy bunny this year... sadly I haven't had much time for update my blog but don't worry as I'm doing really well. I have now completed all of the Japanese Reiki courses over the last 18 months and I am now a qualified REIKI teacher, I love it, so if anyone of you fancy a treatment check out my website for details on how to contact me.

http://www.rejuvenatinghands.co.uk/

Blimey.......

2010-01-13T08:53:00.000Z

....its already the 13th of January 2010

A blonde moment?

2009-12-09T08:40:00.002Z

I had one of my Debi Dumb days yesterday, topping it off with forgetting to ventilate the bathroom with too many candles alight! Thankfully HH1 was on hand to drag me out of the bath!! x

My legs are killin!

2009-07-21T09:29:00.003+01:00

Well, I did it and I have to say it was nothing like I expected, for some very stupid reason I thought it would be alittle like a gravel/cobbly path way and I didn't give any thought to the heights!! In fairness to my stupidity the Miners track was alittle like this but I picked the Pyg Track up and down which was alot harder...

I climbed to the very top of Snowdon in 2.27 mins! I'm alittle disappointed in the time it took but at least I did it!

Snowdon

2009-07-15T11:49:00.002+01:00

This Saturday (18th July) I'm off for a bit of a challenge, I've decided in my little world of Debs that I'm going to climb Snowdon and thought I'd be able to climb it in 1 and a half hours... Steve, bless him, soon put me straight! I did sulk abit, after all I've done 4 weeks training on the treadmill....

If I fail... I'll think about taking up my cousins challenge of buying a handbag in every colour BUT if I make it to the top using the PYG TRAIL ... then the world and its mountains are just there for the taking!

I wish you enough....

2009-06-30T09:32:00.001+01:00

I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray the day may appear.

I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.

I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.

I wish you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.

I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.

I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.

I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good- bye.

They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them; but then an entire life to forget them.

TAKE TIME TO LIVE....

To all my friends and loved ones, I WISH YOU ENOUGH.

2009-06-02T16:58:00.000+01:00

My new hat!

The Sun is shining ...

2009-05-21T08:54:00.002+01:00

yipeeeeeeeeee! I think I start on the garden today, one of my goals is to do the garden, Steve has suggested goals to give me something to aim for, and as we can't really afford to go away this year, I thought a nice garden would help us through the summer....

To lose another half a stone and to eventually get my masters in Reiki are my other ones...

debs

I've started...

2009-05-19T09:23:00.003+01:00

my new diet and all the homeopathic remedies, but its all very confusing, apparently it all works on frequencies, lol I need re-tuning!

Wine verse Water

2009-05-17T20:30:00.000+01:00

Wine and Water

To my friends who enjoys a glass of wine.. and those who don't.

As Ben Franklin said:
In wine there is wisdom,
in beer there is freedom,
in water there is bacteria.

In a number of carefully controlled trials,
scientists have demonstrated that if we drink 1 litre of water each day, at the end of the year we would have absorbed more than
1 kilo of Escherichia coli,
(E. coli) - bacteria found in faeces.

In other words, we are consuming
1 kilo of poop a year.

However, we do NOT run that risk when
drinking wine & beer (or tequila, rum, whisky or other liquor), because alcohol has to go through a purification
process of boiling, filtering and/or fermenting.

Presuming :

   Water = Poop, and Wine = Health .

Therefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid,
than to drink water and be full of shit.

There is no need to thank me for this valuable information:
I'm doing it as a public service.

2009-05-16T19:16:00.004+01:00

Why is it when you wanna give something up, that something comes up or back even better, then it makes it double hard to quit!?

Busy Bee...

2009-05-16T09:56:00.003+01:00

Hi Honey Bunnies,

I've been a busy bee and I've had terrible problem with me 'ole hormones so sorry for not updating! I've now taken the 'bull by the horns' and have decided to do something about it and to take charge of my own little bod! So with Steve's help I have meet a new lady that is going to help balance me up using homeopathic remedies instead of more of the HRT... I'll let you know how I get on..

xxx

iPhone

2009-04-21T08:34:00.001+01:00

I have just downloaded an application for my iPhone.... Cropulator... why do I find this funny?
xx

For the Ladies that I know and love...

2009-03-11T08:44:00.001Z

Happy IVGLDSW Day!

Today is International Very Good Looking, Damn Smart
Woman's Day.
Remember this motto to live by: Life should NOT be a
journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely
in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid
in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other,
totally worn out and screaming 'WOOO HOOOOO what a
ride!'

To the Girls!!!
Inside every older person is a younger person -- wondering
what the hell happened.
- Cora Harvey Armstrong-

Inside me lives a skinny woman crying to get out. But I can
usually shut her up with cookies.
(Unknown)

The hardest years in life are those between ten and
seventy.
-Helen Hayes (at 73)-

I refuse to think of them as chin hair. I think of them as
stray eyebrows.
- Janette Barber-

Old age ain't no place for sissies .
-Bette Davis-

Thirty-five is when you finally get your head together and
your body starts falling apart.
- Caryn Leschen - !

If you can't be a good example -- then you'll just
have to be a horrible warning.
-Catherine-

I'm not going to vacuum 'ti l Sears makes one you
can ride on.
- Roseanne Barr-

Behind every successful man is a surprised woman.
- Maryon Pearson-

Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission.
-Eleanor Roosevelt-

Send this to five bright women you know and make their day.

When life hands you lemons, ask for tequila and salt and
call me!!

Thank you Steve!

2009-02-28T17:01:00.000Z

An Essex girl goes to the council to register for child benefit.
'How many children?' asks the council worker.
'10' replies the Essex girl.
'10?' says the council worker. 'What are their names?'
'Wayne, Wayne, Wayne, Wayne, Wayne, Wayne, Wayne, Wayne, Wayne and Wayne.'
'Doesn't that get confusing?'
'Naah...' says the Essex girl 'its great because if they are out playing in the street I just have to shout WAYNE, YER DINNER'S READY, or WAYNE GO TO BED NOW and they all do it...'
'What if you want to speak to one individually?' says the perturbed council worker.
'That's easy,' says the Essex girl... 'I just use their surnames.'

An Essex girl walks into the local dry cleaners. She places a garment on the counter.
'I'll be back tomorrow afternoon to pick up my dress.' she says.
'Come again?' says the clerk, cupping his ear.
'No' she replies. ‘it's mayonnaise.'

Essex Girl enters a s*x shop & asks for a vibrator.

The man says 'Choose from our range on the wall.'
She says 'I'll take the red one.'
The man replies 'That's a fire extinguisher.'

An Essex girl is involved in a nasty car crash and is trapped and bleeding. The paramedics soon arrive on site.
Medic: 'It's OK I'm a paramedic and I'm going to ask you some questions?'
Girl: 'OK'
Medic: 'What's your name?'
Girl: ' Sharon .'
Medic: 'OK Sharon , is this your car?'
Sharon : 'Yes.'
Medic: 'Where are you bleeding from?'
Sharon : 'Romford, mate.'

An Essex girl was driving down the A13 when her car phone rang. It was her boyfriend, urgently warning her, 'Tracey, I just heard on the news that there's a car going the wrong way on the A13. Please be careful!'
'It's not just one car!' said the Essex girl, 'There's f***ing hundreds of them!'

Another Essex girl was involved in a serious crash; there's blood everywhere. The paramedics arrive and drag the girl out of the car till she's lying flat out on the ground.
Medic: 'OK, I'm going to check if you're concussed.'
Sharon : 'Ok.'
Medic: 'How many fingers am I putting up?'
Sharon : 'Oh my god, I'm paralysed from the waist down!'

An Essex girl and an Irish guy are in a bar when the Essex Girl notices something strange about the wellies the Irish guy is wearing. She says,
'Scuse me mate, I ain't being funny or nuffink, but why duz one of your wellies 'ave an L on it and the uva one's got an R on it?'
The Irish guy smiles, puts down his glass of Guinness and replies,
'Well, I'm a little bit tick you see. The one wit the R on it is for me right foot and the one wit the L is for me Left foot'
'Cor blimey', exclaims the Essex girl, 'So that’s why me knickers 'ave got C&A on them!'

Valentines day

2009-02-13T14:53:00.003Z

I love HH1 SOOOOOO much and after 22yrs together he can still blow my socks off.... look what he has done for Valentines day!!!!! I hope you all have a fantastic weekend.

debs

xxx

The New Year

2009-01-07T06:39:00.004Z

Hello my Lovelies I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and New Year.

All was alittle different for HH1 and little ole me, as we decided, (before the credit crunch) to go to Barbados for Christmas and have our first ever hot Christmas... It was bloody fantastic!!!

The first two days did rain and rain and rain but after that the sun came out and it was glorious for the next 7 days and we both came home with white bits, my ambition for the holiday was to spend Christmas day on the beach sipping cocktails, which we both did. Then, at the end of the day we went to the beach bar grabbed a drink and watched the sunset....

The food was lovely but I couldn't stick to my new diet plan so I was alittle worried about the amount of weight I was going to put back on, but we did walked along the beach every afternoon, which helped alittle!

Anyway guys, I hope you all have a very Happy, Healthy and not hit by the crunch New Year

One for us ladies....

2008-11-27T08:52:00.001Z

Oh yeah we have all done this... a DIY waxing.....!!!

All hair removal methods have tricked women with their promises of
easy, painless removal- The epilady, scissors, razors, Nair and
now....THE WAX.

My night began as any other normal weeknight. Come home, fix
dinner,play with the kids. I then had the thought that would ring
painfully in my mind for the next few hours. "Maybe I should pull
the waxing kit out of the medicine cabinet." So I headed to the site of my demise:
the bathroom.

It was one of those "cold wax" kits. No melting a clump of hot
wax,you just rub the strips together in your hand, they get warm and
you peel them apart and press them to your leg (or wherever else) and you
pull the hair right off. No muss, no fuss. How hard can it be? I mean,
I'm not a genius, but I am mechanically inclined enough to figure this out.
(YA Think!?!)

So I pull one of the thin strips out. Its two strips facing each
other stuck together. Instead of rubbing them together, my genius kicks
in so I get out the hair dryer and heat it to 1000 degrees. ("Cold
wax," yeah.... right!)

I lay the strip across my thigh. Hold the skin around it tight and
pull. It works! OK, so it wasn't the best feeling, but it wasn't
too bad.

I can do this! Hair removal no longer eludes me! I am She-rah,
fighter of all wayward body hair and maker of smooth skin
extraordinaire. With my next wax strip I move north. After checking on the kids, I
sneak back into the bathroom, for the ultimate hair fighting
championship.

I drop my panties and place one foot on the toilet. Using the same
procedure, I apply the one strip across the right side of my
bikini line, covering the right half of my "hoo-hoo" and stretching down to the
inside of my butt cheek (Yes, It! was a long strip) I inhale deeply
and brace myself........RRRRIIIPPP!!!!!!!

I'm Blind!!!!!!!! Blinded from pain!!!!!! OH MY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
VISION returning.
noticed that I've only managed to pull off half the strip.
CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another deep breath and RRRRIIIPPPP!!!! Everything is swirly and
spotted.

I think I may pass out.... must stay conscious... Do I hear
crashing drum???

Breathe, breathe....OK, back to normal.

I want to see my trophy- a wax covered strip, the one that has
caused me so much pain, with my hairy pelt sticking to it. I want to revel in
the glory that is my triumph over body hair. I hold up the strip!!

There's no hair on it. Where is the hair???? WHERE IS THE WAX?????

Slowly I ease my head down, foot still perched on the toilet. I
see the hair. The hair that should be on the strip. I touch. I am touching wax.

CRAP!!!!! I run my fingers over the most sensitive part of my
body,which is now covered in cold wax and matted hair. Then I make the
next BIG mistake...... remember my foot is still propped up on the
toilet?
I know I need to do something. So I put my foot down.
DANG!!!!!!! I hear the slamming of the cell door.
Hoo-hoo? SEALED SHUT!!!!

Butt? SEALED SHUT!!!

I penguin walk around the bathroom trying to figure out what to do
and think to myself "Please don't let me get the urge to poop. My head may pop off!!!"

What can I do to melt the wax?
Hot water!!!!

Hot water melts wax!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll run the hottest water I can stand into the bathtub, get in,
immerse the wax covered bits and the wax should melt and I can gently wipe
it off,right?????
WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I get into the tub-the water is slightly hotter than that used to
torture prisoners of war or sterilize surgical equipment- I sit.

Now, the only thing worse than having your nether regions glued
together is having them glued together and then glued to the bottom of
the tub.....in scalding hot water. Which, by the way, doesn't melt cold wax.

So, now I'm stuck to the bottom of the tub as though I had cement-
epoxied myself to the porcelain!!!!!

God bless the man who had convinced me a few months ago to have a
phone put in the bathroom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I call my friend, thinking surely she has waxed before and has
some secret of how to get me undone. It's a very good conversation
starter- "So, my butt and who-ha are glued together to the bottom of the
tub!"

There is a slight pause. She doesn't know any secret tricks for
removal but she does try to hide her laughter from me. She wants to
know exactly where the wax is located. "Are we talking cheeks or
who-ha?"

She's laughing out loud by now... I can hear her. I give her the
rundown and she suggests I call the number on the side of the box.

YEAH!!!!! RIGHT!!!!!
I should be the joke of someone else's night.

While we go through various solutions, I resort to scraping the
wax off with a razor. Nothing feels better then to have your girlie
goodies covered in hot wax, glued shut, stuck to the tub in super hot water
and then dry-shaving the sticky wax off!!!!

By now the brain is not working, dignity has taken a major hike
and I'm pretty sure I'm going to need Post-traumatic Stress counseling
for this event.

My friend is still talking with me when I finally see my saving
grace....
the lotion they give you tor remove the excess wax. What do I
really have to lose at this point? I rub some on and OH
MY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The scream probably woke the kids and scared the dickens out of my
friend. It's soooo painful, but I really don't care. "IT WORKS!!!
it works!!!

I get a hearty congratulations from my friend and she hangs up. I
successfully remove the remainder of the wax and then notice to my
grief and despair......THE HAIR IS STILL THERE..... ALL OF
IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

So I recklessly shave it off. Heck. I'm numb by now. Nothing
hurts. I could have amputated my own leg at this point.

Next week I'm going to try hair color..... Now that's
funny.................

NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Unbelievable!

2008-11-11T09:26:00.002Z

This was sent to me by a friend, its amazing!

debs

Celebrations

2008-10-28T09:29:00.004Z

We have had a busy month with celebrations and generally just going out and about. My parents had their 50th Wedding Anniversary which was fantastic, we had a small and very private 'do' at my house, although hindered slightly with my back, (I'm still suffering from that bloody car accident) I managed to, with the help of my hubby, daughter, brother, sister in law and my wonderful niece and nephew put together a day for them to remember.

We have also had HH1 birthday which he celebrated the day after after our other niece, F, so they had a joint party and cake, LOL, F was 8 and HH1 was 48 so they had a 4 and 8 cake!

Finally last weekend we went out with friends for a ruby.. (curry) which was very nice, but ...

I have to admit after such a busy month I'm looking forward to spending the next couple of weekends at home curled up on the sofa, with my slippers on watching TV!

In honour of the stupid people

2008-10-28T09:23:00.001Z

In case you needed further proof that the human race is doomed through stupidity,
here are some actual label instructions on consumer goods.

On Tesco''s Tiramisu dessert (printed on bottom) --
''Do not turn upside down.''
(well....duh, a bit late, huh!)
==========================
On Sainsbury''s peanuts --
''Warning: contains nuts.''
(talk about a news flash)
===========================
On Boot''s Children Cough Medicine --
''Do not drive a car or operate machinery after taking
this medication.''
(We could do a lot to reduce the rate of construction accidents if we
could just get those 5 year-olds with head-colds off those bulldozers.)
==========================
On Marks &Spencer Bread Pudding --
''Product will be hot after heating.''
(...and you thought?...)
=======================
On a Sears hairdryer --
Do not use while sleeping.
(That''s the only time I have to work on my hair.)
====================================
On a bag of Fritos --
You could be a winner! No purchase necessary.
Details inside.
(the shoplifter special?)
===========================
On a bar of Dial soap --
''Directions: Use like regular soap.''
(and that would be???....)
============================
On some Swanson frozen dinners --
''Serving suggestion: Defrost.''
(but, it''s just a suggestion.)
========================
On packaging for a Rowenta iron --
''Do not iron clothes on body.''
(but wouldn''t this save me time?)
==============================
On Nytol Sleep Aid --
''Warning: May cause drowsiness.''
(..I''m taking this because???.....)
==============================
On most brands of Christmas lights --
''For indoor or outdoor use only.''
(as opposed to what?)
==========================
On a Japanese food processor --
''Not to be used for the other use.''
(now, somebody out there, help me on this. I''m a bit curious.)
==============================
On an American Airlines packet of nuts --
''Instructions: Open packet, eat nuts.''
(Step 3: say what?)
===========================
On a child''s Superman costume --
''Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly.''
(I don''t blame the company. I blame the parents for this one.)
========================
On a Swedish chainsaw --
''Do not attempt to stop chain with your hands or genitals.''
(Oh my God..was there a lot of this happening somewhere?)

Still suffering

2008-10-13T08:10:00.002+01:00

I'm still suffering with the whiplash across my shoulders and my twisted pelvis, it has really buggered up my training so I'm not a happy bunny!

Dr's

2008-10-08T04:50:00.002+01:00

I've been to the Dr's and Physio, I have whiplash and a twisted pelvis, both hurt.

Car Accident...

2008-10-05T08:22:00.005+01:00

I had a accident in my car yesterday, a very stupid woman failed to stop at a round-about and hit me while I was on the roundabout, well, going around it actually, but you knew what I meant! Once we had pulled over and into a car park she said she didn't speak English (although I later found out she lived in the UK for 4 yrs) and could I speak to her husband and guess what.... he wanted to pay cash!
Thank-fully I saw a traffic cop and flagged him down, she didn't have a full driving license but apparently her husbands insurance does cover but the police have fined her £200.00 and seized the car which is going to cost another £150.00 to get it released. When I eventually got home, by this point shaken and aching (somehow I have bruised my leg and I must have twisted because my back and shoulder hurt) and phoned my insurance company. The good news is that they have waivered my excess of £220.00 because I was on the roundabout and the police were involved, so my insurance company are going to sue her for it! I have since been told something very interesting though, if you are in an accident the Traffic cops don't really like attending unless someone is hurt or you are blocking the road, so unless an accident is your fault DO NOT MOVE YOUR CAR (I did but they could see it wasn't my fault) and get the cops to come out, yes, I know it might buggers up your day, or you need to be somewhere but if you don't you could end up losing out and costing you cpl of hundred pounds. The last time Paul had a accident, which wasn't his fault, the insurance company said the accident was 50-50 and the bastard (who was driving mums sports car on a third party insurance policy) later said he had back and neck problems and sued us, our insurance sorted it out but it was still hassle! So peeps get the cops out and/ or take photo's!!!!!!
xx

A long Weekend

2008-09-24T07:31:00.003+01:00

While I'm waiting for my breakfast to 'go down' so I can go out for my power walk I thought I'd fill you lot in...

This morning I'm off for another training session with Steve...

But we (HHI and little ole me) are off to Center Parcs on Friday for a long weekend away, (HH2 is in Spain) our friends J and Legley, are coming with us so we should have loads of fun but we do seem to be struggling booking stuff up as its all full up! Never mind, I guess I should apologise in advance if anyone else is going cos we are a mad group...

CHECK FOR ALZHEIMERS

The following was developed as a mental age assessment by the School of Psychiatry at Harvard University ....
Take your time and see if you can read each line aloud without a mistake. The average person over 40 years of age cannot do it!

1. This is this cat.
2. This is is cat.
3. This is how cat.
4. This is to cat.
5. This is keep cat.
6. This is an cat.
7. This is old cat.
8. This is fart cat.
9. This is busy cat.
10. This is for cat.
11. This is forty cat.
12. This is seconds cat.

Now go back and read the third word in each line from the top down...

LOL I survived my session...just, but I guess its all gonna be worth it.

debs

A joke...

2008-09-16T09:32:00.001+01:00

Voted Best Joke in Ireland 2007

John O'Reilly hoisted his beer and said, 'Here's to spending the rest of me life, between the legs of me wife!'

That won him the top prize at the pub for the best toast of the night!

He went home and told his wife, Mary, 'I won the prize for the Best toast of the night.'

She said, 'Aye, did ye now. And what was your toast?'

John said, 'Here's to spending the rest of me life, sitting in church beside me wife.'

'Oh, that is very nice indeed, John!' Mary said.

The next day, Mary ran into one of John's drinking buddies on the street corner.

The man chuckled leeringly and said, 'John won the prize the other night at the pub with a toast about you, Mary.'

She said, 'Aye, he told me, and I was a bit surprised myself. You know, he's only been there twice in the last four years. Once he fell asleep, and the other time I had to pull him by the ears to make him come.'

LOL...

2008-08-15T16:54:00.000+01:00

Measurements!

2008-08-15T14:41:00.006+01:00

Steve took my measurements again and I can report its all good news, in 6 weeks I have lost a total of 8.4% body fat!

Biceps, triceps etc = a loss of 13mm

Hips 4 cm

Waist 5 cm

Arms 2 cm

Thighs 5.5 cm

I'm really pleased with the results as the main goal for these first weeks was to strengthen my back so losing this amount and doing so by training at lower levels is good... I'm now allowed to up my levels so the next 6 weeks should be really interesting ...

Thanks Steve

Gizzy, she is soo cute!

2008-08-12T21:47:00.003+01:00

Gizzy and Pickle...

Pickle is my dog

2008-08-10T11:27:00.004+01:00

I haven't up dated for a while because apart from me working my arse off there isn't much to report, my weight seems to have stayed the same for the last cpl of weeks BUT I am in a size smaller clothes, so the work is being to pay off.

I had an hour of Yoga on Monday which I love... and an hour with Steve, Tuesday I was with Chris, who bless, has been on form for the last cpl of weeks so another good session and yesterday I did a full 2 hour hard session with Chris again...
Steve at 10.30 next Wednesday for another hour of pain and this guy really does work your arse, (I thought Chris was bad but Steve doesn't let you hide, he watches every single move you make!) I'm also going to get measured again, oh happy days... LOL!!!

Wish me luck..
debs
xx

The Detox is working.

2008-07-08T10:38:00.009+01:00

DAY 8 OF THE DETOX

Yes I have lost weight, but I'm going to wait until Friday to give you the total lost as he did weigh me but it was only 4 days into it.
I have now come out of the mood swinging (Paul is a happy bunny again :-* and has moved out of the shed and back into the house, lol) although during this detox I have stopped taking the bloody new HRT.. I'm going to the hospital in a cpl of weeks time and I'm going back to having the implants :) My hair is still crap but my skin has started to look alot clearer, my brain is alot clearer too

Steve has also straightened out my back and he has given me my new exercise programme...... OUCH, OUCH and double OUCH! But this does mean I'm am looking alot fitter and thinner, I trying hard not to set a time limit on myself but I am hoping by Christmas........

debs

Birthdays

2008-07-07T09:33:00.003+01:00

I'm going to see my Dad today as its his birthday, we were hoping to go to the beach hut, but its like a winters day here, dark, windy and pouring with rain so I guess we won't be do that! LOL

It my birthday in a cpl of days time... lets hope the sun is shinning then.

debs

Gizzy

2008-07-02T18:08:00.005+01:00

She has grown soo much, lol!

Debs

Training

2008-07-02T09:05:00.007+01:00

I now have a new personal trainer, Steve... he is helping with everything, he's my phsyio, dietitian and trainer all rolled into one. I'm into my third day of my detox and feel pretty yuck, so I'm going to see my Shaman, Emrys, for alittle TLC...

Hello my Darlings...

2008-06-11T08:52:00.018+01:00

...LOL have you missed me? Well I have missed you too!!!!
I have had a mixed few weeks, I've been abit up and abit down mainly due to the lack of weight loss in the last couple of weeks. I know ppl say losing a pound a week is good and the best way but for me its tooo bloody slow and in my book I should be a size 8 already ... BUT last week was the worse... to my absolute horror I stayed the same, I lost SWEET FA! So I cried most of day after the weigh in and most of the weekend too but then I had a hissing fit and decided that chips were the answer. My darling HH1 took me to Santa Fe where I had my favourite dinner of ribs, chips and coleslaw (their ribs are to die for!) all washed down with a rather nice glass of wine, then we went to the cinema to watch... (NO, NOT SEX IN THE CITY... God Forbid that HH1 would have to hand back his man badge!!! ) Indiana Jones... we love the Indie films, so this was a really nice ending to a pretty sh*t weekend. This actually brings me into a nice little link, my heart throb GORAN VISNJIC
is in a new film, 'HELEN' and from watching the trailer the film looks bloody brilliant.. please see the link for it in my Favourite Links...

If there are any more GV or ASHLEY JUDD fans out there I'll try to keep you posted on release dates etc...

(JD thanks for the heads up)
xxxx

As I was such a bad girl with the chips and yeah I now feel guilty, I have booked in a extra session with Chris on saturday... :))

Oh my God!

2008-06-04T09:00:00.003+01:00

My very dear friend sent me a clip of a scene to cheer me up, its my favourite Goran scene and I needed a cold shower after it... Thanks M!
debs
xx

An update

2008-05-18T16:49:00.005+01:00

I really should spend more time on here but at the moment I do not seem to know where the time goes...

But the good new is that I have update my pic's so click on the New Zealand pic in my favourite links and you should get to see some of the sights we saw in Hong Kong.

About our trip... A quick summary

Well, first it was a trip of a life time but I would strongly recommend to anyone that is planning a trip like this to plan, plan, plan and then plan some more, lol, especially the accommodation. If you're on a bike its a must, having all the problems we had finding a bed for the night in Christchurch was really scary and we didn't have the luxury of a car to sleep in, it was only thanks to the lovely girls at the Latimer Hotel (Christchurch) that saved the boys arses!

Plan the routes you want to take as well, we ended some days spending alot of time on the bikes, more than we wanted too, just because we didn't spend a cpl of evenings looking at the map before we went.

Another thing, if you're like me, a average lady in her 40's and you are planning a trip tour on a bike then I would also recommend that you get fit!

On the whole the trip was fantastic, LA New Zealand and Hong Kong were all so different... so would I do it again...

OH YES!

hugs..

2008-04-27T09:47:00.002+01:00

So many of my special friends seem to be going through a crisis in their lives right now...

HUGS & KISSES

TO YOU ALL...

My love as always

Debs

kiss me..

2008-04-23T08:38:00.003+01:00

After yesterdays training I am certainly feeling it today so I think I need certain parts of me kissed better!

debs

Oh my.... I ache!

2008-04-22T21:23:00.005+01:00

Ok I have just had another session with Chris, my God he knows how to work a girl... in the most professional way of course! I have now upped my training with him as it does seem to be paying off... that and the slimming as I have now lost 8lb in all but I am going for another half a stone in the next 6 weeks. We have logged my measurements and weight so if I succeed I'm hoping for a nice prize ... Any suggestions, lol? Of course my main goal is around 2.5 stone and a rather nice holiday somewhere nice and hot!

I am hoping that in the next few days I will get the time to do the write up on Hong Kong and a full summary of the holiday..

Debs

Excercise

2008-04-06T11:35:00.003+01:00

I'm panting, my throat is getting dry, my heart is pounding and feels like it is going to burst through my chest (I did read once that an orgasm burns off 200 calories, but I'm not sure if that is true) am I lying in the arms of the man of my dreams, Big G, or having a 'lazy' Sunday morning in bed with my darling husband?

NAH!

I'M ON ONE OF HIS MOUNTAIN BIKES RIDING UP HILL AND ITS BLOODY SNOWING ... do you want to know how far I got before I felt like this.... a 100 SODDING YARDS! Did I mention about the saddle... RAZOR BLOODY SHARP!

But my darlings I carried on up hill for....

ONE AND A HALF MILES!!!!

Down hill to home for another 0.5 miles... (he said he is very proud of me and will kiss better all that hurts ) I got to our drive way and nearly fell off, I felt sick (banana for breakfast ) my legs were all wobberly BUT

I DID IT AND I AM GOING TO DO IT AGAIN... I want to look as lovely as Ivana does for the summer and I'm aiming for September .. somewhere hot, sunny and where I can get my kit off!

debs
x

ps I also have a wonderful Pilates instructor Chris, he is going to help me tone...

2008-04-02T09:36:00.002+01:00

ps I didn't know something so small could burp so loud! LOL
debs
xx

Gizzy ..an update

2008-04-02T07:13:00.004+01:00

I just thought you might want an update on Gizzy,
She can now sit when asked too and pee on the paper then wait for her treat, she has also learnt that if she pee's more than once her Daddy was giving her more treats so the clever little thing would pee alittle then did another pee straight after! We now cut her treats in half!

more delays

2008-04-01T12:30:00.002+01:00

I'm sorry to everyone and anyone that is reading my blog, I had a real busy couple of weeks with copping with the jet lag and getting back into work.

I have some very sad news to go with it... my very dear & sweet neighbour died aged 92 leaving behind a devoted husband of the same age.
They have known each other since they were both 16, after floss threw a snowball in his face to get his attention! They were married for 69 years.
Debs
xx

Tattoo

2008-03-18T16:11:00.004Z

Do you remember I told you I had a tattoo on my little finger... with thanks to Kainga

Happy Days...

2008-03-18T14:30:00.014Z

Day 24 Mon 3rd

Happy days... we headed off to Russell in The Bay of Islands, everyone is tired but happy to be getting off the bikes for a few days. On the way we visited a cafe that had Bumble Bee's, the cafe produce honey and in the shop it had hives behind a glass panel, you could see right into the hive and watch the Queen Bee at work.

We reach Russell in good time, checked in to a very nice motel, had a walk then a lovely lunch but the best was yet to happen. The HH's went out and I had the best shower in what seemed like forever, lol, I had packed scrubs etc and this was the time to use them as I had all the time in the world, no rushing.... FAN-BLOODY-TASIC!

Day 25 Tues 4th

Not the best day, in fact a bit of a down day, nothing I seemed to do went right, even the weather had turned shit and the bike company really pissed me off. We had to pay $500 (NZ) to get the bikes dropped off to us in Alexandra so we thought and hoped that they would be able to pick them up from Auckland Airport, for a fee, but no, I was told that wasn't convenient for them even though they had a depot in Auckland!

This Meant though we lost a day at Russell as we had to check out of the motel and get the bikes but to them by 5pm! So peeps... be careful when hiring ..

Day 26 Wed 5th

I think I have hit a wall, P was annoyingly cheerful this morning and I have gone beyond being tired. I'm pleased to say that he went out for a cpl of hours which gave me time to find an Internet cafe to add a few messages to the Vodka Club, my new message board that I have started for Ladies of a certain and not so certain age. Please see the link on the left if you would like to come in and join, we're a kind of Woman's Guild... a Ladies version of the Free Masons, except with us you don't have chant, or roll a trouser leg up and expose your left nipple... unless of course that is your thing!

The afternoon however turned into a lovely relaxing one on a boat with the Dolphin Discoveries, lol we didn't actually find or see any Dolphins but that really didn't matter as we had 3 and a half hours sailing around the Bays.

Day 27 Thur 6th

Our last day with the bikes as we have to head off back to Auckland early to drop the bikes back.

We did arrived at our hotel, which was another difficult booking and the last room available due to a Bag-Pipe, yes you did read that right, competition in the near by town, apparently 60 Bag-Piping bands were competing the next day! To the annoyance of everyone at out hotel (the lovely Oak Manor, A Quality Inn... NOT! lol, but the staff were friendly which made all the difference) they started to practise, we decided to try and find the near by pub, which we did and to our delight we were the only tourist (and yes we did stick out like to sore thumbs) in this pub. I have to say though, the local band were much better than the bloody Bag-Pipes!!! We headed off back to the lovely hotel for a fish and chip supper and a fairly early night as we have the long flight to Hong Kong tomorrow

Sleepless Nights....

2008-03-18T13:16:00.009Z

Blimey, its like having a new born in the house again, lol its not really effecting either P or myself but little Gizzy is keeping poor Bexie and Craig awake most of the night.

Now, where was I upto with my travel journal...

Day 23 Sunday 2nd Mothers day in the UK

From a semi day day the day before to another amazing experience, we saw some of New Zealand wonderful natural sights, nature at its best.

I would recommend the less commercial Orakei Korako

From the site

History

From earliest times, the Waikato Valley near Orakei Korako was occupied by Maori of the Ngati Tahu sub-tribe Tuwharetoa.

By the early 1800’s, the Maori population had congregated at Orakei Korako, attracted by the hot springs.

“O” is the place of “rakei” adornment. “Korako” meaning white, describing the glittering (sinter) flat.

A diary entry for the 11 March 1850 recorded that the Maoris lived in this spot “to spare their woman the trouble of procuring wood for fuel. They seldom light a fire; everything is cooked in the springs.”

The exact date that the Ngati Tahu people vacated Orakei Korako to settle elsewhere is not recorded, but it is likely that they left soon after the eruption of Mount Tarawera in 1886.

By the turn of the century, all but two families had moved from Orakei Korako.

The earliest known route from Rotorua to Taupo for early European travellers passed right through Orakei Korako.

The Maori people provided a dug out canoe for the river crossings. In the early 1900’s the geothermal area was already established as a visitor attraction.

A dug-out was used until the 1930's to transfer visitors across the then swift Waikato River. Afterwards, a wire strop and pulley system was placed across the river to make the crossing easier.

In April 1937, a Rotorua company called Orakei Korako Ltd obtained a 21 year lease with the right of renewal for another 21 years.
The road was improved for motor traffic and a punt was installed to transport visitors across the river.

Orakei Korako was officially opened as a tourist resort on 15 December 1937.

The cave and thermal park now caters to a large number of both domestic and international visitors but the hidden valley still retains the beauty and serenity that it has always held.

Orakei Korako is situated on the Waikato River at Lake Ohakuri, which is a Hydro-Electric power plant. The name Orakei Korako can be interpreted as “Place of Adorning”. Maori women used the pool to bath and beautify themselves for ceremonies.

The Silica Terraces that form the base of Orakei-Korako Geyserland and Thermal Park are believed to be the largest of its kind since the destruction of the famous Pink and White Terraces in 1886 on the edge of Lake Rotomahana beneath Mount Tarawera.

At present, there are up to 23 active natural geysers that play freely throughout the area. One geothermal consultant stated that Orakei Korako has the greatest number of active geysers of any geothermal field in New Zealand, with the most variable and most interesting changes.

There is a vast number of boiling hot springs to view at Orakei Korako as well as mud pools and there are extensive bush walks to enjoy through areas of native flora and fauna.

The highlight for many visitors on the walk through the valley is the thermal Ruatapu Cave (sacred hole). The cave extends 120 ft down to a hot pool at the bottom named “Waiwhakaata”, which means "pool of mirrors".

After our morning in Orakei Korako we then headed off to the Volcano Valley at Waimange, this is the BLUE LAKE

From the site
Waimangu Volcanic Valley is the only hydro thermal system in the world wholly created within written history. It is the world's newest geothermal system.
• Waimangu Volcanic Valley is the only hydro thermal system in the world wholly created as the direct result of a volcanic eruption - the Tarawera Eruption of 10 June 1886.

• It is the only hydro thermal system in New Zealand where all the surface features are contained within a single geological structure, the Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley.

• It is the only hydro thermal system in the world the creation of which can be pin-pointed to an exact time and event.

• It is the only hydro thermal system in New Zealand that has not been altered or exploited by man and which is totally protected by statute.

• Waimangu Volcanic Valley is home to the only example of New Zealand native forest that is naturally regenerating from complete devastation.

• Waimangu Volcanic Valley is home to several rare, geothermally adapted plants.

• It is a Scenic Reserve, owned by the people of New Zealand and administered on their behalf by the Department of Conservation.

• It is a Wild Life Refuge – all bird species living within the Refuge are protected.

• Waimangu Volcanic Valley is the site of the world's largest recorded geyser, Waimangu Geyser, which played regularly between 1901 and 1904.

• Waimangu Volcanic Valley is the home of Inferno Crater, the world's largest Crypto Geyser (geyser-like feature).

• It is the home of Frying Pan Lake, the World's largest Hot Water Spring in terms of surface area.

• Inferno Crater Geyser and Frying Pan Lake display a world unique inter-relationship: when Inferno Crater is overflowing, the discharge from Frying Pan Lake reduces.

• It is the home of several geothermal silica terraces that are internationally classified as Category 1 in importance, including Warbrick Terrace which is growing in a right-angle shape.

After such a busy day the ride to Auckland got really tiring and we didn't reach the hotel until 8.00ish.

Here she is...

2008-03-16T21:01:00.005Z

Her name is Gizmo ( Gizzy ) she is an 8 week old Pug.

Meeting Pickle, our legged wonder

A little more...

2008-03-16T20:09:00.010Z

I'm sorry this is coming in dribs and drabs but the jet-lag has been a nightmare, I fell asleep in the bath last night, I got out and went to bed... it was 8.25! I wouldn't mind but my head hit the pillow and I was away with the fairies until just after 7am. Just as well we were up early though, we needed to go to Cambridge to pick up Bexies 21st birthday pressie! I'll uplod a pic...

Day 21 Friday 29th
We left Wellington bloody early and said bye to the moody bugger on the front desk. We stopped at Hyde Park for breakie, then onto Wanganui where I brought a little bling for my rucksack, by lunch we were in Whatapapa. We eventually got to Taupo and the Acapulco Motor Inn where we were staying for two nights.

Day 22 Sat 1st
This was our first really bad day with the weather, it rained non stopped which isn't alot of fun if you are on a bike.
Clive lost his beanie so he wasn't a happy bunny, we had a quick visit to Rotorua and the smellie mud pools.
Tourist info on Rotorua...

Rotorua is a smallish city on the shores of Lake Rotorua. The surrounding areas are a geothermal wonderland, with geysers, boiling mud pools, and steaming craters - accompanied by the pervasive smell of sulphur. Rotorua is also a showcase of Maori cultural activities, a centre of tourism and a place of extraordinary natural beauty.
It is surrounded by volcanoes, lakes, parks and recreational areas, and is a great place to go hiking or to view native birds and animals;
Rotorua is one of the major tourist attractions in the North Island, but despite this, manages to retain some of the charming characteristics of a country town. Their small museum is of particular note in this respect.

ps this is where C lost his beanie...

Finally an update

2008-03-09T00:08:00.010Z

Hairy Hero 1 is snoring his little head off, its about 8am Sunday morning and we are now in Hong Kong, HH 2 is no where to be found.... LOL

If I am correct I think I left you around the time I had just book a few nights ahead as we were having problems with accomdation, Tom bloody Jones has a few things to answer for too if ever I get my hands on him but hey lets start with Picton.

Day 18 Tuesday 26th

We were up for and early morning (most have been) and started off for Picton, the ride was, I have to say, something rather amazing and I guess I should mention at this point up until a couple of weeks ago I was terrified of heights, so scared that I couldn't even stand on a chair, or if there was a scene in a movie involving heights as I would get the shakes. So, I went and saw a special friend before my trip started, Emyrs, through hypnosis has helped me over come my fear to such a degree I could walk out to Skippers Cannon ( the bungy brigde) and look over the edge.
But, getting back to the ride, the views were out of this world but the roads were scary, lol sheer drops either side and I did have a couple of words with my maker because if HH1 got one of the bends just slightly wrong we would have been flying over the edge (its ok now mum the bike have gone back!) Lucky for us that HH1 is abloody good rider, although we did fall off a couple of times but all I got was a bruised bum and leg. When I get home I'll try and upload a part of the map to show the road and photos from the views will also be uploaded once I get home.

After Picton we headed off for Nelson.

Day 19 Wednesday 27th
We used Nelson for a base for a couple of days, while staying there we visited Marahau and a little gallery where I met Kainga Ropiha a Maori Tattooist, he has tattooed my little finger, I wanted my tattoo to show my life, my 3 babies and my marriage to my HH.

Day 20 Thursday 28th
We left Nelson to go back to Picton to get the ferry over to the North Island, apart from a really bloody stupid woman that drove straight across us we had another beautiful ride, we then had a lovely lunch, much better that the last one in Picton as the veggie soup before was (we are sure) made with sea water it was that salty. After lunch we headed off to the ferry, to Wellington and a shitty receptionist at the Capital View Motel... (don't stay there!!!)
During dinner we decided that it would be great if we went to Napier, a 1930 art deco town, but bloody Tom Jones was having his annual concert there so we could not get any accommdation so a change of plan was need, Taupo seemed a good option only they were holding The Iron Man race, I just about got a room so I booked it for two nights!

HH1 has awoken and HH2 also turned up safe and sound... both need feeding.... I'll be back!

Sorry...

2008-03-06T04:56:00.003Z

I have to say it has been a nightmare to upolad pic and generally find an internet connection. At the moment I'm in the Airport hotel waiting for the HH's to return, they have just dropped the bikes back to the hire company, in the end I think we rode over 2,700 miles from the bottom of the South Island to Russell in the Bay of Islands near the top of the North Island.
Again I'm pushed for time but I will as soon as I can I will upload a more detailed review of our trip, the ppl that we met, the places we stayed and the views... and the fantastic local Artists..
We are off to hong Kong tomz....
speak soon
debs
xx

An update..

2008-03-03T03:52:00.001Z

Will be coming soon, so much has happened...
xxx

While the cats ..

2008-02-27T07:30:00.004Z

away oh how the mice play...LOL
The HH's are in the bar, I'm alittle tired so I thought I would walk back to the motel, only to find an internet cafe on the way....

I got a couple of things to say,

Don't worry if you have received an obsure postcard... its just me being me.
I've had a new Tattoo done today, when I get a chance I'll upload the pic a.s.a.p.
Bugger I just forgot 3...
oh, yeah if you are having trouble leaving comments, just email me at debz1616@yahoo.com and I'll paste them over..

We are off for the ferry tomz and over to the North Island, I'll upload more pic as soon as it is possible...

love to you all
debs
xx

uploading pics

2008-02-25T02:42:00.012Z

Hi guys and girls
I have been trying for the last hour and half to load pic's...lol I'm hoping to have a photo bucket account for this, I've set one up, I'm just hoping the computer doesn't crash!
debs
xx

Pic's

2008-02-25T02:42:00.011Z

Ok, I have managed to upload the pic to photobucket but I just haven't had the time to add captions and name them at this time so please just take a look and enjoy. Take a look in my favourite links....

A the moment we are staying in Kaikoura for a cpl of nights (Sun and Mon), its a pretty little town and the boys are off whale watching while I'm here typing and sorting out the pic's. I'm not that bothered as I really don't think that my back would take the journey. Its been pretty hard going over the last cpl of days, the boys wanted to 'wing it' and not book anything in advance so we were 9.5 hours travelling on the bike from Hokitika to Christchurch BUT Christchurch and the near by towns did NOT have any rooms everywhere, they were booked solid, due to the cricket, a big wedding, a mountain bike race and a reunion! I would like to thank Jessica and the girls at the LATIMER hotel in Christchurch for ringing around for us and eventually finding us a bed in Cheviot, we have travelled 952 miles in 4 days, I'm walking like a Giraffe about to have a drink, so to say my arse is sore, is a bit of an under statement!!!!!!!
Also, I have put my foot down just a tad... neither argued when I said I was going to start to book ahead, so I have booked 2 nights in Nelson (Tue and Wed), the ferry across (Thur) and a night in Wellington...

Day 11... 19th Feb

2008-02-19T01:42:00.003Z

TODAY!

Yep, I have finally caught up with the posting and writing of this blog, as I'm typing this I'm trying to upload a few photos but as this isn't my computer I'm not sure how to re-size the pic's.

This is the last day for a few that I'll have access to the Tinternet, and I think I'll be losing my signal on my phone too, so don't panic Bexie if you can't get hold of me.

The bikes arrived today...... the boys are playing!!!!!!!

Day 10... 18th Feb

2008-02-19T01:39:00.004Z

We were all tired so taking a couple of days to spend some time with Glenda and Mark (mary's parents) just to chill out. My back and neck have been really bad and I have ended up seeing a physio.

Day 9.. 17th Feb

2008-02-19T00:44:00.004Z

We were up really early, 5.20 am to head off to Milford Sound, where it took nearly 5 hours in the car to get there, once there we book our place on the boat for a 2 and half hour trip out to the Tasmin Sea.
We had a fantasic time and it was well worth the time it took to get there, (and back) if possible check out the place I'm mentioning on the Tinternet, we have taken a load of pic's but its not easy loading them up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milford_Sound

Day 8.. 16th Feb

2008-02-19T00:34:00.004Z

Today we are moving from Wanaka to Alexandra where Mary's parents live, we will be staying with them until Thursday when Dave goes back to work after taking time off for our visit. But in true adventure style we are stopping off at a couple of places before we reach Alex.
The first place we stopped was Arrowtown which is an old Gold mining town and it looks like an old west kind of place... but it is now full of us tourists...
(http://www.arrowtown.org/ )
After that we then went into Queenstown, I had to opt for more shopping as my back had started to play up, the HH's went off to play this time doing the Luge run, then we left for the 4.25 appointment they had with the jet boats at Shotover. I was gutted as this is something I really wanted to do but felt I shouldn't because of my back. Our last stop of the day was at Skipper Cannon, the home of the Bungy. The 3 HH's didn't jump as they were clearing up for the day but I DID WALK OUT ON THE BRIDGE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Day 7...15th Feb

2008-02-18T21:48:00.004Z

I struggled with jet lag, P struggled with his hang over but the 3 HH's went off to conquer a second mountain... Hooker Valley and then up Mount cook.
I had a real easy day with Mary and little one.

Day 6... 14th Feb

2008-02-18T21:39:00.004Z

Mount Roy

Awwwww its Valenties day... I got a happy 'Valentines day Hon' from P and that was that... lol
I then stayed with Mary and Little Georgina while the men, P, C and Dave.. (the three hairy hero's) went off to climb Mount Roy, all three came back with blisters and sunburnt but they did take some fantastic pic's of the views. We ladies, went in to Wanaka to do what girls do best... SHOP!
Lol, we stopped off for something to eat and a beer when we saw our Hairy Hero's return from their trip. They stayed with us for a beer or three, Mary and I took little one home to get the dinner and the HH stayed on drinking, needless to say they got rather drunk!!! A least, P now told me he loved me.... oh happy days!!!

Day 3.. 11th Feb

2008-02-18T21:19:00.008Z

C went shopping as he didn't really have time to pack, so off we went to Macy where he brought a very dodgie cardie and spent a small forune (probably enough for a small country). After that we checked out of the Marriott and headed off to Venice Beach where we had a chill out at The Terrace bar, (7 Washington Blvd, Venice Beach) before we headed off to the airport for the next journey on.
As we checked into the airport we were told that we had a 5 and half hour delay which now meant a 2.30am flight, 8 and a half hours to kill at a very small terminal.
Bugger!

Day 4.. 12th feb...
At 2 am we boarded the plane.

Day 5... 13th Feb
We were still on the plane! We crossed the date line so I have now lost a day of my life.. Strange..

We got off one plane to go staight back on to another as we had an internal flight down to Queenstown.

We met up with Dave eventually at Queenstown Airport. On the way to Wanaka (where we would be staying for 3 days) Dave showed us a Valley, it had beautiful views and I'm pleased I over come my fear of heights which was just as well because when I turned around I saw Dave jump off the edge of the cliff... he was wearing his glider and decided to have a glide...............

Day 2... Sunday 10th

2008-02-18T21:03:00.004Z

Breakfast on the go from Starbucks.. All in the Beetle Bug, for another fun packed day, only this time we decided on heading out to Malibu beach for a more chilled day... we sat and watched the surfers and dolphins for the morning then in the afternoon we dorve off to Beverley Hills. I have to say I was quite stunned at the houses not because they were over the top fancy but because they looked so ordinary! In fact P built a better house in Benfleet and to be honest our little bunglow wouldn't have been out of place.
Having the beetle bug with the sun roof down we all caught the sun, P glowed in the dark and I had alittle sun stroke but managed to go out to dinner to this fab little resturant that my 'fancy man' occasionally uses... unfortunately he didn't show up (maybe next time Gianni, lol, we could arrange it ...) but the place was so full of life it really didn't matter..

Our Trip so far..

2008-02-18T03:42:00.006Z

Ok here we go, we started out holiday at the Radission Edwardian Hotel, near Heathrow airport.
P and I started our stay with a massage, then a rather nice dinner while we waited for C to arrive. We were waiting for Clive in the bar, sitting down I was facing the window, it was really funny as I could see the bottom of the run way between the office blocks, so every 2 minutes a plane went passsed followed by a cpl of cars and a bus, these of course were on the road, but for a second or two I did think the plane had landed on the road. I swear I had only had the one vodka... lol.
In the morning we headed off to the airport which wasn't too bad, although the lunge I had booked was rather busy. Air New Zealand were fantastic, their inflight entertainment was brilliant, it had games, TV and movies you could choose and the time you wanted to watch them. We also got complimentary drinks and snacks. We had heard a few real hooro stories about getting into LA, we (i don't know how) got lucky. LAX decided it only wanted the ppl that were staying in LA to be allowed off the plane, we were alos told there were no ques, so we breezed through, then onto a bus to the Marriott. Although we were all tired we decided to knock a few drinks back (well it would have been rude not to..lol) and had a 'snack' which was actually a large plate of fried stuff.

Day 1... Sat 9th

We all had breakfast at the Marriott (it was crap and we didn't eat there again, deciding the Starbucks in reception was a better and cheaper option) then we all went to pick up the hire car, a Beetle. Our first port of call was the famous Rodeo Drive, lol the only shop I had the courage to walk into was Tiffanys, I did buy alittle something in there for my Bex who is 21 next month. We then had lunch at the Brighton Cafe, we took loads of photos of the shops and while we were walking about we saw the Paparazzi chasing after someone down the street, we couldn't see who they were chasing but the was shouting and shoving going on as they tried to get the money shot...
After Rodeo, we decided to look through the AA guide to LA and from that we all decided to go DOWNTOWN LA to look at some market, the only problem being we think the book, although a new addition, hadn't been checked as we now felt completely out of place and we stuck out like a sore thumb....were all alittle scared so we left rather quickly!!!
We next drove to Hollywood Blvd and to the Chinese Theatre where we saw the walk of fame, I sent Bex a pic of Will Smiths hands and feet but there were plently to choose from and ... I found a few shops I coulod afford to shop in!!!
We had a fantastic dinner at the Grill and Steak House by the Chinese Theatre and the Walk of Fame.

Jet lagged

2008-02-15T01:55:00.003Z

Hi Guys
I'm sorry I haven't got on line but it hasn't been easy to get a connection, I thought it would be fairly easy in LA but nooooooooooooooooo!
At the moment I'm struggling to type, lol because of the jeg lag but I'm hoing to update everyone in the next cpl of days with all my news, including watching the Paparazzi chasing some poor sod down Rodeo Drive!
take care
debs
xx

I can't believe it

2008-02-07T14:20:00.000Z

... God I sound like Victor Meldrew! LOL, But today is the day, I have just out the last bits in my bag and we are now waiting for our driver, as I haven't heard from Clive it looks like he'll now be meeting us at the hotel, he had a few last minute jobs to do! Don't forget guys either visit here or my message board 'The vodka Club' see you all in 5 weeks, take care and look after yourselves.

debs

Packed!

2008-02-06T17:10:00.001Z

Ok, I'm all packed all but the last bits I'll need in the morning... I have had my hair cut today and a fake tan applied! But the best bit was that I spent the day with my darling Bexie, she followed me around while I was having all my beauty bits done, then we had a nice lunch. Mumzie and Pops will be here soon, Bexie and Craig are here too so we are about to order a huge takeway...

I'll hopefully get to tell you about the 1st flight once I'm in LA... Take care all of you and I''l speak to you soon

debs

xxx

Up Early

2008-02-05T09:18:00.000Z

God I could sleep again, so there I was at 5am this morning typing messages on The Vodka Club (TVC) board, then at 6.30 I was typing up a schedule of works and a schedule stage payment letter. LOL I am now knackered! But of to see Jo to have a pedicure....happy holiday toes!

Excited

2008-02-04T19:20:00.001Z

I'm getting excited beyond words and I feel like I'm 6 again waiting for Father Christmas, hoping against hope that I had been good enough all year...

We have only three more sleeps then I'm off to the Radisson hotel at Heathrow. The car is picking us up at 3, so by the time we get there we will be able to chill out and have a sauna. Our flight is on Friday at 2.25!!!

debs

Message board

2008-02-04T08:23:00.000Z

Hey,

I have made my own message board, its a woman's hour/guild type of place... its called The Vodka Club!... I have added a link!

debs

For My Friends at the GDT

2008-02-01T14:57:00.000Z

I'm sorry to say that I have had to hang up my bikini on the GDT thread as it was moderated and hosted by a site that I do not agree with but that doesn't mean I'm giving up on Goran or my friends that I have made there... it just means I'll be posting here! LOL

So Shellie, I've order the cakes hon... what time will you be over tomorrow?

xxx

End of Month

2008-01-30T16:34:00.000Z

I had to get all the accounts upto date for the VAT return today and tomorrow I need to sort out the wages for 6 weeks and Subbies tax...YUCK!

Over the last cpl of days a video and new pics of my fantasy man have hit the net, unfortunately not all of Gorans 'fans' think they are good and think there is a strange conspiracy a foot, so I emailed the guy, LaLa Prince, that took the video and I asked a few questions, mainly when was this video shot. He very kindly got back to me and said early Jan, so now its odd that a celeb, is filmed (going into Mr Chows) and photographed walking, with his wife and child, in a park in LA!

Another Spring Chicken Day

2008-01-29T09:12:00.000Z

Another Job?

2008-01-28T14:28:00.000Z

It looks like I might be starting a new career in book keeping, I have been approached by a couple of people now to help with their book work, CIS, VAT and pay roll. I do not have any qualifications in this but have managed to run our building company for the last 10 years without too many problems so hopefully this is work out for everyone. I'll be having meeting with those concerned when I get back from my travels... we go next week, hehehehehe!

I got this in my mail box.... lol
School 1960 vs. School 2008
Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.

1960 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up mates.

2008 - Police are called; Armed Response Unit arrives and arrests Johnny and Mark. Mobiles with video of fight confiscated as evidence. They are charged with assault, ASBO's are taken out and both are suspended even though Johnny started it. Diversionary conferences and parent meetings conducted. Video shown on 6 internet sites.

Scenario: Jeffrey won't sit still in class, disrupts other students.

1960 - Jeffrey is sent to the principal's office and given 6 of the best. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.

2008 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin. Counselled to death. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADD. School gets extra funding because Jeffrey has a disability. Drops out of school.

Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his neighbour's car and his Dad gives him the slipper.

1960 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.

2008 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy is removed to foster care and joins a gang. Psychologist tells Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison. Billy's mum has an affair with the psychologist. Psychologist gets a promotion.

Scenario: Mark, a college student, brings cigarettes to school.

1960 - Mark shares a smoke with the school principal out on the smoking area.

2008 - Police are called and Mark is expelled from School for drug possession. His car is searched for drugs and weapons.

Scenario: Mohammed fails high school English.

1960 - Mohammed retakes his exam, passes and goes to college.

2008 - Mohammed's cause is taken up by local human rights group. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that making English a requirement for graduation is racist. Civil Liberties Association files class action lawsuit against state school system and his English teacher. English is banned from core curriculum. Mohammed is given his qualification anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.

Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers, puts them in a model plane paint bottle and blows up an anthill.

1960 - Ants die.

2008 - MI5 and police are called and Johnny is charged with perpetrating acts of terrorism. Teams investigate parents, siblings are removed from the home, computers are confiscated, and Johnny's dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.

Scenario: Johnny falls during break and scrapes his knee. His teacher, Mary, finds him crying, and gives him a hug to comfort him.

1960 - Johnny soon feels better and goes back to playing.

2008 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces three years in prison. Johnny undergoes five years of therapy. Becomes gay.

LOL

2008-01-26T12:33:00.000Z

For those having a bad day.... enjoy
Thanks Angie
xxx

My 3 Things

2008-01-24T13:10:00.000Z

Why does it seem that 'things' come in three's? Especially when things break... like...

My car,
My washing machine
and guess what else.... P's new truck!

A friend of ours has helped us sort out a Mini Dr, so my car is being fix as I type this..

The washing Machine has had a man look at it and the parts ordered (through an insurance I took out, I have always done this with my washing machines, mainly because I never seem to have any luck with them. They always seem to break just after the 12 months warranty) but I now have to wait a WEEK before he can come back and fix it!

And Anchor Vans have instructed our Garage to fix the truck, so lets hope all is well with that.

After all that I really need cheering up so I visited the GDT... I was not disappointed...

If anyone else is feeling alittle low today take a look at this....

So Sad...

2008-01-23T10:43:00.000Z

I have just heard on the Radio that 28 year old Heath Ledger has died, its sad such news.

LOL

2008-01-21T11:37:00.001Z

Chocolate and Pear pudding

2008-01-21T11:27:00.000Z

This pudding is lovely.........

Recipe

2008-01-20T16:35:00.001Z

click on the picture and it should enlarge enough to read!

New products

2008-01-20T14:35:00.000Z

I have been trying out a few new products and Clarins is fast becoming a firm favourite. The ladies that serve you know their products very well and when you do buy a product they give you a bag of samples and I LOVE SAMPLES... its the best way to try any new product and brilliant for an overnight bag. Well done Clarins.

I have also tried out Crabtree & Evelyn's La Source REVITALISING MINERAL BATH SOAK... WOW! It is fantastic and does exactly what it says on the tin...well jar!

A night out

2008-01-20T14:22:00.000Z

We had a lovely night out last night, so I want to say a big thank you to Craig and Kim. P bless, got rather drunk, he doesn't normally drink, which is brilliant for me as I drink like a fish, so he usually does the driving but last night as we decided that it would be a good idea to cab it, then, he could, if he so wished, get plastered! And he did!

We went to a friends house for dinner, which was lovely, (Kim is giving me the recipe which I add later) and a good few bottles of the 'ole vino and fantastic company.... Poor P did suffer abit but to his credit he did get up this morning and did 15 miles on his mountain bike... !!

2008-01-18T10:06:00.000Z

Spring Chicken Greeting cards

2008-01-17T15:57:00.000Z

I just love these cards....

Ladies of a certain age

2008-01-17T15:28:00.000Z

LOL, has anyone reading my little blog heard of Pam Ayres? Well I stumbled upon her again at Christmas when Mumzie got one of her DVD's for Christmas... I have added a link for her poems for you to read... Enjoy

Let me know what you think, I loved 'They should have asked my husband' and The Wonder Bra

debs

ooops!

2008-01-14T10:37:00.000Z

Oh dear, I got on the scales Saturday night and wished I hadn't, it looks like Christmas has done its worse so I spent most of yesterday sulking. I only have myself to blame, after all, I brought all the bloody chocolates even after I promised I wasn't going to buy alot this year. It seems I forgot just how much I did buy as I brought little each week I even doubled on a few of the favourites!!!!!!!

Soooo now I have to get the extra few pounds off before we go and I only have 24 sleeps to do it!

Another day

2008-01-11T17:57:00.000Z

LOL, well today has been alot better than yesterday ... I visited the GDT board and had a really good laugh, poor Mrseyre has been so poorly and has needed her temperature taken time and time again!!!!!!!!!! GET WELL SOON HONEY!

I saw my lovely daughter today and we dragged my Mumzie out for some lunch, we went to the Angel Inn in Shoebury, its always lovely in there ( hehehehe my nephew is the chief) , and then onto shopping, there is nothing like abit of retail therapy to cheer a girl up!

I did manage to sort out the bank in the end (I think) my local branch is very good, all I have to do now is wait and see if all the forms have now been filled in. and nothing else comes back to me.

Also I have spoken to my GP about my HRT implants, he isn't very happy with the hospital either, but I have now spoken to the Dr which I think is closing the clinic and I'm awaiting an appointment to see her face to face.

I am not a happy chappie

2008-01-10T10:28:00.000Z

and its not because I'm a girl! I had a bad, bad, really bad day yesterday, nothing went right even to the point my internet connection failed, hense me not getting back on here. I'm so mad I don't even know why to start, maybe with the bank. What a cock up! As you all know, we, Darling Hubby and, I are going away, so at the beginning of December I started to put into place all new forms etc, for our daughter to to be able to manage our business bank account and firm. We had a lovely visit from our bank manager in between Christmas and new Year to fill out all the forms and for him to meet her, photocopied all her id. BUT he cocked it up, and now we have a panic on to get the new form filled out and processed in time before we leave.

The next problem a happened after my visit to my local hospital to have my HRT implant. I was told after I had had the implant that the clinic will be closing and that I'll have to go to my GP to have this implant done in future. I did not receive any information on why the clinic was closing nor any prior warning, like a letter, explaining why, my GP didn't know anything about it when I phoned either! I'm awaiting a phone call from the Dr that is closing the clinic.

My car is dying.... it needs a new rad and other bits, its a Mini Cooper S in British racing green and I love it, I'm abit shocked that this has happened as its only 4 yrs old. The earliest it can be fixed is next Wednesday.

Ok moan over, now for some good news... P gets his new Van and Truck today, rather behind schedule but delivered FREEEEEEEEEEE!

Gadgets

2008-01-09T09:06:00.000Z

I've been busy playing with my new toys, I'll be back later.

Introducing Sam

2008-01-06T21:18:00.000Z

Hi guys this is Sam... he sits on my desk on top of my in-tray.. LOL I bet you are wondering why Sam is here well, P and I went out shopping today to buy some bits for our trip, P got the new camera (he has been walking around taking daft pics all afternoon testing it!) and I got the new ipod touch which is the dogs bollocks! I can get the internet so while I'm away if I can get a connection, I'll be rockin 'n' rollin!

Good Evening All

2008-01-05T22:30:00.000Z

So, Ladies and Gents how has your Saturday been?
Mine, well very busy, I was hoping from a phone call from STAN THE VAN MAN... but no, so it looks like I'll be phoning him on Monday.
I managed to get P to hoover as I was trying to finalise our end of year accounts, nearly done but in the end I ended up with number blindness, still the house was hoovered really well, LOL he tends to pile all the furniture in the middle of the room, lift cushions etc... need I say more! Bless him. I'll get him to clean the bathroom tomz...
I buggered up one of my paintings the other day, I did something really stupid marking it out, then tried to cover with darker paint but buggered it further and its a large canvas so I've had to white wash it. As it happens its has still bled through but looks cool! Work that out!
I checked out the GDT today, oh my Nina made me laugh for about 10 mins... still, she is so lovely she has booked me a virtual weekend with my Virtual GORAN.... oh girls that will be a weekend to remember...hehehehehehehe!!!!!!!!!
At this very moment I'm with sexy Clive (I will expalin the 'sexy' later lol) and hubby, we have been planning the route for New Zealand over a few beers and a Thai takeaway, one thing both the boys ( and me) have decided is that we will be riding the bikes through Haast Pass Highway, if you get a chance google earth it, it looks fantastic!!! I'm getting soooo excited and at last I think the boys are too, they have both been worrying about work ...
ITS 33 SLEEPS BEFORE WE GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh dear...

2008-01-04T18:13:00.000Z

I am begining to worry about Anchor Vans, I have just has a telephone conversation with Stan, the Van and Truck are NOT READY and can't really give us a date (could be monday, could be Tuesday) because they are waiting on parts... thats fair enough. BUT, Stan has said that they will NOT DELIVER FREE OF CHARGE! I told him that when we paid in full for them, NICK promised the free delivery, apparently he spoke to NIck who suddenly developed a memory loss and said that he said no such thing. Funny then Nick said that all the company, Anchor Vans, ask is that we drop the delivery guys off at the nearest train station, I said at the time that I was suprised that they were not coming down on a transporter.

TRUST ME GUYS WHEN I SAY THERE IS NOTHING WORSE THAN A SCORNED DEBZ!

Update

P should be getting FREE delivery of the VAN and TRUCK today, very late but I can give on that as it was Christmas and getting the parts etc. In the end I phoned and spoke to the after sales manager TONY, who went to one of the directors!

Blimey...

2008-01-03T19:53:00.000Z

... the day just went! It didn't help I slept in when I had promised myself a steam and sauna at the gym, so that had to go, I didn't have time. But when I actually think about what I did do, which wasn't alot, its surprising just how quick the day did go.

I clean the house... alittle.
I saw my Mum for an hour.
I added clocks to my blog (which took ages to work out!)
I took down the Christmas decorations
I cooked the dinner, steak & pepper corn sauce, oven roasties with leeks and veggies.

In between all that I got the phone call about the Van and Truck. They will NOT be ready tomorrow. I have a pissed off P.

Packing

2008-01-02T16:47:00.000Z

I promised myself that I wouldn't start to pack for New Zealand until after Christmas... P, Clive (a very dear friend) and little 'ole me are heading off to NEW ZEALAND on the 7th Feb for 34 days, we will be touring on motorbikes. Because we are touring on bikes I am very restricted to what I can pack, basically I have to pack in a medium sized rucksack and to be totally honest that would normally just be enough for my make-up, lotions and potions. So..... I'm going to have to pack very carefully... my two biggest worries are hair products, namely hair conditioner and knickers (panties). As I have long hair and its going to spend most of the time being blown about with the pony tail sticking out of my helmet while I'm riding pillion, I need a good conditioner. I went out shopping into Boots ( a large chemist chain) and I got several packs of deep, intensive conditioner, a cpl of face masks, sachets of body scrub, travel socks and travel sickness pills..... Then I went into M&S and ordered several pairs of new knickers, I figured I would take about 30 pairs of the old ones and buy the rest on route ... P and C said they will be taking just a 3-4 pairs as they can get more than one day usage by turning them inside out and then back to front.... lol, can someone please explain to me why men are sooooooo disgusting?!!!

For Ella ,

Man Flu is the worst illness ever for a guy, it can stop them working, some even have to take to their beds and for God sake do not expect any help what so ever because you cannot make yourself heard over the constant moaning of "I don't feel well..."

We women get it too but its just a normal cold for us.

ps sweetie, good luck with your exams

xxxx

Shopping

It is the 2nd of January today and I went to my local supermarket for my weekly food shop, there I was wandering around getting what I need when to my horror I saw them, it was a real eyes on stalks, gob smacking moment....

BLOODY EASTER EGGS ARE ON SALE!!!!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!

2008-01-01T13:12:00.000Z

Oh thank God 2007 is finally over, it was a truly shit year for me, mine and most of the people I spoke to as well couldn't wait for the year to end either.

I celebrated the end of the year at home with my darling hubby (we were so cheap we even watched other peoples fireworks from the comfort of our now spare room ...this used to be our daughter room but she has moved out.) and my virtual friends at the GDT New Years Eve party! LOL the only thing real from that was the uniform.... small, red and lacy! Well, a girl has gotta dress up for a party and hubby loved it!

Happy New Year to all my family and friends.

Mouse, Nena and Vatra, I really don't know what I would have done with your help during 2007, thank you for all the hard work you did translating all those articles for me and the message boards. Thanks also to Mrseyre, JD, Dani, Nina, Fishsticks, Mumu, Luc and everyone else that help me fight the 'you- know- who's' corner and a give big UP YOURS to over powering opinions and morels.

Remember ladies and gents we all make mistakes in this world so lets not throw too many big stones......

Sooooooooo here's to 2008 .........let the fun begin!!!!!!!

Reviews

2007-12-30T15:07:00.000Z

Buying a new Van...

Hmmmmmmm poor P had an accident in his Van on the way to work, thankfully he was OK but we heard that it was a right off from the insurance company so we had to go looking for a new one yesterday.

After a few days of research on the Tinternet P found this site

www.anchorvans.co.uk

According to them they do most of their selling off the site (80%) and if you order a van from them you have to pay all of it up front, they deliver the van and Bob's your uncle. Great. But what happens if its not what you wanted? They did say if it didn't match what the ad on the site said you could have a refund. Personally I didn't really like the idea of parting with several thousands of our hard earned cash without even seeing the thing in the flesh as it were... P gave them a ring and said we would prefer to look first, to keep the Van and Truck ( he wanted one of those as well!) we had to give a £1000 deposit which was apparently refundable, BUT WE COULD NOT GET FREE DELIVERY IF WE WENT TO LOOK!

The place was 100 miles away so we thought this was taking the piss... We went along saw the Van and Truck and it was everything it said it was on the site so we brought both. I did think I was going to be in for a fight over delivery but in the end we are getting both delivered free of charge.

I will keep you posted on the delivery and how good they are when they actually turn up, which should be friday 4th Jan.

Christmas Dinner

A brilliant place to eat is the Giffin Pub in Danbury, Essex.

We had a great Christmas dinner there at a reasonable price. It cost £54.00 per head plus drinks of course and a choice from a menu that wasn't all Turkey.

As well as the normal Turkey and Christmas pud, there was Fillet Steak, P and I had this and it melted in your mouth. My Sister-in-law had the Bass which was very good and the rest did have the Turkey ...a good report from all!

For pudding I had a white chocolate Tart, which was to die for!

Service was good, the food hot, very tasty and we were not stitched up on the bill with the drinks &/or service charge

In general...

2007-12-30T12:35:00.000Z

Hi Guys and Girls, so how was your Christmas or holiday period, were many of you struck down with the Man Flu that has been going around?

Of course my darling husband managed to give me his cold (Man flu) and timed it so that I went down with it on Christmas Eve. Luckily for me (us) I didn't have to cook or do anything much this Christmas but to enjoy my little self as I had booked, with the help of my sister in law, to go out for dinner with P's brother and his family. We had a fantastic time and I will write about the meal on my review page!

OK, I really need to add a disclaimer and to explain for any poor fella out there that is going to be reading this or visiting one of the links I have added, especially Goran's Dream Team (GDT).

I do not personally know this guy or his friends or family nor have I ever met him (yet), anything posted on the board is pure fantasy, alittle bit of fun for us ladies ...its abit like a female locker room... our ages run from being in late teens to just being late...lol