I posted a little while back about searching for winter clothes for the girls in the middle of summer.
I know I may be a little crazy but hey I like a bargain :)
So I got my girls Uggs at bargain basement prices and next on my hit list was Hunters
I stumbled across this fabulous website http://www.countryhouseoutdoor.co.uk/ where I got bargains galore!
Including my girls Hunter Wellies for only £17.45 and I have to say I am thrilled with them, delivery was super quick and the girls love them.
Thought I'd share this little gem with you
Happy bargain hunting...
(P.S. I am in no way associated with Country House Outdoor I just thought I'd share my find)
After another week of single parentdom my memory is fried as I can't remember what we did this week, so just give me a minute...
Ah Funday Monday, we went to soft play and then McDondalds for dinner. A bit of an easy Funday Monday for me but given the fact that neither of the girls are sleeping very well and hubby is working away I am too shattered for anything too adventurous.
Tuesday is nursery and Gymnastics, with a visit to Pets at Home slotted in as the girls love going to look at the animals, a free way to pass an hour that they really enjoy :)
Thursday I treated myself to a bit of retail therapy, I am in desperate need for some new clothes but I seem to have lost my fashion way over the last few years. I got a few bits but I am planning a "fashion" overhaul in the next few weeks so I will let you know how I get on. (I really need to befriend Gok Wan for a bit).
I did get myself a great pair of boyfriend jeans from Next which I am very pleased with and I ordered some Ash Wedges (eek) which pleased me no end!
Friday we renamed grump day, we were all grumpy and tired. We took Kit Kat out for a what was supposed to be a nice walk in the snow turned into a whiney, crying walk in a freezing cold blizzard (come on spring where are you??). It was so windy and cold, the windier it got the slower the girls walked it was a nightmare.
But of course we still had time for a bit of dress up, in between the grumpiness :)
The wandering husband returned on Saturday afternoon (woo hoo) so I immediately dumped the kids on him and took the dog out for a long bracing walk. After being cooped up with the girls for a week it was lovely to get out in the peace and quiet, just me and the dog (snow and wind).
And Kitty also had his first hair cut!
He went from being a Teddy Bear, full of fluff, who I thought was a bit chunky to a skinny little rat!
He is still super cute though :)
My cute and cuddly little teddy bear has turned into Cujo!
His favourite past time is chasing small girls around, he bites them whilst they scream.
Now he is only 13 weeks old so I know nipping and mouthing is all normal but after having a very unruly dog for 15 years I really don't want to make the same mistakes so puppy training it is. I also want the girls to be able to control him and to learn how to act around dogs.
Last night was our first class and it was bedlam!
I don't really know what I was expecting but it was a bit nerve racking at times with all these puppies running around wrestling each other. It's not so bad with puppies the same size as yours but some of them are BIG! Lots and lots of Staffordshire Bull Terriers, a very stout Bull Dog, a leggy Doberman and then a mixture of little terrier types. A recipe for chaos! (and lots of poo)
Poor Kit Kat didn't know if he was coming or going, one minute he was fearing for his life and then the next he is having a great time trying to hump a little terrier.
We learnt sit, down, stand and recall, I was very impressed with him he did really well, he will literally do anything for a bit of cheese.
Now we have to practise lots for next week and not that I am competitive or anything but we WILL be top of the class.... Come on Cujo, Sit!
I need to get fit.
I used to exercise a lot before I had the girls but I have struggled to find the time or in complete honesty the motivation to do any exercise at all.
Luckily I am naturally very slim far too skinny, a bit like a pubescent boy, no boobs or bum so weight loss is not the issue, I want to get strong.
I love strong fit women, if I could choose a body these would be like the one I would get...
But back to reality and my skinny little ass, I saw the 30 day squat challenge today
and I immediately thought,
YES! I could do that.
Day one 50 Squats and by Day 30 250 Squats... Ouch (but thighs of steel)
Why Squats?
What is a Squat?
In strength training, the squat is a compound, full body exercise that trains primarily the muscles of the thighs, hips and buttocks, quads (vastus lateralus medialis and intermedius),hamstrings, as well as strengthening the bones, ligaments and insertion of the tendonsthroughout the lower body. Squats are considered a vital exercise for increasing the strength and size of the legs and buttocks, as well as developing core strength. Isometrically, the lower back, the upper back, the abdominals, the trunk muscles, the costal muscles, and the shoulders and arms are all essential to the exercise and thus are trained when squatting with proper form. (Wikipedia)
I am also incorporating matching the squats with crunches and also half the daily amount of press ups (which could be my complete downfall as I have no upper body strength at all) to try and get an overall complete body workout.
Day one today I did 50 squats and yes it was painful but ok
But what surprised me the most was that the crunches was agony! I used to have abs of steel but two pregnancies by two c-sections in 17 months and no exercise has caused me to now have abs of, well when I find my abs I will let you know, they are currently missing in action!
I am already a little sore, so tomorrow will be interesting.
I will update on this regularly, if I have to give you weekly updates that means I HAVE to finish it, otherwise it will just get awkward and embarrassing and I don't want to start deleting posts because I am quitter Ha Ha!
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