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Are you all nursing hangovers or just clearing up the post Christmas mess?

Oooh, oooh, it's a pointless pedantic thing I know! In a jumping jack you're supposed to touch the hands together at the top (like the toy on a string that you pull nad the legs and arms shoot out) and in star jumps you just spread them out wide in a star shape.

Here endeth the Shred lesson. Not that I am going to do the DVD anytime soon. And I will def need some tena lady help too. Maybe MrsS could get us some chic French ones.

Aaargh, you don't pull the toy's nads! It's meant to say "and"! I need to cut my nails, I cannot type with long nails.

But pulling the nads sounds so much more fun.

Oh I didn't know that.....
dp's cocktail night was a washout - place was closed....so had a very nice bottle of Malbec and ate nachos (we are SO high class), and then came home and ate Colin the Caterpiller cake and watched St Trinians (blimey we live the high life). School seemed relatively easy this morning (aside from having to remind dp a zillion times that ds was going to pre-school club and NOT the childminder and reminding him about swimming tonight) - this is worrying, we have clearly forgotten something :)
Hope everyone else got off to school with minimal fuss!

When DD showed me the difference, the star jumps involved leaping high in the air and making a proper star shape in the air - something I will NEVER be able to do!

Got to do a major shopping expedition today - trying to get DS the long base layer footy leggings, more black tights for DD for school (If your DD's wear the opaque black tights for school, how long do they last?) plus a big supermarket shop, butchers, etc to refill the cupboards/freezer......

And I'm supposed to be cleaning. I HATE CLEANING

BD sorry to hear your cocktail night was a wash-out, but the Nachos and Colin sound like a good replacement!

Huffy, is the Jane Shilling book good? It's in my Amazon basket along with new copy of Shred DVD. Do I need to actually buy them both?

Had more people round for dinner last night having packed the girls off to bed and feel even better for it. People are a good thing. I suppose I mean friends, specifically. DH did an excellent dessert: the contents of a santa selection box chopped up on a chopping board. It just worked.

School run fine. Would have walked but dd2 had to wake me up at 8.03 so it was a car job.

Blackduck did you win the lottery? Can we help you with how you feel about move?

Mmmm. Selection box. Have decided to gradually reduce alcohol and calorie intake, rather than risk some kind of shock reaction. Gently does it.

You'll all be no doubt thrilled to know that I managed to find bras to fit in M&S! It would seem that by actually acknowledging that I was a 36D(D) rather than 34DD made bras miraculously fit much better. I had to try on approx 20 bras to reach this conclusion, however. But it's all worth it - a friend I met this morning at soft play asked if I'd lost weight! No - it's just that my norks are no longer part of my waist.

herbs you are defying gravity. This is to be celebrated.

Dukes, I did not enjoy the JShilling book as much as I had hoped I would. I thought it too blathery and whingey and a bit, well, depressing. I had hoped for more uplifting insights, but there were none. Except that I was vaguely impressed by the fact that she managed to use the word "farouche" at least 3 times. But maybe I missed the point of the book (it wouldn't be the first time) and you would enjoy it. I could give you my copy - on the 20th

The whole back to school thing went surprisingly smoothly, because school bags were packed last night, dd found her tie and everyone went to bed on time - a first round here. Must remember to do that more often.

Am struggling with the urge for a nice Tomorrow I have to go back to my circuits class and apparently the trainer is going to be extra cruel to us. If you don't hear from me again, it will be because I keeled over halfway through the torture session.

I am trying to urge my children bedward. This is not helped by the fact that they are in my room while DP is swanning about doing t'ai chi in Amsterdam. He alleges he misses us. I secretly think this is a waste of Amsterdam and frankly if I were there I would not be ringing my loved ones telling them I missed them. Mind you I wouldn't be doing t'ai chi either.

Herbs, you will also be looking younger on account of the pert uplift.

I am in desperate need of some new undies. My bottom half has shrunk by several inches since I started low carbing 18 months ago, so my knickers are unattractively baggy on the arse. My bra is not as full as it once was (but hey, whose is?). I swear by M&S, but I find undies-buying generally a long and tortuous process, involving extensive trying-on; rather like jeans, in fact. It's not something I can do in a hurry while DH and family pace about outside the changing rooms twitching and arguing.

BTM - don't talk to me about school tights - we get through thousands of pairs. DD1 must have spiky toenails, as she always has Steptoe-style holes with random toes poking through. Maybe I should learn to darn.

I thought dd was a star at making her black opaques last forever. Until I needed a pair one day and looked in my tights drawer. Grrrr.

Well done on the running, Ruby. I've earmarked my day off on Friday for my inaugural 2012 jog. Can you tell I'm procrastinating?!

Now I am feeling terribly guilty because everyone is being so energetic and exercising and I havent done a thing.
Dukes nope I didn't win the lottery. Re house thing I think it is the enormity of the whole thing. Last time we were ready to move, but only actually moved a couple of miles. This time we are contemplating leaving a very large city for a small town and all that entails. There is a lot of other issues bound up in it all. If it was just dp and I, I probably wouldnt think twice, but there is ds and I am worried about whether it is right for him.........
New undies - yes, mine are an unattractive shade of grey, but I can't find the right bra I've since piling on the poundage. Low carving - that sounds like an idea - what did you cut out?

Carbing FFS (blinking iPad)

I have a solution for grey undies - buy black ones I only have very few white/pale ones for the summer!

BD, I have forgotten how old your DS is - will he be moving schools too? What does he think about it all?

I am just concentrating on exercise ATM, dieting too would be a step too far (Herbs) My legs are becoming less stiff as I plough on with the Shred, but I'm not sure I'll ever get to level 3!

OK, so it;s not just my DD with the tights! We are trying out some Primark ones, but I think they may be on the small side (they only had 11-12 and DD has muscular thighs like me!), so they may not even stretch enough.

BTM - he is in year 4 (he is 8). In part, the move is because the secondary schools where we currently are a tad shabby and taking a punt on getting him into a grammer just seems a bit risky. We had always thought we would need to move once he got nearer to transition anyway (either that, or pay, which I am not a fan of). I don't think the reality has hit home (we had a friend who moved in the summer and it was only on the very last day when we all said goodbye that his oldest - same age as mine - got it and burst into tears). Having said that I am a strong believer in the fact children adjust more quickly than we think (possibly as an amry brat I HAVE to believe that!)
But, having said all that I am now having sleepless nights about the whole thing. I guess if it is a terrible move we will just have to move back!!

Thanks ruby - will look out for them (even though I am not speaking to my DD who is in another evil mood!)

BD, it may be hard for your DS, but he will make new friends and is it near enough that he could visit his old friends too?

Happy New Year Crepeys! Very pleased to have found you, must now read the thread......

(I'll be back in a jiffy.....)

Orangina!

I thought we'd scared you off!

BD, it sounds like a great move for a child - from a big city to a small town. Change is good! Just think how you will feel in two year's time if you haven't moved and are battling with rubbish secondary choices.

Low carbing is my favorite subject and I could bore for England on the benefits, but cut out spuds, rice, pasta, bread and cakes for a start, and eat more protein, veg and salad. I can't be bothered with reading labels and calculating portions, but the relaxed approach works for me!