Busy Girl Goes Training - shock!

Argh.

Went training with my new PT yesterday (Mike Bach from Body Planner - he's on www.busygirlsguide.co.uk). You see, he's joined The Busy Girls Guide as their new Personal Trainer & fitness advisor, which means he's had to pass their service and quality tests, so that must mean he's good.

And I thought that training with him would be fun. So I booked a session with him.

Fun? I conveniently forgot that I'd have to put some effort in - I had this idealistic image of myself trotting around the park in Alderley Edge, with a big smile on my face as I took in the beautiful surroundings, chatting to Mike whilst stretching out on the bench and generally looking quite glamorous in my matching Nike sportswear.

Reality check needed, Busy Girl.

I don't have matching Nike sportswear - I have old trackie bottoms and odd tshirts and I haven't had new trainers for 11 years.

Sweating, puffing, panting, groaning and moaning, wet feet, wet trainers, wet legs.

Don't get me wrong, Alderley is beautiful at 9am on a crisp, dewey morning - but I'm not.

I'm out of shape. I need help. Looking back, it was probably a good idea to find this embarassing fact out now.

So, I invite you to follow my progress Busy Girl - I'll be blogging about my Personal Training sessions every week, giving you the highs and lows. I invite you to come training with me from your computer screen, let me do the work and you can feel my pain!

Am aching now! Have a wonderful weekend Busy Girls and catch you next week...

Eva xx

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how rude? Is Britain becoming worse?

That's it.

I've had enough of people beeping me because I'm a second too slow taking off at the lights.

I've had enough of the girl at the local shop who can't even be bothered to look at me when she serves me, let alone smile or say thank you.

I've had enough of the waiters who throw evils at me because I've not added a tip to the credit card slip - especially when I was intending on giving them some change instead.

I've had enough of pressing 75 different buttons to get through to the right person at the phone company, only to be cut off after 10 minutes of continual dialling tone - and they say they're in communications?!

I've had enough of watching chavs on tv getting away with murder, literally, meanwhile we're all worshipping chav-celebrities, who 'forget' to wear knickers to get in the press.

I've had enough of moaning about it all... do you think it will get worse or will it ever stop?

Rant over. Got it off my chest. I'm too busy for all this.

Love Eva xx

The things you do for love...

Himself likes this and I like that - but the chance of him going shopping for MAC makeup is slim, so I end up doing what he likes.

That's what happened when I first tried rock climbing, hill walking and more recently spinning. Not that himself likes spinning, but he goes downhill mountain biking, so if I'm going to try that, I should at least get myself comfortable in the saddle.

Many of the things I've done for him have been done with an initial disinterest, but turned out to be good fun and, in some cases, something I'm actually quite good at.

Apart from spinning.

Last night pootled off to the gym with friend in tow, decided to get into gear before being dragged onto a mountain to hurtle down it on two wheels. Everything was going ok til I got my trouser leg caught in the peddle and nearly garroted my left leg off. Had to spend rest of the class with trousers pulled up above thighs, much to the amusement of skinny 'hilarious' man on the bike next to me.

Note to self - don't wear long trousers on a bike, no matter how white and blotchy legs are.

I'm off to sit on a cushion - my bottom hurts.

Eva xx

How to wake up happy

This morning I woke up miserable - my alarm is too loud, my bed is too comfortable and I hate Mondays.

But waking up happy is possible - I know from searching the depths of my distant memory, that I've done it before, at least once.

Waking up happy is all about preparation - you need to have a few key things ready for the next day... I had a chat with the Experts and came back with this list:

1. Get an alarm clock with a nice (not annoying) tone - even a SAD Alarm Clock is more gentle than your mobile phone's shrill alarm.

2. Have something to look forward to! If it's Monday and you're going to work, you're off to a bad start, so why not plan something fun for the evening; have a friend over for a girly night or go to the flicks, even get something nice in for breakfast... it will cheer you up when you remember.

3. Leave your dressing gown by the bed. One of the big reasons you won't want to get out is because it's too cold out there. If your dressing gown is within reach at least your first few steps won't be so unpleasant.

Hope this helps Busy Girl? I'm going to try it tonight, see how I get on. Oh, and the 3 things a day thing is really working for me - I've stopped trying to do 'everything' at once and seem (cautious pause) to be getting more effective.

Wonders never cease! Have fun Busy Girl, love Eva xx

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The cheque's in the post...

Morning Busy Girls

How annoying are cheques and paperwork? I'm so used to firing off an email or checking my bank balance online that I feel to send a cheque is just big hassle and bottom of the list of things to do.

You not only have to find your cheque book, write it, find the person's address, write a note to accompany it, find an envelope, buy some stamps, but then also remember to post the thing and not leave it hanging around in your bag for days getting dirty and crumpled.

There must be an easier way - maybe soon they'll get rid of cheques completely and then I can save a good hour or so faffing about trying to pay people their dues.

Rant over - have a great day! Eva xx

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