GOOD RESPONSE

I have had a very good response via email today regarding people (mostly MP's) who will make a personal donation and pass on details to their colleagues which I am very happy about obviously.  The £500 mark is very tantalizingly near and after that has been exceeded it is down to concentrating on the first £1,000 mark.

I am very proud with myself for the fact that I am still not smoking and donating £10 to the Charity each week. I rather naively thought that the Charity received all the money we raised but in fact some of the money raised is your travelling costs, accommodation etcetera.  At least by paying £10 per week of my own money, I am offsetting the costs a little. 

I am off walking again tomorrow with my friend who is a great walking partner and it is doing her the world of good to get outside, have some fresh air and help her lose weight - which is what she is looking to do.  We have found a fantastic walk that involves a little hill climbing (not too much as of yet) and walking down hills through woods.  All in all it is a lovely walk with a stream running down the middle.  I shall try to remember to take a picture of it tomorrow and post here.

My Uncle is fundraising very well on my behalf as are my parents and a friend who is doing a sponsored walk.  I am truly blessed to have so many kind, caring people who really want to push me to succeed and succeed I shall.

Quit Smoking

This is such a disgusting picture but they say "a picture is worth a 1000 words"!!! That's what this picture is to me, a 1000 words.

I decided quite a while ago that I wanted to quit smoking. I did quit previously for 7 months but rather stupidly started again.

Now, what with the thought of trekking the Grand Canyon for miles and miles, the kids hating the fact that I smoke (I don't smoke in car or house) and the monetary value in not smoking, I have decided that New Year is the time.

I have gradually cut down and today have only smoked 2 ciggies - it is now 8.30 pm so I am well chuffed with myself.

I will save around £25 per week from not smoking and have decided that I will donate £10 per week to the Girly Girls Grand Canyon Fund Raising Trek. It will for me, help keep me motivated, improve my fitness and stop me from shouting on the trek "stop whilst I have a fag............"!! Not a really appropriate statement is it. So all change for New Year, no smoking, exercising, fundraising and generally getting my life into some reasonable sort of order.

Roll on 2011 - that is what I say!!!!!