New Year…New Me

Yeah right – that’s going to happen is it?!

No new year resolutions or anything like that this year, other than a heightened desire to lose some bloody weight! I completely pigged out in December and over Xmas and found at one point I was 14 1/2 stone – mental! Anyway, I’ve lost about 5 pounds just this week by not eating all the crap that’s around the house…just need to exercise a bit. That’s a bit of a problem at the minute because I’ve got a real issue with my back. I am hoping to see Chris Perkins in the next couple of days to sort me out, but I am also worried that it might be more serious and even a hip issue. In fact that just reminded me to text Chris and get an appointment!

2018 is panning out to be mental already – below is a list of some of the things that we have lined up but yesterday evening we sat down and in the space of about three hours we booked a weekend skiing in La Plagne and 5 days in the US (Boston and New York) for us and friends for our 50th birthdays. It should be us, Millars, Holdens and possible the Carrolls and Wards – but we’ll see about everyone else.

January

Saturday 6th January – Junkyard Golf with Pauline Bampton birthday

Thursday 11^th January – Mum meal for her & family

Saturday 13^th January – Mum birthday meal with me, Louise and family

Sunday 14^th January – Mum go-karting & ten pin bowling

Saturday 20^th January – London for night with Nikki/Gareth – Wine Tasting (and hotel)

February

Friday 9^th February – Miles 21^st

Friday 16^th February - Sunday 18^th February – Nikki’s weekend away

March

Friday 9^th - 13^th March – Madeira

Thursday 29^th March – 3^rd April – Skiing

April

Saturday - 14^th April – Grand National – Liverpool (and hotel)

May

Saturday 5^th May – Tears for Fears – Birmingham (and hotel)

Saturday 26^th - 27^th May – Common People – Oxford South Park

July

Tuesday 10^th July - Anniversary

August

Friday 17^th August – 1^st September – Japan

September

Sunday 9^th September – 3^rd Day of Test Match- England v India – Oval (London)

October

Saturday 20^th – Thursday 25^th October – Boston & New York

*Need to book the following:

Meal in London from Kids – has to be used before May

Red Letter Day – end of year?

Meal at Black Boy in Headington – end of year?

Oxford Bus Tour

Oxford Morse Pub Tour

Other items from my list on the larder