Happy Anniversary to us @murdieloon! 23 yrs!! Not changed a bit lol. New post on blog. Link in bio

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Meet Bluebeau. Our donkey we adopted for our anniversary this weekend. You can read about him in my blog. Link in bio

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Inappropriate footwear in today blog post. Link in bio

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Trying to tire Malf out a wee bit before his annual booster trip to the vet. He adores it there and gets very very excited to see all the other people and pets. #maddog

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Homemade potato and leek soup today, Slimming world friendly. Did it as my first cooking Vlog on you tube. Any feed back is appreciated x. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FW6W9ck3kYs link in bio

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New blog post up which is a vlog post. Link in bio or www.karenodonnell.co.uk

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New waffle up in my blog and scarily First ever Video blog!! Link in bio.

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What a day! New post up on blog. Link in bio.

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My baby off alone on a train! New blog post up. Link in Bio.

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Excessive packing today for a wee eyeshadow. New blog post up. Link in bio

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Today sees the launch of my new blog. Link in my Bio

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New Beginning ....SMART syle

...............so today marks the last day of this lifestyle. Cleaning out the cupboards, food shopping and tidying round the treadmill all to begin it tomorrow.

I read a good book on holiday in Spain which kinda hit home. It said there is no fad diet, there is no quick fix. The only way to get healthy, lose weight and get fit is hard hard work.  In the book she mentions setting SMART goals. SMART goals remind me of my nursing training and they were drummed into us then. Make any goal to be Specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely. By setting goals within this SMART ideals, then they are do able.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Memoirs-Former-Fatty-girl-went-ebook/dp/B01FCF9THM



My initial goals are set over a 4 week time scale.  Then at the end of this first 4 weeks I will reassess and set another 4 weeks. For me I feel 4 weeks are doable so here are my first block of goals.

1. Lose a stone.  I am returning to slimming world yet again. I feel, for me, the guidance this gives me especially in the first month is needed to focus. I am going to the Thursday night class for the next 2 months I am off all but 1 Thursday. This give me regular class and time of weekly weigh in. Though as I am starting on Monday I will always also weigh on a Monday at home.

2. Weeks 1-4 of C25k. I have gotten to week 6 of this before so know I can run for 25 minutes with no stopping. But its been a while and I need to begin again. Going to do 3 runs a week and follow the program. You could do it every second day but I feel 3 a week is good enough.

3. Aim a class a week.  The other 2 are set as I AM doing them. Sticking to Healthy eating and embarking on C25k is very good but if I can start to add in one class a week at my local leisure centre at some point I will be delighted. I enjoy the dance style of Zumba or Aerobics. I also enjoy Pilates so any of that 3 would be good. This goal is more to get into the habit of fitness.

Final weekend of the holiday. I Need to drink to cook the steak chips mushrooms broccoli and peppercorn sauce to perfection

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Setting a wee goal decisions

Been a long long time since i typed a post on here. Far too long. I have gotten lazy with the typing and have it set up now that it often simply posts my Instagram instead.
I am trying to decide if you post on here to monitor my goal or get more down with it and do a Vblog...... oh decisions 

What to do today? Paint the living room it seems

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