Today I am giving myself the day off. No articles no novel writing. I plan to do as little real (ie. paid) work as possible and I am not going to feel guilty about it. Well only a little guilty.

I am tired today and I want my bed.

Plus it's nearly the end of February and I will be looking at my progress soon so I think a little day off is called for....

I want to be fit, since I started to drive I have hardly walked anywhere. I know this is why I am feeling fat and unfit. So in an effort to fix this I shall start to be much more healthy and I know that as with everything I need a plan....

So firstly I am gonna have to start ditching the car! This is not going to be easy I have come to rely on my car so much but it wasn't so long ago that the very idea of driving to the station or my local shops was insane.

So with this in mind I will make a real effort to leave the car at home and walk places but this is dependant on time as I am a person who is always late anyway i will only be doing this when I have no time pressures because there is a big difference between being 10 mins late and 40 mins late!

Right so that's the walking I will also play Just Dance with my daughter more, I like playing with her it is fun and active and it will make me fitter!

I will leave it at those two things for now, I will come back to this in a while but i think best to start slow ;)

My article on the subject:

http://healthmad.com/weight-loss/fun-exercises-to-help-lose-weight/

What with it being Valentine's day and all I decided now would be a good time for the nice meal. I can not cook and I had a feeling that I would be even worse as I would be opening the wine early on in the evening. So I picked a relativly simple menu and pretty much fool proof.

Baked camenbert
Prawns and rice
Tirimasu

Plus wine and beer in case the whole thing went wrong.

Pleased to sya it went off without a hitch and I managed to please the man very much :) although I don't think I'll be doing it again in a hurry cooking is stressful!

If you are interested in teh menu it's here:

http://gomestic.com/cooking/easy-but-impressive-menu-for-people-that-cant-cook/

I want to write short pieces and be paid for them so I've joined Triond and written a few bits and bobs. I quite like it. It is a nice way to start out with article writing without any pressure.

So far I've written about Valentines Day presents, ideas and what to put in the card.

But I think I need something more, I'm thinking of an advice article perhaps because all us girls are looking for answers to something...

I can easily manage one article a week or even more if I can. I think this item on my to do list will be a bit easier than the rest!

I have a work in progress which is about a third way through the first draft and a 2nd which is in late editing stages and a 3rd which is currently sweating it out for a couple of months before I open it up and start work on it. I will finish all 3 of these books soon. This is a promise I have made to myself and in order to achieve this I have to do something about each one every day (well sort of....)

The one that I'm still writing I write 2000 words a day, usually in my lunch hour. This is my aim but ends up being around 1500 when I run out of time but there you go it's still a good goal.

The one in the later stages of edits I've been neglecting a LOT but I have decided to do at least 2 pages a day read through it again make notes correct bits and then add the changes to the master copy. This is something I am attempting at the moment but time always seems to run away with me....

As for the last one it will have to sit and stew for a while before I can even attempt to fix it, it's in very first draft right now and still has huge holes and problems but as it needs to live under the bed for a couple of months yet i don't need to do a lot with this which is good seeing as I have enough going on as it is!

The one on the list about the manual car requires a bit of back ground. See I had my licence a very long time and just did nothing with it, nothing at all I drove zero miles. I was too scared until i was told to drive an automatic just to make it easier and wow it was easier, I was so pleased that i started to drive everywhere (after a bit of pushing).

The thing is now I think i might not actually be able to drive a normal car again I've forgotten how, starting to drive the automatic was scary enough but I will do it I will give it ago and in today's post I will share with you a little mini blog I wrote about getting the guts to drive a car in the first place...

http://doitinaweekend.blogspot.com/

Ok here it is...

1. I will start a blog and keep it updated (even if I'm the only one to read it!)
2. I will learn to drive a manual car again (been driving automatic so long I've forgotten how)
3. I will cook a fancy pants meal for blokie
4. I will finish the current WIP
5. I will finishing editing my other WIP
6. I will CLEAN the kitchen bin properly (it really needs it)
7. I will start some form of exercise and get a bit fitter
8. I will scan my photos onto disks
9. I will increase my collection of articles and try and write one at least once a week
10. Finish my degree
11. Register with a new dentist
12. Register with new doctor
13. Mow the front garden
14. Sort out the junk in the child's bedroom
15. Either make proper contact with or delete my FaceBook friends
16. Sort out the boxes in the loft
17. Sort out my personal draws at work
18. Use up my free photo prints I was given when I signed up to online offer thingie
19. Go and see my neighbour (haven't made time for her in a long time...)
20. Get my shoes heeled
21. Get the zips and seams and things fixed on all those clothes I love but can't wear
22. Get my tattoo removed
23. Get AA membership
24. Replace all the light bulbs in the house
25. Dye my eyelashes - just to see
26. Sort out the O/S on the laptop
27. Organise the hall cupboard
28. Sort out my Direct Debits so they all come out at the same time and I stop thinking I have money when I don't
29. Organise some sensible 'work' clothes
30. Plant some flowers
31. Sort out ALL my hang bags
32. Clean the wax off my bedroom curtains (instead of just hiding it behind the radiator
33. Touch up the paint that has all flacked off the skirting
34. Put all the clocks in the house to the right time
35. Put up the mirror in the bathroom... I've only had it two years...
36. Get the back gate fixed
37. Figure out how to use the digital box thingies on all the TVs
38. Fix the loose tile in the kitchen
39. Make the garden sane
40. Go to Paris on the EuroStar
41. Get my hair cut
42. Do something useful with my wedding dress
43. Take the child ice skating
44. Have a conversation exchange in Spanish
45. Go roller disco-ing
46. Spend some time with my cousin S
47. Spend some time with cousin J
48. Win a pub quiz
49. Decorate my wheelie bin with nice stickers
50. Move the boat engines!
51. Make a YouTube video
52. Get my eyes tested
53. Do a self defense class
54. Remove the wasps nest
55. Organise my birthday...
56. Organise the garage
57. Sort out all my odd socks
58. Sort out the radio in the car so I can listen to music I like
59. Add ring tones to my phone
60. Do something about the bush next to the front door
61. Do something about my cat allergy

There you go I'm sure it will grow before I'm done...