They always lock us in Veggie..they're in with us its not like they go home and lock us in they just get all the customers out at closing time and then lock the doors while we finish up. It just bothers me that the door is locked and we can't get out without busting through a fire exit or waiting for the manager to unlock the door and let us go

YP..i've been up all night too but I have'nt bothered to run 8k can't wait to see your pics

Own up, who is it??? Someone has changed my menstrual cycle, and you are the only group of girls I am hanging out with recently. All my friends at the pool are waaaaaaay post menopause, so it's not them!

No period pains, no PMS (Col said I am my usual grumpy self nothing unusual!?) and this morning, whacko, Aunt Flo arrives. I'm still going to the gym and still swimming, but I ain't happy!

Happy Valentine's Day all!!!!

Er... wasn't me

I agree with everyone else - YP you're just bonkers!

Ok little DF story for you - since I was ranting about him wanting to go out and I was I felt guilty for going to my kickboxing class, I was ranting at him in my head all the way there, I was really narked about having to go out when all I wanted to do was go home and cook my dinners for the week and go to bed! Sooooooo I went kickboxing and had a really crappy class. All the brats were REALLY misbehaving no matter how many press ups I dished out!

Got home in a bad mood preparing for a disgruntled DF because I didn't want to go out. Well I got in, and he's washing up and he's been baking! He made me a shortcake heart with a "J for Jen" on it! Aww bless him! And I was really trying hard not to be grumpy because I knew I needed food! So bless him for washing up and making me cake! And we didn't go out and I made my chicken for the week and I was asleep by 10pm! Hooray! All is happy in the frus household again!

Got kickboxing tonight (I'm so romantic!) and trying to eat as clean as possible since the pepperoni pizza has got me in camel mode! Oh and just for the record - I bought DF "Be Mine" socks, a card with an orangutan and a BIG box of Dairy Box choccies... I have. nothing. Yet. We don't do valentine's and if it lets me go kickboxing then I'll forfeit cards and choccies!

Nope, Ky, t'weren't me, either! Could it be the weight loss????

Ahhh, Frus, what a sweetie your DF is! I've got one like that, too. My favourite flowers are the big deep yellow daffodils and those very dark blue irises (thats what I had as my wedding flowers) and I got home from my walk to find my neighbour pacing up and down waiting for me to come home before she could go to work because she had taken in a HUGE bouquet of them and a gorgeous basket of fruit (instead of choccies) - romance is not dead!

My neighbour is now feeling very hard done by because my flowers reminded her that her other half never buys her anything. If he remembers at all he just gives her a tenner. As you can probably tell I'm not feeling very charitable towards her at the moment this is because, after saving hard for two years, we finally completely renovated our kitchen last year - it was lovely to see two years worth of planning and designing come together - and she's just had theirs done virtually identical to ours. She has bought all the same appliances, decorated in the same colours, even bought the same accessories!! Kevin keeps telling me to chill out about it because (he says) immitation is the sincerest form of flattery. My personal opinion about the whole thing is

Poor dogs - well, poor George - he was not in the mood for a walk today (Fred was okay). I went to put on George's lead and he went and sat facing in to the corner of his bedroom (his doggy version of sulking). He finally agreed to come out for a walk but after an hour he kept trying to walk backwards in front of me while looking me in the eyes - his version of telling me he's had enough and wants to go home. I think that yesterday's walk was maybe too much for him.

I have no idea why my cycle is haywire, but I will find the person responsible!!! LOL. It was a girl at work last time!!! Mine is very sensitive to other people. I would blame my friend Ann, but she is 68, so it's not her!!!!

I had a great swim this morning, I did 45 minutes cardio as well, and did it hard, it was great, and no wheezing!!!! And cute red head gym instructor was there and we had a nice chat, so that made for a pleasant morning.

Poor George, no wonder he didn't want to go for a walk, after your hike yesterday!

I'm off to aquaerobics this afternoon, with the aforementioned Ann, who at her age is a size 12 and absolutely gorgeous, though she has no idea. I'm trying to find her a boyfriend, but not having much luck, no one meets our high standards!!! Or if they do, they're 30 years too young LOL

Look at all you romancers -

Sarah - your neighbour had her just desserts then Your dogs need some cardio training!

I need some of this

And some of this - nice smilies for us for V-day!

I want to do some of this!!!

I want a swimming smiley!! Soon be time to go to aqua with the oldies!!!

My Col couldn't bake to save his life!!! I am most impressed with Mr Frus' efforts!

Do I really have to go to work tomorrow???

Ky - you can get a belly dancing work out video/DVD. I saw one the other day somewhere (online) I'll try and find it again for you.

I want to do a class so I have an excuse to get pretty shiny things to wear!!! I have a sequin addiction Perhaps in the latter half of the year as part of my new years resolution to try at least one new exercise every month. I am doing well so far with this, I have tried lots of new things this year already!!!

I am notoriously bad at videos, I tend to wander off, or step on the cat, or dance into the fireplace. I need a gym or class environment to keep me focussed. Even then I end up chatting to people, or window shopping at boys!!! I'm dreadful!!! My justification is that Colin works for Daily Sport and part of his job is looking at pictures of naked ladies all day, so if he can look, so can I, the only thing is, he gets paid for it!!!!!

Oooh can I come and bellydance too?

I want a kickboxing smiley! I've got one for MSN - it rocks!

The UK 3FC belly dancing troupe, anyone else up for it???? LOL

I went to aquaerobics, it was great!!! Very busy, about 20 people there, and I was the youngest Boy it's hard though, my arms are really sore now!!!! I am still planning to go and weight lift tonight. I am hoping that all the cute young boys are taking their cute young girlies to dinner and leaving us wrinkled old hens to the gym!!!

back to work tomorrow, yuck yuck yuck. Ah well it's only a day!!! Then I have my gym induction at the new gym on Thursday, getting fitted for my running trainers on Thursday afternoon, and hopefully starting to do a bit of running over the weekend.

Woo hoo!!!! I will lose weight before June, I will!!!!!

I suddenly realised about Friday I was due a period, it then dawned on me bloody **** I havent been grumpy, havent wanted to kill anyone, havent craved chocolate or havent had the usual intense melancholy. Jesus I thought I surely cannot be pregnant I've hardly seen any action this month. Anyway Saturday my period arrives since then I've felt like crap I sat on my grandmother's grave yesterday like a complete loon and cried my eyes out been as cranky as feck and eaten enough chocolate to cover Canada. It's all back to front oh well here's to a better day tomorrow.
Although I have to say
Martin my husband made me crack a smile this morning though he had left a card poking through our letterbox addressed to "the thin one"

Ooh, I'll do belly dancing.

It wasn't me either Kyk, mine seems to have gone missing this month. Not a sign of anything and it's been about 6 weeks. Just as it was starting to get vaguely regular.

I'm not doing running club tonight, other people don't want to run. I do need to go to Tesco with all the other sad single people who have nothing better to do though

And I'm going to count the holiday loss today, the monthly weigh in on the Boots scales agreed with the weight from yesterday so that's official enough for me

I hope you kept your hands away from that Madonna when you were on holiday Miss YP!!!

I'll blame Michele for my change in period time, it's almost a week early!!! I might be able to find someone to blame at work perhaps!! When I lived in residences, all of us girls were due the same day, the poor old boys used to run for cover the week before, and calm us with chocolate during the week of our periods, cost em a fortune!

I'm glad I don't do Tesco anymore, our Somerfield was positively serene last night!!! And they had mackies fruit sorbet. 100 calories a serving, and it's super gorgeous!!!! Full of sugar, but coupled with fruit, makes for a very pleasant dessert.

Don't worry, I didn't go to see the Madonna in the end, 6 weeks is nothing particularly unusual, I just thought I was over that phase