Sshhh Silent Sunday

Sunday 7th September 2014

Sshhh Silent Sunday

Sunday 31st August 2014

Sshhh Silent Sunday

Sunday 24th August 2014

Sshhh Silent Sunday

Sunday 17th August 2014

Sunshine Award

***Sunshine Award***

***Sunshine Award***

My very first blog tag (massive smiley face right now) so a huge "Thank You" to Nin at prettypug I am very pleased to have been nominated for the Sunshine Award. Feeling happy happy happy it's always nice when someone notices you & likes what you do! 

So let me explain, here are the rules of the Sunshine Award...

1) You need to display the Sunshine Award Logo within your blog post

2) Show appreciation by acknowledging the blogger who nominated you & add a link back to them within your post 

3) Share 7 random or interesting things about yourself

4) Nominate between 5 & 10 bloggers you admire & happily pass this award on to them making sure to link their blog to your post 

5) Contact your chosen blogger to let them know they have been nominated 

Now then here are my 7 random/interesting things 

1) Travelling to India, Ireland & Italy is on that list of things to do & has been ever since being a child.

2) My two career choices as a child was becoming a Vet to help all animals or being a Police Officer to make the world a better place. Sadly neither of which happened, although I have the ability to be able to talk to anyone & actually enjoy it so I have been in customer service & sales for many years.

3) Having very own bed & breakfast with a little bar attached & small farming land to have a few animals has been a dream for a very long time, offering a unique experience in a nice quite location.

4) Growing up I used to tell people I never wanted children but I secretly I wanted a MASSIVE TRIBE of them. I already have 3 my son Jack James & 2 daughters Daisy Marie & Poppy Anne & as much as I could scream from the roof tops most days I love them too the moon & back so who knows maybe there could more only time will tell.

5) I absolutely admire people who can dance I love just watching them move its a art in it's self.

6) I'm not girly & don't mind getting my hands dirty so I would love to build my own house but not just any old house I would like to build a sustainable Eco friendly house. I have so many ideas of what I would like to put into action.

  

7) Weddings weddings weddings I truly love everything about a good old wedding every kind. 

Well that was mine a little insight into me, so what will you write & who will you nominate? My first nomination is Life's A Beach followed by Doctor Splodge along with Do It Yourself Weddings & Smitten Kitchen & finally Bikini Body Mommy.

Once again "Thank You" Nin for the nomination x x x

L Plates At The Ready

Yes the L Plates are making another appearance I think it is about time I get my act together & revise this theory so I can actually get on the road. Now don't get me wrong I am all for saving the environment & reducing the amount of vehicles on the roads but when you have 3 children & 2 of them require a pram doing the shopping & school run is a nightmare especially when the school run is a grand total of 3 to 3.5 hours from start to finish as my son goes to school in the next town. 

So yes I would love to be able to go places without a full blown explosion of public humiliation when the toddler goes on one or the stress of 50 shopping bags falling of my pram in the street, paying out of this world taxi fares & so much more.

Anyway I took my theory test about 9 months ago now & failed by one point not ten or six just point I was disheartened to say the least, although I didn't do any revision & had hardly any sleep so what could I expect really??? Well now I am going to attempt it again but this time I have a plan, yes you read correctly a plan I said (very simple but a plan none the less). 

I have already booked my theory test I did it on the 17th of this month & booked it in for the 31st of this month meaning I only have around two weeks to revise & learn all I can. So I shall take two online mock tests every day leading up to the actual test this way I can see what I am getting wrong & learn what I need to that way & fingers crossed this shall work! I am also going to replace my son Jack's reading book with the Highway Code that way he is leaning it as well as me, sounds like a good plan to me so far I just really hope it work.

I shall keep a record of my scores to see what my progress is like as well so fingers crossed & wish me luck & remember I need 43/50 to pass The Multiple Choice Test & 44/75 to pass the Hazards Perception Test. 

Sunday 2oth July 2014

Mock Test One - 38/50

Mock Test Two - 37/50

Hazards Perception - PASSED

Not happy with this attempt as after seeing the answers I got incorrect I actually knew some of the answers but hesitated I should have gone with my gut feeling. Although I have passed the hazards perception part, oh well better look tomorrow.  

Monday 21st July 2014

Mock Test One - 43/50 (PASSED)

Mock Test Two - 37/50

Hazards Perception - PASSED

Oh yes I only would have passed my driving theory test if this had been a really go on the mock test one but sadly not the mock test two, so pleased with my little self as again I also passed the hazards perception part of the test as well. Lets see how I get on tomorrow. 

Tuesday 22nd July 2014

Mock Test One - 40/50
Mock Test Two - 43/50 (PASSED)
Hazards Perception - PASSED

So pleased that's another pass oh Iv'e impressed myself! I still need to complete all the mock tests though as I am given different questions on each test.

Wednesday 23rd July 2014

Mock Test One - 49/50 (PASSED)
Mock Test Two - 38/50
Hazards Perception - PASSED

Like oh my gosh 49 what the heck is that all about??? Talk about impressing my little self whoop whoop (big massive smiley face)
All I can think about is how great it will be to actually past the really thing but knowing my luck I will probably have a bad day & get all the answers wrong.

Thursday 24th July 2014

Mock Test One - 44/50 (PASSED)
Mock Test Two - 43/50 (PASSED)
Hazards Perception - PASSED

Feeling a little better about going to do my test now I know my score is just passing but it is a pass at the end of the day which is better than a fail, but still need more practice I think.

Friday 25th July 2014

Mock Test One - 39/50
Mock Test Two - 43/50 (PASSED)
Hazards Perception - PASSED 

I am starting to get a little too confident so think I should give the tests a break I don't want to overload my brain weather this is a good idea or not that will be soon seen.


*****(THE BIG DAY) Thursday 31st July 2014 (TEST DAY)*****

Well that's it done I managed to PASS the Hazards Perception BUT sadly FAILED the Multiple Choice Questions by one mark I got 42/50 I only needed 43 GUTTED GUTTED GUTTED!!! (exactly the same scores as last time)
I found that even though I used 4 different websites to help me revise just to make sure I had a range of different questions for the big test none of the proper test questions was in any of the revision (STRANGE) so I guess I will just need to re-book in & take it again fingers crossed & any help or advise please feel free to send it my way but for now public transport is the way forwards (EXTREMELY sad face right now).

Fat & 30 Final Day

The final day has arrived of completing my diary of food intake so lets see how I get along.

Saturday 26th July 2014

End Weight 10 stone 8 & 1/2 pounds

(Yep put some weight on NOT HAPPY although it is that time of the month as well but I know it;s mainly down to what I am eating)

Exercise (completed)

Jogging around the field with Milo (my crazy pup)

dancing session

Food & Drink (consumed)

9:48am - One cup of coffee

2:20pm - McDonald's double cheese burger, fries, cheese bites & a bottle of water

6:45pm - McDonald's chicken nuggets & a latte with 3 sugars

10:57pm - A handful of almond nuts, 5 spoonful of Greek butter beans with soft Italian bread & olives

11:50pm - Coffee with two sugars & milk  

So overall I am not eating the best & need to make changes I couldn't have picked a worse week to start this as I seem to have just eaten total rubbish! I have noticed I drink a lot of the old coffee so that will have to stop & I think I defiantly need to be eating more fruit & veg.

I am open to any advice & please remember I have 3 lovely children so anything quick & easy would be fantastic.

END RESULT - still overweight :-(