January - an update

So far this month I have NOT
a) been doing my pelvic floor exercises
b) blogged more often - you may have picked up on that one
c) eaten less chocolate or cheese or drunk less coffee
d) filed any post and in fact I found a letter shoved at the back of a drawer yesterday on which I had written "urgent, deal with this, do not ignore"!!!

So far this month I HAVE

a) Got so completely and utterly hammered at The Noo's birthday party that I had to be taken home!  When I did get home I just headed up to bed and got in - fully dressed, including boots.  Poor husband had to disrobe me and not in a sexy weyhey manner but in a wrestling a wet watermelon manner, especially when he got to the tights removal stage!  The next day I was a sure fire winner of Kerry Katona's "mother of the year" award as I was sooooo horribly hungover I couldn't even pick the boy up due to the sickiness, the spinniness and the shakes.  My lovely wonderful baldy looked after our gorgeous boy all day, and let me go back to bed to sleep off the vino.  What a disgrace!! 

b) Finally cashed the boy's Child Trust Fund cheque.  The man in the bank obviously thought I was a complete and total fraud as I couldn't remember my previous address, or any details of any other financial dealing we have (no, I don't know what type of mortgage we have, or when the insurance is due or whether or not our life assurance has "family protection".  Yes, I know I should know all of this) and when I told him I was a teacher he asked which school and unfortunately I had to then explain that actually I've only done my degree and haven't actually done any actual teaching in an actual school yet!!  So all in all, I was there for an hour and probably answered 2 questions accurately - my name, the boy's name, both of which were written down on the letter from the government anyway!!

c) Introduced myself to my new neighbours.  I popped round with some home made shortbread and when they invited me in (how friendly) the little girl took out one of my biscuits, took a bite, pulled a face and then put it back into the tin!  Haven't seen them since......

So, we are drawing a line under January and marking it up to some kind of New Year blip.  February, that's where the action is, February, that's where real people take up New Year challenges, just as all those others are wimping out of theirs.  February, yes February! It's the new January - everyone knows that!!!!  Yes, yes, I realise we're ever so slightly half way through February but as they say - better late than never!