It’s 5pm and I have not stopped… until now, to sit and write this.
Obviously it’s been the shortest day of the year with a storm howling, which has kept it quite dark even in the daylight!
Thanks to Kate Spencer on FB. She’s another good follow!
Sunrise was at 8.47 and sunset at 15.47…. I did see the sun once about 1.30pm!
So from today it starts getting lighter every day! I love that.
I have not stopped all day.
I am sure I will crash soon.
I worked at 4.50am and couldn’t get back to sleep.
My mine was whirring with everything that needs done, so I wrote some reminders.
I was out the door by 6.30 to run with the 3 girls who are still doing Marcothon, this year.
I was nervous as I’d been awake so early and it gave me time to think… I might slow them down, the weather is atrocious and so on….
It really was atrocious. Sideways rain as we left my house.
We were blown about and ran through huge puddles… one in particular that there was no going around.
Our feet were soaking almost immediately!
I tried really hard to keep going and not stop, like I usually do.
It was tough.
I knew it was fast as I felt a wee bit sick 🤮 😆
Here we all are…. Very festive in front of our village hall with the tree on my shoulder. (I had to take my glasses off as soon as we started to run, as I couldn’t see a thing!)
And guess what… I blasted out 3 personal bests… my fastest 5k
And my fastest 1 mile and 2 miles.
I am soooooo chuffed, especially in such horrific weather.
There’s now a tree fallen down over the road we ran 😱
So quick shower and hair wash (again!) and out to get my Christmas nails 💅🏼 done at 9am.
I go to Viv’s Nails and she’s on maternity leave but kindly came back for two days for Christmas!
They go soooo well with my second pair of favourite jammies in the world!!
My toes are matching, not that anyone will see them 😆. I say that and I see them them and they make me smile when I do!
Then very quickly round to the little gift shop which was super busy this morning. One of the best Saturdays since the shop opened. It was just constant.
Back home by 1.30 and straight into red jammies and started wrapping all of my Christmas pressies. I wanted to do that today in case I’m missing anything, but I actually don’t think I am.
I used a mishmash of wrapping paper, some from this year and some from the last few years. There is no theme in our house this year 😆 I took great delight in wrapping a family of fours’ presents, all in different paper! I have never done that! 😆 it feels quite rebellious.
I figured if I keep sharing that we should all be more relaxed about Christmas, then I should take my own advice.
I’ve also been doing some housework…. Instead of hoovering, I am hoovering with my Crocs! They are excellent at getting dog hair up off the carpet!!
I think I am done now though. I’m tired. No wonder!!
Have a lovely Saturday evening!
The little gift shop is open tomorrow 10-1pm!
Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️
The Rambling Sloth 🦥 