Hello Helen, Jean, Chloe and Brencoot,

How are we?

Helen, thank you for your lovely note.  Yes, I was having a bit too much energy the other night, and needed to be reminded that everything happens for a reason, and also to be impatient and let it be.  I feel very comforting to come onto the site, knowing that no matter how I feel, you lot out there would understand it

Jean, I know what you are saying, feeling exactly the same as you do.  We are buddies and we are always here for each other.  How lucky are we to have met one and another here on the forum?!

Chloe, are you looking after yourself regardless how busy your family, animals and puppies make you to get engaged in all sorts of things?  So good to hear about your home renovation.

I feel grounded and relaxed, realising that we have a whole life expand to look forward to.  Everyday is a new day.

Hope you are all well.  Please be kind and be gentle with yourself.

Love you lots, and thank you for your kinds words.

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Hope

Hope Xx no I haven’t been looking after myself ha ha and I have had the most rotten cold haven’t done any exercise and drank more coffee than water. I know what to do its just the doing it ha ha. I just need to get back into the habit of it. I went in the swimming pool again tonight and saw the MEND guys there with their t shirts Mind Exercise Nutrition Do it ...its the der der DO it bit teee heee. When I did exercise if i missed a day I felt guilty now I need some discipline I need to put some routine back into my life. Most of my friends go to the gym most days and are so good at looking after themselves. You and Brencoot need to sprinkle your magic sports dust on me please Xx When I read at university I realised most of the greatest minds did exercise at least 2 hours a day if I recall, ie the psychologist Eysenck was a tennis player. Loehr and Mc Laughlin mention in mental toughness the greatest chess player, swam. Mind over matter. My friends laughed together tonight because we really need to exercise more, because it is such great stuff. Exercise is me time and I do feel selfish when I have me time yet I need that time to be a great mum wife and friend, so yes Hope I need to look after myself XXI do love you XxHUGXX I shall endeavour to exercise more and keep healthy Xx promise XxChloe

Brencoot Xx my passion is swimming above and below water, snorkelling and sailing Xx I love water sports. I think I should emergrate to some place hot because it is far too cold here. I love to sit for hours and stare at the sea. I used to find time to do this when I was pregnant and I love swimming. I would swim all day, every day. Yes my passion is swimmimg Xx why aren’t I swimmimg ? ha ha ha ha Xxx When I worked in a work place full of men we would all go swimmimg at luch time, the works vehicle took us to the local pool. My male collegues were so shocked that me the girlie perfume slick could out swim them teee hee. They would reach the other end of the pool breathless and I would already be there hair and make up still in tact and shocked I never needed to stop, I love it. Now I get my head under the water and wear goggles. For valentines my husband helped me sort out the house, no laughing that was the greatest gift of all xx I plan to paint my house soon, and I do all the inside jobs and my husband does all the work outside. He hates any DIY so I do it. I needed to move some furniture out and he helped me without grumbling, I was so happy it was a very happy valentines. Sounds crazy yet it was a wonderful happy experience Xx For him I guess I never had to nag Xx so he was happy Xx How are you ? What are you up to this weekend are you still running. My friend ran a half marathon at the weekend in under 2 hours she was thrilled and had to run on the beach !!! Speak soon Xx Chloe