Missing in Action....

I thought I'd check in with you all because lately I've been AWOL. I didn't want you to think I'd completely disappeared or anything.
I've not been posting because I've been ill :( I can't believe the irony because extremely shortly after making my last blog entry (yes, that one down there...
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you know, the one that tells you how to avoid getting a cold and flu) I got a cold! And it was a nasty one too in the end. I thought that I'd be able to just fight it off like normal, but this time it was playing hard ball. I spent the weekend feeling absolutely rubbish (OMG the sinus pain! Never had anything like it in my life!) and I've even had to take a couple of days off sick from work, which is completely unlike me. I'm actually writing this from the comforts of my duvet (sad as that sounds).

Me being pathetic (I don't have much sympathy, even with myself)

Quite honestly, being ill doesn't suit me at all. It really just won't do. The last few days I've been mainly sleeping, eating (because I get starving when I have a bad cold), getting bored, having hot and cold episodes (nice), getting bored, napping, reading, popping pills, getting bored...... it goes on. One thing that I absolutely refuse to do though is to watch daytime TV, anything but that!

So, because this nasty bug wouldn't let me out of it's grip I've not exercised for 5 whole days. I KNOW! But I've tried to be good and listen to my body for once. And I'm glad I did, but I just can't shake the feeling that I've put myself a bit behind. My eating hasn't been on point either so that's not even a saving grace. I'm counting down to our annual skiing holiday and every day counts.

Now, there are two reasons for this...

1) The sensible reason, which is that I want to be as fit as I can when I hit the slopes. Now that I can actually ski "alright" *smugness* I don't want to have to be stopping every few feet to rest my aching thighs like I normally do. I want to be able to ski hard and use it as a workout in itself. I can picture it now, elegantly and swiftly carving through the sparkling powder, leaving everyone else behind in my wake. OK, OK, I know that's not going to happen, but a girl's gotta dream right? And it certainly won't happen if I don't keep up with my squats and lunges!

2) The self-imposed reason (and probably the main reason), which is that I've got new salopettes to squeeze into. So I bought myself a new ski jacket and salopettes, no biggie. Jacket is fab, no problems there. But the salopettes are a slightly different matter. They're tight and stretchy. AND TIGHT. For some crazy reason I decided to go for streamlined 80's ski chic, instead of baggy snowboarding cool. I thought I'd look a bit glam and classy as if I'm skiing in Klosters or something. Yeah, right! Anyhoo, I still need to be able to shimmy myself into them somehow, and of course I need them to not split when I spectacularly face plant at some point (which I will). Probably on a black run, just underneath the ski lift whilst everyone on there's watching me magnificently fail.

So what I'm saying is, hurry up cold and go away so that I can get back to the plan. Even if it's just to save me from future embarrassment!