Jack is my bike, and he is fixed :) It is standing on two wheels again for the first time in a few days! 

Yesterday was my first class in a new module and I was really nervous. I only knew about 6 people out of about 80 but everyone was really welcoming. 
We have started learning about the National Curriculum in PE and then went on to have a practical session in Gymnastics. I'm not sure about you but the last time I did any sort of gymnastics was when I was bout 11. Turns out I have lost all flexibility and today my muscles are SORE!! Not very good for getting a workout done :( 

Today was a relaxing day, just one class. But I'm headed off the library now to get some work done, so I'll leave you with this to think about. 

It's pretty, cool the first four words you see describe you mine were


outgoing, outspoken, peaceful and thoughtful

What words describe you?

I think it is official. I am probably the worst blogger ever. I mean, I always forget my camera, I never manage to take good photos when I have it and always forget to actually write down what I've been up to. So here is a whirl wind tour of my weekend just gone!! I hope you had an exciting weekend as well. 


It started with a bike puncture which was a bit annoying but made me a little excited as I had never had one before. However I soon realised that I am really bad at fixing them. Using a biro, a couple of pencil and a knife later I managed to prise the tyre off!

We then patched it up, with some much needed help from a couple of awesome guys on my uni course. 

After letting that dry I realised that I had no idea of how to get the tyre back on so decided to give up and wait for them to come help me again.

In the evening I made this lasange which was delicious. It was really simple as well
- chop up the veg and cook gently in a pan with a tin of chopped tomatoes
- make a cheese sauce in a seperate pan
- once the veg is ready layer veg, lasagne sheets and cheese sauce in an oven proof dish
- finish cooking in the oven for another 20 or so minutes 

Sunday was a little more successful. I went into town with the same two guys who fixed the puncture to see the Remembrance Parade. There were a couple of hundred people out in the centre of Liverpool paying their respects which was touching to see. 

They might not be the best pictures but I think you can see how many people were out on a cold Sunday morning. 
While we were in town I picked up my new waterproof jacket. I have been saving up for this for a couple of months and am really excited to finally have it!! It's the Mountain Equipment Women's Diamir Jacket in True Red. It is honestly the best jacket of this type I have ever had.

i spent Sunday afternoon in the library doing some work for an assignment due in a couple of weeks but ended up loosing about 3 hours worth of work. as you can imagine I was pretty annoyed and this photo best sums up how I was feeling at the time. 

I hope you all had good weekends, any one get up to anything fun? 

I made another soup tonight and it was mega! Not too salty and the perfect vegetable flavour.

All it took were a couple of carrots, a couple of potatoes, half a head of celery and half an onion. They were chucked into a saucepan with a little oil and simmered for about 20 minutes, after that I added in about half a litre of vegtable stock. That all boiled away for maybe another 10 mins, before I checked it. It's possible to tell when the veg is ready because it will crush under the pressure of a fork.

Then comes the fun part - blending!! I have a hand held wand blender and it makes everything so easy and tidy, hardly any splashes to date! 

This morning I had a class all about teacher training courses to go onto after I have finished this degree. It sounds like an amazing opportunity, and one I really want to take, but it's going to be so hard to actually do! Our lecturer was explaining all the requirements that we to fulfil, I have most of them but the important thing now is getting in lots of classroom based experience. I think I know what I'm going to be doing with my time off this summer !!

On a more fitness based note I have started the one hundred push ups, two hundred sit ups and two hundred squats challenges. This may seem like alot but I will only have to do one or maybe two exercises a day and i think it will be feesible. 
I love these challenges, they motivate me and give me a mini goal for every day of the week!


Here are some lovely photos of me demonstrating my poor form and lets hope I look and feel a bit better than this in 6 weeks!!

I hope you have all had a good day :) 

I feel really bad, I’ve been a bit AWOL recently! Life has just got the better of me, oops!

I went home for a weekend free of distraction to do some work, however I ended up at a family party on Sunday, decorating a Baby-Gro on Monday, catching up with one of my high school teacher on Tuesday and travelling back up to Liverpool on Wednesday!

The baby-gro I was decorating was for a different high school teacher who is due on 24th, she was the woman who inspired me to get into the outdoors through the Duke of Edinburgh Scheme so I sewed on the DofE logo in green felt onto a white outfit. It looked pretty sweet and I have a photo to show you, it was taken on my phone thought so its not amazing...

Not wanting to bore anyone thought I would add a shot of me travelling home, looking slightly mad!!

On this train ride alone I’ve managed to waste so much time by

·         Setting up my computer for face recognition

·         Created a budget spread-sheet (even when my finances are the most organised they have ever been!)

·         Watched The Blind Side and finished Friday Night Lights – been on a bit of a football themed film streak, my next one is the Disney classic Game Plan

I have managed to get a bit of work done as I have a couple of assignments due in the next few weeks. I’m also really looking forward to my boyfriend coming up to Liverpool for the first time ever in a couple of weeks!

Oh and even thought this was last week’s eats I was really proud of the celery, potato and onion soup I made so here is a dodgy picture for you

I hope you guys are ok, have you ever done any sewing projects like this? link it up in the comments below 

Abbie

I'm still here I promise, I've just been suffering from a cough/cold for a couple of days which has had me out of action. :( But this evening i'm putting on a brave face, and some make-up, to go and see this guy perform. 

He's playing at the Jazz Cafe in Camden which is an awesome venue, small and not too crazy and then i'm coming back to Liverpool tomorrow lunchtime. It's a pretty crazy travel schedule but should be worth it.

Hope to see you tomorrow!

I spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Wales climbing, first on a crag on the side of the road, then a bit more of an adventure with some sea cliff climbing in Anglesea.

After climbing we then spent Thursday and Friday kayaking, first on the sea around the cliff that we had just been climbing on, and then down a section of white water near Llangollen. 
While kayaking on Thursday we had the most amazing encounter with 2 bull seals which were playing in the surf around 20 ft away! It was one of those moments where you just feel so privileged.

The only photo I have is from lunchtime where we are all looking a little bit wind swept! I'm the one wearing that highly cool bright orange spray deck!! 

Seeing as I'm going to be leaving you for a few days I thought I would put up the only picture I own of me kayaking, and yes that is me holding a "paddle" made out of balloons. 

Breakfast was a complete mish-mash this morning, the last of a box of fruit and fibre, some pecan and maple syrup crisp cereal and some baked apple crunchy cereal. It wasn't the best combo of flavours but it worked and got me through the morning which was the main thing. At uni we had a lecture this morning on inclusion which was interesting, it covered making sure everyone had equal opportunities within Outdoor Education and ways in which to get involved with it. Over the summer break I had the chance to work with some people with disabilities  It gave me something to think about and was a nice way to start the week. 

Tommorow im off on a four day trip kayaking and climbing which should be awesome, I'm heading off with Uni so wont be able to update regularly, but hopefually when I get back i'll be able to show you guys loads of photos :)

My day of doing not much turned into Sunday instead, I had an amazing lie in and didn't do any exercise or work, that's allowed right?! 

In the afternoon, about 6pm here, I watched the Buccanners take on the Bears at Wembley Stadium, just wish I could have been there, it looked amazing :) You guys are so lucky to have these football matches on your doorstep every week! While watching the game I had a tea of fish cakes carrots, brocilli and mashed potato. I need to stop eating all these potatoes, it can't be good for me :s

Yesterday turned into a quite an active day, I went on an early morning run covering about 3km which was just enough to shake out my legs. It wasn't particularly easy but I decided to challenge myself, I only ran uphill for the first half and then ran downhill back home. 
It was nice to get out the house and feel like I had done some real exercising. When I got back my friend sent me a message asking if I wanted to go climbing, and of course I said YES!!