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Back to school... almost!

No one else will have a photo with me
so have to resort to the dog!
Can it really be the case that the girls have still not gone back to school?!? They may not be ready but we certainly are and thank goodness the long Christmas holidays are over and tomorrow is the day,
Of course it is going to be a massive shock to the system (for us all). They will have to:


1. Get up at 7am rather than 9.30am;
2. Get dressed - that is into proper clothes rather than just a new set of PJs or in Izzy's case, a leotard;
3. Eat a proper breakfast rather than grazing through the kitchen eating little and often, safe in the knowledge they can come back again half an hour later; and (most worryingly)
4. Concentrate on something other than YouTube for 30 mins. It is not going to be easy!


Glenn on the other hand is looking forward to peace and quiet, and I'm heading to the office first thing tomorrow morning for no other reason than I think I'm best off keeping out of the way!


Over the last few days we have been making the most of the PayAsUGym passes I bought and have been swimming every day. The pool we've been using isn't massive but it's big enough for us to get some reasonable lengths in, and given most of the time we've had it completely to ourselves we certainly can't complain. I'm not sure how the passes were supposed to work but I bought 10 thinking we would get 3 trips to the pool, but they only deduct one pass every time we go so they've lasted ages. The first couple of times the kids just messed around but the last 2 they've actually started to swim properly, partially encouraged by me saying they can get a Costa Frostino (a horribly sugary milk shake thing) if they make some effort. Yesterday there was a largish man in the pool doing lengths and I could see them eyeing him up, before flashing up and down the pool beating him by a country mile for 5 mins or so. As they got out Abi turned to Izzy and said "You wouldn't be a Drinkwater if you didn't have a bit of competitive spirit...!" Our girls through and through!


So this week I'm also supposed to be getting back into work but it's hard yards given the changes ahead. I'm going into the office over the next few days but to be honest unless there is a good reason for me to be in a meeting I cant see the point. Sitting through 2 plus hours of people talking about things you no longer need to care about isn't how I plan on spending the next few weeks. They know where I am if they need me. In the meantime I'm concentrating my time on my team and those that will appreciate my attention before I go - seems sensible.


In other news yesterday I topped the 11 mile mark in my running, So far, so good. This next phase is the bit I'm worried about - I know I can run a half marathon, I've done plenty of those. It's the next bit that has eluded me. This time however I'm being super focused on technique and training disciplines as well as good recovery. I'm having a sports massage every fortnight, keeping the yoga up and making sure I understand what can go wrong. Fingers crossed the next 2 months go well as if I can crack that, I'm almost there. I am enjoying it even if 26 miles till scares me silly! Got to go - early nights all round before the early start!









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