What's that shiny thing in the sky?

So, the sun was out today which makes a very nice change from the last few days...although the BBC weather site tells me that it's back to torrential rain tomorrow...*sigh* I've had a lovely lazy day today, catching up on some non-Uni related reading and watching the French Open and Euro 2012....

It was the Ladies Final at Roland Garros and as there was nothing else on I decided to watch it. I love watching tennis and I can't wait for Wimbledon but I'd happily have missed the match today. Why? Because it was a ladies final, and Maria Sharapova was in it. I have nothing against her personally, or as a tennis player but oh my word is she NOISY!!!!!!! And it drives me nuts (well, more nuts than I already am)... Seriously, what is with the screeches, grunts, groans, shrieks and shouts which these women emit as they hit the ball. It makes what should be a fabulous sporting event sound like a badly made German porn film...and I hate it. What's worse is that some of the men are starting to do it as well.. Please shut up, there's no need for it, it doesn't make you a better player and I don't think that sounding like a porn star is really a selling point...but there you go....ok rant over... On the plus side I'm very much looking forward to watching Nadal tomorrow.... I do like Rafael ;-)

Today has been one of those 'nothing' days...I haven't done very much but I don't feel too bad about it... I'm enjoying being able to relax. Next week will be a very busy week as I'm making 3 research trips - two to London, and one to Aldershot. I'm excited but apprehensive because it will be the first time I've visited an archive and done my own historical research...Part of my can't wait, the other part is worried that I won't find anything. The dissertation is such a huge part of my MA, it's my chance to prove that I can do the research and come to my own conclusions and as such it's going to be fun but also incredibly stressful.

I'm still keeping up the diet. It's getting harder, in the sense that I'm beginning to want to have more food and/or bad food. So far I've coped by having a yoghurt or an apple. It's also hard to see whether or not my hard work is having an effect. As A has been at his Dad's I've not had the chance to request a hug test - I shall make sure that I do so tonight. Even though I do feel as though I've lost weight, when I've seen people (who I know) they haven't commented on it. Am not sure if this is because I haven't lost weight or because they're unsure as to whether to say anything.... Exercise has been trickier the last two days, as the wind has made it too dangerous to cycle but I've dug out an exercise book and I'm planning on beginning to do those daily, as of tomorrow.

A has just come in from playing outside and has brought me a flower he found... a pink rose... awwwww

Tonight we are going to spend some time looking through my photo albums which I found when I was sorting through my bookshelves the other day. Am looking forward to talking A through them, and sharing stories behind certain pictures... 

:-)