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rebel girl 15

Feel shocking, mentally and physically. Changed my diet as I need to get someway fit, but have felt mentally bad for a few days before I did it, so don't think that is the cause! Even the things I used enjoy I just don't at the moment and it feels like I'm getting the flu - that tiredness and lethargy! Didn't sleep well last night and had the weirdest dream about it being the morning of my (I think) wedding.

In work, roll on 1.10 - no year 11's so afternoon free! Physio this evening at 5 - been bold and played a game or two though he told me not to. Still having trouble with my knee, but trying to get away with building it up than having to resort to going to a surgeon now.

Managed to get something important off my chest with a friend, but can't figure out how to tell anyone else.

iwantmydinner

rebel girl 15 wrote: »

Feel shocking, mentally and physically. Changed my diet as I need to get someway fit, but have felt mentally bad for a few days before I did it, so don't think that is the cause! Even the things I used enjoy I just don't at the moment and it feels like I'm getting the flu - that tiredness and lethargy! Didn't sleep well last night and had the weirdest dream about it being the morning of my (I think) wedding.

In work, roll on 1.10 - no year 11's so afternoon free! Physio this evening at 5 - been bold and played a game or two though he told me not to. Still having trouble with my knee, but trying to get away with building it up than having to resort to going to a surgeon now.

Managed to get something important off my chest with a friend, but can't figure out how to tell anyone else.

When is term finished? Sounds like (at the very least) you could really do with taking some time to do a *complete* switch-off and recharge. Hope you start to feel better soon!

sunshine and showers

Ah lads, the 30 Day Shred....Two days and I can feel every muscle I have!

rebel girl 15

sunshine and showers wrote: »

Ah lads, the 30 Day Shred....Two days and I can feel every muscle I have!

Yeah, I know that pain, started it before, and gave up - thinking of going back to try it!

iwantmydinner wrote: »

When is term finished? Sounds like (at the very least) you could really do with taking some time to do a *complete* switch-off and recharge. Hope you start to feel better soon!

20th July - can't come soon enough!

Have a maths conference the following weekend, then the weekend after that have my Talking Tactics training for the Rugby World Cup, which I'm really looking forward to

sullivlo

Had the ultimate conflict of my mind this morning. There was a girl on the most stunning bike I've ever seen and she had the tyres I want to get for mine (pink ones. Would turn my bike into a sexy beast). I was mesmerised. But she was cycling ON THE FOOTPATH. So I was conflicted between looking at the bike and kicking the back wheel out from under her.

Precious flower

I'm now thinking of doing a masters in criminology.:o Looking it up on the UCC website, it seems to open up a lot of avenues. I'd love to study in Cork as well. I've only been to the city once recently and I just loved the atmosphere.

Precious flower

sullivlo wrote: »

Had the ultimate conflict of my mind this morning. There was a girl on the most stunning bike I've ever seen and she had the tyres I want to get for mine (pink ones. Would turn my bike into a sexy beast). I was mesmerised. But she was cycling ON THE FOOTPATH. So I was conflicted between looking at the bike and kicking the back wheel out from under her.

:o:o I'm guilty of cycling on the footpath, but only where the footpath is wide and there's no wide hard shoulder. I'm scared of cars......:o

sullivlo

Precious flower wrote: »

:o:o I'm guilty of cycling on the footpath, but only where the footpath is wide and there's no wide hard shoulder. I'm scared of cars......:o

Pet peeve. So dangerous for pedestrians. Like some cyclists ringing their bell telling people to move. Drives me mental. And I say that as a cyclist. I just refuse to cycle on the path.

rebel girl 15

sullivlo wrote: »

Had the ultimate conflict of my mind this morning. There was a girl on the most stunning bike I've ever seen and she had the tyres I want to get for mine (pink ones. Would turn my bike into a sexy beast). I was mesmerised. But she was cycling ON THE FOOTPATH. So I was conflicted between looking at the bike and kicking the back wheel out from under her.

I was waiting for my bus yesterday, guy cycling on the edge of the footpath when a 3/4 year old kid ran out in front of him without looking. Felt so sorry for the child, who got the hop, but also for the guy on the bike - even though he shouldn't be there. A lot of the area around me has footpaths that are halved - outside half for cyclists and inside for pedestrians.

sullivlo

rebel girl 15 wrote: »

I was waiting for my bus yesterday, guy cycling on the edge of the footpath when a 3/4 year old kid ran out in front of him without looking. Felt so sorry for the child, who got the hop, but also for the guy on the bike - even though he shouldn't be there. A lot of the area around me has footpaths that are halved - outside half for cyclists and inside for pedestrians.

That's the problem. Kids and the likes. It's just not safe. They're called FOOTpaths for a reason. It irritates me because people doing it gives cyclists a bad name so then we all get bad press on the Joe Duffy show, when most of us obey the rules of the road

I miss my bike. Been off her for three weeks with illness. I'll hopefully get out on her this weekend cos I've a 100km spin the weekend after. Whoops.

Precious flower

sullivlo wrote: »

Pet peeve. So dangerous for pedestrians. Like some cyclists ringing their bell telling people to move. Drives me mental. And I say that as a cyclist. I just refuse to cycle on the path.

I know but I always slow down and get off the bike when approaching another person. I try to cycle on the hard shoulder as much as I can but I'd be nervous on the road and some places (I live in a town) don't have proper hard shoulders. I only cycle on the bypass anyway where the footpaths hard shoulders are much wider with fewer people that you can see in plenty of time. It's hard enough to even cycle to town where I'm from as their bike facilities are pretty much non existent. Finding adequate places to park a bike is not the easiest either so I just tend to go for a cycle as opposed to using it for transport to and from places.

iwantmydinner

I nearly got knocked down by a car yesterday evening on my way home from work. The pedestrian crossing I often give out about where usually only cyclists barrel through the green man. I was FIERCE rattled by it and the WAN in the car, who literally just drove through the red light at a pedestrian crossing, was all like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

rainbow kirby

sullivlo wrote: »

That's the problem. Kids and the likes. It's just not safe. They're called FOOTpaths for a reason. It irritates me because people doing it gives cyclists a bad name so then we all get bad press on the Joe Duffy show, when most of us obey the rules of the road

Totally with you on this one! Nobody who fits an adult sized bike of any sort should be on the footpath, and it's quite frustrating to see grown adults insisting on using them when there's plenty of perfectly good road around. So sick of a few idiots giving the rest of us a bad name. Had a lovely spin last night, seem to be averaging about 2 km/h faster on the same route compared to this time last year for the same effort, which is nice

First driving lesson in nearly a month there this morning before work, there was a lot of rust to be shaken off! Glad to get it done though.

iwantmydinner

Lads if ye were to go on a day trip to London to visit museums and galleries, what would ye do?

-Dublin to London
-Friday or Saturday, any time of year
-Cheap as possible
-Two adults

rainbow kirby

Early morning flight to Heathrow, Piccadilly line to South Kensington, loads of museums within walking distance from there. Depends of course what you really want to see, but if you're coming for art then the Victoria and Albert museum is great.

iwantmydinner

rainbow kirby wrote: »

Early morning flight to Heathrow, Piccadilly line to South Kensington, loads of museums within walking distance from there. Depends of course what you really want to see, but if you're coming for art then the Victoria and Albert museum is great.

Oh that sounds PERFECT

I've only been to the V&A once, dying to go again. I have a sister in London so I thought it would be fab for me and my mom to head over and stroll around with her for a day.

rainbow kirby

Maybe plan to get afternoon tea somewhere nice too :cool:

sunshine and showers

I could spend three days straight in the British Museum. Must try the V&A - they have an exhibition opening tomorrow about high heel shoes from around the world, throughout the ages.

XxMCRxBabyxX

sunshine and showers wrote: »

I could spend three days straight in the British Museum. Must try the V&A - they have an exhibition opening tomorrow about high heel shoes from around the world, throughout the ages.

Ooh I have to go see that!

iwantmydinner

Saw a fab exhibition on the dress down through the ages in the V&A about five years ago - it included medieval dresses and iconic contemporary dresses. Was absolutely brilliant.

LenaClaire

Collins Barracks had a nice one on the history of Irish clothing a couple of years ago that I really enjoyed.

shalalala

The best I saw was Alexander McQueen at the met in ny. Was amazing. Closely followed by an artist called nick cave (not the bad seeds guy). His work was really interesting

pew

I'm doing a complete deep clean of my room. It's proper disgusting.

I'm being ruthless and heartless.

But I found a scratch card with 25 quid on it woo

sullivlo

pew wrote: »

I'm doing a complete deep clean of my room. It's proper disgusting.

I'm being ruthless and heartless.

But I found a scratch card with 25 quid on it woo

I did the same today because I got a new bed. Can't wait to shower and get into bed. With OITNB.

rebel girl 15

pew wrote: »

I'm doing a complete deep clean of my room. It's proper disgusting.

I'm being ruthless and heartless.

But I found a scratch card with 25 quid on it woo

Wanna do mine next?? *cannot guarantee any winning scratchcards

pew

sullivlo wrote: »

I did the same today because I got a new bed. Can't wait to shower and get into bed. With OITNB.

Haha that's what I did too. But my laptop decided to have a hissy fit at me instead.

pew

rebel girl 15 wrote: »

Wanna do mine next?? *cannot guarantee any winning scratchcards

Damn no scratch cards? Hmm I'll think about it :P



It's before 8 on a Sunday morning and I'm debating about going for a run, gym or just be completely lazy.

lilmissprincess

Hey ladies. I seem to have fallen off the planet with this board in the last while which really sucks, but life has been mental so I apologise! Currently sitting on my toddlers bedroom floor being used as a toybox; I'm left holding the ones he will come back to! How are you all?

Lyaiera

I've written 14,500 words since Friday, finished my novella and written 40,000 words total in June. And I'm bate. There's a lump of beef settling on my countertop, I have chips in the oven and when I'm finished eating I'm going to sleep soundly.

iwantmydinner

Knackered and a wee bit sunburnt but had a friggin' lovely day out with himself. Out on the shady and cool balcony now for pizza and glass of wine to wind up the evening