My profile pic pretty much reflects the view out of my window today. Except those pesky trees have grown leaves now. That's good I hear you say. A sign of summer. Nope, they completely block off my view out of the window, block off a lot of light and sit there in the rain most days looking green and miserable - I hate trees, they belong in forests not people's back gardens. Difficult to believe that I took this photo on Monday just gone when we went for a long leisurely cycle up the canal. Unfortunately that isn't my back garden.
Today it's 8 degrees (feels like 6 according to AccuWeather). Must have picked the worst year in the whole of my life to stop smoking. Sunshine about once a month, freezing temperatures, never ending clouds and always a cold wind blowing. How's a girl supposed to enjoy bike riding in those conditions. Had to put the heating on at work yesterday, they tried turning it off but we were just too cold.
Still, I beat the rain this morning. I woke up, leapt from my bed at 8.30. Got ready and after a bit of debating as to whether I might get wet, I went off on my bike. Only 5 miles and half an hours cycling but I climbed 213ft, burned 148 calories, did an average speed of 11.6mph and won a Queen of the Mountain badge, beating 4 other riders on Strava. Got home just in time before the rains set in and collapsed on the sofa feeling very sickly and shaky - am sure that darn thyroid is playing up. Had my blood test done on Tuesday, cycled to the hospital and back, and will get results on Monday. Then I went to hospital again that evening for a tour of the new birthing unit with my daughter. OMG, there is no bed!! Didn't even like to ask where exactly you were supposed to give birth without a bed, glad it's not me. My daughter however wants one of those birthing pool things, just hope they can find the plug, as apparently when her friend asked for the birthing pool they had lost the plug and offered her a bath instead!! Active births? haha give me a bed any day.
