OK ...things definately looking up!

I am a fan of Nurofen! I think they should take me for their advertising!

After dozing of for a few hours this afternoon and waking up mega sweaty I seem to now feel a little bit better! Even had a shower and got properly dressed! And all that at about 1700 o'clock. Almost not worth it but eh!

Only one day to go to reach the weekend...when I will become 45 years old (*OH NO*)
45! Forty Five!

I remember so clearly when I was about 12, riding my bike (like you do in Holland, not riding a bike on a regular basis is very strange for me, but since I do not have a deathwish nor do I like being sweaty I do not take my bike onto the Scottish roads!) thinking 'Wow in the year 2000 I will be 39' - that sounded so ancient, so impossible to achieve. But there you go.. or better said. here I am.

Of course.. being the boring old farts that J and I are we are going to let it pass without any attention, we MIGHT have a McDonald when we go to Glasgow but only because Mc sent us a leaflet with masses of BOGOFF offers :-) and we might have a look for a juicer, if we can find anything not too expensive but still good... no idea if we will ever use it but I have this thing about healthy eating...

My aunt dared die when she was about 51 because of colon cancer.. the first cancer in our family and it has had a huge effect on me! So of course... everywhere you look you see these things about 'eat healthy and prevent colon cancer by having AT LEAST 2 pieces of fruit and 200/300 grams vegetables a day. And boy do I struggle!

I really believe we eat enormously healthy and are careful with fat, try to incorporate more pulses etc. but if I am really honest and if I would write down my daily intake of things I am pretty sure I would not reach the recommended daily whatever it is....

S'ok.... today I was a bit ill so that doesn't count.

Had glass of concentrated orange juice, milk& porridge with 4 slices of banana (bless his heart), 2 gingernuts, 2 chocolates, cereal with semi skimmed milk, 1 orange, 1 slice of bread, 2 slices of smoke bacon and 2 eggs with 1/16th of a cucumber.

Not a lot overall really but see the absence of veggies? So.. a juicer I hope COULD make it easier.. maybe... Apparently you can juice cucumbers, carrots, oranges and pineapple and it will actually taste nice.. .(hmm.... I am not completely convinced yet) Anyway, it would definately help the daily recommended thingy that is for sure!

Anyway... 45 is cool... I have never felt more 'OK' with myself, I can advise it to anyone, life DOES begin at 40 and only gets better after that.. the only downside is that I feel I am now 'over the hill' and 'others' will look at me as middle aged which is a lot frustrating since believe me... in your head you never grow older, maybe wiser, maybe slower, a LOT less agile but in essence you stay the same 25 year old :-)