1 February 2010, by Angel Annie
January was a fairly good month overall.
- I lost 1/2 a stone, so that’s half way to my weight loss target!
- I have my professions case in progress, with a mentor helping my complete it, so that’s a way towards my IBM target.
- I only managed to exercise on average 1 time per week, so that wasn’t so great – but I was rather hampered by the snow over half of the month.
- No progress yet on the BCS target, but it is only month 1
Specific targets for February are to maintain the weight loss and increase the exercise levels.
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31 January 2010, by Angel Annie
I managed to get a great deal for a makeover and photoshoot, paying just the booking fee for the experience worth £250! I went along with Sam and we had a good afternoon – first having our hair and makeup done before the professional photographer took over and put us in a variety of poses. The photos are now in the gallery, it’s amazing how different I look with my hair curled and wearing makeup!
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2 January 2010, by Angel Annie
It’s a New Year again already, and there are a few things I want to achieve in 2010.
In general I want to get fitter, healthier and have fun. I’d also like some success at work.
Specifically my goals are:
- Lose 1 stone in weight and keep it off all year
- Exercise on average 3 times per week regularly
- Achieve Chartered Status with the BCS – CITP
- Gain Accredited PM Status at IBM
I’m looking forward to another year with Dan, and enjoying our life together with our cats Tinker & Leia. While money is going to be tight, I still intend to see my friends as often as possible and make the most of low cost opportunities for new experiences.
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17 October 2009, by Angel Annie
Dad took the family off to Butlins in Minehead, giving us all a holiday instead of presents for the year. There were 13 of us in total – Dad & Lin, Me & Dan, Andy & Sarah, David & Anita, Hayley & Dave, Archie & Oscar, Paul. We made the most of the entertainments at Butlins, with the fun fair, amusements, live shows and the beach nearby, as well as the food provided as part of the package. There are a few photos from the week in the gallery.
I expect we’ll all be doing something similar next year, but will wait and see what Dad & Lin manage to find.
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25 September 2009, by Angel Annie
For Dan’s birthday I had clubbed together with the family to get him a Red Letter Day voucher. He decided to use it on a flying lesson and so we set off to Solent Flying School, near Bournemouth, for him to go flying. When we arrived it turned out that I could go up with him as a passenger in the back, so we both got a new experience. The little 4 seat plane was certainly different to flying in the big jets, and Dan had a great time learning the controls, and was even allowed to land the plane! There are a few pictures from the day in the gallery – ‘Away with Dan’ album.
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5 September 2009, by Angel Annie
I do like to keep busy, and my latest venture is to get involved with a new charity being set up. Inspired Living is intending to raise money for cancer research, produce medical research and run a big cycling project in 2010. It should certainly keep me busy over the next year or so!
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4 September 2009, by Angel Annie
I’m hopefully going to be taking on the duties of non-academic event organisation for the BCSWomen later in the year. In expectation I organised an all day workshop on Cracking your strengths, followed by the AGM in the evening.
The Cracking your Strengths workshop was a fascinating day, run by Helen Duguid, and helped you work out what your top 5 key strengths were. The basic principle was that you could make a huge difference by recognising and improving on your personal strengths, rather than expending more effort for less gain when trying to improve your weaknesses.
The AGM in the evening was also good, with 2 speakers and the actual AGM itself. I was confirmed as non-academic events on the committee, and Karen remains our chair. There are a lot of changes going on in the BCS at the moment, but hopefully in the BCSWomen we will continue to grow and I’m looking forward to another good year.
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28 July 2009, by Angel Annie
Dan & I decided to take a cheaper holiday this year, so headed off to Somerset for a long weekend camping. We found an adult’s only campsite, Doolittles, in North Curry, a tiny village near Taunton. After a few hassles finding the campsite we got our tent set up before it got dark, and without it raining. We visited Weston-Super-Mare, where we saw the sand sculptures and played in the arcades. We only had 1 day of rain and managed to find the local bowling alley and cinema to wait it out. We also visited Cheddar, exploring the caves and seeing cheese and sweets made in the traditional way.
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11 July 2009, by Angel Annie
Dan & I headed into Winchester for one of Julian Clary’s preview shows. I wasn’t that sure of the evening, but Dan loved it, and he’s the comedy fan. I ended up being included for a trial of a mind reading, thanks to Dan setting it up at the beginning. However it didn’t quite work out right, but hopefully it’ll work out once he starts the main shows.
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4 July 2009, by Angel Annie
Gilli & Mat got married in Kew Gardens, and it was a lovely day in the end, with the sun coming out in time for the photos. I really enjoyed the day, which included a bus tour of the gardens, a fabulous meal and then an evening of dancing with cheese & wine. Along with catching up with friends I hadn’t seen for ages it really was a fantastic celebration and I’m sure Gilli & Mat will love their honeymoon and be very happy together.
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