Showing posts with label great swim. Show all posts
Showing posts with label great swim. Show all posts

Tuesday, 15 September 2009

Great North Swim 2009

Phew, it's over! It was the Great North Swim on Saturday and I did it despite not feeling on top form. Well, that's my excuse! I was right at the back with the old people but that still counts in my book. I'm really glad I did it, even if I was a slow coach. The weather on the day was amazing; hot and sunny and not a cloud in the sky. That definitely made heading into the cold, dark lake a bit more tempting. Dave also swum on Saturday and finished in nearly half the time it took me! Dave's Dad, John, swum on the Sunday so we went back down to Windermere to support him and take some photos of his race.











After working a few of the last weekends, I decided to take last Friday off and go shopping to the Metrocentre. I was looking for bridesmaid dresses but didn't really find many. I did find a nice grey boyfriend blazer and a floral dress for myself though! With the weekend spent in the sunny Lake District and an entire day of house sorting, cleaning, tidying and organising yesterday (it was well overdue!) I have managed to have a cheeky four days off work. Today is back to Storeyshop to make and list more cards and get my accounts up to date ready for the dreaded tax return form!

Thursday, 10 September 2009

Sun, Swimming and Seb

A sunny day! Just me and Seb in the office this afternoon as Dave has just gone to his workshop to build boys toys. We went for the last practise swim this morning before the Great North Swim on Saturday. I am not feeling quite right at the moment and am dreading the swim to be honest but at least there are rumours of nice weather this weekend! I better get back to my card orders so will leave you with some photos of Seb and his new favourite spot on the bookcase.






Tuesday, 24 March 2009

Storeyshop Hand-Cut Wedding Invites

Woo hoo! I'm finished. If you follow my blog, you'll know I love making wedding invites and here's my latest completed order in white and silver. I'm very pleased with them. Every single rose is a tiny bit different too, just like in real life. I hope they go down well with the customers! Silver and gold lining papers are now available for all Storeyshop cards and also metallic envelopes at no extra cost.










Happy Tuesday! Post office now to post these off and then more monkey making and a run if I can muster up the energy. Dave and I have signed up to swim the Great North Swim again this year so we need to start getting fit again (well I do). I have to beat my time from last year. Not that I could really go any slower!

This time my mile long freezing cold open water swim is going to be raising money for Evelina Children's Hospital which is part of St Guy's and St Thomas' in London. My little nephew, Harvey, had heart surgery there last summer and I still can't believe how well he and the whole family were treated and the amazing care he got. I can still picture him when he was all wobbly a few days after his op but carefully toddling around in the little Early Learning Centre car. It would be great to give something back to help other little children who have to go there, maybe to buy some more toys for the young patients and their brothers and sisters to play with.

More details about that soon!

Wednesday, 17 September 2008

The Great North Swim

I did it! The Great Swim was on saturday. I was swimmer 773 and my time was 55 minutes. Not super speedy but my target was just complete it and try and get it done in under an hour so I was happy. I have raised £215 so far for Marie Curie Cancer Care and there's still time to sponsor me online!





It was a great atmosphere on the day and well worth doing. I'm going to keep up the open water swimming and try and get a better time next year! In fact I think we might do some more Lake District swimming this weekend and swim across the only official 'lake'.

Tuesday, 5 August 2008

Great Swim

I have just had confirmation of a place in the Great Swim on September 13th 2008! I'll be taking part in a mile long open water swim in Lake Windermere. I better get training. Weights tonight and swimming at least twice a week in the local outdoor pool..

I'll be taking part in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care and am aiming to raise as much money as possible for this great charity. Please sponsor me but clicking the link on the top on the right.

Thank you!