Yesterday I was on the go all day. It started with three stinky stables and ended with cleaning a sticky post Halloween house. By the end of the day I could barely drag my sore feet and aching hips up the stairs to bed.

Today started well, but then I got caught up on what I was going to have after my sandwich and decided to make some brownies -which didn’t come out right, as usual I was in a rush- this didn’t stop me eating them though and the afternoon was spent in front of trash catch up TV.

Not good.

So today’s lesson is don’t make chocolate brownies and save the catch up TV until the nights I’m home alone.

In fairness though I’m still shattered the horses beds were a mess half term was crazy busy and most days it was a quick skip out. Oh and this morning was our first early start in a week, plus it didn’t help after my successful diet day yesterday I was awoken by my bladder at 4 am!.

I’m glad to say I’m finally getting back into the swing of mucking out the first week was tough, very tough. Last week was a bit hit and miss. I’m finally beginning to feel like I’m getting some fitness back. Believe me two horses and one pony is a lot different to one horse and two ponies.

Still I wouldn’t change it. I have bonded with Paris over the past couple of weeks I didn’t want to push it and do too much to soon she now hangs about the gate in the mornings for a fuss rather than dashing off to Nas. She also walks herself back to her stable in the evenings which is great.

It prob only saves me 10minutes but just to know I can let them all in at once makes life so much easier. The plan is to spend mornings on yard with horses and getting everything done. That way i can be in with the boy when he gets home from school and then dash out to get them in when he’s watching TV after his tea.

Diet is a go ( yes even with the brownies) I’ve been sticking to two meals Aday and as from tomorrow I won’t be having anything sweet after. I realised today I’m once again spending too much time and effort on the wrong foods and need to bring my focus back to having a filling meal that will keep me going until the next one.

No matter how nice the brownies are they are not going to fill me up until dinner not even half a tray, Don’t ask! Not to mention the time I wasted making them this morning that could of been spent ironing or cleaning that poxy shed I’ve been trying to do for last few weeks.

As for riding in my head I am planning to be back in the saddle by the new year. And back at the beach come April.