This is the last time I am doing this. Poor Nas has been bought into work more times than fair ground ride, and yes it is a seasonal thing. I start in the spring all motivated and then life gets in the way and by the time winter comes around. I’ve got neither the motivation nor inclination to do anything more than the necessities to make them comfy and cosy in their stables.

Well no more I say this is the last time if for whatever reason I don’t continue with Nas this year. I will find him someone that will spend the time with him. That’s not going to happen though! Is it? Well I hope not I really want to get past the so called ‘demons’ that hold me back that make everything just a little bit too much of an effort.

I don’t know what it is that holds me back, it could be the stress’s we’ve been under as a family, or the fact I can’t just go out tack him up and wander around the countryside. Or simply because I’m fat and lazy, I just don’t know! if it is the latter though you really can’t knock me for trying to change it. Ok I’ve not been that successful recently.

That’s all about to change. In fact as off yesterday (if not before) it has! Of course it was all helped by the fact the weather was gorgeous and it was actually a joy to be working outside. Today isn’t so nice hence why I am sat here typing, still I thought it best to do an update while I wait for the sun to wake up.

After clearing out and pressure washing two stables, and setting Nas up in his new stable with 6 bales of fresh new shavings. I thought it would be wrong of me to put him in a nice new stable without at least a quick brush over.  Bless him he loved it, at first he was more interested in getting into the feed bin, but once he saw the brushes he quickly relaxed and I managed to give him a good flick over.

The amazing thing is I didn’t stop there, once I got indoors I continued on with my spring clean and set to on the house, thus avoiding eating any untoward foods.  Ok I didn’t finish the house and still have more to do today, oh and I finished the day with Chinese takeaway. I do feel like I am getting there though and I know where it is I’m going.

I’m pretty much sticking to 2 meals a day with a sweet treat at the beginning and end of each day. This seems to be working for me; it means I can go onto the yard in the morning not feeling ravenous.  And then I appreciate lunch, which is of a decent proportion to see me through until dinner, which can be anytime from 5pm until 8pm. I’m relying on mints and water to see me through the tough times.

Normally I end my post on a positive note today though it’s not, there are two things really.

One is Nas has lost a lot of condition this winter; it’s the first one where I haven’t supplemented him with speedi-beet. I know the vet commented on him being of a nice size. To me he looks too thin and dippy in places I’ve never seen before, I know a lot of it is fitness but in the past he has sprung back quickly into getting fit. Whereas this year I don’t think it’s going to be as straight forward.

Secondly today when I turned him out I’m not 100% sure but I don’t think he looked quite right. When I followed him down the gangway, by the time he had got to the field though his head was down set to munch. So I don’t know it could be just fact I’m still looking for it and over reacting. Or he is still a bit sore. I won’t know for sure until I get him in later, I was on the phone this morning so it could just be that I was distracted. Here’s hoping.

Ok on a positive note: I can now see Nas in his new stable from my bedroom window I will try and get a picture tomorrow.