Sorry for the Absence and Finding Me Again Update 4/2.

Apologies for not posting for the last few days!  I have been very busty and stressed, and taking a short break seemed to help me regain myself.  

Anyhoo, it seems that we now have 19 followers!  Thank you so much if you are a new follower, and we only need 1 more follower to go before I start posting the Back To School Series!  I've been working hard on the posts, and I was at the shops today, and saw some very pretty school items for the giveaway;)

As for the Finding Me Again Update, P.E. has been my main source of exercise;)

I've been eating a lot healthier as well, having smoothies with my breakfast, not nibbling on bad foods, and fruit instead!  I have to admit, though, that I didn't walk home from school this week, as I would have had to carry my instrument home!

I've been working on a bit of dancing as well:)

To be honest, it's not the best, but it's something!

A quick little reminder for some 'Ask Nicola' questions!  Just comment your questions on any 'Ask Nicola' post, and I will include them in the next post!  I will post your name with it, unless you want to remain anonymous!  Ask absolutely anything, I've had one asking what I had for breakfast! ;)

Talk to you soon,

Nicola x

Finding Me Again Update! 4/2

This is going to be a super quick update, because it's getting late!  So sorry that I haven't been able to post this yesterday, and all my posts are so inconsistent!  A regular pattern will soon develop, I'm just getting used to being back at school, so I do apologise!

I think I've been doing really well this week for exercise!  Here's what I did:

 - Did P.E. 3 times this week (1 = running relays and running up and down 90 stairs x 2! 2 = A walk around the streets. 3 = circuits)
 - walked home most days
- Zumba for 45 minutes yesterday
- went for a walk today!

I've also been eating really healthily, I'm hoping to post a few recipes of my own for some tasty snacks!

Thank you so much for voting on the poll - it's been so helpful!  Please keep voting! I have some posts planned, including:

Ask Nicola (still no questions:(!)
Music Monday!
The Cotswolds - A Holiday Writing Piece
Scrumptious Snacks!
Thoughtful Thursday
Finding Me Again Update! 1/3 (Get Your Grin On!)
How to Make Oat Bars

etc, etc.

So, thank you for reading, and I will be posting Ask Nicola tomorrow! (even though I don't have any questions)

Finding Me Again Update! 3/2

Sorry there was no post yesterday, I was so busy with school starting and all!

Anyhoo, I have definitely improved from last week!

I have been walking home from school this week, and I've had P.E. twice and I went to my Zumba class today!

It takes me roughly 30 minutes to walk home from school, we do actual physical working in P.E. for 30 minutes, and the Zumba class every Friday is on for 45 minutes!  Ah, I'm so happy with how I've done:D  It's a massive improvement from last week, and I definitely feel a lot more alert and awake!

I've been having a lot more fruit as well, especially smoothies... mmm...

I would recommend doing exercises first thing in the morning, it's 3 times more effective than doing it in the afternoon, and it sets your metabolism as 'high' for the whole day, meaning you birn way more calories! Just a quick tip for ya;)

Just remember - poll at the left side of the blog! I promise some wonderful posts, it just helps with what you guys want to see so I don't disappoint!

I know this is random, but I'm being careful with
'copyright' images, and this is my own:) d'ya like?

Finding Me Again Update! 2/2

Month 2 Week 2.

:(  Why the sad face, you ask?

(I didn't do as well this week)

I was so happy about doing great last week, and then I thought, I can take a day off, can't I?  So I did.  And again and again and again.  I didn't even do the 100 calorie exercise!:O  Yesterday, though, we went hill walking which was good (and a bit exhausting!).

So, I think I'm going to do some more Just Dance on the Wii every night, the 100 calorie workout a few times a day and I start school again next Wednesday, so I'll be walking home from school everyday!  Oh, and also the dreaded P.E... :(

I love love LOVE Leah's idea of doing a journal and recording every exercise you do and what you eat.  It'll be great to plan what to do as well, so I always know what I need to do:)

Actually, I'm gonna start planning tomorrow already!

Oh, and I'm also receiving a little something from Leah for posting frequently!:D

Finding Me Again Update! 2/1

Helloo my lovelies!  We are now on Month 2 Week 1.  This means that this month is focusing on exercise.  I'm really happy with how I've done this week!:D  I did an amount of exercise each day:)  Here are some of the things I did!

This was really good! Only 10 minutes as well:)

I did this really hard workout I saw online, the next 2 days I was aching!:O

Warm Up

March in place - 2 minutes

Step up - 2 minutes

Jump rope - 2 minutes

Stretch - hamstrings, quads, calves, inner thighs

Exercise

Jumping jacks - 2 minutes

Squats - 1 minute

Side lunges - 10 sets

Jump rope - 1 minute

Jump squats - 15 reps

March in place - 1 minute

Walking lunges - 10 sets

Squats - 1 minute

Jump rope - 1 minute

Jump squats - 15 reps

Jump rope - 1 minute

Step up - 2 minutes

March in place - 2 minutes

Push ups - 20

Ab work - 5 minutes

Tricep dips - 30

Yep, that was hard!

I also came across a picture on Pinterest (if you follow me you will see that I repinned it), and it is a quick workout (if you can even call it that!) that burns 100 calories in no time!

I like to do this 3 - 4 times throughout the day, so I burn 300-400 calories!:)

So, to be fair to say, I'm pretty happy so far!:D  Have a go at the quick 100 calories - it's easy!  If you're weak like me, do pushups against the wall instead of the floor;)