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Life has been SO busy lately. If we’re Facebook friends you probably know about my husband’s cycling accident, 6 weeks ago. He crashed on a slippery road coming downhill, and broke his hip and wrist. His hip was operated on the next day to pin it, and the day after that he was on his feet on crutches. He’s making a good recovery, though still has to use the crutches for a few weeks yet. So I am having to do a lot extra in the home – all the cooking and cleaning instead of sharing it, all the driving around, shopping, taking him indoors to physio appointments etc.
The day job has been manic lately. I won’t bore you with the details but I’m definitely being pulled every which way and then some. Could do with cloning myself to get it all done.
I’m over the moon at having a two book deal – it’s what I’ve worked towards for ten years. But with contracts come deadlines, and the pressure’s on to get book 1 revised and back to my editor, also to get the first draft of book 2 completed. Both are on target, just about.
With the pier-to-pier swim completed that means no need for swimming training, but him indoors has discovered that a short swim in the sea is really helping his recovery. He hobbles in on crutches, then I take the crutches and leave them on the beach, then swim with him, then help him out of the water at the end. On beautiful Bournemouth beach and in weather like we’ve had, this is no hardship so I’m not complaining. But it’s all time out of my busy day.
Earlier this year I signed up for the Bournemouth half-marathon, which is in early October. So I need to pick up my running – get out there and start building up the distance. I’m so slow a 10km run takes me nearly an hour and a half.
And then today I realised that I have to do the ‘blue’ jobs as well as the ‘pink’ jobs. A U-bend under the in-sink disposal unit (aka the muncher) clogged up. I have never, repeat never, unblocked a U-bend in my life before today. (I have led a sheltered life and there has always been someone around with greater plumbing skills than me.) But I managed it, and then did a silly dance around the house because it is now official – I AM SUPERWOMAN and I can do ANYTHING!
Ahem. All this is really just a long-winded excuse for the lack of blog posts lately.
Kathleen McGurl 
Wonder Woman with a Spanner….The Queen of Calm Crisis Management…Joan of Arc in running shoes (and minus the tragic end)…Boudicca of the sea (ditto the tragic end)…I’ve run out of ideas but way to go Kath! (And now you’ve adding plumbing to your skill set if you’re ever in Brighton I’ve a few jobs I’d like your opinion on…)
LOL! I can only unblock U-bends but it’s a start.
Good grief. I’m exhausted just reading what you are getting through. AND plumbing. Yes I think you can definitely call yourself Superwoman.
Brilliant about the book deals – so pleased for you. x
Thank you!
I’m exhausted reading that! Glad your husband is recovering and I’m so pleased you have your book deal to keep you going through it all!
Yes, the book deal is something I can cuddle close to me if ever things feel too much.:-)
Sympathy to your husband and congratulations on the book deal.
Good luck with the running. I did the Bournemouth Triathlon a few years ago and I remember it being a bit of a climb on the bike to get out of town but the run along the seafront was dead flat. Hope your course is not to demanding.
Some of these supermarket products are good for unblocking clogged sinks.
Yes, I think the run is all flat. I watched part of the marathon last year, as the course went past both ends of our road (we were blocked in for the morning). That’s what inspired me to sign up this year. I’ve done sprint triathlons but not the full Bournemouth one which I think is Olympic length? Impressed you’ve done it.
Yes it was Olympic distance but a long time ago.