Next step

With a couple of days spare I decided me and my dog would have a trip home to Newcastle. Had a lovely time. I even resisted going to the Metro Centre! Shock horror. I didn't go to the Angel of the North - this pic was taken a few years ago - but everyone recognises that it represents Geordie land!

So my comfort zone this week? Many of my girlfriend's would think driving 292 miles to my mum's house is comfort zone pushing in itself. I've been doing it for years now and I don't mind a jot. I love to drive so that helps. I played an audio book and the journey flew by. No, this week I had an interview!! And I had to give a 10 minute presentation! Gulp! I think it went well. I did my best. I would really like the job but I just need to wait and see. The job I do at the moment was a very satisfying and worthwhile position! Helping people is definitely my forte. I'm ready for the next step, and my colleagues understand why. As you all know I am sociable and friendly and wonderful (yes, this is just in case an interviewer happens across this ha ha) and I feel I can offer so much more.

So I was watching Lorraine on ITV, well it was Christine actually not Lorraine. In fact it was Dan Wootton, on Lorraine, with Christine instead of Lorraine! Are you with me so far? And he was talking about a programme that had been on about Scarlett Moffat. She broke down talking about her weight issues. And Dan agreed, stating that he also has a lifetime battle about his weight. And I thought that it was so true and so sad! Those of us, and there's quite a lot of us, who have weight problems do have a lifelong battle. Sometimes it feels like it consumes us. That we are defined by our size and our almost permanent dieting! Why do we do it? Is this the life we want? What if we stopped battling with ourselves? Could we actually be content and happy? Would anything (and I mean our weight) be any different? Is this constant struggle saving us from being even fatter? If we weren't fighting with our bodies could we then accept the way we are and embrace it? This sounds idyllic - but the simple answer is NO! No we can't. I can't. You can't. We can't. The battle will continue, sadly, until we eventually just give in!

Nee one is porfect, but being a Geordie is close!!