Tesco Tuesday

I have got way too much food in my house!!

My porch is very nearly finished and it's fab!!!

Zest, were the first folk to send me their Logo, to add to the RoI, which is nice that mine, and Miriams word is all that's required for folk to back it. Or is it the heavy weights (name only!!) like Nigel, and Jeanette that sway it?

Someone implied that I was anything but 'Bashful' :D I did smile, and looked up the exact definition, which is someone who doesn't like to attract attention. I think they've a fair point!!! But I do it for the right reason though!!

I have a meeting with ASC tomorrow, who will want a progress report of the RoI, so I'm going in the hour before to finish it hopefully with the lovely Hannah. I am tired today, I better get brownie points for this one:)

I've sent the lovely Steve M, a list of questions about Hillsborough. Which reminds me I need to write s'thing for Kevin and the Inclusive Cycling Forum.

Ahhhh thank you

Steve M ctc wrote a letter of support to the Olympic torch folk today also!! It said how I wasn't complete, unless I had my trike, and Hillsboroughs success was down to me. Which is nice, if not entirely true!! I haven't heard owt from them today which is good?? So thanks to every ones support, I dint think they will object again do you?

I think it will just be a case of getting me to the shuttle bus, and my ace bruvs hiring a van for the day to help wi that :)x And then maybe having a lesson in folding again and unfolding? I'm sure there's a video of it, somewhere.

I nipped into town to meet Miriam, in Debhanams, we were served very strong tuna, so good old Miriam, took it back I don't actually know if I'd have been that brave, but thank you :)

Next, I nearly got run o'r !!! I'm such a sheep me!! I followed all these folk crossing, when I could see it was Big Fat Red Man!!! but no, I thought I'd be like the crowd, except, they could run to the safety of the curb, when a car came round the corner, and me??? I just had to hope that the driver had time to swerve!!!

I learnt power point,eeeerm I think!! but didn't have much time, so I'm proposing that I go in the hour before the meeting that it needs to be finished by!!

I was a woman on a mission in town. I needed a light that ran on a battery, a sort of touch thingy one. So I visited £1 land. And bargains, or what!! I got a pair of cycling mits, a bike lock, a pump, a bike tool, and this battery touch light, for £1each surprisingly!! :D

March the 29th

B4 I forget? Thanks for your recent support Fiona (catch Fiona at Ad libbed (her blog) YYou must try and make it to Hillsborough Park, for the launch of Cycling For All. It's fab, honest you'd love it!! I think there will be some folk from BIRC there.

Next?????? Pete darling I was so touched by your mail :) I know it was all true but it makes me sound like Mother Theresa!! ...

Thanks Dave for the phone call, I could mention my tunnel, but I won't :)

I'm not worthy of peoples kind thoughts s'times.

I must get lights for Ziggy, I got in a terrible tangle and nearly killed because I wasn't visable when I pulled out of the shops at the Rise., eeek!! I know it was my fault so I'm lucky to be alive.

I've spent all evening doing The Recod of Involvement. So I'm tired and going to bed.

Goodbye Nick :(

Our team is slowly but surely, been broken up. Nick is the first to be moved to another Park, that has no Cycles, so he'll be cutting grass and the like. A waste of good team building skills, if you ask me. The mental Health Group was there today, with Sue who's been going to Hillsborough as long as I have, and now is a fully trained Cycle Leader, and Support Worker on the ward that participates in Cycling every week.

I tried a 2 wheeler and fell off twice grazing my elbows :( And I must say it was such a good job, I'd got my helmet on, the second time my head bounced on the concrete.

I get the impression that Steve Marsden, is gonna step in at Hillsborough, which is lovely but he's not as easy going as Nick, and he might be a hard task master!!! And who knows who's job is safe?

I slept and sweat ed, fever? hot flush? showered, and my wee boy opened the curtains and said it's a lovely day, you must go to Hillsborough. And do you know he was right I thought.

I'm not going to mention this too much, but The Olympic Torch Relay Organisation, have asked me if I use a Wheelchair daily? I said no, I can walk a few yards, but cycle miles!!! To which they replied, well we don't care how many times you have to stop and rest . But you must walk carrying the Torch, or use a Wheelchair. Your Trike is for Leisure purposes and there for you cannot use it!!!!

I don't have to tell you how upset this makes me feel !! The very reason, why I want to do the Torch, is to show there is an alternative to an electric scooter.

I can't write about it yet it makes me cry.

Holly is so beautiful and so good, she's like my shadow though.

This was the last didtch plea........

Good Afternoon, PLEASE, PLEASE reconsider, I don't drive and can't walk very far at all. But as with a lot of people who suffer physical disabilities I need to use my Trike in order to control my life and health. It's my car, or even my legs. And yes, before I got it I had to rely on a mobility scooter. I am passionate about making other folk with disabilities see the alternative to a Scooter/chair. Also I would love more than anything to use my delegated person, who would be Steve Marsden (CTC) to carry the olympic torch for me.

Wednesday

I will be brief, because I'm really suffering and am going to bed, in the hope I feel a bit brighter in the morning. My throat is closing in!!! I have been extremely busy today, but boringly so, it was a job that I needed to get out of the way, and I do feel quite proud of the result. I just feel a bit bolloxed now!! I've been writing the Power Point Presentation on Word for now. And it's done, so i just need s'one to show me how to do it. And I can transfer the presentation, of the Record of Involvement information.

That's my Porch and Ziggy home!! it's not finished yet.

I've told everyone, IU aint going to Hillsborough tomorrow, but I know if I stay home I will find things to do. So it's nice when you have to Cycle....usually. I'll see, xxxs

Monday....

I'm just writing the Power Point Presentation, abot the Record of Involvement, that Michael and I have produced. And Michael, is a whizz at Techy Computer Stuff. So he's producing the slides, with my writing,, and I'm gonna do the reading. And I think I'll let Nigel West do the clicking of the Mouse!!

I was with Adult Social Care for about 2.5 hours this afternoon, and I am absolutely knackered. How do these folk manage for 8 hours a day!! I arrived home as my children returned from school. I quickly did a DEAL, WITH dAISY, she could make everyones tea, except poor me. If I took H out, I don't know how and why they find that hard, I still love it, I love making her happy.

Oh Activity Sheffield, are coming to taljk to me at Hillsborough on the 8th and 15th!!! It should be interesting!!!

Ahh I've just received an email, thanking me for being so supportive, in Creative Writing. :) nice xxxx

Sunday

Mundane, ....yes sometimes my life does have to, or need to be controlled by the mundane laundry, tidying, just occasionally though. Steady on!! I delegated to my children to take Holly, and nip to the shops. I would have liked nothing better though. But I think it's good to remind them that they must be responsible now they have a dog, so they called me Grandma!!! (because I was far too sensible)

My friend Paul came down from Leeds, now Paul was the original 'Bush Cutter' who I met on the Internet :) We don't participate in any Horticulture any more, preferring to let my lady garden be wild and free. He does love dogs very much (no comments either!!) So I knew he only came to see Holly really!! :) Which gave me a nice lie in this morning, because he slept downstairs, and took Holly out at 7.30, and brought me a coffee.

I must get some more lights for Ziggy, as I did struggle last night coming back from the Mohul, after a lovely meal. And had to use the pavement!!!

Saturday

I've cycled today, and I kick myself for not doing it more because I feel so good now.Only a bit but it was my favourite short trip to little tesco and back, with the wind in my hair and warm air in my face. I didn't need owt, I just went because it was a beautiful day :)

Holly's behaviour has been impecable today, I'm well impressed. Faced with an open garden gate, or coming back to boring me ....she came back, ahhhhh.

I've started writing a fantasy, and NO not that type!!! Hey, it might be my Forte a bit of sauce!!I randomly picked an image off the net, and I'm imagining a story round it. But it's so difficult, well not really it does ooooze out, but I am laying myself open to criticism. It is so much harder, than writing fact, like I usually do.

Friday

I loved Friday, it was Fab seeing Matt, and the others. It is fun, and my brains frazzled, when I've done :) OOoooooooh One member has left, sadly due to ill health, his tumour has grown, on his brain. How bloody devastating must that be???? I can't imagine!! Another woman had joined the group, she was an ex probation officer, very intelligent, maybe a little bit 'uptight' but she walked with a white cane, as she only had partial eye sight. I did 'gush' and offer assistance, which she declined. But I liked her and she seemed to fit in.

I rang the lovely Nigel West, when I returned about the Record of Involvement, presentation on the 16th of March. And I aint got power point, and it's £190 to buy. So I don't think I'll be producing it at home, but maybe Michael and I will have a go on Monday. As we have a Pc, a manager, and a support person to Co Produce the final bits of the ROI. Before it goes live and I try and sell the Idea, to lots of folk.

Oh BTW, having found myself wanting the same Consultancy position as Steph with the http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/spru/research/subject.html, laST NIGHT i OFFERED TO PULL OUT. bUT DID SAY, IF THEY WERE PAYING FOR AN EXTRA PERSON TO CATCH THE TRAIN WITH sTEPH? iT MAY AS WELL BE ME!!! oooops

And they agreed, so I think that will be interesting as they are hoping to do a lot of similar stuff to Sheffield ASC from what I gather.

You know my life? It is very good :)

Thursday :)

I am juggling a lot of important stuff at the moment :)

Hillsborough was just the escapism I needed. Dial A Ride, didn't show?? So I payed a builder to take me, it was Dave, who's finished my Porch. I still aint got a pic.

I can't say soooo much, but it's good.

I've got to learn how to do a Power Point presentation, of the Record of Involvement, Ooooooh I might have to learn how to do it first. But I won't let anyone do it for me!!!

I cycled a bit on 3 wheels today, Dave's on his holiday, so Nick had to 'help' me, and I just didn't trust him :) that sounds so bad!! because I do really.

I took holly out early, and she fell out with a huge Rotwieler, that couldn't catch her!! she just skipped around him really pissing him off, as he kept trying top sink his teeth in, and they kept smashing together!! ~The owner got mighty upset, with me!! Oooops.

Weds..... I think?

Have I told you I went to a meeting about the legacy of the Olympics 2012, and Wow what a fantastic opportunity it's going to be to get Hillsborough noticed, and funded??? for the future. Rumour has it, cough, cough. That the flag is coming through Hillsbrough on it's travels??? so whether I'm in the plan?????

Tuesday

It occurred to me this morning, (tues) that I had simply followed a CTC link, which was directing me to write to my MP. As they were due to vote in Parliament, about the future of City Cycling. I clicked on the link, and was directed to Nick Clegg as he is my local MP!! So all I'm saying are my intentions were 'Pure', no malice, no alterior motive? So I haven't a clue who I've upset and why, it was so long ago!!