Hello

So my dear fellow bloggers, all those of you experienced people who know how to work these things but also those like myself who rely on their housemate to explain step by step, welcome to my first ever blog! Awhile back I had this crazy idea to run the marathon and seeing as I've got a place I figure now should be about the time to give my fundraising and training a huge kick up the arse! I feel that today I've made fairly good progress with this - I did hit the gym earlier and run 5 miles on the cross trainer in 30 minutes. So there. Ha. Yeah ok so it's only like a 5th of what I'll actually be running and granted it was inside a nice cosy gym but hey for me that's still pretty good. 

I was really enthusiastic at first but as with all things the concept got boring pretty quickly - don't get me wrong I think it's a great cause and I want to do it so badly but keeping myself motivated is quite difficult when I'd much rather just stay in my warm snuggly house with lots of chocolate, diet cokes and a box set of Merlin (that's a joke my house is actually freezing...). This is where you guys come in, you guys and only you guys have the power. The power to make me get up off my fat bum and run like the wind (well actually more like a snail) but you get my point. Every person that has sponsored me so far, I am so grateful to you and thank you so much. Those of you who haven't please donate even just £1 every little helps - not only to make me reach the target set by the charity but also to keep me going and prove that it is worthwhile - which of course it definitely is. So I am running for Cardiac Risk in the Young as many of you already know and there is a link somewhere on here (I hope!)  for you to get on and check out my fundraising page if you are a super duper nice fantastically generous person whom I will love forever - which of course you are. 

Progress has varied so far I thought colder temperatures would make it more difficult but actually it seems to have the opposite effect on me - I'm that desperate for warmth I'm almost happy to do some exercise - something I never thought I'd say.....Only trouble is I have been a bit ill recently just a rotten old cold but with my asthmatic lungs a cough takes its toll - mostly on my poor housemates and family to be fair but also on my ability to even walk to the front door so that set me back a bit with training last week. However the show must go on and I'm back on the horse and eager to charge on over the Christmas break! 

I'll try and find the ability to update posts on here to keep you in the loop and provide some light entertainment and no doubt for all you students out there another form of procrastination because if you're that bored you're reading this you almost certainly have an essay due some time soon! Cheers guys :) xxx 

Charlotte Cogsworth

P.S in the meantime something to keep you all amused... me in a video of Gangnam style unfortunately I could only printscreen it!