I hate interviews! 4 people and 70 minutes long!

...only for a couple of days. I'll catch up with all you lovely people soon.

...my photography finger, that is. It has other uses too.

I enjoyed my trip there today so much ... I went there again!

Just got back from getting some of my portrait photos printed at Boots. They asked me whether the photos of my nieces were copyrighted material. Well, they are, but I own it.

Nice to think that someone thought they were half-decent enough to ask for verification

and nothing to do. Any suggestions?

The taxman owes me £48.05 for 2006/07

Riches beyond imagination!

Note to self: do this *earlier*

Thanks to all those people who sent me a birthday wish...it was much appreciated...

I'm away on hols at the moment. If you PM and I don't respond - I'm not being rude by ignoring you. I'll reply as soon as I get back.

Having gone to the gym for over three and a bit years now, I have reached a milestone of which I'm proud.

I'm now overweight!

Not obese any more. Just overweight.

When I started at the gym, I didn't really have any intentions of losing weight - I was happy in myself. So for three years, I became fitter, but my weight remained static.

Then I decided to cut back on the amount of meat and cakes I ate. I think the main culprit was the cakes. And biscuits. And late night snacks.

So, having cut these largely out of my feeding regime (I hestitate to call it a diet - because that is really only a way of eating, not with the intention to lose weight). I really just wanted to stay fit. For my children if nothing else.

So with my exploits at the gym, I have now lost over a stone in weight, 14 pounds, 6.4 kilos.

Do I feel any better for it. Not that I'd notice, if I'm honest. Although colleagues have sometimes commented on it. I suppose the acid test will be when I see my sister - not having seen her for a while.

According to the BMI figures, I should lose another 2 stone to enter the 'healthy' range. Fat chance! I'd be ill before I lost that amount - I don't think my frame could take that.

So what are my targets now? Well, I suppose I'd like to get under 200 lbs - as that's what the scales I use measure me as. In 'real money', that's 14st 4lb.

I guess I've made the transition, and I need to keep on a similar path.

Trouble is: I really like cakes; and biscuits; and chocolate. Chocolate. Mmm. I do eat them, but I watch how much I have, and only really if I've been 'good' elsewhere in my diet.

In the back of my mind, I know this is for my children.