Verbal Diarleah (The Diary of Leah)

I’ve done it. I’ve gone and bloody joined bloody Facebook. Go on; add me as your friend if you want. I’m in as Leah Barbee O’Donovan. The pressure finally got to me. I couldn’t stand it any longer. I am part of the Facebook massive. Oh well, at least now I can post pictures a bit easier and hopefully keep in contact with a few people more so than previously.

I just thought I would update you on my running. I’ve now signed up for a 10K (6.2 miles) on 12 July on Clapham Common here in London. I’ve also just signed up for a half-marathon (13.1 miles) on 18 October in my hubby’s hometown of Cardiff, Wales. I’m actually looking most forward to that one just because it’s in Wales. It will be nice to run in a different city. Keep checking back for race results. My charity 5K is 28 June, less than two weeks away. It’ll be a doddle. I did five miles through the park yesterday. Bring on the 10K!

Well, I’ll tell you where: with no computer, packing up our flat and moving to a house…that’s where. My computer has always had an issue with its power cord. It wiggles in the slot and sometimes even though the blue light is on, the computer is not charging. Without going into the whole ordeal, suffice to say it is currently in about four pieces in our living room while my dear husband waits for parts. God am I glad I married a computer geek!

Now to the best part: our new house! We have finally upgraded from a modestly-sized one bedroom flat that felt increasingly smaller with every day to a modestly-sized three bedroom house. We have moved from Wimbledon to Chessington; and from just down the road from the tennis to just down the road from Chessington World of Adventures theme park. It’s been a big change.

We’ve been there for just over a week now. We’re still living amongst boxes and still awaiting furniture deliveries but it is glorious to have all of those wonderful things that don’t always come with a flat: dining room, garden, office, second bedroom, garage; we even have a utility room. Our garden is full of beautiful flowers and plants left over from the owners. I just know I’m going to kill them. I do not have a green thumb that I’m aware of. I think I’ve killed several cacti in my life.

Hubby’s life is now complete: he has a shed and a barbecue. Mine is better now I have a dishwasher and a king size bed. I cannot say enough about how lovely our house is. It is not overly large but it fits us just fine. Eventually I’m sure we’ll grow out of it just as we did our flat but for the moment we are very happy bunnies. And now my friends have even less of an excuse to not come visit. I have a spare bedroom just waiting for guests!