Jun 29

Two Blondes and a Horseriding Lesson

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Last nights lesson went really well, Talk about hot though.. it was sweltering in there on that horse..

Phil put me back on Kenny again, the small horse. Mandy cannot understand why either, when i went in he said he was giving me a huge horse tonight and had told Kevin but as Wendy beat him to it Saturday he changed his mind…lol I think he was a little put out.. I didn’t actually mind though, it gave my legs an easier night as we were having a jumping class.

The pace on these small horses feels so much faster, I love the speed side of it as it gets the adrenaline pumping but i have to make sure i don’t lean too far forward when i jump, or I’m gonna come unstuck!

Thankfully it went well last night so I’m gonna ask him now to put them up, its not about the heights i was worried, i just knew i wasn’t taking them right.. Now I’m ready to tackle the higher ones.

Ive worked out that i cant take the higher jumps in trot, whoever I’m riding needs to be in canter. its when you take the jumps too slow they end up stopping and lunging at them, its then you get unseated.. posh word for falling off the bugger.

In the class after us (the more advanced group i asked to be taken out of) one of my friends came off twice last night!  I’m not scared off falling anymore which is good I think you have to come to terms with the shake up of a fall and not worry about falling anymore.. I cant believe I’m actually feeling like this again.. The enjoyment is back without that feeling of I’m crap.. Ive arranged for an hours class on purely jumping on Saturday so I’m gonna be sore afterwards.. If i can jump big poles on little horses it will make me a better rider.. they are harder to ride as everything’s so much quicker and more energetic.. Perhaps its not so bad being small after all..

Me and Mandy are gonna set a scene for next weeks class though.. and ill make sure i get it down on camera! I’m cutting conicals out of my back protector where my boobs are and customising it.. They are not made if you have a bust and do hamper riding, so Ive read up the health and safety page and have decided I’m doing this as there’s nothing to say i cant… so don’t tell Phil! we will just surprise him with that one in the lesson.. we don’t stop laughing now, so it will add another giggle as well as help me breathe…

Its belly dancing tonight with Stelli .. I’m really looking forward to it. Ive pulled out the gear i used to wear but hid up as i felt i couldn’t wear it how i was feeling, left behind the bad stuff that’s happened and I’m going to enjoy every moment tonight…

Meanwhile today i have a house that resembles a bomb site, orders to pack and 2 websites I’m trying to go through tweaking.. the size conversion chart wont work in one so I’m taking it out and building a new one.. Ive also  designed a new look for this one and the new clothing site.. so ill test my skills on this one next week and see what damage i can do…lol

My fellas birthday is Thursday, hes gone away to work all week again and not even taken his card! hes still not said what he wants to do at the weekend so I’m playing it by ear.. Hes not staying in for his birthday that’s for sure, i did on mine as we had too much work on and i wasn’t well, but there’s no excuse for him. Hes doing so well all week, and helping me at weekends to learn what he does.. This weekend we are taking off though, its a year everything’s changed and we have much to celebrate in all areas….

written by Joanne

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Life Tip 1) First, life is worthwhile if you LEARN. What you don't know WILL hurt you. You have to have learning to exist, let alone succeed. Life is worthwhile if you learn from your own experiences, negative and positive. We learn to do it right by first sometimes doing it wrong. We call that a positive negative. We also learn from other people's experiences, both positive and negative. I've always said it is too bad failures don't give seminars. We don't want to pay them so they don't tour around giving seminars. But the information would be very valuable – how someone who had it all, messed it up. Learning from other people's experiences and mistakes.

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Well don’t we just have it all at our fingertips these days? Mobile telephony, satellite monitoring, wireless go anywhere internet connection, SMS and ‘always on’ email straight to our palm devices.

As soloists, there’s no excuse for failing to stay in touch with our work (and our clients) regardless of where we are or when. The marketers of course, would have us believe this is all good.

I disagree. Sure, some of it can be good and at times it is very convenient, but the worrying trend is that always available may become the workplace norm.

A quick glance at how these new services are being marketed and you’ll see imagery depicting young, happy executives tapping away at the keyboard while at the beach or in the garden. In the distance we see friends and family supposedly playing and communing happily.

Everyone is doing what they love. How nice.

Let’s now consider the reverse scenario: Friends and family playing happily in the office while you work. Do you reckon you’ll get much done? Nope. Me neither. You’ll be distracted and certainly won’t be concentrating on your work.

Relaxing with friends and family isn’t a totally passive past time. You need to participate if you are to give and receive. It’s called ‘being present’. If you’re not joining in, all you’re really doing is moving the office to a new location…and one where nothing terribly meaningful is achieved.

Let’s look at other implications of the always available trap.

Remember the good old days when you took a day or two off and were pleasantly surprised when everything ran smoothly in your absence? The times when your clients and associates rose to the challenge of management and decision-making and showed themselves much more capable than you had given credit?

Why would anyone risk making a decision about anything now, when you’re just a moment away?

On the other hand, if you want to make every micro decision (er, control freak!) then carry on, you’re doing just fine.

While some soloists may quite rightly say that being always available and in-touch is wonderful for their business, a survey on our site suggested over 72% of you would be more than happy if a surprise law banned mobile phones. Chances are partners and friends are sure to agree!

The answer to this is not that complex. Being available can most certainly be good, but we have to establish boundaries with our colleagues and clients.

If you don’t stay in control of your involvement in your business, you’ll forever be its prisoner.

That doesn’t sound like a good recipe for loving your work does it?

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