Got a great nights sleep and woke up earlier than my alarm feeling really refreshed and quite positive. I had planned my morning the night before and forgot to fit in eating – quite an important part. So as I had woken early I decided to have my breakfast before training. By lunchtime I had completed the following;

– turned out and mucked out the horse

 – 1 hours cardio on the treadmill

– chest and shoulder routine

 – Sports treatment with Mags

 – 1 hours cardio on the treadmill

This plan was put in place so that I could go sofa and bed shopping with Martina as I need to buy furniture for my house. It was pretty tough and non stop but I got through it.

My session with Mags was painful, very painful. My shoulder is a bit buggered and she worked on that quite a bit. I wont lie but it brought tears to my eyes quite a few times. But as usual just like magic it felt fabulous afterwards as did both my hamstrings as they are buggered too. In order to retain focus during this painful but necessary process, one merely had to glimpse to my right to see all the trophies for Mr Pennine

Mags even let me have a close up of one of them afterwards. They are very impressive, I am hoping I get one to put on top of my piano for everyone to see – oh I sound so posh (I am not at all, practically dragged up like a street urchin).

Back home for a quick shower and meal number 3 and then it was bed and sofa shopping for Martina and I. I cannot explain how tiring this kind of shopping is. You sit down, try out the comfort and bounce, get up and move to the next sofa. Repeat this for about 100 sofas and we were shuffling around like two old women towards the end. The bed trying out was good fun but as soon as I lay down I was ready to sleep – which I don’t think the staff at the shop would have appreciated. So if my thighs and glutes haven’t firmed up from sofa and bed shopping alone then they are doomed.

Back home for my final meals and a quick sleep as I had routine practise with Sexy Sophie G. We went through the routine at her house and I practised in my bikini for the first time. I nailed it first time but we made some tweaks to try and show off some more muscles in my legs. Sophie filmed me and as I watched it back I was quite shocked. I didn’t look as bad as I thought I did, in fact I almost looked like a I knew what I was doing. Sophie has done a fabulous job putting the routine together and getting me to the point were I look graceful enough to flow and pose at the same time. I sent my video to my coach and she loves it, she thinks its a brilliant cheeky little number which will draw the attention of the judges and crowd.

So a very busy day but a very productive and positive day.