3 months

I turn 30 in 3 months.

To put this in perspective, by this point in her life, my sister was married and in the final stages of her first pregnancy. Three of my friends were married with a child, one with her second on the way.

Me? Last night I ate 3 Easter eggs instead of my evening meal - and an orange, you know, to make it healthy.

I keep thinking things have got to change, and then doing nothing about it. At the start of the month, I decided that 3 and a half months was enough time to lose 2 stone - it is only just over half a stone a month. Then I spent two weeks eating bread and chocolate and not doing any exercise. It’s not even just about weight, not only do I not fit into half of my clothes, but my skin is a mess too. A lot of people say giving up dairy really helps clear up your skin, and I certainly noticed losing weight was much easier when I went plant based.

So this is the plan. Cut down on dairy, do more exercise, be more proactive.

Become a better person before you hit 30.

Signs

I have been scared for my life twice while driving.

One was about 4 years ago in Bristol, when I was happily driving along down a gentle hill when I went around a corner only to be confronted with a queue of traffic stopped at lights just metres away. I slammed on my breaks and all was well, but there had been no warning signs of traffic lights on a country down sloping road, right after a bend. I bet more than a few crashes have happened, and I'm so thankful that I wasn't one of them.

The second was today. Driving down a country road (country roads are apparently lethal) when I turn a bend ( bends too, clearly) and suddenly there is a junction in front of me that wasn't on my sat nav, with cars rolling along at at least 50. Once again, I slam on my breaks and thank all the deities that I didn't plow into the traffic. Only then, right at the junction when it's too late or just ironic, are the give way and T junction signs visible.

My point? Dangerous things should be better sign posted.