My Christmas Day Swim across Weymouth Harbour

Hey Sweeties,

As the end of the Christmas break is coming to it’s sad end (I’m so not ready to go back to work yet!), I thought it was time I got back to the blog and figured telling you about my Christmas Day swim across Weymouth Harbour would be a good start.

So, anticipating your questions, basically back in 2013 when I last spent Christmas with my in-laws in Weymouth, we were in town on Christmas Day when I first saw people swimming across the harbour. Now, some of you may or may not know that I love a challenge (remember the Yorkshire Three Peaks and the XRunner Water Wipeout Challenge?) -for me challenges provide a focus, a goal and something to work towards.

For two years I have been saying I will swim across Weymouth Harbour and then a couple of weeks ago, my confidence wavered and I thought that actually, maybe it’s not such a good idea after all. I don’t like the sea, I’m not a strong swimmer, and making the family get up on Christmas morning just to watch me swim would be a bit pointless. But I knew I couldn’t do that, I said I would swim so I bit the bullet and registered, deciding also to see if I could gain some sponsorship for Independent Age for my efforts.

The sponsorship surprised me, I set a small goal of £50 but in the end I have raised £120 as friends and family really got behind me and the swim so a huge thank you to them! I would like the say it made my legs kick harder and me to swim faster, but the water was so cold my body started to stiffen in shock soon after I plunged in!

Weymouth harbour

Waiting on the pontoon waiting to start the swim!

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Weymouth Weekend & Elle news!

Clairey SweetieHow are we all? Good I hope!

It’s unfortunate that it’s a bit gloomy today but wasn’t the weekend fan-bloody-tastic with the weather! Ian and I had already arranged to go and spend a couple of days in Weymouth with Ian’s parents and we certainly scored with the weather, just gorgeous!

On Saturday we went out to a National Trust property called Montacute House, the grounds are lovely! Then on Sunday Ian and I had a mooch about Weymouth, to the shops and beach!!

Here are a few pics I thought I would share with you on Weymouth!

Weymouth beach

Sun, sea & sand… in the UK!

sand sculpting in weymouth

Sand sculpter

Donkeys!

Donkeys!

British summer holiday

British summer holiday

In other INCREDIBLY exciting news, remember I reviewed that mystery eyeliner for Elle magazine? Well today I got selected to be one of the 10 to be invited up to London to Elle HQ to attend exclusive event with other fashion peeps to what I assume is to officially launch the new Benefit eye liner! SO EXCITED!!!

I have booked the day off of work so that I can arrive in London fresh and fashionable rather than sweaty and tired after work… dare I even think about what I am going to wear?! Talk about pressure! Any recommendations fellow bloggers? I can’t look like I’ve made a ton of effort but I need to have made an effort, you see what I mean? I have also heard that attendees will get a make-over…. Oooo, watch this space peeps!

Until next time x

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