I went for a long run yesterday in the woods and park… It really was lovely to be outside even though it was freezing cold! I am now in training for my next challenge… The Land Rover G4 Challenge. I have been selected out of 400 applications along with 59 other people to take part in the national heats at Eastnor Catle at the end of the month…

This will be full on, mental and physical crazy stuff… like getting up at 2 am to go for a run, and then cycle another leg etc… it sounds absolutely crazy… but equally enjoyable in an odd kind of way! They will be looking for 1 male and 1 female to represent the UK next year in the actual challenge which involves “racing” across the Gobi desert in a Land Rover… along with performing physically and mentally draining challenges along the way. My fingers, legs,and everything else is crossed. I want that place!!

Anyway…part 2 continues..

4. Camel Spiders

Oh my god… these are horrible. I would never want to kill one of god’s creatures, but I really do not like spiders. I absolutely freak out if one of those big hairy ones run across the floor. I am literally a hysterical wreck, shouting, sweating and almost on the verge of mental breakdown if I come into close proximity of a big spider…Funnily enough I saw tarantula’s in the Jungle, but they didn’t bother me. Anyway, in the desert I saw Camel spiders. In fact one of them was on my shoulder!! . They are very quick, and they kind of look like scorpions… vicious and a bit angry. The one I saw was pretty small, but they grow to be pretty big… and they absolutely just give me the creeps… apparently they bite you and leave a hole in your skin?… nice!

In fact I became a bit obsessed with them when I got back, I was researching them on you tube, and just watching the footage made me squirm in my seat(I don’t know why I did it to myself!)

In fact there is a video on there of a girl eating a massive one… it is really disturbing!!

Let’s move swiftly on to…

5. That poor little goat.

Oh dear… this was so hard for me. I used to be vegetarian many years ago and for quite a few years. I’m not really sure why I started  eating meat again but I did, but only chicken and fish. I Knew as soon as I saw that goat exactly what was going to happen.. and I was really digging deep to try and keep myself calm, but the tears were pouring down my face before I could even hold them back. I just felt so sorry for that little bleating goat. Unfortunately, It will stay in my mind forever, completely for all the wrong reasons. It actually really made me feel angry and annoyed, and almost stroppy because I really didn’t mind what they did to me, but please don’t kill an animal for entertainment.

I have lots of vegetarian and vegan friends who say that at least it was quick, there are animals in this country that are killed in far worse conditions just so people can eat them. We’ve been killing animals for years to eat, it’s part of the survival chain I guess, but I hate seeing animals suffer. It’s made me think about going back to being veggy again, I don’t really enjoy eating the meat that I do anyway.

I also beg to differ that anyone else would not react in a similar way… but I tell you what I have found out. Having spoken to guys and girls about the goat incident, pretty much all blokes have been completely non emotional about it, whereas all the women have shown how emotionally upsetting it was.

Which makes me come to the conclusion that women are feely, touchy, emotional creatures… we look to our fellow sister’sfor support, encouragement, praise, and emotional help and guidance., we rely on each other and want to lend a helping hand by listening to problems. Guys on the other hand, are sole hunting creatures… they do not need the support of other blokes, they want to be the winners, they do not need to be in a pack, they do not rally round in times of hardship or crisis… they want to muddle through their problems on their own.

Hence…Men are from Mars and women are from Venus… it all comes back to caveman days surely?

Women are not scared to ask for help…Men do not need help.

Women can multi task… Men can only do 1 thing at time(try it… see how confused they get)

Women cannot fix things… Men thrive on mending and finding solutions.

Women want to be listened to… Men choose selective hearing.

Women check themselves sideways on in a mirror on a daily basis as to whether they have put on weight over night…Men don’t seem to do that sideways check in the mirror… Why is that?? (or is that just me?)

I could go on… the list is endless…

Bye for now.x