Plea....se

I said in my last post that life is good. Well life is not good today. I'm having a nightmare day in work; I haven't been running in over a fortnight because I've been saving my hips for Kilimanjaro (although I have been doing some hyper-fitness stuff - more on that in a minute) and I've had to cancel a fundraiser in Tullamore. Sad faces all round!
You guys can't do anything about my bad day in work unfortunately, which is a bit of a shame. (Unless you own a company that's looking to hire someone who likes chatting to people and maybe doing a bit of writing, then get in touch!)
You can't really do much when it comes to my hip problems either. Oh and speaking of, the short story when it comes to them is this: they're sub-standard and pounding the streets is nothing something they're cool with. I thought of suing my parents for making me that way but I reckoned they might counter-sue for all the grief I've given them over the years. Then I decided to just get on with it, so I started doing a bit of hyper-fitness. You should Google it - it's great. It looks like a bunch of exercises children would do. At my first session in Dublin's Phoenix Park on a warm Sunday evening the instructor warned me people would probably look at me and wonder why exactly I was sweating so much. And they did. But it's amazing - it's simple yet really makes you work and you know all about it the next day! I've also taken up badminton again, which is proving to be another good fitness session. It's a shame they've gone and changed all the rules since I played last, and also that my game has deteriorated so much it makes me swear like a fishwife on the court (although I manage to keep it under my breath now!), but overall it's a positive thing.
But on to the bit you can help me with - the cancelled fundraiser. I had planned a party for all my Offaly friends, but my hostess with the mostest had to cancel due to a very heavy college course-load. I wasn't actually that stressed when she broke the bad news because fundraising is stressing me out big time. However I don't want to see my charities going without, so if you'd be so kind as to donate a couple of quid online by searching for Laura Ryder on www.mycharity.ie I'd really appreciate it and my charities would too.
I'm looking forward to being in a better mood next time, promise!