Sunrise and snowmen...

Yes the sun did rise at 4.45 am.  I think I'm going to have to put a blanket over my bedroom window. Took Milo to the beach and he was straight in the water, no one else there, mind you it was about 7.30 in the morning.

Today I made another set of curtains, attached fur around my bed board and re covered two more seat cushions. I then hung some fairy lights in the van and when I turned them on I discovered they are a lovely string of little snowmen! No wonder they were in the sale.

I've joined a camping club and I now get discount at various sites around the UK, so now I need to sit down a plan some kind of route.  I've booked a practice stopover locally to me and the warden is going to help me get started.

I received my parcel from Visit Scotland full Of lots of attractions to visit and a little bar of marmalade soap!
I'm planning to take some photos tomorrow of my interior decorating skills in the van, if I get it finished!

Milo on Thurstaston beach

No flies on me...

I've just spent the last 10 minutes trying to flick a fly off my curtain hanging on the washing line... Until I realised it was a fake fishing fly and was completely hooked in! I don't even fish!

I was up at 6am today and have made two sets of curtains and re covered two bench cushions with a curtain from my bedroom.  Which seemed like a good idea at the time but now I only have half a curtain in my bedroom and the sun rises at 4.45 am tomorrow.

My bedroom wardrobes are being taken on Wednesday so I 'must' finish sorting my clothes tomorrow.  I put my grey bin out this morning (full to the brim) and they didn't take it, they just stuck one of those naughty stickers on it! Now I have to go to the tip.

Time for my bath now, only seven left :(

Not a day of rest...

Woke up at 6am raring to go and have just stopped now at 9.30pm. Milo has had two walks and a run in the motorhome, he also got some roast beef scraps from my mums Sunday roast.  I have cleaned and sorted stuff all day.  Cleared under the stairs and found some bits for the car booty, which went quite well. Came home with only one box of stuff, although I did drop some into the charity van.

I do wish there were more than 24 hours a day!  Still so much to do and so little time.  I'm thinking my first week away I will probably just pull up in a lay-by and sleep!

Whilst having dinner at my mums today my sons mobile phone beeped, he read out his World News notification "the Greek finance minister says his country is entering a dark hour as it battles to stay in the euro" "oh" says my mum "why is he texting you?" God love her!

The Beast...

Collected the motor home today, quite a beast.  Just going to take some getting used to.  Handbrake on the right, ignition on the left and turn key toward you to start, plus all the other stuff! Not quite a KA! Milo jumped straight in and into passenger seat, had a good sniff round and seemed happy. Just need to spruce it up this week and make it 'home'.

Attended the monthly meeting for The Wirral & North Cheshire Prostate Cancer Support Group this morning.  Presented by the lovely Mr Calvin Wood.  Coffee and biscuit to start, an update on up and coming fund raising events https://sites.google.com/site/wirralprostatecancersupport/ and then an informative talk from Mr Nigel Parr consultant urologist  at Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge.  I told the group about my adventure and they will hopefully be following my journey.

Managed to sort out some more of my clothes for charity, now have six full bags and still not done! I have taken down and washed most of my curtains and hopefully will be able to adapt to fit motor home.  Still so much to do and so little time, I am exhausted but happy.

My mum got a second goldfish to keep mine company, since his mate died.  He is probably thinking every three minutes 'you look different...' !

The Beast x

Dead fish...

Brief blog tonight... I have to sort out all my clothes. Trying to reduce nearly 50 years worth into one suitcase!  I seem to have kept a lot of 'could come back in fashion' 'might wear it if invited to a ball, wedding, funeral, christening, 80's party etc etc'.

Sad day today, one of my goldfish has died :( I got two when my son left to start university so I wouldn't be lonely! That was about 10 years ago.  I named them fish one and fish two, not sure which one died... My mum has adopted the living one (as opposed to the dead one!).

Excited and nervous for tomorrow getting my motor home.  Kind of makes it all real...

Got it!...

Hurrah! I've finally found a motor home for Milo and Me :))) I'm picking it up on Saturday, big shout out to Andy for being so patient with all my questions. So the plan is to pick it up on Saturday and drive like a 'girl' back to mine! Then I've got 8 days to put the Milo and Me touches into it.  A few family pics scattered about, a fluffy cushion here and there and create a special spot for Milo. Then we will have a practice sleep over locally and hope Milo feels at home, which I'm sure he will when I feed him in there!

This has been so stressful over the last few weeks but so worth it.  My family and friends, old and new, have been so supportive I can't thank them enough.  And Milo has been so patient what with all the upheaval of late.  And I haven't even begun my journey yet argh!

The lovely Erin from Visit Scotland Tourism has kindly set me up with some wonderful locations to visit and lots of helpful advice. Including Valvona and  Crolla events at Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Scottish/Italian men!).

Ben from The Sunday Post is going to get some Photos next week to run my update in their 5th July issue.  Prostate Cancer UK are sending me some leaflets, posters and pin badges for my journey.  And I'm going to the Wirral Prostate Cancer support group meeting, this Saturday with Mr Calvin Wood. So it looks like things are beginning to set into motion.

I'm so glad, lately I've been waking up so early I'm practically waking up yesterday!!
My mum gave me some sunglasses that fit over my glasses but I'm sure I look like Stevie Wonder?!

Why oh why do dogs love fox pooh? It stinks! Milo rolled in it this morning at the woods and thankfully now smells of baby talcum powder. I was told by a little old lady in the woods to rub tomato sauce on it, which just made him rather sticky and smelling of tomato sauce!

The motor home passed its MOT so hopefully I will know tomorrow if all good to go. Spent most of the morning on the phone again trying to sort out the utility bills, some things are never straight forward.  Managed to sort some 'stuff' for the car booty this morning, but didn't manage to get in the dreaded shed!  The car booty was ok but I only made £38 and also seem to have lost a ten pound note while I was there :(

Am so happy this minute, I just found a bag of chocolate twirl hidden in the freezer.  So it's bath and then bed with chocolate, bliss...

Argh spiders!

When will I learn that if you don't drink very often you shouldn't drink... So I had a pretty good day and decided to go for a meal with my mum and sister, and as the Chardonnay was on half price offer, well, lets get two bottles.  Later that evening... I think it's a good idea to take down my living room curtains and wash them, no ladder just a small wobbly table and curtains that are about 8 foot high... So I am now nursing a few bruises, perfect excuse for another hot bubbly bath!

Started my day with 'very' early walk in the woods with Milo, did the extra mile as knew it would be a busy day.  Had some furniture taken for auction by my friend John Crane, so fingers crossed it sells for some kind of profit. And also sold my wardrobes to a lady who said 'Was that you I heard on the radio?' 'Selling everything to find the man of her dreams?' Er yes...

Best bit today was going to see a motor home that I think will be perfect for Milo and Me :)  It is going in for MOT tomorrow so all being well I might have found our 'home' if I can scrape enough pennies together. I am doing another car booty tomorrow in the afternoon so have got the morning to sort out the garden shed... Argh spiders!

Things are looking up...

Just had a man in my bedroom for the first time in years... He was actually just buying my dressing table though! And then, literally 20 minutes later, I ran upstairs and threw my phone on said dressing table! Luckily not broken, just covered in the dust that was under dressing table.  I also sold all my garden furniture and some bits and bobs to a lady who reconditions furniture.  I seem to have more and more empty spaces in my house every day.

I also was given a really fair price for my car by local company Wirral Small Cars, they were so friendly and said would keep an eye out for any decent motor homes.  I am going to see another motor home tomorrow so fingers crossed it's a goodun, not like yesterday's!

Pip just phoned me and said I'd had an anonymous donation into my gofundme account with a lovely message, I'm so touched.  Things are really looking up today.  It amazes me how my days go from despair to joy on a regular basis.  I'm so dizzy some days that tonight I tried to boil a pan of water but forgot to put the water in it! Duh need early night me thinks.

Fathers Day...

Went to see a motor home today that although was out of my price range was probably worth a look. Wouldn't you think if you knew someone was viewing something you had for sale you would kind of clean it?! Yuk! It looked like a tramp had been living in it, burnt stale food on oven, mouldy stains in fridge, brown scummy stuff in bathroom and goodness knows what dirt on the upholstery.  Now I'm a bit of a 'Monica' when it comes to cleaning, I love it, but even I was nearly borking in there.  And as far as the rust it was like an old bucket.

Am now concerned my budget is so low I might have to get one of these 0% credit cards. I've come too far to give up now.  I don't want to be on my own. I want that special person in my life. I don't want to do everything by myself. I want to be someones significant other! My parents had over 40 years of marriage before my dad died.  Hey if I live to 90 I could have that too!

I am also getting fed up with people calling to ask if my furniture is still for sale and when I say yes I don't hear from them again!  One lady asked if I would deliver a wardrobe to Leeds (about 200 miles).

Well I've had my moan! Good news is I made £65 at this mornings car booty :)

Being Fathers Day today I miss my Dad more than ever... Wish he'd been #ProstateCancerAware a little sooner.

1. Symptoms can include:

   • needing to urinate more frequently, often during the night.
   • needing to rush to the toilet.
   • difficulty in starting to pee (hesitancy)
   • straining or taking a long time while urinating.
   • weak flow.
   • feeling that your bladder has not emptied fully.

Lazy boy

How funny, my son came to walk Milo whilst I was out today.  When I came home he had left a pile of shirts and two pairs of pretty grubby shoes for my car booty tomorrow. So I loaded up the car ready for my 6 am! start tomorrow.  Then I received a text from my son asking if I would be able to iron his shirts and polish his shoes ready for work on Monday! I thought he was joking, but no! Had to dig them out the car and have words with him about what leaving home actually means... He gave me that son/mum speech about how I do it so much better than him blah blah!

Had a good start to my day, went to buy cakes for my sister and bought a one pound scratch card and won ten pound :)

Waited all day again for a phone call regarding a motor home, no call :( but have seen one on gumtree that 'might' be affordable.  Hope car booty goes well tomorrow, am taking my mums car so loaded up with lots more 'stuff'.

I wish there was a man in my life today, moving large wardrobes around is a back breaking task for a small single girl! So bath and bed for me now, early start tomorrow.

Black Friday...

I really want to cry.  I very rarely do cry.  And I'm afraid once I start I won't stop.  Two weeks on Monday Milo and Me are homeless.  I have sold nearly everything I own.  I have emptied every piggy bank.  I have not spent more than a penny I needed to for so long.  I have been haggled over ten pence and let down by online selling.  I have been up and I have been down on a daily basis.  And it's all my own fault...

When I decided that I wanted to fulfil my dream and create my happy ending I never foresaw the emotional roller coaster it would take me on.  But I am a believer and if everything just rolled along quite nicely one would never appreciate life.  I've made some super new friends, and lost some.  I've experienced a new appreciation of good decent people.  And I've sadly learnt not to trust everyone.  I've gained an important amount of knowledge into the devastating effects of Prostate Cancer, besides the fact that it stole me my father :(

Maybe today is just my Black Friday, who knows what tomorrow may bring.  I will wake up tomorrow and re-focus.  I will come up with a cunning plan.  I will go and sell ice to some Eskimo's!

I did have some good news today, I was contacted by a lovely lady from Visit Scotland.  They are really keen to help me find my Mr Forever and are going to plan some dates for me with 'suitable' gentlemen around Scottish tourist attractions. I am quite excited I may get to wear my LBD :)

Do dreams come true?
http://www.gofundme.com/vb47df7

Thumbs up

 I'm booked in for my first lesson in self defence in Ardrossan.   Alan Bell from the charity the Scottish Centre for personal safety is going to show me some techniques,  which is good as the only one I know is jamming your thumb in the eyesocket and running as fast as you can!

 Sold some furniture today to a lovely lady who restores furniture,  she is coming back on Monday to buy some more.   Extra pennies into the fund.   Had a visit from the lovely Mr Calvin Wood he brought me a stash of information leaflets on prostrate cancer to take on my journey.   The man is an inspiration in his support work.   Also had a double glazing salesman at the door who I nearly accused of being a journalist!

 I keep wandering round my house not knowing what to do next, and I keep getting distracted by what I find.   Today I came across my sons newborn baby clothes and his first little black gym pumps, have to keep them :)  I also have lots of blank squares on my walls where my pictures used to hang, all looks very odd.

 A man offered me his campervan today on the condition he could travel with me, I said how can I meet a man in a van with a man in the van...!  Fair Point he said.

Hot Dogs...

I swear Milo knows if my eyes are open or shut in the morning, he lies outside my door so quiet every morning, but as soon as I open my eyes he starts whimpering and he can't see me!

Still no news on my motor home, hopefully hear something tomorrow.  I'm not panicking...
Sorted loads more 'stuff" for car booty, which was cancelled by the organisers due to rain. At least I am all ready for this Sunday.  Also put lots more on gumtree and had some positive enquiries.  I was sorting out photo frames to sell at booty and had to take the photos out, it was a lovely trip down memory lane as I tend to put photo on top of photo in frames and found some crackers. Even found an ex boyfriend 4 photos deep!  I have kept some nice frames so hopefully will collect some decent photos on my travels.  Motorhome Fulltime posted a nice link on Facebook of me today, got 20 likes!

I tried to do the 'hot dogs' photo that is trending just now, shame I wasn't on a Caribbean beach!

Read this today

• You are two and a half times more likely to get prostate cancer if your father or brother has had it, compared to a man who has no relatives with prostate cancer.

Milo meets a Rottweiler

Today was a kind of stop start day.  Took Milo to the woods and even though it was early it was really warm.  So we finished our walk at the stream where Milo did his usual hippo impression and just lay flat in the water.  That was until the Rottweiler came to have a nosy, Milo was up like a shot!

Came home, gave Milo his usual cheese filled kong, and tried to make some more phone calls.  Spoke to a lovely Scottish girl at Sky and she also has a Fox Red Lab, needless to say we were chatting for quite a while.  Made an important call regarding a motor home and will 'hopefully' get some good news before the end of the week... Had a lovely catch up with Ben from The Sunday Post, who said he'd had more enquiries about documenting my adventure, I've even been offered a free self defence lesson so watch out boys!

I sorted out all my CD's and have boxed them ready to be collected for a grand total of £7.95.  Took some photos of furniture ready to sell online but kept catching myself in the photo of the mirrored wardrobe! Have found out there is a car booty being held tomorrow afternoon but it is forecast to rain so will have to decide last minute.

Have just realised I've eaten rubbish all day today, a banana, two sugar doughnuts, a bag of twirl and six bags of my favourite salt & vinegar crisps!  Really need to get myself a healthy eating plan.

Do I need new shoes?!

Received a flirty message online and I kindly quoted that I had shoes older than him, to which  he replied "jeez you need to get new shoes I am 31!" Made me laugh. I've had so many lovely messages from round the globe it still overwhelms me :)

Milo had me on the beach extremely early this morning and our usual road was closed so we went a different route.  Which was fine until I tried to follow him down a cliff, four legs are better than two, I am now sporting a rather bruised backside!

I spent most of the morning on the phone with utilities companies, the gas/electric company had me on hold for 43 minutes, luckily it was a freephone number.  Then I popped to the shops to buy 'pooh bags' for Milo and the friendly assistant recommended I buy nappy bags, 300 for 35 pence, happy days.

My day got much more interesting in the afternoon.  I met up with the loveliest gentleman, Mr Calvin Wood, from Prostate Cancer support group.  He is helping me in raising awareness of Prostate Cancer and has provided some great information to assist me.  He has even invited me to be a guest speaker at the November meeting to talk about my adventure.  I said hopefully I could bring along my future husband too...!  I never knew that Prostate Cancer is the most common male cancer with around 40,000 cancers diagnosed each year.  Below is a message from Mr Calvin Wood :)

The Wirral and North Cheshire Prostate Cancer Support Group wishes Nicci every success on her trip around the coast of Great Britain, during which time she hopes raise the profile of prostate cancer.  The Wirral Group was set up to (1) support and encourage patients and their families who are struggling with a cancer diagnosis (2) raise awareness of the disease (3) raise funds for specialist equipment and services for the prostate cancer patient.  If you have any questions about Prostate Cancer, you can contact a Specialist Nurse (Prostate Cancer UK) on 0800 074 8383 or if you want to no more about the Wirral Group or send a donation, our email address is wirralpcs@gmail.com and website www.wirralprostate.org

It's 10 pence for goodness sake...

Today's car boot was a disaster.  Having got up at 5 am, much to the bemusement of Milo, we headed off for a 6 am start.  It was heaving already when we got there, why oh why do people need to go to car boots so early?! Why aren't they in bed with hangovers? Anyway needs must for me, so we set up our stall and sat back... 2 hours later and about 70 pence in profit, feeling frozen to the bones I'm being haggled by an old lady over 10 pence, I finally agree and she pulls a wad of notes out her pocket and asks me if I've got change!  Then she has the cheek to ask me for a carrier bag.

While I was sitting in the boot of my car I saw an oil painting on the stall next to me and started daydreaming about being on the Antiques Roadshow getting offered millions for it.  Daydream got the better of me so I bought it for £2, it's a signed Burnett, fingers crossed!

Eventually after about four hours, by which time my fingers were numb, we packed up and Pip took me for a cooked breakfast.  I made a total profit of £21.80... On a good note I won £5.30 on the euro millions :) not quite the 93 million, but I was pleased.

Spent the afternoon trying to catch up on my messages, I really need to keep up to speed on that.  Hopefully tomorrow I will catch up with the gentleman who may be able to help me with my fundraising and awareness campaign for Prostate Cancer.  On that note I think this is valuable to know...

1. Symptoms can include:

   • needing to urinate more frequently, often during the night.
   • needing to rush to the toilet.
   • difficulty in starting to pee (hesitancy)
   • straining or taking a long time while urinating.
   • weak flow.
   • feeling that your bladder has not emptied fully.

A better day

Walking in the woods at 8 am this morning was so peaceful, until an elderly jogger decided to do bench presses on the bench I was sat on, not a pretty sight!  Also I forgot to take along Milo's ball so he spent the entire walk looking back at me waiting for me to throw it.

Came home and got loads sorted for two car bootys tomorrow.  While I was loading the car my neighbour stopped and asked what I was up to.  When I told her of my adventure she was so encouraging and said she admired me and wished she'd had the courage to do similar when she had the chance, she was so enthusiastic of me :)

My son and his girlfriend visited and he gave me the ok to sell some of his 'stuff' I had.  Mind you he has had to give me a detailed explanation of what half of it actually is! Boys and their toys! And he let Milo keep his rugby ball :) 

So I've had another bubbly bath tonight (have to make the most of them, I will miss them the most!) and have set my alarm for 5 am ugh! Busy day tomorrow, please don't let it rain.

Pip bought me this mini motor home to cheer me up :)

Downbeat

Feeling a little bit down tonight.  The day started fine, took Milo out for his morning walk and we met Pip for coffee/bone. Then I met Jen and Mel, who I used to work with, and we had a lovely catch up over lunch.  But now I'm just lying here with Milo and I've got so much to do and just don't know where to start. I'm doing two car bootys on Sunday, first is a 6 am start, followed by an afternoon one.   Have checked the weather forecast and it looks like rain, which is really bad news for selling.  I've still got so much 'stuff' to sell but also still need to use some of it.  I am also upset that someone left a hot disposable barbecue on the beach and of course Milo smelt the food on it and now has a little burnt nose :(

I am going to have a bath and an early night and hopefully feel more positive in the morning.

Positive day

You just don't know what goes on in other people's lives.  I was in a park this morning with Milo and I watched a smartly dressed, middle aged woman, on her way to work, remove an empty bottle of wine from her handbag and drop it in the bin...

Well, I've had quite a positive day.  I spoke to some very lovely ladies this morning at Clatterbridge Hospital and they managed to put me in touch with an equally lovely gentleman, who is helping me with my fund raising and awareness campaign for Prostate Cancer. He is an established charity organiser for Prostate Cancer.  So watch this space for more information very soon!

I also met some super guys today, who, fingers and toes crossed, may be able to help me with the motor home. Again, watch this space for more information very soon!

I think even my mum is beginning to believe in me now...

Last Night a DJ Saved My Life...

Getting desperate

Life is a bit of a roller coaster at the moment.  One minute I'm walking in the park with Milo next thing I'm in a radio station giving an interview.  Today me and sis did four radio interviews at BBC Radio Scotland, BBC radio Merseyside and Liverpool Radio City.  And I was also contacted by various TV channels regarding filming Milo and Me.  All feels a bit surreal but needs must if I'm going to get this show on the road! Everybody was so lovely today and really put me and Pip at ease (couldn't take Milo with me!) it felt like we were just having a chat with a friend, except for the big boom mikes in front of our faces! I reckon I'd quite like to be a radio DJ.  I do hope I came across ok and not sounding too desperate!

But desperate is what I am now... I've only got about four weeks left before I'm declared homeless! And I haven't raised nearly enough for the motor home, could find myself hitch hiking around the UK with a tent at this rate!  I have contacted some reputable brand name companies today asking (practically begging) for any assistance to help my dream come true. I will make this happen, if nothing else I want to prove that anything is possible if you work hard and believe in yourself 😍

If anyone needs any furniture, various, please do contact me I have lots for sale!!

www.gofundme.com/vb47df7

And now the radio

Well if I thought yesterday was exciting today got even more exciting.  I was contacted by BBC Radio Scotland and tomorrow morning at 10.30 am live I will be interviewed by Kaye Adams.  They want to talk about my journey with Milo and Me searching for the man of my dreams.  And as I'm heading to Scotland first he may be listening.  Could be dangerous as I was once told by a previous boss that I should count to ten before I speak! I told him that's fine but it would just delay me saying the same thing! (I never got far in that job). Anyway I'm happy to be promoting my journey and you never know it may help with my fund and get me on my way a bit quicker. (Still not got motor home).

Also today I had just got back from the beach with Milo, which was deserted :), when there was a knock at my door.  Milo did his usual killer dog bark, and when I opened the door there was a man in a suit.  He said 'are you Nicci?' And I thought my word these door sellers even know your name! He then introduced himself as a journalist!! Wanted to chat to me about running a story about Milo and Me.

I've had lots more lovely messages today, and one or two not so lovely.  I even got a direct message asking for my hand in marriage!

I managed to get a few items advertised on gumtree and was so happy to find in a CD player my long lost LA Freeway CD :)  So have been blasting out some tunes.  Now I am listening to Classic FM while I decide what to wear tomorrow...! Hey you never know who I may meet ;)

Yesterday...x

Overwhelmed to say the least

Oh My Gosh! I am completely overwhelmed by the amount of encouraging and supportive messages I have received today.  I am desperately trying to respond to each and every one (and there are rather a lot!).  I really should have trained Milo on the iPad!

I woke up extremely early this morning and went straight online to read my story in The Sunday Post
http://fw.to/Q48gKoc And I must admit I did breath a sigh of relief... Ben Robinson wrote as if he had known me all his life! Even more exciting Lorraine Kelly tweeted my story! My sister Pip bought 3 copies and we hung one on the car boot table! Talking of which, went ok but only managed to raise £54, but every little helps.  Quite a few ladies at the car boot offered me their husbands!

After the car boot Pip and I went for coffee and that's when we found my story had also been published in The Mail Online http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3114246/My-perfect-man-hasn-t-turned-m-going-Air-hostess-sells-possessions-buy-camper-van-plans-Scotland-looking-love.html#reader-comments - and so far that has raised over two hundred comments! I must say most of them were really nice (and don't worry the goldfish will be re homed) and the yucky ones are irrelevant.

So all in all today has been a little crazy to say the least.  I have lots of new friends on Twitter @nicci66nicci and I am feeling even more confident that Milo and Me will make a success of our adventure.  We certainly have lots of people to visit on our journey😍 maybe one of them will be 'my' man...

My sister Pip started this for me
http://www.gofundme.com/vb47df7

Read all about it

Big day tomorrow for Milo and Me 'read all about it in The Sunday Post!' I will obviously be up at the crack of dawn creeping into the newsagent wearing large hat and sunglasses to buy multiple copies... Just need to watch Milo, he does have a tendency to eat paper! I do hope we get some positive feedback from this, we need a little assistance promoting our adventure.  And every day here is a day wasted searching for my true love! Maybe the man of my dreams will read the story and think to himself 'where can I hide' haha!

Well whatever happens I still have car boot number two tomorrow (having messed up last weeks) and looking at all my 'stuff' on the dining room table I'm not sure it will all fit in the KA.  My son popped over today and took back one of the snooker queues I was selling, stating he used it! (Been under the stairs for about 4 years!).

So hopefully tomorrow is a good day on all counts. I've got a good feeling @Sunday_Post

The Photo Shoot

Today went quite well.  Milo was so well behaved I hardly recognised him!  He seemed quite comfortable in front of the camera and responded to every request of him.  Am thinking he could be next years BGT winner! We took some photos of my 'stuff' ready for this weekends car boot sale, some in the garden with a map (of which Milo did eat a page!) and then we went to Burton and met Arthur the owner of Inter-Leisure.  We got to explore some of the Motor Homes and wow they are fabulous.  Milo was quite at home in the passenger seat, although he did try sitting on my knee in the drivers seat!  I think I have been quite spoilt seeing these motor homes as I know I will never be able to afford ones like that.  But as long as I get one with a decent engine I can 'pimp' up the inside.

I spoke with Ben from The Sunday Post and he informed me Milo and Me will be in the Scottish and English publication and online.  Having lived in Perth for 10 years someone's going to think 'I know that face'! And then probably wrap me round a deep fried haggis haha! 

My friend John has come up with some inspiring ideas for funding my adventure, maybe some form of sponsorship or advertising on van. I will be making lots of enquiries next week, or I may be in hiding...! 

Preparing for the press...!

Well it's nearly tomorrow, yikes!  The Sunday Post newspaper are taking photos of Milo and Me for the story they're publishing this Sunday.  Needless to say I have washed my hair, chosen an outfit, tidied the house etc etc.  Now Milo has just returned home from a run with his friend Helen and as usual he managed to find every possible muddy puddle and now resembles a chocolate lab! Duh!

Am planning an early night tonight, though probably won't make any difference as I never seem to sleep well nowadays.  I wake up constantly with more crazy ideas in my head so have now started sleeping with a little black note book next to my bed.  Can never understand what I've written though!

I am quite nervous about tomorrow, or more so what is written about me in the publication.   You always hear of  people being quoted out of context. Well, for the record, I am a decent human being :) (So my mum tells me).  If there are any untruths I will set the record straight on my blog.  Talking of which, I am not really clued up on 'blogs' so I apologise if I don't write 'well'. I've written a diary for about 25 years and this seems similar to that.

Off to read up on the law of attraction, was told today that is what I am doing...?

Miracles do happen

Well I was only saying to Milo this morning that we need a miracle to happen if we our going to get this show on the road...and one happened!  The Sunday Post newspaper contacted my sister Pip through the gofundme page she set up and they want to run a story on Milo and Me (looking for love). They think it is a story worth telling and asked me loads of questions about my quest to find love.  They don't seem to think I am too crazy selling all I own and raising money to go on our adventure, I did have to fill them in on 'why'.  Told them about putting us both on gumtree in the re homing section (some offers received but didn't quite achieve the result I hoped for!), or that Pets4home removed our Milo and Me ad in the re homing section and told them the bit about selling just me on eBay and receiving £2.60! (Had to cancel sale choosing the option 'damaged goods').  Anyway he thought it was all relevant to where I'm at now, having exhausted nearly all dating sites etc.  So he is sending round a photographer to catch Milo and me at our best! And running the story this Sunday :)

Also my friend John Crane (antiques TV show) is going to value some pieces of furniture I think 'may' be antique, every little helps.

So after feeling disheartened yesterday am feeling a bit optimistic today :)

Monday Blues

Am feeling a bit down trodden today.  My first official day of unemployment and I received a 'massive' VAT bill :(  Seriously contracting work is not viable unless you live at home with parents and low outgoings.  Sadly this has eaten into my Milo and Me fund and our adventure just seems to be slipping away. I did come up with one idea last night, I am going to find a website that does swops and try see if I can swop my KA for a motor home!  Ambitious I know but God loves a trier :)

Am beginning to think this is what I may look like when I marry my Prince Charming...!