The great chocolate challenge

So here in Tykes Towers it is the start of my Lent challenge. Can I make it 40 days without chocolate. I say now that I can, however by 10am this morning it could be a different matter and that is only day 1!!!!
I don't have any prize at the end, I just want to see if I have the willpower to do it. To be continued.............


So in the crazy world of cricket, New Zealand levelled the series with England when they wrapped up a win by 55 runs. England were scrappy in the field and as one reporter put it 'Their batting was as flat as Pancake Day' (Shrove Tuesday). The England scores were abysmal and the Captain was lucky not to be out for a duck, which did affect two other players. Top England scorer was Jos Buttler.
Stuart Broad went on to say that he rued the decision to put New Zealand in to bat first. Well hindsight is a wonderful thing and I am sure we all have things that we wished we hadn't done. HOWEVER, the decision was made and the match was lost. Move on, look at the team make modifications and stop making excuses for poor show all round.

Some of the Yorkshire boys are off to Sri Lanka next week on a pre season training camp.  Hopefully this will improve our chances of being Top this season!! No pressure boys!


Venturing way off the boundary now,the horse meat saga is kept alive by the media here in the UK. Considering that about 99.9% of the UK population appear to have been eating horse meat in ready meals and now takeaway burgers for possibly 10 year, no one seems to have suffered any ill effects. However the media are now seizing on other factors to spin the situation out longer. My theory is that in a critical economic climate, with food, petrol, energy prices spiralling out of control, without any intervention from the Government. This is one way to get people to pay more for food from the 'Food Giants'. As most newspapers are carrying full page ads promoting '100% Beef Products available at ...' they are making a killing on their advertising too. Win/win situation. Whilst most households in the UK wonder what will be next to 'hike' up their constantly growing bills. #tooexpensivetolive


So what the flipping heck are the plans for I, Lady Lainey today............well

1. NO CHOCOLATE
2. Make the 'boys' life hell as not having chocolate
3. Look pretty for 7 hours in the office whilst thinking of chocolate
4. Come home and go to bed early and dream of chocolate

Oh dear I do not see the next 40 days going well at all!!!!