Hi,<\/p>\n

Hope everyone is well and hasn\u2019t succumbed to any of the (now numerous!) viruses that seem to be around! I am a little bit annoyed because I think it\u2019s been seven years since I even had a cold, but so many people seem to have one at the moment, and last week I woke up with the sniffles! Fortunately it WAS just a cold \u2013 I tested every day for the four days that I had it, just to be sure,\u00a0and it\u2019s pretty much gone now but I have been left with a bit of a cough, which is infuriating because I\u2019m about to start two weeks of annual leave and this cough is going to get in the way a bit!\u00a0Before I tell you what I\u2019m doing while I\u2019m off though, a quick sneaky peek for you at some secret filming I did last week with the lovely Elemis<\/a> team.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve actually had to blur a little bit of the centre of this picture (above) so you can\u2019t see exactly what we\u2019re talking about, but you will see footage from the shoot on-air a little bit closer to Christmas, which may give you a clue! We did the filming in a beautiful location house in East London, and it was really fun to be working outside of the studio for a day.<\/p>\n

I also had a mini photo-shoot at work, out in our lovely garden set. It\u2019s where we often present gardening and DIY shows in particular on nice days, especially in summer. The lovely blue door I\u2019m standing next to doesn\u2019t actually open or lead to anywhere though! In this shot I\u2019m wearing the latest Big Deal offer from Centigrade<\/a> – a fabulous, soft faux fur coat. It\u2019s currently at an amazing price but won\u2019t be around for long so do have a look if you fancy a new coat ahead of the colder weather.<\/p>\n\n

So \u2013 I\u2019m heading off on leave for two weeks for two reasons: one, I\u2019m a little bit behind on writing my new book (don\u2019t tell my editor!), and my deadline is the 1st of December so I really need to crack on with that. But I\u2019m also running while I\u2019m off \u2013 and not just one race. I\u2019ve actually (probably very foolishly!) entered a 10-day running event. I\u2019m going to attempt to run 10 half marathons in the 10 days – eek! The event is in Surrey, and part of the proceeds are going to the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, which makes me happy as a keen gardener, and knowing how endangered many of our bumblebee species are in the UK. This is the longest running event I\u2019ve ever attempted – ten days back-to-back is going to be tough. The cough is therefore not ideal, and I also have another small problem in the shape of a rather wonky foot!<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve had a problem with my left foot for a while, and was initially told it was probably a slightly displaced bone.\u00a0It was monitored for a bit but got worse so I had an X-ray a few weeks ago, which showed that it wasn\u2019t actually a bone problem at all.\u00a0So now nobody seems to know what it is! I have an appointment to get it looked at again in November, and I\u2019m\u00a0fine to go ahead and run \u2013 the problem is on the top of my foot and doesn\u2019t really interfere with running too much, although it does hurt a bit after a lot of miles, which of course is what I will be doing! So we\u2019ll have to see how it goes – things are never straightforward, eh?<\/p>\n

The plan, therefore, is to run at the event every morning and then write in the afternoons. You know how clumsy I am though, so please send positive vibes so that I don\u2019t fall over and hurt myself and scupper everything!<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll be back at work on the 4th of November and on-air with my buddy Ruth Langsford that evening if all is well. Have a great couple of weeks and I\u2019ll see you soon!<\/p>\n

Love, Jackie x<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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