Cough and hold the contraction

19.07.2014
Day 98
To a wedding in Devon. Bereft because no Parkrun. Brief post because I'm writing this on my phone, not ideal. I wore a bottle green Cos dress I rather like myself in. Unlike other 50 something women....aunts of bride, mothers, others, I resisted florals, fascinators and flab-hunging sleevelessness. Modesty, understatement, body coverage and, most of all, holding in one's stomach. Hard work. Erik says to remind yourself to work you core you should cough and hold the contraction. A useful mantra. In the aftermath of much fruit cake and fizzy wine, the contractions dwindled considerably.