Happy Friday!

It's that time of year again - spring has finally sprung and the show season is about to start. Sammi and I are heading down to Sandown for the Volksworld Show this weekend with our friends from VWIS - Volksworld Insurance Services.

VWIS will be offering some great deals at the show - visitors can get instant quotes and arrange their insurance on the day! As well as discounts for limited mileage and being a member of an owners club you can even get an extra £25 discount by taking your policy out there and then. Even if your insurance isn't due now - pop over and see how much you could save, you will even receive a squidgy beetle keyring!

Being a bit of a VW fan I'm really looking forward to this weekend - even if we do get stalked by the daleks again!! If you're heading to the show too - make sure you pop over and say hi...

Have a great weekend!

Charlie

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Ok so i was quite the lucky girl when i recieved for my 21st an all inclusive 5 star holiday to Sharm el Sheikh from my boyfriend....My birthday being in Decemeber i waited a long 3 months until we could finally go!
So when march Finally arrived i packed my suitcase and off we went...

5 Hours later on a very bumpy flight we arrived in Egpyt, The weather was gorgeous everyday and the hotel had 2 pools aswell as its own waterpark!

During my stay the oppertunity arose to swim with dolphins, something ive wanted to do for about 10 years ever since i visited Australia and never got the chance so i quickly snapped it up and it was the most amazing part of our week. Alongside this we quad biked through the egyptian dessert where we were surrounded by the locals who live there and a few camels! We also went snorkelling and i must say Egypt has the most amazing fish and underwater life, defiantely worth doing!

Overall i would say Egypt was my best holiday yet and i would definately go back, Heres a few pictures of our trip and i hope you all have a lovely summer wherever you go..


M x

WE DID IT!!!

Following on from charlies last blog we finally completed the Sainsburys Sport relief mile challenge!
The girls set off all prepared in our Flux tops teamed with trainers and we all looked quite the sportswomen (this was deffinately not an event for our usual outfits!) As you can see below in true fluxbabe tradition we arrived early to fit in a quick photoshoot before the gun to start was triggered!.....

The line up was made up with Myself ( Megan) Charlie Emma Janine and Kayleigh doing 3 miles each... Kim doing 1 mile and the brave girls that are Penny and Sammi did a whopping 6 miles each!! I must admit with a bottle of water in hand surrounded by many budding athletes and children we were ready to what we thought 'wizz around that track'... With a 10am set off the girls started alongside the many people racing in Kings Lynn at a steady pace, the 6 mile girls stormed ahead with ipod in ear where as the rest of us trailed steadily behind to what we thought was going to be an easy few laps!!..

Amongst the crowds stood the mayor and a few photographers from the local paper aswell as parents chearing along the track, Also amongst us doing the mile were people running with pushchairs, young, old and even a clown! Everyone was really doing their bit!

Those of us doing the 3 miles completed it in about 30minutes and we were all so proud of ourselves, the 6 mile girls came in at about the 60 minute mark so a big pat on the back was well deserved to everyone!! Overall i think we'd all agree not your average sunday but a good day was had by all and the sun carried on shining as we headed to te beer garden for a well deserved drink!!

The current total raised so far is £29,323, 818.. and thats without our girls support so well done everyone and keep doing your bit for Sport Relief 2010!

Megan

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We have registered for the Sport Relief Mile!!

If you listen to radio 1 I'm sure many of you have already heard a lot about the million pound bike ride that took place last week? or Eddies Marathon a day? Or maybe even seen "Let's dance for Sport Relief"? Well the Fluxbabes have decided to get involved too and take part in our local mile, 3 miles or for the uber fit girls - 6miles!

We've set a target of £300 to raise between us - so far, our colleagues at Flux HQ have been very generous, but if you would like to make a small donation please visit our sport relief team page - we would be very grateful for any amount given!

All the money raised by the public is spent by Comic Relief to help transform the lives of poor and vulnerable people, both at home and across the world's poorest countries

The mile takes place in a couple of weeks - so we will keep you posted on our progress!

Lots of Love

From the Girls x

Where has the time gone! It's the middle of February already and the Motorcycle Trade Expo is nearly a month behind us! and we all felt like we'd never left the NEC since Expo '09!

The show is aimed at those in the Motorcycle Trade with stands varying from clothing, manufacturers and obviously insurance!...

Penny, Grant and I arrived on Saturday to get the Bikesure stand up and running ready for the start of the show...

A few hours later and our work was done:



...so we headed back to our hotel to catch up with the rest of the team.

Sunday is typically the busiest day, we spoke to a lot of dealers that are already signed up to the Bikesure scheme and also signed up some new business. It's great to meet new people and chat to some familiar faces.

Here's a snap shot of the Bikesure Expo Team:

(l - r Grant, Laura, Penny, Me & Duncan)

Laura hard at work....

It's quite a tiring few days, but is a very rewarding show - it's evident that the work you're doing is really helping the Bikesure Dealer Scheme to grow, it also shows that the fluxbabes aren't just pretty faces and do actually know about insurance!

The team that attended this year have all had previous experience at this show and had a great time working together.

All in all the show was a good success and we look forward to catching up with everyone again next year...

Charlie x

Well It time to say goodbye and do my last blog as a Fluxbabe. Unfortunately due to some health probelms I wont be able to carry out my Fluxbabes duties any longer :( but its been so much fun!

Well it all started with this picture that I took to enter the competition back in 2007 for you all to vote on who would be the next fluxbabe and I was picked with 4 other Beauties to become the of the new Fluxbabes.

When it came round to Rockingham French car show I was so nervous, we all got in a mini bus and made our way to this fantastic hotel and had a lovely meal. The next morning was the day of the show and I was going crazy with nerves, but once I got there and got in the outfit with all the other beautiful ladies I felt more relaxed and had so much fun. Here are a few pictures...............

Here is all of us

Here is just me Me and some of the other girlsUs outside the Flux stand having some pictures taken I was lucky enough to get choosen for the 2009 Fluxbabe calender which was a fantastic day, its was excellent, we got the the shoot and we had out make-up and hair done (which I loved), here are a few pictures ....................................


This is the make-up that we had done, I love the red lips.

Gemma, Me, Laura and Claire This was in the Calender I was March.
And this is Me, Laura, Gemma and Claire.. we were all December.
Then my Fluxbabe Career ended with the Classic Car show in Beaulieu which was very different as we were not in our usual Lycra but some classic 50's outfits, here is a photo.

Well its time to hang up the Lycra :) But I have had so much fun and have many great memories and a Calender and pictures to remind me of these great memories. Its been a wonderful experience that I will never forget!!!

Well this was the sight that I woke up to on christmas morning, My sack full of presents at the end of my bed.

So I took my presents took them downstairs with the rest of the family and opened them, I didnt know what to open first.

I got some lovely presents, you can mainly just see wrapping paper, but there are presents under there, I just open and chuck the paper all over the place.

I love Pjama and everyone knows that cause I got 3 sets. here are my favourite ones from my boyfriend, they have holly and little robins all over them.

Then after all the presents have been opened we get ready for christmas Dinner. here is the table all set.

And look at this (yum yum!!) This was my christmas dinner, Im not a fan of vegetables but I have a few to add a little colour to my plate otherwise its just looks boring.

Then for the rest of the afternoon we just sat about watching Only Fools and Horses. And this is at the end of the night when we were roasting chestnuts.

I hope you all have a wonderful and magical Christmas and a Excellent New year aswell.

Well we have seen our fair share of snow this winter, and its been so beautiful, and we are getting even more now. Lots of people hate the snow, but I love it!

This is a Picture of my garden when it was at its most glorious before Christmas.

One day me, my mum and brother and our dog Bella, went for a walk in the woods in our village and it could only be described as a winter wonderland.

This is when my brother nearly fell over again. he did fall right on his face, but my camera was not ready.

You used to be able to walk through fine, but the snow had made the trees all heavy and drape over the pathway so you had to walk under little snow arches.

This is me in the snowy trees.

It was lovely having snow for Christmas I hope we get the same next year.

Me and Emma attended the Classic Car Show in Birmingham on the 13th 14th and 15th of November. We set off straight from work on the 13th, after a few issues with the hire car, like not being able to find out where the lights were or the reverse gear... but eventually set off to Birmingham City airport which is apparently where our hotel was located... although the sat nav did have a few issues helping us find it so i decided to use Kay Nav and found it myself.

We got up bright and early on the Friday morning and made our way to the NEC to set up our stand in our 50's style outfits and big hair!

The first day we were rushed off our feat and i was thank full that i had chosen my "work" shoes and not "sexy" shoes... Craig Darwin kept us upbeat through out the day with his random comments and generally random behaviour. We had a few photo opportunities on the first day and were well received the 50's style outfits seem to go down well with everyone and we had some great pictures taken with some black and white classics with Cruella De'Ville glasses on and holding some Dalmatian dogs... stuffed ones... not real obviously.

We had a brief break in between the mayhem for some lunch where Craig continued to amuse us by trying to put brown sugar on his chips instead of brown sauce! Just one of the many things he did this weekend but too many to list unfortunately.

( Craig hard at work )

By the Saturday night we were planning a big night out in Birmingham, seemed rude not to see the sights whilst we were there, however me and Emma chickened out as soon as we got back to the hotel after a glass of wine we wanted Birmingham bed not Birmingham bars! So we left the boys to it and had another early night.

Sunday came and by one o'clock my "work" shoes had turned on me and i actually wanted my slippers to walk around in for the rest of the day, but I braved it and managed to walk the rest of the day even though my feet wanted to be amputated at the end.

All in all a good show and lots of lovely cars, met lots of people and managed to get lots of quotes for the boys to deal with on the stand.

Next week Kayleigh, Emma and I will be heading to the Classic Motor Show at Birmingham NEC. This is the first time Adrian Flux have attended the event, so we have never been before!

"The show celebrates all ages, marques and models. The veteran, the vintage, the classic and the future classic, with a huge and diverse display of 1000 cars ranging from the most accessible popular classics through to the thoroughly outrageous and rare exotica. The Classic Motor Show brings together the whole motoring spectrum in this unique annual celebration of the car. Along with the huge car displays, the show hosts the biggest single gathering of UK companies and traders offering every conceivable product and service to the classic car owner/enthusiast plus some superb and unique show features." (Classic motor show website)

If you're curious - here's the official video...




If you are planning to go make sure you visit us on stand 3T14! Adrian Flux will be offering free quotes, insurance advice and the chance to win a years FREE insurance! Tickets to the event can be purchased online.

It should be a great end to our 2009 show season - hope to see you there!

Cx

After moving into a new apartment I unfortunately had to find my beloved doggy a new home. It was very emotional and sad so to cheer me up my partner bought me two adorable kittens.

I really wanted a Siamese or an Oriental as I was told these were really loving cats. We saw an advert from a breeder to say she had some Oriental Kittens for sale so we went to have a look. We decided upon a little black girl and we have named her Cleo. She is so small and petite and has gorgeous green eyes that are absolutely mesmerising!! She loves to sit on my lap and because I'm a big softy I let her sit on the sofa on top of a hot water bottle to keep her warm, she loves that!! The breeder told us that the Orientals do not like being on their own for long periods of time as they get lonely so I thought that was a great excuse to get another one!!

So our second bundle of fluff is Jinxy (aka Mr. Jinx). One of our friends Cats had an unexpected litter so we managed to get Jinx for free. He is a big black and white ball of fur of fluff and although he is only a week older than Cleo he is huge compared to her. He is such a character and just loves to play. When we first put them together Cleo hated him, she spat and hissed at him like mad. She didn't want him anywhere near her but luckily after a couple of days they have now become firm friends (hopefully not too firm as we ourselves do not want an unexpected litter of kittens!!) A trip to the vets I think is on the cards very soon.

As I'm typing this blog Cleo and Jinx are both curled up on my lap fast asleep, I'm sure they will be waking up soon as its nearly tea time. I absolutely love them and when its time for their tea is clear to see they really love me too!

You cant beat bit a Halloween fun! And I know its mostly for kids, but any excuse to dress up and I'm in!!
A few of us at work decided to get some 'wicked' costumes and although Friday is a day we already love we thought we'd just make it a little bit more fun.

I was dressed as a Pumpkin Witch, my Manager Rozi was the Bride of Death - she looked great. Pale white face, bright red lipstick, black wedding dress and vale, very scary. Leown our Supervisor not only dressed up as a Cat but also acted and sounded like one too! Meow!!

Then we had Claire and Lorna as Naughty Devils, very cute. Kayleigh was dressed as an Evil Banana, which was hilarious. Emma as a Pumpkin, Jo and Michaela as Zombies and I must say Michaela looked disgusting! I'm sure she wont mind me saying this as that was the point but OMG I couldn't look at her. She had white contact lenses and blood all over her face. Really freaked me out! Scary. Last but not least my good friend Aimee was a Zombiefied School Girl.

It was great fun, and I just couldn't resist in posting some photos!