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So after two hours of really trying to catch some sleep, I decided to get up and go and fetch the kids from school instead. Alaw was so excited to see me it was worth missing sleep for.

I then decided just to go to bed earlier instead of trying to force myself to sleep. People always say to me, don't try and catch up, just got to bed earlier. But I must admit, I do love sneaking into bed during the day when the house is empty. Reminds me of my teenage years.

Wednesday was another evening of filming, though not as late this time. We were told that we were fiming at Talacre beach on the North Wales coast. I know this area quite well as I only live about 15 minutes away and my mother-in-law, Jean Gwynn, was brought up in this area. So, we have had many a visit down to the dunes and have heard lots of interesting stories from her during her childhood here.

When we arrived at Talacre, I was totally horrified to see mountain bikes for us all. Until this week I hadn`t been on a bike for years and after 15 minutes, realised why! Put it this way, when they start making soft, padded ladies seats I may then consider riding one again. It`s only today that I can say my gluteus maximus has gone back to normal!

We did have a laugh on the bikes though and felt just like the Railway Children cycling along the railway track. I remember my father finding me a second hand bike at a local skip when I was a little girl. I was so excited and used to ride it endlessly.

These days, you very rarely see kids on bikes, unless they're really young. I don`t think I've seen many teenagers around Denbigh on bikes recently - a shame I`m sure you'll agree. It probably doesn`t appear cool any more! I do realise though, that the increased amount of vehicles does have something to do with this too as there are so many lunatics on the roads these days.

The evening started off quite well and no, Kate didn`t moan much at all! She actually enjoyed the cycling, which we were all amazed with. Lloyd was so cool on his bike - he looked like a professional. Abul was just like a big kid and was giggling like a little girl! So we did quite enjoy this task after all.

We were very lucky to see some of the rare protected Natterjack toads in the sand dunes at Talacre. These were actually so cute and we couldn`t believe how tiny they were. We were all quite frightened of actually standing on them and I became quite obsessed with this by the end of the evening.

By 10pm, I was starting to flake a little due to lack of sleep during the week. I was also struggling to see as my eyesight is very poor in the dark and I actually felt quite nauseous at one point due to my eye straining!

I also found it strange that I couldn`t really see people's facial expressions or read their body language during this task due to the lack of vision. I'm quite an expressive person and communicate with people through eye contact, smiling, hand gestures. So, I regret to say that this was one of the least enjoyed tasks so far.

Anyway, less of my moaning (sorry, don`t do moaning). I`m really looking forward to spending the next few days with my family. They have been so patient with me during the filming, so I need to make it up to them this weekend.

Alaw has got tap dancing shortly as she is preparing to appear in a dance show in July. I'd love to start adult tap dancing but find it difficult due to work commitments. I used to go to modern, tap and ballet when I was younger and stopped when I was 15 years old. I enjoyed every minute of it and still have a tap around the kitchen every so often.