Wednesday 30th March 2011
Today my big girl went off to grade 5 camp. She woke up before the sun with excitement and was ready to go to school at 6am. I still can't believe I am old enough to have one of my kids old enough to go to camp without me. It only seems like yesterday that she was a baby and totally dependant on me, and boy is it hard to get used to!!
Don't get me wrong, I am happy to see her go and just as excited for her as she is because I know how much fun she will have, but being the control freak that I am it is so hard to let go and trust that I have taught her enough to cope with out me. Gees I'm a sook, just imagine how pathetic I'll be when she's old enough to go out clubbing or get a job or a license!! lol
The other thing I find quite amusing is that her younger sister says she's gonna miss her even though all they have done lately is argue! Although I have to admit it is far to quiet here this afternoon.
Anyway since it has been absolutely horrible rainy weather all day (typical camping weather!) it has been an indoorsy day of cleaning and pottering about the house. This weather calls for an early pyjama movie arvo date for me and my youngest, the walking can wait till tomorrow :-)
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
The best gain is a bargain!!
Tuesday 29th March 2011
I've decided life was getting far to serious that it's time to stop focussing on the negative and start making my own luck. So how did I do that today? I dolled myself up with some make up, a rocking tutu dress and some funky shoes and had a real girly day.
We started the morning by building up some energy with a coffee and a catch up with friends before heading over to the DFO or a few hours of retail bliss. OMG what unbelievable bargains!! We got such good awesome specials and to top it off I even found the one thing I went out there to look for in the first place and that never happens!! It's surprising when you change your outlook how different things seem to be!
Anyway I may not have gone for a walk or done any exercise but then again I am sure to have racked up a few kilometres looking for bargains so that has to count for something!
I've decided life was getting far to serious that it's time to stop focussing on the negative and start making my own luck. So how did I do that today? I dolled myself up with some make up, a rocking tutu dress and some funky shoes and had a real girly day.
We started the morning by building up some energy with a coffee and a catch up with friends before heading over to the DFO or a few hours of retail bliss. OMG what unbelievable bargains!! We got such good awesome specials and to top it off I even found the one thing I went out there to look for in the first place and that never happens!! It's surprising when you change your outlook how different things seem to be!
Anyway I may not have gone for a walk or done any exercise but then again I am sure to have racked up a few kilometres looking for bargains so that has to count for something!
Monday, March 28, 2011
Putting the sex in sexy
Monday 28th March 2011
Tonight I was lucky enough to have a zumba masterclass. And what better way to celebrate it than dress like a dickhead!! lol.
I'd like to say I put the sex in sexy with my outfit but I think it's more like I put the fright in frightful!!
So what did I wear?? Good ol' black tights with pink short shorts over the top and matching pink singlet with "attitude is everything" blazoned across the front. Oh and the hot pink headband ala let's get physical era (for all you Olivia Newton John fans you know what I mean!)
Lucky for me my dance moves were more frightful than my outfit!! Gees I thought I sucked with regular zumba but I exceeded my crappines tonight that's for sure!! Put it this way I won't be holding my breath waiting for the zumba people to come knocking at my door asking me to share my awesome moves! lol. I don't know they move like they do!!! It's like their hips and legs are double jointed and they can move every inch of their body in different directions all at the one time where as I seem to move my hip, it gets stuck then when I finally get it going in the other direction I get a wedgie, trip over then need to pee, because as any mother who has given birth knows that there's no such luxury as skipping or jumping or anything like that anymore! haha
Oh well I will be back there again next week because even though I suck at it, it's so much fun! So sorry to all the other ladies who have to witness my visual display of something that is so scary I am not sure what to call it!! lol
Tonight I was lucky enough to have a zumba masterclass. And what better way to celebrate it than dress like a dickhead!! lol.
I'd like to say I put the sex in sexy with my outfit but I think it's more like I put the fright in frightful!!
So what did I wear?? Good ol' black tights with pink short shorts over the top and matching pink singlet with "attitude is everything" blazoned across the front. Oh and the hot pink headband ala let's get physical era (for all you Olivia Newton John fans you know what I mean!)
Lucky for me my dance moves were more frightful than my outfit!! Gees I thought I sucked with regular zumba but I exceeded my crappines tonight that's for sure!! Put it this way I won't be holding my breath waiting for the zumba people to come knocking at my door asking me to share my awesome moves! lol. I don't know they move like they do!!! It's like their hips and legs are double jointed and they can move every inch of their body in different directions all at the one time where as I seem to move my hip, it gets stuck then when I finally get it going in the other direction I get a wedgie, trip over then need to pee, because as any mother who has given birth knows that there's no such luxury as skipping or jumping or anything like that anymore! haha
Oh well I will be back there again next week because even though I suck at it, it's so much fun! So sorry to all the other ladies who have to witness my visual display of something that is so scary I am not sure what to call it!! lol
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Family Day
Sunday 27th March 2011
Yesterday my youngest daughter came up to me and said "we're always so busy doing stuff and we never have time for a family day". What a reality check! I hadn't even realised that life had gotten so busy with work, house selling and other stuff that we had been neglecting the most important thing!
We took our daughters advice and put our family first for once and had a family day. It's so sad how easy this can slip by us and how we take them for granted. After today I can't see why we do it! We had an awesome day!
This morning started off with pancakes for the girls. I don't mind making pancakes because I don't like them much so I don't eat them (less calories for me which is a bonus!) and the girls loooooove them so to start the day with a treat for them is perfect. Then it was off to the markets to pick up some fresh fruit and veg for the week. It is sooooo much cheaper and the quality is the best. Especially their bananas which are only $2.50 a kilo and they're so meaty and delicious (I'm not sure if meaty is the right word for them but I don't know how else to explain it!) The girls love helping us pick out their favourite pieces of fruit and veg (if it was up to them we would've had a trolley full of double and triple bananas but we had to draw the line somewhere!)
After our trip to the markets we packed up our fishing gear and headed down to the bridge to cast a line off over the edge. Everyone caught themselves a guppy sized fish except for me! I will put that down to my awesome baiting abilities!! I stupidly once said that I was a master baiter and my hubby hasn't let me live that one down! lol
Since we didn't catch anything worth catching we were off to the fish shop to get some lovely fresh seafood and pretend it was our catch and headed home for a nice relaxing arvo topped off by an evening walk.
I can't believe how much better I feel (emotionally, mentally and physically) by taking some much needed time out for family day! When things seem to get you down I can definitely recommend a family day to boost your spirits back up!!
Yesterday my youngest daughter came up to me and said "we're always so busy doing stuff and we never have time for a family day". What a reality check! I hadn't even realised that life had gotten so busy with work, house selling and other stuff that we had been neglecting the most important thing!
We took our daughters advice and put our family first for once and had a family day. It's so sad how easy this can slip by us and how we take them for granted. After today I can't see why we do it! We had an awesome day!
This morning started off with pancakes for the girls. I don't mind making pancakes because I don't like them much so I don't eat them (less calories for me which is a bonus!) and the girls loooooove them so to start the day with a treat for them is perfect. Then it was off to the markets to pick up some fresh fruit and veg for the week. It is sooooo much cheaper and the quality is the best. Especially their bananas which are only $2.50 a kilo and they're so meaty and delicious (I'm not sure if meaty is the right word for them but I don't know how else to explain it!) The girls love helping us pick out their favourite pieces of fruit and veg (if it was up to them we would've had a trolley full of double and triple bananas but we had to draw the line somewhere!)
After our trip to the markets we packed up our fishing gear and headed down to the bridge to cast a line off over the edge. Everyone caught themselves a guppy sized fish except for me! I will put that down to my awesome baiting abilities!! I stupidly once said that I was a master baiter and my hubby hasn't let me live that one down! lol
Since we didn't catch anything worth catching we were off to the fish shop to get some lovely fresh seafood and pretend it was our catch and headed home for a nice relaxing arvo topped off by an evening walk.
I can't believe how much better I feel (emotionally, mentally and physically) by taking some much needed time out for family day! When things seem to get you down I can definitely recommend a family day to boost your spirits back up!!
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Walking in circles
Saturday 26th March 2011
Ahhh it's Saturday again! Another Saturday of running around like a chook with it's head cut off getting ready for an open house and the having to make ourselves scarce while strangers come on through for a sticky beak. Come on people where are the genuine buyers with money!!!
We had a busy day running to appointments and other stuff - broken up by a nice lunch with a friend and finished off with a hearty roast and a family walk.
Hubby got the lucky job of taking Swiper's reigns and dealing with the furry feral while I could watch on in laughter only to think - is this what I look like when I'm walking her!!!
It's such gorgeous weather at the moment which is perfect for the after dinner walk. This is another reason why I love living in Queensland!
The after dinner walk was a perfect way to break up our groundhog Saturday. I think it might become a bit of a ritual!
Ahhh it's Saturday again! Another Saturday of running around like a chook with it's head cut off getting ready for an open house and the having to make ourselves scarce while strangers come on through for a sticky beak. Come on people where are the genuine buyers with money!!!
We had a busy day running to appointments and other stuff - broken up by a nice lunch with a friend and finished off with a hearty roast and a family walk.
Hubby got the lucky job of taking Swiper's reigns and dealing with the furry feral while I could watch on in laughter only to think - is this what I look like when I'm walking her!!!
It's such gorgeous weather at the moment which is perfect for the after dinner walk. This is another reason why I love living in Queensland!
The after dinner walk was a perfect way to break up our groundhog Saturday. I think it might become a bit of a ritual!
Friday, March 25, 2011
Who said mowing the lawn is boring!!
Friday 25th March 2011
Well it's the end of another week which means our usual open house Saturday (aaarrrrggghhh!!) I really wish we were in a lower price bracket to make it sell quicker because it's driving me insane!
Anyway my brain explosion for the morning was that I will mow the lawns. There was good reasons behind this insane decision. My hubby had a hernia at the moment and the open house is so early in the morning that I didn't want to wait till the last minute, and with the height of the grass at the moment you probably wouldn't have seen the house through it!!
I now have learnt that I should not mow the lawn without first locking up our furry ball of stupidity called Swiper Cinderella!!
I mowed the front lawns without any dramas or incidents and then I had to go inside the gate! Straight away she was ready to pounce!! It doesn't help that I'm super short and she's quite tall which makes the nose up bottom more achievable for her (and unfortunately since she has the attention span of a 1 year old she forgets that she's done it so she repeats it over and over and over again!!).
Anyway after that was over I cleaned the grass of all her crap so I could mow and straight away she laid a path in front of the mower for me to pick it up again. Then to top off the whole morning I had to run out of petrol and while I was getting more she decided to make a run for it and, in true Swiper fashion, visit every house on the block only to settle at the neighbour's (who also happens to be a police officer) house to visit with George the old golden lab who likes to poo on our front lawn. Unfortunately she wasn't bright enough to return the favour on their lawn (the only time in her furry life where she's decided to act like a lady!!).
Finally after 20 minutes of drool, running and me swearing I cornered her in the neighbour's front yard and had to carry her home (all 42kgs of her!!). And of course once she was in the yard I then couldn't get the stupid bloody mower to work!! Lucky for her I did or otherwise there would've been hell to pay!! Of course once that was over a bit of retail therapy was in order! But I have to admit it was definitely an awesome workout with a difference.
All I have to say after today is that if anyone is looking for was a big furry ball of stupidity let me know ;-)
Well it's the end of another week which means our usual open house Saturday (aaarrrrggghhh!!) I really wish we were in a lower price bracket to make it sell quicker because it's driving me insane!
Anyway my brain explosion for the morning was that I will mow the lawns. There was good reasons behind this insane decision. My hubby had a hernia at the moment and the open house is so early in the morning that I didn't want to wait till the last minute, and with the height of the grass at the moment you probably wouldn't have seen the house through it!!
I now have learnt that I should not mow the lawn without first locking up our furry ball of stupidity called Swiper Cinderella!!
I mowed the front lawns without any dramas or incidents and then I had to go inside the gate! Straight away she was ready to pounce!! It doesn't help that I'm super short and she's quite tall which makes the nose up bottom more achievable for her (and unfortunately since she has the attention span of a 1 year old she forgets that she's done it so she repeats it over and over and over again!!).
Anyway after that was over I cleaned the grass of all her crap so I could mow and straight away she laid a path in front of the mower for me to pick it up again. Then to top off the whole morning I had to run out of petrol and while I was getting more she decided to make a run for it and, in true Swiper fashion, visit every house on the block only to settle at the neighbour's (who also happens to be a police officer) house to visit with George the old golden lab who likes to poo on our front lawn. Unfortunately she wasn't bright enough to return the favour on their lawn (the only time in her furry life where she's decided to act like a lady!!).
Finally after 20 minutes of drool, running and me swearing I cornered her in the neighbour's front yard and had to carry her home (all 42kgs of her!!). And of course once she was in the yard I then couldn't get the stupid bloody mower to work!! Lucky for her I did or otherwise there would've been hell to pay!! Of course once that was over a bit of retail therapy was in order! But I have to admit it was definitely an awesome workout with a difference.
All I have to say after today is that if anyone is looking for was a big furry ball of stupidity let me know ;-)
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Flat as a Tack
Thursday 24th March 2011
Oh what a week!! I have had a number of obstacles thrown in my way to stop me from getting any exercise this week but I can proudly report that apart from yesterday I made it happen!! I have finally started to notice my pants getting looser which is also an extra incentive to keep going. I am still doing the Dukan diet and am so sick of meat, fish and eggs (and I did give in and have some theraputic chocolate last night) but I am going to keep on with it for the week before I can start of my veges and stuff.
I have to say though, I'm not sure if it's the big week I've had or the new diet but I am as flat as a tack!! Hopefully it's just a one day thingy because I have too much flab to lose to be tired for too long!!
I started today with our morning walk to school with the dog (you think I would've learnt my lesson by now! lol) Luckily today she was a bit tamer tan usual. She only chased one lady, sniffed a mans lap at the bus stop and tried to board a bus outside of the school after trying to steal the bus driver's cigarette outside!! When will I learn to leave her at home! lol
Oh what a week!! I have had a number of obstacles thrown in my way to stop me from getting any exercise this week but I can proudly report that apart from yesterday I made it happen!! I have finally started to notice my pants getting looser which is also an extra incentive to keep going. I am still doing the Dukan diet and am so sick of meat, fish and eggs (and I did give in and have some theraputic chocolate last night) but I am going to keep on with it for the week before I can start of my veges and stuff.
I have to say though, I'm not sure if it's the big week I've had or the new diet but I am as flat as a tack!! Hopefully it's just a one day thingy because I have too much flab to lose to be tired for too long!!
I started today with our morning walk to school with the dog (you think I would've learnt my lesson by now! lol) Luckily today she was a bit tamer tan usual. She only chased one lady, sniffed a mans lap at the bus stop and tried to board a bus outside of the school after trying to steal the bus driver's cigarette outside!! When will I learn to leave her at home! lol
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Budgie Smugglers and Bum Cracks
Tuesday 22nd March 2011
Hahaha I'm sorry for the false enticement title of this blog but I am in one of those stupid random moods today and everything around me seemed to have something to do with bums or budgie smugglers!
I don't know whether it is this new diet or what but I have been in one of those moods where I can't stop laughing and doing stupid things. I apologise to anyone who got caught up in my nutty cyclone of stupidity but thank you for your input and participation into my crazy day! I am always happy to return the favour :-)
To wear off a bit of the madness (and because the Dukan Diet says I must walk 20 minutes a day) I walked home from school with the girls today. What a perfectly sunshiney day to be walking home and having a bit of girly time with the kids - I just wish all days could be this awesome!!
Hahaha I'm sorry for the false enticement title of this blog but I am in one of those stupid random moods today and everything around me seemed to have something to do with bums or budgie smugglers!
I don't know whether it is this new diet or what but I have been in one of those moods where I can't stop laughing and doing stupid things. I apologise to anyone who got caught up in my nutty cyclone of stupidity but thank you for your input and participation into my crazy day! I am always happy to return the favour :-)
To wear off a bit of the madness (and because the Dukan Diet says I must walk 20 minutes a day) I walked home from school with the girls today. What a perfectly sunshiney day to be walking home and having a bit of girly time with the kids - I just wish all days could be this awesome!!
Monday, March 21, 2011
Getting Jiggly With It
Monday 21st March 2011
After a non eventful weekend exercise wise I finally got the willpower to start the Dukan Diet. Day one and all is good. Although I don't know how I will go with the attack phase! I'm already missing my sugar hit!!
I had to work today to help train the new manager which I must admit I found hard actually working today!! I have gotten quite used to my forced retirement and really missed my walk this morning. Thank God for Zumba to give my my energy hit!
Again it was an awesome workout at zumba. I really love the fun atmosphere and the energetic workout. Although I have to admit I have a pit of a fashion faux pas tonight with my shirt. No there was no peek a boobie or anything like that but I noticed with my nice new gym top that although it has the "support bra" in it, it wasn't too supportive! Unfortunately (for everyone who had to witness it) instead of getting jiggy with it I was getting jiggly with it!! lol
I now will put this gym top on my list of things not to wear for a workout, right up there with white pants!! I definitely don't waant to scare off the other zumba enthusiasts!!
Hopefully I will start to feel some awesome effects from the Dukan diet and my new refreshed focus on reducing my butt!
After a non eventful weekend exercise wise I finally got the willpower to start the Dukan Diet. Day one and all is good. Although I don't know how I will go with the attack phase! I'm already missing my sugar hit!!
I had to work today to help train the new manager which I must admit I found hard actually working today!! I have gotten quite used to my forced retirement and really missed my walk this morning. Thank God for Zumba to give my my energy hit!
Again it was an awesome workout at zumba. I really love the fun atmosphere and the energetic workout. Although I have to admit I have a pit of a fashion faux pas tonight with my shirt. No there was no peek a boobie or anything like that but I noticed with my nice new gym top that although it has the "support bra" in it, it wasn't too supportive! Unfortunately (for everyone who had to witness it) instead of getting jiggy with it I was getting jiggly with it!! lol
I now will put this gym top on my list of things not to wear for a workout, right up there with white pants!! I definitely don't waant to scare off the other zumba enthusiasts!!
Hopefully I will start to feel some awesome effects from the Dukan diet and my new refreshed focus on reducing my butt!
Thursday, March 17, 2011
To Be Sure, To Be Sure
Thursday 17th March 2011
Happy St Patricks Day!!
I don't know if it was the benefits of Bikram Yoga yesterday or just coincidence but boy did I sleep well last night!! I started crashing out at about 9pm which is totally rare for me so I decided to hit the hay and next thing I knew the kids were coming in to give me my wake up hug! I think I will have to experiment and go back to Bikram Yoga again just to see if I sleep as well again.
Today was a lazy day and I enjoyed every minute of it!! I reverted back to my old ways for one day. Coffee with friends, shopping with friends and lunch with friends. All the major awesomely non exercising things to do! And I didn't spend a fortune which makes it even better since I am now in forced retirement!
Anyway back to the walking and exercise tomorrow!
Happy St Patricks Day!!
I don't know if it was the benefits of Bikram Yoga yesterday or just coincidence but boy did I sleep well last night!! I started crashing out at about 9pm which is totally rare for me so I decided to hit the hay and next thing I knew the kids were coming in to give me my wake up hug! I think I will have to experiment and go back to Bikram Yoga again just to see if I sleep as well again.
Today was a lazy day and I enjoyed every minute of it!! I reverted back to my old ways for one day. Coffee with friends, shopping with friends and lunch with friends. All the major awesomely non exercising things to do! And I didn't spend a fortune which makes it even better since I am now in forced retirement!
Anyway back to the walking and exercise tomorrow!
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
It's Getting Hot in Here
Wednesday 16th March 2011
OMG - what a morning!! Today my friend and I decided to follow one of my well planned hair brained schemes!! We bought a voucher from Cudo.com.au for 10 classes of Bikram Yoga. I have always wanted to try Bikram Yoga but always thought it was a little pricey so hadn't bothered with it as yet.
I don't know what made me think that I could actually do Bikram Yoga since I can't do normal yoga let alone touch the floor with my legs straight. It probably did help that I was already tight in the back of the legs and butt from yesterday's bridge walk!
I decided to brave the scales and weigh myself on the way in to see how much weight you lose during a session. I can't believe that even though I couldn't do all the exercises properly that I lost a whole kilo in 90 minutes!! From now on I think I should turn off the aircon and walk around in an oven at home and I'll be super skinny by the end of the week (but then again knowing my luck I'd still be lumpy and just look like a sultana!!) lol.
It's impossible to hold your foot up (with slippery hands due to heat) to your waist while standing on your toes then sitting down on the floor without the heat thrown in. I have enough trouble getting off the floor after playing with the kids!! But worse than that the instructor then informed us that we weren't allowed to talk!! Now that's just torture!!
I have to say though, that now I actually feel quite good so even thought at the time of this heated torture I swore I would never set foot in that heated room of hell again! Now all I have to do is convince my friend to come back with me!!
OMG - what a morning!! Today my friend and I decided to follow one of my well planned hair brained schemes!! We bought a voucher from Cudo.com.au for 10 classes of Bikram Yoga. I have always wanted to try Bikram Yoga but always thought it was a little pricey so hadn't bothered with it as yet.
I don't know what made me think that I could actually do Bikram Yoga since I can't do normal yoga let alone touch the floor with my legs straight. It probably did help that I was already tight in the back of the legs and butt from yesterday's bridge walk!
I decided to brave the scales and weigh myself on the way in to see how much weight you lose during a session. I can't believe that even though I couldn't do all the exercises properly that I lost a whole kilo in 90 minutes!! From now on I think I should turn off the aircon and walk around in an oven at home and I'll be super skinny by the end of the week (but then again knowing my luck I'd still be lumpy and just look like a sultana!!) lol.
It's impossible to hold your foot up (with slippery hands due to heat) to your waist while standing on your toes then sitting down on the floor without the heat thrown in. I have enough trouble getting off the floor after playing with the kids!! But worse than that the instructor then informed us that we weren't allowed to talk!! Now that's just torture!!
I have to say though, that now I actually feel quite good so even thought at the time of this heated torture I swore I would never set foot in that heated room of hell again! Now all I have to do is convince my friend to come back with me!!
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Attitude is Everything
Tuesday 15th March 2011
I have this gym singlet and it says on it "Attitude is Everything" and it is so true!! When I think back it was only 2 weeks ago that I was on my last week at work and felt so rotten yet this week I am feeling the exact opposite!! I am on top of the world and I have the photo to prove it!!
This is the view from the top of the Gateway Bridge which we walked today. As you can see the view from the top is spectacular and it has no boundaries!
We put the words "build a bridge and get over it" into action today. They built the bridge and we got over it (and back again). What an awesome climb!! The walk up that hill is definitely awesome for the butt (and I definitely have plenty of that)!!
This was the only picture I got of the bridge from the bottom before my camera ran out of batteries but this is the view on our return trip on the way back home. I thought I would post some photos for my non Brisbane friends who don't know what bridge I am talking about.
This is the view from the halfway point. The only way is up! I see this as my road ahead, clean and unobstructed and heading to the top. Anyone who wants to join me on the journey on the way up and I love the company :-)
To warm up for our bridge walk this morning I walked the girls to school with swiper (I know I said I would never do it again) but she is also in serious need of a bit of exercise and I am hoping that the more times I take her out the smarter she may get (haha now who's the crazy dog!!) this morning was another wild and furry walk to school and it didn't help that Swiper was trying to sneak through the fence of the private girls school on our walk to chase a witches hat. I didn't have the heart to tell her that they don't run!! How nice would it be to be so blissfully unaware! A sweet elderly lady certainly reinforced my persistence when it come to walking Swiper to school - she said a lovely good morning and then looked at Swiper and said "you look like you need a walk". I was going to ask her if she was talking to me but I didn't wanted embarrass the poor lady - especially if she was talking to me!! lol.
I have this gym singlet and it says on it "Attitude is Everything" and it is so true!! When I think back it was only 2 weeks ago that I was on my last week at work and felt so rotten yet this week I am feeling the exact opposite!! I am on top of the world and I have the photo to prove it!!
We put the words "build a bridge and get over it" into action today. They built the bridge and we got over it (and back again). What an awesome climb!! The walk up that hill is definitely awesome for the butt (and I definitely have plenty of that)!!
To warm up for our bridge walk this morning I walked the girls to school with swiper (I know I said I would never do it again) but she is also in serious need of a bit of exercise and I am hoping that the more times I take her out the smarter she may get (haha now who's the crazy dog!!) this morning was another wild and furry walk to school and it didn't help that Swiper was trying to sneak through the fence of the private girls school on our walk to chase a witches hat. I didn't have the heart to tell her that they don't run!! How nice would it be to be so blissfully unaware! A sweet elderly lady certainly reinforced my persistence when it come to walking Swiper to school - she said a lovely good morning and then looked at Swiper and said "you look like you need a walk". I was going to ask her if she was talking to me but I didn't wanted embarrass the poor lady - especially if she was talking to me!! lol.
Monday, March 14, 2011
The Furry Feral!
Monday 14th March 2011
This morning I stupidly decided to take our very stupid, very furry and very hyper dog Swiper Cinderella with us on our walk to school. What a mistake that was!! First of many mistakes was wearing black since she is a big ball of white fluff and slobber (and by the end of it so was I!).
Walking her was like something that you would see in a really bad comedy. I was dragged through bushes, almost hit by a car, tripped a million times and frightened half to death by barking dogs she decided she wanted to be BFF's with!! It also doesn't help that she can't walk in a straight line so she looks like she drank a bottle of wine before we left the house (which is what I felt like by the time I got home!)
After my zumba class tonight I have to say that whoever made up the saying "dogs take after their owners" is probably right because apart from the fur and the slobber I am sure I looked like she did walking this morning!
The good thing I can say is that I certainly had a total body workout today! I think though that when I back it up tomorrow, the only dog that will be walking will be me!! lol
This morning I stupidly decided to take our very stupid, very furry and very hyper dog Swiper Cinderella with us on our walk to school. What a mistake that was!! First of many mistakes was wearing black since she is a big ball of white fluff and slobber (and by the end of it so was I!).
Walking her was like something that you would see in a really bad comedy. I was dragged through bushes, almost hit by a car, tripped a million times and frightened half to death by barking dogs she decided she wanted to be BFF's with!! It also doesn't help that she can't walk in a straight line so she looks like she drank a bottle of wine before we left the house (which is what I felt like by the time I got home!)
After my zumba class tonight I have to say that whoever made up the saying "dogs take after their owners" is probably right because apart from the fur and the slobber I am sure I looked like she did walking this morning!
The good thing I can say is that I certainly had a total body workout today! I think though that when I back it up tomorrow, the only dog that will be walking will be me!! lol
Sunday, March 13, 2011
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Sunday 13th March 2011
There's nothing better than a Sunday - especially after a Sunday morning sleep in!!
Today has been a day of family and fun and an easy day. We started by watchin one of our friend's son's play football. What a gorgeous morning for it!!!
After footy and a bit of pottering about it was off to the pub for a nice lazy lunch with mate and I enjoyed a couple of glasses on nice sauv blanc with a seafood plate. It is surprising how quick wine can go to your head when you haven't been having it lately. It was one of those perfect lunches where the conversation flowed as freely as the laughs and all the kids got on perfectly!! Considering we had a table of 7 adults and 8 kids I am surprised it was so easy (and awesome) may I add!!
It's so hard to get into the whole housework or exercise thing after such a relaxing day so I am embracing the afternoon of laziness. I am currently a pathetic sight sitting on the lounge with the kids watching Little Women on TV and having a glass of vodka & blood orange from a cask! You have to love an upper class goon!
Happy Sunday!
There's nothing better than a Sunday - especially after a Sunday morning sleep in!!
Today has been a day of family and fun and an easy day. We started by watchin one of our friend's son's play football. What a gorgeous morning for it!!!
After footy and a bit of pottering about it was off to the pub for a nice lazy lunch with mate and I enjoyed a couple of glasses on nice sauv blanc with a seafood plate. It is surprising how quick wine can go to your head when you haven't been having it lately. It was one of those perfect lunches where the conversation flowed as freely as the laughs and all the kids got on perfectly!! Considering we had a table of 7 adults and 8 kids I am surprised it was so easy (and awesome) may I add!!
It's so hard to get into the whole housework or exercise thing after such a relaxing day so I am embracing the afternoon of laziness. I am currently a pathetic sight sitting on the lounge with the kids watching Little Women on TV and having a glass of vodka & blood orange from a cask! You have to love an upper class goon!
Happy Sunday!
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Full Moon Frenzy
Saturday 12th March 2011
What a week!! The second half of the week has just been a total blur that I didn't even realise I hadn't written my blog for the past couple of days!!
All I can say is that after all the craziness that was this week I am not surprised that the full moon is tonight!
Today was another Saturday that I like to call Groundhog Saturday. It's like the same thing repeating itself over and over again since we put the house on the market! A showroom tidy house just doesn't suit my personality and it's totally driving me nuts!! Don't get me wrong, I always like a clean house just it's not always so neat.
Since hubby had to work today and had the car the girls and I made the most of a beautiful Saturday morning and walked over to a friends house on the other side of Manly West to hang out with them while were were banished from the house for the open for inspection. Today was the first day since Wednesday that I got to go for a real walk. We did walk home from school yesterday but it wasn't as far as I would have liked so I'm not counting it in.
It was so nice hanging out with the girls in the sunshine and having a sticky beak at all the open houses between here and our destination. They are so awesome at this age when they can do things for themselves but haven't hit the puberty rollercoaster of hell yet!!
What a week!! The second half of the week has just been a total blur that I didn't even realise I hadn't written my blog for the past couple of days!!
All I can say is that after all the craziness that was this week I am not surprised that the full moon is tonight!
Today was another Saturday that I like to call Groundhog Saturday. It's like the same thing repeating itself over and over again since we put the house on the market! A showroom tidy house just doesn't suit my personality and it's totally driving me nuts!! Don't get me wrong, I always like a clean house just it's not always so neat.
Since hubby had to work today and had the car the girls and I made the most of a beautiful Saturday morning and walked over to a friends house on the other side of Manly West to hang out with them while were were banished from the house for the open for inspection. Today was the first day since Wednesday that I got to go for a real walk. We did walk home from school yesterday but it wasn't as far as I would have liked so I'm not counting it in.
It was so nice hanging out with the girls in the sunshine and having a sticky beak at all the open houses between here and our destination. They are so awesome at this age when they can do things for themselves but haven't hit the puberty rollercoaster of hell yet!!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Hitting the Pavement
Wednesday 9th March 2011
I really started today in a bit of a disappointed and angry slump. I didn't get much sleep last night and I came to a huge realisation that I have kind of known about for a while but this was a definitely light bulb moment for me. I know that I sing to a different tune to most people and that my way of dealing with things is a bit out of the norm but I have finally worked out that this is okay and I don't have to apologise for my individuality anymore!!
This blog has not only helped me stay on the physical exercise track but it has also help me to put things into persepective. I don't want to use this to air any dirty laundry and I will never talk about or refer to anyone elses thoughts, views or feelings but I will continue to blog my journey for myself. I am not a beauty pageant in need of a judge I am just a regular person (a bit on the different side) trying to work out life and not make too many mistakes!
Last week when I was called into the doctors about my test results I did the normal overreaction and automatically thought the worst. Upon finding out what information he had to tell me (in between the kids arguing the whole way through it) I was totally confused. The only words I heard were "incurable" and "it's hereditary so you could pass it onto your kids". That scared the total shit out of me!! Thanks to this blog I got reassurance from places and friends that I hadn't seen in a such a long time and it really touched me that they made the effort to let me know that it's not as bad as I had let it become!! I know know that apart from the whole having to have needles that it's not a such a big deal. Usually I would've worked myself up into such a state with worst case scenarios and driven myself and everyone nuts!!
I am grateful to everyone who is a part of my life whether it be through reading this or in my day to day friendships. I enjoy every walk, every laugh, every coffee and every shoe we shop for together!!
Gees this forced retirement could get quite dangerous I am now learning to think again!!! lol
I really started today in a bit of a disappointed and angry slump. I didn't get much sleep last night and I came to a huge realisation that I have kind of known about for a while but this was a definitely light bulb moment for me. I know that I sing to a different tune to most people and that my way of dealing with things is a bit out of the norm but I have finally worked out that this is okay and I don't have to apologise for my individuality anymore!!
This blog has not only helped me stay on the physical exercise track but it has also help me to put things into persepective. I don't want to use this to air any dirty laundry and I will never talk about or refer to anyone elses thoughts, views or feelings but I will continue to blog my journey for myself. I am not a beauty pageant in need of a judge I am just a regular person (a bit on the different side) trying to work out life and not make too many mistakes!
Last week when I was called into the doctors about my test results I did the normal overreaction and automatically thought the worst. Upon finding out what information he had to tell me (in between the kids arguing the whole way through it) I was totally confused. The only words I heard were "incurable" and "it's hereditary so you could pass it onto your kids". That scared the total shit out of me!! Thanks to this blog I got reassurance from places and friends that I hadn't seen in a such a long time and it really touched me that they made the effort to let me know that it's not as bad as I had let it become!! I know know that apart from the whole having to have needles that it's not a such a big deal. Usually I would've worked myself up into such a state with worst case scenarios and driven myself and everyone nuts!!
I am grateful to everyone who is a part of my life whether it be through reading this or in my day to day friendships. I enjoy every walk, every laugh, every coffee and every shoe we shop for together!!
Gees this forced retirement could get quite dangerous I am now learning to think again!!! lol
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Friendship Therapy
Tuesday 8th March 2011
Today I woke up and could feel every muscle in my body aching. I don't know why but I would like to think that because they were used yesterday with everything I got through. Today was a self declared recovery day.
You gotta love a good comedy to break you out of a slump week. I know I have been dwelling on my own frustrations of selling the house (or in our case not selling the house!!) and getting my health back on track. But I know I am not the only one in a slump this week and I find there's no better way of dragging myself back out of it than by having a much needed laugh with friends. I still have the clarity of no work related stress which I am extremely grateful for but isn't it funny that when one stress leaves how quickly you can replace one stress with another. It's almost like I feel that I need it to exist when really I don't, it has just become a good reason for me to not do things.
Although I still have that super tired feeling at the moment the slumpy frustrations have definitely gone for now. I had a friend write this as her status today and I have to say it is so true, I love it!!
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Today I woke up and could feel every muscle in my body aching. I don't know why but I would like to think that because they were used yesterday with everything I got through. Today was a self declared recovery day.
You gotta love a good comedy to break you out of a slump week. I know I have been dwelling on my own frustrations of selling the house (or in our case not selling the house!!) and getting my health back on track. But I know I am not the only one in a slump this week and I find there's no better way of dragging myself back out of it than by having a much needed laugh with friends. I still have the clarity of no work related stress which I am extremely grateful for but isn't it funny that when one stress leaves how quickly you can replace one stress with another. It's almost like I feel that I need it to exist when really I don't, it has just become a good reason for me to not do things.
Although I still have that super tired feeling at the moment the slumpy frustrations have definitely gone for now. I had a friend write this as her status today and I have to say it is so true, I love it!!
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Monday, March 7, 2011
Night Time Shenanigans
Monday 7th March 2011
Today was the first day of my official week of being a lady of leisure and I can finally feel like I can breathe!! I started the morning by getting 3 loads of washing out on the line and having it all dry and ironed by the time the kids got home from school. I even had time to fit a walk in at lunch time!! And I got to have meals at the proper times and drink as much water as I wanted to!
After a healthy dinner it was off to zumba for a night of dance and laughs. Every week it gets funnier and funnier! Sometimes it absolutely sux being a woman when exercising especially when trying to jump!! You know things are looking pretty tragic when even the instructor has a giggle at you - mind you we're laughing so hard so it would be difficult not to join in!! Although I have to say that the bush trekking home by the light of a mobile torch was a bit of a highlight, especially when there are cane toads jumping about everywhere and rustling coming from the bushes!! lol
Today was the first day of my official week of being a lady of leisure and I can finally feel like I can breathe!! I started the morning by getting 3 loads of washing out on the line and having it all dry and ironed by the time the kids got home from school. I even had time to fit a walk in at lunch time!! And I got to have meals at the proper times and drink as much water as I wanted to!
After a healthy dinner it was off to zumba for a night of dance and laughs. Every week it gets funnier and funnier! Sometimes it absolutely sux being a woman when exercising especially when trying to jump!! You know things are looking pretty tragic when even the instructor has a giggle at you - mind you we're laughing so hard so it would be difficult not to join in!! Although I have to say that the bush trekking home by the light of a mobile torch was a bit of a highlight, especially when there are cane toads jumping about everywhere and rustling coming from the bushes!! lol
Sunday, March 6, 2011
I Love the Nightlife
Sunday 6th March 2011
Oh what a weekend!! Not the best for exercising but awesome just the same. Saturday was taken up with the usual open houses and cleaning etc. then it was a fun night out for a friends 40th. There's nothing better than a dress up night and a laugh on a weekend!!
What can I say..... I think the zombie drag queen look kinda suits me!! lol
It was great to have a night that wasn't about work, school, house selling, health or anything else sensible that is the usual life. I'm not saying that I don't like the usual day to day stuff but it's nice to break out from the norm every now and then and just be nothing in particular. I am lucky to be blessed with friends that have the same outlook on life as me and who are more than willing to have a laugh and escape the crap every now and then.
Although it wasn't a big night on the turps and none of us were drunk I felt like I had a sleep hangover all day. I even had a nanna nap on the lounge. So another day wasted on exercise!! At least there was a bit of dancing last night and in high heels certainly is a workout on the calves!!
Hopefully there will be no rain tomorrow so I can get a nice walk in while the kids are at school and make the most of my forced retirement!!
I hope you all had a fantastic weekend!!
Oh what a weekend!! Not the best for exercising but awesome just the same. Saturday was taken up with the usual open houses and cleaning etc. then it was a fun night out for a friends 40th. There's nothing better than a dress up night and a laugh on a weekend!!
What can I say..... I think the zombie drag queen look kinda suits me!! lol
It was great to have a night that wasn't about work, school, house selling, health or anything else sensible that is the usual life. I'm not saying that I don't like the usual day to day stuff but it's nice to break out from the norm every now and then and just be nothing in particular. I am lucky to be blessed with friends that have the same outlook on life as me and who are more than willing to have a laugh and escape the crap every now and then.
Although it wasn't a big night on the turps and none of us were drunk I felt like I had a sleep hangover all day. I even had a nanna nap on the lounge. So another day wasted on exercise!! At least there was a bit of dancing last night and in high heels certainly is a workout on the calves!!
Hopefully there will be no rain tomorrow so I can get a nice walk in while the kids are at school and make the most of my forced retirement!!
I hope you all had a fantastic weekend!!
Friday, March 4, 2011
First Day of Freedom
Friday 4th March 2011
Today was my first day being a lady of leisure where I can start my walking and getting fit and of course I wake up to pouring rain which didn't stop all day!!
I had to start the day off with a blood test to check how high my iron levels before I get told how much blood they have to take out.
After all the fun was over I headed off to the plaza to meet up with some friend for a cuppa and a chat. If we can't walk and chat at least we can still sit and chat!! Of course it was then followed by just a little bit of retail therapy to pick up some last minute items for our costumes. Sorry not too many details can be given or it will ruin the surprise!!
After a tough morning of hanging out with friends and a little house cleaning, there's nothing better than having a nice relaxing lunch with a friend and an afternoon relax on the lounge with the kiddies and an evening relaxing with hubby. Was there any exercise? Of course not!! Do I need it now? Of course!! But hey tomorrow's another day and I KNOW that I will be bringing out the awesome moves on the dancefloor tomorrow night!
Today was my first day being a lady of leisure where I can start my walking and getting fit and of course I wake up to pouring rain which didn't stop all day!!
I had to start the day off with a blood test to check how high my iron levels before I get told how much blood they have to take out.
After all the fun was over I headed off to the plaza to meet up with some friend for a cuppa and a chat. If we can't walk and chat at least we can still sit and chat!! Of course it was then followed by just a little bit of retail therapy to pick up some last minute items for our costumes. Sorry not too many details can be given or it will ruin the surprise!!
After a tough morning of hanging out with friends and a little house cleaning, there's nothing better than having a nice relaxing lunch with a friend and an afternoon relax on the lounge with the kiddies and an evening relaxing with hubby. Was there any exercise? Of course not!! Do I need it now? Of course!! But hey tomorrow's another day and I KNOW that I will be bringing out the awesome moves on the dancefloor tomorrow night!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Last Days and Mutant Genes
Thursday 3rd March 2011
Woo Hoo I am now officially a lady of leisure! I must say I did shed a tear this morning when reading all the nice things that my workmates wrote in my farewell card. I feel very touched that I will be missed! I even had a customer tell me that life without me is like a broken pencil. He then went on to say that his favourite words are bastard and son of a bitch so I am not sure how much faith I should have in his first statement! lol
I feel very blessed to all the people who came and said goodbye, I didn't realise how many people actually cared!!
After all that excitement and the afternoon of waiting at school for dance to finish and arvo tea with great mates I had to end the day down at the doctors. I finally received my last lot of test results! I have been diagnosed with extreme awesomeness!! Just kidding!! I found out today that I have both mutant genes of a condition called hemochromatosis or I am a homozygote (that sounds sooo much more interesting!!) at least I think that's what it's called. I am still not sure what it means but it certainly explains a lot of how I have been feeling, Thank God I am not going nuts after all!!! I was starting to worry that all this stress was starting to affect my thought patterns and I was thinking up all these symptoms!
I am not sure what the next step will be. To start with I have to have more blood tests (whoopee - I hate needles!!) to see if my iron stores are still too high and if they are then I have to have blood taken out on a regular basis until the iron levels drop (more needles!! can't wait.....not!!). The one thing I am spewing about is that one of the symptoms is weight loss, so why couldn't I get that one!! I am feeling totally ripped off! lol
At least I can concentrate on my exercise on a full time basis and work on the extra things on my health. All I can say is if I have 2 mutant genes when will I get my super powers and become an X-Men!!!! lol
Woo Hoo I am now officially a lady of leisure! I must say I did shed a tear this morning when reading all the nice things that my workmates wrote in my farewell card. I feel very touched that I will be missed! I even had a customer tell me that life without me is like a broken pencil. He then went on to say that his favourite words are bastard and son of a bitch so I am not sure how much faith I should have in his first statement! lol
I feel very blessed to all the people who came and said goodbye, I didn't realise how many people actually cared!!
After all that excitement and the afternoon of waiting at school for dance to finish and arvo tea with great mates I had to end the day down at the doctors. I finally received my last lot of test results! I have been diagnosed with extreme awesomeness!! Just kidding!! I found out today that I have both mutant genes of a condition called hemochromatosis or I am a homozygote (that sounds sooo much more interesting!!) at least I think that's what it's called. I am still not sure what it means but it certainly explains a lot of how I have been feeling, Thank God I am not going nuts after all!!! I was starting to worry that all this stress was starting to affect my thought patterns and I was thinking up all these symptoms!
I am not sure what the next step will be. To start with I have to have more blood tests (whoopee - I hate needles!!) to see if my iron stores are still too high and if they are then I have to have blood taken out on a regular basis until the iron levels drop (more needles!! can't wait.....not!!). The one thing I am spewing about is that one of the symptoms is weight loss, so why couldn't I get that one!! I am feeling totally ripped off! lol
At least I can concentrate on my exercise on a full time basis and work on the extra things on my health. All I can say is if I have 2 mutant genes when will I get my super powers and become an X-Men!!!! lol
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Finishing off the books
Wednesday 2nd March 2011
Today was not a day of exercise but it was still a pretty full on day and I am glad it has ended!! Today was my last day of doing the accounts for work. If someone asked me to name something that totally sucked about my job then this would have to be it!! I felt like a kid in grade 1 would feel in high school everytime I did them. I had totally no idea and only half a day of watching someone else do the accounts as training.
But I did it!! I conquered the accounts mountain and survived!! So even though it may not have been a huge day exercise wise it has been a mammoth day for regaining my mental health!! Another step forward for my total health! I can't wait to take everything back to work tomorrow and never look at it again!!!!
Tomorrow is my last day at work and although I am going to miss the lovely people I work with there and a lot of lovely customers I will not miss the 20 phone calls in a day, any calls at midnight, the unreasonable demands and the occassional customer complaint!
I am sure to shed a tear and am a little scared that I may get bored and go nuts with my free time I am so excited and am also looking forward to having more time to get things done around home and exercise during school hours so I can spend more time with my family having fun on weekends instead of ironing and cleaning!
Today was not a day of exercise but it was still a pretty full on day and I am glad it has ended!! Today was my last day of doing the accounts for work. If someone asked me to name something that totally sucked about my job then this would have to be it!! I felt like a kid in grade 1 would feel in high school everytime I did them. I had totally no idea and only half a day of watching someone else do the accounts as training.
But I did it!! I conquered the accounts mountain and survived!! So even though it may not have been a huge day exercise wise it has been a mammoth day for regaining my mental health!! Another step forward for my total health! I can't wait to take everything back to work tomorrow and never look at it again!!!!
Tomorrow is my last day at work and although I am going to miss the lovely people I work with there and a lot of lovely customers I will not miss the 20 phone calls in a day, any calls at midnight, the unreasonable demands and the occassional customer complaint!
I am sure to shed a tear and am a little scared that I may get bored and go nuts with my free time I am so excited and am also looking forward to having more time to get things done around home and exercise during school hours so I can spend more time with my family having fun on weekends instead of ironing and cleaning!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Welcome to Autumn
Tuesday 1st March 2011
You certainly wouldn't think that it would be the first day of Autumn with the gorgeous day we had today!! And to make the sun shine brighter I only have 2 more working days to go until I'm a lady of leisure and can concentrate completely on my health!
I woke up bright and early because my teeth were floating thanks to the fluid tablets kicking in! Now I am feeling about 10kgs lighter and my belly has shrunk (although it still has a looooong way to go) but it's a step in the right direction! Who would've thought fluid could cause this much trouble!!
After an awesome day of exercise yesterday I had an equally awesome day of leisure today. There is nothing better than spending the day with good friends especially when life gives you a punch in the face - it certainly makes you forget about the bad things and rebuilds your energy to catch the next curve ball life throws at you. I learnt the hard way that hiding out at home doesn't stop all the crappy things in life catching up with you, if anything it gets you even more because it knows where you are. Now I'm wondering what's gonna happen if I ever learn how to run!! Watch out world this bitch is off her leash!! lol
Now it's time to relax with my lovely family and conserve some energy for my next adventure!!
You certainly wouldn't think that it would be the first day of Autumn with the gorgeous day we had today!! And to make the sun shine brighter I only have 2 more working days to go until I'm a lady of leisure and can concentrate completely on my health!
I woke up bright and early because my teeth were floating thanks to the fluid tablets kicking in! Now I am feeling about 10kgs lighter and my belly has shrunk (although it still has a looooong way to go) but it's a step in the right direction! Who would've thought fluid could cause this much trouble!!
After an awesome day of exercise yesterday I had an equally awesome day of leisure today. There is nothing better than spending the day with good friends especially when life gives you a punch in the face - it certainly makes you forget about the bad things and rebuilds your energy to catch the next curve ball life throws at you. I learnt the hard way that hiding out at home doesn't stop all the crappy things in life catching up with you, if anything it gets you even more because it knows where you are. Now I'm wondering what's gonna happen if I ever learn how to run!! Watch out world this bitch is off her leash!! lol
Now it's time to relax with my lovely family and conserve some energy for my next adventure!!
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