Time...........

Source

 

 

Inspired by something I had recently read but can't remember where or what - I often wonder .......

 

If I had a year to live what would I do???

 

Would I reconnect with old friends, right my wrongs, go on a misson of spiritual enligtenment????

 

or would I................

 

 

Laugh more

Worry less

Spend quality time with my husband

Spend one on one quality time with my children

Tell them all how much I love them

Encourage them to follow there dreams

Accept the unknown

Don't worry about the what ifs

Relax

Accept people as they are

Tell it like it is and be true to my feelings

Spend time creating wonderful family memories

Capture these memories in my scrapbook albums

Create more

Keep only what I truly love and cherish.

Surrond myself with positive people who love me for me, who accept me as I am and don't want to change me.

 

 

Why wait for a year to live to have the life I deserve all the time!

The above is what I need to be stirving for each and every

day that I am alive so I can be

 

TRUE TO MYSELF

LOVE MYSELF

BE ME!





Titbits from a ten year old..........

My lovely son Liam comes out with the funniest things sometimes:

Last night at dinner I was pouring myself a glass of milk to have with dinner.

Liams says - "What! do you drink that raw???" (meaning the milk)

I reply - "of course thats how your drink it - how else do you drink it???"
Liams reply - "You know with sugar and milo????"

BLESS!!!!

Randomness

I recently discovered this great blog - Mark and Angel Hack Life

There posts are designed in List form and include some great topics like:

12 Stressful things to stop tolerating

27 Healthy habits of Happiness

50 Questions that will free your mind

60 Ways to make life simple again.

So go check them out!

My Weekend...................



Source

 

 

I had another PIGGY Weekend!!!!!!!!!!

 

Why do I do this to myself?????

 

I weighed in as normal and showed a loss of .500 grams

Yay Me

Total lost 9kgs for 2012!

 

I had decided to head out to a Farmers Market before my sons cricket game to pick up some fruit and veges. But I slept in so we were rushing around and did not have breaksfast before leaving - 1st mistake!

I then let my 9 nearly 10 year old son dictate what we would have for breakfast!

You guessed it - McDonalds

I thought thats ok i will make today my high point day no worries.

I have a BLT Bagel - yum

Finish 1 1/2 pancakes of his and drink half his chocolate thickshake - cause I didn't want to waste

the 14.00 we had spent on getting the breakfast!

After cricket he reminded me I had promised him an ice cream after the game

2nd mistake - Thinking since its my high point day - I can have one as well,

 

We then headed home got ready to go and stay at my BFF's for the weekend.

Head to the supermarket to pick up a few supplied for said son to  snack on while

staying at the BFF's.

BFF and I decided American Hotdogs and chips for dinner would be good.

3rd Mistake!

4th Mistake - me purchasing some pineapple lumps for us to nibble on while scrapbooking!

 

Once at her place I was good until dinner and ate 2 American Hotdogs and chips!

WHY!!!!!

 

Sunday did not prove to be any better

I didnt have a proper breakfast!

I went grocery shopping and decided to treat myself to some crackers

Spent the afternoon eating cheese and crackers!

And eating way to much fruit!

 

SO

 

The week is going to be spent yet again trying to reverse the damage I do in the weekend!

 

When will this girl learn!



What weighs the Same as..........................

ME Right Now

The Yinghuo Orbiter

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This Giant Catfish

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John Travolta in 2011

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My Special K Personal Plans

I thought I would look into the Special K plans that they are advertising and I had seen on a few blogs  I read, so I headed over to their site at http://www.myspecialk.com.au/ to check it out.

I set up my account as was required before I could go any further in the site.

You are then asked to enter in your current weight and your height.

Done..................

Then the screen goes "cloudy"  and the following popped up:

We calculated your BMI to be either below 18.5 or 40 and over. Unfortunately we don’t have a plan that meets your needs. Why not speak to your Doctor or an Accredited Practicing Dietitian (APD) for an eating and exercise plan that is specific for you.

 ARGH!!! - I am either Too Skinny or Too FAT! for this site!

I am guessing its not the first part!

OMG my BMI is in the morbidly obese section!

Now don't get me wrong I know I am overweight but I guess the reality of seeing the Morbidly Obese next to my BMI was like a kick in the big fat guts!

I checked what I need to get down to in the Healthy Weight Range and I need to lose just over 50kgs more from what I weighed at my last weigh in! - Eek that is tiny!

It surely has reinforced my desire to lose this weight once and for all! Cause I want it bad enough!

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Making New Friends

Today I made a new friend!

I got to catch up with the lovely Chris at Diet Coke Rocks!

We had a great morning talking away - in fact we met up at 10am and didn't leave until after 12pm!

Not to bad for a couple of chicks that just met today for the first time!

Love to catch up again soon Chris!

Oh and she posted a photo of me! and funny as I was getting ready this morning I threw on an outfit and then thought - no - better wear something else cause she just might take a photo!

So glad I didn't rock on up in my t-shirt afterall.

Quiet afternoon helping out a friend with things on the computer so not much else achieved.

Will update on my Nanas birthday later in the week when I have the photos!

Weekend Away...........

Woo hoo I am off for a weekend at my BFF's 

starting tonight straight after work I will drive to her place!

No Children!

No Husbands!

No Worries!!

We are spending it scrapbooking

Yup I am getting my Geek on!

I have brought with me my Heritage Album

It is a hard one to do with both parents now past but I have

put it off long enough

This weekend I will tackle the mountain of memories

I have and get them into order

and then

into an Album!

Weight in tomorrow morning as well

And how sad am I

I have brought my scales with me!

I won't be able to post until home on Sunday.

But rest assure

It will be a good one!

Argh - Pinterest...................

Argh - bugger you Pinterest - you take up way to much of my time!
We need a break
I know I have only just met you but you are consuming my life.
All the possibilities with creating you show me
And the amazing orgnaising ideas are blowing me away
Not to mention the wonderful pictures of amazing Christmas decorations
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yup just wasting yet another evening looking thru pinterest when I should be getting reading for my weekend of scrapbooking with my BFF!!!

Looks like a late nite ahead for me!

Back to Work.......

Found this in our computer

Created by our lovely daughter

Back to work today - boo hoo!

And a busy day with it - end of month to be completed along with helping customer service with keying of our customer orders.

Should make the day go faster!

Hoping to get out for a walk tonight - or maybe a game of squash would be fun? - need to track someone down for that!

Oh the scales smiled nicely this morning!

Holidays Ramblings

I have been pottering around my house these last few days I have off.
I am in the middle of decluttering and moving furniture around to see what works best were!

I have also reduced the blogs I follow as it was getting out of hand and I was only really reading a few (lots of craft ones tho - that is the hardest one to sort out!)
I have also reduced "my friends" on facebook and am only going to keep it at 100 - there were a lot that I knew but never saw in person and our lives aren't that connected so I thought best to remove them from facebook, I am going to have a think about a couple more and may even drop a few more.
It does feel good to be reducing things in my life - lets hope the weight follows soon!.

Hubby is busy getting ready for a sports holiday programme is going to be running for the 3 full weeks of Janaury.
My daughter is currently in Huntly staying with a friend for a few days
And my little man is "making do" with playing around the house and constently asking to do this and that of which we say no (roll on payday! - it sucks monthly pays!)

Weightloss journey is going good - I need to get out and have a walk or a bike ride today - maybe thats something Liam and I can do together - maybe the Botanical gardens??

Well thats me for today - must also try and get in some crafting!

WORK.....................

From Hope-Courage-Strength Tumblr

Working again today!

But

Hopefully I can be creative tonight!

Ramblings and Thoughts..................

From Hope Courage Strength Website



 - Christmas is nearly here- four more sleeps to go.............
 - My Dancing classes have finished for the year - boo hoo!
 - I am finishing up the photo blocks tonight - yah!
 - I will then create a voucher for my daughter for a day at the beauty therapist getting her brows and lashes done along with a manicure and pedicure!
 - Need to get a few more treats for hubbys hamper
 - On Friday the kids and I will create the outlaws gift of chocolate covered pretzel sticks.
 - Then the outlaws arrive at 6ish to do the gift exchange with the kids.
 - We are also heading to the Observatory in Auckland on Saturday to see a show - I remembered yesterday that I still had some vouchers to go and they expire on Christmas Eve!

In regards to my Weight Loss Journey  - things have taken a slight detour, I overate both nights in the past weekend and was not happy with myself.
I need to get back on track and will do so after Christmas day! - I know I should do it now but to be honest I can't be bothered! - Tired and slightly stressed are not good combinations for me!
I will however be going to squash on Thursday night so that will help a bit!

I am 90% sure I am attending the Kapiti-Hutt Ceroc champs on 16tha nd 17th March - so I need to sort my shite out asap so that I can loose some more weight for that.
My Battle of the Sexes Dance Partner - Andrea - wants us to do our Routine and I think the outfit we organised for last September is a bit tight now, so that is my goal to make sure that is fitting well and hopefully a bit looser than it was in September.
So I will use the next couple to days to work out the time line and amount I want to loose along with a plan of attack!

Wishing you all that read my little blog - a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year.

Part Time Hours Today............

My morning was very eventful today!

I left home at 6.40am to walk to catch the train - no worries there - altho my body was "what the hell ya doing to me today!.

Got to the train - all good - altho the conductor mentioned that we had to get off at Otahuhu and wait for the shuttle train as they have started the maintenance on the trains already.

Ok I thought - should be good.

Off we go and at the third stop - we are waiting and waiting (about 10 minutes) then the next minute we are told that there has been a fatality at the Middlemore Hospital stop and we are to hop off the train and head to the bus stop as they will supply buses to take us to Otahuhu station

So off we all go .........................

Half an hour of waiting and we are finally told - nope head back to the train!

Off we go again - once on the train we are told that we are getting off at Puhinui station (three stops away)

Once at Puhinui station we walk up a temporary overramp towards the waiting buses.

Drive the equvilant of two more stops (passed the middlemore hopsital and there is lots of police and a stopped train!)

Hop off and walk to the Otahuhu Station and proceed to wait another 15 minutes for a two car train!

Finally got to my stop in Penrose (another two stations away) and began the 20 minute walk to work.

Arrived at 9.40am!

So three hours from door to door!

Oh and then tonight I am leaving at 4pm with a coworker who is going to drive me home since the train service sucks at the moment!

Yay - I get to enjoy a nice part time day on full time wages!! (will make the time up over the next couple of days - altho work is sweet about it all!)

So please Mr Universe can I have a non eventful remainder of the week!

THANKS!

Holidays are nearly here..

Via Courage Hope Strength Website

I weighed in this morning......................

It is down but not by much but ya get that when TTOTM is near.

Busy weekend ahead

2 16th Birhtdays to go to (one boy and one girl)

Sons Cricket Game to attend

Hair Appointment

Xmas Exchange with BFF and her kids

Food Shopping

Santa Visiting

House Cleaning

Crafting - I hope

Oh the life I lead...........

Staying Positive...........

From the Courage Hope Strength Website.

Another Rainy day today so no walking to work for me
But
I did play a game of squash last night
And
I had a yummy salad for dinner
But
I also had a large slice of Christmas cake
And
I know I shouldn't have
But
I will Stay Positive that I am still on a healthy path for a Healthier Lifestyle.

Update.............

Well life has been plodding along nicely with the following happening in my life:

Joined up a Womans in Squash Course - Loving it

Thinking of joining for three months

Went to a talk from a Naturopath and got some good weight loss pointers

Have created the 2011 Christmas Card - now to mass produce

Hubby is off to Fiji for 4 days this weekend

Christmas Shopping with My BFF on Friday

Summer Fun Buckets are nearly finished

Have got back into walking to work at least twice each week

Feeling a bit more in control on this weight loss path.

Loving that summer is on its way!

Catch Up

Just a quick catch up to report the last two days have been good - food wise - I walked to work yesteday and found it a bit hard for some reason, may be just tired or weary -who knows!

Also the underwire in my bra went -both of them! -Argh so the girls were pushed together hanging low all day and double boobing a couple of times - YUCK!

So glad I was wearing a loose top - but by the time I got home I had some rubbing under the breasts that was hurting!

Then this morning I noticed that on another bra one of the underwires has gone as well - so I guess I better get off to the Bendon Shop and get me some more - I know I have gone up a size as well since my last fitting -bugger it all!

Oh well - only my doing!

Labour Day Holiday

WOO HOO Its a holiday here in NZ!!

and

the All Blacks WON the Rugby World Cup

Just

Final score 8-7

And with it being a public holiday - I am hoping to complete some more scrapbook pages and load up some unwanted items onto Trade Me.

This evening I plan on going to a nice walk as well - the day is a bit warm at the moment for my liking!



Lost............

Where do I begin...............

The last couple of weeks/months I have been going through the motions of life as it was all to overwhelming for me - why - I am not entirely sure, but think it is a mix of many different things:

Work

Money

Friendships

Winter

Tiredness 

Many different things in my life got neglected including my weight loss journey and eveything I had established to go with it - excercise, healthy eating, sleep!

But - I am hoping to change all of that now or at least over the next week or so.

I have begun walking/training to work again which will help with weight loss and money parts of my life (petrol costs for the car was increasing the Credit Card debt! - petrol at the moment is approx 2.09cents per litre and with the tank being 50 litres for a full I am only getting approx 550 kms out of a tank - which is about a week and half work travelling!)

With the regular excercising, I am sleeping better which is making me feel more motivated to do things around the house as well as concentrate on my scrapbooking and other crafts that I do.

It is also helping me with making healthier food choices which in turn makes me a happier person.

I know it will be a slow process to get back to where I was before things slid down the slippery slope but I will get there.