Right, I thought I would make the time to do an update even though there isn't a lot to talk about really.
Well there is the job that I really wanted to apply for - only 5 mins from home (max) doing something slightly different to what I am now... but found out the salary range and it is about a $13K DROP!!! Even after taking off transport costs etc, we would still be short of about $300 in the hand per month and there is no way we can afford that! So the search goes on... and on... and on... am sure the right job is out there somewhere for me!
I did well with my water intake today - approx 2 litres! Most impressed and definitely the most water I have drunken in one day for a long time! Tried going without my Coke Zero and lasted till about 3pm when I "just had to have it" - had a thumping headache and it did go once I had my drink. I know I will have to go through the withdrawal symptoms when I do give it up but then again how bad is ONE can of Coke Zero a day??? Well apart the additives etc that are in there but that's beside the point! LOL
Gotta also come up with some ideas for afternoon tea snacks... fruit doesn't seem to do it for me nor does rice crackers. Oh the cheaper the better too... our grocery budget is very tight.
Right, feeling a bit down tonight, think I will head to bed. Catch ya all later
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Saturday, February 07, 2009
Thanks to those of you who left comments after my last post only 4 days ago! Wow this must be a miracle - 2 updates within a week of each other!
Jules - you have raised some bloody good points in your comment and some of them have hit home and others I am still thinking about :) But yes I have been going over my old blog and yes I was updating almost every day when I was on my way down on the scales so that is one thing I want to get back into so watch this space.... :)
Am enjoying this long weekend, yesterday we had a pixi foto session booked for Rachel which ended up being a nightmare as she would NOT do anything she was asked either by myself or the photographer!!! Only reason we did it was that I entered some competition back in December and although we didn't win, we could pay the sitting fee of $7.50 and get a portrait sitting (10" x 13") free though the conditions did state that it was the first shot that was the freebie so fingers crossed that it was ok! We certainly don't have a spare $345 laying around to buy the set of 6 poses especially considering the uncooperative mood madam was in! So two weeks to wait until we get to see the finished results! We may be pleasantly surprised but part of me is hoping they are awful so I am not tempted to spend money we certainly don't have!
Ended up doing a couple of hrs of incedental exercise earlier on when I went on a mini housework spree! And trust me those do NOT happen often in this house! LOL First it was the bathroom and toilet, then Steph took Rachel out so I cranked up the stereo big time and tackled the vacuming (and dancing to footloose), cleaned the oven door (spilt dinner down the inside of the door last night), cleaned the cupboard doors, moved the dining room furniture, mopped the floor (Kitchen, bathroom, toilet), brought in the washing, hung out more washing and was just about to fold the washing when they arrived home! Was shattered by the end of that but it felt good to get it done.
Stephan is currently fixing the gates so Rachel can not escape! She had worked out how to open the previous latches but not that you needed to pull the gate too but it would not take her long. So we have put on new latches which will take a lot more effort to work them out! Will even take a bit more muscle for me to open them!
We have a 21st to go to tonight (must wrap the present) so we have Rachel's godmother Jo coming to babysit and then once she is here, we are going to have dinner in Lower Hutt somewhere before heading to the party. It's not going to be a late night though as we are both tired and I have had a headache off and on all day.
Time I was off my butt and get my daughter's tea organised (left overs from our tea last night) and have a shower etc...
Catch ya all later
Jules - you have raised some bloody good points in your comment and some of them have hit home and others I am still thinking about :) But yes I have been going over my old blog and yes I was updating almost every day when I was on my way down on the scales so that is one thing I want to get back into so watch this space.... :)
Am enjoying this long weekend, yesterday we had a pixi foto session booked for Rachel which ended up being a nightmare as she would NOT do anything she was asked either by myself or the photographer!!! Only reason we did it was that I entered some competition back in December and although we didn't win, we could pay the sitting fee of $7.50 and get a portrait sitting (10" x 13") free though the conditions did state that it was the first shot that was the freebie so fingers crossed that it was ok! We certainly don't have a spare $345 laying around to buy the set of 6 poses especially considering the uncooperative mood madam was in! So two weeks to wait until we get to see the finished results! We may be pleasantly surprised but part of me is hoping they are awful so I am not tempted to spend money we certainly don't have!
Ended up doing a couple of hrs of incedental exercise earlier on when I went on a mini housework spree! And trust me those do NOT happen often in this house! LOL First it was the bathroom and toilet, then Steph took Rachel out so I cranked up the stereo big time and tackled the vacuming (and dancing to footloose), cleaned the oven door (spilt dinner down the inside of the door last night), cleaned the cupboard doors, moved the dining room furniture, mopped the floor (Kitchen, bathroom, toilet), brought in the washing, hung out more washing and was just about to fold the washing when they arrived home! Was shattered by the end of that but it felt good to get it done.
Stephan is currently fixing the gates so Rachel can not escape! She had worked out how to open the previous latches but not that you needed to pull the gate too but it would not take her long. So we have put on new latches which will take a lot more effort to work them out! Will even take a bit more muscle for me to open them!
We have a 21st to go to tonight (must wrap the present) so we have Rachel's godmother Jo coming to babysit and then once she is here, we are going to have dinner in Lower Hutt somewhere before heading to the party. It's not going to be a late night though as we are both tired and I have had a headache off and on all day.
Time I was off my butt and get my daughter's tea organised (left overs from our tea last night) and have a shower etc...
Catch ya all later
Monday, February 02, 2009
Yeah, I am still here - thanks to those of you who have emailed me or text me to ask if I am doing ok and if I am going to blog again.
6 weeks have past and in that time, we have had Christmas, New Year, my birthday, 3rd anniversary of Jude's passing and so much more.
I finished a 6 week challenge with fellow mums on the parenting forum - and ended it 800gms heavier than when I started! Oooooops *blush* but a challenge over Christmas and New Year was pretty damn hard! Started a new one last week, and with the first weigh in this morning - I stayed the same! Not such a great start but surely it can only get better.... I hope! I am only approx 11 kilos away from my first starting weight watchers back in Feb 2003! Bloody scary so I do need to get my Ass into gear but first I need motivation and confidence in myself! One would think that being so close to my heaviest weight would be enough motivation but it doesn't seem to be enough at the moment. I have a photo of me at my heaviest (and my lightest just before falling pregnant) at work, but it doesn't stop me snacking on the wrong foods.
I saw my Dr a couple of weeks ago and wanted to discuss the possibility of whether I have sleep apnea but it doesn't look likely so will just keep going and see how things go. I also discussed with her the possibility of WLS (Weight Loss Surgery) - she is behind me 110% however I just have to find the big $$$ required (as my Insurance would top up the rest of the money) in the form of lotto or a gift as there is no way we can afford to borrow it and have repayments for it on top of our current situation! I did talk to her about going on the public waiting list as I had heard that this was now an option HOWEVER the only criteria that I fit is a young overweight female... the rest I fail in - diabetes, high BP and high cholesterol - all of that is "perfect" for me - an extremely overweight woman! And they are only funding 6 per year as well.... but she does know the surgeon personally so she is going to keep her ear to the ground and if anything changes there she will be ringing me in a flash!
Work is pretty full on, in fact this role at the moment has to be one of the busiest ones I have had for quite some time! We used to have "quiet periods" but they just don't seem to exist these days at all! Am still looking for the "ideal" role in the Hutt Valley but still haven't found it. Have seen a couple of other payroll positions recently that look interesting but still located in town... in fact one of them would be train and then a bus as well so that would be extra cost as well as extra traveling time! So that is a no go for me despite the role looking interesting but the top of the salary range is only $2K more than I am currently on so not a lot of room for movement.
We had a very quiet Christmas Day itself but a very busy Boxing Day and day after with Stephan's sisters wedding on the Saturday. Rachel had a ball and enjoyed the chocolate and presents! My sister got engaged on New Years Eve to her partner of 4 years. He has 3 young teenage girls so she certainly is taking on a lot (after raising her 3 who are in their 20's)! Her eldest is getting married at the end of March so we are looking forward to that though it does feel damn strange talking about my nephew getting married (he is 27)! Makes me feel real old! LOL
Rachel is doing really well and coming along in leaps and bounds! Her language skills are amazing and talks continuously (wonder who she gets that from LOL) and is very independent and stubborn too! But then I guess those traits are pretty typical for a 2 yr old! She is now the "leader" of her room at Creche and often takes the room "shopping" - once she says she is going - everyone wants to go and follows her to the pretend shops etc! We had a one off success with her on the toilet but nothing since then - we are not pushing it at all - just letting her go when she wants to go and we do ask her each morning and night.... and if she doesn't want to go then we just let her be.
Christmas Morning
With "bum" cream on her face etc - think she was imitating daddy shaving!
On Nana D's birthday
Right, it's almost 10pm so time I was in bed... catch ya all later :)
6 weeks have past and in that time, we have had Christmas, New Year, my birthday, 3rd anniversary of Jude's passing and so much more.
I finished a 6 week challenge with fellow mums on the parenting forum - and ended it 800gms heavier than when I started! Oooooops *blush* but a challenge over Christmas and New Year was pretty damn hard! Started a new one last week, and with the first weigh in this morning - I stayed the same! Not such a great start but surely it can only get better.... I hope! I am only approx 11 kilos away from my first starting weight watchers back in Feb 2003! Bloody scary so I do need to get my Ass into gear but first I need motivation and confidence in myself! One would think that being so close to my heaviest weight would be enough motivation but it doesn't seem to be enough at the moment. I have a photo of me at my heaviest (and my lightest just before falling pregnant) at work, but it doesn't stop me snacking on the wrong foods.
I saw my Dr a couple of weeks ago and wanted to discuss the possibility of whether I have sleep apnea but it doesn't look likely so will just keep going and see how things go. I also discussed with her the possibility of WLS (Weight Loss Surgery) - she is behind me 110% however I just have to find the big $$$ required (as my Insurance would top up the rest of the money) in the form of lotto or a gift as there is no way we can afford to borrow it and have repayments for it on top of our current situation! I did talk to her about going on the public waiting list as I had heard that this was now an option HOWEVER the only criteria that I fit is a young overweight female... the rest I fail in - diabetes, high BP and high cholesterol - all of that is "perfect" for me - an extremely overweight woman! And they are only funding 6 per year as well.... but she does know the surgeon personally so she is going to keep her ear to the ground and if anything changes there she will be ringing me in a flash!
Work is pretty full on, in fact this role at the moment has to be one of the busiest ones I have had for quite some time! We used to have "quiet periods" but they just don't seem to exist these days at all! Am still looking for the "ideal" role in the Hutt Valley but still haven't found it. Have seen a couple of other payroll positions recently that look interesting but still located in town... in fact one of them would be train and then a bus as well so that would be extra cost as well as extra traveling time! So that is a no go for me despite the role looking interesting but the top of the salary range is only $2K more than I am currently on so not a lot of room for movement.
We had a very quiet Christmas Day itself but a very busy Boxing Day and day after with Stephan's sisters wedding on the Saturday. Rachel had a ball and enjoyed the chocolate and presents! My sister got engaged on New Years Eve to her partner of 4 years. He has 3 young teenage girls so she certainly is taking on a lot (after raising her 3 who are in their 20's)! Her eldest is getting married at the end of March so we are looking forward to that though it does feel damn strange talking about my nephew getting married (he is 27)! Makes me feel real old! LOL
Rachel is doing really well and coming along in leaps and bounds! Her language skills are amazing and talks continuously (wonder who she gets that from LOL) and is very independent and stubborn too! But then I guess those traits are pretty typical for a 2 yr old! She is now the "leader" of her room at Creche and often takes the room "shopping" - once she says she is going - everyone wants to go and follows her to the pretend shops etc! We had a one off success with her on the toilet but nothing since then - we are not pushing it at all - just letting her go when she wants to go and we do ask her each morning and night.... and if she doesn't want to go then we just let her be.
Christmas Morning
With "bum" cream on her face etc - think she was imitating daddy shaving!
On Nana D's birthday
Right, it's almost 10pm so time I was in bed... catch ya all later :)
Friday, December 12, 2008
Well, I am back and still not sure how my blogging future looks but I will just take it one post at a time :)
I want to say a BIG THANK YOU to those that left wonderful supportive comments on my last post! A lot of what you gals said really hit home and has made me do some thinking! So fingers crossed, I may be SLOWLY getting back on track.
I have joined the latest Biggest Loser Challenge on the Parenting Forum that I belong to and in the first week I stayed the same... probably would have had a loss but I forgot to weigh myself in the morning, so did it when I got home and I was the same as I had been the week before but first thing in the morning. The more I think about it, the more I think I may need to go back to daily weighing as that really does keep me on track. I know it doesn't work for everyone and that there are some of you who definitely don't agree with it... I don't really agree with it either but the times I have been successful in losing weight has been when I was doing daily weighing. But will see how I go with this challenge.
Though, I must be honest and say that I should definitely get a good loss this week (weigh day is Monday) as I have had a tummy bug/food poisoning for 6 days, and when I weighed myself yesterday about mid afternoon, I was almost 2 kilos down! I have eaten a little bit today... but do still need to watch what I eat and how much I eat otherwise I end up back at square one again! Oh I should add here how my darling Rachel told the teachers that "mummy sick, sore tummy' lots poos"! How embarrassing! LOL
Took a days sick leave yesterday as we had our units christmas lunch and I decided that I was not going to sit at a restaurant and watch everyone eat... nor was I going to go, eat and then be crook again today... nor was I gonna be the silly fool that stayed behind and worked! LOL After dropping Rachel off at creche I went back to bed and slept till almost midday! And then had a very quiet afternoon just blobbing! Then today, I had already booked Annual Leave so decided to go ahead and have today off as well... though I was a write off until about 10.15am with a very crook stomach but not loose motions this time... the diastop had done its trick - they were firm but very continuous for over 2 hrs! But once I came right, I went and completed my Christmas Shopping... and then did the groceries before coming home for a wee rest before picking up Rachel a bit earlier and then back to the local mall to post off the Christmas cards and Rachel had a ball helping me put the stamps on them all! Though I do now recall why I prefer Rachel in the buggy rather than walking... OMG! What a nightmare in the Warehouse! Not so much touching but going in her own direction!
I have a hair cut in the morning, then catching up with a friend and her daughter who is slightly older than Rachel in the afternoon.. then maybe some other friends in the evening... Then on Sunday, we have the Annual Summer Party at Stephan's parents place though this year, one of his sisters has combined her 40th with it! So a busy weekend ahead of us.
And on that note... a few recent photos of Rachel and then I will sign off and head to bed. Tummy bugs certainly zap you of all energy!!!
Oooops photos are backwards when it comes to the dates of them... but never mind, they are still cute or so I think anyway :)
Good night :)
I want to say a BIG THANK YOU to those that left wonderful supportive comments on my last post! A lot of what you gals said really hit home and has made me do some thinking! So fingers crossed, I may be SLOWLY getting back on track.
I have joined the latest Biggest Loser Challenge on the Parenting Forum that I belong to and in the first week I stayed the same... probably would have had a loss but I forgot to weigh myself in the morning, so did it when I got home and I was the same as I had been the week before but first thing in the morning. The more I think about it, the more I think I may need to go back to daily weighing as that really does keep me on track. I know it doesn't work for everyone and that there are some of you who definitely don't agree with it... I don't really agree with it either but the times I have been successful in losing weight has been when I was doing daily weighing. But will see how I go with this challenge.
Though, I must be honest and say that I should definitely get a good loss this week (weigh day is Monday) as I have had a tummy bug/food poisoning for 6 days, and when I weighed myself yesterday about mid afternoon, I was almost 2 kilos down! I have eaten a little bit today... but do still need to watch what I eat and how much I eat otherwise I end up back at square one again! Oh I should add here how my darling Rachel told the teachers that "mummy sick, sore tummy' lots poos"! How embarrassing! LOL
Took a days sick leave yesterday as we had our units christmas lunch and I decided that I was not going to sit at a restaurant and watch everyone eat... nor was I going to go, eat and then be crook again today... nor was I gonna be the silly fool that stayed behind and worked! LOL After dropping Rachel off at creche I went back to bed and slept till almost midday! And then had a very quiet afternoon just blobbing! Then today, I had already booked Annual Leave so decided to go ahead and have today off as well... though I was a write off until about 10.15am with a very crook stomach but not loose motions this time... the diastop had done its trick - they were firm but very continuous for over 2 hrs! But once I came right, I went and completed my Christmas Shopping... and then did the groceries before coming home for a wee rest before picking up Rachel a bit earlier and then back to the local mall to post off the Christmas cards and Rachel had a ball helping me put the stamps on them all! Though I do now recall why I prefer Rachel in the buggy rather than walking... OMG! What a nightmare in the Warehouse! Not so much touching but going in her own direction!
I have a hair cut in the morning, then catching up with a friend and her daughter who is slightly older than Rachel in the afternoon.. then maybe some other friends in the evening... Then on Sunday, we have the Annual Summer Party at Stephan's parents place though this year, one of his sisters has combined her 40th with it! So a busy weekend ahead of us.
And on that note... a few recent photos of Rachel and then I will sign off and head to bed. Tummy bugs certainly zap you of all energy!!!
Oooops photos are backwards when it comes to the dates of them... but never mind, they are still cute or so I think anyway :)
Good night :)
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Yeah it sure has been quite some time since I last posted on here… just running out of enthusiasm for this blog. Struggle to find the time and energy to update… and to be honest I seem to be running out time of time even read my favourites as well! I when do sit down and catch up… I don’t have the time to leave comments… perhaps I should just give this whole blogging thing up for once and for all???
Rachel had a lovely 2nd birthday party with immediate family and her 2 “best” friends – Maddie and Jack. We were so lucky with the weather as on the Saturday we had heavy rain and wind etc… and then on the Sunday we had beautiful blue sunny sky and it got quite warm! So that was lucky as it meant that the kids (big and small) could play outside as things had dried up quite well. Am writing this from work so no photos available to share at this stage but will try to post some soon… hopefully before her 3rd birthday! LOL Rachel got very spoilt especially in the clothes department – her wardrobe is worth so much more than mine! LOL and OMG she has a shopping fetish already!!! All she wants to do is shop – whether it is grocery or whatever…. She loves shopping!!! She often picks up one of her bags, and says she is off shopping for treats or food etc... It is just so cute! Her speech is amazing and is often commented on by family, crèche and friends at how well she does speak. We can not believe how fast she has grown up and has become Miss Independent! Next job on the list is Toilet Training… she knows when she has done #2’s and always tell us after it has been done… and sometimes will tell us as soon as she has done wee’s too! So am hoping over the summer she will get an opportunity to run around with no pants on and start to learn to use the toilet.
Work has been full on, especially throughout November with the boss being away for the whole month. I was boss for the first couple of weeks and then a colleague had a turn at being boss. But it has been full on and very stressful. He is back on Monday but in a roundabout way it has been a nice month as we have agreed that the boss does have a tendency to make situations even more stressful than things already are.
Overall, my state of mind is not that great at the moment… I lay in bed last night listing the things that are worrying/stressing me and I was quite surprised at how big the list was. Some of things I know there is not a lot I can do about them i.e. money and the endless bills, missing my friend Jude who passed away almost 3 years ago like crazy at the moment (it was her birthday on Monday), missing Dad like crazy too (Dad’s birthday was on Tuesday) – wishing they were both here to know Rachel and to watch her grow up! But other things, like my weight, lack of will power and motivation, sweet fuck all exercise, eating crap food continuously… I CAN do something about these but do I choose to – NO! As I keep putting these things in the “to hard basket – lets deal with it another day”! My weight is creeping up, up, up… and last time I weighed myself (about 1 mth ago) I was only about 15 kilos off my heaviest weight! That freaked me out big time and one would have thought that it may have been enough to kick start my motivation again… but has it? NO NO NO… I continue to eat and drink crap! I continue to sit on my fat arse! I continue to moan about everything and still do nothing about it! The Parenting Forum that I belong to has continuous Weight Loss challenges and I have joined 3 of them so far and have dropped out of them all! There is another one starting on Monday but I just don’t think I can do it… I am not in the right frame of mind yet I know I want to do something about this before I am back at 129.2 kilos or god forbid even heavier!!!
Anyway, I am at work so guess I should be doing some work since that is what I am paid for. I just wanted to get some of that off my chest…
I might be back… I might not… thanks to anyone who is still reading or checking in here…
Rachel had a lovely 2nd birthday party with immediate family and her 2 “best” friends – Maddie and Jack. We were so lucky with the weather as on the Saturday we had heavy rain and wind etc… and then on the Sunday we had beautiful blue sunny sky and it got quite warm! So that was lucky as it meant that the kids (big and small) could play outside as things had dried up quite well. Am writing this from work so no photos available to share at this stage but will try to post some soon… hopefully before her 3rd birthday! LOL Rachel got very spoilt especially in the clothes department – her wardrobe is worth so much more than mine! LOL and OMG she has a shopping fetish already!!! All she wants to do is shop – whether it is grocery or whatever…. She loves shopping!!! She often picks up one of her bags, and says she is off shopping for treats or food etc... It is just so cute! Her speech is amazing and is often commented on by family, crèche and friends at how well she does speak. We can not believe how fast she has grown up and has become Miss Independent! Next job on the list is Toilet Training… she knows when she has done #2’s and always tell us after it has been done… and sometimes will tell us as soon as she has done wee’s too! So am hoping over the summer she will get an opportunity to run around with no pants on and start to learn to use the toilet.
Work has been full on, especially throughout November with the boss being away for the whole month. I was boss for the first couple of weeks and then a colleague had a turn at being boss. But it has been full on and very stressful. He is back on Monday but in a roundabout way it has been a nice month as we have agreed that the boss does have a tendency to make situations even more stressful than things already are.
Overall, my state of mind is not that great at the moment… I lay in bed last night listing the things that are worrying/stressing me and I was quite surprised at how big the list was. Some of things I know there is not a lot I can do about them i.e. money and the endless bills, missing my friend Jude who passed away almost 3 years ago like crazy at the moment (it was her birthday on Monday), missing Dad like crazy too (Dad’s birthday was on Tuesday) – wishing they were both here to know Rachel and to watch her grow up! But other things, like my weight, lack of will power and motivation, sweet fuck all exercise, eating crap food continuously… I CAN do something about these but do I choose to – NO! As I keep putting these things in the “to hard basket – lets deal with it another day”! My weight is creeping up, up, up… and last time I weighed myself (about 1 mth ago) I was only about 15 kilos off my heaviest weight! That freaked me out big time and one would have thought that it may have been enough to kick start my motivation again… but has it? NO NO NO… I continue to eat and drink crap! I continue to sit on my fat arse! I continue to moan about everything and still do nothing about it! The Parenting Forum that I belong to has continuous Weight Loss challenges and I have joined 3 of them so far and have dropped out of them all! There is another one starting on Monday but I just don’t think I can do it… I am not in the right frame of mind yet I know I want to do something about this before I am back at 129.2 kilos or god forbid even heavier!!!
Anyway, I am at work so guess I should be doing some work since that is what I am paid for. I just wanted to get some of that off my chest…
I might be back… I might not… thanks to anyone who is still reading or checking in here…
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
You will recall in my last post that I had a barking cough... well the next day (Fri 3 Oct) I awoke to having no voice whatsoever... and 13 days later I still have no voice!!! Yes some may say how peaceful things may be and how lucky Stephan is but I can tell you that 13 days is far to long to be without a voice! Oh I can whisper but that is my limit! I thought I was getting it back last Friday (so 8 days later) but by Sunday evening I was back to square one if not worse than I had initially started with! I had worked all of last week with no/minimal voice but was getting increasing frustrated at not being able to communicate freely with team members etc... and obviously by continuing to work meant my voice was not getting a rest at all! And evenings and weekends are self explanatory with Rachel around!
Sunday evening and Monday (while at work) I then started the nasty barking again - and was spending a lot of time coughing up phlegm. So stayed home on Tuesday and was able to get an appointment to see the Dr - so now on top of the laryngitis, I have a chest infection and an inflamed throat! So am on Antibiotics and am really hoping that they will kick in sooner rather than later as I am so over being sick! This year has been a bad one for me health wise so am really hoping that next year can only be better for me! The Dr put me off work for the week since a bit of my work involves phone work and even if I put my phone on divert, there is still the general day to day chattering etc... So have had 2 days of peace and quiet and saying sweet bugger all! The only talking I am doing is first thing in the morning getting Rachel ready for creche and talking.. oooops whispering to the teachers in the morning. Then again in the afternoon when Rachel and Stephan arrive home. So am roughly getting 8 hrs of no talking which surely must help a wee bit! Am not sure what I should do if I still have no voice on Monday when I am due back at work - will face that hurdle at the time should it arise and it will also depend on how I am feeling too I guess!
Right changing the subject now.... one of the local radio stations is going to be running a 6 week "Fit and Fabulous" competition which is basically going to consist of 2 teams of 4 people having full access to a gym, Personal Trainers, dietitians, etc etc... and the "winner" gets a trip for 2 to Fiji. Am considering sending in an application for this, but the gym that is sponsoring it is at the other end of town and I know that will be a major issue for me time wise etc... but it is tempting - will keep thinking about it.
Only 2 weeks and 3 days until Rachel turns 2!! Can't believe that has come around so quickly! Still have no idea what we are going to get her as a "main" present as yet - and whether we get something extra special as a combined Birthday and Christmas present. She now a right real helper and loves "watching/helping/seeing" everything we do! Loves carrying her stool around so she can stand on it to watch us do whatever it may be doing at the time! At times, it is so cute but at other times it can be frustrating especially when one is in a hurry in the mornings but I just try to grin and bear it! Her language is coming along in leaps and bounds and it is so scary what she takes in and comes out again with a few days/weeks later! She has a memory like an elephant! LOL
Anyway, time to get moving and start organising myself for bed... catch ya later :)
Sunday evening and Monday (while at work) I then started the nasty barking again - and was spending a lot of time coughing up phlegm. So stayed home on Tuesday and was able to get an appointment to see the Dr - so now on top of the laryngitis, I have a chest infection and an inflamed throat! So am on Antibiotics and am really hoping that they will kick in sooner rather than later as I am so over being sick! This year has been a bad one for me health wise so am really hoping that next year can only be better for me! The Dr put me off work for the week since a bit of my work involves phone work and even if I put my phone on divert, there is still the general day to day chattering etc... So have had 2 days of peace and quiet and saying sweet bugger all! The only talking I am doing is first thing in the morning getting Rachel ready for creche and talking.. oooops whispering to the teachers in the morning. Then again in the afternoon when Rachel and Stephan arrive home. So am roughly getting 8 hrs of no talking which surely must help a wee bit! Am not sure what I should do if I still have no voice on Monday when I am due back at work - will face that hurdle at the time should it arise and it will also depend on how I am feeling too I guess!
Right changing the subject now.... one of the local radio stations is going to be running a 6 week "Fit and Fabulous" competition which is basically going to consist of 2 teams of 4 people having full access to a gym, Personal Trainers, dietitians, etc etc... and the "winner" gets a trip for 2 to Fiji. Am considering sending in an application for this, but the gym that is sponsoring it is at the other end of town and I know that will be a major issue for me time wise etc... but it is tempting - will keep thinking about it.
Only 2 weeks and 3 days until Rachel turns 2!! Can't believe that has come around so quickly! Still have no idea what we are going to get her as a "main" present as yet - and whether we get something extra special as a combined Birthday and Christmas present. She now a right real helper and loves "watching/helping/seeing" everything we do! Loves carrying her stool around so she can stand on it to watch us do whatever it may be doing at the time! At times, it is so cute but at other times it can be frustrating especially when one is in a hurry in the mornings but I just try to grin and bear it! Her language is coming along in leaps and bounds and it is so scary what she takes in and comes out again with a few days/weeks later! She has a memory like an elephant! LOL
Anyway, time to get moving and start organising myself for bed... catch ya later :)
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Another month over and another month begins! I simply cannot believe that we are in October already!!! As someone pointed out the over day - this time in 3 mths we will be in 2009!!! How scary is that??? Well to me that is quite scary indeed! Time sure does fly by faster as you get older! Well in my eyes it does!
So what's been happening lately for us... well not a lot really. I am currently at home with a barking cough (thanks Rachel for sharing your germs with Mummy)! I did go to work yesterday for an important meeting in the morning which had been postponed from last week due to me being away so thought I would make the effort to go in to work - by the time the meeting was over the whole team was telling me to piss off and go home! Got a telling off from the Acting GM as well (who is a very special lady for a number of reasons) for coming to work and sharing my germs! So yeap every couple of hours or so I seem to be coughing my guts out which ain't nice at all and very painful as well. Touch wood - it was been 3 hrs since my last bathroom visit so fingers crossed I am starting to get over the worst of it. I have had a lot of people tell me that they too have had this nasty cough and it takes WEEKS to go away! Flaming Nora - that is the last thing I wanted to hear and I really do hope it does not hang around that long for me!
Last week I was off work for 4 days (should have been 5 but that's another story) after I sprained/twisted my hip while putting Rachel into Time Out on the Saturday evening. It was one of the most painful things I had done - the pain I was in on Saturday night while trying to sleep was unbelievable! Off to the Drs on Sunday and got some GOOD anti inflammatories and pain relief! Thought he might say take a couple of days off but no he wanted me to rest for the whole week! By Thursday I was getting bored so went to work on the Friday which was good in a way work wise but bad for me and my hip!
I have also been having panic attacks during the night lately... I was getting these a bit this time 2 years ago - so in other words when I was heavily pregnant with Rachel. I wake during the night, and have trouble breathing and every time I lay down I just freak out! Tried sleeping sitting up but that's not something I can do very well! Actually while typing this I am thinking that perhaps I should dig out my rescue remedy though if I recall rightly it didn't help much 2 years ago but nothing stopping me trying it again. I am actually wondering if it is weight related (am heavier now than at full term with Rachel by about 8 kilos) but only one person can doing anything about that and that person is ME, MYSELF and I!!! And I really do hope that I can do something real soon!!! The parenting forum that I belong to have regular "Biggest Loser" challenges which are very popular indeed and I have tried a couple of them but just end up pulling out as I don't get anywhere. There are some marvellous mums who do the challenges and some of them have lost in the excess of 15+ kilos over the last 4 challenges! Challenge 5 is about to start so am giving that some serious thought currently.
Rachel is doing really well - and we still can not believe that she will be 2 in 4 weeks time! She is a real "helper" around the house - loves putting away the groceries with us and helping me clean the bathroom etc... She is petrified of the vacum cleaner though! It came on suddenly about 10 mths ago and I think in that time I have managed to get it out of the cupboard and vacum the house twice without her screaming hsyterically! Even with Steph here to comfort her, she goes to town with the screaming and tears. A couple of friends have suggested leaving it out in the hall or lounge for her to get used to and to explore while its off but we have a small house and don't really have the space to do that - well not with her stuff everywhere! :) Keep thinking of getting her a battery operated toy one for her birthday or Christmas but not 100% sure if that will help or not. We even dug out the dustbuster and hoped that might help her a bit but nope it hasn't so far.... I do have some great photos of her but they are not downloaded off the camera yet - must do that sometime soon!
Anyway, think I have rambled on enough to bore anyone who is still reading to tears! Will catch ya all later :)
So what's been happening lately for us... well not a lot really. I am currently at home with a barking cough (thanks Rachel for sharing your germs with Mummy)! I did go to work yesterday for an important meeting in the morning which had been postponed from last week due to me being away so thought I would make the effort to go in to work - by the time the meeting was over the whole team was telling me to piss off and go home! Got a telling off from the Acting GM as well (who is a very special lady for a number of reasons) for coming to work and sharing my germs! So yeap every couple of hours or so I seem to be coughing my guts out which ain't nice at all and very painful as well. Touch wood - it was been 3 hrs since my last bathroom visit so fingers crossed I am starting to get over the worst of it. I have had a lot of people tell me that they too have had this nasty cough and it takes WEEKS to go away! Flaming Nora - that is the last thing I wanted to hear and I really do hope it does not hang around that long for me!
Last week I was off work for 4 days (should have been 5 but that's another story) after I sprained/twisted my hip while putting Rachel into Time Out on the Saturday evening. It was one of the most painful things I had done - the pain I was in on Saturday night while trying to sleep was unbelievable! Off to the Drs on Sunday and got some GOOD anti inflammatories and pain relief! Thought he might say take a couple of days off but no he wanted me to rest for the whole week! By Thursday I was getting bored so went to work on the Friday which was good in a way work wise but bad for me and my hip!
I have also been having panic attacks during the night lately... I was getting these a bit this time 2 years ago - so in other words when I was heavily pregnant with Rachel. I wake during the night, and have trouble breathing and every time I lay down I just freak out! Tried sleeping sitting up but that's not something I can do very well! Actually while typing this I am thinking that perhaps I should dig out my rescue remedy though if I recall rightly it didn't help much 2 years ago but nothing stopping me trying it again. I am actually wondering if it is weight related (am heavier now than at full term with Rachel by about 8 kilos) but only one person can doing anything about that and that person is ME, MYSELF and I!!! And I really do hope that I can do something real soon!!! The parenting forum that I belong to have regular "Biggest Loser" challenges which are very popular indeed and I have tried a couple of them but just end up pulling out as I don't get anywhere. There are some marvellous mums who do the challenges and some of them have lost in the excess of 15+ kilos over the last 4 challenges! Challenge 5 is about to start so am giving that some serious thought currently.
Rachel is doing really well - and we still can not believe that she will be 2 in 4 weeks time! She is a real "helper" around the house - loves putting away the groceries with us and helping me clean the bathroom etc... She is petrified of the vacum cleaner though! It came on suddenly about 10 mths ago and I think in that time I have managed to get it out of the cupboard and vacum the house twice without her screaming hsyterically! Even with Steph here to comfort her, she goes to town with the screaming and tears. A couple of friends have suggested leaving it out in the hall or lounge for her to get used to and to explore while its off but we have a small house and don't really have the space to do that - well not with her stuff everywhere! :) Keep thinking of getting her a battery operated toy one for her birthday or Christmas but not 100% sure if that will help or not. We even dug out the dustbuster and hoped that might help her a bit but nope it hasn't so far.... I do have some great photos of her but they are not downloaded off the camera yet - must do that sometime soon!
Anyway, think I have rambled on enough to bore anyone who is still reading to tears! Will catch ya all later :)
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Ooooops, it's been awhile since my last post but lately its just been a total lack of energy and time in the evenings.
I have gone back to full time hours at work (just finished the 2nd week) and the extra hr that I am working each day is really knocking me for six at the moment though the bank account is liking it. It is hard getting home at 6.10pm and getting straight into either bathing Rachel or organising dinner (Steph and I alternate these each night). So most nights I don't get the chance to sit down and "relax" until about 8.30pm or so... and then it is to check emails, parenting forum, perhaps a quick glance at Trade Me, and occasionally a blog read if I have the time.
Had a mental health day off work today as I just couldn't do it today, was feeling rather emotionally run down, and rather blah/blue so top that with a bit of a headache I decided that I would stay home. So after dropping Rachel off it was home to bed for another few hours of dosing off and on... had a relaxing afternoon and did a bit of retail therapy for Rachel as she desperately needed some new shoes and sandals along with some creche clothes so popped up to Save Mart and scored some good bargins there for clothes and also won a TM auction for 4 pairs of shorts for $6 so she has an initial set up for summer but still needs some more shorts and t-shirts to see her through for creche considering the mess she gets into!
Speaking of Rachel, she is growing so fast and I find it hard to believe that we are starting preparations for her 2nd birthday party in just 5 weeks time! Still trying to decide what to get her as her "main" present - got a couple of ideas but nothing definite as yet. Just having a family and couple of friends party due to the lack of space in our house so just gotta hope for a fine day as with just family and 2 friends coming the numbers are in the low 20s! Just having an afternoon tea and am getting the cake made by my bosses sister who owns a cafe across from work - she is doing a great deal for me so am looking forward to seeing her creation :) Rachel is speaking so well now and is coming out with new stuff all of the time. I can't wait for summer to be here so we can take her to the beach and all of that fun stuff. She has a swing at home and was given an old trampoline by one of the mums at daycare, and we have taken her suggestion on board and have it on pieces of 6x4 blocks instead of legs so she can get off and on it herself when she wants to. She loves to "jump jump" and to "go go go".
Not a lot more happening really - I THINK I may be SLOWLY getting back into the right frame of mind to start getting healthy again... no getting excited as yet but hopefully with the warmer weather and it getting lighter again with Daylight savings, I may get out and do some walking... And eating wise - well once again I am SLOWLY trying to change my bad snacking habits. I would love to get back into going to a gym but with now working full time, I just don't see when I would be able to go during the week and obviously I would need to go more frequently than just the weekends.
Oh, we have 2 weddings and a 21st to go to between late Dec and March so it's gonna be a busy time for us. The wedding in March is my eldest nephews wedding and it makes me feel so old to think that my nephew is getting married! He will be 27 by then but still in my mind he is so young... but at times he is more like my brother since we are only 10 years apart in age. The other wedding is one of Steph's sisters so that will be another great celebration. The 21st is my friend Lynaire's daughter and is child free so must line up a babysitter for that evening.
Anyway, this has taken me over an hour to write as am watching Criminal Minds at the same time. But my feet are freezing for some reason tonight... it's turned cold this evening after the warmer weather we had started to get used to. Roll on Summer!
Catch ya all later
I have gone back to full time hours at work (just finished the 2nd week) and the extra hr that I am working each day is really knocking me for six at the moment though the bank account is liking it. It is hard getting home at 6.10pm and getting straight into either bathing Rachel or organising dinner (Steph and I alternate these each night). So most nights I don't get the chance to sit down and "relax" until about 8.30pm or so... and then it is to check emails, parenting forum, perhaps a quick glance at Trade Me, and occasionally a blog read if I have the time.
Had a mental health day off work today as I just couldn't do it today, was feeling rather emotionally run down, and rather blah/blue so top that with a bit of a headache I decided that I would stay home. So after dropping Rachel off it was home to bed for another few hours of dosing off and on... had a relaxing afternoon and did a bit of retail therapy for Rachel as she desperately needed some new shoes and sandals along with some creche clothes so popped up to Save Mart and scored some good bargins there for clothes and also won a TM auction for 4 pairs of shorts for $6 so she has an initial set up for summer but still needs some more shorts and t-shirts to see her through for creche considering the mess she gets into!
Speaking of Rachel, she is growing so fast and I find it hard to believe that we are starting preparations for her 2nd birthday party in just 5 weeks time! Still trying to decide what to get her as her "main" present - got a couple of ideas but nothing definite as yet. Just having a family and couple of friends party due to the lack of space in our house so just gotta hope for a fine day as with just family and 2 friends coming the numbers are in the low 20s! Just having an afternoon tea and am getting the cake made by my bosses sister who owns a cafe across from work - she is doing a great deal for me so am looking forward to seeing her creation :) Rachel is speaking so well now and is coming out with new stuff all of the time. I can't wait for summer to be here so we can take her to the beach and all of that fun stuff. She has a swing at home and was given an old trampoline by one of the mums at daycare, and we have taken her suggestion on board and have it on pieces of 6x4 blocks instead of legs so she can get off and on it herself when she wants to. She loves to "jump jump" and to "go go go".
Not a lot more happening really - I THINK I may be SLOWLY getting back into the right frame of mind to start getting healthy again... no getting excited as yet but hopefully with the warmer weather and it getting lighter again with Daylight savings, I may get out and do some walking... And eating wise - well once again I am SLOWLY trying to change my bad snacking habits. I would love to get back into going to a gym but with now working full time, I just don't see when I would be able to go during the week and obviously I would need to go more frequently than just the weekends.
Oh, we have 2 weddings and a 21st to go to between late Dec and March so it's gonna be a busy time for us. The wedding in March is my eldest nephews wedding and it makes me feel so old to think that my nephew is getting married! He will be 27 by then but still in my mind he is so young... but at times he is more like my brother since we are only 10 years apart in age. The other wedding is one of Steph's sisters so that will be another great celebration. The 21st is my friend Lynaire's daughter and is child free so must line up a babysitter for that evening.
Anyway, this has taken me over an hour to write as am watching Criminal Minds at the same time. But my feet are freezing for some reason tonight... it's turned cold this evening after the warmer weather we had started to get used to. Roll on Summer!
Catch ya all later
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Hi all
Well almost 3 weeks since my last update... and well not a hell of lot has been happening really.
Let me see - I am still hating winter and am so over it and the germs that it brings and the use of the clothes horse, dehumidifier, dryer (occasionally) etc... but I guess that it is only 10 more days until the 1st day of Spring and it is also getting lighter in both the morning and the evenings - very slowly but it is happening! Daylight saving is only 5 weeks away as well so that will be great as well.
Though speaking of Daylight saving, it will be interesting to see how it affects Rachel this year now she is getting older - the last couple of changes haven't really affected our household too much.
Mum is still away on her 8 week trip - well now I think of it I am not sure if I have mentioned this in earlier posts or not. Mum was selected as part of a NZ team to represent NZ at a seniors petanque tournament in the States at the beginning of July. Then my eldest brother in Ireland said, well since you are there you may as well visit us, and then it was decided that she would visit my baby bro in South Africa and then another of my elder bro's in Aussie while she was travelling. So her trip consisted of 2 weeks in the States (including a 7 day cruise), 2 weeks in Ireland (including 4 days in France to see my brothers B&B they have set up), 2 weeks in South Africa, then 2 weeks in Australia!!! She is in Melbourne on her last stretch at the moment and has been having a total ball of a time while away! I told her to find herself a nice, loving gentleman on the cruise so she wouldn't be lonely anymore but doesn't sound like she did! So only 9 more days until she returns... we are picking her up from the airport and then taking her home, will have an early tea with her before coming home again.
Steph and I are both on Annual Leave at the moment - we had 2 weeks off and had hoped to head to Taupo but that wasn't able to be done so we have had almost 2 weeks at home (back to work on Monday) and it has been fantastic! The first couple of days were spent getting all of our "clutter" out of my friends garage where we had been storing it when we had the house on the market and going through all of that. We have biffed heaps and donated heaps as well to either the Sallies or to Pregnancy Help (most of Rachel's baby clothes and a few other bits and pieces). It was really rewarding being able to do that and to help others who are less fortunate than ourselves. Rachel was at creche for these two days and that worked really well as we got so much done without her "helping us"! Then on the Wednesday we took Rachel for a day trip into Wellington on the train which she loved. She did really well esp since she really only had about 2 20 min naps rather than 1 big sleep of approx 2 hrs! It was a great day out :) On the Thursday, we met creche at the library for story time there and she was a right little ratbag to put it mildly... but it was fun being part of the parent help there :) Friday - it was back to creche for her and some blobbing time for us :) We spent the day in Masterton with my sister and her family on Sunday which was great though Rachel had developed a slight cough but we all still had fun.
Monday, Rachel woke very miserable and very clingy... turns out she has tonsillitis and mild asthma so she is on ventolin for the asthma and some strong AB's for her throat. So we have had a couple of very quiet days with a very clingy, miserable little girl... took a couple of photos of what she was like :(
Thankfully she is looking a lot better now! *phew* We had planned to go to the Zoo today as they have $5 wacky Wednesdays in August but I was not happy that the cold air would be good for Rachel so we had another quiet day at home but I can tell you we really are getting tired of Hi 5, Love 2 sing, The wheels on the bus DVD's!!! Her fav Wiggles one had been loaned to a friend which we are getting back tomorrow so I think I am actually looking forward to it as I am so over Hi 5 etc!
We will reassess the weather tomorrow and Friday and might head to the Zoo one of those days as the AB's have definitely started working but obviously don't want to make her go down hill again...
Enough of our boring family life... what else has been happening with us??
Am returning to full time hours (extra 45 mins a day for me) by end of September - just need to organise Stephan's hours with his boss so must remember to write that letter in the next couple of days so he can give it to him on Monday when he goes back to work.
Am considering selling Tupperware for a 3mth trial to see how things go - we really need the money and I do love Tupperware. So have Annie (the Area Manager who I would be reporting to) coming to see us tomorrow morning to chat everything through so am pretty nervous about all of that especially standing up in front of people talking but then it could end up being good for me and my self confidence.
Am really wanting to join a gym and have been hearing so many good reports about Configure Express here in Upper Hutt... would love to get back into that side of things but to be honest I can't see myself coping mentally and physically with the fulltime work, tupperware and going to a gym so am dealing with the other 2 for now and then will see how things are going so I can reassess things.
I am only approx 16 kilos off my starting weight when I started this journey back in 2003. I am shit scared of getting back to that weight and I DO NOT want to get back there but at the same time I can not get in the right frame of mind when it comes to eating and drinking the right foods. Only I can do this for me and having been down this road before I know I have to want to do it for ME not for others! But for my sake (and Steph's and Rachel's) I have that motivation comes soon! I know I wouldn't succeed if I was forced to do anything so I need to want to do it myself!
Anyway, I started this about an hour ago and between eating corn chips, watching the Olympics, and hanging out washing I think I may have rambled enough and bored you all shitless! In fact if you are still here reading - well done!
Before I go, just a couple more photos of my girl before she got sick..
Well almost 3 weeks since my last update... and well not a hell of lot has been happening really.
Let me see - I am still hating winter and am so over it and the germs that it brings and the use of the clothes horse, dehumidifier, dryer (occasionally) etc... but I guess that it is only 10 more days until the 1st day of Spring and it is also getting lighter in both the morning and the evenings - very slowly but it is happening! Daylight saving is only 5 weeks away as well so that will be great as well.
Though speaking of Daylight saving, it will be interesting to see how it affects Rachel this year now she is getting older - the last couple of changes haven't really affected our household too much.
Mum is still away on her 8 week trip - well now I think of it I am not sure if I have mentioned this in earlier posts or not. Mum was selected as part of a NZ team to represent NZ at a seniors petanque tournament in the States at the beginning of July. Then my eldest brother in Ireland said, well since you are there you may as well visit us, and then it was decided that she would visit my baby bro in South Africa and then another of my elder bro's in Aussie while she was travelling. So her trip consisted of 2 weeks in the States (including a 7 day cruise), 2 weeks in Ireland (including 4 days in France to see my brothers B&B they have set up), 2 weeks in South Africa, then 2 weeks in Australia!!! She is in Melbourne on her last stretch at the moment and has been having a total ball of a time while away! I told her to find herself a nice, loving gentleman on the cruise so she wouldn't be lonely anymore but doesn't sound like she did! So only 9 more days until she returns... we are picking her up from the airport and then taking her home, will have an early tea with her before coming home again.
Steph and I are both on Annual Leave at the moment - we had 2 weeks off and had hoped to head to Taupo but that wasn't able to be done so we have had almost 2 weeks at home (back to work on Monday) and it has been fantastic! The first couple of days were spent getting all of our "clutter" out of my friends garage where we had been storing it when we had the house on the market and going through all of that. We have biffed heaps and donated heaps as well to either the Sallies or to Pregnancy Help (most of Rachel's baby clothes and a few other bits and pieces). It was really rewarding being able to do that and to help others who are less fortunate than ourselves. Rachel was at creche for these two days and that worked really well as we got so much done without her "helping us"! Then on the Wednesday we took Rachel for a day trip into Wellington on the train which she loved. She did really well esp since she really only had about 2 20 min naps rather than 1 big sleep of approx 2 hrs! It was a great day out :) On the Thursday, we met creche at the library for story time there and she was a right little ratbag to put it mildly... but it was fun being part of the parent help there :) Friday - it was back to creche for her and some blobbing time for us :) We spent the day in Masterton with my sister and her family on Sunday which was great though Rachel had developed a slight cough but we all still had fun.
Monday, Rachel woke very miserable and very clingy... turns out she has tonsillitis and mild asthma so she is on ventolin for the asthma and some strong AB's for her throat. So we have had a couple of very quiet days with a very clingy, miserable little girl... took a couple of photos of what she was like :(
Thankfully she is looking a lot better now! *phew* We had planned to go to the Zoo today as they have $5 wacky Wednesdays in August but I was not happy that the cold air would be good for Rachel so we had another quiet day at home but I can tell you we really are getting tired of Hi 5, Love 2 sing, The wheels on the bus DVD's!!! Her fav Wiggles one had been loaned to a friend which we are getting back tomorrow so I think I am actually looking forward to it as I am so over Hi 5 etc!
We will reassess the weather tomorrow and Friday and might head to the Zoo one of those days as the AB's have definitely started working but obviously don't want to make her go down hill again...
Enough of our boring family life... what else has been happening with us??
Am returning to full time hours (extra 45 mins a day for me) by end of September - just need to organise Stephan's hours with his boss so must remember to write that letter in the next couple of days so he can give it to him on Monday when he goes back to work.
Am considering selling Tupperware for a 3mth trial to see how things go - we really need the money and I do love Tupperware. So have Annie (the Area Manager who I would be reporting to) coming to see us tomorrow morning to chat everything through so am pretty nervous about all of that especially standing up in front of people talking but then it could end up being good for me and my self confidence.
Am really wanting to join a gym and have been hearing so many good reports about Configure Express here in Upper Hutt... would love to get back into that side of things but to be honest I can't see myself coping mentally and physically with the fulltime work, tupperware and going to a gym so am dealing with the other 2 for now and then will see how things are going so I can reassess things.
I am only approx 16 kilos off my starting weight when I started this journey back in 2003. I am shit scared of getting back to that weight and I DO NOT want to get back there but at the same time I can not get in the right frame of mind when it comes to eating and drinking the right foods. Only I can do this for me and having been down this road before I know I have to want to do it for ME not for others! But for my sake (and Steph's and Rachel's) I have that motivation comes soon! I know I wouldn't succeed if I was forced to do anything so I need to want to do it myself!
Anyway, I started this about an hour ago and between eating corn chips, watching the Olympics, and hanging out washing I think I may have rambled enough and bored you all shitless! In fact if you are still here reading - well done!
Before I go, just a couple more photos of my girl before she got sick..
Thursday, July 31, 2008
ABC courtesy of Janene
A - Age: 37
B - Bed size: Queen size but I do wish we had a king or super king at times
C - Chores I hate: Cleaning the bathroom and dusting!
D - Dessert I love: Trifle, fruit salad, baileys cheesecake
E - Essential start to my day item: Alarm clock
F - Favourite actor(s): Leonardo Di Caprio, The Wiggles LOL and yes there are definitely more...
G - Gold or Silver: Gold
H - Height: 5 ft exactly!
I - Instruments I play: Piano but it has been quite some time since I played. I did learn the violin at college but that did not last long.
J - Job title: Payroll/HRIS Officer
K - Kids: 1 beautiful daughter aged 21mths who is growing up so damn quickly! Where has the time gone?
L - Living arrangements: Me, Stephan and Rachel. No pets any longer but we do look after the daycare lovebirds for the occasional weekend.
M - My full name is: Karen Mary
N - Nicknames: Kaz, Doylie (take off from maiden name)
O - Overnight hospital stay: 1 broken ankle (3 night), 1 birth (2 nights), 1 suspected meningitis (1 night)
P- Pet Peeve: Being late, or waiting for people who are late. Although if other people are late it makes me feel better about not being the last person to arrive.
Q - Favourite quote: "If you have a lot of tension and you get a headache, do what it says on the aspirin bottle: "Take two aspirin" and "Keep away from children."
Anon
R - Right or left handed: Right handed
S - Siblings: 4 brothers and 1 sister
T - Time you woke up today: 5am when Rachel woke upset... didn't really go back to sleep despite not getting up till 6am
U - Unique habit: Not very unique but I am untidy and want to work on that
V - Vegetable I hate: Egg Plant
W - Wish for: A Lotto win and then another baby :)
X - X-rays I’ve had: Ankle, knee, wrist (was always spraining/twisting them when younger)
Y - Yummy food I make: Muffins, Lasanga.... can't think of anything else at this stage
Z - Zodiac Sign: On cusp of Capricorn and Aquarius
Now whats everyone elses A - Z. ? Would love to read some others. Easy peesy, just cut and paste and fill in your own answers.
B - Bed size: Queen size but I do wish we had a king or super king at times
C - Chores I hate: Cleaning the bathroom and dusting!
D - Dessert I love: Trifle, fruit salad, baileys cheesecake
E - Essential start to my day item: Alarm clock
F - Favourite actor(s): Leonardo Di Caprio, The Wiggles LOL and yes there are definitely more...
G - Gold or Silver: Gold
H - Height: 5 ft exactly!
I - Instruments I play: Piano but it has been quite some time since I played. I did learn the violin at college but that did not last long.
J - Job title: Payroll/HRIS Officer
K - Kids: 1 beautiful daughter aged 21mths who is growing up so damn quickly! Where has the time gone?
L - Living arrangements: Me, Stephan and Rachel. No pets any longer but we do look after the daycare lovebirds for the occasional weekend.
M - My full name is: Karen Mary
N - Nicknames: Kaz, Doylie (take off from maiden name)
O - Overnight hospital stay: 1 broken ankle (3 night), 1 birth (2 nights), 1 suspected meningitis (1 night)
P- Pet Peeve: Being late, or waiting for people who are late. Although if other people are late it makes me feel better about not being the last person to arrive.
Q - Favourite quote: "If you have a lot of tension and you get a headache, do what it says on the aspirin bottle: "Take two aspirin" and "Keep away from children."
Anon
R - Right or left handed: Right handed
S - Siblings: 4 brothers and 1 sister
T - Time you woke up today: 5am when Rachel woke upset... didn't really go back to sleep despite not getting up till 6am
U - Unique habit: Not very unique but I am untidy and want to work on that
V - Vegetable I hate: Egg Plant
W - Wish for: A Lotto win and then another baby :)
X - X-rays I’ve had: Ankle, knee, wrist (was always spraining/twisting them when younger)
Y - Yummy food I make: Muffins, Lasanga.... can't think of anything else at this stage
Z - Zodiac Sign: On cusp of Capricorn and Aquarius
Now whats everyone elses A - Z. ? Would love to read some others. Easy peesy, just cut and paste and fill in your own answers.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Another cold and wet weekend is upon us and we are nearly in August as well! I just can not believe how fast the year is flying by! Only 3 mths until Rach turns 2!
I am sick of washing inside on the clothes horse
I am sick of the dehumidfier going all day/evening long
I am sick of the bloody gas heater we use as we can not afford decent heating
I am sick of the big power bills
I am sick of the wet lawn and not being able to mow the lawns
I am sick of the cold miserable train rides to and from work
I am sick of the colds/bugs going work and daycare
I am sick of the amount of money our groceries now cost
I am sick of the price of petrol and the affect it has on our outings
Okay moaning over... just had to get that out of the my system! LOL There are lots more things I could add but are more personal so will hold back on those ones for now as there is generally only one person that can do anything about them and that is me!
Rach is in bed as I write this and it was only the second time ever that she has fought her day sleep! So after about 45 mins of perservering she crashed and has been fast asleep for an hour so far. Fingers crossed we get our usual 2 hr weekend sleep today. While she has been in her room I decided to make dinner for tonight so it was one job out of the way so have whipped up a lasanga and it smells fantastic! Forgot to get the garlic bread when doing the groceries, so will pick some up later when we got out. So it means Rach can have some of it tonight for tea (rather than waiting till tomorrow night) and then it means that Steph just has to reheat when we decide to have tea (actually his turn for cooking but its what I felt like so I cooked it).
Steph is helping friends of ours move at the moment and once Rach wakes up, her and I will head down to Lower Hutt to help out as well if we can. It's Steph's birthday tomorrow and as our budget is quite tight, rather than a birthday present he wanted a nice homecooked roast meal... so tomorrow night we are having roast beef with the works! Can't wait as it's gonna be so yummy! Initially it was going to be roast pork but that was a bit pricey so he chose the beef instead. And it is a nice size as well so should get a couple of meals plus some sandwiches out of it.
Rach is really into "The Wiggles" right now but the only problem is that we still only have the one DVD which is watched over and over and over and over and over... Steph and I know it off by heart! LOL So must get her a couple more of them so at least we can get some variety. We do have a "Hi5" DVD as well but Rach is not interested in it at all! We do have some other childrens DVD's but they are more movies than anything else so she is still a bit young for those. I watch auctions on TM but the price most these DVD's go on there is dearer than The Warehouse which is frustrating. So will pop back to The Warehouse when we can to choose some more. And then for her birthday we are going to get her the Hairy McLary DVD which has 10 of his short stories on it. I know I am looking forward to watching that one! LOL Rachel also has a fetish for bags! LOL Apparently at daycare she is known as "the bag gal" so am looking out for some little bags for her as well.
Oh shit - just realised that I told the boss that I would probably go to work this afternoon to finish off my filing which I have been working on this week! Oh well that's life I guess. And with it being Steph's birthday tomorrow I won't go in then so guess that waits till next Sunday then as I am busy the next 2 Saturdays! :)
Oh in 2 weeks time, both Stephan and I have got 2 weeks off work!!! We are still wishing that we were going to Taupo but that's life! But we are looking forward to the time off work and getting some things done around the house... and we will keep Rachel home some of the days as well and do some family things like the Zoo and catching up with friends.
Anyway, best I get moving as there are more things I need to get done before Rachel wakes up... just thought I would pop in and say hi to you all.
Catch ya later
I am sick of washing inside on the clothes horse
I am sick of the dehumidfier going all day/evening long
I am sick of the bloody gas heater we use as we can not afford decent heating
I am sick of the big power bills
I am sick of the wet lawn and not being able to mow the lawns
I am sick of the cold miserable train rides to and from work
I am sick of the colds/bugs going work and daycare
I am sick of the amount of money our groceries now cost
I am sick of the price of petrol and the affect it has on our outings
Okay moaning over... just had to get that out of the my system! LOL There are lots more things I could add but are more personal so will hold back on those ones for now as there is generally only one person that can do anything about them and that is me!
Rach is in bed as I write this and it was only the second time ever that she has fought her day sleep! So after about 45 mins of perservering she crashed and has been fast asleep for an hour so far. Fingers crossed we get our usual 2 hr weekend sleep today. While she has been in her room I decided to make dinner for tonight so it was one job out of the way so have whipped up a lasanga and it smells fantastic! Forgot to get the garlic bread when doing the groceries, so will pick some up later when we got out. So it means Rach can have some of it tonight for tea (rather than waiting till tomorrow night) and then it means that Steph just has to reheat when we decide to have tea (actually his turn for cooking but its what I felt like so I cooked it).
Steph is helping friends of ours move at the moment and once Rach wakes up, her and I will head down to Lower Hutt to help out as well if we can. It's Steph's birthday tomorrow and as our budget is quite tight, rather than a birthday present he wanted a nice homecooked roast meal... so tomorrow night we are having roast beef with the works! Can't wait as it's gonna be so yummy! Initially it was going to be roast pork but that was a bit pricey so he chose the beef instead. And it is a nice size as well so should get a couple of meals plus some sandwiches out of it.
Rach is really into "The Wiggles" right now but the only problem is that we still only have the one DVD which is watched over and over and over and over and over... Steph and I know it off by heart! LOL So must get her a couple more of them so at least we can get some variety. We do have a "Hi5" DVD as well but Rach is not interested in it at all! We do have some other childrens DVD's but they are more movies than anything else so she is still a bit young for those. I watch auctions on TM but the price most these DVD's go on there is dearer than The Warehouse which is frustrating. So will pop back to The Warehouse when we can to choose some more. And then for her birthday we are going to get her the Hairy McLary DVD which has 10 of his short stories on it. I know I am looking forward to watching that one! LOL Rachel also has a fetish for bags! LOL Apparently at daycare she is known as "the bag gal" so am looking out for some little bags for her as well.
Oh shit - just realised that I told the boss that I would probably go to work this afternoon to finish off my filing which I have been working on this week! Oh well that's life I guess. And with it being Steph's birthday tomorrow I won't go in then so guess that waits till next Sunday then as I am busy the next 2 Saturdays! :)
Oh in 2 weeks time, both Stephan and I have got 2 weeks off work!!! We are still wishing that we were going to Taupo but that's life! But we are looking forward to the time off work and getting some things done around the house... and we will keep Rachel home some of the days as well and do some family things like the Zoo and catching up with friends.
Anyway, best I get moving as there are more things I need to get done before Rachel wakes up... just thought I would pop in and say hi to you all.
Catch ya later
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Hi all
Okay, I really am getting slack at this whole blogging thing as you guys already know! Not only have I not been updating my one, but I have been so slack in reading others as well!
Been going through heaps in the last few weeks, I have been fighting a throat infection for the last 3 weeks now! And now it is really starting to wear me down. I went to the Drs 3 weeks ago and got a course of AB's and within 4 days of finishing them, it came back though not as bad. And for the last 2 weeks now, it has come and gone every 48hrs or so! Tonight is one of my bad nights, feel like crap and my throat and right ear is so sore as well as having a nasty cough which makes every bone in my body ache when I cough! Can't really afford to go back to the Drs so am trying to persevere and plod on but at times it really does get me down. I did take a day off work last week and felt so much better for it but couldn't really afford to take any other time off but am now finding myself agreeing with a dear work collegue in Christchurch who thinks I should take a few days off to just rest and do nothing to recover properly rather than running myself ragged! Think I may take tomorrow off but will see what sort of night I have and how I am in the morning. Though, my bosses grandmother passed away this afternoon so am unsure when he will be away and for how long!
Rachel has also had her fair share of bugs in the last few weeks with one weekend being very scary and almost ending up at the hospital with her. She does seem ok at the moment but on saying that there are chicken pox going around daycare and we noticed a couple of red dots/marks on her face this evening so am guessing that time will tell if she is coming down with them or not. Lets see what the morning holds for us...
Am so over the 5am wake up calls lately! She has always been an early waker, but used to wake and just lay there chatting away to herself but for the last 5 days or so, she wakes at 5am crying and if we lay there seeing if she will go back to sleep she just works herself up more and more. So, it means getting up and giving her a cuddle etc and explaining to her that it is still night time and she should be sleeping. Once I am back in bed, all I can hear is her laughing and chatting away to herself, and then of course my alarm goes off at 5.45am so am losing out on 45 mins sleep each day at the moment and it is really wearing me down! Found myself yelling at her this morning which really upset me so once I had calmed down, I sat down with her and apologised for yelling at her and explained that mummy was very tired and not well and I was so sorry. And then she gave me lots of cuddles and a kiss too! I hate yelling at her but just lost it this morning.
Rachel is also approaching that "terrible 2's" stage, and is very quickly learning the art of tantrum throwing! This is proving very trying for all of us but we are getting there slowly but surely...
It is my Dad's 6th anniversary today and I am missing him so much! Am so sorry that Rachel will never get to know him in person, just all the wonderful stories that she hears about him and the photos we have of him! Mum is away overseas at the moment so am feeling rather lonely family wise right now... Mum is spending 2 weeks in the States (including a 6 day cruise) representing NZ at some senior Petanque tournament. Then she is spending 2 weeks in Ireland with my eldest brother (and his family), then 2 weeks in South Africa with my baby brother (and his family) and then 2 weeks in Melbourne with another brother (and his family) before coming home at the end of August.
Work is extremely busy at the moment as we had a resignation of one of our team members and another one is off on ACC! So we have a temp and another staff member on a secondment so it's pretty full on especially with all the questions that we are getting all day! Have had a couple of interviews for new jobs but unfortunately I missed out on both of them! One of them was a local role and I really, really wanted it but I missed out to someone who had used to temp there so knew the system etc...
Stephan and I both have 2 weeks Annual Leave in August, and had hoped to go away for a few days to Taupo to see a dear friend and her family who used to live in Wellington however the budget is not going to allow this to occur now so it's gonna be a couple of quiet weeks at home but we both need the break away for our respective jobs. Rachel will probably still spend time at daycare but will also keep her home for some of the time to catch up with friends and to do daytrips around the place.
Anyway, I have rambled on for long enough now... so will end with a few photos of Rachel before heading to bed!
Okay, I really am getting slack at this whole blogging thing as you guys already know! Not only have I not been updating my one, but I have been so slack in reading others as well!
Been going through heaps in the last few weeks, I have been fighting a throat infection for the last 3 weeks now! And now it is really starting to wear me down. I went to the Drs 3 weeks ago and got a course of AB's and within 4 days of finishing them, it came back though not as bad. And for the last 2 weeks now, it has come and gone every 48hrs or so! Tonight is one of my bad nights, feel like crap and my throat and right ear is so sore as well as having a nasty cough which makes every bone in my body ache when I cough! Can't really afford to go back to the Drs so am trying to persevere and plod on but at times it really does get me down. I did take a day off work last week and felt so much better for it but couldn't really afford to take any other time off but am now finding myself agreeing with a dear work collegue in Christchurch who thinks I should take a few days off to just rest and do nothing to recover properly rather than running myself ragged! Think I may take tomorrow off but will see what sort of night I have and how I am in the morning. Though, my bosses grandmother passed away this afternoon so am unsure when he will be away and for how long!
Rachel has also had her fair share of bugs in the last few weeks with one weekend being very scary and almost ending up at the hospital with her. She does seem ok at the moment but on saying that there are chicken pox going around daycare and we noticed a couple of red dots/marks on her face this evening so am guessing that time will tell if she is coming down with them or not. Lets see what the morning holds for us...
Am so over the 5am wake up calls lately! She has always been an early waker, but used to wake and just lay there chatting away to herself but for the last 5 days or so, she wakes at 5am crying and if we lay there seeing if she will go back to sleep she just works herself up more and more. So, it means getting up and giving her a cuddle etc and explaining to her that it is still night time and she should be sleeping. Once I am back in bed, all I can hear is her laughing and chatting away to herself, and then of course my alarm goes off at 5.45am so am losing out on 45 mins sleep each day at the moment and it is really wearing me down! Found myself yelling at her this morning which really upset me so once I had calmed down, I sat down with her and apologised for yelling at her and explained that mummy was very tired and not well and I was so sorry. And then she gave me lots of cuddles and a kiss too! I hate yelling at her but just lost it this morning.
Rachel is also approaching that "terrible 2's" stage, and is very quickly learning the art of tantrum throwing! This is proving very trying for all of us but we are getting there slowly but surely...
It is my Dad's 6th anniversary today and I am missing him so much! Am so sorry that Rachel will never get to know him in person, just all the wonderful stories that she hears about him and the photos we have of him! Mum is away overseas at the moment so am feeling rather lonely family wise right now... Mum is spending 2 weeks in the States (including a 6 day cruise) representing NZ at some senior Petanque tournament. Then she is spending 2 weeks in Ireland with my eldest brother (and his family), then 2 weeks in South Africa with my baby brother (and his family) and then 2 weeks in Melbourne with another brother (and his family) before coming home at the end of August.
Work is extremely busy at the moment as we had a resignation of one of our team members and another one is off on ACC! So we have a temp and another staff member on a secondment so it's pretty full on especially with all the questions that we are getting all day! Have had a couple of interviews for new jobs but unfortunately I missed out on both of them! One of them was a local role and I really, really wanted it but I missed out to someone who had used to temp there so knew the system etc...
Stephan and I both have 2 weeks Annual Leave in August, and had hoped to go away for a few days to Taupo to see a dear friend and her family who used to live in Wellington however the budget is not going to allow this to occur now so it's gonna be a couple of quiet weeks at home but we both need the break away for our respective jobs. Rachel will probably still spend time at daycare but will also keep her home for some of the time to catch up with friends and to do daytrips around the place.
Anyway, I have rambled on for long enough now... so will end with a few photos of Rachel before heading to bed!
Friday, June 13, 2008
1/2 way through June already! Where on earth have the last 6 mths gone???
Am at home today with a grumpy, clingy, miserable, tired girl... well ok she is currently sleeping so hopefully won't be tired when she wakes up! Got a call from Daycare to collect her early yesterday (at lunchtime) as she was very miserable and coughing lots... but by the time I got there she had had a sleep and was her normal cheeky self and started showing off etc! Brought her home and we had a quiet afternoon, she had a reasonable night but woke at 5am extremely chatty and talked to herself for an hour before I got her up. I had made a Dr appt for her for this morning when we had gotten home yesterday so was tossing up whether to go ahead with it or not but after watching her for a wee while and she was crying at everything and kept say "sore"... went to the Drs and am glad we did as she has one badly infected ear with the other one on the borderline of infected... and her chest is quite rattly so Dr told me what to look out for in regards to asthma as Dr thinks Rachel could be developing that but time will tell. So after getting home, she had some lunch and a little play but then we had a HUGE battle to get her to have a sleep - think she cried (read screamed) for about 5 mins before going to sleep and an hour later she is still asleep.... yay!!!
We are going to do the groceries once she wakes up so that should fill in some time for us :)
I have a bit of cold as well so am quite pleased to be having a quiet day...
Ummmm what else is new... not a lot really. Got a family lunch on Sunday at Mum's as Mum heads overseas for 8 weeks on 3rd July and this was the only day that suited Mum! Boy she has a better social life than we do! LOL Guess that's what happens when you are on so many committees etc :) At least it keeps her busy and occupied. :)
Oh I have got a few jobs on the go at the moment, I had an interview for one on Wednesday which I felt went really well and was told that I should know by the end of the week (i.e. today) whether I have made it to stage 2 which includes physicometric testing and another interview with the big boss so am anxiously waiting for my cellphone to ring. I guess I would say I am 75% confident of making it through to stage 2 but time will tell... this job is still doing payroll but also includes some finance work (i.e. helping with FBT, accruals etc) so that will be great. The other great thing is that it is closer to home which is always a bonus! And the best thing is that a great friend of mine already works there and if I am lucky enough to get the role, I would be sitting approx 10 metres away from this friend! YAY! She also put in a good word for me to the HR manager so fingers crossed.
There was one other role in Upper Hutt that I applied for - it was not payroll but needed a lot of the attributes that I had from doing payroll work. Didn't even get an interview for that one! The other 3 are still in town and doing payroll but paying more... so thought there was no harm in going forward for them.
I have joined another challenge to help me lose some weight as well... this one is an 8 week challenge on the parenting forum that I belong to so fingers crossed that this motivates me as I DO need to do something as I am only 18 kilos away from the weight I was when I started my journey in Feb 2003. I have got so many bad habits that I have gotten into so I need to work on them one at a time as I am sure if I tried stopping them all at once, I would go berserk and overboard!
Anyway, time I got moving as this is hurting my back sitting typing this (hurt myself yesterday in a fall at daycare when dropping Rachel off).
Catch ya later :)
Am at home today with a grumpy, clingy, miserable, tired girl... well ok she is currently sleeping so hopefully won't be tired when she wakes up! Got a call from Daycare to collect her early yesterday (at lunchtime) as she was very miserable and coughing lots... but by the time I got there she had had a sleep and was her normal cheeky self and started showing off etc! Brought her home and we had a quiet afternoon, she had a reasonable night but woke at 5am extremely chatty and talked to herself for an hour before I got her up. I had made a Dr appt for her for this morning when we had gotten home yesterday so was tossing up whether to go ahead with it or not but after watching her for a wee while and she was crying at everything and kept say "sore"... went to the Drs and am glad we did as she has one badly infected ear with the other one on the borderline of infected... and her chest is quite rattly so Dr told me what to look out for in regards to asthma as Dr thinks Rachel could be developing that but time will tell. So after getting home, she had some lunch and a little play but then we had a HUGE battle to get her to have a sleep - think she cried (read screamed) for about 5 mins before going to sleep and an hour later she is still asleep.... yay!!!
We are going to do the groceries once she wakes up so that should fill in some time for us :)
I have a bit of cold as well so am quite pleased to be having a quiet day...
Ummmm what else is new... not a lot really. Got a family lunch on Sunday at Mum's as Mum heads overseas for 8 weeks on 3rd July and this was the only day that suited Mum! Boy she has a better social life than we do! LOL Guess that's what happens when you are on so many committees etc :) At least it keeps her busy and occupied. :)
Oh I have got a few jobs on the go at the moment, I had an interview for one on Wednesday which I felt went really well and was told that I should know by the end of the week (i.e. today) whether I have made it to stage 2 which includes physicometric testing and another interview with the big boss so am anxiously waiting for my cellphone to ring. I guess I would say I am 75% confident of making it through to stage 2 but time will tell... this job is still doing payroll but also includes some finance work (i.e. helping with FBT, accruals etc) so that will be great. The other great thing is that it is closer to home which is always a bonus! And the best thing is that a great friend of mine already works there and if I am lucky enough to get the role, I would be sitting approx 10 metres away from this friend! YAY! She also put in a good word for me to the HR manager so fingers crossed.
There was one other role in Upper Hutt that I applied for - it was not payroll but needed a lot of the attributes that I had from doing payroll work. Didn't even get an interview for that one! The other 3 are still in town and doing payroll but paying more... so thought there was no harm in going forward for them.
I have joined another challenge to help me lose some weight as well... this one is an 8 week challenge on the parenting forum that I belong to so fingers crossed that this motivates me as I DO need to do something as I am only 18 kilos away from the weight I was when I started my journey in Feb 2003. I have got so many bad habits that I have gotten into so I need to work on them one at a time as I am sure if I tried stopping them all at once, I would go berserk and overboard!
Anyway, time I got moving as this is hurting my back sitting typing this (hurt myself yesterday in a fall at daycare when dropping Rachel off).
Catch ya later :)
Sunday, May 18, 2008
A few photos...
Look Mum I can wash my hair!!!
In my big red car...
Nope I am not going to smile for you Mum!
It's my party and I will be silly if I want to... (her last day at in the nursery room at Daycare)
My first day sleep in my big bed (but am still in cot at night time)
We have also had some professional ones done so just need to scan them before I can share them with you...
Not much to say really - still plodding on. It is such a relief having the house off the market and not having to stress about keeping it tidy and the open homes etc... Scored Rachel 3 pairs of shoes from the Warehouse today - $5 a pair (normally $18 each) so that should do her nicely for winter hopefully.
Had a lovely Mothers Day and Rachel bought me an awesome CD (Mum's favourite songs) and I love it and listen to it all the time!
Am off to bed now... (9.40pm) - bugger - another week of work ahead of us!
In my big red car...
Nope I am not going to smile for you Mum!
It's my party and I will be silly if I want to... (her last day at in the nursery room at Daycare)
My first day sleep in my big bed (but am still in cot at night time)
We have also had some professional ones done so just need to scan them before I can share them with you...
Not much to say really - still plodding on. It is such a relief having the house off the market and not having to stress about keeping it tidy and the open homes etc... Scored Rachel 3 pairs of shoes from the Warehouse today - $5 a pair (normally $18 each) so that should do her nicely for winter hopefully.
Had a lovely Mothers Day and Rachel bought me an awesome CD (Mum's favourite songs) and I love it and listen to it all the time!
Am off to bed now... (9.40pm) - bugger - another week of work ahead of us!
Friday, April 25, 2008
Popping in to say hi...
Hi everyone
Just thought that I would pop in and say hi to everyone... not much happening still.
But the big news is that we have had a couple of meetings with the bank and we have been able to take the house of the mortgage and refinance all our finances and debts. Gonna have a big mortgage now but at least we can stay in the house and don't have to face the prospect of moving. This is great as the agent told me yesterday that with the market the way it is we would have been lucky to get $250K when we had it on the market as offers over $270K. So now we can keep an eye on the market and will be reviewing things every 6mths or so. So yay to no more open homes and having to tidy everything each morning which was frustrating me with Rachel doing her best to "help".
Have had my PND meds reviewed and had tried coming off them (as per the chat with my Dr at my last visit) but unfortunately I wasn't able to at this stage so am on them for at least another 3/6 mths for now.
Work is still extremely busy and stressful at times. Still looking for a job in the Hutt Valley - have applied for one on line last week but haven't heard anything back as yet. Between you and me - I think I may be over qualified for the role but will wait and see.
Rachel is doing extremely well - coming along in leaps and bounds with all aspects of her development! She is starting the transition from the nursery to the Infants room at day care next week... she will spend two weeks spending more and more time in the next room but as she already spends heaps of time in there (as a lot of her friends have already gone up as they are older than her) we don't think there will be many problems with the transition. And with the transition, she gets to sleep in a big bed (okay a stretcher with a mattress etc) - so they thought they would just try it yesterday and she slept in the big bed for 2 hrs!!! Which is a lot longer than she has been sleeping lately and she didn't even try to get out or anything - just lay down and went to sleep! Our little girl is growing up so fast! Will down load some photos and share them with you soon though we have been a bit slack in taking photos recently.
Right, I am off to bed as I am on Rachel duty tomorrow and then we have to go to the bank to sign the papers etc... so think I will go to bed, read my book and have an early night.
Catch ya all sometime xxx
Just thought that I would pop in and say hi to everyone... not much happening still.
But the big news is that we have had a couple of meetings with the bank and we have been able to take the house of the mortgage and refinance all our finances and debts. Gonna have a big mortgage now but at least we can stay in the house and don't have to face the prospect of moving. This is great as the agent told me yesterday that with the market the way it is we would have been lucky to get $250K when we had it on the market as offers over $270K. So now we can keep an eye on the market and will be reviewing things every 6mths or so. So yay to no more open homes and having to tidy everything each morning which was frustrating me with Rachel doing her best to "help".
Have had my PND meds reviewed and had tried coming off them (as per the chat with my Dr at my last visit) but unfortunately I wasn't able to at this stage so am on them for at least another 3/6 mths for now.
Work is still extremely busy and stressful at times. Still looking for a job in the Hutt Valley - have applied for one on line last week but haven't heard anything back as yet. Between you and me - I think I may be over qualified for the role but will wait and see.
Rachel is doing extremely well - coming along in leaps and bounds with all aspects of her development! She is starting the transition from the nursery to the Infants room at day care next week... she will spend two weeks spending more and more time in the next room but as she already spends heaps of time in there (as a lot of her friends have already gone up as they are older than her) we don't think there will be many problems with the transition. And with the transition, she gets to sleep in a big bed (okay a stretcher with a mattress etc) - so they thought they would just try it yesterday and she slept in the big bed for 2 hrs!!! Which is a lot longer than she has been sleeping lately and she didn't even try to get out or anything - just lay down and went to sleep! Our little girl is growing up so fast! Will down load some photos and share them with you soon though we have been a bit slack in taking photos recently.
Right, I am off to bed as I am on Rachel duty tomorrow and then we have to go to the bank to sign the papers etc... so think I will go to bed, read my book and have an early night.
Catch ya all sometime xxx
Monday, March 31, 2008
Taking a break...
Hi all
Am going to take a break from blogging for now... don't feel I have a lot to say that interests anyone these days and it sure isn't about weight loss that's for sure!
House still hasn't sold - only 5 people thru in 5 weeks so very quiet and very stressful.
So will take a break and will be back at some stage... might be a week, might be two, might even be a month or so... will see how I am feeling and how things are going.
Thanks xx
Am going to take a break from blogging for now... don't feel I have a lot to say that interests anyone these days and it sure isn't about weight loss that's for sure!
House still hasn't sold - only 5 people thru in 5 weeks so very quiet and very stressful.
So will take a break and will be back at some stage... might be a week, might be two, might even be a month or so... will see how I am feeling and how things are going.
Thanks xx
Monday, March 17, 2008
Morning all :)
Thought I would do a quick update before leaving for work since Rachel and I are both ready early for a change! :)
Managed a loss of 1.1 kilos this week though that has probably been aided by a V&D bug I had for 24hrs on Friday and Saturday so am still recovering from that! But I must admit that was one of the worst bugs I have had for a long time!!!
Here are a few recent photos of Rachel:
Thought I would do a quick update before leaving for work since Rachel and I are both ready early for a change! :)
Managed a loss of 1.1 kilos this week though that has probably been aided by a V&D bug I had for 24hrs on Friday and Saturday so am still recovering from that! But I must admit that was one of the worst bugs I have had for a long time!!!
Here are a few recent photos of Rachel:
Monday, March 10, 2008
Another bad week weight wise... have offically pulled out of the 12 week challenge on the parenting forum as the graph was looking real bad for me! But am going to try to continue it on here - just didn't want all those other mums etc who I don't know that well seeing how badly I am doing!! Had another gain - this week it was 400gms! Not going to dwell on it - just move on and TRY to do better. One day I will get there.
Had another open home on Sunday - no one through this week but out of the 7 or so open homes our agent had - three of them had no one through so we don't feel to bad about it. These things take time (like Chris H knows too well)... and am sure the right buyer will come around sooner (rather than later).
We went up to Mum's during the open home to take her out for lunch to say a big thank you to her for helping me declutter and clean the house. We went to a lovely cafe around the corner from Mums and had a lovely lunch. Both Steph and Mum had the fish of the day while I had the specialty burger which was fantastic!
Work is full on as usual - didn't help matters being away sick on Friday so things just piled up for me! I do wonder about the "Team Work" motto we are supposed to have in our team at times! But never mind I am over that already... Have heard rumors that there may be a sole charge Payroll position coming up fairly locally so am keeping my eyes and ears open on that one as that would be fantastic!
Rachel is doing really well - 3 (maybe 4) teeth coming through so they are causing her a bit of discomfort. She learnt how to climb on the coffee table this evening while we were having tea!! She has been trying for some time but hadn't been able to get her leg right up - but tonight she succeeded and thought she was so funny doing it! I did finally take some photos of her at the weekend so now I just have to download them...
Am out tomorrow night at the Parents Center AGM - am not taking on any new positions as the Funding Officer role is more than sufficient for me at the moment. Then Steph has his rifle club AGM on Thursday so a busy week for us.
Anyway, time to go hang out the washing and then make Rachel's lunch - catch ya all later
Had another open home on Sunday - no one through this week but out of the 7 or so open homes our agent had - three of them had no one through so we don't feel to bad about it. These things take time (like Chris H knows too well)... and am sure the right buyer will come around sooner (rather than later).
We went up to Mum's during the open home to take her out for lunch to say a big thank you to her for helping me declutter and clean the house. We went to a lovely cafe around the corner from Mums and had a lovely lunch. Both Steph and Mum had the fish of the day while I had the specialty burger which was fantastic!
Work is full on as usual - didn't help matters being away sick on Friday so things just piled up for me! I do wonder about the "Team Work" motto we are supposed to have in our team at times! But never mind I am over that already... Have heard rumors that there may be a sole charge Payroll position coming up fairly locally so am keeping my eyes and ears open on that one as that would be fantastic!
Rachel is doing really well - 3 (maybe 4) teeth coming through so they are causing her a bit of discomfort. She learnt how to climb on the coffee table this evening while we were having tea!! She has been trying for some time but hadn't been able to get her leg right up - but tonight she succeeded and thought she was so funny doing it! I did finally take some photos of her at the weekend so now I just have to download them...
Am out tomorrow night at the Parents Center AGM - am not taking on any new positions as the Funding Officer role is more than sufficient for me at the moment. Then Steph has his rifle club AGM on Thursday so a busy week for us.
Anyway, time to go hang out the washing and then make Rachel's lunch - catch ya all later
Monday, March 03, 2008
Well week 4 of the challenge is over... and unfortunately another disappointing result with a gain of 600gms! :(
Not going to say much more rather than life sure is a bitch at times!
One step at a time... baby steps... but in a vicious circle of not having time/energy to do exercise... wanting to... but make excuses.... feel guilty and feel like crap.... know deep down that if I do exercise I will feel better and more energised... but don't have the energy... so feel guilty yet again... get the picture???
Had first open home yesterday - only 1 person through but it only does take 1 person to be interested and to buy it... but unfortunately for us it wasn't that person. Problem is that next door is on the market too and as a mortgagee sale - has a new kitchen and bathroom and an extra bedroom and will probably go for about $30K less than what we are asking. So until the auction next week - we just have to sit tight and plod on. As that one will probably go first so best we let that one take its course... We did have a nice time at Westfield for a couple of hours while the open home was on - nice family outing and Rachel was so well behaved :) Next Sunday, we are going up to Mums to take her out to lunch to say thanks for all the help she gave me cleaning and decluttering... the following Sunday we have a post wedding BBQ to go to.... then the following one is Easter Sunday and we may head to Masterton to my sisters.... fingers crossed it may be sold by then but am certainly not holding my breath.
Right, time I was in bed - better finish making Rachel's lunch and then head to bed. Have a good week everyone :)
Not going to say much more rather than life sure is a bitch at times!
One step at a time... baby steps... but in a vicious circle of not having time/energy to do exercise... wanting to... but make excuses.... feel guilty and feel like crap.... know deep down that if I do exercise I will feel better and more energised... but don't have the energy... so feel guilty yet again... get the picture???
Had first open home yesterday - only 1 person through but it only does take 1 person to be interested and to buy it... but unfortunately for us it wasn't that person. Problem is that next door is on the market too and as a mortgagee sale - has a new kitchen and bathroom and an extra bedroom and will probably go for about $30K less than what we are asking. So until the auction next week - we just have to sit tight and plod on. As that one will probably go first so best we let that one take its course... We did have a nice time at Westfield for a couple of hours while the open home was on - nice family outing and Rachel was so well behaved :) Next Sunday, we are going up to Mums to take her out to lunch to say thanks for all the help she gave me cleaning and decluttering... the following Sunday we have a post wedding BBQ to go to.... then the following one is Easter Sunday and we may head to Masterton to my sisters.... fingers crossed it may be sold by then but am certainly not holding my breath.
Right, time I was in bed - better finish making Rachel's lunch and then head to bed. Have a good week everyone :)
Monday, February 25, 2008
Oh well - not such a great week this week unfortunately. I am back to square one weight wise... yeap I have put on the 900gms that I lost over the last 2 weeks so am back to 109.1 kilos! Bugger! Bugger! Bugger! But only person to blame and that is me, myself and I!!!
Ate to much, drunk to much crap and did sweet fuck all exercise!!! That's how my life has been lately and I am really struggling to change this lifestyle that I have gotten myself into over the last 12 mths or so! But like I said, there is only person to blame and one person who can do anything about this and that is ME!!!
Hopefully I will get out of the vicious cycle sooner rather than later cause there is NO WAY IN HELL I want to go back to 129.2 kilos! NO WAY!!! So best I get myself into gear sooner rather than later and get back to those double digits!
On to the most important thing - Rachel :) We had her at the Drs on Sunday morning and she has a middle ear infection and a sore throat brought on by a case of Laryngitis! My poor wee girl has such a nasty cough - very much like croup in a baby and so harsh! So she is on AB's for the infection but not a lot they can give me for the cough so am doing an old fashioned remedy of honey and lemon drink and giving her about 10mls whenever she needs it. She was a much happier girl today (and had a better nights sleep) so decided to send her to Daycare but didn't think she would see the day out there but she did. Despite only having one short sleep there - but she sure was grumpy when Steph picked her up so she crashed and had a power nap just before I got home. And so far, so good tonight.
Only had one couple through the house so far... bit disappointed really but have our first open home this coming Sunday so fingers crossed we will get some interest shortly. Yeah I know its only been 1 week so far but talk about the extra stress etc in making sure the house is tidy and clean before I leave for work each morning! Have found out that the house next door is also on the market but think it may be a mortagee sale by the sound of things! Haven't seen the neighbours for quite some time - they seem to come and go pretty randomly.
Really busy at work as well but did get a lovely surprise on Friday when we all (our team) got given a letter advising us of a nice pay increase backdated to 1 July last year. Not quite enough for us to be able to afford to stay here but definitely will help us each fortnight.
Anyway, best I get moving as there are still a few things to do before I hit the sack... oh before I go, I just want to mention how sad it is that so many of the "old" blogs are closing down. But I do totally understand what they are all saying and how they are all feeling as I go down that road occasionally myself and yes sometimes I find updating here a chore... but I know that I have made some true friends through the blogger world and I know that no matter whether we are blogging or not - we will still keep in touch.
Night xx
Ate to much, drunk to much crap and did sweet fuck all exercise!!! That's how my life has been lately and I am really struggling to change this lifestyle that I have gotten myself into over the last 12 mths or so! But like I said, there is only person to blame and one person who can do anything about this and that is ME!!!
Hopefully I will get out of the vicious cycle sooner rather than later cause there is NO WAY IN HELL I want to go back to 129.2 kilos! NO WAY!!! So best I get myself into gear sooner rather than later and get back to those double digits!
On to the most important thing - Rachel :) We had her at the Drs on Sunday morning and she has a middle ear infection and a sore throat brought on by a case of Laryngitis! My poor wee girl has such a nasty cough - very much like croup in a baby and so harsh! So she is on AB's for the infection but not a lot they can give me for the cough so am doing an old fashioned remedy of honey and lemon drink and giving her about 10mls whenever she needs it. She was a much happier girl today (and had a better nights sleep) so decided to send her to Daycare but didn't think she would see the day out there but she did. Despite only having one short sleep there - but she sure was grumpy when Steph picked her up so she crashed and had a power nap just before I got home. And so far, so good tonight.
Only had one couple through the house so far... bit disappointed really but have our first open home this coming Sunday so fingers crossed we will get some interest shortly. Yeah I know its only been 1 week so far but talk about the extra stress etc in making sure the house is tidy and clean before I leave for work each morning! Have found out that the house next door is also on the market but think it may be a mortagee sale by the sound of things! Haven't seen the neighbours for quite some time - they seem to come and go pretty randomly.
Really busy at work as well but did get a lovely surprise on Friday when we all (our team) got given a letter advising us of a nice pay increase backdated to 1 July last year. Not quite enough for us to be able to afford to stay here but definitely will help us each fortnight.
Anyway, best I get moving as there are still a few things to do before I hit the sack... oh before I go, I just want to mention how sad it is that so many of the "old" blogs are closing down. But I do totally understand what they are all saying and how they are all feeling as I go down that road occasionally myself and yes sometimes I find updating here a chore... but I know that I have made some true friends through the blogger world and I know that no matter whether we are blogging or not - we will still keep in touch.
Night xx
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