This Is Summer? Huh?

This weather is odd.  It is the middle of Summer and yet it is raining.  We do not live in the tropics.  Nutter is completely freaked out by the humidity, and who can blame her?  It's bad enough for me, and I'm not covered in fur!  She has set herself up in front of the fan and I think she will stay there until we turn it off.

Out street is flooded, but it is nowhere near as bad as what is going on in Queensland, so I won't harp on about it.  As far as we can tell there is no danger of it coming in our house.

Two great things hapened today.  I got my old early shift back at work.  It means earlier starts, but it also means I will be home earlier.  I can hopefully ramp the BSEP up to the next level!  Woot!

The other great thing is that I have a long weekend.  Starting now!  Well, actually it started a few hours ago, but you get the idea.  Chyken and I are off to the beach to catch up with some friends. The only real plans are to go to the Portsea Pub for dinner on Saturday night. The rest of the time will probably be spent by the pool or at the beach.  I know, not great weather for it, but I love water, no matter what the weather!

What are you up to this weekend???

Today I am grateful that I have a full-time permanent job that pays me holiday pay so I can afford to take time off to go away for the weekend. 

Gratitude in 2011

I want to thank you once again for the lovely messages, they mean a lot.  Please don't worry about me though, I'm feeling OK most of the time, but unfortunately I seem to post here more often on the days when I am not feeling so great... Going to make a big effort to celebrate the good! 

Despite feeling like crap, I have been cracking on with the BSEP. I am soooo unfit! I'm currently aiming for one episode of Friends, at least three times a week, and so far am hitting that target! Hopefully we'll see the results at Weight Watchers this week.


In other news, I made a Facebook page for this little blog.  Over on the right hand side of this page is a button that will take you to it, please click it! If you don't a fairy might die.  Do you want to take the chance? No, didn't think so!

I have decided to copy adopt something that one of my very favouite bloggers is doing this year... Gratitude in 2011. Katie is adding a short line to the bottom of all her posts telling everyone what she is grateful for that day.  It will take me five seconds, and will hopefully remind me of the good, not the bad!  Sometimes I might explain why I am thankful for it, other times I may not.

Today I am grateful for Chyken, who is working so hard to make our Castle our Home.

Putting Plans Into Action

A really long time ago, back in August, I mentioned the Box Set Exercise Plan. It has taken this long, but I am pleased to tell you that the borrowed treadmill arrived last week and today I put the plan into action. It may not seem much to you, but let me assure you that 30 minutes on a treadmill at speeds up to and including 4km an hour is a rather big achievement for me. I hope to build up to at least three episodes a night, but right now that seems a while off.  This combined with getting back on the Weight Watchers Wagon has GOT to move some kilos, right?

My treadmill and TV set up.  Cat can watch over me and keep me in line.

Today is the one year anniversary of my Dad passing away. I have been trying not to think about it. I had a bit of a meltdown on Christmas Day, but today seems OK. So far.  Not that I haven't thought about him, because I certainly have. Perhaps it was because it was on Christmas Day that I went to the cemetery that means today isn't so tough? Who knows?

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and that Santa delivered all that you asked for. We are off to Mildura for a few days, so my already sporadic posting is about to get a whole lot worse. If you are currently on holidays, enjoy the rest of your time off. I vote we start our own political party and campaign for More Holidays and Less Work! Are you in???



Have a drink for me on NYE. I think I might sit with my feet in the mighty Murray River and get completely off my face!

Cheers!