a long time ago, sorry its taken so long
Jobs I’ve Held; Paper-round, Newsagency, Meat market stall, Clerk for a shipbuilding company, Housing officer for local government, Tax Officer for Inland Revenue in UK, Tax Accountant, Tax Investigator for Inland Revenue in New Zealand, Full time mum and Personal Trainer
Movies I Can Watch Over & Over; Grease, Rocky Horror Picture Show, 1969
Places I have lived (in order); Cumbria, Manchester and Warrington - all in the UK, Auckland, New Zealand and Sydney, Australia
Shows I enjoy; House, 24, Prison Break, Ghost Whisperer
Places I Have Been on Holiday; Scotland, Wales, Blackpool, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Canary Islands, Barbados (got married there), Mexico, Jamaica, New York, Florida, Los Angeles and a road trip to various places including Las Vegas, Christchurch, Bay of Islands, NZ, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Sunshine Coast, Brisbane.
Favorite Foods; Ice cream, veggies
Websites I Visit Daily; Blogs and SMH
Body Parts I Have Injured; Shoulder, pelvis, neck
Awards I’ve Won; Several at school but that was a long time ago.
I am tagging anyone that has not already been tagged.
Saturday, 1 September 2007
Thursday, 30 August 2007
Life
It's been a week since I blogged. I've been reading others just not updating my own.
Had a pretty stressful week. It started last Thursday when my physio suggested the 's' word again. That would be 'surgery' on my shoulder. Not happy and now working even harder to gain improvements without surgery. This week has been less painful (I hope it's not just wishful thinking) so no surgery this week.
Friday I went to see my doctor to discuss some blood test results. I still had (and have) a sore throat from the flu about 5 weeks ago so I went to see my doctor. She did the usual tests and swabs and they all came back normal - for the throat!! However my liver function test was very abnormal and cause for concern. First thing to do was repeat the test and guess what I am all ok. It was an error on the test.
Today had my first mammogram, sure it will all be ok, hoping for hormonal but needed to be sure.
The mammogram was not as bad as I thought, actually the physio is more painful, for me anyway, I know some people really suffer during mammograms.
On a much lighter note, I broke free from the gym today and went for a run in the park. It was a beautiful spring day, I was running with the dragonfly's and butterfly's, I saw kids playing on the playground (not mine so no responsibility) and lots of people out walking. It was very nice for a change.
Had a pretty stressful week. It started last Thursday when my physio suggested the 's' word again. That would be 'surgery' on my shoulder. Not happy and now working even harder to gain improvements without surgery. This week has been less painful (I hope it's not just wishful thinking) so no surgery this week.
Friday I went to see my doctor to discuss some blood test results. I still had (and have) a sore throat from the flu about 5 weeks ago so I went to see my doctor. She did the usual tests and swabs and they all came back normal - for the throat!! However my liver function test was very abnormal and cause for concern. First thing to do was repeat the test and guess what I am all ok. It was an error on the test.
Today had my first mammogram, sure it will all be ok, hoping for hormonal but needed to be sure.
The mammogram was not as bad as I thought, actually the physio is more painful, for me anyway, I know some people really suffer during mammograms.
On a much lighter note, I broke free from the gym today and went for a run in the park. It was a beautiful spring day, I was running with the dragonfly's and butterfly's, I saw kids playing on the playground (not mine so no responsibility) and lots of people out walking. It was very nice for a change.
Thursday, 23 August 2007
If Not Dieting Then What?
I have been reading this book "If Not Dieting Then What?" by Dr Rick Kausman.
It was recommended to me some time ago by a professional I trust a lot and more recently by a Personal Trainer of over 12 years, who also knows Dr Kausman professionally and has clients that she has referred to him. (I am learning that she has some very impressive contacts)
As I bought the book sometime ago (on Ebay I think) I thought it was time to read it.
It is very similar to I can make you thin by Paul McKenna, just a bit more in depth.
I can see myself in the book practically all the way through and I actually feel much better about myself when I understand that although, we make our own choices, there are other things going on that are so much harder to control and that it is not me being weak, or lazy, or lacking in willpower.
Now some people may not agree with this but I think it has to be worth a read for anyone who has issues with food that go beyond, lack of education. Most of us are very educated when it comes to food and diet but for some reason still are unable to make the choices on a daily basis that we want to.
The book in my opinion is very well written and seemed to answer every question that I had in the next page or 2 so I didn't put it down feeling like, "Yeah but what if ....."
I haven't finished the book yet, I am reading it very slowly, and over and over again, I'm not sure what it is doing to my weight, I am trusting it will all be ok, but I certainly feel a lot better with where I am at and who I am.
Kristy if you want to email me any specific questions I am on cherub@hotmail.com
It was recommended to me some time ago by a professional I trust a lot and more recently by a Personal Trainer of over 12 years, who also knows Dr Kausman professionally and has clients that she has referred to him. (I am learning that she has some very impressive contacts)
As I bought the book sometime ago (on Ebay I think) I thought it was time to read it.
It is very similar to I can make you thin by Paul McKenna, just a bit more in depth.
I can see myself in the book practically all the way through and I actually feel much better about myself when I understand that although, we make our own choices, there are other things going on that are so much harder to control and that it is not me being weak, or lazy, or lacking in willpower.
Now some people may not agree with this but I think it has to be worth a read for anyone who has issues with food that go beyond, lack of education. Most of us are very educated when it comes to food and diet but for some reason still are unable to make the choices on a daily basis that we want to.
The book in my opinion is very well written and seemed to answer every question that I had in the next page or 2 so I didn't put it down feeling like, "Yeah but what if ....."
I haven't finished the book yet, I am reading it very slowly, and over and over again, I'm not sure what it is doing to my weight, I am trusting it will all be ok, but I certainly feel a lot better with where I am at and who I am.
Kristy if you want to email me any specific questions I am on cherub@hotmail.com
Swimming pool
We had a company (well a guy from a company) come round yesterday to quote us for putting a swimming pool in our back garden. (This isn't my daughter, but it could be, if we had a pool!!)
And guess what - It was so depressingly expensive - not the pool - I think the pool is actually the cheapest bit, but all the other stuff, the fence, the cost to take the dirt away, the box to put the stuff in (notice how I am technical about this stuff). So today I have been trying to find a way to bring in heaps of income, to reduce our spending by about 95% and try and track down the cleaning fairy. It appears she forgot to do our place again!
I can do all of this today because my kids are in various different versions of school - I could pull the youngest 2 out of their schools and save some money but then when would I find the time to bring in heaps of income and tap away on the calculator and computer devising plans and budgets to reduce our expenditure?
Never mind, I could dig out the paddling pool again. I think my 8 year old will still fit in it if he tucks his knees under his chin.
Break away
The car journey was pretty uneventful, bit like the break really. No I'm not being really down and whingey, it's just that it rained - a lot. There is not an awful lot to do in a small hotel room with 3 children when it is raining and because when it is sunny you love this place so visit heaps and have done all the wet weather activities several times.
One afternoon was spent in Lollipops playland. Not the best place to visit when you are on a break away, there is a Lollipops here next door to my gym so we are not exactly strangers. However because our children are a little bit older now (our 2 year old is like a 9 year old) and can get lost in that place for hours, whilst I know no harm can come to them, I did see an opportunity to talk uninterrupted to my husband over a coffee for more than 30 secs. So it was good. Except when I lost my husband to the playstation. I reminded him I was sat all alone and he came back.
We did spend some time with some very good friends, who I wish we could see more often but can't, and had a fantastic home cooked dinner (not by me) those words "fantastic, home, cooked, dinner" and I do not go well together.
The rain stopped for a little while on our last day so we raced to the beach to play in the sand, not the water, still far too cold for that.
One afternoon was spent in Lollipops playland. Not the best place to visit when you are on a break away, there is a Lollipops here next door to my gym so we are not exactly strangers. However because our children are a little bit older now (our 2 year old is like a 9 year old) and can get lost in that place for hours, whilst I know no harm can come to them, I did see an opportunity to talk uninterrupted to my husband over a coffee for more than 30 secs. So it was good. Except when I lost my husband to the playstation. I reminded him I was sat all alone and he came back.
We did spend some time with some very good friends, who I wish we could see more often but can't, and had a fantastic home cooked dinner (not by me) those words "fantastic, home, cooked, dinner" and I do not go well together.
The rain stopped for a little while on our last day so we raced to the beach to play in the sand, not the water, still far too cold for that.
Saturday, 18 August 2007
Packing
Just a quickie cos I am supposed to be packing. I hate packing, I stress the whole day about doing it.
My kids are driving me mad, well that is unfair, it is only the girls. The youngest has decided not to sleep anymore during the day and the 4 year old (nearly) has never been keen on daytime sleeps. So now they are both overtired and winding each other (and me) up. It is now at the point where I can't bear to hear their voices, not even their nice voices, how am I going to spend 3 hours in a car with them? I know - maybe I should pack them in the suitcases and just throw the clothes in the car.
Anyway, once Jon is back from his soccer finals we are heading up the coast for a few days. Please don't let him get an injury.
Friday, 17 August 2007
Suggestions & links
Deb suggested I make a suggestion to the school to split the awards into 2 assemblies.
Great idea but after suggesting to them today, after the assembly that we should not be buying our son a new homework book, just because he filled his last one, when we paid for books at the start of the year, I might lie low for a little while.
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Woohoo I think I just managed to link.
Not sure if I want to know if it doesn't work. - Let me think I am as clever as my kids for a day or two and then let me down gently if you need to.
Great idea but after suggesting to them today, after the assembly that we should not be buying our son a new homework book, just because he filled his last one, when we paid for books at the start of the year, I might lie low for a little while.
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Woohoo I think I just managed to link.
Not sure if I want to know if it doesn't work. - Let me think I am as clever as my kids for a day or two and then let me down gently if you need to.
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