Well Last Night......

Well last night, we had another wicked thunder storm, lightening, windy and heavy rain.... it really cleared up the mugginess.... only suppose to get 19 degrees today, Autumn is on it's way.....

I have been up since 5am and decided to go for a walk this morning, once daylight hits..... I also am going to go and get some new walking shoes next week or this weekend..... I will then come home shower/breakfast etc and do my nails :). 

Back later....

Walk done....

Stats: 

Last week - 2.89km's - Average Pace - 15.4 km's per hour - 243 Active Calories - 45.25 Minutes

Today - 2.96km's - Average Pace - 14.42 kms per hour - 251 Active Calories - 43.38 Minutes

So improved by nearly a minute per km. To some people this is not far, but for me I am stoked....

I will have to wait a bit for my nails, as it was so cold, well chilly and a cold wind, my wrist is a bit sore, so needs to warm up a bit :)

Am watching practice 1 of the Indycar, which has started today for the season. Well recorded it and watching it now :).

Then I will do my nails :) 

Nails done.... I did want to go longer with them, but thought I would keep them shorter for one more time. 

Isaac this morning, goes I am a little teenager.... he loved his outfit especially the cap being that way....

I love this kid so much.... Eli is getting to a cute age now as well.....

Today I felt like a pie so went and got one with a neenish tart, I am glad to say I didn't really enjoy either of them, did it stop me from eating them nope, but don't think I will have another pie or tart like this for a while again :)

Well I finished my Tulips lego, I need to find a better vase and arrange them better

Am feeling really tired today and slept for an hour this afternoon, oh and my feet were not sore at all after todays walk.... thank god, I was dreading it. Maybe my shoes will last a few more weeks :). 

Going to start another lego in the next few days :). 

Anyway thats me for today, catch you all tomorrow :)

Today....

Today, I have to go get some papers verified from the justice of the peace for the lands agent....

It is my exercise free day today and must admit I am looking forward to it......

I am loving being blonde again.... will get a photo when it is daylight, though it ain't cheap to get a perfect platinum white blonde, you really need to get it done professionally. The cost though is $375.00 but to me it is so worth it :).   

Oh weigh in, I have gained 1.1 kilos, i am not sure why a gain, but considering beginning of the week I had gained 3.5 kilos I am happy with the 1.1 kilo gain. It will come off again :)

Our tomato haul for today...

And my hair completed....

Have I mentioned how much I love being blonde again lol - it has been 3 years since I was lol. 

Well JP done..... all paperwork filled in and signed.... and sent back to lands agent,  so house is ready to get photographed etc and on the market hopefully in the next week or so. 

All housework done so now just going to relax....

Not sure what exercise I will do tomorrow, if any, I really want to do my nails in the morning..... may do a shorter walk.... hmmmm decisions decisions.....

Anyway thats me for today, catch you all tomorrow :)

Today is Going to be a Good one.....

Today is a pool day, will go about 7.45am, so looking forward to it..... and then this afternoon, I get my hair done, so double yay... then I will come home and do the housework and then get my hair done this afternoon :).

Not much else to say....

Pool done and dusted... I did 20 lengths aqua jogging and did 28 lengths freestyle, I thought I had done 30 but my watch told me different bugga lol. I burnt 1033 active calories in 1 hour and 5 minutes. I just love the pool :). 

Will do a bit of housework soon, then relax till my hair appointment, do I enjoy sitting in a chair for 2  1/2 hours hell no but needs must :). 

Hair done, this is the in between, I have 2 bleaches this is after the first bleach, will do a complete photo tomorrow, hell might even put on makeup now lol. 

Anyway thats me for tonight.... catch you all tomorrow. 

Another Day.....

I decided to go to the gym before kindy drop off, and surprisingly it wasn't busy (I went about 7ish), so think I will go more often at that time I think, especially if I am doing drop off's. It was busier yesterday, when I went about 10ish. I burnt 387 active calories in 52 minutes.

Have lots of little jobs to do today.... I am changing my walk to tomorrow instead of Saturday as it is going to rain, and I am not in the mood to go for a walk in the rain. 

Back later.....

My list of odds and sods (little jobs), is getting smaller :).

The lands agent has got back to us, so we will be listing hopefully in the next couple of weeks....

Oh exciting, I can go to the pool tomorrow now, as I don't need to drop Isaac off, it will be a good day with the pool and my haircut and bleach......

Anyway thats me for now, today I listed a whole lot of dresses that were to big for me and they all sold except one :)

Anyone thats me for today, catch you tomorrow :)

Autumn Begins on Sunday...... Wow :)

Yip once again, I am dressed and ready for the gym, lower body today, still undecided if I will go before or after the kindy drop off.....

I did my mid week weigh in yesterday, and gained 2.5 kilos in 3 days, can not figure out why/how...... this morning I weighed in again and 1.5kilos have gone, maybe I ate something salty or god knows..... but glad it had come down a bit.... or maybe a glitch in the scales god knows.... but I did go into a bit of a panic, which freaked me out, I don't want this journey to become obsessive....

Yay on Thursday afternoon, I will be getting my hair cut and bleached with my original hairdresser, who is amazing at bleaching my hair :). 

Autumn begins this week, am looking forward to cooler days and snuggly nights, with the curtain shut etc.... lol. But I am sure I will moan again about the weather soon lol

Anyway back later :)

Gym done, and burnt 269 calories in 40 minutes, did the treadmill for the warm up.... 1 of the leg machines was broken so did one less machine gggrrrrr, its my second favourite leg machine lol. 

Now going to relax for a bit, then remove my nails, ready to redo them in the next few days. They are starting to annoy me so need to take them off properly before I pull them off lol.

Nails are off, phew, really didn't want to pick them off..... going to pick up Isaac soon, and then we have a guy coming around for a quote for the fence......

A birthday photo from my birthday last week... yes he needs a haircut.....

And this afternoon Isaac and Eli on the trampoline.....

Eli loves Isaac so much...... the electricity in his hair lol

The fence guy came and we got a quote, it was in the ballpark of what we were expecting.....so thats good. 

Anyway thats me for today, catch you all tomorrow. 

Ordered The Shoes....

I decided to go with the pink/black pair of shoes, I purchased through the Adidas site, but think they are coming from Aussie as they are going to be here about the 8th March.....

Am dressed and waiting to go to the pool a bit later.... there as an Aqua Fitness Class on till 8.30am, so think I will leave here about 8.30am. Might try a class soon, pool will only be once this week as I am doing kindy drop off this week. 

Thats it from me for now.... 

Swim done, only did aqua jogging today, the outdoor pool was booked out all day, so the indoor pool was busy in the swimming lanes. I did 775m (31 laps) and burnt 944 active calories in just over an hour. My body feels so much better after that. 

I am going to try and aqua fitness class next week :). 

Tomorrow is a gym day, not sure if I will go before kindy drop off, or after drop off...... its lower body, so a quicker workout....

Anyway we had homemade butter chicken and rice for dinner and thats it from me today...

Catch you tomorrow :)

Sunday Again.... Yip It Is.....

I am ready for the gym, will go about 7.30ish, my feet are still sore, think it is where there maybe little blisters..... I can't find any there, so maybe just irritation.... I am glad it is upper body today....

I am going to purchase some gym shoes, the Adidas Dropset 4 Training Shoe, then I will buy some new walking shoes in a few weeks. 

I am not sure which colour to get..... hmmm maybe both, except they are not that cheap lol.

Thats me for now, catch you later.....

Gym done and dusted, 6/7 days of movement this week, a new week begins tomorrow, and the pool, looking forward to that. I had upped most of weights last gym session, and boy I felt it today. I am now showered and had poached eggs on toast for breakfast and added some bacon for a change, it was nice :). I burnt 466 active calories this morning, did the bike for my warm up :).

I am tired and about to go to bed, I even had an afternoon nap..... Just feeling really drained today, tomorrow pool, looking forward to that, only going once this week, I have to do kindy drop off as the kids dad has gone back to Auckland for the week. 

Catch you tomorrow :)

 

Another Weekend is Here again......

All dressed and waiting for the day to get a bit lighter, then going for my walk...., prob in about 15 minutes.....

Todays plans not to sure yet.....

Walk done, walked 2.9ks, happy with that as less than 3 weeks ago, I could barely walk 1km in 20 minutes, my split time was just over 1k in 15minutes, so obviously my fitness is getting better. I might have tried for 3 k's (another 100m), but I could feel a blister forming on my toe, so decided to just leave it :).

My end of year goal would be to walk 5's in an hour or less..... think I can do this :).

Gym day tomorrow (upper body), and another week completed :)

Just finished my breakfast of poached eggs, finally got the poached eggs sussed, the last couple of times they have been perfect...... 

Gosh its a beautiful day out there.... chilly but a blue sky :)

I am about to move some more furniture around a bit again, in the craft/gaming area. 

Went to the home-show and talked to some people about a new fence and some decking out the front, they will give us a call to come around for a quote...... 

I loved my walk so much this morning, and am thinking of adding another walk in somewhere in the week. 

Anyway onto furniture moving lol

Moving all done, loving how it is now, I have room for lego, my colouring in and my cricut machine and printers :). I started a new lego today, doing my tulips, I have done 3 out of 9 or 10 I think. 

Today I have done over 11,000 steps I have not that many steps in god knows how long.... my back is a little sore, now - anyway thats me for today.

Catch you all tomorrow :)

Friday and Weigh In......

First off weigh in today and lost 800grams and now 5.6/12 kilos goal for my end of year goal, not bad for 7 weeks into the year, averaging 800 grams a week.

No exercise today, but Eli is coming for the day....... we might go out for a walk, if it is not to hot, who is this person lol. 

Anyway thats me for now...

And this is my morning so far...... he is such a happy good boy..... meeting up with the lands agent tomorrow, think we might have trouble selling the house, with the asbestos roof, might have to do the roof our selves maybe down the track....

Eli has now gone home, it was a really nice time...... it will probably be happening most Fridays.

I have just enjoyed an apple and blueberries, am loving all our fruit trees.....

Tomorrow morning is a walk day...... looking forward to that as I missed last week, think it was raining....

Home and garden show is on this weekend, I think we are going, there is also a car show at the racecourse tomorrow, might go to that seeing as it is right behind where we live......

No real plans for the rest of the day, so will catch you all tomorrow :). 

I Was Proud of Myself....

I was proud of myself yesterday, for lunch I had a curry and rice and a small naan bread, we didn't have dessert, came home and had a small piece of cheesecake and that was it... I cut another piece of cheesecake off for David and sent the rest home with Steph.... I would normally use my birthday as an excuse to binge...... oh and did have an iced white chocolate, but only had half....

Gym day today, lower body and then I need to pick up the puppies from the groomers.... Today will be a smaller workout, lower body usually is, I am not complaining, and tomorrow is my day off, well it wont really be, I am having Eli for the day, he is tiring.... and man he can move quick lol. 

Wow 2 weeks tomorrow where no Coke Zero Sugar has passed my lips, and still waiting on the house offer ggrrrrr..... I am starting to think it might not happen..... oh just googled it can take up to two weeks..... :(

Gym done, 263 active calories burnt, I did one machine less, and someone else was on it, but I was hot so decided to just leave it, I did the treadmill and my pants didn't keep falling down, that was a bonus... lol.

Well the house has fallen through, my gut was thinking that this morning, so now we need to list it, could have bloody listed it 3 weeks ago.....

Have not done a fruit haul for a while, todays haul :)

Apples galore, and we have so many on the tree still, going to stew some for Eli, can't believe he is 8 months tomorrow....and hundreds of tomatoes ripening up, and some of the last strawberries, think there is 4 in there. 

Feeling a bit better about the house, was not mean't to be, still disappointed but......

Well thats me for today.... exercise free dy tomorrow, but having Eli for the day so not really a rest day lol

Catch you all tomorrow :)

Pool Day..... and My BDay.....

Today I am one year closer to retirement..... 3 years to go lol

I am off to the pool about 8ish, and then will come home and look after Eli as mum/dad and Isaac are off to visit a potential school. 

After that we are going out for a late lunch and that will be my birthday done for another year, the last 3 years I have not done a birthday as such, as I was busy with dad, my 60th turned into a flop as dad was in hospital as he had, had a heart attack the night before, my 61st, I know I was with dad, but can't remember why.....

Anyway thats it from me for now :)

Pool done, and did 20 lengths freestyle and 22 lengths aqua jogging, as all the lanes were taken when arrived, I did aqua jogging first...... and burnt 1092 active calories, I am so glad I went, I was tempted to not go, using the birthday as an excuse..... might even have a desert lol. 

This has been my morning, looking after Eli while Isaac visited the school, think thats the one he will be going to... Oh and the Lego retro radio is what I got from Steph and family. Going out for a late lunch, or real early dinner soon....

Well lunch was really nice, after lunch we went to Toyota to see what a RAV 4 was like, and loved it, so am hoping to pre-order one soon, it could be here as early as May.... getting a little excited now :)

Steph and family are coming over later for Cheesecake so decided not to have desert. Will have a slice of that later.

Anyway thats me for today, going to relax the rest of the day - catch you tomorrow :)

Hmmmmmmmm........

 Isaac didn't end up staying the night.... enough said.

I am up and ready to go to the gym this morning, well after dropping Isaac of at kindy, I am doing upper body today. 

Not much else to report, last night I cried and cried and cried for hours.....I am not sure if it is because of my birthday and dads not here or the stress of waiting for an offer on the house....

Oh found a pair of leggings that I had, that didn't fit (to small), well tried them on and they fit, if anything a bit big, but at least they wont be falling down every few seconds. 

My blood sugars are so much better, am feeling so much better, apart from pool days, where they seem to exhaust me.....

Oh and still no,  Coke No Sugar has touched my lips, still drinking water and water and even more water....

Gym done and dusted... I burnt 490 active calories, and it was an hour upper body workout, it felt good :). 

Rest of the day not sure, need to pick up Isaac from kindy and thats about it..... tomorrow is pool day looking forward to that. 

Anyway going to make some lunch soon.....

Today has been ok, not much to report..... might add my daily activity rings, tomorrow for today :). 

Anyway not much else to say, dinner is steak/wedges and veggie's.

Catch you all tomorrow :)

Will This be The Week.....

Will this be the week we sell dads house, or at least get an offer, I am glad all the reports are done..... so hopefully it will go unconditional really quick.

I am dressed ready to go to the pool about 8ish....

Then Isaac will be here for tonight...

Oh yesterday at the gym, I was walking a lot quicker on the treadmill and my bloody leggings kept falling down, I was pulling them up every few seconds, the stair machine is behind the treadmill, this guy was on there and started laughing and said "do you have a problem', lol.

Oh did my midweek weigh in and I am 5 kilos off, what I was when I did my half marathon 15 years ago, and my diabetes is coming down each week a little, I would love to come of the metaforin, and blood pressure tablets, I am so close to 40 kilos down from my highest weight......

Swim done and dusted did 20 lengths swimming and aqua jogging and burnt 978 active calories. Every week I will add another 5 or so lengths swimming until I am up to 50 lengths........ my body is thanking me for this exercise lol.

Todays plans need to pick up my script and thats about it, Isaac will come after lunch, and oh and need to still do my weekly kitchen housework :). Going to make my poached eggs soon :)

Sunday, Funday......

I am off to the gym soon, doing lower body, then I have successfully completed my week of 6/7 days exercise. I must admit while I was in bed, I really didn't feel like going but once up and dressed, I know I can do this.....

Apparently in Rotorua, we have an extra 30,000 people here for some race I think, 5000 people doing some race from all over the world. 

Anyway back later, lower body is always an easier day thank god, then we need to get groceries....

Well gym done and dusted.... did lower body and did treadmill for warm up. 

Now showered and going to cooked poached eggs on toast soon. I am proud of myself doing 6/7 days exercise :)

Anyway day is coming to an end, I have been looking at new cars, when the house sells, I will buying one, thinking of the 2026 Rav 4, also our mortgage will be paid off, which will be good. Also I am giving the kids some money. 

Isaac has been here for a few hours, now gone home and staying tomorrow night, I have promised him croquets for dinner lol. We purchased a box of frozen ones from the Dutch Market yesterday. 

Its raining again and actually quite cool, feels nice not to have the muggy heat for a change :).

Thats me for today, tomorrow morning is a pool day :). 

Catch you tomorrow :)

Well we had Heavy Rain Again and......

Bloody Red Alerts on phones, yeah I know they are useful, but why send it after the heavy heavy rain..... it gives me a hell of a fright, we got it, and then 5 minutes later the heavy rain stopped......

My god I am looking forward to winter, this mugginess is doing my head in. Was going to go for a walk today but it is so hot out there, so will go to the gym and do it on the treadmill. 

I just want next week to be over, when we will get an offer on the house, we hope its in the ballpark of what we are thinking, now with the roof and asbestos. I am now at the point, I want it over, at least we didn't have to list it and crap. 

Anyway am of to the gym soon.....

Gym done and dusted, decided to finish my upper workout from yesterday, when I came home not good.

Today the gym was a lot cooler thank god. Not a great workout but still happy with it :). Have the Dutch Market this morning, but not sure if we are going......

Well we went to the Dutch Market, had some croquets and I didn't purchase any junk food, like we normally do, and they had my favourite dutch liquorice, but didn't buy any, am proud of myself :).  

Oh still have not touched a drop of Coke Zero Sugar..... have had nothing but water, except for my daily morning iced coffee and protein drink after exercise :).

Anyway nothing else to report, just cooked some butter chicken kebabs for a late lunch, it was really nice. It is my birthday on Wednesday, maybe I will have some cake or something on the day - anyway thats it from me for today, catch you all tomorrow :)

Happy Birthday Dad.......

Today is dad's birthday, he would have been 94 years old..... the little family we have is going out for lunch, its a hard day.

Today is gym day upper body, am dressed ready to go and will leave in about 1/2 hour.

Re: Dad's house, the couple are still keen and are making an offer next week, wonder what that will be now the roof has a positive test for asbestos, but what will be will be. 

2 weeks today I will be getting my hair bleached - yay

Weigh in today, will do it after the gym....

Catch you later :)

Well workout done, well actually half a workout, it was so hot, I felt sick, well muggy, don't know if the air con was not on or what, anyway half way though I felt like I was going to be sick and yip made it to the loo and proceeded to vomit..... so decided to come home.

Here are my workout stats.... not the best but hey did some exercise. The Indoor rowing is just a warm up before hand. 

Oh and lost 900 grams this week...... so very happy with that :) -so 4.8/12kgs down for end of year goal :). 

Well lunch was had, it was nice to catch up with everyone, food was not great, well what I had was not great. 

I am tired so thats me for today, catch you tomorrow :)

Holy F**K - What a Thundersorm That Was......

Wow last nights thunderstorm, was one of, if not the best storm I have ever seen. The clouds were amazing, I should have taken photos, we had flash flooding, power poles down, heavy downpours and amazing lightening, the thunder was so loud, but the clouds were just amazing..... it cooled the air down for a bit.....

Anyway onto today, am off to the pool soon, am dressed and ready to go........ and thats about all I have for now......

Well swim done and dusted, where it says breaststroke, that is aqua jogging lol, there is no aqua jogging on the app, so breaststroke is the next best thing..... and actually can see why it picked up on breaststroke. I did 16 lengths freestyle in the pool, going for 20 lengths freestyle on Monday. 

Had my shower, had my protein shake and just relaxing for a bit. 

Well we have just heard back and the dads roof has asbestos, it is going to cost about $70,000 to fix, well I suppose it will come of the price and fair enough, it is just one of those things. But bugga.

I went to Taking Shape and just purchased to nighties in their 40% off sale, mine have holes lol. and a sweatshirt and top and all in a size 22, I seem to be a standard size 22 now in most shops, I was a 26/28 so slowly but surly the weight is coming off. 

Just enjoyed a lunch of poached eggs on toast, I have just about perfected the poached eggs - yay :). 

Tomorrow is gym day (Upper), then heading over to Tauranga for a family lunch for dad's birthday.....

Hump Day.....

I am being a social butterfly today, meeting a friend for lunch..... and also going out to lunch on Friday what a busy bee I am lol. I used to be such an extrovert, now I would classify myself as an introvert, might try and change that......

Today is a day off from exercise.....

Not much else to report for now...

Lunch was nice, man it was hot out there though...... I had 3/4 of a bowl of wedges, I was tempted to get a Coke Zero Sugar, but decided it was not the time to add it in, after having such a huge addiction to it. So came home and now drinking an ice cold water now.....

I am going to pick up Isaac soon, mum and dad are doing his trampoline, so hopefully it will be done by the time he gets home.....

Trampoline done, and Isaac loves it..... and OMG we have thunder and black clouds that means one thing rain will be here soon yay - it will cool this heat down, it is so muggy.

Thats me for tonight, catch you all tomorrow :)

Tuesday - Yip Its That Exciting Title Again........

This morning, well soonish actually, I am off to the gym, I want to be back by 9am ish and then I can do my nails.....

I slept like crap last night, think I am going to bed to early so going to try and be in bed at 9pm ish.... lately I have been going to be before 8pm. 

Oh yeah my diabetes has gone down 7 points since October last year, it was high, and still is but I think/hope within 4 - 6 weeks it will be back to near normal :). I had not tested since then, that was the last reported test. 

Anyway back soon.......

Gym done and dusted, did the treadmill and lower body, it was so hot in there, not sure why.... and it was not busy so that is always a bonus. Today my active calories was 319 so pretty happy with that, did a 40 minute workout, tomorrow is a rest day and all going to plan Thursday will be a pool day again.

I am now going to do my nails. 

Nails done, something simple.... Isaac is here now for the night hopefully. Going to make him pancakes for lunch soon. 

Isaac decided he didn't want to stay, so home he went after a bath and some more pancakes for dinner. Anyway thats me for now....

Catch you tomorrow :)

Pool Today......

This morning about 9ish, I am going to the pool, kinda excited bit a little nervous, I know once I am there and have done it once I will be fine, just checked the lanes and all are free so will do some lengths and then some aqua jogging...... I am really going to try and do my whole week of exercise this week ------> weekly plan over this way :). I am in my togs and ready to go.

Still no Coke Zero Sugar and my sleep is so good......

Other plans for today, do my nails, I have done all the kitchen housework this morning.... might start on my next lego but probably not, have 3 more to do that is sitting on the cupboard but they are not overly hard :). 

OMG it is muggy and hot this morning, humidity is only 85% it feels muggier....

Anyway back later after the pool.....

Did the pool and loved it, I swam freestyle for 250m and then did aqua jogging for 800m, I burnt 911 active calories, so came home and had a protein shake.... had a shower and feel so good now, I am so glad I went, between the pool/gym and walking, I will get a nice balance of exercise :). I am hoping to increase the swimming lengths by 5 lengths every pool session, until I get to 50 lengths. 

This Friday is dads birthday, we are all going out to lunch, well my sister and her family and us, Chris can't get the time of work so he wont be there..... my arms are still feeling a bit like jelly, glad I am doing lower body at the gym tomorrow :). 

I went and got a few groceries today and found this magazine, it looked so relaxing I had to get it :). I am feeling exhausted, don't think I will be doing my nails today.... it is a relaxed tired though lol. My arms are so sore lol.

This is the magazine....

Another no coke zero sugar day..... today I spent $13 on a watermelon at Woolworths, which was suppose to have no seeds, and wtf I cut it open for Isaac (as he hates the seeds), and it has seeds, I could have got one for half the price with seeds.... 

Anyway thats me for today, gym tomorrow morning - lower body and Isaac is staying tomorrow night. 

Catch you tomorrow :)

Sunday Again.....

Today I am going to the gym, soon, just waiting for the gardens to have some water.... and my watch to finish its update... I am dressed and ready to go.

Oh last night was so much better, so must have been the caffeine withdrawals, and I didn't piddle every hour. I am going to really try and not go back to Coke No Sugar, sure I might have one if we go out to lunch but maybe not. 

Anyway back later....

Gym session done, did a 60 min workout, consisting of treadmill and upper body stuff..... Tomorrow I am hoping to go to the pool, just checked the lanes to see if they are free, and they are.....will go about 9ish. 

Today I hope to do my nails, also want to put my light kit in the lego orchid plant I have.... so thats todays to do list :) 

Did my light kit..... it took me two hours, maybe I will do my nails or might leave it till tomorrow, after my swim :)

The photo does not do it justice....

I bought a magazine has a treat, seeing as I am no longer buying junk food as a treat. I got the NZ House and Garden magazine, forgot how nice it is to smell them lol. 

Anyway thats me for tonight, catch you all tomorrow :)

Weigh In......

I forgot to mention weigh in yesterday.... I lost the 350 grams I gained (I think thats what it was) plus an extra 250 grams, so 3.9/12 kilos goal for the year......

OMG last night I had the worst sleep ever, I am sure its caffeine withdrawal (no coke zero sugar at all yesterday), just 3 litres of water.....but could also be a bug as Steph and the kiddos are sick, my heart rate was all over the place, I had the headache from hell and was peeing non stop..... now I was drinking 2 litres or more most days of coke zero... am feeling a little better now I am up. 

Today I have 3 jobs on my list to get done, one is simple, one will take most of the day and the third will take about 2 hours, wonder if I will get them done all :).

Well 2/3 things on my list done, this was one of them..... my lego vespa 125 - it is now a retired set, so am struggling to find a light kit for it....

My third job is my nails, but thinking that can wait till tomorrow....

Day 2 of no Coke Zero Sugar going well, have drunken 2 litres of water today, am hoping I will sleep better than last night, last night was hell.......

Catch you all tomorrow, am planning the gym or a walk tomorrow morning :). 

Another Day.....

Today I woke up with a sore neck, not sure why still it happens..... it is starting to feel a bit better now I am up and about but this morning I could hardly move it.....

Todays plans just pottering around and doing all the small things on my to do list, should get them all done today :). 

Our second lot of strawberries for the season are starting.... blackberries in full again, passionfruit are coming daily, need to check the feijoas...

Catch you later.... 

Oh I meant to say, today I am going to try and give up Coke Zero..... I am going to try and drink water all day apart from my ice coffee I have first thing in the morning, wish me luck....

Still on my water, nearly 2 litres down..... been pottering and ticking things of my list...... this afternoon, going to keep ticking those little things of my list.....

Nearly 7pm and not one sip of Coke Zero has passed my lips..... By tomorrow afternoon, I should have done everything on my list except for the gardens..... I am one happy person. I have set a date to start back at nails, it will be officially the 1st April, gives me time to set up things and its the new financial year....

Anyway am outta here for today :)

Today.....

Yip exciting title.....

I was going to go to the gym this morning, but want to get the lawns mowed first before it gets to hot..... and will go from there...

Not sure what else I will be up tooo.....

Oh take 2 of the poached eggs was heaps quicker, I did 4 1/2 minutes, think 4 minutes will be perfect for how I like them.....

Thats it for now, lawns are calling...

Lawns done and thats my exercise for the day, it was so hot at 9am already..... had a shower and trying to cool down a bit....

Well am feeling better, have not been doing much, just relaxing some....

Not much else to report..... catch you tomorrow, a long weekend here this weekend, tomorrow is a public holiday :)

Isaac Stayed....

Isaac stayed last night, it was a nice night we had together.....

Today no exercise..... day off.... might go and get my pool concession, after kindy drop off and also need to get a few groceries, today will be take two of poaching eggs in the egg poacher. 

Might even see if I can mow the lawns today, that will depend on how hot the day gets....

Thats it for now....

Just purchased my swim concession..... got 30 swims, I will see how much I use it if I purchase more or go to a monthly fee etc....

OMG I have just had the nicest feed of passionfruit, at $50 a kilo at the supermarket, I am glad we grow them :). 

Tomorrow I am thinking of doing the pool for exercise.... must admit I am a bit nervous....

Not much else to report..... so catch you tomorrow :)

4 months today...... Nope 3 Months......

3 months this morning (early hours), that dad left us.... I so just wanted to not do any exercise today, not sure yet if I will but am in my gym gear, and plan to go after drop off for Isaac. Speaking of Isaac, he is staying tonight :). 

Yesterday we got a new waste disposal, so thats all done.... 

The people interested in dads house, have had a plumber and builder through, hence why the roof needs to be tested for asbestos..... dad built a lot of the house, and was a brick layer, so hoping he knew about asbestos and didn't use it on the roof but who knows, the house was built in the peak time that it was used late 70's..... they are not put of by it, and are waiting for the results of the test, then we will talk numbers and they will go to a mortgage broker, they already have a house just around the corner. The builder said the house was still really solid and apart from the two small leaks in the roof, it is still good, the plumber said the piping was good and sound just one small issue under the kitchen sink, all the plumbing was done in copper (I think), I know dad put in the best of the stuff that was around in the 70's..... so the only issue is the roof......

Anyway thats me for now, after the gym I will have poached eggs in my new poached egg maker :). 

Went to the gym and did lower body, only did 35 minutes but better than none at all...... made my poached eggs, I am not sure if I had enough water in the pot or what but they took forever, so now I am going to google, there were no instructions in the box....

OMG I forgot to put the lid on, silly me lol. Take 2 tomorrow :)

Been a bit slack, but lets try again....

Been a bit slack last week exercise wise, but went for my walk this morning, did just under 20 minutes and it was so hot and muggy out there today already at 6.30am... hoping to get the lawns done soon as well, well about 9am ish when most people are up :). 

Tomorrow will be 4 months since dad went, time has gone so fast yet so slow.... last night I had a rough night sleeping kept thinking about the death....

Got a few things to do on the list this week, one is to tidy up the vegie boxes.... second one is weeding the walkways, they have over grown.....

Anyway back later :)

Well some of the gardens done, the walkways are walkable again :), was going to mow the lawns but it's raining, so thats a job for another day I suppose. 

Just had a shower and feeling pretty good, did a bit more gardening, got soaking wet, but it was nice being in the rain...... and now I don't need to water the garden :).

Just had the plumber in as we had an occasional leak in the kitchen and as I predicted it is the waste disposal, need a new thing under the sink, if he can get the part he will be back today, if they have to order one in, it could be a couple of days away..... 

It is so bloody muggy today, oh have been having poached eggs for breakfast most mornings, but our stove is temperamental, so today went out and got a egg  poacher, the one I got seems to have good reviews, so thats tomorrows breakfast, hopefully nice poached eggs. 

Anyway thats me for now, oh the couple interested in dads house need to get the roof tested for asbestos, it has a couple of minor leaks which we knew about, dad's house was built in 1970, when they were using a lot of asbestos in roofing, that will be a huge cost if it has it, well a huge cost for us even though they are happy to get it done.... it will knock a huge chunk of the price, which is fair enough....

Catch you tomorrow :)

Another new Month......

This morning, I have been a busy little bee..... just doing bits n bobs.....

Today groceries, yesterday I purchased this food saver thing, now that I am no longer needed to be here for dad, I can use my time better.... We are planning to go to Costco every couple of months or so and buy some bulk food meats, my niece does it, slices it on a meat slicer and packages it in the food saver thing and said it is amazing..... Steph also wants some stuff from Costco, so she might come up sometimes as well. Going more for a day out as I want to do some other things in Auckland as well. 

Not much more to say.....