Hmmmmm Wonder What Today Will Bring....

Was going to go for a walk this morning, but it was raining, to much rain for me.... may go later today if it fines up a bit....

We may go and visit Davids sister and husband later today weather dependent....

Currently watching IndyCar qualifying.....

Chris got back to Auckland safely..... it was a really nice visit. 

Yesterday I turned the thermal heaters up, this morning it is too bloody hot in the house, so have just turned them down a bit lol. Its like a bloody heatwave in here.

Anyway back later, oh if we dont got to Tauranga today, I will start my new lego....

Oh and this is the 'Rav 4' I am going for...

No to Tauranga, weather was to wet, Isaac came around for a few hours, he played playstation and I did my lego, up to bag 5 :). 

This is as far as I got.... so many little bits :). 

Tomorrow morning, getting up at 4.30am to watch IndyCar..... then not sure what other plans we will have. I am hoping Isaac will come and stay tomorrow night. 

We did groceries today - so thats job done:)

Anyway thats me catch you all tomorrow :)

No Walk Today.... and Exciting Stuff....

 Chris arrived about 5.30pm and we had Chinese for dinner, and a chat till I went to bed about 8.15ish pm. 

No walk today, a rest day, today we are going to test the 2026 Rav 4, and if we like it will put a deposit down as it will be months before they come into the country. They are only coming out in hybrid this year :). 

This is what Chris got me for my birthday which was back in February, but we had not seen each other since then. 

I can't wait to start it...., hopefully this weekend :).

IndyCar is on this weekend, the first practice starts at 7am.

Catch you later :)

Well have put a deposit down on the car.... It could come anytime from July/August to Jan/Feb worst case scenario. 

Steph and the kids will be coming soon, to spend some time with Chris...

Kids and grandkids have all gone home, so nice and peaceful again, sheets changed and in the wash....

Not much else to report, got my lego all sorted to start tomorrow :). 

Catch you all tomorrow :)

Slept in till 5.45am - WOW....

 Wow I slept in, though I was awake from about 1am for a good hour or so.....

Have my new shoes on, ready for my walk, not sure how far I will go as the balls of my feet are still tender, and hopefully wont get any blisters from them. But a walk is a walk, be it 10 minutess or 30 minutes, if I do a shorter one, might go out again later today to make up 30 minutes :).

Chris is coming later today, only staying for one night, his partner Izzy is not coming this time. I need to remember to pick up her prezzie today, so Chris can take it home. It was her birthday on Monday just gone...

Back later :)

Hmmmm after walking around the house, I can safely say a long walk is going to give me a blister I think. Oh well will let you know in about 45 minutes when I am back :)

Walk done - did a longer walk, but, slower walk.... shoes were fine, balls of my feet were still a little sore, but much better in these shoes...

So 4/4 walks done this walk, the 5th one is a bonus walk, might do that Sunday...

Kindy drop off done, done my nails, not the best job but they will do, will try and do a photo later.

Still got to vacuum and mop which will be done soon, we have a long weekend here, Monday off, thanks to the kings birthday lol.

Day is coming to an end, Chris should be here within the next hour, did I vacuum and mop, nah couldn't be bothered. Isaac came after kindy for a bit, he is now home. 

We will be having take out for dinner I think....

Catch you all tomorrow :)

Awake at 4am.....

No walk today, the balls of my feet are sore, might take Eli out for a short walk today but will see. They had been getting sorer all week. 

I have slightly changed my walking goal, check this way ----------->. I have decided my goal at the end, is to walk 60 minutes a day 4-5 days a week. I think thats a better goal than achieving a 10K walk for now anyway. Every 2 weeks, I will increase my walking by 10 minutes. It wont be about distance or speed, it is going to be just achieving a 60 min walk, at a moderate pace.  

I had Eli for a couple of hours this morning, then after school visit (which went really well), Isaac came and stayed for the day. I am loving that boy so much.

Well day has ended ok, just when things are settling, something else turns up..... 

Tomorrow's plans, walk, kindy drop off, do my nails, vacuum and mop the floors and thats it :)

Catch you all tomorrow :)

New Shoes....

Today after drop off, will go and pick up my new shoes for walking.... and will wear them tomorrow for my walk...

Ready for my walk, again not looking forward to it - surprise surprise lol. I have been awake since 2am for whatever reason, just lots of things turning around in my head.... yet nothing in particular.

Changed the bedding.....

Catch you later :)

Oh an update on my blood glucose, still getting pretty close to normal, still slightly up but getting there, when I ate stuff I shouldn't for the couple of weeks, it nearly doubled overnight. Blood pressure is still in the normal range, and again those two weeks I ate whatever, and didn't exercise it went up, my heart rate is also back in the low 70's, and again when I didn't eat well, and didn't exercise it went back up to in the 90's.... goes to show that even just a good walk (for me lol), has really good benfits lol. Who would have known lol.

Still another 1 1/2 hours before it is light enough to go for a walk.....

And even though I say I am not looking forward to it, when done, I am happy :)

Another 30 minutes to wait lol - meant to say that with this programme, you can split the walks up so I could do 2 x 15 min walks in a day, as I am not doing it to do a walk/run thingee, and as I am a beginner, it allows for the walk to be split up. So if I am struggling, its nice to know that, like the 10K walk at the end I could do 2 x 5K walk, if one is to long, it will also be good if my knee is playing up. So maybe tomorrow with new shoes I might split the walk up so I don't get blisters :)

Finally walk done.... its been a long morning, and it was bloody cold, my knee did not like it one bit ;(

Was a slower walk but am ok with that, just got to keep going day by day....

Eventual goal to be walking an hour a day 4-5 days a week. 

Well good thing I have new shoes for tomorrow have a blister thing on the bottom of my foot... no kindy today for Isaac, had a rough night.

Wont be walking tomorrow, my under foot is a little sore, and I am getting Eli (I think), well mum and dad do hopefully school visit. 

Isaac has spent most of the day here....

Dinner tonight is homemade butter chicken and probably rice.

Thats me for today, catch you tomorrow

:)

Walk then.......

Dressed ready for walk.... not looking forward to it.... lol - can't wait for my new shoes to arrive, my feet are getting sore on the bottom of my feet.

Going to test drive a Rav 4 on Saturday morning, but the bad news, it could be anything from 2 - 8 months away to arrive..... we will put a deposit down I think on Saturday, as it is fully refundable if you change your mind.... but at least we will have started the process.... There are two I am tossing up on....

Tonights dinner is easy, homemade hamburgers in brioche buns :)

Removed my nails yesterday, they were bugging me lol. 

Walk done.... had to start a bit later, it is dark longer in the mornings now....

I am not going to lie the extra 10 minutes walk, seems so much harder lol. 

Chris is coming down this Friday for the night...

Well am bored for a change lol - might go and game for a bit. 

Did kindy drop off, think winter is finally on the way, it is bloody cold this morning. 

A week tomorrow,  it will be 7 months since dad has gone....

Well I gamed then got bored with that, feeling a little anxious, prob the time of month coming up (dads 7th month anniversary). I suppose not really anxious, just a bit out of sorts.....

Don't think I have anything else to say...

Catch you tomorrow :)

Early Wake Up.....

 Yes I did set my alarm for 2am, watched in bed for an hour, then got up, in hindsight I could have had another 2 1/2 hours sleep, as it was just all the pre race stuff lol. Race has just started now at 4.48am lol. Good thing I go to bed early lol. 

Will do my walk when this finishes about 8am :), it will be my first 30 minute walk of the next 2 weeks. Then housework....

Back later :)

Well the race is going slow, as in any spots of rain, they stop it..... been a few accidents.... so all while that was happening, I did some housework - later will be my walk, though the enthusiasm is waining every minute lol. I also set up the programme for the 10k walks..... while not much else was happening - programme to the right :)

Walk done, to be honest I didn't think I would go, oh and the Indycar had an exciting finish.....

Not sure what the rest of the day will hold yet.... and man the extra 10 minutes seemed so much further lol.

Day has been nice, its so nice to have the old Steph back... she has not been hanging around her not so good friend, which is helping....

Isaac popped in for a little visit lol. 

Am feeling so much less stressed.....

After having a couple of good days with Steph, my stress levels are feeling so much better....

No walk today, day off, slept in till 6am and watched youtube in bed till 7am, then got up and showered, put the washing on etc....

Did I mention how much better I feel, I am going to the make the most of these feelings, they probably wont last....

Todays plans, might see if David wants to go out for lunch.... maybe :)

Day has been ok, Isaac was here again lol, we took him out to lunch, then went and had a look at Rav 4's, (Could only look as it was closed), hoping to take one out for a test drive next weekend, depending on how it goes, at this stage Chris is coming down for Friday night....

2am - Indy Car 500 starts till 8am, so walk will be after that..... not sure if I will get up at 2am or not lol. 

Anyway catch you tomorrow :)

Walk and What Will Today Bring.....

First up, once daylight hits - it will be a walk, next week I start 2 weeks of 30 minutes. adding inclines...

Suppose to be dropping J of in Tauranga, but god knows, Steph changes her mind so much.....

Not much else to report back later...

Yay walks done for the week, today it was darker when I left, not sure that was a good idea, on my walk I could hear this guy screaming etc, couldn't see him, but on my way home I could see him sitting on the opposite side of the road, did freak me out a bit, also being a Saturday morning, someone who maybe was drunk or something, I was not going to stop and ask. 

Anyway still not sure if going to Tauranga or not....  

Still not sure about Tauranga, but looks like it probably wont be happening at this stage.

I just ordered a new pair of shoes for walking, as my ones are prob 6 years old and can feel that they are not comfortable when walking, so they should arrive Tuesday or Wednesday, and better yet they were in clearance :). 

Today has been good, Steph seems so much happier, has not been hanging out with her friend, which I think has helped. The anger seems to have gone. Isaac visited (oh and didn't go to Tauranga), and wanted Banana Cake, been a while since I made one, so he got Banana Cake which went home with him. After that I did some gaming and just de-stressed. Did grocery shopping, so glad thats done :)

No walk tomorrow, so am just going to cruise in the morning :).

Catch you tomorrow :)

Walk Today..... and Weigh In

I am going for my walk in about 40 minutes, when it's a bit lighter. I wish I could walk in the dark, well I can but it is just to dangerous nowadays.... when I leave it is just starting to get lighter, and I make sure I always walk on busier roads. 

Today's plans Eli this morning, not sure if I am doing drop off yet, then Eli goes home lunchtime, and then I have nails to do. 

Back later....

Walk done... 4/5 done

It was not a fast one, I just enjoyed this one.... the fog out there was pretty bad..... can't wait for the shortest day next month, then I can go slightly earlier lol. 

I have just changed weigh in back to Friday's, Mondays didn't feel right, I have always done Fridays... anyway this week since Monday I have lost 1.9 Kilos, hopefully over the next two weeks I will be back to 40 Kilo's lost.....and 2.3 since I started the walking programme. 

Oh and don't have Eli at this point, but did do Isaac drop off. 

Did my clients then Isaac came around for a visit and Eli didn't come....

And thats about my day so will catch you all tomorrow.

Last Night I had My First Coke, Zero Sugar in Months...

Last night I felt like a pick me up and had a coke zero sugar, first one in months, I hated every minute of it lol, I didnt even finish the glass lol, I don't know how I used to drink so much of it lol. I am glad I hated it.... lol

No walk today, going to have Eli for the day, and he uses all my energy, am going to take him for a walk later maybe, so that might be my walk for the day, though it will be a slow one I am sure.... 

Ended up doing drop off with Eli, that was interesting.... Eli is having a nap now so had some lunch, been asleep for nearly an hour so prob wake up soon. Be nice if he slept another hour lol. Oh Isaac didn't go to school visit, it was to much for mum and dad... and I can't do everything...

Here is the little man..., he will be 1 in 4 weeks.

Eli went home about 3ish, and then Isaac stayed for a couple of hours..... now both kids are home and I am exhausted, I can't remember the last time I have had a kid free day.

Plan for tomorrow, I have Eli in the morning and she does drop off, then I said she has to have Eli back no later than 12pm as I have nail clients in the afternoon, on Saturday I will be dropping J (dad) to Tauranga to stay with a friend for a week, Steph wants to try a week without him, I know what will be happening, it will be lumped on me I am 100% sure. I didn't even get a bloody thanks from her for having Eli from 7.30am - 3pm. J is very thankful and appreciative. I want to show those kids some love cause right now all she loves is her phone, am I angry with her hell yes.... I was trying to talk to her when she came to get Eli, and all she could do was be on her bloody phone, I was/am fuming. 

Anyway thats me for today, I am tired and stressed and need to calm down. 

Oh and going for my walk number 4/5 tomorrow. 

A Bit More.....

Yesterday was an interesting day, the night before Steph decided too take to many meds (I am sure you know what I am getting it), the crisis line got involved - and yesterday the cops turned up doing a welfare check, Steph wasn't home so they came to see me. A lot got spoken about and they gave me some good advice on to handle things in the future..... right now things are not going well for her and most of it is self inflicted.... J the dad is doing an awesome job with the kids, with us supporting him and really stepping up, while she is out galavanting doing things she prob shouldn't. Needless to say I really don't need this stress right now. 

Anyway onto different things, I am dressed ready for a walk, which will be in about 45 min time, then I have a nail client, one I used to have..... so wont be doing drop off. 

Rusty is going for his final weekly injection today, then will start monthly injection.

Isaac has his first school visit tomorrow..... its only an hour from 9am - 10am, think dad will take him and I will have Eli.

Walk done...

My back was feeling a bit sore today, so a bit slower, and it was rather chilly again....

Oh cancelled my gym membership, I had to give four weeks notice so have it for another four weeks, but unlikely to use it. 

Well we have come to an agreement with Dad's house, so lets hope that the potential buyers house sells in the next 6 weeks. 

I have Isaac here, we went out for a while and now cooking him nuggets and chips for lunch lol. 

Lets hope the house goes unconditional, the lim report and builders report came back fine, so the only problem is them selling their house. It would be nice to have it all done by the end of August, though if their house sells sooner, the date will be brought forward. My uncle from Hamilton who passed away the day before dad passed away, has just sold their house, so an end of era for them... 

Today has ended ok, considering...Isaac is now home... not much else to report..

Catch you tomorrow.

Well It's Another Day.....

Yesterday Steph's partner crashed down a bank (speeding obviously), he is ok apart from bruising etc.... but the car is a write off apparently. He had just been to a job interview in Tauranga. There is a lot of history with him, like his family religious beliefs and because he doesn't follow it, the family have disowned him, he has had a rough upbringing, but he is a nice guy just with issues we are trying to help him with, and he is a great dad to the kiddos. Steph is not doing well either mentally, I wish mobile phones weren't invented, her life is her phone, not her kids and it is really starting to pee me off big time, its a fine line on what to do, she has counselling there is more stuff but I would be here for weeks typing it up, but hopefully you get the gist.... Isaac is such a good kid, she gave him time etc, but Eli is just a pain to her. I used to think her partner was the issue, but now I think she is more the issue in the family dynamics.... her best friend is not the best friend choice.

Anyway dressed and ready for my walk.... leaving in about 10 minutes....

Walk done...

It was bloody cold out there lol. 

I did enjoy it, it helped me to relieve some stress..... 2/5 walks done for the week...

Things hit the fan today..... I am beyond mentally exhausted.... 

I am signing of for the day....

4am Wake Up - IndyCar Qualifying

Today, well now I am watching Indycar Qualifying, that got postponed yesterday....

I am up dressed ready to walk..... but that will be later after the qualfying... this week will be 5 x 20 Minute walks, next week it goes to 5 x 30 Minutes walk....

Walk done...my quickest walk to date... did in between qualifying, next lot starts at 8am :)

It was rather chilly out there...

Weigh in, I lost 400 grams, not a lot, but being sick food was not the best choices whoops... 

Been a stressful day, ended up having both kiddo's for most of the day... might talk about it soon..

I am exhausted and going to bed soon...

Whoops Forgot to Come Back Yesterday....

No walk today, going to do some balance exercises later today.... was waiting for the Indycar qualifiying to start at 3am, but rain delay, so went back to sleep. Not sure if there will be any qualifying today at all. 

Yesterday started to feel better, so did some gaming and that was about my day :)

Back later :)

Whoops nearly forgot to come back, Isaac came around for a few hours, Indycar Qualifying is postponed till tomorrow. And that was about my day :)

Catch you all tomorrow :)

Offer....

Well we got an offer, and countering it,  but it is in the ball park we want so happy with that. The couple have just listed their house on the market in Waihi, listed it yesterday. Lets hope it sells quick....

I am dressed to go for a walk, will I go hopefully, back is still sore, and I will go a bit later when it is not so cold.... might be a slow one....

Walk done, slower than other walks but thats cool, I got out there and did my 5/5 walks for the week.

David is working today.... Indycar fast Friday is on TV, for another 3 or so hours, I am going to have a shower and then continue to watch it.....

Well That Didn't Go Down Well......

Well that lasagne didn't go down well, first it tasted nothing like I remembered.... second it went through me so quick, it did not agree with me, and I will never have it again.....

I am still not well, and think I will need to cancel nails today.... I didn't go for a walk today, who knows I might go later if I feel like it, but more than likely tomorrow.

No plans for today, maybe do the vaccuming cleaning and mopping later and thats about it.

No vacuuming or mopping, canceled clients, my back is so sore when I cough....

Just heard from the real estate agent and it looks like there is an offer coming through, the people got a quote of $48,000 for the roof, better than the last lot of people, who said there quotes were $70,000, both quotes include asbestos removal, BUT they have a house to sell first.... 

I am in my PJ's and just relaxing and keeping warm, wrapped up in a blanket, just turned up the heaters.... we had a frost this morning...

Anyway might sign of for the day just going to rest up for the rest of the day, hoping to go for a walk in the morning, but if it's to cold, it might be a bit later in the morning.

Still Sick.....

Don't do nails, when you are distracted by a nearly 5 year old... I forgot one step on my right hand and one nail has popped of already. so more than not, those nails on the right hand will all pop of at some stage in the next few days.... anyway will fix it later this morning, going out for my walk in about 10 minutes. 

I am still sick gggrrrr, I have just cleaned the bathrooms, so one job done....

Puppies are getting groomed today, but not till this afternoon....

Anyway back later :)

Walk done....

My quickest walk so far, and slightly longer... I am thinking to have tomorrow as my day off.... I have done 4/5 walks for this week's goal :)

 Nail fixed..... jobs done apart from vacuuming and moping the floors. 

Well slight change of plan, Eli came and spent a few hours here, he was pretty good.... My back is so sore when I cough

David has gone to pick up the puppies from the groomers....

And thats me today, I went out and got a lasagne for dinner, I do like the ones from New World...

And think it will be an early night for me... I was suppose to do some nails tomorrow but think I will cancel, but will see how I feel in the morning, I have warned them that they might not be happening :). 

Whoops forgot to Come Back Yesterday....

Whoops forgot to come yesterday, well not a lot happened, had dinner and went to bed, oh and nearly finished my Retro Radio, am on my last bag :).

It is the lead up to the big Indycar race, so have I think 9 or 10 practices to watch, though I will fast forward most of it, well today's anyway it is going to be 5 1/2 hours long, though I am a fan, even I can't sit through 5 hours lol.

Isaac visited after kindy yesterday, and today after drop off I will have Eli for a few hours... can't beleive he is one year old next month. Isaac starts his school visits next week....

Have changed the sheets on the bed this morning, remade it and sheets are in the wash.... heading out for my walk in just over an hour when the daylight arrives.

Walk done...

A bit slower today... and colder, well it felt colder..... 3/5 walks done for the week. 

Well slight change of plans, Isaac is sick whoops... so no kindy and no Eli as I am still not well. Though I can keep my distance with Isaac, I can't keep my distance with Eli. 

Did finish my lego retro radio, BUT it doesn't work I knocked a small piece which came apart ggrrrrr but it can wait till another day to fix.... for now it can look pretty lol.

Recycling rubbish is really late today, it usually gets picked up at 7.30am but it is still waiting there. 

Recycling came within a few minutes after I wrote the above..... Rusty has just had his third injection, one more next week, then he will go monthly..... slept most of today, feeling a bit better so might go and do my nails :)

Nails done, Isaac came and played Astrobot while I did my nails, he went home just after 5pm. I am feeling better after my sleep :).

Tomorrow will be walk 4/5, I am loving not having to drive anywhere, and actually enjoying the walks surprise surprise lol. 

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

Bloody head Colds.....

Yip still sick, but the good thing about walking I can still go, just need to wait for daylight :), in fact the fresh air yesterday, made me feel better, hopefully the same will happen today :). Did I mention I really enjoy walking lol. Not sure of today's plans, would like to fix my lego at least today if not finish it today, at least the part i need to fix, is not to hard to get too..... 

I will do kindy drop off....

Oh already my blood sugar levels have dropped, nearly back to what it was a couple of weeks ago. 

Anyway back later....

Walk done....

My quickest walk yet... and it was drizzling and I didn't melt lol. I would like to get my speed into the low 12's that means my 5kms will be around the 60 min walk....my first walk was 16.30 per KM, todays was 14.42Kms....

Now I have caught my breath time to have a shower :)

Well what I thought was a simple fix, (the lego), ended up me breaking down 80% of it all, so decided to just start again..... as it is a working radio all the moving parts, move with other parts, so if one part is off the rest are lol. Well it kept me busy I suppose lol. 

Then I made a cheese toasted sandwich for lunch... might continue with my lego soon again :). 

Sick, But Still Going....

Well here I was saying I would not pick up a bug, now that I am not going to the gym, well that was not true, I have picked up a bug, but still going for a walk, even if it is a slow walk, its still a walk, just waiting for daylight.... bloody hell lol.

Todays plans, clean the kitchen and try and find that bloody lego piece.... I can't go any further till I find the piece.... it has to be there somewhere...

Back later :)

Walk done...

Glad I went, even though I am fucked lol

One thing I have learn't is not to do stretches where I am on my knee's, my knee the one that will need a replacement at some stage, is so sore, surprisingly it was not to bad on the walk... time to have a shower... and some poached eggs for breakfast :)

And find that bloody lego piece.... ggggrrrrr

Lego piece found, it had landed in the trolley next to the table I work on, bloody hell I also had spent half an hour trying to find that little piece in what is now Isaac's lego.... and pulled out the furniture etc to find it. 

Kitchen all nice and clean, not that it was dirty lol. Might go and do some more lego...

Lego done, well more of it, here is a photo update, but bad news one of the dials is not working properly so going to have to dismantle some steps, so that was my cue to stop for the day.... you can add a bluetooth speaker and it actually works - well will hopefully work lol.  

Isaac came and spent a few hours with me, that was nice :). 

Not much else has happened, looking forward to my shorter walks... and not using petrol to get to the gym. Tomorrow I will try a different route.. The gym was starting to stress me out, one being not everyone wipes equipment after and that is just yukkk to me, also trying to get the timing right when it isn't busy...

Anyway catch you tomorrow :). 

Mothers Day.....

Mother Day today, Happy Mothers Day mum.... today we are doing it here, more for the kids and Steph, rather than me. Just going to have some savouries etc nothing big, and got a little cake :).

No exercise today my bloody throat is sore gggrrrrr. Tomorrow I officially start Week 1 of my journey to 5K's. Dads house has an open home today..... not sure if any one will turn up being Mothers Day. 

IndyCar race is on today, starting at 8.30am, so going to watch that, that finishes about 11ish, then we will have lunch :). 

Back Later....

Oh and meant to say our Sky Box has been crapping out for the last 2 weeks or so, today it has gone perfect.... typical once we book a technician, so will cancel him/her now....

Today has been so so, things didn't go quite to plan, am feeling slightly pissed about it all.... but a new day tomorrow so time to focus on the 5k...

I got a lego as an Oma Gift from the kiddo's it was the daisy's, I have done it and loved doing it cause it was so simple.

Isaac stayed and played PS5 for a bit after lunch, I pulled out the retro radio again, and then I dropped a piece I needed and can't find the bloody thing, so got pissed again... and have decided to look again tomorrow, or find a piece in our huge lego box that we had as kids, then the twins had it, and now Isaac has it.  :). The gaming area and lego table are in the same area :). 

One person in at the open home, a second viewing so who knows how it will go, until I see a sold sign I am not going to get excited not even a little excited....

Anyway catch you all tomorrow :)

Oh Man, I Have a Sore Throat...... Just a Little One Though.....

Oh man I have a sore throat, not to bad but just enough to annoy me.... anyway turned the thermal heating off and no real headache this morning, last night was still hot and muggy...the humidity is 92%, just watching the highlights of Practice 1 IndyCar on youtube, our sky box has crapped out, so they are coming on Tuesday to fix/replace it, then I will do my yoga/stretches :).  

OMG I just remembered I can watch it on Sky Go..... how thick am I lol

Holy Fuck, I am so tight in my body, every movement was hard lol. When we did neck stretching, and my neck was making so much noise, hopefully over time, this will help my neck to not be so sore.... am thinking I might add this stretching a couple of times a week. I think no I know it will help.... I did it as yoga, there was no stretching on my watch. 

I didn't know how un-stretched I was lol

Going to make breakfast soon, poached eggs sound nice :)

Well day has been busy, went to watch IndyCar qualifying on Sky Go but got put off till tomorrow as it was pissing down with rain. Went and got groceries for tomorrow's lunch and done bits n bobs. Have the door open it's so nice getting fresh air as it's not to cold - oh and sore throat has gone :). 

Weigh Ins will now be Monday, and I am not going to set days etc for exercise, as long as I do all that is required, it doesn't matter what days I do it on, that way I can allow for heavy rain etc.... On the right I have set up the next 6 weeks....

Day has been good, my throat is a little scratchy again.... hope it doesn't get worse, heading to bed soon, past my bedtime lol. 

Catch you tomorrow :)

Honesty Time....

Yesterday, I removed my nails, I had done a boring brown colour and hated every minute of them, I will redo them probably on Saturday, David is doing overtime.....

Honesty Time, since my last weigh in 2 weeks ago, I have gained just over 2 kilos, and my blood sugars have increased by about 3 points, today I start getting back on track.... eating a good breakfast and more protein, taking regular blood sugar levels etc etc..... I know its not a huge gain, but I need to get on top of my eating now and not in three weeks time. Next week becomes my official week 1 :)

Today's plans walk first (but it's raining currently), then not sure what will happen for the rest of the day...

Walk done...

A bit quicker than yesterday, and it didn't rain... I have so many walking areas I can do around here.... 

This just came up on my news feed..... "Dr Alex" some good points here...

Anyway shower and then not sure, kindy drop off later :)

Benefits of walking, I no longer have a headache, the fresh air helps so much with it, and no sweaty machine at gyms that people don't wipe down, which hopefully means no bugs lol :)

I seem to wake up with a headache most mornings... think it is cause it is too hot in the bedroom, might turn off the thermal heating in there tonight. Am thinking of putting my gym membership on hold, while I do this walking challenge, it will save me $25.00 a week....

Isaac dropped off at kindy, perscription picked up....

Well today has been nice and cruisy, I have been googling yoga for fat people, have found a few youtubes, I am going to give a go. Tomorrow I will be doing yoga from home. I have no balance what so ever.... so something I really need to work on. 

For mothers day, we are just going to do a lunch here with Steph and the kids - that way not to much stress, it will be stressful going out with a nearly one year old who just wants to walk and climb lol, oh and a new scream he has just discovered, I am sure other families don't want to hear that lol.

Anyway signing of for today, catch you all tomorrow :)

Have Made A Decision....

Today I have decided to first start a programme to walk 5k's....., then I will aim for 10k's...

This is a rough programme of what I hope to do.... I think I have been lacking in a goal of some sort.... I am excited :)

6-Week Beginner Training Plan

Week: 1-2: Walk 15-20 minutes, 4-5 days a week at a comfortable pace.

Week 3-4: Increase to 30 minutes, 4-5 days a week, adding light hills.

Week 5: Build up to 40-45 minutes for your main weekly walk.

Week 6: Focus on a 50-60 minute walk, or a 3-mile walk to prepare for the 5k distance.

Key Training TipsConsistency: 

Walking 4-5 days a week builds the habit and endurance faster than fewer, longer sessions.

Long Walk: Once a week, take a longer, slower walk (up to 60 minutes) to build stamina.

Intervals: To increase speed, try 10x 60-second "brisk" efforts (hard to converse) followed by 30 seconds of slow walking.

Rest & Recovery: Take 1-2 days off per week to allow muscles to recover.

Shoes: Wear comfortable, flexible athletic shoes to prevent injuries like shin splints.

First walk starts today.... once daylight is here.... I plan to walk in the rain as well, I am sure I wont melt, once I get to longer walks I might do some lake walks etc.... 

Oh toes, yes they are sore again gggrrrr, I should have worn sox yesterday, but no went out in jandals whoops, not as bad as before though :). 

Back Later :)

Walk done.... no pressure for these walks, my knee hurt to begin with but by the end was fine..... baby steps :). Hell I might even do some 5k's walks in a race, well not a race but you know what I mean lol

And it didn't rain... now to do some housework, then drop Isaac of at kindy :)

Well been to Kmart, and got Steph some mummy day's presents from the kiddos :). I was looking for slippers but nothing took my fancy...... so will look elsewhere on the weekend. 

Well my sister rung and we are listing the house at $699,000 this is what people were saying it is worth with roof etc, interest rates are going up, cost of living is only getting worse, and we both want this over with now. So hopefully in the next couple of months, we will get an offer. I am not sure if I mentioned we had an offer a couple of weeks ago or maybe last week, but we turned it down it was just to low. It was a young family but the max mortgage had no room for movement, we will accept any over $650,000 we have decided. 

I am exhausted going to sign of, catch you tomorrow. 

Hump Day......

Nothing much planned, sheets changed and in wash..... might go and check out slippers today, man it is muggy and warm this morning...... oh and will drop Isaac off this morning...

Well feijoa muffins were liked by all...

Back later :)

Have not done a lot, the rain has stopped yay.....

Rusty goes in for his second injection today..., two more and then he goes to monthly...

Oh Tui's have yet to find the oranges but the Waxeyes are loving them....

I am thinking of just doing walks for a few days or more, have been thinking about when I did my half marathon, an how I lost weight back then doing walking alone. Its a good time of the year right now, maybe tomorrow, might like at a 5km programme and then aim for 10 km's etc...... just thoughts :)

Anyway thats it for me catch you all tomorrow :)

Tuesday....

Yip today is Tuesday.... and 5am wake up....

Wearing sox again, and my toes seem to be getting better, after drop off, might go and check out some slippers.... hopefully tomorrow I can wear some shoes again and get back to the gym.....

Todays plans, make some muffins, check out slippers, boil some eggs for an egg salad of some sort having steak tonight, might even do a potato and egg salad.... and a bit of housework. 

Back later.....

Muffins made....

Isaac loved them, even though he hates feijoa's they are special muffins lol. I have just picked him up from kindy....

I also decided on curried eggs for dinner, easy to make.....

A Tui has appeared in the tree outside, he looks bedraggled but he/she is happily singing away... I have put out oranges again, so hopefully they will find those soon. 

Not the best of photos, but the singing was lovely, should have done a video I suppose lol.

Will be dropping Isaac of at home soon, and then just relax for the rest of the day. Think I should be able to put gym shoes on tomorrow, toes are no longer burning up..... oh and didn't get slippers, maybe tomorrow :). 

Thats me for today, catch you tomorrow :)

A New Week.....

Yesterday was so nice being out in the garden, I plan to do more today outside..... gardening behind the garden boxes is what I want done today :). Am going to see what I can plant in one of the boxes, (where the tomatoes were), for winter :). The second box we are keeping the strawberries in there.... am planning to do some baking with the feijoas today, maybe some muffins.... or a feijoa pie. 

I have been up since 5am, and have cleaned the kitchen..... 

Gym time will be changing, I am planning to go after drop off's, its just to cold first thing in the morning..... no kindy today, Isaac only goes 4 days a week. My wrist and knee just do not like the early morning cold...

Some of the garden I wanted done is done, might go out there again soon...... and try and finish that part off.... it's bugging me...

Well that part of the garden went really easy, so that part all done..... that was probably the worse part of the gardens to do. Suppose to rain a bit later in the week, so might spend some time tomorrow doing some more. 

Might go and make some feijoa muffins soon. 

Well no muffins today, the kiddo's came for a couple of hours... oh not sure if I mentioned, my poor toes have chilblains. I need to stop going out in the cold mornings, barefoot or jandals.... then coming back into the warmth from the thermal heating.... today I wore socks and kept my toes at a average temperature, and they felt a teeny tiny bit better. 

Anyway not much else to report, catch you tomorrow :)

6 Months Today.....

Not much happening today, been pottering outside trying to move some pots, but they are too heavy, so have to wait for David to help.

6 months today that dad left us, it feels harder this month.......

Going to go and clean the bottom shelves of the pantry where the little mice have been..... have not had or seen any mice for about a week now....

Nothing else to report right now, except it is bloody cold today....

Well I did a semi clean of the pantry and will see if there is any new mouse poop, no mice jumped out at me, so thats a bonus lol. If there is no mice poop in the next week, I will do a deep clean of the pantry then.... just trying to keep busy.....

Once the sun came out, it warmed up a bit and pottered around outside doing some gardening, tidying up, shifting things around......then went and visited the kids, and now under a blanket staying warm.......

Not much else will be happening for the rest of the day...... 

Catch you tomorrow....

Today, not sure what is happening, we were going to go to Hamilton for the day but as David is still not well, have decided against it. Might go and pick up a heated pet bed for Rusty, speaking of Rusty, he had his first injection last Wednesday, so every week for 4 weeks, then monthly. He also has break through pain meds for when he is extra sore. Oh and more than likely groceries will be got as well.....

Am hoping tomorrow, I will get back to the gym or a walk..... think I am feeling better enough, now :).

Back later :) 

I must be feeling better, I have been pottering, tidying up area's outside....

This time 6 months ago, I was saying goodbye to dad, and saying I would see him in the morning, but that never happened, he had passed away in the early hours of tomorrow morning...... the hospice nurse was pretty confident he would make it through the night, but dad had other ideas.... for some reason the 6 month mark has hit harder... ;(. 

Am Starting to Feel Better.... and Welcome May....

Finally starting to feel better, neck is still stiff..... had a really good night sleep last night, which I think has helped.

Will do kindy drop off today, and hope to vacuum and mop today :). Oh and might have to pick up Isaac today, Steph has an appointment. 

Not sure if David is going to work or not yet.... and man this morning is rather chilly. 

David went to work, but no kindy for Isaac, he was just so tired, so he is spending a few hours here, till after Steph's appointment about 3ish... he is such a treasure. I did the three jobs that have been on my list all week, finally felt like a had enough energy. 

Well I am back suppose thats a bonus lol.

Isaac went home about 4ish.... now I have a headache again...... oh and david came home ealry still sick...

Anyway bed soon I think, catch you tomorrow :)