Wednesday, November 28, 2012

5 days to go

5 days until my surgery

I have done my pre op bloods, and filled in all my paperwork, so we are on the final countdown now.

I'm feeling really excited, but also quite nervous  a its a major operation.  I'm more nervous about how I am going to cope with a very active 2 year old ...

I'm sure I will be fine, I will just need to take it easy.

Looking forward to being able to go bra shopping....

Friday, November 2, 2012

Consultation

Today I had my first consultation with the plastic surgeon.  He is lovely, and I feel very safe in his hands.

Because I have already had a consult with him 4 years ago, there wasnt a whole lot that I didnt already know.....

Except that after 4 years, and 1 pregnancy my boobs are 4.5cm lower than they were...... (not a pretty thought)....... Even less pretty in real life..

I am a HH cup, and I have asked to go to a C or D cup.... Whatever he thinks is the most suitable for my body.

Surgery booked for the 20th November.....  Yes that is less than 3 weeks away....... Scary? I think so!...... 

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Old Gal's

As usual, I am totally slack at blogging.
I do however, religiously check my blog reader and follow other peoples blog, but considering I have no followers, and very few profile views, I guess no one really minds..... Which is ok with me, because this blog is more a diary of my life (when I remember to write) so that I can look back when my children are all grown up and think.. wow... so thats what I was thinking back then.....

Anyway... I am going to be blogging about my new little journey I am about to embark on.

I'm getting new boobs.....

Anyone who knows me personally or on FB, will know I have ENORMOUS boobs. 
I have had big boobs since I was about 13/14 years old.   I was always known at school as "the girl with blonde hair and big boobs".... Something that I was not particularly proud of... but hey... you get what you're given right?

A few years ago, before I got pregnant with Harry, I applied to my health insurance company for partial cover for a reduction... and after a bit of confusion.... I eventualy got declined.....

1 pregnancy and 3 years later and I have VERY large... HH cup breasts that point to the floor... and I HATE them. 
I refuse to go through another pregnancy again with boobs this size, and although I had plenty of milk, breast feeding was very challenging.  Trying to be discrete in public while breastfeeding with J cup breasts was impossible...
I lasted for 6 months, and then gave up, as it was just so much hard work.

Today I have an appointment with a plastic surgeon. 
It is the same surgeon that operated on my sisters boobs, and the same surgeon that I saw initially when I thought that health insurance was going to cover me.

I am going to blog my journey through my reduction....  I am going to share before and after photos....  (afterall.. who hasn't seen a pair of boobs)?

See ya later old gals..... time for a new pair!!!

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Home sweet home....

Moving overseas is no walk in the park

We have finally arrived here in NZ. 

I AM SO HAPPY!!!

It has been a hard few weeks, with so much logistical crap to sort out.....

You never knew you had so much S*&$# laying around, until you get packers to come into your house and remove everything. 

We are looking for a new place to live, as we are currently staying with my folks ....  which is lovely of them.... Im sure they will get pretty sick of a mad 2 year old destroying their house soon, and they will be nudging us out.. ....

Hoping our shipping arrives within the next 6 weeks... Im not particularly fond of living out of a suitcase

So I am still trying to loose weight... I have managed to loose 4 kgs since our holiday in Noosa, and so far I have kept it off...

I still have about 10kgs to go, before I will be ready to have my breast reduction...... woo hoo... bring on that scalpel!!!!

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Home we go...

Farewell beautiful Australia... We have had a wonderful time here.

We fly home tomorrow, and I couldn't be more excited!!  Going back to what I know, and the familiarity of where I grew up .

E is looking forward to his new job, although he is fairly nervous....

Harry has had terrible behavior as he is so unsettled but hopefully that will ease off when we get back and into a new routine.

Will post plenty of pictures of our new life when we get back.

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Official

Well it's official.  We are moving home on the 1st September!!!

I am pretty happy, and cannot wait to be back around family!!

I will be sad to say goodbye to all my lovely friends I have made here, but I am really looking forward to sinking my teeth into settling in NZ!!!

Monday, August 6, 2012

Can Opener

Never in my life have I owned a decent can opener....

We have for 5 years, struggled with a crappy can opener, yet we have never gone and bought a proper one.  Actually, I did buy Elwic one for our anniversary this year.... go on... laugh..... it was a whole $5 from Kmart, and it broke on his first try... (this was his only anniversary present by the way)


Some of you may speculate that we are at fault with our opening style, but this is not the case..


The opener does not grip properly, and slips all over the place.... I end up with major indents in my fingers from gripping the basterd so tight..... I then call Elwic in to help me, who proclaims that he has had a hard day, and he cannot cope with the opener tonight.....  (its like dealing with a tantruming child)

Tonight I really wanted tin fruit......

This was the end result.....  It took 2 of us, a fair amount of cursing, stabbing the tin, and me telling the halved apricots in juice that they should feel pretty flattered that I have gone to so much effort to eat them....
Elwic told me that I have to go out to the shop tomorrow and spend $50 on a new opener... he can't cope anymore...








Can opener.... you can go to hell......

Friday, August 3, 2012

Can anyone help?

I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get my header ^^^^  to line up properly....

Is there anyone who could help?  It would be much appreciated!!!

Change of plans

Well we decided that we want baby number 2...  Thats great, and that is decided.... but we have also decided to just wait a little bit long until I get my breast reduction.

Yes a reduction.   I have  incredibly oversized boobs ( since I was a teenager) and they cause me so many problems....

Although its not totally ideal to do it before we have another baby, I just couldn't fathom the 9 months of back pain and extra pressure on my upper half from too much boobage... lol

So I am going to try and loose some more weight, and then once we are back in NZ, and settled I will have my reduction.  CANT WAIT!!!!

Really need to do a post on my little Harry... Who by the way is being the most gorgeous child in the world, and totally nothing like a terrible 2...... I am NOT complaining ;)

Sunday, July 29, 2012

No #2

We have decided to try for baby number #2...

How on earth did this come around so quickly?..... Where has time gone?

If we fall pregnant in the next few months, there will be a 3 year age gap with Harry, which we think will be nice

I still need to loose a bit of weight... so hopefully I can still manage to do that before we conceive!.....

Sleepless nights, here we come

Friday, July 27, 2012

Noosa Holiday




So last week we went to Noosa on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland, for a family holiday.  It was Magical!!!

We had a slight mishap on the way up to Sydney airport at 8 in the morning, when we were driving along the road and drove over a big block of metal in the road (we couldnt go around it) and it hit the underneath of our car, and burst a massive hole in our fuel tank..... which left us stranded on the side of the road... Not happy....

Fast forward an hour, a  lovely friend came and picked us up and drove us to the next town, where we paid $300 a ludicrous amount for a one way hire car to the airport, and made it with 5 mins to spare for check in.......

It was certainly a dramatic way to start our holiday.  Anyway, we made it finally, and we had a blast!!

Ate, drank, partied, relaxed, laughed, toured, explored, chatted, slept...... A true family holiday!!


 
Elwic and I on the shuttle bus from Sunshine Coast airport

Mum, Chloe, and myself at Noosa Beach

Dad, Chloe and myself

Steak and mushroom sauce with salad and potato salad for dinner. Was delish


My beautiful sis




Isn't my boy gorgeous?


Harry loves his Nanna!!

More photos to come..........

Monday, July 16, 2012

The monkey

I think I have the cutest child around.......  Decide for yourself!






Riding on his "wee-aww" with mums oven mitts


Hi!!!


Looking at the bats out the kitchen window.


Poser



Sunday, July 15, 2012

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Sunday Morning Breakfast









This morning I slept in late.. I needed it, as I didnt get to bed until after midnight....
Elwic got up early for Harry, and then woke me at 9 saying he was STARVING and we had no breakfast food in the house. He wanted to go out for breakfast...... I obliged!!

Opened the curtains, and what a glorious day.... Not a cloud in the sky! Beauty!

We decided to go to what is known by the locals in this town as "The Muffin Shop" at Mossey Point, which is about 15 mins drive down the coast from us.

We stopped by our friends house to turn off their electricity at the mains, as they have gone away on holiday and forgotten.

We drove to the Muffin Shop, which is set amongst bush in a little unsusupective suburb next to Broulee Beach

The Muffin Shop



They do the most divine sweet and savoury muffins, and the best coffee.

We sat in the sun, drinking coffee and watching Harry play, and had the best muffins we have tried in a long time.   I really wish I could get the recipe for their savoury spinich and feta muffin. 

One of the best Sunday mornings I have had in a long time!!



Out and About


                                       Harry and I, at the waterfront in Batemans Bay


The view from Elwic's office.......


Lunch with Nan and Pop when they came up to visit last weekend


Pop taking Harry for a walk down the waterfront


Elwic and I



The hunk-a-lovin I am married to!!!!

Monday, July 9, 2012

So much to do

There is so much to do when it comes to moving, but alas I am a pro at this now, so pretty well know what needs to be done.
This move will be the first move where we pay a moving company to do it all for us!....  It will be such a releif to know that people will just come in, pack everything, and take it away, and then it will be delivered to our doorstep in NZ!!  Fantastic !!!!

I'm tempted to get cleaners in to do a final clean so I dont have to trudge through 3 storys of house with a toddler who likes to make things dirty

We are in the process of sending all our forms and papers away for the visa.  We are hoping it all happens really quickly, and we can just get over there.

Going on holiday next week, which will be really great.  We both need a holiday, and are so looking forward to seeing the whole family!!!

The monkey is being a gorgeous boy.....  trying hard to please us... although he really knows how to put it on!!...

Looking forward to him spending a bit of time with the family too..... They miss out on so much, not being able to see him regularly. 

I have eaten way too much chocolate today... I blame it on stress.......now I am full of regret!....

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Finally

Well it has taken since Feb, but Elwic has finally landed a job back in New Zealand.
I am so grateful, and the job he has landed is a really great one

We are now going through the visa process again, which I can't say Im too excited about, but looking forward to being back and being settled.

I wont continue on to study this semester, I will take 6 months off, and work part time when  get back to earn a bit of money and get ahead....

Looking forward to Settling, once and for all.....

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Sick.... again

I have had a terrible run with head colds this year. 
Harry started daycare in Feb.. and he did not get sick once up until 3 weeks ago, where he caught a chest infection and had antibiotics.... I thought that was a pretty good run considering daycare is full of sick, snotty and coughing little mites..... 

Me on the other hand.... I have had a cold nearly every month.   I can't even say I am run-down or overworked, because I'm not...... lol
I have finished Uni, and now Harry is in daycare and I have time to myself to rest, and.... well..... do nothing for a while.....
And just aswell, because its no fun having time to yourself without a gremlin pulling at your leg, when you are sick

Here's hoping that's me done for colds for the year.....

Someone else can catch it next time.......

Friday, June 15, 2012

Another update

Summarised update of our life:

- Decided in Feb to move back to NZ
- Still currently looking for work
- Had 3 lots of vistors come and stay
 - have completed my first semseter at Uni
- I LOVE studying commerce!!!!
- Harry is getting so big, and talking lots
- He has snapped out of a terrible tantrum throwing stage (thank goodness)
- We are going on holiday to Noosa in 5 weeks

Here are some photos of Harry at 20-22 months




At the Zoo with Nana, who came to visit. Harry 22 months


Harry and Nana at Mogo Zoo


Having snuggles with Nana while she is on the phone!!!!


Being super cute!!



Friday, April 27, 2012

Another week down...

Well what a week, it sure was fun, but chaotic and full at the same time. We said farewell to our beautiful friend who came to stay with us. We celebrated and remembered the ANZACS who dedicated their lives.... Spent the day with Nanny and Poppy, which was lovely despite an unbearable child who made my day living hell.... I completed a major management presentation that weighted 20% and think I did really well, and spring cleaned the house, as it's for sale and we had an open home today. So now Harry is in bed, DH is watching a movie And I am enjoying some time to myself. I would really like to do some baking, but the kitchen is so spotless and clean, I can bear to make it messy again,so I might pass on the baking today. It's only calories I don't need anyway. Looking forward to normality this coming week. I have a few major assignments due over the next couple of weeks so I need to knuckle down and get some work done. Still really hoping that DH lands a job with this company he has applied for. It's really hard not to get your hopes up, as it would be perfect...... Buti am going to try and not think about it for now, and just take what comes. I am always a believer that if you don't get something, then something better is out there for you. I was planning on blogging today about my challenges I have been having recently with Harry, but he has been so sweet today, and all the bother, and headaches he has caused us in the past few weeks all melts aWay when he giggles and plays, and says thank you and please and is just generally really sweet. He is a good child, and I know that. He is just outrageously strong willed.... And the continual resistance gets me down sometimes. I'm so grateful for such a great husband. We are a good team, and think we are both catching on to this parenting gig pretty quickly..... I'm off to hunt for something sweet!!!

Monday, April 23, 2012

Busy Busy

This week has been busy.  Where to start.
The last time I blogged was last Sunday, so since then we have been sending out C.Vs like mad, emailing companies about vacancies, and making plans to move back to New Zealand. 
On Wednesday I spent the day running around, doing food shopping and getting the house sorted as we had a guest arrive from South Africa.  A good friend of mine and E.  She is here until the 25th.
Thanks to mother nature (not) its been miserable and raining, so instead of being out and about and showing her the beautiful coast of NSW, we have been inside, eating outrageous amounts of junk food, watching movies, chatting and catching up on 4 years of lost time, and playing with Harry.
On Friday our guest announced that she wanted to get a tatoo, so after a lazy lunch of pancakes, stewed fruit and a mountain of icecream, we headed over to the tatoo parlour (one in which I checked out previously and has a really good reputation).
It was the first time I had stepped into a tattoo parlour, it had rock music playing, smelt like boys, and had 2 machines buzzing away on shirtless men.......
The guy who served us said that he could draw something up straight away, and so we agreed, and decided to do it then and there.   HOW EXCITING!....... This really made me want a tattoo, although I wont be getting one soon, as I want to have something that means something special to me... special enough to have it on my body, somewhere visable for the rest of my life, and I cant for the life of me think of that thing yet, so for now, I watch.
Our friend was so brave, and nervous!....... She didnt even wince with the pain.  We both were amazed at the tattoo artists work.  He was maticulous ( just how you would want them)... and walked out pretty happy!!......
Now the Mr depserately wants one, and has been surfing the net for a font he likes to get our sons name on his arm. 

The rest of the week has been lovely, lazy and fun.  Im enjoying her company so much.  I dont want her to leave!

She is meant to be flying out of Canberra airport on Wednesday, but our luck had it, that there is a major landslip on the only road going that way, and any other route would require driving dirt roads and would take approximately 3 hours extra, so we are heading to Sydney instead and she will fly out from there!

I went to uni today.  We had accounting and guess what?.... I GOT IT!!!! Woo hoo....

So Im on a happy high, and a sugar high (from the massive block of chocolate we polished off tonight) woops!!!!

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Photo-less Sunday

Today went down to the NSW regional Emergency services Expo.  There were fire trucks, ambulance, police cars, marine rescue boat, and a westpac rescue helicopter.  
Well Harry was in his element..... He was "wee aww, wee aww" the whole time, and waving his hands in the air to imitated the flashing lights....
It was very cute. 

There were also Markets set up close by, so we walked through and looked at all the old ladies stalls, with 3rd hand crusty shoes, and little over priced trinkets.  I really do wonder how many people buy their stuff.   There was another old lady sitting in the blaring Sun with a table full of moisturisers (majority of them Avon) and other lotions and potions.  As a beauty therapist and knowing how easily a product can go off if not stored in the right conditions- I would be the last person to be buying there, but good on them....

After walking around in the sun, and letting Harry sit in every fire truck, we headed home. 

E and I spring cleaned the house and when Harry woke up, we took him down to the waterfront for an icecream.  It was his first time having his own icecream, and in usualy toddler fashion it went everywhere!!

I was so bummed that both times we went out today, I didnt take my camera.  It was such a good time, and I would have loved to get some snaps...... Oh well, next time.

Back to Uni tomorrow.  Back to the grind.

Looking forward to having our friend Charmaine visit.  She is coming from South Africa.

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Uncertainty

There is so much uncertainty in our lives at the moment.  I find that as a result, every bit of motivation I usually have is gone. This means that I have done no homework for Uni, my washing is piling up, and my house is a mess.

I cant seem to find focus on things when my mind is constantly thinking about the What'ifs.... 

Elwic is waiting to hear back from the company he has sent his C.V to last week.  Being Easter weekend and school holidays, the boss is very likely to be on leave.... but I just wish he would call back already.....  If he doesnt offer Elwic a position, then I think we will settle here at least until the end of the year. 

My prayer is that he offers him a job, with a reasonable pay, and is willing to give us time to get the visa he needs before he moves back.

Im sick and tired of not being settled.  I have moved across the world constantly now since I was 19... and now Im done.  Im done moving house, Im done making new friends and adjusting to new lifestyles.   I want to be where I know everyone, where Im comfortable, where we have a good church that we enjoy...where I am around my family. 

I have so many mixed emotions about our situation.  I feel regret that we didnt just stay in NZ when he got offered his NZ residency (which I know would not have worked as he couldnt find a well paying job anywhere)

I feel sorry that I enjoy our lifestyle here, its family friendly, active, fun, but also really lonely at times as we dont have family close by.
I feel longing to be back where we were before we left to come here, where I could just pop round to Mum and Dads with Harry for a visit, I could go and have a couple of drinks with my sister, and we ALWAYS had a good time.

I know that not much I can do right now will change our situation. 

Its such a head over heart matter.  My head is saying... Stay where you are. Its secure, you are comfortable and doing well, but my heart is saying... Go home... family is more important... It may be a bit harder financially, but you will happier in the long run. 

I wish this could be easy


Anyone have some encouraging words?

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

A new acheivement

Today I weighed myself first thing when I woke up this morning, and I have FINALLY.. after many many years weighed less than 84kgs.  I now weigh 83.8kgs, and I am feeling really proud of myself. 

I have been working so hard with a personal trainer 3x weekly, and have been watching what I eat, and for a while I was on Weight Watchers..

In total since april last year I have lost 13kgs.....  Slow and steady wins the race right?

My goal is to get down to 70kgs, which would still put me in the overweight range for my BMI, but I know that I will not look overweight at 70kgs.

I also went and had my hair coloured today..  Its lovely to have it re-done, looking fresh and clean. Now I just need a facial, a massage, and a pedicure...

Yeah... Im dreaming



A blog change

I have spent the best part of today, playing around with my blog, and trying to customise it so that it doesnt look so boring.

No one ever told me I needed to be a graphic designer to do it.

My title still does not fit into my banner, and im not too happy with how little of my template shows on each side of my blog (the template is so pretty)

So if anyone is able to help me, it would be much appreciated

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Photo Update

You blink, and your beautiful sweet little child who who lay and coo at you, is now a boistrous, busy, loud, funny and cheaky little toddler, who thinks you know nothing and they know everything....... and of course there is only 1 word in the english vocab worth using as far as they are concerned  and that is  "NO"!!!!

Sitting with Pop.... His fav person ever

Driving the Steve Irwin Truck

This week I got new Crayola pens, but Im just not sure where I am meant to be drawing... On my face, arms and body seems like much more fun. (thank goodness they are washable)

dont you just want to squeeze him?

Im so lucky to have such a good looking husband..... 


I really need to make an effort to take the camera out with me more often.....  I love photos!!!

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Easter

I have over indulged, and now I feel terrible. 

Thats usually the way isnt it?

DH has the Friday and the Monday off, which meant a 4 day weekend, so on Friday we decided to go and visit Nan and Pop and stay the night. 

Harry loves Pop, so he really enjoyed his time there.

Had lunch with my Aunty, and overall it was a really nice weekend. 

We came back to the Bay today (Sunday) and Harry had a birthday party to go to...

An attempt was made to not let him have too much junk food, but it was in vain, as he is now well and truely tall enough to help himself to the table.

After lots of playing, eating, and relaxing, we are home.....

We have another Easter Egg hunt to go to tomorrow, so its been an action packed weekend all round!

Missing my family in NZ..... Cant wait to go back home!!

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

A curve ball

You know how we always say, "sometimes life throws you a curve ball" well it sure has. Unlike most curve balls that are a right pain in the ass, this one I am so so happy about. We are moving back to New Zealand!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am just over the moon. It means packing up our whole lives again, and doing yet another house move... But I really don't mind this time. I'm gong home, and going to be around my sister and the rest of my family. Harry is going to be so happy to hang with his nanna and pop, and no doubt they will be equally as happy. We are currently looking for the best job so that it is a smart move financially I will cross credit my uni papers over to a NZ university so that I can continue them there. So there is certainly a lot on my plate over the next few months.... CAN'T WAIT!!!!

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Reflection Thursday

Its Thursday today, which is study and do assignments day.  It has been so far so good, with one lot of homework down, and an assignment completed.
I have found that I do a lot of reflecting when Im at home, on my own, and its quiet.  Sometimes its a good thing, sometimes its a time waster when I could be doing more productive things like cooking a meal, or getting an assignment done.
But today Im in a reflection mood.  A lady that I have been talking to regularly on a forum I write on has a lot of children (9 and 1 on the way) and a terminally sick husband, I really NEVER EVER have anything truely worthy of complaining about.  Yes now I know everyone has their own struggles, and you can never really compare apples with pears, but today I feel so strongly that I should often take a step back and re-look at what I have in my life, and how fortunate I am.
I am so blessed to have the life I live, and I am going to try  my best to appreciate it more than I do.

I know...... super deep, but hey... I did say I was in a reflection mood.

On a much lighter and more superficial note, I am taking Harry to a birthday party this afternoon after day care (not sure how well thats going to go down)... and its a pirate party.  It should be cute!
Im sure there will be a major melt down at some stage due to the lack of sleep, junk food and overstimulation from a really long day.

Thinking of my beautiful sister lots this week as she has started a new job.......

xx

Monday, March 19, 2012

Family Life Update

So I am well and truely into the swing of things now at university.  Its great to be moving along and learning things that I never thought I could do.
I am constantly going through waves of excitement and anticipation that I am doing a degree and I am excited and optimistic about passing and getting a great job, and then the lows, of wishing I had a job to earn money, and being scared of failing my papers......  It hasnt been easy... but I hope to find a happy medium.
The monkey is loving daycare.... thank goodness...
The girls there are just fabulous.. they really love and care for him, and he is always such a happy little fellow when I get there.

My Mum and Dad are shouting the whole family a holiday to Noosa this July.  Im so excited to see everyone, and be with them all once again.  We are so lucky that we dont have to pay for anything, except have spending money...

Today is my home day with Harry through the week..  I have gone from really not enjoying my time with him as he was always so full on and grumpy.. to enjoying every second I have with him.  Its such a turn around from a few months ago.!!

Harry had his first hair cut last week.  The picture above is him pulling a cute face for the camera before his curly locks were chopped off.... *tear*...


This is him after his first cut


He is turning into such a beautiful child.  A real boy who is rough and tumble, and likes to get messy... but on the other side of that fiery personality, is a soft, kind happy little boy who I am enjoying more and more every day

XX

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

KONY 2012

I have been moved today by the release of a short movie by Invisible Children

They have brought awareness to this horrific war that is happening in Uganda, DRC and Sudan.  I know this has been happening for quite a while now, so is not new, but obviously IC have managed to create global awareness about what is going on, and is fighting for more US troops to be deployed into the area to help capture Joseph Kony

Its really easy for me to sit here on my comfy couch, and read about these attrocities that are taking place, and think, "oh gee someone should do something about that".... and then not actually get involved in spreading the word.

So Im doing my darndest (sp?) to make everyone I am friends with on FB aware of what is happening.

Friday, March 2, 2012

1 down, plenty more to go....

My first week of university seemed fairly succesful.  Not much can go wrong in the first week one would hope.
I had my first classes for Finance and Management.

Management is going to be great.  That of course is what I want to major in.
Finance on the other hand... hmmm not so sure.

At about week 13 my finance paper consists of extensive mathamatical equations. Did I ever mention I didnt pass 4th form maths, let along 5th,6th,or 7th form maths??.... Oh dear.

But you know what... Im not worried. Im so determined to do well in this degree, I am going to put my mind to it no matter what, and I WILL pass.  I will attend every extra tutorial and study sessions available, and work as hard as my little brain will go.

Wish me luck.

Still loosing weight slowly.  Although I had a Mcflurry last night after dinner, which isnt helping my cause. 

Its the weekend, and I have my husband home with me. Hooray.  I love it when he doesnt have to work!

Well my coffee is calling. I had better not let it get cold....

XX

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Keep on keeping on

I have started Uni

I am taking Accounting, Economics, finance and management

Its a pretty brave step to be taking papers that put me SO out of my comfort zone...but I WILL pass them and do well.
I have so much to motivate me

After reading a few blogs this week, I feel really clucky again.  Babies are not an option for us for another 3 years which is great, as the next baby we have I would like to be back in NZ with my family.
Oh I miss my family.  I miss the comfort of being able to just let it all out with my sister, and Mum. I miss going round for dinners at my parents house.

I miss knowing the culture of NZ so well, and being able to join into conversation, and actually make sense, as I know whats going on in the country.

The grass is always greener, but if only we watered the grass we had, it wouldnt look so good on the other side.  Im going to try and do this more often. Water my own grass.

I have been working hard at loosing weight this year, and so far I am down 3kgs.. which is a great start....

My life is blessed, and I really want to continue to reflect on that. Reflect on the fact that God has a plan for me, and its to prosper me, and not to harm me.

Off to a P.T session this arvo.....  its not hot today, so it should be more bearable than last weeks sessions... gosh they were hot.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

2012

Well its the begining of a new year..

It just rolls around so fast, I feel like I blink, and there is the year ... GONE!

But such is life, and I feel that as I get older, and my life gets busier, this will always be the case

I am not usually a New Years resolutions kinda girl, but this year I have decided to make two

1.)  Pass all my University Papers

2.) Get to my goal weight


The reason I have made these this year, is because they are 2 things that I want REALLY badly, and I
feel like if I make them my resolution, and focus myself on them, I will acheive them!!
My monkey is going into daycare this year, which I am really nervous about.  I feel sad that I will be
leaving him for a few days a week.  I know I will be ok, but its a huge deal when you are the only one

who has been responsible for his care for 17 months

I am really happy with who he is going to be with, so that makes me feel so much better.

Im missing my beautiful sister, and really wishing that I could see her.........


Loving life...... its good.......