Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Weigh in

I think all my yummy soups and stir fry's are paying off as I had a 900g loss this week (now 94.6kg) thank you very much.

I have been experimenting with different soups this week and must say pumpkin, kumera and celery is my all time favourite. I keep getting the kids to try my homemade soups and they hate them (I whizz them smooth so they don't see the vege's) but they will eat (packet)chicken noodle soup only which is better than nothing but I WILL convert them.....hahaha.

I really must drag my camera out and take a photo of my car as well as my hair which I cut much shorter a few weeks ago. I'm still not 100% sure of whether I like it or not as I think it makes me look older (can't have that) but the general concensus is that everyone likes it (are they going to say they hate it? NO!), maybe a different style *shrug* I dunno. I'll live with it for another 6 weeks and then decided when I go back for another colour and cut.

We have a busy weekend coming up - friends house to watch the rugby Saturday night, Sunday both boys go to a friends 6th birthday party at ten pin bowling (I'll have to stay...grrr) and Sunday is also our 7th Wedding Anniversary so I'm hoping to spend a few quality hours with my hubby minus the kids. Monday is a public holiday here so the whole family are going to have a 'family' day and go for a picnic or something like that.

Righto back to work I go, bye *waves*

Monday, May 26, 2008

Open Home

We actually had 5 groups of people through our open home yesterday which is more than we have ever had (even our first week on the market) and we have one couple coming back for a 2nd viewing on Wednesday night......yay! (fingers crossed). I knew as soon as I made the decision to rent the bloody thing I'd get some good results, as I would MUCH rather sell it than rent it.

Wasn't very nice weather yesterday so I couldn't kick the kids outside while I cleaned the house (extra clean for open home) and they usually follow me from room to room and mess up what I've just cleaned so I bribed them with a movie, rouring fire and lollies (naughty I know) while I got it done. I then went to my sisters while the open home was on and the lollies kicked in so my little darlings (monsters) were a handful.......will I ever learn????

Had a lovely lunch on Saturday with Helena and then we stopped for another coffee after another couple of hours of shopping and I decided I was getting the delicious looking American Fudge brownie while Leenie got us a seat but in the end I didn't as I have been so on track this week I didn't want to ruin it and I didn't even miss it (so did I really want it????).

My exercise sux at the moment but my food intake has been brilliant, I have been having a protein shake every other day for lunch or breakfast and I reckon this helps.

Right best I get to work

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

3 months to the day

Who's a slack blogger then *waves arm straight up in the air* sorry bout that.

Well where do I start?????

Our house has been on the market for nearly 3 months now and no bites, we even reduced the price (to lower than what our minimum was but???) and changed the ad, changed the main photo but still nothing.......bugger.

We have the agent coming over tonight as his contract is up and we are going to resign for 1 more month and if it doesn't go then we are going to rent it and get up to Napier as it where we really want to be.

Ummmmm what else? Oh yeah weight - up to 95.5kgs this morning which isn't the worst it got, I did go up over 10kg gain before I decided to stop being lazy and get back to it. I had reverted to old ways (easily done eh?) and started making more convenience food (spaghetti on toast, 2 minute noodles, pizza etc) which wasn't doing myself or my family any favours so as of Monday (on day 3 only) I have gone back to my stir fry's and soups and am really enjoying them. Cut the bread down to a minimum which has always been my biggest downfall (don't know when to stop) and started drinking my water again.

My clothes aren't fitting me anymore and I have gone back into the very few items I had left in my closet which are very boring and frumpy.

I bought a new car, (2nd hand actually) a Toyota Camry Station Wagon (its burgandy).
I had one years ago and I just loved it but it didn't have any air conditioning and the kids and I suffered in the summer with the heat so I have got another one WITH air conditioning and it is awesome driving a camry again.

Treadmill - IN STORAGE. BIG mistake but we hired a storage container and de-cluttered the house and got rid of everything we didn't need or took up space and thinking we would sell in house in a few weeks (ha!) I packed the treadmill away and now I'm suffering because I haven't done any other source of exercise.
I was going to get it back out but have now made the decision to leave it there as we are only going to have the house on the market for another month and then we will be moving anyway and I don't want to junk the house up for the last month.

Hubby and the kids are great and just trucking along. Reece is really improving at school with his teacher this year (MR Frith) and Adam's independence is really showing and he has even moved into his 'own' room because he is a 'big boy' now.......very cute.

Work is work - nothing exciting there, I am actually REALLY looking forward to moving so my head really isn't here anymore - very challenging.

Hope everyone is fine, I have managed to pop in and have a quick read of some of your blogs but haven't always left comments (sorry).