Miss Moo is going to start school - we only have this term left and she is off into the big wide world.
We had the parent info evening, and she has an interview next week - seems very formal for public school!
We've ordered the uniform and bag and hat.
Its going to be very strange - our whole little world is about to change!
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Survivor
Survivor has just started its 23rd season in the US this week - surely the show has gotta be doing something right!
Found an interesting blog about all the winners: http://thehippestkidsintown.tumblr.com/post/10210423148/best-of-the-best-ranking-the-survivor-winners
Personally, my favourite all time player would have to be Boston Rob - the way he played the last time was just amazing to watch. He is funny and keeps it real and its like he is a professional actor the way he does his twists and turns of events.
Found an interesting blog about all the winners: http://thehippestkidsintown.tumblr.com/post/10210423148/best-of-the-best-ranking-the-survivor-winners
Personally, my favourite all time player would have to be Boston Rob - the way he played the last time was just amazing to watch. He is funny and keeps it real and its like he is a professional actor the way he does his twists and turns of events.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
spring has sprung
and its time to get BUSY.
No sugar starts again today - I was organised and got everything I needed.
Exercise starts again today - we walked over and back to the pre school and spent the afternoon outside being busy.
Trying to be more positive starts today - I spend way way way too much time focusing on negative behaviors of people and myself and it stops now.
More time spent in Gods GREAT word starts today - I have 2 bible study groups that I attend and I need to be time focused towards preparing for them and getting organised before the day gets here.
ah - I am already tired thinking of all the above!! But ITS SPRING!!! Its about to get all kinds of hot and stuff and we are ready to get rid of all the bugs we have had and get busy in our pool!
No sugar starts again today - I was organised and got everything I needed.
Exercise starts again today - we walked over and back to the pre school and spent the afternoon outside being busy.
Trying to be more positive starts today - I spend way way way too much time focusing on negative behaviors of people and myself and it stops now.
More time spent in Gods GREAT word starts today - I have 2 bible study groups that I attend and I need to be time focused towards preparing for them and getting organised before the day gets here.
ah - I am already tired thinking of all the above!! But ITS SPRING!!! Its about to get all kinds of hot and stuff and we are ready to get rid of all the bugs we have had and get busy in our pool!
Sunday, August 21, 2011
the world wide web
I dont understand how business' havent figured out this www thing yet. It really is quite the simplest thing - promote on line for minimum cost - be at anyones fingertips in a couple of seconds with your details handy and ready to call you.
I have found living back in country NSW that a lot of local business' just dont have anything online apart from a hotfrog website listing from a few years ago, with most of the details now outdated and incorrect.
As someone who doesnt use the phone book or local directory, it makes life so much harder when I have to go digging for a phone number or address of a business. Last night I wanted to order Thai from our local restaurant, the only thing online was someones blog mentioning that it was being built, a facebook pages created by fans and tagging themselves at the restaurant or the in town number. I had to call in town, wait on hold, get the number, then finally call the other restaurant and place my order. 5 minutes of wasted time.
www up my friends - make life easy for a busy mumma!!
I have found living back in country NSW that a lot of local business' just dont have anything online apart from a hotfrog website listing from a few years ago, with most of the details now outdated and incorrect.
As someone who doesnt use the phone book or local directory, it makes life so much harder when I have to go digging for a phone number or address of a business. Last night I wanted to order Thai from our local restaurant, the only thing online was someones blog mentioning that it was being built, a facebook pages created by fans and tagging themselves at the restaurant or the in town number. I had to call in town, wait on hold, get the number, then finally call the other restaurant and place my order. 5 minutes of wasted time.
www up my friends - make life easy for a busy mumma!!
Thursday, August 18, 2011
dogs and children
Lots going on in the local media about dogs and kids after a 4 year old child was attacked and killed by a pitt-bull in Melbourne in the last couple of days.
http://www.news.com.au/national/pitbull-owners-stood-back-and-watched-it-attack-ayen-chol-claim-family/story-e6frfkvr-1226117867049
My children are scared of dogs. It kind of just happened over time, and they all picked up on each others nerves. Now, a dog just has to bark and the 3 big girls are jumping to get into my arms. I'm not against dogs at all - we have had dogs my whole life, and we even had a dog when the girls were smaller. In the last few years I have just seen to many situations when dogs are forced upon my children.
It doesn't help when dog owners say "don't worry - it wont hurt you". Chances are, the dog will jump or scratch or bark and whilst these things don't hurt the owners, they hurt little kids! A little dog jumping on a little person is a lot different to a little dog jumping up on a big person! As a parent, we don't know how our children are going to react to something - so how are we to know what a dog is going to do in certain situations?
As we walked over to pre school the other day, a guy walked past with a mean looking dog - I don't know the breed, it had that square looking jaw which never is good news to me.. Anywho, as I was walking past with my 4 girls in tow, they saw the dog and tried to get as far away from the guy and his dog as possible. I remained calm and spoke to them in a very soft voice explaining that the dog was on a lead and the man was holding it and wouldn't let go of him and that they were safe with me. The guy and his dog got closer and he said "oh, he loves 'em" meaning the dog "loves kids". The dog might love kids - but his dog had never seen my kids before so how does he know how his dog would react to my children? What if one of them started crying and the dog got a shock and acted out?
A couple of months ago, Tally got jumped up on by a little dog. It startled her, she fell over and the dog jumped on top of her and started scratching at her and play biting. She didn't know that the dog just wanted to play with her. The dog didn't know she wouldn't like it. This situation has now increased her fear of dogs, and it didn't help at all that the owner of the dog didn't recognise her fear and just kept saying "the dog just wants to play".
I think that both parents and owners are responsible for appropriate behavior around kids and animals. If you know you child is scared around dogs, be calm and confident around them and don't let your fear become your child's fear. If you are a pet owner, make sure you don't make lame statements about how much your dog loves kids and wont hurt them. I know that most dog owners are responsible pet owners and love and take care of their dogs as an extended part of their family. It's a shame that the death of an innocent child has opened a war against dogs and children.
http://www.news.com.au/national/pitbull-owners-stood-back-and-watched-it-attack-ayen-chol-claim-family/story-e6frfkvr-1226117867049
My children are scared of dogs. It kind of just happened over time, and they all picked up on each others nerves. Now, a dog just has to bark and the 3 big girls are jumping to get into my arms. I'm not against dogs at all - we have had dogs my whole life, and we even had a dog when the girls were smaller. In the last few years I have just seen to many situations when dogs are forced upon my children.
It doesn't help when dog owners say "don't worry - it wont hurt you". Chances are, the dog will jump or scratch or bark and whilst these things don't hurt the owners, they hurt little kids! A little dog jumping on a little person is a lot different to a little dog jumping up on a big person! As a parent, we don't know how our children are going to react to something - so how are we to know what a dog is going to do in certain situations?
As we walked over to pre school the other day, a guy walked past with a mean looking dog - I don't know the breed, it had that square looking jaw which never is good news to me.. Anywho, as I was walking past with my 4 girls in tow, they saw the dog and tried to get as far away from the guy and his dog as possible. I remained calm and spoke to them in a very soft voice explaining that the dog was on a lead and the man was holding it and wouldn't let go of him and that they were safe with me. The guy and his dog got closer and he said "oh, he loves 'em" meaning the dog "loves kids". The dog might love kids - but his dog had never seen my kids before so how does he know how his dog would react to my children? What if one of them started crying and the dog got a shock and acted out?
A couple of months ago, Tally got jumped up on by a little dog. It startled her, she fell over and the dog jumped on top of her and started scratching at her and play biting. She didn't know that the dog just wanted to play with her. The dog didn't know she wouldn't like it. This situation has now increased her fear of dogs, and it didn't help at all that the owner of the dog didn't recognise her fear and just kept saying "the dog just wants to play".
I think that both parents and owners are responsible for appropriate behavior around kids and animals. If you know you child is scared around dogs, be calm and confident around them and don't let your fear become your child's fear. If you are a pet owner, make sure you don't make lame statements about how much your dog loves kids and wont hurt them. I know that most dog owners are responsible pet owners and love and take care of their dogs as an extended part of their family. It's a shame that the death of an innocent child has opened a war against dogs and children.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Doh!
So, back on the no sugar bandwagon after a couple of months off. I'll keep up with my progress, once again I had a rotten day with three sick girls, but I've lasted till 7:30, so fingers crossed!
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
fail!!
The last week (or so) I have not been so good with my no sugar diet... I am happy to admit that I failed!!
This week being Easter, I am having the week off - and I am feeling so bloated! Next week its back to no sugar for me and regular sessions at the gym.
6 kilos to go - gotta get there before winter kicks in!
This week being Easter, I am having the week off - and I am feeling so bloated! Next week its back to no sugar for me and regular sessions at the gym.
6 kilos to go - gotta get there before winter kicks in!
Friday, April 8, 2011
kicking it - 6 down 6 to go!
Very happy once again to be able to change my sign in the pantry - now to a big 6 to go!
Ive lost 6 kilos since the end of February when I decided to kick sugar out of my diet (visit www.sarahwilson.com.au for more details on how to and why).
I had been gradually losing weight but started to hit a bit of a lull, so I decided to give it a go to see how I could go. I want to get back to my goal weight of 61 kilos, which is what I was before I had Pippa.
It is hard, but it does work!! Since then, I have only had a couple of times of eating things with sugar - but the next day I am back on track. Once you change your thinking and eating habits, its really easy to keep going with it.
My exercise hasnt been great the last couple of weeks, so I really need to get back into shape this next week.
Cant wait to get back into those size 10 jeans!!!
Ive lost 6 kilos since the end of February when I decided to kick sugar out of my diet (visit www.sarahwilson.com.au for more details on how to and why).
I had been gradually losing weight but started to hit a bit of a lull, so I decided to give it a go to see how I could go. I want to get back to my goal weight of 61 kilos, which is what I was before I had Pippa.
It is hard, but it does work!! Since then, I have only had a couple of times of eating things with sugar - but the next day I am back on track. Once you change your thinking and eating habits, its really easy to keep going with it.
My exercise hasnt been great the last couple of weeks, so I really need to get back into shape this next week.
Cant wait to get back into those size 10 jeans!!!
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
sickly
Ive been beaten down with a bug this week - so not sure how this is going to affect my diet, as when I woke up the other night, all I wanted was a hot milo!
I havent weighed myself this week either, as I was sick from Sunday night, so I will wait until next Monday to do it.
Someone said to me "well, at least you will lose some weight!!" but really, I assume it will make me put on this week, as my body will crave food to get my energy levels up.
Whatever the case - I just want to feel better already!!
I havent weighed myself this week either, as I was sick from Sunday night, so I will wait until next Monday to do it.
Someone said to me "well, at least you will lose some weight!!" but really, I assume it will make me put on this week, as my body will crave food to get my energy levels up.
Whatever the case - I just want to feel better already!!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
kicking it - Week four weigh in
Take another kilo off!!
Only 8 to go now - very exciting that I got to change the pantry door sign!
Broke badly this week - had a half a slice of mudcake from a wedding that we went to, it was soooo good - but ended up with a massive headache that lasted all night. Also had chips and chicken which my body really wasnt used to, so dealt with that as well in not a good way (read to much time on the loo).
Into week 5 now - not much energy at the moment, have been very busy and therefore very tired, so trying to get back to gym - Ill see how we go this week.
Thinking about sugar a lot still - is this just the way my brain is after 31 years of eating it or I am still just craving it? Hard to say. But I do feel less bloated now and I also think that I have the ability to be able to eat things more in moderation now. Well, only time will tell that!!
Only 8 to go now - very exciting that I got to change the pantry door sign!
Broke badly this week - had a half a slice of mudcake from a wedding that we went to, it was soooo good - but ended up with a massive headache that lasted all night. Also had chips and chicken which my body really wasnt used to, so dealt with that as well in not a good way (read to much time on the loo).
Into week 5 now - not much energy at the moment, have been very busy and therefore very tired, so trying to get back to gym - Ill see how we go this week.
Thinking about sugar a lot still - is this just the way my brain is after 31 years of eating it or I am still just craving it? Hard to say. But I do feel less bloated now and I also think that I have the ability to be able to eat things more in moderation now. Well, only time will tell that!!
Friday, March 25, 2011
kicking it - apple time
I was so hungry tonight (we had tacos for dinner - not very filling) so I decided to have an apple. This is my first piece of fruit in about 4 weeks and it was a tasty granny smith apple. It hit the spot but now I have a headache... Im wondering if this is at all related?
Monday, March 21, 2011
kicking it - Week three weigh in
No weight change this week. Hoping its just one of those things... Although, I havent done any exercise for a while, so I have to kick start my heart and just get back into it!
Still going sugar free - it does get easier, although there are days when all I want is sugar. Not sure if that will ever change. When I do reintroduce sugar back into my diet, I know it will be in a form that is a lot less than what I was eating :)
Still going sugar free - it does get easier, although there are days when all I want is sugar. Not sure if that will ever change. When I do reintroduce sugar back into my diet, I know it will be in a form that is a lot less than what I was eating :)
Saturday, March 19, 2011
kicking it - Week three done!
Well, I have just made it past the 3rd week of no sugar! Last night I did my winter/summer clothes swap and realised that I have dropped a dress size which is very exciting. One down, one to go!
I am hoping that these ten kgs are gone before Easter - cause thats going to be the hardest time not to be having sugar... Easter eggs are the best chocolate of the year!!
I am hoping that these ten kgs are gone before Easter - cause thats going to be the hardest time not to be having sugar... Easter eggs are the best chocolate of the year!!
Sunday, March 13, 2011
kicking it - Week two done!
Two weeks in and all I have had is 4 tiny squares of chocolate in 14 days!
Total weight loss so far is 2.2 kilos.
This week (through circumstance not on purpose) I only made it to the gym once, so therefore didnt do any exercise apart from that one time - and I still lost .9!
I still find that I am thinking about food more - although maybe its because I know that I need to be prepared in what I am eating. I dont crave it as much, but if I do - Im not going to deny myself (hence the chocolate squares). I am still drinking diet coke - that gets me through the afternoon - but I am going to try and drop that as well.
We had a party yesterday and there was so much yummy food on offer - but I just had a big glass of water instead!
Total weight loss so far is 2.2 kilos.
This week (through circumstance not on purpose) I only made it to the gym once, so therefore didnt do any exercise apart from that one time - and I still lost .9!
I still find that I am thinking about food more - although maybe its because I know that I need to be prepared in what I am eating. I dont crave it as much, but if I do - Im not going to deny myself (hence the chocolate squares). I am still drinking diet coke - that gets me through the afternoon - but I am going to try and drop that as well.
We had a party yesterday and there was so much yummy food on offer - but I just had a big glass of water instead!
Monday, March 7, 2011
kicking it - Doh!
Okay - confession time!! I "broke" last night and had a very sneaky 4 squares of cadbury dairy milk... No excuses - I needed something and thats what we had in the cupboard.
It was different though - it was more than enough and I didnt even think about going back for more. I could easily kick one of those out in one session a couple of weeks ago!
So, we continue on our journey! At least its happened now...
It was different though - it was more than enough and I didnt even think about going back for more. I could easily kick one of those out in one session a couple of weeks ago!
So, we continue on our journey! At least its happened now...
Sunday, March 6, 2011
kicking it - Total weight loss for week 1 is....
1.3 kilos!!! Yeeha.
Downside is - now I have to stick it out...
Downside is - now I have to stick it out...
kicking it - ONE WEEK DONE!
Okay - so I didnt think I would last this long!! Not after the week I had... and also the many treats that were placed in front of me this week - watermelon, cakes, choc chip muffins, dark chocolate bullets... the list is pretty much endless!!
I still dont feel any better - I think about sugar lot more than what I did, but rather than just eat it, I actually think about it instead! Headaches come around 3pmish most days and I feel like I am still a bit grumpy!
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinners have all been very healthy, no sugar in my tea, no treats of any kind. The thing that I am missing the most I think is fruit juice - but water is making up for that.
Weighing myself again in the morning to see how we are going for the weekly weight loss - so fingers crossed... although I have had a very lazy weekend, so Im not expecting anything big!
I still dont feel any better - I think about sugar lot more than what I did, but rather than just eat it, I actually think about it instead! Headaches come around 3pmish most days and I feel like I am still a bit grumpy!
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinners have all been very healthy, no sugar in my tea, no treats of any kind. The thing that I am missing the most I think is fruit juice - but water is making up for that.
Weighing myself again in the morning to see how we are going for the weekly weight loss - so fingers crossed... although I have had a very lazy weekend, so Im not expecting anything big!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
kicking it - Day 5
Im committed to doing this for the next 4 weeks to see if there is any weight loss benefits, and if not I will reintroduced good sugars back into my diet. If there is a difference in my weight loss, I will keep it up until I reach the 10 kgs mark that I need to lose and then reintroduce good sugars back in.
Weighed myself this morning - ive lost 500 grams in 5 days. Not so sure if thats a good thing or not yet. It seems pretty consistent with my weight loss over the past couple of weeks. Ill weigh myself again on Monday (that will be one week in) and see how we go.
Got offered some watermelon this morning and said no and the person replied"its only a little piece - go on, have it" to my "no - thanks anyway" went again "there is only a couple of pieces left - just have it" to my "Thanks, but Ill pass".
Got me thinking about how often in life people push us to do something that we dont want to do and end up doing it even though its not what we want. If I dont want to have cake - I should be able to say no with no strings attached to that no. If I dont want any watermelon - same thing!
This person doesnt know me and what I am going through - and thats fine. But maybe just saying "okay" instead of pushing someone to do what they dont want to do would be better. It makes it hard to be strong when being pushed!
Weighed myself this morning - ive lost 500 grams in 5 days. Not so sure if thats a good thing or not yet. It seems pretty consistent with my weight loss over the past couple of weeks. Ill weigh myself again on Monday (that will be one week in) and see how we go.
Got offered some watermelon this morning and said no and the person replied"its only a little piece - go on, have it" to my "no - thanks anyway" went again "there is only a couple of pieces left - just have it" to my "Thanks, but Ill pass".
Got me thinking about how often in life people push us to do something that we dont want to do and end up doing it even though its not what we want. If I dont want to have cake - I should be able to say no with no strings attached to that no. If I dont want any watermelon - same thing!
This person doesnt know me and what I am going through - and thats fine. But maybe just saying "okay" instead of pushing someone to do what they dont want to do would be better. It makes it hard to be strong when being pushed!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
kicking it - some tips!
Still going strong! Cant say its easy - it consumes my thoughts and my taste buds are yelling at me for some sugar. I had to pull a treat out for Alice for toileting and the smell of the Allens lollies was so strong... I couldnt believe it. Even the toothpaste now tastes so sweet!
A couple of tips for kicking sugar out of your diet:
# Shop online if you can - you then only buy exactly what you are looking for and dont have to be tempted in the shop
# Buy things with sugar in them that you normally wouldnt eat - so for my visitors I have kingstons biscuits, which I normally wouldnt eat. I know they are there in my cupboard, but I have no interest in eating them. For the kids I have tiny teddies. I know they are there - but again, I have no interest in eating them.
# Sugar free gum will get you past that 3pm struggle. That and a big glass of water.
# Full cream milk. I am not a massive breakfast eater - in fact, I hardly ever eat it, so Im trying really hard now to have a glass of milk and some toast for breakfast. I know I cant have milk on an empty stomach, so the toast helps there!
Im going to weigh myself in the morning for the first time this week. I dont know if I really feel like Ive lost any weight or more than usually, so it will be interesting to see if there is any difference at all.
A couple of tips for kicking sugar out of your diet:
# Shop online if you can - you then only buy exactly what you are looking for and dont have to be tempted in the shop
# Buy things with sugar in them that you normally wouldnt eat - so for my visitors I have kingstons biscuits, which I normally wouldnt eat. I know they are there in my cupboard, but I have no interest in eating them. For the kids I have tiny teddies. I know they are there - but again, I have no interest in eating them.
# Sugar free gum will get you past that 3pm struggle. That and a big glass of water.
# Full cream milk. I am not a massive breakfast eater - in fact, I hardly ever eat it, so Im trying really hard now to have a glass of milk and some toast for breakfast. I know I cant have milk on an empty stomach, so the toast helps there!
Im going to weigh myself in the morning for the first time this week. I dont know if I really feel like Ive lost any weight or more than usually, so it will be interesting to see if there is any difference at all.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
kicking it - Day 3
Still going strong. Even got thru a morning tea play date yesterday watching people eat cake and biscuits...
Starting to want the taste of sugar in my mouth. Not sure how to stop that. Had a terrible day otherwise, but didnt cave in at all. Dont feel any different - it will be interesting to see if there is any changes that I do notice. I ate breakfast - which I normally dont, because I knew that I would be hungry and grumpy by mid morning if I didnt.
Have not hopped on the scales this week as yet - Im giving it a few days to burn first...
Starting to want the taste of sugar in my mouth. Not sure how to stop that. Had a terrible day otherwise, but didnt cave in at all. Dont feel any different - it will be interesting to see if there is any changes that I do notice. I ate breakfast - which I normally dont, because I knew that I would be hungry and grumpy by mid morning if I didnt.
Have not hopped on the scales this week as yet - Im giving it a few days to burn first...
Sunday, February 27, 2011
23 hours into kicking it.
And Im starting to HURT!!! I think it must be the afternoon snack time kicking in, so Ive had a handful of cashews and a handful of almonds and a bucket load of water... Thankfully there is really nothing here that I want! Ive made sure that everything that I purchased at shopping this week was stuff that I dont like - so I wont want to eat it anyway.
Also, doing your shopping online really helps!!
Also, doing your shopping online really helps!!
kicking it
I am addicted to sugar. I really am. I dont know when it happened, or how it happened, it just happened. Ill have a freezer full of treats - timeouts, freddos, little mars bars. I have jars of allens lollies in the cupboard. Ill hide full blocks of chocolate in behind things so that only I can find them when I need a hit. I buy a packet of dark chocolate bullets every week at shopping...
This past weekend I read an article in the Sunday Life magazine about "quitting sugar" by Sarah Wilson (www.sarahwilson.com.au). It got me thinking about weight loss and how even tho I am working my body harder than I ever have, Im only really losing small amounts of weight. I know that it will all add up - but COME ON.
So, when I decided to stop eating sugar, I shoved the final two freddos from the freezer into my mouth and then had my first cup of tea with no sugar. I figured that if I started just then, my body would just adapt nicer after a night of sleep...
Its now Monday 9:00am and I have not had any sugar since 4pm yesterday. Lets see how we go!
This past weekend I read an article in the Sunday Life magazine about "quitting sugar" by Sarah Wilson (www.sarahwilson.com.au). It got me thinking about weight loss and how even tho I am working my body harder than I ever have, Im only really losing small amounts of weight. I know that it will all add up - but COME ON.
So, when I decided to stop eating sugar, I shoved the final two freddos from the freezer into my mouth and then had my first cup of tea with no sugar. I figured that if I started just then, my body would just adapt nicer after a night of sleep...
Its now Monday 9:00am and I have not had any sugar since 4pm yesterday. Lets see how we go!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
a whole lot of love
There is a whole lot of love going on here at the moment - the girls letting each other know how much they LOVE each other, how much they love others and how much they love everything... its kind of pukey...
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