Can't Feel it, Can't See it Until.....

As part of my New Year Resolutions/Goals for 2010, I resolved to weigh less at the end of each month than I did the month before. I had no set amount or target or any diet plan, just a plan to decrease junk food, increase healthy food and water intake, start doing some exercise and slowly make a lifestyle change regarding food and my weight.

I weighed myself on New Years day and then again at the end of January and had lost 2.1 kgs. Couldn't feel it, couldn't see it, but the scales told me I'd done it. By the end of February, a further 1.5kgs had come off, so a total of 3.6kg. Again, couldn't feel it, couldn't see it, but scales told me I'd done it. So far this month another 500gms has gone and whilst Mike and Mum have said they could certainly notice, I still couldn't feel it, couldn't see it, until..... I noticed that my toe ring kept slipping off. I couldn't understand why it kept doing that, it just never occurred to me that my toes would have gotten smaller, but when it happened again yesterday, I bent down and took it on and off a couple of times and realised that was exactly what had happened and that I needed to squeeze it in a bit to form a tighter fit.

So here I am 4.1kgs lighter than at January 1 and what do I have to show for it...smaller toes. I feel so blessed!

I do know that I need and want to keep going and other results will show themselves in the future (perhaps my engagement and wedding rings will fit again soon) and maybe even someday soon I will be able to feel it and see it. In the mean time, think I might go treat my smaller toes to a pedicure!

Wonder what that is?

I had the pleasure of a visit from Gypsy and Will yesterday. The studio provided lots of interesting things for Will to look at, find and ask 'Wonder what this is?' It was soooo cute. He has such an amazing vocabulary and I have always loved the way kids sound when they are trying to say some pretty big/difficult words and he seems to know heaps of them!.

Anyway he played with a few bits and pieces, Gypsy and I had a quick catch up and then they were off and I went back to cleaning up out the back. This morning when I hopped in the car to take Jayden to school, I could see these little white spots on the studio door and said to myself "Wonder what that is". Mental note to check on my return. When I did, I found they were pricing stickers (Will had a little turn on the pricing gun) and without me noticing had priced up the door!

Next time I get some stock in, might have to set some aside and let him come and price it up for me!

Eye Candy

Pure and simple!

From a visit to Miss Wendy's to sort out the details for the kids holiday camp. And this was on a day when apparently she wasn't quite herself - so placid.

Farewell Narumi

On the morning of Wednesday March 10, we said good-bye to our lovely homestay student Narumi. She was a lovely, mature, helpful, polite girl and our time with her was too short. We have some great memories and photos to remember her by. Narumi said a final farewell to one of our cats (Tabitha) and then we took a quick 'Homestay Family' photo before heading off to school, where I stayed until the bus left to take them on there way. I was really sad to see this young lady leave. Hopefully we might see her again some day.

We hope you are doing well Narumi and learnt a lot during your time in New Zealand.

I'm not too old to ride on the trolley!

We must have gone to the supermarket at least 3 times while Narumi was here with us and each time, Taryn decided to play the monkey. Generally it was when Narumi was pushing the trolley. Taryn would jump on the end and expect a ride. Those darn things are hard enough to push without the extra weight of a 12 year old on them. Narumi did well to keep it straight most of the time. We did get some looks though - glad I drew the line and said no when she asked to hop IN the trolley.

One Tree Hill

The name kind of sounds funny now when you look at the treeless hill, but we took Narumi and the kids there a couple of weeks ago to have a look around and have a look out over the city.

Astronauts

We went to Stardome Observatory on children's Day and I was really excited about the photo opportunities that would have, but the place was packed to the rafters and you could barely move, so other than the above 'set up' photo opportunity, I didn't manage to get any others. You also were not allowed to take photos of the show itself. We did have a great time though. Narumi was with us, but did not want to have an 'Astronaut' photo taken.