Okay, it's Tuesday and I am slack! Had a good but busy weekend, and had yesterday off with the great GM. Had our 6th wedding anniversary on Sunday Aussie time & Monday USA time. So, took the day off to celebrate!
I left work early on Friday, cause I had to go see the eye Dr. No change to the current prescription, so life is good! Then we went to dinner and I had Lamb's Fry (liver to those of you in America)- Loved it, and needed the iron badly!
Saturday morning, GM worked, I slept in, then got started on the laundry. I think I ended up doing five loads, including towels, blankets, and clothing. . .lol Cleaned the house a bit, did a little bit of Wii, and had a great time.
Sunday we got up early, as we had a bit of running around to do, so we did it, and then were tired, and couldn't be stuffed doing anything else. We were booked int o go to dinner for our anniversary, but ended up cancelling, and having dinner at home, which was better for both of us.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
Wii- It really is fun!
Happy Monday!
Well, I am a little sore, but darn happy. GM did not even read my last blog, and we went out and got a Wii on Saturday. We were unable to set it up until after 9:30pm on Saturday night, which got us to bed after 1:30am Sunday morning. . .lol We have been doing the Wii fit exercises, and it does work your core. I love it. granted I have only had time to do around 40-45 minutes total on it, but it has been great fun. And I LOVE that GM and I can watch each other and spur each other on, or actually play a game against each other at the same time. It is very motivational. We also got Mario Kart, but I do not know when we will get to play it yet, as the week days are very busy. I am hoping it will continue to be fabulous! I screwed up on the BMI measuring, and cannot be bothered fixing it, because I have to delete stuff, but after two weeks, I can adjust it. And the Wii Fit is a scale, so it tells you your weight, BMI, and helps you set goals, and then reach your goals. I am way impressed! It also gives you little rewards to help you keep motivated. If you get the chance, by all means give it a go! Lori I think you would love doing this, as much as Turbo jam, it also has a boxing component!
So, tonight, I am going home to make dinner, and lunches for tomorrow, and then try and get in 30 minutes on the Wii. That should put me in bed by 9:30, hopefully before 10pm. Sounds good in theory, but I think I have laundry to do too. . .lol
The weekend was good, Saturday we went out and got the Wii, and then got home,a nd went to the in-laws to help set up beauty bark all where they wanted it in the garden and they gave us lunch. Then home for a quick nap, and back up, showered and back to the in-laws for dinner. I think we got home about 9pm.
Thus being able to start setting up the Wii at 9:30pm. I think I am going to try and make it a goal to get on it at least 30 minutes every night after work. I think I can pull that off. Then maybe I will not need to go to the gym so much, and can cancel that membership. I am not positive yet, but am thinking about it.
Man I lead a boring life. . .lol.
But, I like it that way, and you must too, if you are still reading this. :)
Hope all is well, and I will let you know how I go tonight!
Take care and know you are in my thoughts and prayers!
~Melissa
Well, I am a little sore, but darn happy. GM did not even read my last blog, and we went out and got a Wii on Saturday. We were unable to set it up until after 9:30pm on Saturday night, which got us to bed after 1:30am Sunday morning. . .lol We have been doing the Wii fit exercises, and it does work your core. I love it. granted I have only had time to do around 40-45 minutes total on it, but it has been great fun. And I LOVE that GM and I can watch each other and spur each other on, or actually play a game against each other at the same time. It is very motivational. We also got Mario Kart, but I do not know when we will get to play it yet, as the week days are very busy. I am hoping it will continue to be fabulous! I screwed up on the BMI measuring, and cannot be bothered fixing it, because I have to delete stuff, but after two weeks, I can adjust it. And the Wii Fit is a scale, so it tells you your weight, BMI, and helps you set goals, and then reach your goals. I am way impressed! It also gives you little rewards to help you keep motivated. If you get the chance, by all means give it a go! Lori I think you would love doing this, as much as Turbo jam, it also has a boxing component!
So, tonight, I am going home to make dinner, and lunches for tomorrow, and then try and get in 30 minutes on the Wii. That should put me in bed by 9:30, hopefully before 10pm. Sounds good in theory, but I think I have laundry to do too. . .lol
The weekend was good, Saturday we went out and got the Wii, and then got home,a nd went to the in-laws to help set up beauty bark all where they wanted it in the garden and they gave us lunch. Then home for a quick nap, and back up, showered and back to the in-laws for dinner. I think we got home about 9pm.
Thus being able to start setting up the Wii at 9:30pm. I think I am going to try and make it a goal to get on it at least 30 minutes every night after work. I think I can pull that off. Then maybe I will not need to go to the gym so much, and can cancel that membership. I am not positive yet, but am thinking about it.
Man I lead a boring life. . .lol.
But, I like it that way, and you must too, if you are still reading this. :)
Hope all is well, and I will let you know how I go tonight!
Take care and know you are in my thoughts and prayers!
~Melissa
Friday, September 19, 2008
Wii- Is On My Mind!
Heya! I've been out of action. At a course for the last three days, and pretty busy all around. I completed my MYOB course, which is a bit about accounting. That was really good, and great to learn new stuff! Hopefully it will assist me in future employment- you never know.
Went to dinner at the sister in-laws last night, and had a blast. Dinner was lovely (homemade hamburgers) and then we played Wii sport & Wii Fit. I think it was at least two hours worth. Went through tennis, bowling, golf, soccer headbutting, yoga stuff, and a bunch of balance stuff. It was great fun! I want one. . . We will see. Don't really thing I can justify it at the moment. But man it would be fun.
I am happy that today is Friday, and cannot wait to get home. I get to start the weekend with GM & Ralphy, and that is always a good thing!
We are going to get travel insurance tomorrow, as the trip is getting closer, then we may do some price comparisons on the Wii (fingers crossed). We are also going to help the in-laws (M&D) put down some beauty bark, and some other yard work I think. Then we are having a beautiful lamb roast. But most importantly- we get to sleep in in the morning! ! !
Maybe Sunday we can sit and watch a movie together. Unless we are playing with the Wii (hehehehe). I can hope can't I?
I hope everybody is doing well, and life stays Rosy- blue rosies in some people's case! (Lucky Rainbow) Talk to you soon!
~Melissa
Went to dinner at the sister in-laws last night, and had a blast. Dinner was lovely (homemade hamburgers) and then we played Wii sport & Wii Fit. I think it was at least two hours worth. Went through tennis, bowling, golf, soccer headbutting, yoga stuff, and a bunch of balance stuff. It was great fun! I want one. . . We will see. Don't really thing I can justify it at the moment. But man it would be fun.
I am happy that today is Friday, and cannot wait to get home. I get to start the weekend with GM & Ralphy, and that is always a good thing!
We are going to get travel insurance tomorrow, as the trip is getting closer, then we may do some price comparisons on the Wii (fingers crossed). We are also going to help the in-laws (M&D) put down some beauty bark, and some other yard work I think. Then we are having a beautiful lamb roast. But most importantly- we get to sleep in in the morning! ! !
Maybe Sunday we can sit and watch a movie together. Unless we are playing with the Wii (hehehehe). I can hope can't I?
I hope everybody is doing well, and life stays Rosy- blue rosies in some people's case! (Lucky Rainbow) Talk to you soon!
~Melissa
Monday, September 15, 2008
Road Trip & Alcohol- Seperately. . .
Boy how time flies. . . It has been that busy, that I have not had time to stop.
Yesterday was good, way too busy, but good. We were up by 7am, and on the road to Shepparton by 8am. I managed to stay awake for the two hour drive. Then I waited in the car, cross stitching while GM went into a HAMfest. After that, we went to the cannery, and stocked up on canned goods. I loved it. Then it was off to have lunch. The lake where we usually go to have lunch, was dry, because of the drought, which was pretty sad. We ended up travelling towards home, and pulling off at a rest stop and having our lunch there. It took me 30 minutes to eat a chicken roll. I don't do much bread these days. . . lol. I slept for the last 45 minutes of the two hour trip, then when we got home, GM and I took a nap. He dropped off quickly, and it took me a little while to go to sleep. Then we had a couple of our lovely neighbors over for a cuppa. And then it was off to GM's sisters to visit for her birthday. I do not know if it is because I do not drink much, or because I have lost weight and cannot hold my liquor, but I was really happy by the time I got home. GM put me to bed (9pm) and I woke up this morning for work at about 6:30am with a little help. No Hangover- Yeah! GM was a great carer!
Saturday was busy too. . . GM worked, I did some stuff around the house, GM got home, then we went to the grocery store, got home, worked around the house, put groceries away, had company for dinner, then we all watched a movie, and our guests left after midnight. . . I think I am too old for late nights. lol
Anyway, hoping to get some good sleep tonight. Hoping GM gets some good sleep too. I think he needs it. Starting to think about our anniversary, as it is close to our sixth. I have told GM he needs to take me to dinner. I think we will have fun no matter what we do, and as long as we are together, it is all good anyway.
Okay, catcha later. . . . ~Melissa
Yesterday was good, way too busy, but good. We were up by 7am, and on the road to Shepparton by 8am. I managed to stay awake for the two hour drive. Then I waited in the car, cross stitching while GM went into a HAMfest. After that, we went to the cannery, and stocked up on canned goods. I loved it. Then it was off to have lunch. The lake where we usually go to have lunch, was dry, because of the drought, which was pretty sad. We ended up travelling towards home, and pulling off at a rest stop and having our lunch there. It took me 30 minutes to eat a chicken roll. I don't do much bread these days. . . lol. I slept for the last 45 minutes of the two hour trip, then when we got home, GM and I took a nap. He dropped off quickly, and it took me a little while to go to sleep. Then we had a couple of our lovely neighbors over for a cuppa. And then it was off to GM's sisters to visit for her birthday. I do not know if it is because I do not drink much, or because I have lost weight and cannot hold my liquor, but I was really happy by the time I got home. GM put me to bed (9pm) and I woke up this morning for work at about 6:30am with a little help. No Hangover- Yeah! GM was a great carer!
Saturday was busy too. . . GM worked, I did some stuff around the house, GM got home, then we went to the grocery store, got home, worked around the house, put groceries away, had company for dinner, then we all watched a movie, and our guests left after midnight. . . I think I am too old for late nights. lol
Anyway, hoping to get some good sleep tonight. Hoping GM gets some good sleep too. I think he needs it. Starting to think about our anniversary, as it is close to our sixth. I have told GM he needs to take me to dinner. I think we will have fun no matter what we do, and as long as we are together, it is all good anyway.
Okay, catcha later. . . . ~Melissa
Thursday, September 11, 2008
20 kg that is over 44lbs :)
I know it is only 8am, but have already had a neat experience this morning, but must start by telling you a bit about yesterday. (Sometime I am long winded. . .lol) I got off work, walked down to catch a tram, walked to the train, once off the train, I walked to the gym. Got my gear on- realizing that a tank top I got while in Washington last year, was a bit bigger than it used to be on me. Got on the treadmill, and kept thinking about the weight I have lost, and the weight I have yet to lose. Same thing as I continued my workout. Then I met GM outside the gym, he had been taking Ralph on a walk, before they picked me up. When I got in the car, started talking about my thoughts, and decided I wanted to lift the amount of weight I have lost. You know, like on some of the 'reality' weight loss shows. So, GM being the man he is, racked his brain, and this morning when he went to start the car, he got the dog food out of the trunk. The dog food weighed just over 14 kg that is over 30 lbs ( I have lost 20kg that is over 44 lbs). He came in, and put it in my arms. OMG I could not believe I had been carrying around that much weight for who knows how long, it felt great to hand it back to him, but it still brought a tear to my eye. I love that I do not have that weight to carry around anymore! (long winded, but I liked it)
Clothes that fit snugly across my belly, now have plenty of room to move, and my football player shoulders do not seem as wide. Needing a belt, rather than just wearing a belt. It is all good! My watch flops around my wrist, and we are looking at getting a couple links out of my Australian Sunshine ID bracelet. I feel proud of myself today.
I go to see the podiatrist as a follow up on my feet tonight, then it is off to dinner @GM's M&D's house. That will be lovely I am sure, they are lovely people. I lucked out in the in-law department. Tomorrow I go to see a Nurse re: my weight loss, so hopefully that will be a good thing. I hope I have lost some since I went last. It is a slow process, but I am confident with it all. Oh, and still good news on the PCOS front- all clear for almost a week- Yyyiiipppeee!
Gotta run ~Melissa
Clothes that fit snugly across my belly, now have plenty of room to move, and my football player shoulders do not seem as wide. Needing a belt, rather than just wearing a belt. It is all good! My watch flops around my wrist, and we are looking at getting a couple links out of my Australian Sunshine ID bracelet. I feel proud of myself today.
I go to see the podiatrist as a follow up on my feet tonight, then it is off to dinner @GM's M&D's house. That will be lovely I am sure, they are lovely people. I lucked out in the in-law department. Tomorrow I go to see a Nurse re: my weight loss, so hopefully that will be a good thing. I hope I have lost some since I went last. It is a slow process, but I am confident with it all. Oh, and still good news on the PCOS front- all clear for almost a week- Yyyiiipppeee!
Gotta run ~Melissa
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Recipes & Birds :)
Work is over for another day. Yeah! Quite glad about that. Thought I'd tell you about a lovely recipe I made the other night, I changed it a little, but it was quite good. It is called Quick & Easy Chicken, Broccoli & Brown Rice The recipe is from The Campbell's website. Which is really cool, because the soup we have on stock, can help you make a meal some in 20 minutes. Worth checking out!
Thank you Lori for the great conversation earlier today, it put a smile on my face for the afternoon. I have also told GM about the dissecting frog setup, and he loved it.
On the train home tonight, I saw a flock of Galahs, it was absolutely beautiful, and all I could think is 'I would love to show someone from home this beauty'. So I was really happy for a minute, then really sad for a minute. There is so much here I would love to share with people from home, it is wild. Maybe someday. I can live in hope.
Okay, I am gonna go make spaghetti for dinner. And then I may do a little cross stitch, and go to sleep. Hope all is well in your part of the world. Take Care ~Melissa
Thank you Lori for the great conversation earlier today, it put a smile on my face for the afternoon. I have also told GM about the dissecting frog setup, and he loved it.
On the train home tonight, I saw a flock of Galahs, it was absolutely beautiful, and all I could think is 'I would love to show someone from home this beauty'. So I was really happy for a minute, then really sad for a minute. There is so much here I would love to share with people from home, it is wild. Maybe someday. I can live in hope.
Okay, I am gonna go make spaghetti for dinner. And then I may do a little cross stitch, and go to sleep. Hope all is well in your part of the world. Take Care ~Melissa
Monday, September 8, 2008
Father's Day in Australia
Let's see, it is Monday, yesterday was Father's Day here in Australia. So, I called my dad this morning, which is his Sunday, and talked to him for a few minutes. It is really good, because Father's day is on a different day here, I have an excuse to get my dad to talk to me on the phone at least twice a year now. :)
Yesterday we went and saw GM's dad to wish him a Happy Father's Day. Visited for a short time, and then came home, and went next door for scones. . . . Yummy! I had more than one. And loved it. I will be eating less at the end of this week. My Choice.
Actually went to the mall on Saturday, only went to one or two stores, and couldn't find anything I wanted. However, went to Target today, to get GM a movie he wanted, and found a new book, I hear is really good. Don't know if you like the vampire books, but it is by Stephanie Meyer, called Twilight. I will let you know how it is. Oh, and currently I am reading Hannibal, with Clarice Starling. It is the book after Silence of The Lambs. It is really good so far.
Also working on a cross stitch, that may take me forever. But, it is beautiful. It is called Outback Gum. You can see it here. I hope to get it done in the next couple months or so. We will see.
Very happy to hear that Rainbow is an Auntie! I have been emailing back and forth, to find out, that baby Sadie has dropped a bit, and may not make it till October.
Lori had some sad news, it is very odd, the joy of life, and the sorrow of death happen in such close proximity so much, so often. Thank you God for reminding us we are human. And as we know, it is all part of the circle of life. We are lucky to experience it, every emotion from joy to sorrow. Love you Lori!
Okay, starting to get philosophical will jump off the box, and get some sleep.
PS- the feet still hurt a bit in the heel, and am hoping I can get some help with that on Thursday. Also going to dinner at G & R's which will be nice, and have the brother and sister in law over for dinner on Saturday. busy, busy, busy. . . Then Sunday we are going to Shepparton. GM will go to a HAM fest, and I will go to the cannery to stock up on stuff like soup, and diced tomatoes, etc. I cannot wait. Anyway, I will really go for now! See Ya ~Melissa
Yesterday we went and saw GM's dad to wish him a Happy Father's Day. Visited for a short time, and then came home, and went next door for scones. . . . Yummy! I had more than one. And loved it. I will be eating less at the end of this week. My Choice.
Actually went to the mall on Saturday, only went to one or two stores, and couldn't find anything I wanted. However, went to Target today, to get GM a movie he wanted, and found a new book, I hear is really good. Don't know if you like the vampire books, but it is by Stephanie Meyer, called Twilight. I will let you know how it is. Oh, and currently I am reading Hannibal, with Clarice Starling. It is the book after Silence of The Lambs. It is really good so far.
Also working on a cross stitch, that may take me forever. But, it is beautiful. It is called Outback Gum. You can see it here. I hope to get it done in the next couple months or so. We will see.
Very happy to hear that Rainbow is an Auntie! I have been emailing back and forth, to find out, that baby Sadie has dropped a bit, and may not make it till October.
Lori had some sad news, it is very odd, the joy of life, and the sorrow of death happen in such close proximity so much, so often. Thank you God for reminding us we are human. And as we know, it is all part of the circle of life. We are lucky to experience it, every emotion from joy to sorrow. Love you Lori!
Okay, starting to get philosophical will jump off the box, and get some sleep.
PS- the feet still hurt a bit in the heel, and am hoping I can get some help with that on Thursday. Also going to dinner at G & R's which will be nice, and have the brother and sister in law over for dinner on Saturday. busy, busy, busy. . . Then Sunday we are going to Shepparton. GM will go to a HAM fest, and I will go to the cannery to stock up on stuff like soup, and diced tomatoes, etc. I cannot wait. Anyway, I will really go for now! See Ya ~Melissa
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