January 2010 in review
Books and/or magazines I read:
Gifts I gave and/or received:
One thing I would like to repeat:
Training summary:
Things to aim for next month:
At this point in my life:
Books and/or magazines I read:
- Breaking Dawn, of the Twilight series
- "A Touch of Dead" by Charlaine Harris
- "The Good Guy" by Dean Koontz
- "Stephen Fry in America" by Stephen Fry
- Runners World, January issue
Movies, television shows, plays, etc I watched:
- lots of chick flicks and comedies
Fun things did I do with family and/or friends:
- Australia Day BBQ at Justin & Leah's place
- Mexican-themed dinner party at our place
- Di's 40th birthday (at their place)
- play dates with Charlie
Best meal or food eaten in the past month:
- The dessert platter with chocolate dipping sauce that I made for Australia Day
Gifts I gave and/or received:
- I bought Jason's birthday present (really early)
Special or unusual purchases I made:
- I commissioned Caitie to make me a beautiful little elephant, to give to Gemma
- paid for my boot camp (ie 8 weeks of torture)
The most challenging thing I did:
- start running again, after a long absence
Something I learned or tried for the first time:
- I learned (thanks to Tamie's diagnosis) that I suffer from hay-fever (first time in my life)
The best advice I gave or received:
- Tamie told me to use Claratyne for my hay-fever
Anything else noteworthy:
- Received the results of our Kearney family photo shoots, and were quite happy with them
- Gemma-Louise turned 1, but we couldn't get down to Brisbane for the party
One thing I would like to repeat:
- the days off, before going back to work on the 4th.
Something I’d prefer to erase:
- almost cutting my finger off while cooking
Training summary:
- Starting weight :: 79.2kg
- Ending weight :: 77.9kg (loss of 1.3)
- Total number of walk/run sessions :: 9
- for a Total distance of :: 35.82km
Things to aim for next month:
- Continue running regularly, and survive the first 4 weeks of boot camp
- Continue eating relatively well (and eliminating chocolate, icecream, alcohol, and softdrink)
- Complete my next home project : refurbishing an old desk and filing cabinet
- Complete one of the gift albums I have promised
Note to Self:
- consistency, consistency, consistency
At this point in my life:
- I am … training to run over a half-marathon distance
- I need to change … how often I take photos
- I can … now get through the morning, without emptying a box of tissues (thankyou Claratyne)
- I deserve … some kind of a medal for giving up icecream & chocolate for 8 weeks
- I know … I will achieve my fitness goals. I just have to keep persevering
- I am thankful for … a husband who as suggested custom-fitting my scrap room, rather than moving around higgildy-piggildy pieces of furniture (I have to find the money, but he did suggest it!)
- I am looking forward to ... Jason's birthday weekend (in March)
Favorite photo:
Photos this month were pretty light-on, and while this isn't the best photo from a technical view-point, I love the fact that it is entirely Sam. Not wanting to put his belly on the wet grass, but still wanting to chew his bone...
Photos this month were pretty light-on, and while this isn't the best photo from a technical view-point, I love the fact that it is entirely Sam. Not wanting to put his belly on the wet grass, but still wanting to chew his bone...
