Hope your LH enjoyed his bath! We have a big outside spa - was there when we bought the house (not something we'd probably ever put in), but must say when totally exhausted we love putting it on and spending an evening out there. Only downer is heating it up, which takes a while, so has to be planned.
Cate's Diary
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Cate
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Hi dietgirrl, Kristy, Niyah, Shine & anyone else reading my diary. Thank you very much for posting in my diary as I love it when you do! I feel really tired today but have had quite a nice day. We did so much really physical work yesterday that we are both aching a bit still.
I had decided to go with my LH into town this morning so that I could drop my MIL off at the hairdresser's & pick her up as she is still not well. I said I had things to do so that she wouldn't think I was putting myself out for her. She likes to feel independent. I had to fill in the whole day & pick my LH up from golf at 3pm.
I wanted to do some more op-shop shopping & have been keeping an eye out for a smart top to wear with a cami top & black pants. I was hoping for a red & black top so that it would match my new glasses when I get them. First op shop today I spotted the perfect top & it looked like it would fit me. I also saw another top that I liked, also a red but more brick red & a sleeveless vest in a pin stripe(brand new-still with tag) so took them in & tried them on. They all fitted me & the red/black top is just beautiful & suited me & is just what I was looking for. It is so nice! Wee Hoo!
I was on a roll so I had a good look around & saw a hand-knitted large woollen throw rug that looked big enough for our queen-sized bed. It looked like it has never been used at all & was $4!
I then went to see if my MIL was ready but she wasn't so went for a coffee & then into a lovely store that has buddhas, wind-chimes etc & bought a beautiful wall-hanging that I have admired a couple of times that has a Mahatma Gandhi saying on it “Be the change you want to see in the world.” I thought one of our nieces would like it & one of us has drawn her in the Kris Kringle. I would like to keep it but will try to give it to her.
I took my MIL home, via the doctor's where she made an ap't for tomorrow. She is still bleeding & passed a large clot yesterday. She looks dreadful- so pale. I dropped her off home & then went back down the street & had lunch. I went to another op-shop & bought a bush-walking shirt that would normally cost about $70-80 for $1.99! After that I visited a friend & had a peppermint tea with her & showed her my clothes & she gave me another top that she had bought but was too tight for her. I picked my LH up from golf & we are both sitting at home in our chairs fighting sleep!
I had trouble getting to sleep last night as smoke had drifted from what must have been a forestry burn-off somewhere in through our bedroom window & gave my asthma a touch-up. I'm ok today though but have all of our windows shut just in case. I did lots of walking today as I always park up one end of town & walk instead of moving my car.
My exercise log-
Is just something I started to do for the exercise physio & have decided to keep up for myself. Of course it is all for me anyway. I went to see her because I wanted to. I decided to make my own rule about doing a minimum average daily exercise of 60 minutes, after reading that 30 minutes a day is no longer considered enough. What happens is if I do a bit extra early in the week then I can do a bit less later in the week if I want to. That is why I changed my log to start on a Monday because if I ever feel like doing less it's often on a Saturday so when I had Sat as my first day of my exercise week then I was playing catch-up for the rest of the week. So exercise credits are just extra minutes(over
My exercise can be anything I like. Usually I do weights 3 times a week. I only use 2kg weights as that is what the Exercise Physio thought should be my max (age maybe? I'm 56) She thinks it's best I increase the reps rather than the weights. On weights days I usually warm up on my exercise bike ( 5km in < 10 mins) & then do 14 exercises, usually 2 sets of 10 reps= 280 reps in total. I'll list them for you another time Kristy. I've added to the ones I was given & made a couple up. One is a Tai Chi exercise with weights & I do it slowly.
On the other days I might do some leg exercises on a fit ball or do some bike followed by some Tai Chi but mostly I go for a long steep walk, either around our 50 acre block, or along the roads up our way. I think after the snake episode I might stick to the road at least until after Summer.
Some days we get wood & that is very physical so I count about 2/3 of that as my exercise for the day. Yesterday we worked for about 4.5 hours & some of that I was raking & carrying rocks. It was really hard work & def. cardio exercise. There was a lot of bending & lifting. If I garden for a couple of hours I will do a rough count of how many minutes I think would be classified as true exercise.
I didn't realise how long I have been typing in here until I noticed my LH out in the garden picking herbs for our rissoles for dinner. Whoops. I'm meant to have cooked some vegetables! Time to go.
Bye for now, Cate.
I had decided to go with my LH into town this morning so that I could drop my MIL off at the hairdresser's & pick her up as she is still not well. I said I had things to do so that she wouldn't think I was putting myself out for her. She likes to feel independent. I had to fill in the whole day & pick my LH up from golf at 3pm.
I wanted to do some more op-shop shopping & have been keeping an eye out for a smart top to wear with a cami top & black pants. I was hoping for a red & black top so that it would match my new glasses when I get them. First op shop today I spotted the perfect top & it looked like it would fit me. I also saw another top that I liked, also a red but more brick red & a sleeveless vest in a pin stripe(brand new-still with tag) so took them in & tried them on. They all fitted me & the red/black top is just beautiful & suited me & is just what I was looking for. It is so nice! Wee Hoo!
I was on a roll so I had a good look around & saw a hand-knitted large woollen throw rug that looked big enough for our queen-sized bed. It looked like it has never been used at all & was $4!
I then went to see if my MIL was ready but she wasn't so went for a coffee & then into a lovely store that has buddhas, wind-chimes etc & bought a beautiful wall-hanging that I have admired a couple of times that has a Mahatma Gandhi saying on it “Be the change you want to see in the world.” I thought one of our nieces would like it & one of us has drawn her in the Kris Kringle. I would like to keep it but will try to give it to her.
I took my MIL home, via the doctor's where she made an ap't for tomorrow. She is still bleeding & passed a large clot yesterday. She looks dreadful- so pale. I dropped her off home & then went back down the street & had lunch. I went to another op-shop & bought a bush-walking shirt that would normally cost about $70-80 for $1.99! After that I visited a friend & had a peppermint tea with her & showed her my clothes & she gave me another top that she had bought but was too tight for her. I picked my LH up from golf & we are both sitting at home in our chairs fighting sleep!
I had trouble getting to sleep last night as smoke had drifted from what must have been a forestry burn-off somewhere in through our bedroom window & gave my asthma a touch-up. I'm ok today though but have all of our windows shut just in case. I did lots of walking today as I always park up one end of town & walk instead of moving my car.
My exercise log-
Is just something I started to do for the exercise physio & have decided to keep up for myself. Of course it is all for me anyway. I went to see her because I wanted to. I decided to make my own rule about doing a minimum average daily exercise of 60 minutes, after reading that 30 minutes a day is no longer considered enough. What happens is if I do a bit extra early in the week then I can do a bit less later in the week if I want to. That is why I changed my log to start on a Monday because if I ever feel like doing less it's often on a Saturday so when I had Sat as my first day of my exercise week then I was playing catch-up for the rest of the week. So exercise credits are just extra minutes(over
My exercise can be anything I like. Usually I do weights 3 times a week. I only use 2kg weights as that is what the Exercise Physio thought should be my max (age maybe? I'm 56) She thinks it's best I increase the reps rather than the weights. On weights days I usually warm up on my exercise bike ( 5km in < 10 mins) & then do 14 exercises, usually 2 sets of 10 reps= 280 reps in total. I'll list them for you another time Kristy. I've added to the ones I was given & made a couple up. One is a Tai Chi exercise with weights & I do it slowly.
On the other days I might do some leg exercises on a fit ball or do some bike followed by some Tai Chi but mostly I go for a long steep walk, either around our 50 acre block, or along the roads up our way. I think after the snake episode I might stick to the road at least until after Summer.
Some days we get wood & that is very physical so I count about 2/3 of that as my exercise for the day. Yesterday we worked for about 4.5 hours & some of that I was raking & carrying rocks. It was really hard work & def. cardio exercise. There was a lot of bending & lifting. If I garden for a couple of hours I will do a rough count of how many minutes I think would be classified as true exercise.
I didn't realise how long I have been typing in here until I noticed my LH out in the garden picking herbs for our rissoles for dinner. Whoops. I'm meant to have cooked some vegetables! Time to go.
Bye for now, Cate.
dietgrrl
New member
Cate, sorry to hear about your MIL. Hope she feels better soon.
I love that saying by Gandhi too! Very inspirational. Instead of waiting for change, we have to be part of it too. He wrote a very interesting autobiography where he wasn't shy about hiding his flaws (beating his child bride when he was younger). He was honest because he felt that he had to write the truth, despite it hurting.
Ok, I'm off to watch the Asian version of the Biggest Loser! It's really go
I love that saying by Gandhi too! Very inspirational. Instead of waiting for change, we have to be part of it too. He wrote a very interesting autobiography where he wasn't shy about hiding his flaws (beating his child bride when he was younger). He was honest because he felt that he had to write the truth, despite it hurting.
Ok, I'm off to watch the Asian version of the Biggest Loser! It's really go
Cate
Long term member
She is off for an ultrasound on Friday. She feels a bit better today. She told my LH that our lovely female doctor is moving back to NSW. I'm very sorry to hear that! She is so nice!
I'll have to get it out from the library. He is inspirational! Thanks for your visit dietgrrl, xo Cate.
Just when you think it's safe to go back in the water...
I have shed a few tears this afternoon after "chatting" to our YS on Facebook & am feeling really sad. I have been really looking forward to him coming home & seeing him again but he is going to be so unsettled & it may not be such a relaxing & enjoyable visit. I can't go into too much detail here as you never really know if anyone that you know here in Tas may read my diary & it's a small place. I don't think so(except for a close friend) but I won't go into more detail right now just in case. I hope he settles back down when he gets home but I'm not holding out much hope (which is not like me really.)
Tai Chi-
Went but came straight home afterward with a headache (hayfever?) There is a move that I often accidentally hold my breath in & that can give you a headache apparently. I just wanted to get home & have lunch with my LH before he headed off for golf (part 2.)
Resisting eating sweets!
I'm typing this in just to let you know that at times like this I still feel like eating a large block of chocolate. I won't though as that would make me feel so much worse. I'm far from perfect. There is no such person as a perfect person. I'll go outside & pick some salad & plate myself up a lovely tuna salad & then have some fruit & hopefully I will start to feel better.
No-one has died!
I react strongly to things. I love heartily & passionately & feel hurt really hard. I'm feeling hurt & heart-broken for someone that I care very deeply about. Now I'm in tears again. Bloody hell!
Time to go, xo C
Cate
Long term member
I must have needed that good cry! I'm ok, just disappointed. Sometimes I wish I didn't feel things so much. I always have. I had a fairly healthy dinner, albeit a bit weird. Nuts, followed by yoghurt & a banana, followed by crackers & cheese, followed by an nectarine. Weird mix & weird order but I'm over that hump. Now I'll have a pot of tea. 'night Cate
"I love heartily & passionately" ~ a think this is a beautiful way to be Cate, if only more people (especially the leaders of the world) felt this way.
I cry a lot too. Sometimes at a love embrace on tv!! Often at a news stories, but more regularly when I reflect on the hardships loved ones are facing, but I don't think this is a bad thing at all, and we shouldn't be embarrassed about our tears. I embraced my cousin a week or so ago when I first saw her after her 3 day labor and emergency C section. I told her she was my hero for the experience she went through. We both cried in that moment, from her exhaustion and my memory of my 4.5 day labor. We are warriors and we recognise this in each other.
Our emotional releases save us from depression and other physical ailments that result from bottling up our emotions. It is great that we can release.
Lots of love to you in this moment as you express your feelings freely.
I cry a lot too. Sometimes at a love embrace on tv!! Often at a news stories, but more regularly when I reflect on the hardships loved ones are facing, but I don't think this is a bad thing at all, and we shouldn't be embarrassed about our tears. I embraced my cousin a week or so ago when I first saw her after her 3 day labor and emergency C section. I told her she was my hero for the experience she went through. We both cried in that moment, from her exhaustion and my memory of my 4.5 day labor. We are warriors and we recognise this in each other.
Our emotional releases save us from depression and other physical ailments that result from bottling up our emotions. It is great that we can release.
Lots of love to you in this moment as you express your feelings freely.
Cate, thinking of you. All you can really do is wait and see. Don't cross too many bridges at once. I'm the last person who should be saying this as it's exactly what I do too, but go with the flow and hope it all ends up somewhere nice in the end.
I think there is no real progress without some pain along the way. It's hard, but we can become better people in the end.
If we didn't care so much about our kids, we wouldn't much in the way of mums would we? The main thing they need to know is that we DO care about them and feel for everything that happens, and then leave it to them as young adults to try and work through things.
I've been through a lot with mine this year - the WHOLE THREE - and sometimes wonder why I naively embarked on this adventure as a young woman. However, I do think I'm a better person because of it all, and there wouldn't be three beautiful young people in the world today if I hadn't had them. So I have to be content with the fact that although life doesn't always dish up what I want, how I want it, kids give so much added meaning and adventure to our lives we'd be poorer without it - and them!
Do something nice for yourself tonight. You need to be there in the end, so look after yourself.
I think there is no real progress without some pain along the way. It's hard, but we can become better people in the end.
If we didn't care so much about our kids, we wouldn't much in the way of mums would we? The main thing they need to know is that we DO care about them and feel for everything that happens, and then leave it to them as young adults to try and work through things.
I've been through a lot with mine this year - the WHOLE THREE - and sometimes wonder why I naively embarked on this adventure as a young woman. However, I do think I'm a better person because of it all, and there wouldn't be three beautiful young people in the world today if I hadn't had them. So I have to be content with the fact that although life doesn't always dish up what I want, how I want it, kids give so much added meaning and adventure to our lives we'd be poorer without it - and them!
Do something nice for yourself tonight. You need to be there in the end, so look after yourself.
Cate
Long term member
I had to go back & read my post as I thought "Did I say that?" but it is very true. I do. Thanks Shine. You're right. It is better to really feel things & to express them, rather than bottle them up or to be unfeeling. It is exhausting though!
You are right. Perhaps our eyes need to be washed by our tears so that we can see life with a clearer view again. Shine, you seem very sweet.
Warriors- I like that!
Thank you Shine for bringing some sunshine into my day, xo Cate
Thanks Niyah! The something nice tonight is having our grandson stay the night. As you know the GK's are the best medicine. I feel much better today & have things in perspective more. I have had high hopes for probably a year & was really disappointed when they were let down yesterday. You can't live other people's lives for them, including your children. My son is being honest with his feelings as well so I should respect that & I do. That doesn't mean I'm not really disappointed & a little heart-broken. I'll get over it as I have my lovely husband who is very sweet about it all & understands how I am feeling. He's disappointed too. I just hope that one day our YS will have a relationship that is as mutually loving. You want the world for them!
Thanks for your support & friendship Niyah. Take care, xo Cate
Today-
I am going to really concentrate on feeling good. That means getting some exercise & I will do my weights. It's an overcast, dreary looking day & it poured overnight or I would go for a big walk. I will go do the dishes & then hop on my exercise bike & do my weights before lunch. I'll have that tuna salad for lunch today with lots of fresh herbs & salad from our garden. It's all looking so green & lush. It is very cool today- about 12oC I reckon & I have a polar-fleece jacket on.
I also have the Christmas tree to decorate. That sounds like good therapy!
Bye for now, Cate
PS Our YS is also having another tattoo done before he gets home.
Cate
Long term member
Exercise for the day
Did 15 mins on the bike(7kms), then 2 sets of weights with a couple of extras-300 reps. Had my delicious tuna salad, followed by a little yoghurt & mango.
Had a phone call this afternoon from an old friend of my LH's who we have not seen since we had our kids! 30 years I reckon! He is in Tassie with his partner. I rang him back tonight & they are coming for lunch tomorrow. My LH was tickled pink!
Picked up our GS from the bus & took him to Taekwondo, which he loves. He's now in bed & will be asleep, after reading some more of Roald Dahl's Matilda. He is such a sweety. He actually understands my sense of humour. Many adults don't. I taught him how to massage his sinuses tonight as he has bad hayfever.
Taking steps today to ensure that I was not miserable worked.
I'll be back tomorrow hopefully at some stage but it. will be a busy day with lunch & then dinner out. Bye for now, cate
Did 15 mins on the bike(7kms), then 2 sets of weights with a couple of extras-300 reps. Had my delicious tuna salad, followed by a little yoghurt & mango.
Had a phone call this afternoon from an old friend of my LH's who we have not seen since we had our kids! 30 years I reckon! He is in Tassie with his partner. I rang him back tonight & they are coming for lunch tomorrow. My LH was tickled pink!
Picked up our GS from the bus & took him to Taekwondo, which he loves. He's now in bed & will be asleep, after reading some more of Roald Dahl's Matilda. He is such a sweety. He actually understands my sense of humour. Many adults don't. I taught him how to massage his sinuses tonight as he has bad hayfever.
Taking steps today to ensure that I was not miserable worked.
I'll be back tomorrow hopefully at some stage but it. will be a busy day with lunch & then dinner out. Bye for now, cate
Cate
Long term member
Awake early this morning as our GS was madly coughing. He has hayfever & it also sounds a bit like asthma. I hope not. His mum & dad have a pine tree inside their house for Christmas & I warned them to keep an eye on him. I am sooo allergic to pine trees! I think they are going to take it outside.
My LH is having a cookfest this morning. He's covering all bases as we have no idea what they eat. He's cooking marinated free-range chicken drumsticks, baked hare & a Frittata. I have a loaf of German-grain bread on & will make a salad. I'm the kitchen hand/dishwasher which suits me just fine.
Our GS has gone to school now. Once again he had a very healthy breakfast- 2 eggs, 2 small slices ham, 1/2 tomato & 2 mushrooms(cooked with a spray olive oil) on multigrain toast & an apple juice. I will iron his Taekwondo outfit to set the writing & drop it off at his place later. We will enjoy having him once a week as long as he wants to come up here. He is such lovely company.
Nothing much to report. I'm feeling pretty good. I'm trying not to worry as worry helps no-one & I'm doing ok with that. Bye for now, Cate.
My LH is having a cookfest this morning. He's covering all bases as we have no idea what they eat. He's cooking marinated free-range chicken drumsticks, baked hare & a Frittata. I have a loaf of German-grain bread on & will make a salad. I'm the kitchen hand/dishwasher which suits me just fine.
Our GS has gone to school now. Once again he had a very healthy breakfast- 2 eggs, 2 small slices ham, 1/2 tomato & 2 mushrooms(cooked with a spray olive oil) on multigrain toast & an apple juice. I will iron his Taekwondo outfit to set the writing & drop it off at his place later. We will enjoy having him once a week as long as he wants to come up here. He is such lovely company.
Nothing much to report. I'm feeling pretty good. I'm trying not to worry as worry helps no-one & I'm doing ok with that. Bye for now, Cate.
Cate
Long term member
Hi L-Jay- What a lovely compliment! Sweet! xo Cate
Today's lunch menu for our soon-to-arrive friend & his partner-
Home-made hommous, with vegetable crudites & crackers
Baked Hare, Frittata, marinated chicken drumsticks & a salad just picked from our garden (dressing on the side.) Yum- I'm hungry!
We are out to dinner tonight at the golf club as well. This is very unusual for us. We hardly eat out. It's going to be funny catching up with someone you have not seen for about 30 years. should be interesting. I wonder if he's still as zany!
Bye for now, Cate.
Cate
Long term member
Hi Niyah & Kristy & anyone else reading my diary. I have been very busy the last few days with our visitors. They came for lunch on Friday & took me up on the offer to stay. We are getting on very well. I hadn't met his wife before but she is very nice. He's still quite zany- very left-wing & with strong opinions but is the same as he always was & we get along fine. He drinks a lot & doesn't eat much. We had to go out to the dinner on Friday night & leave them in our home, which felt weird, but they had known that we had to, as I had told them on the phone on Thursday.
Yesterday we took them for a long drive around the mountains & were their tour guides. They said we should do that for a living! We had lunch in The Tiger Bar at Mole creek & I ate a "tiger burger" with chips which I must admit I enjoyed. So far no ill effects from the bread but weigh-in is tomorrow! We ended up in a bar in town for a couple of hours, after dropping my LH off at the golf club where he had a walk-around meeting of the committee & he got dropped back at the pub. I said to her that I was going for a walk around town & she came with me & then back to the pub. I got ear-bashed by one of our old customers. We used to call him FIGJAM 1. Home for a very late dinner. Not a Cohen's day at all!
Today-
Our hot-water service has decided to die. We all had very cool showers yesterday but today it is stone cold. Have flushed it out etc but it is officially dead I think. My LH has gone off to golf again (golf club part 6!). Our olf friend's wife decided to go for a walk so I went with her & we did a 5km walk. It was nice having someone to talk to along the way for a change. I was going to do my weights today but will wait until tomorrow now as we walked for 1 hour & 10 mins.
They have headed off up to the Great Lake district & are going to do a little fishing, after I suggested it might be a nice drive. I now have the house to myself so thought I would quickly check in here before going & having a cold shower. If I had known the hot water service was on it's way out I could have organised a solar one. I might ring tomorrow & see how long it takes to get it all done.
I'll head now I think as we have to go out to a bbq at 5.30. I have given them a key to the house & said to come back whenever it suits them. I'm not sure how much longer they will stay but it doesn't matter really. Now that she is not wearing perfume & they are using my deodorant it's ok. They both smoke but outside.
Bye for now, Cate
Yesterday we took them for a long drive around the mountains & were their tour guides. They said we should do that for a living! We had lunch in The Tiger Bar at Mole creek & I ate a "tiger burger" with chips which I must admit I enjoyed. So far no ill effects from the bread but weigh-in is tomorrow! We ended up in a bar in town for a couple of hours, after dropping my LH off at the golf club where he had a walk-around meeting of the committee & he got dropped back at the pub. I said to her that I was going for a walk around town & she came with me & then back to the pub. I got ear-bashed by one of our old customers. We used to call him FIGJAM 1. Home for a very late dinner. Not a Cohen's day at all!
Today-
Our hot-water service has decided to die. We all had very cool showers yesterday but today it is stone cold. Have flushed it out etc but it is officially dead I think. My LH has gone off to golf again (golf club part 6!). Our olf friend's wife decided to go for a walk so I went with her & we did a 5km walk. It was nice having someone to talk to along the way for a change. I was going to do my weights today but will wait until tomorrow now as we walked for 1 hour & 10 mins.
They have headed off up to the Great Lake district & are going to do a little fishing, after I suggested it might be a nice drive. I now have the house to myself so thought I would quickly check in here before going & having a cold shower. If I had known the hot water service was on it's way out I could have organised a solar one. I might ring tomorrow & see how long it takes to get it all done.
I'll head now I think as we have to go out to a bbq at 5.30. I have given them a key to the house & said to come back whenever it suits them. I'm not sure how much longer they will stay but it doesn't matter really. Now that she is not wearing perfume & they are using my deodorant it's ok. They both smoke but outside.
Bye for now, Cate
Hi Cate, hope you are showering in warm water again very soon, especially since it's been so cold again. Today we actually have sunshine, so I hope you have it in your part of the world too. It would be great to have solar hot water, doing the right thing by the environment, not to mention saving money. Our woodfire has been taken out to be repositioned before next winter, so we've been sitting around a little bar heater. I dread what our power bill is going to be. But hey, at least we don't usually have to have airconditioning going all summer. I have a feeling your climate is pretty much the same as ours, since we are situated quite low in South Oz.
I think you probably would make a good tour guide. Possible career move? For you both??
Speaking of careers, hobbies etc, I was wondering if you have a creative flair? Don't be modest now. Does craft interest you at all? I get a lot of inspiration from sites I visit on the net, and a friend who likes to dabble in different things. Scrapbooking is a bit overwhelming for me, I think because of the constant need to keep up with doing something with photo's - I really would fall behind. Quilting I admire, but doesn't interest me. But have you ever got a cheap canvas and some acrylics and mucked around with ideas? You might be surprised. I was. I find it relaxing, and amazing what my imagination comes up with.
I don't know where you'd find the time, to be truthful, you always sound so busy. But there are so many different things to try, and where art and craft is concerned, there is no wrong. As long as you're pleased with the end result, that's all that matters.
Anyway, I've hijacked your diary. Just been meaning to ask you about that, but kept forgetting. Have a great WARM day. x
I think you probably would make a good tour guide. Possible career move? For you both??
Speaking of careers, hobbies etc, I was wondering if you have a creative flair? Don't be modest now. Does craft interest you at all? I get a lot of inspiration from sites I visit on the net, and a friend who likes to dabble in different things. Scrapbooking is a bit overwhelming for me, I think because of the constant need to keep up with doing something with photo's - I really would fall behind. Quilting I admire, but doesn't interest me. But have you ever got a cheap canvas and some acrylics and mucked around with ideas? You might be surprised. I was. I find it relaxing, and amazing what my imagination comes up with.
I don't know where you'd find the time, to be truthful, you always sound so busy. But there are so many different things to try, and where art and craft is concerned, there is no wrong. As long as you're pleased with the end result, that's all that matters.
Anyway, I've hijacked your diary. Just been meaning to ask you about that, but kept forgetting. Have a great WARM day. x
Cate
Long term member
Hi L-Jay & anyone else reading my diary, I'm not really crafty at all. I haven't tried painting since I was in Year 7 as I was absolutely hopeless at Art at school. I will have to come up with a new hobby though I think but still would prefer to have my own income. I'll keep thinking about it but I'm doing ok.
We're not showering in hot water yet! I did manage to wash my hair & condition it by bucketing with warm water. I rang a plumber today & he thinks it's electrical- an element or thermostat so that was better news than needing a new service. I then rang our electrician & he couldn't come until tomorrow morning. I'm grateful it will be that soon!
Visitors-
Have moved on. They shopped while they were out yesterday & stocked our fridge & bought us a bottle of Tia Maria which they knew we both like. I will miss her as I really got on very well with her.
Weight-
I have suffered from eating the burger & chips. My weight has crept up another kg so that I am now a whole 5kgs over my GW range. My clothes are feeling very tight! We have also drunk too much with them here & not got enough sleep.
Today-
They headed off & then we did too. We went via our local town & then into Launceston to do shopping for the bar at the golf club. Back via town again, did some shopping for fruit & veg for the MIL & then were home by about 2.45 when we had a very late small lunch, read the paper & both fell asleep in our chairs!
Exercise-
When I woke up I got a drink bottle (3rd for the day) hopped on my exercise bike & then did 2 sets of weights (280 reps.)
Food today-
Has been healthy Cohen's food. I'm feeling much better already & will continue to eat carefully until after Christmas when I am going back on Cohen's for sure.
I'm still fairly tired & will have a nice, early night tonight. I think our YS will be back home before the w/e. I hope so. My glasses are there & I have an ap't on Thursday to get them fitted.
Bye for now, cate
We're not showering in hot water yet! I did manage to wash my hair & condition it by bucketing with warm water. I rang a plumber today & he thinks it's electrical- an element or thermostat so that was better news than needing a new service. I then rang our electrician & he couldn't come until tomorrow morning. I'm grateful it will be that soon!
Visitors-
Have moved on. They shopped while they were out yesterday & stocked our fridge & bought us a bottle of Tia Maria which they knew we both like. I will miss her as I really got on very well with her.
Weight-
I have suffered from eating the burger & chips. My weight has crept up another kg so that I am now a whole 5kgs over my GW range. My clothes are feeling very tight! We have also drunk too much with them here & not got enough sleep.
Today-
They headed off & then we did too. We went via our local town & then into Launceston to do shopping for the bar at the golf club. Back via town again, did some shopping for fruit & veg for the MIL & then were home by about 2.45 when we had a very late small lunch, read the paper & both fell asleep in our chairs!
Exercise-
When I woke up I got a drink bottle (3rd for the day) hopped on my exercise bike & then did 2 sets of weights (280 reps.)
Food today-
Has been healthy Cohen's food. I'm feeling much better already & will continue to eat carefully until after Christmas when I am going back on Cohen's for sure.
I'm still fairly tired & will have a nice, early night tonight. I think our YS will be back home before the w/e. I hope so. My glasses are there & I have an ap't on Thursday to get them fitted.
Bye for now, cate
Cate
Long term member
I had a shocking night's sleep last night for some reason. I just couldn't get to sleep at all. Possibly from the short nap(30 mins) but who knows.
Weight-
Is on the move up( another .5kg!) so will have to do something drastic about it. I'll try just to be careful until after Christmas but maybe a couple of days 100% would nip it in the bud. This happened once before. I have broken all of the maintenance guidelines lately I think. I know I'm retaining fluid but ouch! Cohen's 100% in the new year for sure!
I feel ok though.
Electrician-
Has been & gone. We only needed a new thermostat thank goodness & he only charged me $100 cash. I had told him I would pay him cash so no paper work involved. YAY! Hot water again very soon!
Today-
I have another bbq to go to at my LH's golf club with the old foges (like us- ha ha!) It won't exactly be exciting but apparently I have to go. How does that song go? "The things you do for love". Hmmm.
Exercise-today I think will be a walk, followed by a nice warm shower!
Catch you later I reckon. Cheers, Cate
Weight-
Is on the move up( another .5kg!) so will have to do something drastic about it. I'll try just to be careful until after Christmas but maybe a couple of days 100% would nip it in the bud. This happened once before. I have broken all of the maintenance guidelines lately I think. I know I'm retaining fluid but ouch! Cohen's 100% in the new year for sure!
I feel ok though.
Electrician-
Has been & gone. We only needed a new thermostat thank goodness & he only charged me $100 cash. I had told him I would pay him cash so no paper work involved. YAY! Hot water again very soon!
Today-
I have another bbq to go to at my LH's golf club with the old foges (like us- ha ha!) It won't exactly be exciting but apparently I have to go. How does that song go? "The things you do for love". Hmmm.
Exercise-today I think will be a walk, followed by a nice warm shower!
Catch you later I reckon. Cheers, Cate
Hi there Cate
Yay for the warm showers again, nothing worse than a cold shower!!
How was your bbq tonight?
As long as you're aware that your weight is on the way up a little at the moment, that's all that matters I think. You are so great with maintaining Cate and you know in yourself that this is now too much for you, and you'll have it off in no time
It is such a hard time of year... lately I have been thinking that I wish I wasn't on Cohens seeing as its Christmas next week, but then again, it's probably a god send that I am!!!! If I had just finished refeed and was learning about maintenance etc now I would probably be over eating and indulging way too often. I am re-thinking and now saying I'm glad I'm still on cohens for Christmas this year because it will give me a whole year nearly to prepare myself for next Christmas and I'll be in control of myself and will not over eat!!
Anyways, sorry, enough about me. As long as you're still feeling OK and you're happy I hope you enjoyed your walk and hot shower.
Toodles until next time!
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Yay for the warm showers again, nothing worse than a cold shower!!
How was your bbq tonight?
As long as you're aware that your weight is on the way up a little at the moment, that's all that matters I think. You are so great with maintaining Cate and you know in yourself that this is now too much for you, and you'll have it off in no time
It is such a hard time of year... lately I have been thinking that I wish I wasn't on Cohens seeing as its Christmas next week, but then again, it's probably a god send that I am!!!! If I had just finished refeed and was learning about maintenance etc now I would probably be over eating and indulging way too often. I am re-thinking and now saying I'm glad I'm still on cohens for Christmas this year because it will give me a whole year nearly to prepare myself for next Christmas and I'll be in control of myself and will not over eat!! Anyways, sorry, enough about me. As long as you're still feeling OK and you're happy
I hope you enjoyed your walk and hot shower.Toodles until next time!
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