Easter Goodies

I hope everyone had a lovely Easter/excuse for a long weekend, depending on your beliefs. I sure did! It was lovely to have 4 days off work although it made getting up this morning a little difficult.

We had a pretty quiet weekend but it was very relaxing. On Friday we did absolutely nothing! I can't even remember exactly how the day passed, I think I did a bit of reading and a bit of movie watching and that was about it.

On Saturday we went to see my family for lunch. I'm so proud of them - I'd asked them not to get me choccies because of this Weight Watchers thing but I had a feeling that my sister still might get me some. But they stuck to their word and didn't! Instead Mum and Dad got me three potted herbs which look nice in the kitchen and Maria bought me a pot plant and a toy bunny. We dropped my Grandma home and then came home and did nothing.

On Sunday we went with Darren and Alex to a driving range so I could practice my golf swing. Since trying it out when Sammo was visiting the boys have been wanting to get onto a course but I wanted to make sure I could hit the thing first. It started off messy but in time I consistently hit the ball straight (even if not very far) so I think we'll head out to a par 3 course soon. We were out there for 2 hours and all woke up quite sore the next morning.

Monday was another quiet one, just finishing off a little housework and reading and watching TV. I went to visit Mum because she had to work and we had a coffee and a nice chat so that was a nice way to top of the weekend.

Now I'm back at work and today has been so slow due to lack of work! Hence my updating this even though I'm not supposed to...

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Weight Lost This Week: 0.8Kgs
Total Weight Lost: 2.4Kgs

Long weekend ahoy!

Man, I'm so looking forward to 4 days off work. The last few days have been flat out, which is good because it makes the time go really quickly, but it makes me a sleepy smurf so I think I'll enjoy the days off.

Anyway, first things first, I lost 1.6 Kgs last week! This week will be a little harder because of Easter thrown in but I'm trying to stay focussed. Actually, when I finish this update I'm gonna hop on the exercise bike for a while.

In other news, my dad is really depressed and I want to help him but don't know how to. He started working parcel delivery for a week but quit because he was so stressed he hardly slept, and now he's so incredibly depressed. I want to help but don't know how... If anyone has suggestions I would really appreciate them.

Anyway, sorry this entry is all over the place, too much going on in my head at the moment for me to write anything coherent I'm afraid.

Rules

The other day while I was at work the big boss went to the guy 2 cubicles down and told him to get off the internet, as it was against policy. Apparently we were all being monitored and work was looking into blocking some sites out. So, I decided, being that it's a new job and I hate getting in trouble for anything, I wouldn't update my blog or go to any non work-related websites from work anymore. It sucks though, because I don't have a great deal of time to log on from home these days, but oh well.

This weekend has been really quiet and relaxing. I went and got a facial yesterday and that was the extent of my activity really, since the Clipsal 500 is in town so I've been watching it on the television. This is the first year I haven't gone in person, because I always go with my Dad, and he's been a bit stressed lately so I've had to resort to watching it on TV like someone with no actual life. It's just not the same.

Anyway, I have to go get some groceries and get back in time to see the race so I'd better take off now. VROOM!!

Let's try that again

Today is my first day on the Weight Watchers program. Normally I wouldn't go announcing something I consider quite personal on my blog but I figure if I do, I won't be as likely to back out. I'm also kinda proud that I've taken a step to get some good, healthy help, as opposed to taking strong medication or trying it on my own and just getting fatter. So, yesterday I went to my first meeting, and have officially started today. I've noticed I'm a little hungrier than I normally would be at this time of day but my body will adjust. I'm looking forward to next Monday, to step on the scales and see what has come off. It's also given me a good excuse to cook and try some new recipes, so that'll be interesting. Anyway, so far, so good!

Yummmm

One of the girls from Berri, Jodie, sent me a package today. I opened it up, and it was a snack-size pack of Nutella, with a little note, "I was having one of these this afternoon and remembered you liked them, so I'm sending you one. Enjoy!" God bless her.

When good shoes go bad

My feet are killing me and it's only just past 10am. There are still many hours left of the workday and much more walking to be done, but my feet are asking, nay demanding, me not to. I have worn these shoes plenty of times before but for some reason, today, my feet are protesting against them. Perhaps it's because this is a Monday, and the universal law is that things should never run smoothly on a Monday? I'm not sure but this seems to be the most accurate theory.

*cough cough*

I realise it's been a week since I last updated, and for that I humbly apologise. I have a mild excuse, being that I have been ill for the last few days and therefore had Wednesday and Thursday off work, and also came home early today. I'm not sure exactly what it is, but there seems to be something going around the office as I think I counted 8 people sick yesterday or today or something.

Anyway, aside from being ill I don't really have a decent excuse. I mean, I had all weekend to jot down a few lines but alas, it did not happen. The weekend was pretty quiet. I can't remember too much of what went on... Oh yeah, I went to the Friends of Belair meeting and then the rest of the weekend was spent playing Sacred I think. Ivan and I had shelved it for a few months because we were tired of it being such a buggy game, but with the newer patches out we thought we'd give it another go and so far, so good.

I also went to the Herpetology (that's reptiles, not some STD) group meeting on Tuesday night and my desire to own a reptile might soon come to fruition. Long time readers might remember my desire to acquire a Barking Gecko (dubbed Geckotron) and now that I'm back in Adelaide it might finally happen. I need to confirm a bit more information before I go ahead with it but all signs so far point to yes.

Anyway, so I'm likely to forget this blog again, if I stop feeling like crap and get completely sick, so forgive me *cough cough*

Justice?

So, the terrorist mastermind behind the Bali bombings gets two and a half years in jail (he's served time already so he'll be out before Christmas) but Mamdouh Habib, charged with nothing, was imprisoned for three years? Wow, it seems the only way to get put in prison for any length of time is to attack the US, then you'll get held in prison without actually being charged for anything. Logic?

Anyway, it makes me mad...

But moving on from the politics and crazy justice systems of the world, I am happy that today is Friday! Us new people have started getting into a bit of the work in the last couple of days but it's still not settled and there are times when we're left with nothing to do. So I blog.

This weekend we're not doing anything over the top, not that we ever really do. Tomorrow I might head out to Belair for a Friends Of Belair meeting because I haven't been to one for over a year and now that I'm back in town I can get into all my environmental groups again. Sunday is the Melbourne Grand Prix so I daresay I'll be in front of the TV for most of the day. And Ivan and I will no doubt get into some gaming.

I find I rarely log on during weeknights anymore. Most of the time I logged on so I could chat to Ivan, and now there is no need to do that. Plus I watch way too much TV now, and also I'm just so tired by the time I get home that I don't feel like sitting in front of the computer. Surely this is just a temporary thing though, as I would miss it too much if I spent too much time away.

Woah, what a ramble!

Hungry, Hungry Hippo

Yep, I'm hungry...

Anyway, so things are pretty quiet on the new job at the moment because our training isn't starting until next week, so at this stage we're just reading some background information, sorting out our desks, and practising in the system with no direction as yet.

Oooh, we got new stationery today, and that makes me an incredibly happy panda. People that get to know me are somewhat rude when they first find out my obsession with stationery and in turn, Officeworks, pointing and laughing at me as if I was abnormal. I am surely normal. It's not my fault they make all sorts of different coloured pens and modern-looking office supplies these days, so why shouldn't I admire them? There's nothing I like more than sifting through the latest Officeworks catalogue.

Anyway, yeah, the stationery is new and exciting!