There's no time like the present.....

So I am a little chubby.  Okay, so if I'm going to be completely honest I am considered by the BMI calculator as morbidly obese.  I like food, I really do.  Some people eat for comfort, but I can honestly say I just love the taste of food and don't blame this addiction on anything in my life.  I need to do something about it now, while I'm young before I develop diabetes or heart disease.

I'm going to use my blog every Thursday to report in as a journal for the week that has just past.  I need to loose about 30 kg to be considered in the healthy weight range. 

I really need to do this for my family, but most of all for myself.  My kids deserve a mother that can chase them and not get puffed, and above all set an example of healthy eating.  I also want to feel sexy again and look forward to shopping and buying items that don't resemble a tent.

This really upsets me to have to say this, but I can not bake anymore.  It's just too much of a temptation.  Someone who can cook and not eat it is just not right in the head.

So here's to healthy eating and walking whenever I can, to become a lesser version of myself.

Till next week......

The Week That Was....

63 Nappies Changed (no there isn't a typo there)

50 Times I nursed my baby

10 Loads of washing

4 catch ups with friends

One Sunday drive that cost $85.34 (long story)

Lots of cuddles and fun with my children

Although life can seem the same every week for me with similar routines, I need to pinch myself and realise how lucky I am to have the life I do.

Progress

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Last time I blogged about crochet I successfully knew how to do a single crochet and that was it.  I am proud to say I have now mastered the double crochet, along with the triple crochet and a half double stitch.  Although still slow while keeping my eyes fixed on the needle, I find crochet so relaxing now and love seeing the progression from a simple ball of wool.  The pictures are the start of a throw rug I'm doing for the couch.

Habit

While driving up the highway at 9pm trying to get a teething toddler to sleep it got me thinking.  All the cars around me. 

Who was driving?

What is their story?

Where were they going and where have they been? 

Why do we do what we do?

Has life become a matter of habit?

More Op Shop finds

Monday morning, bright and early I venture to discover what takes my fancy.

In my travels I find lots of fat flats at a bargain price for my stash, beautiful buttons and also a cute grey cardigan for myself.

I lay all my finds out when I get home to admire yet another successful trip to the op shop.

Oh how I love bargains.

The Castle

The Macadamia Castle. 

A beautiful drive to our destination through northern NSW. 

Feeding animals, mini golf, playgrounds and a train.

Followed by dessert, hot macadamia nuts and coffee.

Another beautiful Sunday spent with the ones I love.

Inspiration

While waiting for my wool to arrive I have been getting a little excited at starting something new.  I borrowed a book on crochet from the library to find inspiration and found myself falling in love with the shopping bag and clutch.  While I know I won't be able to make them straight away, it's something  I can work towards.

Waiting for Wool

Just made my first craft purchase online from HERE

Now the stalking of the postman begins so I can start my next project.

Treasured Moments

A little boys first drawing of people.

So proud but sad he is growing up.

Something I will treasure forever.

When the world feels like it's collapsing on my shoulders and I struggle to take a breath, all I have to do is look at my three beautiful boys who make everything okay.

Beautiful Sunday

It seems to have become a tradition that every Sunday we go for a drive and explore places we have never been.  A special someones birthday meant that I filled my new basket with chocolate, dips, crackers, cake and a nice bottle of wine.  We found a nice rainforest area with tables and chairs and a grassed area where I layed the rug.  The kids happily played and chased the bush turkeys, stopping occassionally for a bite to eat.  We stayed for as long as we could handle the chill of the rainforest breeze. Such a beautiful afternoon.  Happy 29th birthday Nick, I love you xx

The Gold Coast just wasn't itself today.  Rather than the usual warmth of the winter sun beating through the verticals, it was dark, miserable and cold.  A perfect day to sleep in and stay warm, read a book, have a long bath, and watch a movie, IF I didn't have little people that needed me.  Instead I visited a friend and left a bigger version of myself after consuming alot of her delicious choc chip cookies.  I spent some of the afternoon sewing and finishing projects.  I finished a quilt, and made an old dress into a skirt and continued 'trying' to crotchet.  At the moment i'm starting to crotchet a scarf, but by the time I finish it, the Gold Coast will be back to its summery self.  I'll keep trying.

Op Shop finds

After catching up with friends, one of which is moving house and sorting, I felt the urge to do some organising of my own. This feeling reminded me of when I was in the last weeks of pregnancy. I managed to clear out four bags worth of items that just never get used from the kitchen cupboards. This meant I 'had' to take these bags to the local op shop so I could feel like I had achieved something. One would think that because I had done this, I couldn't possibly want or need to look for anything in the shop while there. But of course I went on closing time and thought I couldn't possibly find anything that I would like in five minutes surely? With my son on my hip, I had a quick look around and there it was, staring at me, saying buy me, buy me. It wanted a new home and I placed it over my arm, paid for it ($2.50) and quickly left before finding anything else to reclutter my house with. It will be used to take to the park for all the essential items for the children.

Thank you to Jane and Christina for inspiring my love of baskets

The Strawberry Farm

You can't pick strawberries nor does it have many animals.  So it doesn't really suit its name nevertheless, but it's a nice little place and the children absolutely love it.  The strawberry farm is a sweet place alongside the highway where there is a constant flow of visitors trying out the icecream.  There are a few goats, one fiesty chicken and guinea pigs, some of which have free range of the yard.  The children love feeding the animals, but most of all knowing that when the food runs out we head straight over to the icecream counter.  We haven't visited the Strawberry Farm in a little while, but whenever we do it's such well spent quality family time.