I don't recommend going to sleep at 03:30. This morning I put the undies on, went to put on socks and instead put on a second pair of undies then stood there wondering why my feet were cold.
*sigh*
ya just have to shake your head and laugh at life sometimes.
Friday, 25 January 2008
Tuesday, 22 January 2008
A sad state of running affairs
As title may suggest, the first 'run' can barely be considered that. Oh lordy it was awful! 300m passes and my heart is threatening to leave my chest entirely.
Not so good. Had to walk quite a lot, ran another 400m and after 1.5km I just called it a night. Will give it another go tonight. Plenty of room for improvement here people. The husband seems to think my body will remember quite quickly and pick it all back up, I can only hope that's true!
whew! Only logical thing to do is keep going and see where we end up. There is a 10k in may i was thinking of signing up for but I'm not so sure that running 700m now and 10k 16 weeks from now is going to work all that well.
If I make it, it'll have to be one hell of a strenuous training regimen.
Can it be done? It remains to be seen.
Of course Lixue says....
"mommy even if you don't make it i love you and thas the only ting what mattahs... ME"
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Not so good. Had to walk quite a lot, ran another 400m and after 1.5km I just called it a night. Will give it another go tonight. Plenty of room for improvement here people. The husband seems to think my body will remember quite quickly and pick it all back up, I can only hope that's true!
whew! Only logical thing to do is keep going and see where we end up. There is a 10k in may i was thinking of signing up for but I'm not so sure that running 700m now and 10k 16 weeks from now is going to work all that well.
If I make it, it'll have to be one hell of a strenuous training regimen.
Can it be done? It remains to be seen.
Of course Lixue says....
"mommy even if you don't make it i love you and thas the only ting what mattahs... ME"
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Sunday, 20 January 2008
Good stuff!
Jadey, It was fantastically delicious! You can read about it HERE.
So total for the week comes to -2.5kg, WOOT. It's hard to believe we've been home a whole week now, back into a regular routine... well, almost regular. I'm still smoking which will be addressed as soon as I'm ready to address it. Besides the smoking, my gym going is not yet 100% regular yet.
Spent most of the week printing out and filling out then double checking all the immigration paperwork for sponsoring M and after having done it, had him tell me that there's a chance he can get through by way of a Vancouver branche of one of his current clients *fingers crossed* Still a while to go yet.
He will very likely spend most of Feb training in Denmark so I'll have some alone time which will be nice!
Over the holidays I finally found a decent pair of runners which is great but i've not run for a month? over a month now? I will begin again with trepidation but am also really looking forward to it! I was only up to 3k but hopefully won't have to start over from the very beginning. Want to stay motivated and passionate about the runs, not feel frustrated.
Of course there will be a certain element of frustration, it's always harder going with a few extra kg's on the frame. Slowly but surely it'll be off again and I'll be back on the downward slope towards goal.
I wanted to be finished by march 31st but previous date setting proves to have a complete opposite effect on my psyche. I end up gaining. So, body, I tell you now with utmost honesty: NO PRESSURE. Just continue to do your glorious thing.
There is so much more but that's enough for now, hope you all had a smashing good weekend
kusjes xxx
So total for the week comes to -2.5kg, WOOT. It's hard to believe we've been home a whole week now, back into a regular routine... well, almost regular. I'm still smoking which will be addressed as soon as I'm ready to address it. Besides the smoking, my gym going is not yet 100% regular yet.
Spent most of the week printing out and filling out then double checking all the immigration paperwork for sponsoring M and after having done it, had him tell me that there's a chance he can get through by way of a Vancouver branche of one of his current clients *fingers crossed* Still a while to go yet.
He will very likely spend most of Feb training in Denmark so I'll have some alone time which will be nice!
Over the holidays I finally found a decent pair of runners which is great but i've not run for a month? over a month now? I will begin again with trepidation but am also really looking forward to it! I was only up to 3k but hopefully won't have to start over from the very beginning. Want to stay motivated and passionate about the runs, not feel frustrated.
Of course there will be a certain element of frustration, it's always harder going with a few extra kg's on the frame. Slowly but surely it'll be off again and I'll be back on the downward slope towards goal.
I wanted to be finished by march 31st but previous date setting proves to have a complete opposite effect on my psyche. I end up gaining. So, body, I tell you now with utmost honesty: NO PRESSURE. Just continue to do your glorious thing.
There is so much more but that's enough for now, hope you all had a smashing good weekend
kusjes xxx
Friday, 18 January 2008
not quite jetlag
I thought the problem was jetlag, causing me to feel crap and sleep all day but lo and behold, as it turns out I'm just insanely homesick and it's making me depressed!
Well then, awareness sure comes in handy but I'd never say it was a walk in the park.
16hr sleeps, not caring about anything, not having much of an appetite except to scoff whatever is in hands reach at bedtime. All very unusual behaviours for me. The only thing keeping me truly sane at this point is the gym visits.
I'm starting to realise that 3 days/week is not nearly enough in this emotional state.
I could benefit from at least 30min every single day to help raise myself back up. I've dragged myself out of a deep depression once before using food and exercise and forcing myself to think differently (all while acknowledging the pain as it needed to be acknowledged, of course) so I sure as hell can do it again!
From here on in 30-60min of concentrated effort every single day, no more 16hr sleeps, positive internal truths.
Also, QUICHE! It has been too long since I spent some quality time with my kitchen and that always cheers me up. Plus, for xmas I asked for some tart pans with removable bottoms and got them! It's time to test those bitches out.
Quiche it is then! Smoked salmon & asparagus quiche!
I suppose the scale showing -2kg so far for the week does secretly make me dance a little on the inside. Only a few more to go and I'll be all caught up after holiday gains!
Which reminds me, there should be a ticker here so it's easier to track.
Well then, awareness sure comes in handy but I'd never say it was a walk in the park.
16hr sleeps, not caring about anything, not having much of an appetite except to scoff whatever is in hands reach at bedtime. All very unusual behaviours for me. The only thing keeping me truly sane at this point is the gym visits.
I'm starting to realise that 3 days/week is not nearly enough in this emotional state.
I could benefit from at least 30min every single day to help raise myself back up. I've dragged myself out of a deep depression once before using food and exercise and forcing myself to think differently (all while acknowledging the pain as it needed to be acknowledged, of course) so I sure as hell can do it again!
From here on in 30-60min of concentrated effort every single day, no more 16hr sleeps, positive internal truths.
Also, QUICHE! It has been too long since I spent some quality time with my kitchen and that always cheers me up. Plus, for xmas I asked for some tart pans with removable bottoms and got them! It's time to test those bitches out.
Quiche it is then! Smoked salmon & asparagus quiche!
I suppose the scale showing -2kg so far for the week does secretly make me dance a little on the inside. Only a few more to go and I'll be all caught up after holiday gains!
Which reminds me, there should be a ticker here so it's easier to track.
Wednesday, 16 January 2008
I've been trying to think of where to begin because I've been blogging for so long. Nothing like a shiny fresh slate to start over, it can be about anything at all! I suppose my blog will be the usual nothing in particular.
I've had reno blogs, weight blogs, cooking blogs - still have that one actually, www.justapinch.blogspot.com - and I thought now would be a good time to shmoosh them all together in 1 place. Well, the cooking blog will remain separate but otherwise this is the place for it all to happen!
If you don't know me you can check out my interests in the profile section but I think most of you coming here already know all that stuff! You know I've struggled with being an immigrant, slowly but surely came to accept the reality that things don't happen overnight no matter how big a tantrum i throw, went through some intensive therapies in 2006, lost a chunk of weight (but am not finished) in 2007 and will continue to live day to day while getting things sorted through 2008!
I suppose since it's already the end of the month part of me doesn't believe I can slap down some resolutions, on new years I wasn't thinking at all about anything other than how can I stay on the island. My 2008 resolution was simple: Immigrate with M -the husband- to Van Island.
I've lived in Europe for my entire adult life (minus the 1yr stint living on Canada's west coast) and have come to settle in this quirky, tiny, Dutch country all of 7+yrs ago.
My big "thing" for 2008 was to save up for school in september but that is no longer on the agenda, immigration now takes priority! I WANT to get there.
In the meantime there are the residual kilotjes to be discarded of, the perpetual empty wallet issue to be addressed, the stinky ciggie habit i've become reacquainted with since being on holiday and last but not least, the fact that i'm out of coffee.
Off to the shop then. kusjes xxx
I've had reno blogs, weight blogs, cooking blogs - still have that one actually, www.justapinch.blogspot.com - and I thought now would be a good time to shmoosh them all together in 1 place. Well, the cooking blog will remain separate but otherwise this is the place for it all to happen!
If you don't know me you can check out my interests in the profile section but I think most of you coming here already know all that stuff! You know I've struggled with being an immigrant, slowly but surely came to accept the reality that things don't happen overnight no matter how big a tantrum i throw, went through some intensive therapies in 2006, lost a chunk of weight (but am not finished) in 2007 and will continue to live day to day while getting things sorted through 2008!
I suppose since it's already the end of the month part of me doesn't believe I can slap down some resolutions, on new years I wasn't thinking at all about anything other than how can I stay on the island. My 2008 resolution was simple: Immigrate with M -the husband- to Van Island.
I've lived in Europe for my entire adult life (minus the 1yr stint living on Canada's west coast) and have come to settle in this quirky, tiny, Dutch country all of 7+yrs ago.
My big "thing" for 2008 was to save up for school in september but that is no longer on the agenda, immigration now takes priority! I WANT to get there.
In the meantime there are the residual kilotjes to be discarded of, the perpetual empty wallet issue to be addressed, the stinky ciggie habit i've become reacquainted with since being on holiday and last but not least, the fact that i'm out of coffee.
Off to the shop then. kusjes xxx
Tuesday, 15 January 2008
That's better. Dark print on light background, much easier to read.
Can't believe I've been blogging 5 odd years and am now back to the original blog. Funny how things work out!
I'm one helluva happy woman.
That's the hopeless optimist... of course my Dove would say there is no such thing as hopeless & optimist living in the same sentence. She's a special kinda gal she is!
Here we are, 2008. What to do, what to do?
Can't believe I've been blogging 5 odd years and am now back to the original blog. Funny how things work out!
I'm one helluva happy woman.
That's the hopeless optimist... of course my Dove would say there is no such thing as hopeless & optimist living in the same sentence. She's a special kinda gal she is!
Here we are, 2008. What to do, what to do?
Monday, 14 January 2008
Back...
To where it all began!
Still working on the colours. Let me know if it's easy to read the black font on the green background or not.
Now, where to start?
Still working on the colours. Let me know if it's easy to read the black font on the green background or not.
Now, where to start?
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