Friday 28 June 2013

Things I Know

YAY - today is Friday (just in case you weren't sure !!!) which means it is (a) time to link up with the easiest linky of the week with Miss Cinders because, as you all know, we all know sh*t and (b) this afternoon I am off to Townsville to spend the weekend with A.  Unfortunately, things are not going to well with the sites they are building and so he may land up having to spend more time working than he planned but at least I will get to spend some time with him.

I will try to get around to reading as many of the posts linked up before I go but if you don't see a comment from me, never feat, I will catch up next week.

In totally randomness, this is what I know :

- I know that I received a LOVELY surprise when I got home from work this aftenoon.  There was a package in the post box for me.  I opened it and it was a set of soy melts - sweet pea and vanilla.  It was from Ann at Help!! I'm Stuck!!.  What absolutely blew me away was the fact that it was only earlier on this week that I took two of my burners out and put them in the lounge and have been burning melts in the evenings while I have been sitting here watching TV and crocheting.  And, it was only the other night that I looked and thought to myself that I am going to have to go and buy some more melts because these two are nearly finished !  So, not only was it exactly what I needed, but, vanilla is my most favourite fragrance.  Who says that the universe (a) does not provide and (b) work in mysterious ways ???????

- I know that I am embarrassed to be Australian when I see how the politicians have been behaving and treating each other recently.  While they may not like each other or agree with their ideal's or policies, common courtesy and respect cost exactly the same as bad manners and disrespect - absolutely NOTHING - so why choose to have bad manners and be disrespectful of your fellow human beings ?  I just don't get it.  I know that it's not only politicians who treat others like this - a lot of every day Joe Smiths do as well (it's just that the politicans are more in the spot light and likely to be seen to be doing (what I call) the 'wrong' thing i.t.o. how they treat others.  It's the same with telling lies and breaking promises - I don't get why people do this.

- I know that I started a spreadsheet for keeping track of the squats that I was doing every day.  It started on Day 1 with 60 and increased by 10 every day until Day 30 when I would be doing 350 squats - a total of 6,150 squats in 30 days.  Sadly, I managed Day 1 and Day 2 - the grand total of 130, which is 130 more than I would have done, but sadly I stopped after Day 2 because my legs were so sore and I was battling to walk up and down the stairs at work.  Rhianna from A Parenting Life has sent me the spreadshee that she is using so as soon as I have a chance to look at it I will see if maybe it is a more realistic program and change over, starting next week after I get home from Townsville.

- I know that I (try to) send out a Thought For The Day most week days.  If you would like to be included in this list, let me have your e-mail address and I will include you.  I hide all addresses when I send this out so your address isn't seen by any friends you haven't met yet a.k.a. strangers.  I also do not sell your e-mail information to any marketing companies !!!

- I know (or at least I am almost 100% sure) that the doctor misdiagnosed me as having depression when she prescibed the anti-depressants.  I was suffering from anxiety - not depression.  So when I went back and said I was still suffering and she doubled the dose - it still didn't help - because these particular anti-depressants were never going to help with anxiety attacks.  It has taken me a very long time to come off them but I have been off them for about 2 weeks now and I feel f.a.n.t.a.s.t.i.c. - I can't remember how long it has been since I have felt this good.  Clearly, they were not helping me but rather making me feel worse.  I feel so much happier now that I am off them completely.  Now I am to work on what I can do about my weight because, although my outlook on life is happy, I am still really struggling to look at my body and love it.  I know that it looks like it does because of the medication but that really doesn't make it any easier to love it.  If only it wasn't this hard to do.

- I know that K and I went to see Slava's Snow Show last night and really enjoyed it.  We left home just after 5pm because we were expecting to hit traffic due to Origin being played at the same time - there was heaps of traffic up to Springwood and, at times it was a total car park, even though there was no accident or reason for it, go figure, and got up to Brisbane in time to have a bite to eat before taking our place on the balcony at the Lyric Theatre.  We both laughed heaps - it was great.  Our only regret was not getting tickets down on the ground floor as there was heaps of interaction with the audience who were down there.  But it was still very entertaining.  If you get a chance to go and see it I would strongly suggest you go.

- I know that I had asked A and K not to tell me the score of Origin if they knew what it was because I wanted to get home and watch it without knowing the end result.  But, when we got into the car, K said she had looked up the score and did I want to know - I uuhmed and aaahed for a while and then, very tentatively said, yes OK.  And she looked at me with a deadpan face and said 14-0.  Well my heart sank - I knew that this was a do or die game from Queensland and I didn't want it to be a die game.  Then she broke into the biggest grin and said "To us" !! Little bugger !!!!!  Anyway, the second half had just started and so we landed up listening to it the whole way home - screaming and shouting when things got close or when it sounded like the ref had got it wrong - as you do !!!!  She was not going to stay at home but go straight to the house where she is house sitting - but we got home and she walked into the loungeroom, let Alfie and Rosie in and turned to me and said "Do you mind if I stay tonight ?"  Of course I didn't mind so we both put our PJ"s on and settled down on the couch to watch Origin, which, by that time, we knew we had won.  I'm not so sure I would have sat down to watch it if we had lost !!!!!!

- I know that planning a holiday when you don't live together is a little difficult - no matter how many phone calls you make, there is always something you forget to check and have to make another phone call to confirm !!  But the up side now is that I have booked our flights, car hire and insurance - so just let anyone try to stop us from going !!!  We are going to Tasmania from 12th - 28th August.  Now I need to get working on finding us some accommodation ! (And, if there is anyone out there who has some suggestions to make - please feel free to let me know if there are things you would recommend we do / see / go to or places we should (or shouldn't) stay.)  Very loosely - we land in Launceston - spend the night there - drive through to Cradle Mountain for a night - through to Strahan for two nights with a cruise on the Gordon River - then down to Hobart for 4-6 nights - going to Salamanca Markets, Port Arthur, Bruny Island, then up to Freycinet for a night and up the east coast for a night - back to Launceston - then down through the middle of Tasmania to Bothwell before going back up to Launceston and home.

Thank you again to Miss Cinders for a great linky for a Friday (actually it's a great linky for any day of the week but Friday is an especially good day because that means it is nearly time for the weekend !!!)

What do you know today ?
If you know something, have you linked up ?
If you haven't, how come ?
It isn't too late to link in you know.

TFTD : As long as you're breathing it's never too late to do something meaningful. (Ain't that the truth ?)

12 comments:

  1. I can feel your positiveness through your words L and that is super news that you feel fantastic again. I have to say that I'm totally blown away by those squat numbers! WOW - go you! Have a lovely weekend away and how exciting you have a trip away to plan - I hope to get to NZ in a few months, just by myself - can't wait! Em x

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    1. Thanks Em - well the squats came to a halt after those first two days - am looking to pick them up again tomorrow (well that is my intention anyway !!!)
      Hope you have had a great weekend !
      Me

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  2. I know that I think you are super for trying the squats. The burn goes away after a few days, kinda, well walking gets easier anyway. I hadn't thought about adding them all up. I am up to day 6 today, which is a rest day which I am a bit pleased about! I have done a bit over 350 squats in those 6 days I think. I break them into sets of 10 or 20 and have 15-20 second break between each set. Though I hope by the end I can get to bigger sets. Fairy wishes and butterfly kisses for a wonderful weekend

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    1. Well my efforts last week were a little dismal with the squats but tomorrow I want to start from the beginning again. A has lost weight and now I am feeling more motivated to exercise.
      Thanks for putting me in touch with Jane so I can be part of this group !
      Have the best day !
      Me

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  3. oh dear. I know I totally forgot about the squats after I said I'd do them. I also know that you should stay at Mona cos it looks AMAZING (but I've only seen photos and it probably costs heaps - but still do it)
    I'm glad you liked Slava but wish you were downstairs....:(
    I'm glad you won Origin because (a) I'd have felt bad you missed it (b) it means the next game counts (c) I don't care (but in real sport, Kimi will be signed with Red Bull and Vettel/Kimi will be an unbeatable duo - and the Bombers won last night and everyone is jealous and booing...HA!)

    Have a very wonderful weekend. Will email my email (I thought I was getting your thought for the day because I thought it was that quote under your name - to use my much used catchphrase that I stole from someone far cleverer than me 'I'm not drunk, I'm an idiot'

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    1. I don't even know if we will go to MONA - A says that he read somewhere it was just erotic pictures !!! We have booked accommodation for the first 9 days - staying in Battery Point in Hobart.
      I have no idea who Kimi and Vettel are - will have to google them so as not to appear too ignorant in future conversations with you - wait, you already know I am a little ignorant so probably not worth it !!
      LOL - spoken like a true Bombers supporter !!!!
      I think I may have an e-mail for you - will add you to the list because I am sure you will have forgotten to send it to me (just like you forgot about the squats !!!!) LOL
      Pretty please can I steal that phrase from you - I LOVE it !!!!
      Have a great week !
      Me

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  4. Oh my word young lady, you know a lot this week!

    Game 3 is going to be good isn't it?! Miss 17 has made plans to go to a friends to watch it. She's an Origin freak and was shattered to miss Game 2... although some choice words would have came out of her mouth if she did watch it... QLD was not supposed to win! lol

    Have fun on your trip. I'd LOVE to go to Cradle Mountain, it's supposed to be amazing :)

    The way you feel filters through your blog posts of late. You 'sound' so much better. More bright and alive :) It's so good to see :)

    Squats... I won't be doing them any time soon, or any more running. I think I may have aggravated my SPD a little too much. I'm still sore... so much so I'm thinking I may have to go to the Dr or Gyno :( I'm beyond shattered :(

    Have a great weekend lovely, and thanks for linking up!

    MC x
    #thingsiknow

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    1. LOL - yes, some weeks I am a real know-it-all !!!!
      Of course we were supposed to win - just like we are supposed to / going to win the last game !!!!
      It sucks when injuries stop us from exercising - that is what I hate about getting old !!!!! Hope you feel better soon and can get some relief from someone.
      Have a great day !
      Me

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  5. So glad to hear you're feeling better. I believe misdiagnosing anxiety for depression happens quite a bit - I heard it on "The Doctors" a while back. And if it's on TV or in a magazine it's true, right?

    Regardless, have a fab weekend xxx

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    1. Absolutely - I believe everything I see on TV / read in a magazine or even see on Twitter - that is why I was so terribly embarrassed to say how sorry I was to hear that Mandela had died when he was very much still alive !!!!!
      Have a great week !
      Me

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  6. Hope you have a wonderful trip...the cradle mountains are just gorgeous, if you get a real nice day, hope you do x

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    1. Thanks Jen - I am sure that we will have a great time. It's amazing how much we still seem to talk about even after all this time together and how much we love to spend time together.
      Have a great week and take care !
      Me

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