Busy busy busy

Went for a run at lunchtime can honestly say I ran more than walked so so happy with that, I think I surprised a couple of people today with my goals over the next month and the past month, not what people expected of me as honestly it was stupid to start just before Xmas but I'm so glad that I did, certainly feeling fitter and healthier for sticking to it and giving up the alcohol for a bit too.  Got a message from someone today saying do I ever sit down i just went back and said too many goals to reach to sit down, 

Another phone call from someone today in regards to the thing I'm hoping to do this year, will hopefully have an answer by Wednesday or Thursday at the latest, shit load of things need to fall in place but I'm excited for the possibility that it could work out, but still trying to focus on other stuff as well, and if it doesn't work out there is always next year.

I spoke well text a friend today who I haven't heard from in some time and sounds like things aren't going the best for her at the moment, but she knows where I am and if she needs anything I will be there for her, but I know that she does have very supportive family and friends and if she needs me then I'm  there for he too, made me realise I need to be more in contact with her thou, sad things we have arrange a catch up and it's a whole 2 months away, seems like a long time but the way time flys it will be here before we know it.

Lazy Sunday

Weekend is over, certainly didn't do anything very exciting at all,the weather was terrible today but we had a nice family day together.

It's been a bit of a weird week receiving some random phone calls and texts about something that I was very keen to do this year, problem is I need to do something before I can even contemplate doing this, and that something costs money which at this time of year is a tad tricky but I will keep my positive thing going and hopefully soon it will all pay off.

I managed to get out fir a walk/run this evening and can hinesyky say that I definitely ran more than I walked, even managed a 2k run with no stopping so that was super cool, although it's certainly harder with the dog but I made it work and felt great afterwards.

So happy that it's just over a week til school starts, it's getting real for my son we got the rest of his uniform today, he looked super cool but was complaining about the wool socks, he still not convinced about it but all I can say is this time in 2 weeks we will know how he is feeling, and I'm pretty sure he will love it, 

Short and sweet today

Yah Friday today, decided today was a rest day as my foot was quite sore this morning, although it was nice to have a rest I didn't quite know what to do a lunch but still nice for the muscles to have a rest day, still did my 10,000 steps thou .

I got a ticket to go and see sue nicholson, first time I have been to a live show like this but I'm really looking forward to it, would of been nice if hubby would come with me but that certainly won't happen, we are worlds apart on this topic, but that's what makes us work.

A very quiet day today, but still a nice one, looking forward to the weekend 

Exercise is becoming my addiction

I have ran every day this week  it is actually starting to feel like an addiction  I have even started my next week of running, it is a great feeling knowing that I am starting to run a bit further every day, I am actually surprised at how quickly you can start running and not feel puffed, although the legs and foot is aching it is so worth it.  Even got my work colleagues supporting me too telling me to make sure I go for a run, and also asking me if I went for a run at lunchtime, the other addiction at the moment is trying to get my fit-bit all green everyday (small things, but it all helps towards a healthier me) so far 11 days straight of all green (yah me)

Today saw the first day of my kids doing their paper run I was very impressed with my daughter as she had been doing this run with a friend (her friend has left town and we have been very fortunate to pick up this round) but she knew exactly which houses were and were not to be delivered too, I  really hope that her enthusiasm continues, and hopefully she might realize that if she saves instead of spending she will be able to buy a lot of stuff she has been on to me to buy for her. It was really good too as the whole family went and did the run, Baxter was in heaven out walking and with us all , and me I was happy as I got more steps in too (lol),

Life is great, i feel so happy with every part of my life at the mo its great seems nothing can bring me down, my confidence is growing and I just seem different, different in a good way, imagine another month of this, the sky is the limit for me been a long time since I have felt like this

Good things take time

Funny ole day, supposedly there is a weather bomb going in in NZ at the mo, but can honestly day here in ChCh so far we have manged to avoid it, not sure for how long thou, I wasn't going to take my running gear but I did and I am glad that I went for a run, I had a quicker time again and ran a bit more than usual, so its looking positive that I will be running 6k in the next 8 weeks.  I might even have to look at doing the city to surf but we shall see it would certainly push my foot to see how it would handle it, but again we will see what will be will be.

I was keen to do something this year but the finances aren't going to allow me, but it keeps popping , fully believe that it is the universe telling me to not give up on this thing but I guess time will tell if it comes to anything. maybe that lotto win might happen yet (lol)

I got some good news I wish it had been better news, I look at how far I have come but I still have so much further to go, but instead of giving up I am thinking positive that this will  happen but I actually have to be patient, something that I am not good at.  Just wish I could wake up tomorrow and it was done, but good things take time.

Work, walk and feeling wonderful

It's always hard to blog about your day when your working, cause you every day is the same, but I did promise myself that I would try and do a blog everyday. Seems summer has hit and when most of us are back at work, the one good thing is that I have been able to enjoy my walk along the beach with my son the last few days, but I think the bad weather is a coming so it might be back to me and puppy  time soon. Definitely still loving the exercise I'm doing at the mo twice a day and feel fantastic the running is slowly increasing and my lunchtime run walk was slightly quicker than last week, so all in all life's great I'm feeling more confident in every part of my life and looking forward to tomorrow when my boss is down and I get some more training at work
Bring on hump day downhill slide to the weekend again whoop whoop

Summer days

I took a photo of me today and compared it to,a photo I took about 5 months ago, although it's very subtle there is certainly changes in my appearance it's great to know that all the hard work is paying off.  

Week 2 of running one of the fellas I work with said why would you want to go running at lunchtime I said I sit on my arse all day so it's good to get up and get out, it breaks the day up  and I always feel better for it as well, then when I got home my son said to me mum can we go for a walk along the beach tonight, it was another cracker night so I said of course, I love spending this time  him, as it's just us the beach and the dog, no electronics, so we get to have a conversation (wow, old school ae) he is still unsure about Chizzy but i keep reassuring him that it's going to be a blast, I can't wait to see him grow in the next couple of years, best part about the walk was he held my hand, nice to know that's he's still happy to do it, as I m sure in a few months all will change. 

Well I think that's about it, have a great day/night and enjoy every moment with loved ones 

       

Super Saturday

There are 3 types of friends  there are friends for a reason, and friends for a season and then there is lifeline friends, I was very lucky to catch up with a lifetime friend today (almost 30 years) , I love how we can not see each other for ages but it's like we just saw each other yesterday and we never seem to run out of things to say, I am very lucky to have such a friend , our kids get on beautifully too, the time always races when we are together, I'm very much looking forward to catching up with her again soon. 

We took the kids to pie face which is a cafe here in chch and they have these amazing  quake shakes  

The parents were very good and most of the kids got thru their shakes, I had a tiny sip of the caramel one and very very nice, but very very sweet.

I took pup for a walk as it was such a lovely evening when  I left it was, it started raining and it was actually really lovely walking in the rain, I would normally have got home as quick as my could but I just wanted to carrying on walking in it,  very refreshing, when I got home the sky turned an amazing yellow then orange was just gorgeous

That's my Saturday was an absolute cracker of a day 😀

 

Will get there in the end

I love my kids to bits, but honestly as they get older it seems to cost so much more, funny when they are babies you think nappies are expensive, then primary starts, then intermediate and finally high school, plus their after school hobbies, I actually feel like I need to get another job, (does anyone have any night jobs going) for a free education, its certainly not very free as like most parents my kids needs will always come before mine, I can certainly see how single income families struggle, cause both hubby and I work full time and we are going to struggle, but I know we will get thru it, its ridiculous cause I know every year that this is going to happen.

I still managed to get a run/walk in at lunch, then after work I had some lovely company for a walk along the beach, it was super windy and the tide was really high, but it certainly cleared some spider webs and even got to have a well over due catch up with someone special in my life (you know who your are, don't like using names in here)

It's been a great week, with routine, eating well and lots of positive thoughts, bring on a great weekend, I am catching up with a very good friend tomorrow who has been in my life for over 25 years, she is like a big sister to me and I love catching up with her.

Onwards and upwards, out with the old and in with the new

A couple of people today said some really nice things about me, I received a message today from someone saying that I was their inspiration and that they my positive-ness (don't even know if that is a word) is contagious, I love hearing that as it makes me feel so good  and it is all support for me on this journey.

Another thing with my job(as you know I have only been in the job for 5 months) and knowing not a dam thing about the industry this has been a huge learning curve for me, I really don't do well with not being good at something and I really haven't backed myself at all in this job, I don't know if is the fact that I had a 2 week break (my brain relaxed) or if it is this new found positive thing I have going on at the mo, but I am feeling really great about it and although I still have a lot to learn I feel that what I have learnt has finally sunk in.  I love the job and am certainly feeling a lot better about it and really looking forward to what is going to be a busy year.

Don't you just love it when you have a clear out, decided to delete some names off my phone that I no longer require, its amazing how even something so simple can make you feel great, finally closed a few more doors that I no longer need to worry about.  I'm sure these people won't really care anyway as I haven't heard from them in a few months.

Onward and upwards for this girl :)

Slow and steady

I ran into someone today who hasn't seen me in a very long time, it was lovely to see her. I'm not sure if it is a compliment or not but her and a few other people lately have said that they didn't recognize me,( I think it was a compliment)

I guess this hard work is paying off for me although I don't see the results yet, it is such an emotional ride, when you are trying to get to your goals, someday's you feel like your on top of the world and other times you feel like the world is against you, on these days you just have to push thru it cause tomorrow is a fresh day.

I have been sore on sore for the last few days, and thought that I would have a day off today, it was quite warm, we went out for a drink (well I had a soft drink) got home it was still such a lovely night that I did end up going for what I thought was going to be a walk but it did end up being a run, when my head is in the right place it becomes quite an obsession, my fitbit certainly keeps me accountable, if I haven't done my 10,000 steps I make every effort to get them.

My birthday is next month and I had some goals that I really wanted to get to before then, although I am not sure that I will do it, I'm not giving up,  I am trying to make it realistic but not too easy, and I guess if I don't get to where I want by then I just have to push those goals out again for a bit. I am still better off that what I was a month ago

Goals

Its a great feeling knowing that I am on my way to a better me every step that I take is one more closer to the where I want to be, I still have long way to go but I certainly feel that the last month has been a great start, and although I haven't got to the goals that I was hoping to, I am not giving up, I just need to reset my goals again.  

This last month has seen me increase my fitness, eating a lot better ( although it could still be better thou) not touching a drop of alcohol  and the best part feeling better about me.  It's amazing how doing exercise certainly makes you feel better, and it becomes an addiction, instead of watching TV I would rather be doing some form of exercise, Day 2 of the C25K was so good I ended up doing it twice today, looking forward to running more and getting even fitter and being healthier

 

I received a fantastic quote today 

"It's supposed to be hard.  If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it.  The hard is what makes it great"

 

Little steps - but it all helps

Back to work today, and oh my the way it started I really wanted to crawl back into bed and hide, I missed place my glasses couldn't find them for the life of me, lucky I don't have super bad eye site for driving but working with a computer that was different story (luckily my daughter found them mid morning, so thanks to my amazing parents I had them by 11am) got in the car to go to work and there was no petrol and then I get to work and my emails wouldn't work, but instead of thinking why me I just thought oh well and just kept smiling, by lunchtime all was sorted and the day got better, even managed a walk/run for lunch, then my boss said we could leave work early.

Got home from work and I think my dog certainly missed his morning walks we have been doing so what a better way to wind down than putting on running shoes and starting the first day of the C25 wouldn't say it way easy but not difficult either, so hopefully in 8 weeks I will be running 5k, some of you might think big deal, but this is huge for me after after my year last year of not being able to do anything due to injury.  So to those people going thru injuries etc, I know how you feel but be patient, and as much as you want to get out and do stuff don't rush it otherwise it will take twice as long before you can do anything.

Hope everyone who is still on holidays, enjoy,  to those back at work,  your time is coming :)

Take care xo

Positive thoughts bring positive results

Today was the last day of holiday back to work tomorrow, I'm not looking forward to the alarm going off at 6am tomorrow,  but hey such is life. I guess the sooner you are back the sooner you get back into the routine, and the sooner I can start saving for a family weekend away somewhere nice hopefully next month.

We had our annual family tennis game today, this was certainly a test for my foot, as I haven't really ran on it since I tore the plantar fascia over a year ago, it was a good test and by the 4th game it was saying enough is enough, but its feeling ok now so that that is great, my next big test is to try and start to run on it again, I have down loaded the C25 app so we shall see how it goes in the next few days,

At the moment it is all about the positive thoughts and seeing what will turn up, I spoke to someone today about volunteering, although I am not sure this will come to anything, but hey I put it out there so now I just need to jump at any chance that I may get, and hopefully these opportunities keep showing up

                   

Realization - Life is way to short

We had a funeral to go to for a man who I first met when I started going out with my now husband.  I went with hubby and I said to him its quite sad that you will never really know how many people you have touched in your life until you pass, and you never really get to see that in any other situation while alive, because people have made their own choice to come to your final farewell, (invitations are never get sent out for funerals).

A couple of other things with funerals is it is a way that you get to catch up with people you haven't seen in some time and as lovely as that is it is to see them it is a shame its in these circumstances, and it really makes you want to see them more often, also getting an incite into their life seeing how much they have achieved,just how much they are loved etc, I only knew  a tiny part of this mans amazing life, and to hear what he had done was incredible, and I really hope that I might be able to have even a little bit of what this man has achieved.

 It has made me realize that I actually need to get involved more in my community, (I haven't a clue of what, but I am totally open to new exciting opportunities), maybe a committee of some sort or volunteer.  

A couple of days ago I said I wanted to give new things ago so I figure I'm putting  this out into the universe so now I will wait to see what it brings

I am certainly feeling like a weight has been lifted off me, can't put my finger on it exactly maybe its the fact I'm getting rid of negativeness and concentrating on positive thoughts, maybe its the fact that I am excited for what this year is going to bring, new people, new opportunities, new me, maybe the fact that hubby and I are getting a bit more of our time now that the kids are a bit older, I really don't know what it is but I sure as heck hope that this continues 

To you all I hope your year is as great as I am picturing mine is going to be, with a lot more laughs, memories and hope.

Take care of you and your loved ones because as I realized today life is way to short xo

Its almost back to routine time

You can tell when you have finally hit holiday mode, when you are actually sleeping in, it has taken me a 2 weeks but finally doing it,   I am however looking forward to getting back into the routine of work, sleeping , and eating at regular times, holidays are great but breakfast lunch and dinner are all at stupid times because there is no need for routine.

Its amazing how when you start to feel better about yourself, that you seem to get a confidence that you thought you had lost, things that would normally get you down all of a sudden don't seem such a big deal, if I want to go and do something I will just go and do it, and although a lot of the time I am doing it by myself  I am not scared to go and do it.  I still have a long way to go but I do know that the last couple of weeks has certainly helped me in the right direction, and I am certainly looking forward to my confidence growing and feeling even better about myself over the next year and beyond.

Thanks to all the people who have read my last couple of blogs and the nice comments that are being left, it gives me warm fuzzy's that some of you are taking the time to spend a few minutes a day reading about what I have to say,

Well I think that is all I want to say tonight short and sweet

Sending love and light to you all

Happy, Content, and full of beans

Today was a lovely day, I was made to realize just how lucky we are here in NZ,  and what a beautiful country we have.  We took a drive up to Hanmer , (I admit I wasn't feeling to happy about it knowing that we were heading into a territory that has been hit with earthquakes recently and coming from the city that shakes and is finally setting down last thing I wanted to do was put myself and my family thru it again) ,if anything should happen we would be stuck in the middle of nowhere, but one thing that I have learnt is you really can't stop doing things incase things might happen.  It was lovely to get away and spend some time with the family, mind you the trip up I was just about ready to chuck the kids out and make them walk (lol) but when we got there it was beautiful, we arrived at the right time and left at the right time too.

Something I am also determined to do this year is try new things again, one thing I have always wanted to do was the biking around Hanmer in one of those crazy family bike things.  Hubby and daughter weren't so keen but we did and I can honestly say thank goodness we only did the half an hour cause I didn't realize how hilly Hanmer is and what a workout it was going to be,   but I am thankful for everyone giving it ago, and we had a few laughs along the way to.

The drive home was great to having some tunes on and everyone in the car singing (best of all no bloody arguing), lots of cops on the road keeping everyone safe too, after what has been a terrible start to the new year.  So I say good on the cops for doing a fab job.

I also was reminded at how short of time you are on this earth, a couple of people that are linked to me (thru family and golf) have past in the last few days and although I never met one of them as he was a cousin in England, I just want my family and friends to know that I am thinking of them is what is a sad time for them so hugs to you all.

Thanks for taking the time to read this one, not so inspiration today but still a very thoughtful one,

Always make time for you and your loved ones xoxo

New year, new me

WOW HAPPY 2017!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have been very slack with my blog but I'm really going to try and post more regularly.

This year is going to be the year of Kate, I have decided that I'm not going to be chasing people , if people don't make the effort for me then sorry I ain't going to be doing the chasing anymore I have done that for too long and I ain't doing it anymore. 

I'm excited for a healthy me, and having a year of no injuries, so that I can carry on with my fitness, and maybe even start running again, but I have got some weight to shift before that happens.

 I'm super excited for the new changes for my kids and the hopes that both them and I will meet some lifetime friends, the kids and I have certainly lost some close friends in the last few years, and I would just love it to be more consistent for them, my son  is changing schools again and he is a little bit worried but I'm convinced he is going to absolutely blossom and meet some incredible people and have some amazing opportunities, I never went to an intermediate school but his father has said it was the best 2 years of his schooling, and it will certainly prepare him for high school.

I'm looking forward to turning 40, they say life begins at 40!!!!!! So let it begin.  Hoping to maybe even get away for a long weekend to celebrate it my family, and even hopefully getting away for a weekend with just the hubby and I.

I'm looking forward to what is going to be a big year with work too, and hopefully learn a bit more about he job, and be fantastic at it too.

Bring on 2017 the year of Kate 😀2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣7️⃣ 😀