Day 937 (ish)
31 Mar 2012 Leave a Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: 101 in 1001, Off topic!, weight loss, work
I have been a very bad blogger and not updated for ages. There are several reasons for this. One is that I’m just hopeless and forget to update with the things that I’ve been doing. Another is that I’ve been making some big changes in my life (more about those in a minute). My final one is that changing the hours that I work and A now being at school is a lot harder on me than I realised.
Anyhooo about those big changes. As some of you may be aware, last year I was diagnosed with post natal depression (or PND). Initially I didn’t want to go on tablets due to breastfeeding in the main and so they sent me on a course which they hoped would help. Whilst to a certain extent it did, it didn’t really clear it, and so I ended up back at the doctors and I’m now on anti-depressants. Most of the time they really help but so does not being in front of the computer all the time – tonight is the first this week I think.
Another change is that at the beginning of the year I decided enough was enough and that it was time to face facts about my weight. As you know two years ago in the early days of my 101 in 1001 I joined Slimming World and had moderate success and lost half a stone. Most of you will be aware that the day after signing up for a six week block I found out that I was expecting again. This put paid quite frankly to me losing any more weight and in fact at the beginning of the year I was heavier again than I was two years ago. I can’t really blame the depression only me. So on 4th January I signed up to Slimming World for 12 weeks. Having had limited success (more than I’d had with weight watchers at any rate) I thought I could it again. Well this week saw me signing up for the next 12 weeks and me get my 2.5 stone award. I have lost in 13 weeks 35.5lbs in weight. Which is quite frankly amazing.
As well as losing weight I’ve been doing more exercise – I went back to pilates in January after two months away. I also started a wonderful thing called flabelos which I have found really helpful in toning me up. This week I also started the couch to 5k challenge in preparation for me to run, yes peeps you read that right, run the race for life this year.
I’ve also been doing my best to complete various challenges for this – some have also been changed now that I have less than 100 days to go, mainly so that I can complete them! I have thirty to go so wish me luck!
Sxx
15 things that make me happy!
31 Mar 2012 Leave a Comment
15 things that make me happy!, originally uploaded by Scattynobrain.
One of my tasks was to take photos of 15 things that make me happy. And here we are!
Sxx
January 2012
02 Jan 2012 Leave a Comment
Having not written a post in who knows how long and having only six months left to complete I thought I’d better improve matters by submitting a brief post to say I am alive and well and I am managing to complete some of my tasks!
Sxx
Day 740 (ish)…
15 Sep 2011 Leave a Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: Off topic!
I can’t believe I missed my second anniversary for this! We’re now over two years into this and so I’d better start making plans for some of the bits that I’m missing! I have continued on with a few of the bits on the list but you know how it gets.
The main reason for my post tonight is that this weekend sees my little boy celebrate his first birthday. This month has seen another huge first – my little girl’s first day at school. Those that know me well will be impressed that I did NOT cry. Surprised as well I should imagine!
Happy birthday to my darling boy xxx
Sxx
Task 94…
11 Jul 2011 Leave a Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: 101 in 1001, family
I’ve just updated this task – originally it said a list of things I love about my family. However – where do you start and end with such a task and as Simon has recently done this for me as part of something I’m involved with, I thought I’d return the favour – I also know that as he has this coming into his feeds everytime I submit a new post that he’ll read it…
- He’s not just my lover, husband, father of my children etc, but my best friend.
- He’s always there for me – even though I don’t always understand why.
- He’s as untidy as me!
- His sense of humour.
- His mother for housetraining him
- That he’s given me two amazing children.
- He keeps me sane (at a push).
- He encourages me to try new foods etc even when he knows how nervous I am.
- He’s not bothered about my book collection (and in fact has been known to encourage it.
- He calms me down when it’s needed.
Simon I love you lots and although I don’t always show my appreciation it’s there. Thank you for continuing to be my side even when I’m causing chaos in our lives.
Sxx
Day 622 (ish)…
21 May 2011 Leave a Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: 101 in 1001, creative, Off topic!, travel
Just a quick post to update you on two things.
Firstly here’s the photo of the quilt that I made for my MIL – 
Secondly as you will know Task 82 was to start my ECDL. Well this week I took the last exam and I’ve now completed it. Shame that I took it in Microsoft 2007 and I found out this week that we’re rolling over to Microsoft 2010 shortly!
Hoping to complete some more tasks this way as we’re off to Wales later today. I can’t wait! Hope your holidays come soon.
Sxx
Day 609 (ish) …
08 May 2011 Leave a Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: 101 in 1001, cooking, creative, family, Off topic!, Plymouth, work
Oops, at the end of my last post, I said I’d be updating again soon. Well clearly I lied! It’s been manic, but really there are no excuses, I just forgot! Anyhow, here comes the update…
Task 23 I literally finished this on Friday. A few weeks ago I went on the train with Daniel to Newton Abbot, about thirty minutes away, just because I was bored and had rediscovered my pass. Went to the fabric shop right by the station and ended up buying a jelly roll, a selection of strips of fabric, that are used to make a quilt or whatever you fancy. I am part way through this original one, having decided to go out of my comfort zone and into the realms of lunacy I didn’t bother really looking into what I should be doing and started by making it up as I go along. As you can imagine, this is therefore proving to be more difficult than I hoped and so in a moment of madness, I decided to buy another jelly roll and do something for my mother-in-law, following the guidelines available, for her birthday. It’s not been easy as I had issues with my sewing machine (mainly that I hadn’t threaded it properly) which I have to give a big name and praise to my lovely next door neighbour Ann, who came in and sorted me out in a big way. Equally a praise needs to go to my beloved who helped me unstitch the thing when I made yet another beginner’s error – even with both of us doing this, it took about 90 minutes! Thankfully it’s now completed and wrapped so I’ll link to the photo later.
Task 34 Our planned visit to grandad was a few weeks ago now. I could lie and say we had a 100% fabulous time but sharing a room with my two children is not something that I will ever ever ever do again as a result. Thankfully the days (the important parts) were great and seeing my grandad was lovely – introducing my boy was really special. Roll on a fortnight’s time however for our proper holiday this year!
Task 48 Can I just say that, although I discovered this “wonderful” treat to see, this is not my choice and not my taste. Amelia on the other hand loved our visit to watch a pre-recorded Wiggles concert and I made a small girl very happy. Daniel thankfully slept through most of it!
Task 57 This is an in progress one in that today, Amelia and I planted lots of sunflowers. I’m hoping that at least one of them will grow! I will of course update you in due course!
Task 63 Can’t remember if I told you but following my ballsup which meant we ended up with tiny photobooks, I later got an off through which meant that I was able to sort Simon’s choices out properly. I’ve since also managed to do the same for my own. We are both now very happy!
Task 68 It seems ages since I went to the Tourist information office and collected information on local attractions. This has now been completed with us going on a Dockyards and Warship trip on Monday as we couldn’t go to the aquarium as our passes aren’t valid on bank holidays. Very frustrating but I did manage to tick something off the list as a result.
Task 76 I think I posted elsewhere that the last time I made pastry from scratch has got to be 20 years ago. My mum stopped letting me have anything to do with the stuff – it always ended up either grey or more like shortbread (but without the flavour or sweetness). Well I made pastry and neither of us died. I’m in no hurry to repeat the experiment but at least I feel happy that I can do it!
Totally separately to this project I’d like to add that, like so many others of my online friends, I’m thinking of William and his family at this current time, following on from his sudden death this past week. It’s knocked my on-line community for six and many of us are numb as we can’t begin to imagine the horror that this family are going through. Hug your children close, give your partners a loving kiss, remember that life is sometimes cut short without warning and grab it by, well whatever part of the anatomy you like!
Sxx
PS A dirty word in our house at the moment is work. My change in hours and days have been agreed and currently my first day back is Tuesday 21st June. I say currently as this is also the day that my daughter’s school to be (we got where we wanted thankfully) have chosen as an intro day for both us and her. Aaargh!
Sxx
Day 551…
11 Mar 2011 Leave a Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: 101 in 1001, cooking, creative
It’s been a while since I updated this and for that I can only apologise. Firstly I’ve been coming to terms with being a parent to two children. For those of you with more than two – how on earth do you do it.
At some stage I need to go and update my list of things that I’ve been doing but for now here’s a mini update…
Task 6… Being a really fussy eater, this was always going to be difficult (hence it having been changed once already). A few weeks ago we were at a local garden centre when I spotted a BBC Good Food book on “Cooking for Two”. As Daniel has yet to be weaned and Amelia doesn’t eat with us at least two nights a week and I’d found some recipes in it I fancied trying I bought it. I’ve since made two recipes from the book plus another from my recipe file. I’m really pleased with myself and so will keep on going with it (lemon and herb chicken planned for some point soon!).
Task 13 / 14 (updated) As you may recall, I broke my sewing machine whilst in the process of these two tasks, I don’t think I told you that my lovely MIL then lent me hers which I couldn’t thread for love nor money. Well my mum got me a new machine for Christmas. It’s as basic as it can possibly be and wonders of wonders I can use it. I was mega impressed when I finally took it out of the box as it came pre-threaded so my first task was to complete the door curtain I mention in that earlier post. Unfortunately the top bobbin didn’t have much thread on it so on day one of using the machine I learnt how to thread it. This week my daughter and I went and chose some new material and so today I’ve managed to put thread some lower bobbins and thread the lower bobbin up through (and done this twice as well). I then proceeded to make two blanket things (one for each of the children), one cape for Amelia and one (better late than never) Christmas sack for Daniel. I think the only thing left to do on the machine is put a new needle in. So not only did I learn how to use one machine and make something useful from it, I’ve now managed to do it again on a whole new machine!
I’ll be updating again soon as tomorrow I will be completing Task 48 and later in the week I’ll be doing Task 34. Can’t wait on one and the other is a bit dubious as it’s not my choice – I’m sure you can work out which is which!
Sxx
Day 419…
30 Oct 2010 Leave a Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: 101 in 1001, family, Off topic!
Woohoo can sign some more tasks as complete!
Task 18 was completed the week before I had Daniel – ready to leave on Simon’s pillow when we went to the hospital. Unfortunately the birth happened rather quickly and suddenly I never got that done and so he had it soon after we came home instead.
Task 52 was completed with some of my NCT group a week or so ago when I took Amelia and Daniel – we had a great time painting different things ready for Christmas presents – seems bizarre painting Daniel’s feet – his are so much smaller than when we did it with Amelia – although to be fair he was just over one month old and she was about 9mths in comparison – a bit different I think you’ll find!
Task 63 has also been completed – although not quite as I intended – we had some photobox vouchers and so we uploaded photos and made some Christmas presents. There was some money left over and so I created a photobook – however I didn’t read it all properly and so what I thought was a standard size photobook, ie 6inches by 4 inches – well wasn’t. It was 9cm x 7cm and is quite dainty!
Further to my last post, the boy is doing well – he’s six weeks old today and finally reattained his birth weight at almost 4 weeks. The jaundice appears to have cleared and all issues are now sorted.
Sxx
Off topic…
24 Sep 2010 Leave a Comment
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Just to let you all know that Daniel Stephen was welcomed two weeks early on Saturday 18th September 2010 weighing 7lbs 1.5ozs. It’s been an interesting week and we’re off to see the midwife again in a minute to see what the latest is regarding his jaundice and weightloss. Monday he’s having his tongue tie sorted out. It’s going to be a busy few days!
Sxx
