It's all happening

Since last we spoke, dear blog.....
After years of dreaming and working, Noddie was accepted into a selective entry state school!!! Yay Noddie!! Tricky aspect: it's in Werribee, which is 4 hours from here.
And then we had a collective will we-won't we meltdown!
On a wtf why not whim, I audaciously applied for my dream job in a pain management clinic in Geelong, which is 4.5 hours from here, and got it! Yay me! The decision was made! Tricky aspect: closing my practice in a big hurry (sad face).
I start in late October. Noddie and the Spousal Unit will stay here until the end of the school year and I'll 'commute' on weekends.
We're building up the war chest. There have been hailstorms of sms and email, and many trips to the conveyancer's office.

This last week of work was reduced to two days after I smacked myself in the head very very hard with my car door last Friday and gave myself not only two impressive shiners but, in the immortal words of Zaphod Beeblebrox, the father and mother of a pair of headaches.
Up until then I had been walking to work most days and getting to the gym at least 3 times a week. Yay for fitness!
Oh, and we're going on our long-planned trip of a lifetime to South America for a month on Monday! Yay us! I've packed the concealer 'cause I don't want to scare small children I'm VAIN.
We've found a house we think we might want to buy. We haven't seen it yet. Maybe on the way to the airport?
#firstworldproblems, eh? *takes deep breath*
Easter Island here we come!
More anon, ancient edifices!

softly softly

Slowly slowly carefully carefully life is getting good again.
I've started walking to work at least 3 days a week
Continuing the >3 alcohol free days/week
Continuing to socialise more - friends and my women's faith group
And best of all.... the running continues! I'm up to (1km warmup) 250 run/150walk x 6, 2-3 x week. I have to be super-careful. It's a balance between working hard enough to drop some kgs and not trashing my knees, which don't like the current kg situation.
But whatever. It's all very, very good!
More anon, trundlers!

picture this

LBTEPA on the treadmill
1k walk (old/creaky = WARM UP PROPERLY)
1.6k run 200/walk 200
...see what I did there? RUN 200!! Lovely lovely running running running with proper elevated heart rate and everything.
I've done this four times now. No niggles. No little pre-injury red flags. It's officially all systems go now with my top secret big scary plan......bwahahahaha
Can world domination be far off?

More anon, sweaters!

move it

I started attending an inter-faith women's group recently and one of the first topics for discussion where we are 'stuck' in our lives. Nearly all the women on my table identified being 'stuck' around health and exercise - so we set up a little effbee 'cheer squad'! It's great. I love it and feel so supported to just find a way to move each day (yes it's come to that...what happened to my endurance life?.. well we know what happened to it and let's not go there.....) anyway we are all encouraging each other and so far (2 weeks) it's very helpful.

More anon, sisters!

upward trajectory

I keep meaning to post! I'm sorry! But it's pretty much all good news, I promise! What a change, eh? Operation "don't-drink-so-much" is going strong! Six weeks now of 3-4 booze free days! I haven't weighed myself becuase I rather think I may have been snacking to fill in my sipping time, but one thing at a time, eh? Operation "think-before-you-snack" has just begun....can world domination be far off?
The Spousal Unit's approach to food is a bit of a hurdle for me. For example, I asked him to get some fish for dinner tonight and he's brought home oven-ready battered fillets! He serves us the same portion sizes, which is of course something I need to manage myself, but still - if it's there it's easier to eat it, no? And sometimes I'm all sorted in my head to go to the gym after work and he's booked a restaurant dinner for us (#firstworldproblem hahahaha). Arrgghh! But little steps are still steps, for both of us. He's been so down that I value and encourage any energy and ideas he has! It's not all about me. Little changes are still changes.
The sinus preventer has been a life-changer. I don't wheeze. I don't get headaches all the time. I'm using my asthma and allergy medication less than half as often. I sleep better. I. Don't. Snore. Any. More. That's such a relief. I've felt so ashamed of snoring all the time. It's so gross.
Anyway. Energy! It's good!

More anon, zappers!

Dry

I dunno why this has happened, or rather why I am able to do this with apparent ease after all the struggles of the past, but
*drumroll*
I have had 7 alcohol-free days in the last 13!!!
And get this: it hasn't been a big difficulty. I know. Woah. I've just not. had. a drink. No thanks. I might have one later (then I don't). I'll have a squash please. Banana and spinach smoothy, anyone?
I don't feel much different but that's because I've had Bastard Infected Sinuses, which are now being cared for by a new doctor, who has prescribed a preventer. Not acupuncture (eff you, other doctor).
This 'not drinking so much' is a MAJOR change. I'm really proud of myself. Feel free to judge away, judgy types. Everyone has her own battles. You have to change from where you are.
I'm totally stoked. Can world domination be far off?




More anon, conquerors!

See this?

I can now jump up on to one just like this. It took me two weeks to get there, from the step, to the step plus a block, to this box. The fact that I am justifiably terrified of falling was a big factor, and I had to breathe around that with every attempt at a new level.
It was the proudest moment I've had for ages. I don't take my phone to the gym or there'd be a snap of me grinning like an idiot. Can world domination be far off?
More anon, springers!