Monthly Recap

10 For 10
1) Run/walk the Mothers Day Classic in May - done!
2) Ride at least 3000kms - have added a bit to this but not sure exactly how much.  Am over the 700kms mark, but obviously need to do a lot more.  It hasn't helped that I have been without my bike for the last week and a half, but I should have it back tomorrow.
3) Finish the knitted blankets - finished about another 4 or 5 squares.  It is currently on hold while I knit myself some legwarmers though. :o)
6) Send at least one childrens story to a publisher - done! I posted Becky's Smile off last week.  Now starts the 4 month wait for a response....

Day Zero Project
Marked off 3 more items
1)  Make Chocolate Crackles
2)  Hold a cancer Council biggest Morning Tea
3)  Do a Tarot Class
And have made progress on several of the bigger ones.

Not a bad effort for the month I think

xox

10 for 10 Monthly Update

Happy Veggie-versary to me!

Yes, today is my 6 month Veggie-versary.  I can not believe that I have not had meat for 6 whole months.  I do miss it sometimes.  Like when I am watching Masterchef and they are making all these amazing dishes with meat as the feature.  Or when I am starving and just want a hot dog.  But on the whole it has been a great experience and something I will continue with.  For now. :o)

I can't believe we have already gone through 4 months of this year.  In some ways it has flown by but in others it seems to have taken forever.  The older I get the quicker the years seem to pass me by.  So, how did I go in April?

10 For 10 - April


1) Run/walk the Mothers Day Classic in May
I run this in 10 days.  I have done the training and I am ready!

2) Ride at least 3000kms
I rode another 253.58kms which brings me to a grand total of 566.21kms for the year.  Not quite where I should be, but a significant improvement on last month.

3) Finish the knitted blankets
I finished another 11 squares which takes me to a total of 70.  Only 26 more to go then I can start putting these together!

4) Lose 30 kilos
I have not weighed in so I have no idea where I am at with this.  My shape has definitely changed with all the running, but I am not sure that this has reflected on the scales.  I'll weigh in next month!

6) Send at least one children's story to a publisher
The story is almost complete and I have chosen the Publisher.  This will happen within the next 6 weeks.  I am terrified, but excited all at the same time.

I am also 25 days into my Day Zero Project.  The scariest thing about this project, is that I know that in 976 days I will be 40 years old.  It is making my age seem very real to me!  LOL  I really need to complete between 2 and 4 things each month for this to work.  This month I have completed 2 - I went to a Comedy Club, and I joined a Running Club (or am in the process of).  However I have a lot of things that are 'in progress' so I am definitely moving forward with it.

That's it for me today.  Tomorrow Ross & I are having a Date Day instead of a Date Night and are going to the Medieval Fair in Gumeracha.  Thankfully there are buses out there so we can get there since our car is still basically a garage ornament.  We went 2 years ago and loved it.  We were meant to go last year as well, but today is the day, 1 year ago, that Ross's lung collapsed, so we weren't able to make it.  Thankfully he is completely healed and we are looking forward to a great day tomorrow.

Have a great weekend everyone!

xox

35 Minutes

This weekend so far has been great.  Started last night with my night out which started with dinner and shopping with Em.  As always we had a great evening.  From there Ross & I headed off for the Rhino Room to see a Comedy Show.  What a sensational evening!  A couple of the comedians were only average, but most were great and the headline was awesome.  We had such a great night!  And I finally marked the first thing off of my Day Zero Project List!

This morning we got up and went to Emma's (a different Emma to the one we saw last night).  We have had some of our things at her place for a few months in storage.  Now that we have a storage shed it was time to get it all out so that she could have her shed back.  We had a quick catch up then did a couple of trips back and forth between her place and storage.

By the time all that was done we were starving, so off the Mama Carmelas for a vego pizza for lunch.  Now normally when we have a pizza we have 4 pieces each as well as a couple of pieces of garlic bread, and often there is room for ice cream.  Not today.  One piece of garlic bread, 3 pieces of pizza, and I was completely full!  Very unusual for me.  But I guess one of the side effects of being sick for over 2 weeks.

By the time we got home we were exhausted.  So we decided to have a sit on the couch.  After about 10 minutes I suddenly felt like going for a run.  I haven't been out for a week, so I got my ankle braces and my shoes on, and off I went.

I walked for 6 minutes, then started my shuffle-run.  Don't ask me where this came from, but I somehow managed 20 minutes!  I did approx 2kms without stopping.  I walked for 5 minutes then started running again.  I ran all the way home, which took another 15 minutes and was approx 1.5kms.  So in total I ran for 35 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am staying steady on 6kmph, which I know is what a lot of people walk at, but I really don't care.  I am running and I am running for over half an hour and that is all that matters.

It's hard to believe that only 4 months ago I was struggling to run for 45 seconds.  And just 3 months ago 1.5 minutes felt like the end of the world.  And I was stuck on 1.5 minutes for ages without improving.  It killed me.  Now I can do a 20 minute run!  What an achievement.

I also found the 2 PERFECT running songs for me.  'It's Raining Men' by The Weathergirls, and 'Hey, Baby' by DJ Oritz.  Both have the perfect beat for me and I felt amazing running to them.

Tonight the plan was to make a Pavlova, but it was 5.15 by the time I got back from my run and they take a couple of hours to cook, so I decided I'll do it Monday.  Dinner was Quesadillas.  I have never made them before, in fact, I have never had them before, and I didn't have a recipe....  But I saw a photo of them on Amanda's blog and thought they looked yummy.  So I made up a recipe and gave it a shot.

I call it Spinach & Mushroom Quesadillas with Lentils.  And it was absolutely DELICIOUS!  So quick and easy, and so yummy and filling.  We will definitely be having this again.

Off to bed soon for an early night with a good book.  Tomorrow we are off to see our nephew for his 7th birthday.  Geez, they grow up so fast.

Hope everyone is having a great long weekend, and you all take a moment tomorrow to give some thought to our Diggers for ANZAC Day.

xox

Day Zero Project

The Day Zero Project - or 101 in 1001 - is a goal setting site.  I got the details from Amanda at Eat to Live, Live to Run.  It is basically like the 43 Things site, but it gives you a timeframe to meet your goals.  You set a list of goals (I went with the 101 goals) and you have 1001 days to do it, or 2 years and 9 months. 

I have set my start date as at April 4, this Sunday, because that give me an end date of my 40th Birthday.  So in the next 2 years 9 months I have a list of 101 goals I want to achieve.  Some are big, some are small, some are silly, some are fun, some are serious.  But they are all things I want to do.

In no particular order, here is my list of 101 things.

1 Run a whole 5k fun run
2 Run a whole 10K fun run
3 Run a half marathon
4 Ride to Melbourne
5 Walk 1st section of Heyson
6 Reach my goal weight
7 Start Martial Arts classes
8 Go on a Trail Run
9 Take a beginners Yoga Class
10 Ride 100 kms in a day
11 Do a triathlon
12 Ride to Port Victoria, stay a few nights then ride home
13 Run the 12k City-Bay
14 Ride to the van in Goolwa
15 Sponsor a World Vision Child
16 Send 3 childrens stories to publishers (0/3)
17 Try 50 new Recipes (0/50)
18 Donate Blood 5 Times (0/5)
19 Go abseiling
20 Find a nice home where Ross & I can stay for a few years
21 Go on a date with Ross once a month (0/33)
22 Make a list of 100 things I love about my hubby. Leave it where he can find it.
23 Buy a caravan with Ross and our Mums and use it
24 Make 5 items of clothing (0/5)
25 Make living room furnishings
26 Scrapbook the photos of me and Ross
27 Get my Wedding album made
28 Finish the Knitted lap quilts
29 Start my planned hexagon quilt by hand
30 Fly a Kite
31 Learn Fire Twirling
32 Swim with Dolphins
33 Sleep under the stars in the outback (no tent)
34 Go Snorkelling
35 Learn to play my hand drums
36 Grow my own Vegetables
37 Identify 100 things that make me happy - besides Money
38 Make meditation part of my daily routine
39 Go rock climbing (indoor or out)
40 Turn my recipes into a recipe book for my family
41 Read 15 new authors (0/15)
42 Get a dog
43 Start my novel
44 Find employment I love
45 Run a marathon
46 Go skinny dipping
47 Join a running club
48 Get my Reiki 2
49 Become a Reiki Master
50 Pay off my Debts
51 Go on a weekend Spiritual Retreat
52 Complete a Cert IV in either Aromatherapy or Reflexology
53 Watch Season 6 of Buffy
54 Watch Season 7 of Buffy
55 Watch Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring
56 Watch Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers
57 Watch Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King
58 Go to Melbourne to see a Musical
59 Do a Tarot Course
60 Do a Psychic Development Class
61 See Spiral Dance Live
62 Go see a live pub band
63 Go to a Comedy Show
64 Watch the end of True Blood Season 1
65 Go to 5 Baseball Games (0/5)
66 Perform one Random Act of Kindness (RAK) for another person every day for a month
67 Do a Basic Bike Maintenance Course
68 1 Month Car-free
69 Find a book club to join
70 See Avatar
71 Go and see Local Footy Game
72 Do a Basic Spanish Course
73 See a 3D movie
74 Have a picnic at sunset on the beach
75 Go Vegan for a Day
76 Walk Waterfall Gully to Mount Lofty in under 2 hours
77 Make Chocolate Crackles
78 Make the perfect Brownie
79 Spend an entire day in silence
80 Join or form a meditation group
81 Build a Sandcastle
82 Learn Henna Tattooing
83 Roll down a big hill
84 Send 10 handwritten letters to friends (0/10)
85 Have a "pampering" day at a Day Spa
86 Take a Photo every day for a month (not snapsots) (0/31)
87 Colour in a whole colouring in book
88 Finish the "homework" given in my Reiki 1 class
89 See an Ice Hockey Game
90 Have an entire weekend with no phone and no computer
91 Learn Feng Shui
92 Take a Painting Class
93 Get 30 Followers on my Blog
94 Do a fast/detox
95 Do a Successful Tarot Reading
96 Have a Make Over done
97 Hold another Biggest Morning Tea for the Cancer Council
98 Hold a Girls Night In for the Cancer Council
99 Teach Barney (the Cocky) to say my name
100 Hold a Dinner Party for 8 people and cook all courses myself
101 Make 3 new friends (0/3)

What goals would you set yourself for the next 1001 days?
 
xox