Happy New Year

to all my cyber support team.
Wishing you and your families a very Happy and Safe New Year
(may it last longer than 2005 did) also health and a losses to you all.

2005 ended nicely for me. Hubby had arranged to meet with a guy in Fairlie (100k away) to sell one of his motorbikes so he left here 7am and I followed later. I hung around for an hour while they did the sales thing and bartering. Then we travelled on together to Timaru for the day. We did some of the sales, didn't find anything worth my money in Farmers but managed to donate further to the shareholders at Warehouse. Bought myself some Jeans-a very big thing for me. I was 16 yrs when I last tried dieting to fit a pair of jeans, saved money and when I got to goal weight was going to go to Glassons to buy my jeans. Weighted in on Wed 15th Dec 1976 at 10 stone 1 ounce very excited because had 1 ounce to go till the jeans....pretty memorable occasion huh. Unfortunately on 16th Dec 1976 I went to Doc and found out I was pregnant so no goal weight and no jeans. I lived the delusion that when I had the baby I'd get into them so saved the money for the entire pregnancy but 10days after son was born needed something for him at chemist so goodbye jean money. Never to be seen again. I have never felt confidant enough since or had enough self worth to get any more. I bought a pair of 3/4 turned cuff ones b4 xmas and felt good in them and got heaps of complements when wore them to works drinks b4 Xmas so decided I was gonna get some reall 'jeans' bugger it if I am not at goal. Also a hell of a lot bigger than I ever was when I was 16 to just as a matter of fact hehehehe as we all are. Told ya it was a big thing. Also bought another pair of pink stretch pants, I have 3 pr of these now as others r to big so hope the size 22 fit better. How pleased I am to be in a 22 even if it is stretch fabric. They also had a nice coffee/mocha coloured pair same style so I got them too. An apple coloured polo shirt just cause I liked the colour. 3 bra's also smaller size. I bought 5 new bra's when I went to Oz in March but they are all so big now and do nothing for me at all. funny all 3 are same style just colour is different and all measure differently so hope they fit. Also got a cotton skirt just plain straight elastic waist but will be cool and comfy for working on hot summer days at my Friday job. And a pair of 3/4 cotton easy comfy pants for slacking around home in also on hot days, I am pretty sure I won't be wearing them out of yard as they are not very fetching but they are cool and $4.50 so what was I to do but buy them hehehhehe. Also got lots of decorations for next years Xmas...would have liked to get a nice Xmas tree but none left. Got a sail shade thingy for deck with some money hubby's aunty gave us for Xmas, thought we were putting it up today but hubby 'just went down street forsomething' 3 hrs ago and never seen again heheheh. We then went to Briscoes and I got a great non stick pan for $15 down from $50 and some other bits for kitchen etc. Somewhere in the day we went down to the beach, I had come prepared for a we paddle so changed into shorts and t-shirt and off I went. Hubby as usual stayed in car complaining of the heat. I enjoyed the cool sea breeze and walked along just dabbling my toes as I went BUT the water was jsut so inviting I thought stuff it so in I went and it was GREAT. I can't swim so only wnet to my waist but the water was so calm like a pool rather than ocean. I had a great old time till the car tooted come on we have to go...didn't matter that I sat in car waiting for him at bike sale different altogether. Food was dreadful, well it was delisious (Benny's again if u r ever in Timaru and wanting somewhere to eat) but dreadful for the waist. But hell never gonna be 2005 again so that is past look ahead to a new year. I will be exstatic if this time 2007 I can say I have lost same weight I lost in 2005 ( which is 40 kilos) Oh yeah and some where we also went to Dowson's and I managed to get a nice pair of sandels for work. Have velcro straps and I am not keen on velrco but with it extended a bit they fit and are comfortable and don't pinch so hopefully won't rub and blister. So with all of that whats a bit of velcro to dislike. I got black as they r for work but if they r a success i think I go back for a red pair as they were very nice too. Actually so were the white and beige ones but have shoes those colours and really that would be just frivilous to buy more in colours I have. We got home here about 9.30 unloaded car and put away groceries etc. Sat down at 11 with a glass of bubbly to see in the new year but I was exhausted and nearly dropped off several times so 11.50 went had a shower and just got out as it turned 12 so seen New Year in and then in bed by 12.05. Think I was a sleep by 12.06.
Up about 9 Pottered around, done several loads of washing Pulled down the Christmas tree etc and was planning on putting up this sail and digging holes for the trees we bought the other day with my Xmas voucher but as I say hubby has disapeared. I jokenly said to him when he left not to get arrested. He was going to see a fella he has done rubbish removal for for about 8 years, Xmas New Year is extremely busy as u can imagine and is done daily. He made comment mid week that there wasn't much rubbish that morning and low and behold Fri somebody else was dropping off rubbish for said business so hubby has gone down to see what is going on and who is stepping on our turf.
Trees to plant are, Coral bark maple, Cherry blossom, Crab apple, Drummondii maple, Rhodendron, and a pear tree without the partridge. So is going to take some digging and at present there is a nice cool breeze and would be idea weather. Guess he will turn up sometime with a tale to tell and there will be a motorbike in it somewhere.
Well best go do some more chores, just cause calender says today is a holiday the housework says differently.

Food to date

9am Breakfast
2 burger fruit bread
an apple
2 coffee milk no sugar


12 noon snack
apricot
8 strawberries
necterine


3pm Lunch
2 bread rolls
an egg
ham
cheese slice low fat
98%ff ham
tomatoe
lettuce