Hi There,

It has been ages since I posted, again it is because I don’t have time.

So what have I been up to, I haven’t been getting up to exercise, I have actually been very unwell for the last few weeks, nothing major but enough to keep me from getting up at 6am.  I am starting the GCC again in less then 2 weeks so I need to start getting my steps up.  last year I had major problems with my feet, however this year I am not going to go to the extremes I did at the start of last year, where I was doing 11-12 kms a day, this year I am going to start slow and build up. I walked 5kms the other week from where I park my car to where I walk, I am planning on doing that 3 times a week as I work overtime 2 days and don’t drive those days, so I will have to use the tread mill on those days.  So far I have lost 5.3kgs, which I am really happy about that and so dar I am doing well.  I have been doing the core plan at weightwatchers, which for me is much easier.  It took a few weeks to get used to it, but now I am doing OK.  I just need to change a few things and exercise more, you know how it is.

I am really happy with how WebTown is going, we just had our 3rd KTTC and are now in our 4th year of being open.  We have a wonderful group of people both supporting the comp, by helping out and those competing at the comp.  I have made some wonderful friends and I enjoy spending my time chatting with all of them.  We utilise IMVU frequently and also have started chatting in pogo while playing games.

It is always nice to catch up and I learn so many different things from each of the members and even jsut having that makes it worthwhile. 

Today I am suffering from a bit of indegestion and it is quite painful, I might have to go and look for a remedy to help me out.  I will be going out to the other room shortly as the V8’s are on today and I will be watching it with hubby.  LOL I will take my laptop out as well though so I can do other things at the same time. 

Well it is time to get back to my todo list. I have only 6 things left on it be done and then I am totally up to date, until next week LOL

I haven’t udpated much the last month or so as I simply haven’t had the time.

While I know that it only takes a few minutes to do this, I have so much on my list of things to be done that updating my blog doesn’t even get a mention.  I only remembered today becuase I had to upgrade it LOL.

Things have been so hectic and I have been working 12 hour days as well as trying to find the time to fit my normal life in.  Exercise is almost non exisitent. my plan was to leave home later, which I have been doing, so that I could get up and do a workout at home, which I haven’t been doing.  Instead I have been sleeping for the extra 30 minutes so that I can stay up a bit later to get my work done at WebTown. It is a neverending circle LOL

I have been doing OK at WW, we did have a few weeks off and last week I remained the same so that was good.  I did commit to doing my exercise in the morning so tomorrow I will have to get up and at least go for a run. I have been feeling off all day today, fighting a cold, so hopefully that has gone by tomorrow.  I have been good in that I haven’t eaten any chocolate (yet) so that is a bous.  I am making a Thai Chicken Curry for dinner with noodles (7.5 points) and will play darts later on as my exercise for the say. Not quite enough but for today it will do.

I have literally spent 7 hours updating WebTown today, moving the pet contest over to Safari park and making awards and such for Ajana and Merredin, i still have a few thigns to get done but I can do them over the next week, little bits here and there and be fully caught up by next weekend ready to reopen again on the Monday.

We all needed the week off to refresh ourselves and with Felisa away and me working 12 hour days, I knew that I wouldn’t be able to effectively run WebTown so it was better to close, and since Monday was a holiday anyway, then it is only 3 days of voting.

I also need to start work on the KTTC as this is due to be run in just a few weeks. I can’t believe this is our 3rd end of year championship, it honestly feels like we have been going forever.  One thing we do need though is some more staff members, I need for sure a team leader for Ajana and a deputy leader would be great as well so that if somone needs to be on LOA then there is someone else to take it on.  I need more time in the day to day running of the comp.  We also need someone to run the games section as that is one place I am letting go a bit as I judt don’t have the time.  I am lucky that I have 2 great team leaders and a great Head Town Crier, they really do make it easier to have WebTown remain open.

Anyway it is time to start dinner, I am glad that I finally got a chance to update a little and hopefully I will have more time soon to get more things done around both WebTown and my personal site.

OK So I haven’t been here for a while, to be honest I haven’t had time to scratch myself.  I am working later then I did at my last job and it is taking it’s toll, I am going to have to make some changes.  I am leaving home at the same time as I am walking to work from the station in the city, this is about 40 minutes so, yes I am getting my exercise, however I am leaving work 75 minutes later then I used to and then if I walk to the closest station (20 minutes) then I am getting home about an hour later then I used to and if I catch the tram to the city station then I am getting home about 90 minutes later, so this gives me a lot less time to get things updated and of course Wednesdays are even worse as we have started darts again and so I am only home for about 45 minutes, so in that time I have to get all my udpating done and eat dinner ( most nights I cook it as well) I am so tired LOL

So I joined weight watchers 2 weeks ago, tomorrow is my second weighin, last week I lost 1.4kgs, i don’t think I will do so well this week, for at least 4 days I was over my limit and I only walked about 2 days. I did walk yesterday and I have been good today so maybe a little bit.

I struggle on weigh day as we dont meet until 12-30 pm which means I don’t eat until 1.30 which is much later then I ususally do and I feel sick until I do. LOL I am sure it is psychological but it is there still the same.   

I will be walking again tomorrow and when it is a bit cooler I will walk more to the closer station after work as well so that I get that extra 20 minutes each day, then I will prob lose weight easier.

I didn’t get a chance this weekend to update, so I am doing it today, I have the day off for the Australia Day holiday.  We actually celebrated it on Saturday, when we did what we do every year and had lunch with friends.  Normally we go somewhere different but this year we jsut went to the usual pub.  So Steve is taking me out today instead to a different place, which will be very nice. He wants to take my car to get the K’s up on it a bit so that is has done more then 20ks a week that I am doing driving to the station and back, when it goes in for its first service, as it goes in either at 3000kms or 3 months so it will certainly be in 3 months and if anything is going to need to be altered, then we need to do some km’s in it :)  If that makes sense.

This week I seemed to have out on a bit of weight, only a few hundred grams but I walked alot and ate really well, so I am a bit annoyed with that.  I am thinking I will join the weight watchers at work program, which they do at my new job, so I will look into that tomorrow when I am back at work, it worked for me last time so maybe it will work for me this time, even just to lose 10 kilos I would be really happy.

WebTown reopens this week, well actually later today, I am nearly all updated, just need to do the topsite, the front page and add some things to the forum board, I am going to add some new sections to it

We are as always looking for some new staff so if you are interested, visit the hekp wanted page and see if there is something that interests you.  We have had an application for Head Town Crier, so I am working through that at the moment and I am really excited about that

Anyway time to get ready to got for our drive, have a great day :) 

Well today is my last day of my holiday (if you could have call it that)

Tomorrow morning I start my new job, I am excited and scared, and luckily Steve is going to drive me in.  Sometime this week I should get my new car, which I bought last week, and also my new desk.  LOL I went on a bit of a shopping spree last week buying some clothes to wear to work and some bits and pieces around the house.  Becuase I am working different hours now, Steve can no longer take me to the station so we had to go out an buy a car.  I had the money sitting there for when we had to do that, but it we held off for a long as possible.  So we have bought a little Barina, it is blue (they didnt have green ones) It should be delivered some time this week so in the mean time, Steve will walk to work and I will take our car, I can always go down and pick him up if we need to and then when the car is delivered, he will pick up the car from the station and come in to the city to pick me up and then we will both go and pick the new one up, since it is not easy to get there by public transport.

So I will let you all know how my first day goes, I am off to do my ironing and get my bag ready for my first day back at work and at my new job

LOL It has been so long since I have updated here, things have been so hectic. I have been off work for nearly 5 weeks, so I will go back to the last post to fill you in.

I had the interview on the Monday and I found out when I got there that it was for a specific job and it was one of the hardest interviews I have ever had, they asked so many questions and I honestly didn’t have any answers.  They asked me where I wanted to go to and I tole them I didn’t know but I did know that I didn’t want to be the CEO.  Of course as it was the first real interview it was always going to be hard.

I had lunch with all my work mates (ex work mates) on the wendesday and I found out that the company had rung for my referees so that was a good sign.  Lunch was great and we all swapped email addys and such.

Wednesday night I got a call saying that they were going to offer me the position, was I interested, I said yes I was.

Thursday I get a call from the other job I had sort of had an inverview with.  They had called me to say that they were looking at a position but that i was asking too much money, so when they rang me on thursday it was to increase the offer but it still wasnt enough, in my opinion.  I got a call from the other company and was happy with what they offered so acceoted the job.  I have now signed the contract and start on the 14th of January, which is only like 12 days away.  It has gone so fast.  Tomorrow I am going shopping for some new clothes.  For the last few years I haven’t worried too much about what I was wearing as I knew my job was safe.  I am excited and scared about starting this new job so keep your fingers crossed for me.

Well that is all my news for now so I will try and go back to updating weekly from now on.

I didn’t weigh in today as I am at my mums for the weekend and her scales are different from mine.  LOL Ok that is my excuse and I am sticking to it.  I was fairly good last week, however I was up in Sydney and so ate pretty well.  I will see on Monday what the damage was.

Well I am officially unemployed and will start looking for a new job soon.  I do have an interview on Monday, however it is not for a specific job so if I do well then they will look at what is available for me with in the company.

I am also being considered for a job at another company but they want me to drop my salary.  I am not sure that I am prepared to do that at this stage, so I will wait to see what they offer me.

I am away from home for a another day and then I pick Steve up at the airport and life will pretty much go back to normal even though I wont have a job

Well I am all packed and ready to go, I am heading off to Sydney today for 4 days, these are my last 4 days at work, on Friday I go into the office only to pick up my paperwork. I have cleared my desk out and bought it all home. My arms still hurt from carrying it LOL.

I have updated WebTown, I am not sure if I will get online tonight as it depends on what the other people are planning for the night.  I can’t just shut myself off from them as I will be working and eating with them for the next 4 days, such is life LOL

http://www.radisson.com/hotels/ausplaza This is where I am staying while I am Sydney.

The girls are planning some great walks and have insisted that I go with them, I am taking my walking shoes so I don’t see a problem with that.  We don’t get a meal on the flight so will have to find somewhere for dinner when we get there which is a bit annoying but I am sure we will be OK, I know where there are a few restaurants.  Well I am leaving in just over 2 hours so I am off to spend some time with Steve

It has been a while since I updated and a lot has happened.  Today was one of the saddest days I can remember.  While I still have a week to go before I finish up at Colonial, today I took all of the contents of my desk home.  I head off to Sydney on Sunday for 4 days and then go into the office on friday for the last time. I will only be there for an hour before I leave for the very last time.  I recieved some farewell gifts from all the people on the train, I am really going to miss all of them so much.  They really have made my day every day that I have travelled to work with them.  They are all beautiful people and I can only hope that when I do get a new job that I will be able to travel on that train once again.

I have an interview on the 3rd of December, fingers crossed I do OK. I am not sure what the position is for as I think this is just a general one to see if I fit the company before they decide to look at a certain position.  I do want to take some time off before I start work again, I have worked 13 years without more then my 4 weeks a year.

Steve is off to San Francisco on Monday for 4 weeks so he wont be here for me when I need him the most, but that is OK as I know he would be of he could.  I am going to mums that day for a few days and then I will pick Steve up at the airtport on my way home and the next day I have my interview, then I can relax and have a bit of a holiday.

Well that is the plan anyway, we will wait and see what happens LOL

LOL so I kept that up for a long time.  Sadly other things got in the way and I didn’t do any of the things I was supposed to do, aren’t you amazed by that.  Anyway I finish work in about 4 weeks. I will know on or around the 20th if I have a job at another place.  If I do then I might be able to delay the start date until the end of January which will give me 2 months off and then I will be ready to go back to work LOL. Well that is the plan anyway.

I haven’t lost any weight since the last update but then I haven’t really tried either. I know that needs to change but I have so much else going on right now, it is really hard to focus on the aspect.  Anyway I will do my best and see what happens.