Feeling relaxed and hey, spring has sprung

Good morning ladies,
Like my pretty flower?

I wrote the above title because today, it's exactly how I'm feeling. Quite a change for me since I'm usually like a buzzy bee that won't sit still... but my house is deathly quiet due to the fact ... Okay, it WAS dealthy quiet.. but now No.2 son has decided to play Guitar Hero - Metallica at full bore. Knew it couldn't last! MOTH picked up the two younger kids yesterday and hot-footed it down to our property in Busselton. There's a bit of cleaning up needed of the acerage but I couldn't go because Mason (Metallica Head) has work commitments - hence a now semi-quiet house. I have to say though  - I'm loving these school holidays now the kids are older. It's just so different. They are all independent kids and the stress levels of years gone by have almost all but gone. Yay for that!!

I think though - that having MOTH out of the house made me far less accountable for my food actions yesterday. Oops. I had a soft meat pie for lunch followed by half a chocolate bar, three teaspoons of cheesecake, a handful of BBQ chips, and oh crap.. yeah just remembered, crackers and my fave dip (not all at once mind you lol). Hmmm... seems it was a junk-food fest day. Today I'm back on my game. I got up, went for a walk, and it's almost lunch time and I have just eaten my first meal of the day - a small bowl of grain cereal. I think I am more on track. Every now and again I have a blow-out but the difference is.. instead of continuing that blow-out for like..oh.. lets say FOREVER where each day runs into the next with no break in between ... I get back into it the next morning. That said, it's still early so I'm not out of the woods yet. But it's in my head to behave and behave I shall.

I meant to answer a question a few girls put to me when I posted a pic of my oldest son, Mitchell. They wanted to know how old he is. He does look young but he's nineteen in just a few weeks so maybe not that young. He will be away for his birthday for the first time ever (sob!) so that's going to be a little hard. Right now he's in Germany staying with relatives over there and he's off to the Oktoberfest (the beer festival) as of today sometime. Hope his liver copes! He will have so much fun and I think he's very brave. I don't know if I could have travelled by myself (well, he's with a close friend, but still) at his age to a whole bunch of other countries. When MOTH and I did it, we were in our early 20's and we had his family along so they could at least handle the language barrier.

I was reading a blog this morning and this wonderful lady had posted a list of BMI's. I thought this was great. I looked mine up and lo and behold.. I'm just 2 points (I am sitting on 32 and need to get to 30 or under) from being merely overweight. Out of the obese category and one step down. How cool is that!! I really need to shift this last 2 kilos then I am into the 80's, somewhere I haven't been in like years and years. I can't wait... (and yes, I know.. pies and chips and chocolate and dip are not going to get me there!!! lol... damn head of mine.)

Think that's it for me today. Not much to do around here. I am in full relaxation mode and think I will take a day off for myself. The suns shining and it's a glorious day. I'm just going to potter around and pick away a small stuff. Ahh... such is life huh! I just wanted to mention... Ramona.. if you read this.. I love your new blog page.. very pretty but I can't make a comment. It just won't come up (yet someone elses did.. strange.. so I don't know why I can't.) Bummer.

Happy days, people.
See you soon
xx