Hello All!
Can you believe it is already Thursday? How nice (and unexpected) was the rain last night?
So we had a big weekend as I had expected. Friday night there were four of us for dinner. The boys had fish and chips, I had a hamburger. Saturday evening I decided to cook a casserole. I wasn’t sure how many people were coming so I thought with that (and the 2kg) of meat that I used that it would be ok. At 17:00hrs I knew there was going to be 4 of us, by 17:30 I found out that there was going to 6 of us so I just peeled some more potatoes. By dinner time we ended up having 11 here so I just cooked some rice and made a bigger salad. See I am very accommodating. :)
Sunday night we had 6. I cooked the sweet potato mash and the chicken mini roasts with corn cobs and a massive salad in the middle of the table. It was really yummo!
On Saturday morning the boys were all up at about 6:30am to get their stuff together to go riding so I got up then as well. It had rained the night before so everything was lovely and fresh outside. Anyway I went for a walk around the block much to the amazement of one of the guys who didn’t know I did things like that now. I also wore one of my Team Shell shirts just to further demonstrate how “professional” I had become.
Pooks received the biggest shock of all though! When he came home from riding on Saturday he noticed that I had, wait for it, weeded some of the garden! What? Who does that? Ok he didn’t really notice but when I pointed it out he did! We spent Tuesday in the garden as well but I found that extremely boring so just stood and watched.
Monday I had off as annual leave and Tuesday was a lovely Public Holiday for some horse race. To be honest this is the first year that I have not been into the Melbourne Cup. I didn’t bet, I didn’t go into any sweeps, nothing.
Finally I will end with some exciting news. I mentioned a few weeks ago that I had to return to a place that I had worked previously and to be honest I wasn’t too excited about it. My higher duties had ended and it was time for me to go back to my old job. I am very career orientated (well I think I am) and I saw it as a backwards step. People kept telling me to be patient. I knew exactly the work that I wanted to do that would compliment my personality, my experience and what I am doing at uni. Well low and behold, shoot me down with a feather but after three weeks of being there I got a phone call and an offer to go and do the exact job that I want to do in another part of the organisation. This time however I am taking a permanent sideways step to get the job I want. I should have done that 12 months ago but you live, you learn! So once again I will be starting my new job on Monday! It is all within the same Organisation so it isn’t like I am changing employers all of the time. Fortunately there is a lot of opportunity and a lot of room to move. I will also be moving location (to a place I have worked before) and I know a lot of people there who exercise so hopefully they will let me tag along!
I am going to go to the gym tomorrow and ask to do some treadmill work. I don’t know why. Just cause.
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What a busy time you have been having and I am sooo in awe of anyone who can cook for a crowd, particularly at short notice AND who can make it all so healthy. Well done!! I obviously didn't get the 'cooking & entertaining' gene but maybe I got your share of the 'weeding' gene. :-)
So glad the work things are working out the way you want them to.
Enjoy your treadmill-ing. I think I'll be doing my usual rowing machine stuff. How I love the Concept 2 or maybe not, but it does improve your fitness fast.
Keep up the good work.
Hi Shell,
It's been a while since I checked your posts, so I had a lot of reading to do.
Sounds like you had a great four days with friends and didn't compromise your eating. Good for you! New job, new goal, new you! Life couldn't be better.
The snowbirds are bringing their germs and so the winter cycle has begun here.
Had a quick and sad trip to Denver last week, their weather was mid 70's so it wasn't too difficult and the color of the leaves was so pretty. The day I left it was 30 degrees and snow flurries. We are having "a change of season" here this week.
Say hi to everyone and I'll write a newsy letter soon.
Seems like the place to be for a decent free feed is yours! lol
In our little group of people, everyone brings something to share. And we organise between us who's bring what so we don't double up.
I like your idea of gardening. Make it look good so the man joins in. Then stand back and watch him do it lol
Have fun starting your new position at work :o)
Michelle, where are you? Need to read more blog entries from you!!!!
I think you handled your meals very well with all your guests!
You are a lady of many talents!
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