catch up
I've been slack about posting in this journal (I have kept up a bit in my other more personal one).
I actually had a quiet, reasonable christmas - didn't blow out too much foodwise, although I couldn't exercise in the pool over the christmas break and now I have a bad cold that is going to stop me for the next few days as well.
I see the dietician on Tuesday to weigh-in ... I definitely don't expect to lose with all the eating out I've been doing, but at least I shouldn't gain too much - and it will give me a finishing/starting point for the year.
I would love a miracle to happen and me lose 1.1 kg ... taking me to that magic 20 kg mark ... but either way I'm happy with my increase in fitness this year :)
Things continue to deteriorate online, with the wicked witch spreading rumours I am going to be removed, and her flying monkey doing his little vendetta garbage things. To be honest, those two seem so petty its hard for me to even care. If they remove me it will just show their total lack of integrity to anyone who is not into the suck-up-to-the-management-at-all-costs mindset. I have thought about resigning because its not the dept that it was before - politics and sucking up abounds - but a couple of friends have said I might as well wait until I'm removed so they have the hard job of explaining their lies and politicking.
Funnily enough, I actually feel sorry for the wicked witch - she's got nothing apart from her lowly job and her so-called power online; no kids, a live-in boyfriend who she doesn't like, a guy shes cheating with online and she's not exactly an attractive person, physically or personality-wise. And the flying monkey - trapped in a loveless marriage because neither of them will give an inch re money, two children in other countries who he never sees (and hates their mothers), having one internet 'affair' after another, and sending pics of his private parts and himself in Hooter tshirts to any female he wants to bug. I feel sorry for them because, while I never stooped to their level, I remember when I went through a really hard time in my life and online stuff was all-important to me too. Now I've learnt that my kids and my real life is so much sweeter :)
I have also been busy job searching. I have a couple I am applying for at the moment - one here with a nice salary, and one elsewhere that seems even better suited to me. I am tempted to wait until after the results come back (and I know if I got the uni medal or not) but I think my current results speak for themselves anyway.
Anyway .... time to get on with that real life and drive number 1 daughter to work. :)
I actually had a quiet, reasonable christmas - didn't blow out too much foodwise, although I couldn't exercise in the pool over the christmas break and now I have a bad cold that is going to stop me for the next few days as well.
I see the dietician on Tuesday to weigh-in ... I definitely don't expect to lose with all the eating out I've been doing, but at least I shouldn't gain too much - and it will give me a finishing/starting point for the year.
I would love a miracle to happen and me lose 1.1 kg ... taking me to that magic 20 kg mark ... but either way I'm happy with my increase in fitness this year :)
Things continue to deteriorate online, with the wicked witch spreading rumours I am going to be removed, and her flying monkey doing his little vendetta garbage things. To be honest, those two seem so petty its hard for me to even care. If they remove me it will just show their total lack of integrity to anyone who is not into the suck-up-to-the-management-at-all-costs mindset. I have thought about resigning because its not the dept that it was before - politics and sucking up abounds - but a couple of friends have said I might as well wait until I'm removed so they have the hard job of explaining their lies and politicking.
Funnily enough, I actually feel sorry for the wicked witch - she's got nothing apart from her lowly job and her so-called power online; no kids, a live-in boyfriend who she doesn't like, a guy shes cheating with online and she's not exactly an attractive person, physically or personality-wise. And the flying monkey - trapped in a loveless marriage because neither of them will give an inch re money, two children in other countries who he never sees (and hates their mothers), having one internet 'affair' after another, and sending pics of his private parts and himself in Hooter tshirts to any female he wants to bug. I feel sorry for them because, while I never stooped to their level, I remember when I went through a really hard time in my life and online stuff was all-important to me too. Now I've learnt that my kids and my real life is so much sweeter :)
I have also been busy job searching. I have a couple I am applying for at the moment - one here with a nice salary, and one elsewhere that seems even better suited to me. I am tempted to wait until after the results come back (and I know if I got the uni medal or not) but I think my current results speak for themselves anyway.
Anyway .... time to get on with that real life and drive number 1 daughter to work. :)