July 2006

I’ve been quite the busy bee of late and time has got away from me in the land of blog.

It’s now eight weeks until the I2006 NBA ADF Titles and my competition preparation couldn’t be any better. My training was challenged recently with a change of gyms but that turned out to be a blessing. I am so focussed and driven, the proof is in the results that I’ve been getting and it just on keeps getting better too. As for my nutrition, I’m really enjoying dieting the second time around. You want to know why it’s becuase I don’t diet, I eat like this all year round and make adjustments where needed. Time management also plays a really big part in this after a lot of trial and error throughout the year. I’m now a well oiled machine and eveything runs like clock work. Miss Rae it’s because of you that I’m now so organised. You inspired me to try food perparation once a week and we both know that it worked like a treat. Thursday night’s we go grocery shopping after dinner, you NEVER go shopping on an empty stomach. I mean, that would be suicidal! LOL!! Then when we get home we cut up the kangaroo, beef and chicken for the next seven days and marinate them individually in the fridge overnight. This way the flavours have time to infuse making it taste so much better. *hmmmm* Then Friday when we get home from work we cook it up, weigh it, into the glad ware lunch boxes then into the freezer. In total there’s 28 meals for both myself and my husband that we need. Now we move onto snacks and for this next week it’s the french onion cottage cheese alternating with carrot and celery sticks. Again it’s also weighed and into glad ware snack containers and into the fridge. Our pantry is full with all the relevant ingredients we need for breakfast and other snacks so thankfully no preparation required there. So now I have a fridge, freezer and pantry fully stocked with seven days worth of prepared meals and snacks. It doesn’t take that long to do once you get into a routine of doing it and there’s no better feeling of knowing that it’s all done. Every day I’m constantly learning on how to improve things to make my life easier and better my time management.

As for everything else my weekends are starting to get booked up with errands and appointments but now with my new smartphone I’m always on top of things. Tomorrow for example first up I’m going to Winning Physique for my posing routine. Vicki Arief is doing my choreography and I have no doubt that what she’s come up with the music that I’ve provided will be nothing short of spectacular. She comes from a dance background so I know I will have my work cut out for me but I’m up for the challenge. Then I’m picking up my material to send up to Jo Rogers at Style of Stage. She custom made my costume for me last year and it was just to die for. I got so many wonderful comments about it and from total strangers. I can’t wait to see how this years turns out. And last but not least, I’m booked in for a belated birthday facial. Unfortunately I had to re-schedule my original appointment because I was in hospital on that day. I seldom get sick but when I do it’s always a doosy. So I’m really looking forward to that one, I mean what girly girl wouldn’t. LOL!!

Well I could go on forever as I still have heaps more to tell you all, but the clock’s ticking and I have to shower and change ready for bed. Don’t worry, I’ll be back again this weekend with some more updates.

Have a fabulous weekend!

P.S. I’ll be doing rounds this weekend and catching up on everyone’s blog’s so stay tuned for my comments.

Dad took us to Aunty Sharon’s for a hydro bath this morning, I have no idea why because we didn’t need it. We looked and smelt just fine, do you have any idea how long it takes to get the desired effect we want? Well let me tell you it takes weeks, and it all depends on how much access you have to things like dirt and old rotton bones. Mum & Dad on the other hand kept saying that we were dirty and smelly so we both know who won that argument. Dry noses, what would they know! *hmph*

Then after the bath we get towel dried (we like this part, there’s nothing better then a damn good rub), blow dried (we definitely don’t like this part), brushed (or this part either, especially Jett) then sprayed with a frangapani deoderiser. What is with that! We’re men, don’t they know that! And that’s not the worst of it either. Mum brushes Jett when we get home with a special brush just for him, it looks really nasty. It has wire things in it and pulls out lots of hair. I’m worried that one day she’ll brush him until he has none! The poor little bugger, he’s to small to defend himself against her. There’s usually fur flying everywerhe and he absolutely hates it, and I mean HATE. As soon as she puts him down when she’s finished he’s off like a rocket never to be seen again. No not really he comes straight back for his food reward, he’s not a stupid dog like me you know. I’m just so glad that I’m not fluffy, it looks like hell! Oh yeah, and by the way my name’s Odin. *woof woof*

This afternoon my husband and I went to Highpoint to do a little shopping, it was kind of a last minute thing. Well anway, I was in Target looking for Bonds Bras when I was walking through the ladies underwear and came across this interesting design. It was on the rear of a pair of ladies underwear. I just had to photograph it and share it with you all. LOL!!

I’m back. . . . .I just had to do some more food prep in the kitchen. Who ever said that eating healthy meant that you had to sacrafice flavour certainly wasn’t very creative. I just made myself french onion dip with celery sticks for my afternoon snacks this week without jepordising my competition preparation. I used Coles Farmland Low Fat Cottage Cheese and a packet of Continental French Onion Salt Reduced Soup to taste blended together using my Braun Handblender so that it’s smooth and creamy, just the way I like it. LOL!!

Well I best be going now, I am so far behind in everyone’s blogs that I’ll be lucky to make it to bed before midnight tonight. Sweet dreams. )