19/52

 Tate has his own style, it's a very defined style and if I buy him something he doesn't like he won't wear it!!!

Skinny jeans, purple -tshirts or button up shirts, flat caps or snap backs, hi tops or vans and now sunnies!

Damon on the other hand it normal jeans and normal t-shirts kinda kid, no fancy patterns just plain and simple and his sneakers.

Ethan is still at the point where he will wear whatever I give him!!! I love that!! 

A little bit about ME!

This is a photo my youngest brother took of me. No one often takes photos of me which is probably why I take a lot of "selfies". I am concentrating really hard on my sons soccer game, probably trying to work out the off side rule!! (Just when I think I understand it BAM I'm confused again!)

Having started Marathon Monday again I thought this would be the ideal time for me to start a before and after. This is the before, and once my Marathon is completed I will do the after! To compare not only my appearance but also the way I am feeling etc.

BEFORE:

I weight 12.2kg more than I want to!!! And no I'm not confident enough yet to tell you what I weight now or what my goal weight is. Hopefully this will happen when I have lost a little weight.

When I started my Marathon Training 2 weeks ago I weighed 17.2 kg more than I wanted to!! I have lost 5kg in the first two weeks!! And that makes me want to run more! It is definitely helps motivate me when I'm really just not feeling it!!! 

Stay tuned for the AFTER post and photos in September!! And maybe some progress pictures along the way!!

Wordless Wednesday - And so it begins!!

Aren't they just the cutest little Guernseys you ever did see!!!!

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This weekend marked the beginning of our CRAZY winter sports schedule!!

The only way it's going to work is if I have help from my mum and mother in law! 

I just cant be in 3 places at once! 

Ethan's games start at 9.30am - 10.30am

Damon's games start at 10.40am - 11.50am

Tate's games start at 12pm - 1.30pm

So I'm hoping Damon and Ethan can get some Friday night games to thin out my chaotic Sundays

Tate kicked 2 goals!

 Damon plays school footy on Saturdays and kicked 4 goals
and club footy on Sundays and kicked 1 goal

Ethan is much more confident this year and had more touches in
his 1st game this year than he did all of last season!

Marathon Monday

WEEK 2 RESULTS

Monday: Rest

Tuesday: 4.8km - Ran 5km

Wednesday: 4.8km - No Run

Thursday: 4.8km - No Run

Friday: Rest

Saturday: Cross Train - Ran 10.5km no Cross Train

Sunday: 11.2km - Ran 11.5km

Total: 24km - Ran 27km

I am pretty happy with this weeks effort considering I was sick Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Thinking I was better, I laced up Saturday morning ready to smash 10km to catch up, I ran 10.5km but holey moley it hurt. It hurt like it's never hurt before. I got a high stitch about 4km in and it stayed the entire rest of my run. My uncle always tells me to "RUN THROUGH THE PAIN" so that is exactly what I did!!

After being sick I decided it wouldn't hurt to add some extra supplements to my diet. This is my latest addition! Can't hurt right??

So let's get Week 3 started now that I am feeling much better.

WEEK 3

Monday: Rest

Tuesday: 4.8km

Wednesday: 6.4km

Thursday: 4.8km

Friday: Rest

Saturday: Cross Train

Sunday: 8km

Total: 24km

Marathon Monday - Week 1 **AGAIN**

 

I recently bought the book "Marathon - The Ultimate Training Guide" by Hal Higdon, which has given me the motivation, advice and knowledge I needed to give this Marathon a real shot!

 

Firstly I have started doing something that I should have been doing and something that I make sure my children do before they leave for school each day. It's something simple but has really been making such a big difference.

 

Eating Breakfast - I know I can hear the gasps, I always make excuses and never have the time but I have been getting up half an hour earlier than normal and making sure I have something.

 

In the book it has some training schedules so I chose to start with the Half Marathon Novice, this time I'm not going to be writing on here each day's kilometres but the weeks total kilometres.

 

So let's get started:

 

Last week was Week 1:

The total km's for the week was 19.2km and 30mins cross training.

 

I am very pleased to say that I made it through week 1 having completed the 19.2km and the cross training.

 

For the 30 minutes cross training I went for a 30 minute walk

 

 

Week 2

19.2km running

30 min cross train (swimming)

 

I am also hoping to loose some weight with all this training, so I guess we will see how that goes!

 

 

Bye for now



366 Photo a Day Photography Challenge - Week 22

Day 148: Something Sweet

Day 149: The weather today

Day 150: A number

Day 151: Your Personality

Day 152: Something Beautiful

Day 153: Morning

Day 154: Empty

366 Photo a Day Photography Challenge - Week 21

Day 141: Something you can't live without

Day 142: Where you stand

Day 143: Pink

Day 144: Technology

Day 145: Something new

Day 146: Unusual

Day 147: 12 o'clock

Friday Favourites - Tate's Favourite Books

For today's Friday favourite I thought I would get my eldest son Tate involved.

This is Tate:

* He is 10 turning 11 in August

* He loves sports, running and soccer are his favourites

* He likes reading, Andy Griffiths is his favourite author, as you'll see.

* His favourite colour is Red.

I asked Tate to give me a list of his 5 favourite books and it took him all of about 2 seconds, so here they are:

Just Tricking by Andy Griffiths

Specky Magee By Felice Arena & Gary Lyon

Just MacBeth by Andy Griffiths

Just Crazy by Andy Griffiths

Pencil of Doom by Andy Griffiths

We would love to hear some of you children's favourite books, Tate might find some new ones.

Next weeks my middle son Damon is going to share with us his 5 favourite TV shows, see you then.





366 Photo a Day Photography Challenge - Week 20

Day 134: Mum

Day 135: Grass

Day 136: Love

Day 137: What you're reading

Day 138: Snack

Day 139: Something you made

Day 140: A special place

Marathon Monday - Week 5

Can I rewind and pretend last week didn't happen???? Oh wait it didn't!!

I was really sik last week and didn't get out of the house for 1 run!! Not 1! I know, I know......totally disappointing but I have a really good excuse I promise! I had a sinus infection and my whole head ached and felt like it was going to explode! Cold air just seemed to make it worse. So no running from me last week.

So this weeks plan will be exactly what I had planned last week! Funny that!!

I am feeling much better, health wise and am using my running this week as a plan to vent my frustrations and clear my head!! I need it already!!!

Week 5 Plan:

Monday: Rest

Tuesday: 7.5km

Wednesday: 8.5km

Thursday: 10km

Friday: 11km

Saturday: Rest

Sunday: 12km

Total: 49km

Thanks for stopping by........I'd love to hear about everyone elses week too



Friday Favourites - Movies

I love movies, I love the escape and fantasy. I am a Pisces, we are romatic and passionate, among other things.

These 5 movies are definately my all time favs!!
Dirty Dancing

Ghost

Coyote Ugly

Cocktail

Legally Blonde

I would love to hear some of your favourite's.

For next weeks topic I am going to let my son Tate tell you all about his 5 favourite books.

See you then....