Sorry for the reminder

4 months 19 days til Christmas. I had a blingy blog thing in here but it wasn't working - maybe just aswell! hehe

I guess I must be really busy, I can't believe it's been another week since I updated here. I've been reading blogs but not commenting much. Time is just flying so fast and I guess i'm spending more time on the housework and also trying to read Harry Potter before some idiot lets it slip about what happens.

DH took DS away for the weekend up to his mothers. I was a bit beside myself when he told me on Thursday night and I spent most of the night crying. I know he has every right to take him when it's 'his weekend' and I know i've been saying for ages that I needed some time to myself but when faced with the prospect of a weekend without my little man it was a bit scarey. Of course I had to pack his bags, food, medicines, toys etc and that made me even more sad.

I was quite brave when they left and I didn't cry (much anyway). I had a bottle of champagne and a nice hot bath with candles lit in the bathroom, then I went to bed and watched Serendipity. I love chick flicks!

On Saturday I moved the furniture around in the loungeroom and moved cupboards around from room to room until I thought everything looked okay. I haven't moved any furniture for ages - I used to do it all the time - probably every couple of weeks! I also sat outside in the sunshine and read more of Harry Potter, I actually got a bit sunburnt. It was such a beautiful day.

Last night I went out with one of my girlfriends for a few drinks and today i've done the groceries and gone to the local Aquarium to buy some new (replacement) fish for the tank. Antoher "Nemo" kicked the bucket this morning so I thought I better replace him before DS got home. Unfortunatley DH and DS got home before me. I bought 4 new fish so we now have 6, this is the most we've had in the tank. They look really cute.

Anyhoo, I have one more load of washing to do and then make the beds and everything is done. DS came home from Nannas and I think he's a bit tired so we may have to have an afternoon nap today!! hehe

I'm off to read more Harry Potter too, i'm only up to chapter 6. In the days "BC" (before children) I would have read the book until I was finished - probably would take me a whole day but I just wouldn't put them down.

Weightloss has not been my priority for quite some time now. My weight is stable at 77 kilos but my food intake isn't the best and exercise is non-existant. I'm going to do some planning this week to get back on track. I've given myself until Christmas to be around 70kg - 7 kilos in 18 weeks (400 g per week? or thereabouts) - I would love to lose 10 kilos but i'm not going to set myself up for failure already, hey 5 kilos gone by Christmas would be unreal, any more than that is a huge bonus.

Hope all the C2S's had a great run/walk this morning. I will be joining you next year.

Oh and I almost forgot Sue wrote a post about food and half the stuff sounded a little strange (of course I said so - not very polite am I?? Sorry) so Sue asked me what my favourite foods were. This is just going to make me hungry but here's a few:

1. Nachos made with BBQ shredded chicken, spicy salsa, light cheese and Weight Watchers sour cream
2. Home made pizzas on flat lebanese bread
3. Barbequed rare fillet steak with caeser salad and potato wedges
4. White castello cheese with strawberries on crusty bread
5. Chicken pieces cooked in a casserole dish in the oven in mushroom sauce served with lots of fresh steamed vegetables

This list is so funny cos even 5 years ago this list above would have been full of fatty high calorie foods and now they're healthier versions of the bad foods I used to eat. I really appreciate flavour and fresh food so much more now and I really keep the "sometimes" foods for sometimes not all the time.

One of my favourite bad things to eat is still (don't knock it til you've tried it) McDonalds fries dipped into a McDonalds sundae (without the topping) - yes i'm a little strange! hehe