Hail, Magic and Blueberry Roll-ups

So, the weekend:

I decided to take Friday off work to go shopping and watch the Da Vinci Code with D. It was fun, the movie was exactly what I expected. During the movie I scoffed biltong, which is now the only snackfood I can consume - no sugar, low fat, high protien, low carb. Afterwards we went to pick up D's dad from work (we had borrowed his car due to our car-less state) and halfway home we were caught in a monster hailstorm, the first of two over the weekend. We ended up under a railway bridge near our home along with about 4 other cars. After a while we decided to head home because we weren't far away and there were a number of other cars trying to squeeze in under the bridge.

The trip home was AWFUL, the de-mister didn't work after the hail covered the bottom quarter of the windscreen and visability was zero. We ended up with Darius looking out the back window and giving instructions to his dad. Argh!!!
We went on a little stroll around the neighbourhood and took pictures of the hail, so uncharacteristic of this time of year.

Saturday was spent doing the National Qualifier for Magic. Congrats to the PMB guys who made it!

My brother was let out for the weekend so D and I went to a family braai thing on Sunday. At 9am my mother informed me that I would be providing pudding. I whipped up a batch of baked blueberry roll up things in under 2 hours! Go me! The domestic goddess quest has realised a new victory!

Other than that I am swamped at work, behind with studies and not sure what to make for dinner since I forgot to take something out of the freezer (again). Such is life.

Wedding woes

Roleplaying quote of the week...

"I always thought Beezelbub was a bit of a naff name..."

Anyway, life has been continuing much as it always has. We went to
lunch, dinner and a movie with Mandy over the weekend which was
awesome. It's always fun spending time with someone who 'gets me'. We
went to see Tristan and Isolde, which was pretty good.

I lost 500g last week, go me. Current Weight 85.5kg. A.K.A. Fat Blob.

Today I went to coffee with one of my bestest friends in the whole
world, Wendy. She is exactly (to the day) 40 years older than me, so I
never would have expected when we met when that we'd be great friends.
She is the sharpest, most together woman I've ever met and is the
first person to tell me "Rubbish! What do you need to get married
for?" and the like, which is very refreshing given all the "So, are
you engaged yet?" questions I field every week.

Speaking of which...

My mum has been getting quite anxious for grandkids lately. She's
started collecting up my old storybooks 'for her grandkids' etc. I'm
not sure how to tell her that I dread a wedding in the same way cats
dread baths. In fact a hate pretty much everything about weddings:

I hate:
1. Speeches
2. Being the centre of attention
3. White dresses
4. Frills
5. Marzipan
6. Formal Rituals
7. Wedding DJs
8. Did I mention marzipan?

I also think they are a huge waste of money. I actually think the only
good reason to get married is so that the following will stop
happening:

Mrs McPerfectpants: So, no ring yet? (smug grin)

Psychomuffin: No. (embarrassed shuffle)

Mrs McPerfectpants: Prince Charming and I are celebrating our third
anniversary on Tuesday. He's taking me to Barbados. (dreamy look)

Psychomuffin: That's nice (death stare)

Mrs McPerfectpants: Don't worry I'm sure he'll ask soon. (look of
appraisal while she tries to work out what gross deformity I have that
stops men from beating each other off in an attempt to throw
themselves at my feet on bended knee)

Psychomuffin: Yes, I'm sure he will. (Grimace as picturing overweight
self stuffed in too-small, white, flouncy dress.)

Mrs McPerfectpants: Oh, and I forgot to tell you: I'm eight months
pregnant! With twins! Aren't I enormous?

Psychomuffin: (looks at Mrs McP, in svelte size 2 jeans)...Yes. Awful.
Haha. (kill me now)

Mrs McPerfectpants: Haha.

The Early Bird Catches A Cold

Back at work. At 6:00am. There is something very wrong with this picture.

D-man had to be in super early to restart all the stuff at the school because of the power cut-offs over the weekend and I went early too (gave me a chance to re-organise myself at work). Winter is here - no doubt. It was still very dark (and cold!) when Ange came to get us, thanks Ange!

Weekend events included:

Magic (dull, I was all by myself for most of it)

Roleplaying with Gerhi and Petro (we got to see the new house finally, I LOVE the kitchen)
Going to gym with Jude and Ange (Thanks guys!)

Being back at gym was fantastic, I was missing it SO much. I had a good run/walk and tried out the mp3 player on my phone - works very well.
The best news though is that I am down to 86kgs! I lost 1.9 in a week - don't ask me how that happened!

Oooh! Shiny!

Yay..only a week to go until my insurance pays out (hopefully) and I get a new car!

I've been VERY good diet wise, hopefully it won't get messed up too much when we go to a friends house tomorrow - it shouldn't, but I will need to buff up my steely resolve. I'm looking forward to weighing in and seeing how well I did- bad girl, I know, but I can't help it.

Otherwise, nothing much has happened in my life. Given the amount of time I now spend at home, TV has become very important - so I'm thrilled Desperate Housewives is back. 24 returns next week and Prison Break is still going. If House returned my bliss would be complete.

Bought myself a flash disk yesterday. It was on special and I had a voucher. This is the only way I can fulfil my urge to shop now that I am broke for a while. It's pink and girly, which is a fab improvement on the normal geeky functionality of these things. I beaded a strap for it last night but messed it up and Darius redid it for me while I made dinner and it turned out wonderfully.

Now I remember what being a 12 year old was like...

I am so sick of being stuck at home all the time. I'm going out of my mind. It does keep me away from candy though, which is a good thing.

 

I really, really want to go and DO something. Anything. Grocery shopping is the highlight of my week.

 

It's very, very sad.

A Bold New Plan

Another year older and what do I have to show for it apart from a little extra padding around my waistline?

Nada.
Nothing.
Zip.
Zero.

I’ve completely lost the plot as far as sorting my life out is concerned. My weight has skyrocketed to 87.9kgs! I’m horrified (not surprised though). My home is a disaster area (or at least it was until yesterday – more on that later.) I have virtually no money saved and I will be going into serious debt soon to replace my stolen car. And I am STILL behind with my varsity stuff.

Yesterday I lost it completely and went around tidying and throwing out junk. It was very cleansing. I think half of my overeating happens when I feel like I’ve lost control of my life. The moment I start doing something constructive I stop scoffing. Problem is, I tend to do an ostrich-type head in the sand thing when I start dropping the ball so I figure there’s an easy solution…don’t drop the ball.

This brings me to my new project:

The month of May will henceforth be known (to me at least) as Operation Get A Grip.

I read a little of “Getting Things Done” by David Allen over the weekend and his advice for sorting out the chaos is to get everything out of your head. He feels that a part of your brain is always processing all those undone to-do’s like “buy batteries” and “get promotion” resulting in anxiety and an inability to focus.
I’m not sure how true this is, but I’ll try anything at this point. So I started writing down all those things and, I’m shocked by the quantity. Holy Moley, no wonder I feel like I’ve lost the reins.

So back to Operation GAG – I have put together a short list of things I can do to help me feel more in control of my destiny. Check out the sidebar. I’ve also included my week’s reading. Basically, the point of OGAG is to get a good picture of what I need to do with my time / money / energy.