My Life in Mono...

Running and 12WBT...

 

 

 To those of you who are following me on Twitter, you would know by now that I am learning how to run.  Yes. You heard me right. Learning how to RUN. I have never been able to run long distance before. As part of my "Things to do" this year, I am training to run 5Km. Slowly. I am currently using an app on my iPhone that beeps and tell me when to run and walk to ease me into running. So far so good. I am up to week 3 now. I am doing this slowly because I do not want to have a burnout so early and discourage myself. 

I also just enlist myself with Michelle Bridges 12 Week Body Transformation program. I have been reading a lot about it on twitter, blogs and facebook so I decided this year I am taking myself back. I know I am capable of doing it. I did it once with the help of Jenny Craig. Why not do it again right? Jenny Craig is too expensive for me and financially I am not prepared to make that commitment again. So I am trying out Michelle Bridges instead.

Preseason has already started and already I am learning a lot from it. How to set goals. How to stop giving excuses and etc. It is a really good program and I hope I learn a lot from it. I now watch what I eat and exercise almost everyday. 

I am not a morning person so waking up early and running does not appeal to me. I work all day so when I come home from work, all I want to do is just chill and care for my family. So where do I find the time to run or do any form of exercise? LUNCH TIME! Yes. I try to run everyday during lunch time. 

Everyone in my new office is some sort of a health nut. The girls in my team runs and do Jacob's Ladder 3 times a week. Now if you lived in Perth you would know who and what Jacob's ladder is all about. Life on Perth has a good take on what it is. Yes these girls are crazy. Hopefully one day I would be crazy enough to join them 3 days a week as well but for now I will stick to running around Subiaco and Kings Park. 

I am interested to hear stories from any readers who have tried the 12WBT program or is learning how to run like me. :) 

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A kiss, a cuddle and an I love you goodnight...

 

 

 

Ever since the Lil' Tiger was born, one thing I never fail to do when she goes to sleep at night is to give her a big cuddle, kiss her on the cheeks and tell her I love her. This is something I hope will never end even as she grows up and has children of her own and when I have other kids as well. 

A kiss. A cuddle. An I Love You. Something so simple yet the impact of this is huge. Do you kiss your child good night or tell them that you love them every night? What sort of bed time routine do you do that has a huge impact in your life? 

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Today's Fav...

{this cake from Posie gets Cozy} 

The wonders of Huggies...

I was given the opportunity to try out these Huggies Lightly Fragranced wipes. It couldn't have come at a better time! The Lil' Tiger over indulged herself with fruits over the Christmas holiday and had the runs for 2 weeks. Yep. 2 FREAKING WEEKS of runny poos. Nice. Thanks sweetie. 

I have been a big fan of Huggies wipes before. It's thick, not to wet and it gets poo of the bum in a few wipes. I am not sure what magic ingredient it has but I have tried other wipes before (trust me I have tried AH LOT)  and nothing beats the Huggies wipe. That is why when I was asked by their PR rep to try them, I immediately said "Hell yeah!" and told my mum, who was here on holiday, that I had the opportunity to try these new wipes, she was impressed and said "Owh good... we are running low on wipes". 

So back to the runny poo... these lightly fragranced ones are so freaking awesome! Even before I opened the packet, I could smell it's beautiful scent. My favourite is the cucumber and aloe vera. It makes changing a dirty filthy nappy very very pleasent. I like the term "lightly fragranced". Naturally I hate anything that smells really really strong because it gives me a bad headache (one of the reason why I only wear perfume when I know I have a function outdoors). But these Huggies wipes... BRILLIANT! The smell doesn't linger on the skin for too long that it irritates me or the Lil' Tiger's skin. 

One other thing I like about these lightly fragranced wipes is that it's gentle on the Lil' Tiger's skin. I patch tested it on her first to see if her sensitive skin would flare up to the fragrance but it didn't. The Lil' Tiger had a bad nappy rash from all the pooing that she has been doing and I think the aloe vera and the cucumber  helped soothe it a little bit. Add that with nappy rash powder, everything was under control over at that end. HEH. :*)

So if you see it on the shelves at your nearest store, grab one and have a go. I would so buy them after my 240 wipes are gone. :*) Once you go Huggies you will never go back. 

Australia Day...

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Happy Australia Day everyone. I am proud to call Australia my home. This is where my love and life is... this is where my heart is. I have been living in Australia for the last 11 years now and I have learnt a lot from this beautiful country. 

I call it home now. Whenever I travel, and people ask me where I am from, I proudly say Australia. Whenever I speak of HOME, I speak of Australia. I support the Australian team in any sporting events. I proudly wear her colours of Green and Gold and I can actually sing her national anthem by heart. 

This is what it's like to feel welcome in a country so diverse, so multicultural and fair. You are treated equally no matter the race, religion or which government you support. 

ADVANCE AUSTRALIA FAIR. Today I celebrate everything that is Australian. Today I honour what this country stands for. Today I am proud to call myself an Australian.