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Happy Christmas – Blogmas Day 25

December 25, 2018 by Vicky Leave a Comment

Today is Christmas Day and I wanted to quickly hop on and wish you a very Merry Christmas.

I hope that you have / have had a wonderful day with your family and friends.

This is my last Blogmas post for the year. I hope you have enjoyed this little series, I definitely have and now I am looking forward to the remains of Christmas Day.

Thank you also for reading my blog over the last year. I appreciate each and everyone one of you who takes the time to read my ramblings.

Happy Christmas Eve Blogmas Day 24

December 24, 2018 by Vicky Leave a Comment

I cannot believe it is already Christmas Eve, December has flown by in the same way as the rest of 2018.

Our plans today include visiting a local village and check out their lighting display. Every year the cul-de-sac is lit up by Christmas lights and they also raise money for charity. I visited with my brother last time I was home for Christmas and just loved it so it is time to take the Aussie. I think this will set us up perfectly for the rest of the festive period.

I will hopefully share some photos of our Christmas Eve after Christmas, but here are some photos I took last time we visited the lights show.

After the lights I am hoping that we can go to Midnight Mass at the beautiful old church in the town where I grew up. The Aussie and I went last time he was in the UK with me and it was a lovely experience and way to end Christmas Eve / start Christmas Day. I’m not sure who will be coming but I know me and my Mum will definitely be there.

Then it will be time to begin Christmas Day which will be sent at home with my Mum and Dad and my brother will be coming over for lunch which will be the perfect family Christmas, especially with the Aussie with us as well.

How did my 2018 Plans Go? – Blogmas Day 23

December 23, 2018 by Vicky Leave a Comment

At the start of the year I posted about my plans for 2018 which you can find here.

Getting towards the year I have been reflecting on my year and whether I have achieved everything I wanted, if I didn’t why not and what do I want for my 2019.

1) Goal Weight – my goal weight / fitness plans have been a bit fluid this year. I am below the goal weight I wanted right at the start of getting fitter and healthier and I am also a smaller dress size than I hoped / expected to be. I am about 10kg away from my ideal dream weight at the moment I think. I plan on having skin removal surgery sooner rather than later which should get me to about 5kg away from the goal weight and then I will assess what the goal actually should be and is achievable.

2) Take part in the following events:

a) Triathlon Pink event – I was signed up for this event but didn’t feel anywhere near ready to complete this event still. I don’t know if/when I will ever do it but it is a nice aim to keep in the background;
b) Twilight Marathon – I was signed up for the 5km event but due to circumstances was unable to participate. I will keep my eye out for it in 2019 and hopefully will manage it.
c) Gold Run 2018 – This one I did, it was hard work doing 5km in the middle of summer but I loved it!
d) I wanted to participate in the RSPCA’s Million Paws Walk which I did, Colour Run which I did and the Leukaemia Foundations Light the Night walk which I didn’t do but I did do Bridge to Brisbane, the MS Moonlight Walk and a few others.

3) Visit Sydney – I did this with my family for the first time ever and I loved the place. I wrote about it here, here, here and here and intend to get back again in the not to distant future.

I have to say I had a blast this year which is reflected in my blog and It is difficult to even narrow down the best moments because I have had so many. Now I just have to try and suss out what I want to aim for in 2019.

10 things I am grateful for this year – Blogmas Day 22

December 22, 2018 by Vicky Leave a Comment

This year has been insane world wise and I find myself shaking my head in disbelief about what is happening.

I have had such an amazing 2018 and so I wanted to reflect back on the 5 things I am grateful for this year (in no particular order!).

  1. My health and how much it has improved and how far I have come. I have lost about 30kg this year (50kg in total since I started) and this year I have improved my strength, stamina and most importantly diet because you cannot out train a bad diet! This is in no small part thanks to my Trainer/Coach Felicity Neale who has helped me so much and guided me through this year so that I can say I have lost 30kg in total. I am looking forward to the New Year and what it will bring.
  2. My family who may not be close to me in terms of distance but are so very important and supportive of me. I appreciate everything that they do for me and I am so happy that I will be spending Christmas with them and the Aussie this year.
  3. The Aussie who listens to me and supports me in everything which I do every day. I am sure I am not always the easiest to live with, knowing me as I do, but he takes it all in his stride and never waivers in his support.
  4. My friends both near and far who are always there for me when I need them and I hope they feel it is reciprocated when they need me and even when they don’t. I’ve learnt a few things about friendships this year and I have had to accept some realities like what I will and won’t be prepared to put up with and when it might be time to let go and that is ok.
  5. Feeling settled in Brisbane. We now have a lovely house which is big enough that we can comfortably have family and friends visit to share our life in Brisbane. We have started to explore the area which is stunning and we have future adventures which we will look forward to in the next year to come. Next year I can apply for Citizenship and will hopefully become a dual citizen next year which will give a little bit more security for me as well.
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