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State Allows Growing Trend of Eating At Home
For your tongue-in-cheek giggle for today... State Allows Growing Trend of Eating At Home ---------------------- April 13, 2099 Reunited Press After much heated debate on the house floor, legislation was passed today to allow a growing number of families to cook meals...
My Life as an Only but Not Lonely Child
I’m an only child! And I loved it. I just never knew any different.I loved my childhood and wouldn’t have wished for much different…
Dealing with My Thorn in the Flesh
John is away for work. He may be away for approximately 10 weeks out of the next 16 weeks. We will miss him like crazy...and I just hope and pray that nothing too technical breaks down on our servers, but we'll manage. I'm not particularly fazed or scared about him...
Resistance Training
Just learned that weight lifting is the second lowest injury sport one can do. Walking is the safest and then weight lifting bcz it is done in a controlled, supervised way unlike many other activities. However, more than walking, weight lifting after searching...
Exercising my Options
We all make choices in life. We all live with the consequences of those choices. Exercise is one of those choices that have consequences.
Exercise Week: Mon 18th – Sun 24th
Monday AM - Hard HIIT session on bike for 20 min PM - Upper Body workout with free weights Tuesday Rest (Funeral) Wednesday AM - 20min HIIT treadmill I HATE that machine! 2.0km in 20min pftttt! LOL PM - Lower Body & Abs Workout Thursday Rest: Busy day out and...
My Epiphany on Non Negotiables
I am buzzing! Monday morning I was feeling down after jumping on the scales. I know I don't like the scales and I don't even do a weigh in on Monday so why did I even jump on them? That was dumb. Since then, I've had an epiphany of sorts, sparked by online...
High Intensity Interval Training for Homeschool Mums
If you have read any of my Fitn40 posts you would have seen the acronym HIIT. You may have wondered what on earth it is all about. Quite simply, it is short for High Intensity Interval Training- a method of working out. You can see my initial thoughts on it in a...
The Sacred Cows of Homeschooling
The sacred cows, or codes, of homeschooling… it’s often easier for us to strive toward a certain code than to live in grace.
Living By Grace…Or By the Law
Living with others, by grace, is not always an easy thing, is it? Oh, it's easy when one is away at church camp or at fellowship meeting but what about when one of those other imperfect people lives with you, in your house? Let me be honest. At times, I feel it is...
Forgiven Much
An aspect of writing that frustrates my little brain is how I just cannot seem to convey all my thoughts accurately. A person will read one blog post that I wrote and presume to know what I believe, or everything I believe in, based on one or two posts. Argh, this...
My son's loss
I received a phone call from my son on Friday night. His mother had been killed in a motorbike accident. She was only 48. 'S' has been a part of my life (for better and for worse) since I was 18. She is the birth mother of my son (step-son). She was, for 10years, a...
Exercise for wk3
Exercise Journal from4th - 9th May Exercise Mon: Attempted Billy Blanks Basic Bootcamp. Ain't nothing basic about it. Good, hard fun. (Didn't use resistance bands) Tues: Wed: Basic Bootcamp. Thur: Fri: 20min High Intensity Interval Workout on bike Sat: Notes: Ugh,...
Mothers Day 2009
I was planning a feast for Mother's Day. I wanted to celebrate being a mum and I wanted to bless my husband and children- for without them I wouldn't be a mum! However John won't be home on Sunday...he has to work. This disappointed Miss A so yesterday she got with...
Fitn40 weekly record
Exercise record from Tuesday 28th until Sunday 3rd April Tues 28th EXERCISE: 10 min HIIT on bike 10 HIIT treadmill *HIIT= High Intensity Interval Training 20 x Tricep curls 20 x Bicep thingys Abs: Back-friendly crunches 3 styles @ 20 each Flexibility: Stretching...
No S Diet and starting weights
I don't record anything on days that begin with S- so that's Saturday and Sunday. (as well as Special Days and Sick days) The No S diet. No Snacks No Sweets No Second Servings ...except on days that start with S. I did a silly thing last week on the 21st April. I...
Fit and 40- yes!
My Mini Goal is to lose 4.5kg. I just get overwhelmed if I don't set mini goals so that's my starting point. However, the real goal is to get fit and be strong...to have strong muscles and bones and be able to keep up with my children and be a good role model. The key...
My Boy is 14 today
Happy Birthday to My Boy. 14 today! I know you'll hate this picture but oh well, it's my blog so I can put it up. It's called being a parent. 😉 When you were first born and wouldn't wake up long enough to feed, and subsequently lost too much weight and were taken to...
Passion of Christ Movie
This post was originally written in August 2007...but thought I'd bring it to the front again. My husband and I both watched the movie, The Passion of the Christ. I spent a few days in prayer and study in order to prepare for the movie. I'm glad I did. During the week...
Jon Gabriel Book Review
I spent 15 weeks on the library waiting list. The library notified me that the book was in for me to pick up. Couldn't get there. The book went to the next person on the list. I went back on the waiting list. Only a 12 week waiting period this time. The library...
