.:PUPPY LOVE:.

Well I went to visit Bella again today. I just can't stay away. But I did get photos. YAY. Welcome Bella Boo!!!

House Warming

Well on the weekend I have my house warming and I am so pleased with how it all went. Everyone had a really good time and seemed really happy with the food and the company. The weather was not as good as the party. It seemed to get really windy and rainy as soon as everyone arrived so I had around 60 people in the house, treading mud through the back room. But other than that, it was really good. I had a really big clean up on Sunday so I have a nice and clean house again. We got some many house warming presents, from plants towels, serving bowls, vases, candles, $250 voucher for BIG W, $400 voucher for Bunnings and around $200 cash. YAY. Nathan and I have already spent our BIG W voucher and bought some things for the house, plus some things for a puppy we are getting. :)

We have been waiting for our puppy to be born for the past 9 weeks, and finally the time has come. YAY

Welcome

"Bella"

Our Princess Puppy

Born ~ 23.0.07

I had the phone call on Monday morning so yesterday afternoon I went over to visit my puppy. Roxy the mother had 7 pups, 5 boys and 2 girls. They are purebred Staffies and they are beautiful. As I wanted a girl I had the chose between a full white and a full black one. So I chose the little black girl and she is so so so cute. I am so happy at the moment as I have a baby girl and feel like a proud Mummy. Stay tuned for some beautiful photos, because as soon as I get some emailed to be I will be posting them on my blog.

Thank you again Donna for being so supportive to me over the past few weeks. I am feeling heaps better now and even the small things in life are making me smile. I have another Doctor's appointment on Thursday and can't wait to tell her how much better I am feeling. YAY for ME!

Guess what! I have my holiday's coming up on Friday, I am off to Port Macquarie for 10 days and I so deserve it. I have had a really had time lately and am really looking forward to putting my feet up and just relaxing. I have my weight in on Friday morning and will try to place my weight loss on the Christmas blog before I go as I am not sure if I have Internet connection at the place we are staying at. I feel great at the moment and just want to let everyone know as I am bursting with smiles.

Love you all

Cass

xxx

.:THANK YOU:.

Donna, I Appreciate You

You are a person who makes life easier and better for everyone around you.Your continual acts of thoughtfulness and kindness brighten each day.What you did for me will glow in my memory, reviving pleasant feelings every time I think about it. I appreciate you, and I thank you.

*shhhhh*

tinker has taken over miss cass's blog to cast a magical spell on her...

*poooofff!*

enjoy beautiful cass! hope this cheers you up! :)

luv always... tinkerbell

xox

(or is it tiny donna? who knows!!! tee heheh)

Upset and Stressed...

Well over the weekend I had a major stress attack and felt like the I was spinning out of control and that no one could help me. As I have so much going on at the moment, I think that everything had just built up and up and out all of it came at the same time. After having a long chat with Nathan about how I was feeling and lots of crying, We came to a decision that I need to let others help me and not believe that I can do everything myself. Nathan calls me a perfectionist and I know I am one, but I just need to do things my way....

After all of that, I feel free but am still trying to let myself go and let other's help. I have also started to take a stress tablet just to help me through this time at work. Nathan and I have also organised our house warming party and have things rolling and we are making sure we delegate jobs to people who ask. I feel heaps better about everything but I don't want to dwell on the fact that I had a little breakdown.. lol... So heads up and keep on tracking...

In other news, I am going really well with WW and feel like I have finally started the ball rolling again. I am so proud of myself and really happy that I am feeling and looking great. Tonight I am going to take some photos of myself and post them on my blog so everyone can see the changes that I see. I am Happy, really Happy and want to share my happiness around.. he he... From now on I have made a decision to focus on the positives rather than the negatives. Thanks to Donna who's blog is so positive at the moment. She is like my own little wise "SKINNY" Buddha. he he he. Love ya Donna....

Stay turned for the photos.. maybe even a new blog layout if I get time... feel like some changes.

ANOTHER LOSS... WEEEEEEE

Well, after a very busy week with work and at home, I have had a loss of 1.2kgs. Yay... My plan for this week is to up my walking as its be raining and also continue to eat really healthy. I am feeling great and know that I too will be 70 soon. he he.

Love
Cass
xxx

BUSY BEE.......

I can't believe how busy I have been over the past week. We will start from Monday. I went to work on Monday morning but by lunch I was feeling really sick and light headed, so I asked my boss if I could go home and rest. I went home and just fell onto my bed and slept for the afternoon, I think that my overworking has finally caught up to me and my body is giving up for a while. So for all of the week I have been feeling really sick but have to keep on going. As for the rest of the week I found out that our Accreditation week is coming up soon, so instantly I felt stresses. SICK and STRESSED. I have been working overtime trying to get everything ready. That's why you may have noticed that I haven't been blogging. I haven't even had time to look at any ones blog. How SAD.

I better go and do some more work as I am sitting here writing that and have a million things running through my head.

Love
Cass
xxx

P.S. Donna, We will have to organise a time on the weekend to have a chat on msn if your not busy. :)

Big Weekend Planned...

So much to do and so little time. I have so much planned for this weekend, but where to start....mmmm... I want to go to the Nursery this weekend and buy some Flowering Peach Trees. They are so cute, white little flowers all over the branches.

See how cute. They are just so cute and pretty. I want to buy three to place them across my front lawn. I love gardening at the moment. Its such a nice thing to do instead of house work. he he. Ahhh... I am also going to look for a GIRL GNOME while I am down the street as Donna's BOY GNOME is looking for a girlfriend... he he..so cute.

I also have to paint my hallway and my back lounge room, well just some features in that room. So I think that my weekend is going to be a busy one. But on the other hand I have already done my house work and washing so thats one less thing that I have to do.

I am trying to sell my Astra at the moment and a Man from Newcastle is coming down to take a look at it some time tomorrow. We have just bought a new WRX so we have a very nice car and then we have Nathans Work Truck and my little Astra. Three cars for two people. Thats why we have decided to sell the car.

I hope that everyone has a good weekend.

Love Cass

xxx

YAY!!!!!!

Well today was my weigh in... Guess what... I LOST 1kg. YAY for me... after 8 weeks not losing, I have finally broken the drought and have lost... Everyone cheer for me...

GRRRRRRRRRR...

Well what a night and morning I have had. Currently we have one of Nathan's friends staying with us as he needed a place to stay for a few nights. The nights turned into a week and the weeks turned into months. We have just bought our house a few months ago and I don't need anyone living with us as we are in the HONEYMOON stage of buying a house. But what has happened has happened and I can't change it now. Anyway back to the story. Nathan's friend has been staying with us and not paying for anything and me cleaning up after him like I am his mum. I AM NOT HIS MUM. He leaves his room with undies all over it and I hate showing all my family and Nathan's family around the house with his room in such a mess. Well last night I went to bed but then got woken up by someone spewing in the Bathroom. Nathan woke up too and we got the most of 1 and a half hours sleep. It was Burdo, Nathans Friend making a big mess in my bathroom. So at 5am this morning before I had to go to work at 6, I got up and scrubbed the toilet and bathroom. I am so angry at this and feel like I have been kicked out of my own house by a lazy boy. In the whole time he has been there I have never ever seen him wash his clothes and that's just not on. I want him to leave. I am sitting at work, to scared to go home because he is there laying on my 5 grand lounge. Why can't he just leave and live with his other friends. Nathan feels the same way but feels sorry for him and I don't think he wants to ruin his friendship. But at the moment Burdo doesn't understand that he is coming in between our relationship. We are constantly fighting about Burdo and really when it affects your sex life you know something has to been done immediately. I just don't know what to do. I don't want to ruin their friendship but I am worried that its beginning to ruin mine and Nathans....

Bad Day...

I have had the worst start to the day. I just don't know what to do. I will explain after I finish work.

Feeling Skinny....

I just got out of the shower and am feeling really good. I have noticed that my tummy has shrunk. Its a really good feeling as my tummy is the hardest place that I lose it from. I was driving home today and looked down and realised that my tummy was not hanging over my seat belt. Its such a good feeling even though I may be grossing you guys out. he he. Hopefully not too much. Its weird how you start exercising and really watching what your eating and you can feel the difference straight away. It must be all the good hormones and vibes that are running through your body. I feel GREAT and on top of the world. YEEHAA!!!!!!!!

Silly Me....

Well I have had the funniest day. Well I can say its funny now because its over. But at the time it was not funny, actually far from it. I will start from the beginning. I went to work like normal, came home and went for a walk for 1hr. YAY for ME! but that's where the fun stopped and it all came undone.... I LOCKED myself out of our house. I am so silly sometimes. I thought I put the key in my pocket, but when I got home to use the key I realised that it was the GARDEN SHED KEY. GRRRR. So instead of getting in the house the only place I could go was the shed. lol. I didn't have a phone, no keys and I needed to go to the toilet. *CRY* After all of that I had to wait for nearly 2hrs until Nathan got home to let me in. He just stood and looked at me, then smiled and laughed because he realised what I did. After coming in the house I was starving and needed a COFFEE asap. So I began boiling the kettle but for some reason the kettle didn't automatically turn off so I have a melted mark on our cupboards. I could seriously CRY. I just can't believe my luck today. Fingers Crossed that nothing else happens.

Anyway on another note, I have been really good today and have been watching everything that I eat and am drinking lots of water and don't forget my walk. :) Donna told me that this Super Start WW Program makes you feel really good and uplifted. I feel really good and seem to have heaps of energy. I think its a combination of everything. I am really happy with the program as I feel like its all about eating natural things and not processed things. I am eating heaps of fruit, which is really yummy. I normally only have about 2 pieces a day but I have been having 3 or 4 which I really like. I just need to buy more next time. :)

My Mum and Dad were meant to be coming over for dinner but after my day I rescheduled. So Nathan and I are getting take away.. BUT I am going to be really careful on what I get and make sure that I have enough points for what ever it is.

Guess WHAT! I still haven't done the invitation to my House Warming Party. I have placed them on the table and that's it. I just haven't got around to it. I should really do them before this weekend. I wonder if I could pay someone to do it. lol. I am very LAZY. he he. I wonder what I am going to be like when I get married. mmm we will see maybe one day. :)

I have been organising a weekend stay at MELBOURNE, but I found out the other day that we can't afford it. I am very sad because my sister her partner, my mum and dad and we were meant to be going. I love MELBOURNE and wanted to go back and go SHOPPING... I love shopping... Donna I bet your missing the shopping too. I hope that you have found some shops in Sydney that you like. :) Ahh I forgot to mention that I wasn't weeding yesterday... My thumb is very sore because of the blister so I gave up on weeding for at least another week. YAY. But I am going to go down to the Nursery this weekend and buy some more plants. I have never had a garden before and I am just loving it. I love watching them grow and the beautiful flowers are really cute.

Anyway that's really it from me for today..

Luv
Cass
xxxx

p.s My butt hurts from the walking. I think its in shock. he he.

Beautiful...

What a busy but beautiful day it has been. I have started the Super Start WW menu and I am really excited and happy to be doing it. For such a long time I felt like I was letting myself down by eating a "bad" food. I always do it to myself but, I think that if I eat something bad that I have to keep eating the bad things because I have stuffed up anyway. I know, I know, bad thinking. But I have always been the same way. I am beginning to realise that if I DO have a bad thing that it's not the end of the world and that I just need to eat it in moderation. That's the right word "MODERATION". So therefore Today I have started this new eating plan so I can stick to something for at least a week. I need to take tiny steps, not giant leaps. What's that saying? Slow and steady wins the race! That's right. I must remember that. :)

Well other than that today has been a nice day and a nice start to the week. I am on earlies this week so I woke up at 5.15am and got ready for work. I love the early shifts because I finish work at 1.30pm YAY! so after having a really nice day at work. I came home and began weeding the garden. OMG. I really had no idea how many weeds were hiding out there. I spent 1hr pulling them out with a small weeder. GRRR. But I am earning exercise points, so you have to be happy with that. After that I came in and sat down to read my fellow bloggers pages. Isn't it nice to read something that makes you smile and really happy. This happened as I was reading Donna's Blog. I was sitting there reading it, with a huge smile on my face, thinking GOD, if I am happy reading about her being happy, than she MUST be REALLY, REALLY Happy. lol. So it was really nice to hear that she is having such a nice day and that she is finding peace and a sense of herself. Luv Ya Donna. :)

I suppose I should go and finish doing my invitations to my house warming party. Its just such a time consuming thing. I have to make the invites, print, cut, write, lick (envelope) and then write again, and don't mention sticking the stamp on. lol. It sounds like I don't want to have this party. I really DO... I just want people to be able to sense that there is a party on and come up. lol. wishful thinking I suppose. I should just be happy that we have a house and that we have so much family and friends who support as so much. Chin UP! Get moving and get the invitations out girl. :)

Luv Cass
xxx

Saturday....

Today was a nice relaxing day. I was meant to plant some cute white flowers in the front garden but when I went to do it, I realised that the neighbours Cat has been pooping in the garden. YUK. So I got back on the net and tried to find out how to stop it from happening. I just don't want to be digging around in the garden and then put my hand in a peice. So I came across this site and it suggested using lemon and orange peels and some lavander oil spray. I went for this idea as the other suggestions were ones that harmed the cat and I am not into that. I just want them to do their business somewhere else. So tomorrow I am going to buy some lemons, oranges and lavander oil. Hopefully it will work. Does anyone have any other suggestions?

I was bad today and had a packet of biscuits. :( I know I shouldn't have but I couldn't stop. So I have made a sign up, saying STOP EATING, GO FOR A WALK! and placed it in the fridge and pantry. I have also down loaded the Super Start Food Plan from weight watchers so I have a firm eating plan. I am going to go shopping tomorrow and have all the food ready for Monday. I am going to stick to it for the next 3 weeks and then go from there. I am also making sure I take 10,000 steps a day plus a walk/run.

Fat Me at 87.7kgs

Skinny Me. At Goal 65kgs

I Have Been Tagged By DONNA...

Donna tagged me.... Here goes....

Jobs I’ve Held; Mail Girl, Teacher's Aide, Child Care Assistant, Advanced Child Care Assistant.

Movies I Can Watch Over & Over; Beaches ( I cry every time),

Places I have lived (in order); boronia vic, mornington vic, crows nest nsw.

Shows I enjoy; America's Next Top Model, Grey's Anatomy (When it was on), Biggest Loser (When it was on), RPA and Better Homes and Gardens. lol

Places I Have Been on Holiday; Queensland, Melbourne, Port Macquaire, Canberra, The Snow, Wollongong, mmm can't remember any more.

Favorite Foods; Chocolate, Italian, Beef Stir Fry, Cookies and Cream Ice Cream. mmmmmm yum. Pumbkin Soup, Chocolate Mousse.

Websites I Visit Daily; Hotmail.com, Blogger.com, ebay.com.au.....

Parts I Have Injured; My Hip when I was little, thats it.

Awards I’ve Won; A Royal Easter Show award for my painting and drawing two years in a row. Art awards at school. Singleton Show award for an artwork. Most are to do with art. I love drawing...

Pick 5 Other Bloggers; hmmm.... i'm tagging Mel, Steph, Ems, Calamity and Tracy.

Wonder...

I lay in bed and wonder... I plan for the next day... I set my goals... I believe anything is possible... I believe in myself and know that I can accomplish my goals.

Starting Weight: 66.1kgs

Exercise: Daily Walk/Run

Food: Healthy

I have been following Tiny Donna's Blog for some time and always look forward to reading her blog. Even though she doesn't know who I am, I owe her a BIG thank you for helping me cope with not losing over the past weeks. I came to realise that I am not the only person that feels overwhelmed sometimes. Donna made me understand that it was OK to take a break, reflect and plan for a new beginning. I have taken this time to start over and begin this new chapter entitled EVER AFTER.... Thank You again Donna. I hope I can some day be there for you as you have been there for me.

Below are some photo's of myself so I can acknowledged who I am and who I want to become. I know that I want more than this and will endure to achieve it.

Personal Perspective...

I am sitting on the lounge watching TV and wondering if I can still lose all the weight. I look back on what I have lost and still can't believe that I have come so far and have a total loss of 14kgs. I never thought that I was that big. Its strange how your personal perspective of yourself can be so far from the truth. I am a very confident person and have always been that way. I love walking around the house naked and am not self conscious about anything. I hold my head high. But I have always been a large girl and have always struggled with my weight. All through my childhood I grew up next to my older sister who was a size 6 on her Yr 10 formal with me always being a size 14. I know that's not big but it seems huge when I stand next to my sister. My family have always seen me as the bigger one. Can I change their perspective of me? Let alone changing my personal perspective of myself? I just don't have the answer but I am willing to challenge these questions.

To New Beginnings...

I just don't understand why I haven't lost weight for the past 2 months. I have tried really hard to stick to WW but still nothing. What else can I do. I just want to begin losing again...SO... here's to New Beginnings...CHEERS... I have began my WW journey over and have a new starting weight, exercise plan, blog and new understand that this if for EVER AFTER. I know that I am doing this for myself and no one else. I want to get the most out of life and won't settle for second best. I am worth more that this and know that I can do this.