1. Trying lots of different black teas as the little Twining boxes were on special. English Breakfast has always been my favourite, but I now like Australian Afternoon and Prince of Wales as well.
2. Losing half a kilo overnight a day after my rather small Weight Watchers weigh-in loss.
3. Fresh crisp green grapes.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Kindergarten, break, ice cream
1. My baby sails through his first day of Kindergarten with no problems.
2. With both kids at school, I am finally going to have some time to myself after a long long summer school holidays.
3. The Weight Watchers chocolate ice cream isn't bad.
2. With both kids at school, I am finally going to have some time to myself after a long long summer school holidays.
3. The Weight Watchers chocolate ice cream isn't bad.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Riding a pig, violin lessons, the scale
1. Riding a virtual pig on a Kinect Carnival game (new for Christmas) and trying to steer the recalcitrant thing around hay bales and mud puddles.
2. My seven-year-old daughter's continuing enthusiasm for her violin -- a whole two weeks after receiving it. She keeps bugging me for practice sessions. I thought she would be sick of it by now, as it seemed only a passing whim when we bought it.
3. Seeing the scale lower than it was yesterday.
2. My seven-year-old daughter's continuing enthusiasm for her violin -- a whole two weeks after receiving it. She keeps bugging me for practice sessions. I thought she would be sick of it by now, as it seemed only a passing whim when we bought it.
3. Seeing the scale lower than it was yesterday.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Ready for Christmas, baby bird, cheezles
1. Presents are wrapped. Gingerbread reindeer are iced. Ready for Christmas.
2. While walking after dinner, I came across a baby bird hopping across the grass. All the other birds grew up months ago -- a late hatching? Its parents swooped around me; not attacking, just trying to distract me. One perched nearby and called loudly. I thought she was speaking to me, but then I realised the baby had frozen and was sitting motionless. I think mummy was telling it to be very quiet and still. I walked on.
3. Cheezles with cream cheese down the middle.
2. While walking after dinner, I came across a baby bird hopping across the grass. All the other birds grew up months ago -- a late hatching? Its parents swooped around me; not attacking, just trying to distract me. One perched nearby and called loudly. I thought she was speaking to me, but then I realised the baby had frozen and was sitting motionless. I think mummy was telling it to be very quiet and still. I walked on.
3. Cheezles with cream cheese down the middle.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Clean hair, cool and cloudy, nest
1. One of the nicest tactile sensations in the world: long clean hair, just washed, almost dry but slightly damp giving it extra weight and softness.
2. Walking on a cool (but not cold) cloudy morning.
3. Finding a nest in a bush in my neighbour's front yard. It is just above eye-level, and I can see two little heads. One is cheeping constantly (which is how I found them), the other looks contented -- just fed, perhaps.
2. Walking on a cool (but not cold) cloudy morning.
3. Finding a nest in a bush in my neighbour's front yard. It is just above eye-level, and I can see two little heads. One is cheeping constantly (which is how I found them), the other looks contented -- just fed, perhaps.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Rest, lemon, book
1. I am so into the exercise groove that it feels weird today to have a day off. But my tired body is thanking me.
2. Cold water with a slice of real lemon instead of sugary cordial.
3. Another book in the mail -- number 3 of a series I am enjoying.
2. Cold water with a slice of real lemon instead of sugary cordial.
3. Another book in the mail -- number 3 of a series I am enjoying.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Sun, sweat, cupcake
1. Lying on a picnic blanket on long grass with the warm end-of-winter sun on the back of my neck. The bells are chiming above me from the Carillon recital, my husband lies next to me with his jumper shading his eyes -- he doesn't need it to keep him warm -- and the kids are throwing pebbles into the lake.
2. I look at the clock, panting and dripping sweat, and am horrified to find that I am only half way through my group exercise class. But I make it through the second half.
3. A lemon cupcake.
2. I look at the clock, panting and dripping sweat, and am horrified to find that I am only half way through my group exercise class. But I make it through the second half.
3. A lemon cupcake.
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