Fast and slow

So... Hubby's sick in the bed with the flu, Karly's in la la land. It's time for me-time! Yay!!

I was having serious withdrawals and this is only my 3rd post. My ISP was down for a while and I suffered! It's just such a great outlet and I suppose and inlet too for my readers. "My readers" - ha! That's just too cool.

The Herbalife weight loss plan is still going well and needless to say it will continue to. I am finding that more and more of my old clothes are now fitting me so I can finally do away with the maternity clothes that I have wearing for the last two years. It's like a new found freedom. So what do you think I did with that freedom? I bought myself two pairs of the most divine heels! It's my gift to me for losing so much weight. I will continue to reward myself with non-food items every time I reach a milestone.

I never thought I would see the day that I would be referred to as "the chubby girl in the banking hall" or be greeted by someone "Hello Fat Lady". But that day came and was I horrified!! Then, today my ever-so-loving aunt felt it necessary to lay bear the fact that when she saw a recent pic of me (September 2011), she thought I looked, and I quote:"VERY big." To add insult to injury, she then said I looked "HUGE!!!!"
Wasn't I so glad that I had worked on it since and the weight came off quite fast too!! I do have a lot more to lose but a day at a time. Would you ever feel brave enough to tell someone how much weight they've put on? Is it an act of kindness? I'd love to hear your opinion.

No word from either of my sisters this week... I wonder if they are trying to hide something??? Hmmmm

Karly has learnt a new way of dancing. She's learnt to recognise the difference between fast and slow music and her reactions to each are hilarious. Picture it! Zane puts on MTV Base and they playing some new R&B song. Karly sticks her arms out like she's an aeroplane about to take flight, starts head-banging, while moving her little hips back and forth. Then for fun we change the channel to something a little slower. This time, Karly puts one hand above shoulder height, leaves the other one down and starts turning around like a little ballerina! Never a dull moment! This morning she decided to call 'mummy' at different octives over and over again just so that I could respond to her calls. But that all stopped when her precious daddy walk into the room... "There Daddy!"
I am so glad for that bond. A dad is so important in a little girl's life and she could never wish for a better one than Zane.

 I will chat again soon.
Bye for now...

Ready! Get set! GO!!!

So... before I sat here, I had a story line all planned out. It sounded good in my head and now... I've got my first case of writer's block!

Now that I have had a Blackberry for about a month, I have gotten really use to Blackberry messenger and the hilarious smiley faces you can use to express yourself. It's very addictive and I don't think my husband, Zane is too impressed with me and my need to 'be connected' but that's a story for another time. Sorry, I digress... Where was I again?? Aah yes, Blackberry messenger smiley faces or as we addicts call it: BBM smiley faces. They are so simple and yet manage to express exactly what you are feeling and thinking at the time of composing the bbm. When I use other forms of written communication i.e. facebook, sms's; twitter, emails and now blogging, I find myself wanting to insert a smiley face somewhere to really make a point but alas, this is not bbm :o( I guess some good old fashion expressive adjectives and adverbs will have to do.

Karly... she's just something else! She is starting to string together words to express herself easily now and no matter how many times I hear her talking, it never fails to amaze me how a little helpless baby can grow and become so independant. I must admit that it's a real challenge to curb the feisty person that is Karly. She knows exactly what she wants and she will not deviate even if you try to distract her! As she moves deeper into the infamous 'terrible twos', the more assertive she becomes. And it's not to say we don't discpline her as best we can. But every day is a new challenge and an absolute delight. Her daddy is becoming her world. Zane went to work yesterday morning and I think she must have asked "Where Daddy" about twenty times. I have not seen my husband with such a 'glow' about him in a long time. Our little blessing.

As July looms over my head, my heart begins to feel the weight of its significance.Hayley would have been three. The pain still sits deep in my heart like an anchor in the deep sea that refuses to be moved. I am afraid to really explore it in case it takes me to such a deep dark place that I will not be able to return. Besides, I don't think Karly will let me go there anyway. When I feel really sad, it's like Karly senses it because all of a sudden my little ball of fire turns into this gentle soul who is full of hugs and sweet kisses. My little blessing...

In total, I have lost alomost 15 kilos since January and the weight loss journey continues. I have 21 kilos to go but that number's not even daunting to me. It's that easy with Herbalife. Pre-preggy clothes are fitting me again!! By August I will need a new wardrobe of clothes. My two bigger sisters and I have a weight loss challenge going on. The winner gets paid R2000.00 - R1000.00 from each of the losing sisters. My elder sister is currently in the lead and I trail by 3kilos. I refuse to say die! I will win!! Watch this space!!

Looks like the writer's block disappeared quick and fast. I am hesitent to put on before and after pictures just yet but soon... I will do it soon...
For now, Karly and her antics will do quite fine

Bye for now

In the begining...

So... I'm sitting here in front of my PC wondering why in the world I've decided to do this crazy thing and yet my fingers continue to type. It's clear that deep inside I want to do this but eish... I am nervous. Questions like: "Will I get any followers?; Will my posts be any good?; What am I going say?" are swimming in my head. I often read the blogs of others and think "Wow! That was so good!" then the doubt hits, "I hope I can be as witty." But the urge to do this so strong, so I am just taking the plunge!

I got interested in blogging when I saw a post one of my former neighbours/school peers/facebook friends. Her story as a blogger mommy had been published in a popular baby magazine. I was hooked! I started reading up on how to start blogging and I learnt that I need to have a purpose for my blog - a theme that will run through my posts. A close friend gave me an idea. Blog about my 1 year old daughter, Karly (Beauty) and my weightloss journey(the bulge). That was it! It all sounded so good but now that I am here...
Well... we will wait and see.

I hope to entertain, vent, and get the opinions of those who choose to read my ramblings. I am still working out all the details but I have a good feeling about this.

So please... sit back, enjoy and every now and then, have a laugh on me :)