Some of you probably already know that with the support and encouragment of several bloggers (including Ms KissMyFrog, The Knitting Revolutionary and the KnightlyKnitter) I have been attending Weightwatchers since the end of April. This follows the fact that I have now been attending a gym for over a year, and at that point had managed to lose a measly 300gr - although I had gone down a clothing size.
Although I was fitter, stronger faster and all that, I really did want to shed several tens of kilos which had somehow managed to stick to me over the last decade or so. So with some encuragement and trepidation off to WW I trotted.
I have now lost the first 10kg (pauses for applause, wolf whistles and wild ovation), and truth to tell, I'm feeling a bit full of myself. I still go to the gym at least 3 times a week, but I have added in some walking and sorta running. This makes me feel virtuous - and very puffed and sweaty.
I have also become somewhat boring in the food and cooking department. But not this weekend - this weekend I have been...
Taadaaaaaa!
SUPERMUM!
Fighting against junkfood, commercialism and Barbie and Bratz dolls, ignoring housework and contributing badly to climate disruption as I zoom round doing errands.
In other words, it was the Princess's birthday. She turned 7 on Sunday and we had an almost grown-up out to dinner at a restaurant for her a some friends - heavens to Betsy! They didn't get home till nearly 8 pm on Saturday night.
So while you were enjoying your weekends I had somehow managed to do this:
And this:
But best of all, I managed this:
I have been missing animals around the house. I think it is good for children to have an animal - they learn so many things from pets. This is Harriet Cuddles (no, I have no idea where the name came from either), a longish haired and very cute young guinea pig. She is much cuddled and loved. She is fed and played with.
She has been the reason for certain children waking up early on schooldays, racing downstairs, getting dressed and eating breakfast and being entirely ready for school at least 45 minutes early. Just so they can cuddle a small black guinea pig.
This is obviously the best present ever.
There has been some knitting too, but let's leave that till next time.
Happy Birthday, Princess. And welcome Harriet, long may you stay cuddly!
14 comments:
Congratulations!! That is a great achievement (the weightloss I mean, but the party is no mean feat either!!)
Welcome Harriet to the family, I agree with you, pets are great!
Happy Birthday Princess, Harriet Cuddles looks gorgeous!!
Great Work on your part in all areas Ceri!!!
Modeled knitting, I hope? So we can see the hot new bod? Congrats on the hard work paying off, and give that gorgeous princess of yours a big birthday hug from me!
Oh Harriet Cuddles is lovely! And well done on the weight loss - there'll be no stopping you now.
woo hoo! I hope to be making a post like this down the track since i"m on WW too!
Great party. Well done on getting a guinea pig. They are so cute! Happy birthday princess.
Well done on the weight loss! 10 kgs is amazing. I'd be chuffed too!
The party looks very cute. Harriet is cute too, of course!
w00t! (from the all-cheering section) go supermum go!
Hooray for Supermum!
On all fronts of course. Managing children, a house, a partner, various other "jobs" and knitting of course as well as finding time for the gym and weight loss, you GO Girl, Super mum indeed.
Happy Birthday to the Princess and welcome to Harriet, long may the cuddles reign!
Congratulations you svelte woman, you! My girls had a guinea pig who grew up to look like a meatloaf so that's what I called him. They are great pets. I love their little whistles.
Congratulations on the weightloss, and happy birthday to the Princess from me. I look forward to meeting Harriet Cuddles.
10 kgs???? wow....no....thats a big WOW!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!! That is great work!!!
Also, Happy Birthday to your Princess - it looks like they had a lovely time. And cuddly bribes are wonderful!!
I'm a little late to the comments party, but WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!
Yay for you, Supermum indeed!
*standing ovation* *wolf whistles* *applause* Well done, darling! Fantabulous!
And congratulations on Harriet Cuddles too... I can see she is very much a part of the family!
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