Okay,

Well this whole weight-loss lifestyle change issue has certainly been on my mind a lot lately!
It's good though, because if I'm not totally ignoring the issue, I'm more likely to make positive choices...

Meanwhile, I've been feeling somewhat unsettled (and consequently quite moody!) lately. In the past 3 years, my fiancé and I have moved house 5 times due to work changes, lease terms, and circumstances beyond our control. I'm kind of attached to the current house we're renting, and have made my biggest gardening effort to date - as a way of saying to the universe "I want to stay put for a while!" But alas! We've just been informed that the owner is putting the house on the market. I wish we were in a position to buy it - it's quite charming with it's sun-filled rooms, creaky wooden floor boards and lightly cracked walls... But with one income between us, and existing debts - sadly, it just isn't possible. There is of course a chance that someone will buy the house as an investment property and we can stay - but we have no control over that, and no way of knowing if our lease can or will be cut short either! Very unsettling... Moving is so costly, hard work, and our furniture is looking a bit worse for wear these days too!

Ah, the old saying "Everything happens for a reason" springs to mind. We will just have to wait and see.

Anyway, this weekend I spent a good ten hours gardening! Pruning trees, weeding, re-potting plants, moving a few large garden rocks around... Then decided to clear the rear carport of storage clutter so that I could finally set up the outdoor table and chairs and enjoy my little tranquil garden. A big task! In amongst that, my fiancé took me for a "half hour walk" which lasted 50 minutes! He introduced me to a walking/bike track I didn't know about, with some great scenery and heaps of trees. Some really inspiring places for stopping to picnic, sketch, photograph, or just think quietly. I really should start walking regularly...

So I feel a bit proud of myself for having such a physically active weekend, but my muscles are quite sore! I hope that I haven't overdone it, and that fibromyalgia symptoms won't be aggravated. I have just 2 more days to clean and tidy the entire house as we have a rental inspection coming up, AND another agent coming through to photograph all the rooms in preparation of sale listing! Eek! I'm also studying full time at the moment, but I feel a day off looming near.... Heheh.

Wish me luck!