I gotta have faith, a-faith, a-faith, ah!

(Me and sand dunes)

TGIF!! It's been such a strange week, I am so glad it's over except I know the insanity will continue throughout the next... I'm just glad we get a break!

I had a job interview in the Department I want to work for, however, the job is in Canberra. This wouldn't be so bad if my partner didn't have a job interview here in Adelaide in the same week! Our situation is this: we moved to Adelaide (taking leave without pay for 12 months from our jobs) to have a break from icy cold Canberra and get to the ocean, I was unemployed for an unhealthy, mentally challenging 6 weeks and my partner had landed a job before we got her; however, we strangely and coincidentally got job offers from our respective Departments; I got offered a job in the State and my partner was offered an out posting. It was so good for my wellbeing! No more trackies, no more eating half a tub of peanut butter, no more crazy twitching....

But now that the year is almost up we need to figure out what we want to do, where we want to live. We decided to try to stay so my partner started applying for jobs and I was to wait until he landed something. In the mean time, I had applied for this other job I was interviewed for back in June when we had decided to go back... Anyway, I haven't heard the outcome yet so I don't have to decide just yet... But I think Dave's got a very good chance at getting his job - he's a f@#$ing super star!!

So not only am I having a conscious dilemma, I also went to the physio this week... oh how I looooove the physio - not!

• last week she told me no more triceps until my elbow gets better;
• this week she not only is the triceps restricted but so is weighted squats and lunges, running, netball, stairs, boxing-foot work, skipping, jumping and any other kind of jarring exercise to my knees; and
• she told me to swim...

Um, hello... there are no swimming pools near me and the ocean in like 10cm deep and freezing as f#@$ - besides do you really think my body and confidence is ready for a swim suit just yet? Um, not likely.

So whats left to do?? It's a tricky one... I'm going to give the weights a rest for a while. I've decided that I've been doing weights for so long and nothings changing too much so I'll focus on some kind of cardio. I'm going to:

• alternate jogging and walking for 7 days;
• include some weighted biceps, hamstrings, shoulders, back and chest twice a week; 
• squats without weights (sooo un-challenging); and
• quick boxing using the bag and no foot work.

Not too sure about when and what but I will work on a plan over the weekend.

(This is my beach :D)

I think I now really need to watch my food. Even thought I feel like I'm doing okay with it, I probably need to focus more on getting enough protein and stop picking at the peanut butter jar (DAMN PB!) - especially when I'm not feeling the greatest. You know what, I might actually throw it out! Damn thing, I end up eating 2tbs at a time before dinner... not cool Sonja, not cool!

Man, I feel like I'm reassessing myself each time I get on here, so it's time to stick to a damn plan and stop getting injured! 

 

Oh positive thing happened too this week! In 2010 I completed my international diploma in beauty therapies. I won the 'best thesis' award (yep international you have to write a thesis!), and my Principal emailed me asking if she could submit it to the International Body CIDESCO for consideration to be published! Uncanny, I mean, it was okay and original but publish worthy? Sweet!

This weekend - reflection and planning plus a run, walk, go to the zoo, clean up my thesis, make some bean burger patties, give myself a facial and do my nails.

Peace x