We have now been living and working in Calliope for 4 weeks – and without a day off so we are starting to feel the pinch a little.
Every time I think about the kids or someone asks me how they’re doing, I get a little teary, so we decided to get a kids fix - bite the bullet and take some time out.
We are leaving here this morning after we’ve done the banking then we’re heading off for a long weekend. The only down side is the 6 hour drive each way, taking away 12 hours of our time off in the car, but I’m happy enough to sacrifice that time for the break away.
Things are going really well; finally I’m making a little more sense of the back office procedures. Joe handles all the ordering/reps and the majority of staff issues – and we have plenty of them. It’s feels like a constant battlefield, trying to keep everyone happy, motivated and productive. We are certainly not there yet and I know that those issues will always be a work in progress.
We are excited about a new salad bar fridge that will be going into the shop next week, which will give many more healthier choices for our customers instead of all the greasy, oil laden, heart attack in a bag food – you get the picture.
I am famous (in my family circle anyway) for my garden and potato salads, which are always requested if there is a bbq on, which I’m happy to prepare and supply and I’m keen to find more ideas to add to my repertoire.
In the time since packing up the house and moving here our diet has been less than desirable and living above a commercial kitchen where everything you could possibly want is just an order away from your plate, I decided not to risk falling into any bad habits right from the start, so to prepare myself for healthier food choices I decided to go onto a short 15 day detox program.
I started last Monday so as of today I have been going for 11 days with really good results – except for yesterday that is!! For some reason I just felt really hungry and not just hunger pangs, but cravings for a toasted ham, cheese and tomato sandwich (why that I have no idea). It really challenged my will power and I’m ashamed to say, I gave in – and may I say, I gave in really easily – I was a walk over for that pesky craving and on top of that (as if that wasn’t bad enough) I had a honey and malt flavoured milk to wash it down!!! I know, shame on me.
All I can say is tomorrow is another day and I hope to do better then.
Even though I am getting a lot more exercise in my day than I used to sitting at a desk, my poor old lonely dejected Mr Treadmill hasn’t even made his way through the door yet and is still sitting out on the verandah in the cold, covered in a big plastic bag that came off the new mattress we bought up with us – now it looks as though its huge robust frame won’t even fit and it seems destined to while away his days on the outer. So now I’ve decided it's about time I started giving him the attention he deserves and if Mohamed won’t come to the mountain, the mountain will have to go to Mohamed…or something like that.
We are leaving here this morning after we’ve done the banking then we’re heading off for a long weekend. The only down side is the 6 hour drive each way, taking away 12 hours of our time off in the car, but I’m happy enough to sacrifice that time for the break away.
Things are going really well; finally I’m making a little more sense of the back office procedures. Joe handles all the ordering/reps and the majority of staff issues – and we have plenty of them. It’s feels like a constant battlefield, trying to keep everyone happy, motivated and productive. We are certainly not there yet and I know that those issues will always be a work in progress.
We are excited about a new salad bar fridge that will be going into the shop next week, which will give many more healthier choices for our customers instead of all the greasy, oil laden, heart attack in a bag food – you get the picture.
I am famous (in my family circle anyway) for my garden and potato salads, which are always requested if there is a bbq on, which I’m happy to prepare and supply and I’m keen to find more ideas to add to my repertoire.
In the time since packing up the house and moving here our diet has been less than desirable and living above a commercial kitchen where everything you could possibly want is just an order away from your plate, I decided not to risk falling into any bad habits right from the start, so to prepare myself for healthier food choices I decided to go onto a short 15 day detox program.
I started last Monday so as of today I have been going for 11 days with really good results – except for yesterday that is!! For some reason I just felt really hungry and not just hunger pangs, but cravings for a toasted ham, cheese and tomato sandwich (why that I have no idea). It really challenged my will power and I’m ashamed to say, I gave in – and may I say, I gave in really easily – I was a walk over for that pesky craving and on top of that (as if that wasn’t bad enough) I had a honey and malt flavoured milk to wash it down!!! I know, shame on me.
All I can say is tomorrow is another day and I hope to do better then.
Even though I am getting a lot more exercise in my day than I used to sitting at a desk, my poor old lonely dejected Mr Treadmill hasn’t even made his way through the door yet and is still sitting out on the verandah in the cold, covered in a big plastic bag that came off the new mattress we bought up with us – now it looks as though its huge robust frame won’t even fit and it seems destined to while away his days on the outer. So now I’ve decided it's about time I started giving him the attention he deserves and if Mohamed won’t come to the mountain, the mountain will have to go to Mohamed…or something like that.
An extension lead will do the trick!
Then all I will need to get myself going is an ipod and a little motivation, then me and the big boy can get moving again.
Then all I will need to get myself going is an ipod and a little motivation, then me and the big boy can get moving again.
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