Family weekend part 2.

Like I said earlier, working retail I never tend to get weekends off. This weekend was an exception. I managed to get the whole weekend off. As I posted yesterday we went out to family fun area and had tons of fun.

Today hubby spoilt me by taking me to happy sumo. Happy sumo is this amazing sushi place and they do half price sushi on Sundays which is just as well with how much me and hubby love sushi. It didn't always used to be like that, in fact he used to have to drag me kicking and screaming (not literally, but you get the idea). His favorite food is sushi and only has it has a treat. I didn't like it. But it was more the idea of it then the actual food. Then I tired it and slowly started falling in love with it. Which is great as now I have something that me and hubby can enjoy together.

Oh how I missed thee running that is.

Sick of being down about putting weight on, I finally went for a run. Was only planning a quick one round the block without kidlet. But when kidlet insisted on coming how could I say no.

So my quick run to get me out of my funk which was only going to be a quick mile needed up being just over 2 very slow for me miles with the stroller in the ice. My legs hurt my lungs hurt (bronchitis over holidays didn't help) but it felt awesome. Now to keep it up. I forgot how amazing the feeling of running is. It's not pretty, there are some tears, lots of sweat but the feeling it gives you is so worth it.

Just need to remember. Anything is better than nothing. Just wrap up kidlet well with layers and blankets and kidlet will be totally fine.

Don Jon, Sherlock Holmes and others

Last night I finally got to watch Don Jon. I have to say it is one of funniest movies I've seen for a long time. And each character is cast so perfectly. Joseph Gordon-Levitt did an amazing job directing. And the script was witty and a great original concept, which was also written by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. This is one film that I will be watching again and again.

While I'm on the subject of films and generally television. I'm looking forward to season 3 of Sherlock coming out. You know the one staring the wonderful Benedict Cumberbatch. Now I like Sherlock and have watched quite a few adaptations of the book, (I still need to read the book) and so far my favorite versions have been Robert Downey Jr and Benedict Cumberbatch.  I'm actually still working my way through season 2 of the Cumberbatch version but have loved every second of what I've seen.

I don't really get to watch much television these days as I'm either working or spending time with my kidlet. The little television that I do watch tends to be kids television. So when I find a program or film I love you know it's got to be good.

If I ever became an actress. Which I doubt will ever happen as I'm to fat for Hollywood, and not pretty enough. My dream role would be to play Harlequin in Batman. But thinking about it even if I did become an actress by the time they relaunch Batman in about 10 years I would be to old to play that character.

On the subject of Batman. Christopher Nolan's version is my favourite.  But I am looking forward to seeing how Ben Affleck does as the capped crusader. 

Ben Affleck can be very hit or miss but I personally feel he has gotten better over the years. And some of the best movies he has ever done have been the movies he has directed or been involved in writing.

I've tried my hand at writting as I feel ive had some ideas that would make for some interesting films but I wouldnt know where to start so haven't tried. Maybe I should try. Not that I ever expect them to go anywhere but to at least say that I followed my heart and wrote what was true to me.

Give a while and watch this space and see what happens on this if anything.

Winter

I love winter. To me it's just so romantic. There is just something about snow falling outside, and being snuggled up inside wrapped in blankets with a good book sitting in front of a log fire. But reality is completely different.

This year which is a first for me I'm so done with the the snow and ice and can't wait for it to be spring again. After wrecking my car early in December, I'm not  confident in driving in the conditions right now, but still need to get to work. So still have to drive no matter what.

Also I miss running and can't wait to get back out there. I know people run all year in all kinds of weather but I worry about kidlet stuck in the stroller, so running doesn't happen really in the winter months which does suck.

More variety

So this blog is about me and my intrests and my every day life. It's about the things that I get up to on what I feel is my boring life.

Take today for example. 11 hour shift at work. Had kidlet the whole time. Kid let did great but I'm so glad to be home. I love running and I'm studying Wicca. I count myself as Wiccan but like I've said before I'm still learning.  I plan to talk more about my Wicca when I get a chance, however right now I'm looking at how fat I am and how I need to be healthier, as is common with most New Years.

I am planning a few more Wicca related posts over the next few days. So watch this space for them.

Group 42

I used to belong to, well actually I still belong to a group on Facebook that my one of my friends started. It's called group 42 because of the possible points you can get every week. It's a weight lose group but it's more for encouragement then anything else.

The reason I'm talking about it is because I'm thinking of starting up again. As in counting my points each week and recording them on here. How it works is every day you can get a point for each of the following,  getting 8 hours of sleep each night, drinking your 8 glasses of water each day, not eating sugar ( as in not eating candy, chocolate and cakes), exercise, staying within your calorie allowance each day and lastly not eating after 7pm.

The basic idea is that if you follow each of these everyday you should in turn start to lose weight, and also be leading a healthier lifestyle.I liked doing this when the whole group was doing it and even restarted it with a couple of people after everyone had stopped after a few months.  I'm going to think about it's for the rest of the week and let you know if I decide to start this up again. This is just a simple way to motivate me. And posting my weekly totals and any weight lose on my blog might be enough to keep me going as I then have the accountably.This week I'm working with my jawbone. But this in addition to the jawbone would be a really good idea.

What do you guys think?

Fitness and diet.

If any of you know me before I had my kid I was big like huge. I was 225lb. After giving birth I lost a ton of weight and dropped down to 156lb at my smallest. However over the past year I have managed to gain half of the weight back and I'm now currently around 180lb ish depends on the day.

I never managed to reach my weight lose goal which was to be 145lb. I was nearly there. So with the new year and with hubby making some lifestyle changes I am going to get to my goal weight. Maybe not this year but I will get there. I'm going to do my best this year.

Hubby got me a jawbone up. Only had it about 24 hours right now. But so far I like it. It helps keep me active with the idle reminder and tracks to make sure I'm getting enough sleep. Also I can track my diet to make sure that stays on track. And the best thing I don't even know that I'm wearing it until it vibrates. So for me so far an all round plus.

Let's see how it goes. I need to start running again. But it snowed again today. Looking to buy a treadmill. I will get one day.

My first Wiccan ritual

So on New Year's Eve I did my first Wiccan ritual. I did a new beginnings ritual to see in the new year on a positive note. 

As this was my first ritual and I was nervous to make sure it went well I followed a basic idea from Patti Wiginton who is the wonderful author of paganwiccan.about.com. I love her articles as they are so informative and suitable for every level. I changed the ritual to work with what I wanted to do and changed the wording around but the basic structure came from Patti. I was also still sick so wasn't really able to completely write my own ritual. 

So this is what I did. For this ritual I used. Incense, a black candle, a green candle, paper, pen and a fireproof bowl or cauldron. So firstly I double checked that I had everything that I would need for the ritual. Once I knew I had everything in place I grounded myself by meditating. Once I was ready to start I lit my incense. Now this time I used vanilla incense. I only did this because I find the smell relaxing. But in the future I will try to use incense more designed for the purpose of my ritual. I may post what the different incenses are for at a later date.

I then lit the black candle and watched the flame for a while. While watching the flame I thought about all the negative things that had happened over the past year. I also thought about the negative traits that I have that I want to get rid of and any things that I felt had held me back this year. I wrote all of these down on some paper then when ready I lit the paper in fire with the flame of the black candle. I placed the paper in the fireproof bowl so that it could completely burn. While it was burning I said the following on repeat until the paper had stopped burning. " you are my past I send you away, far away from me, you will no longer hold me back, I banish you, you are banished."

Once the paper was completely burnt. I extinguished the black candle and lit the green candle.  This
time as I watched the flame I thought about all the things I want to achieve this year. All the ways I
can be a better person and tried to set some goals to work on. I wrote all these down on some paper. I then lit the paper using the flame of the green candle. As this piece of paper burnt I said " now is the time for change, time to be a better person, time to be true to myself.  I am strong secure and confident. I am asking for assistance and guidance from the universe to help this year. To help me be who I want to be to help me with my goals. I send my goals put there in this fire and smoke. I know I can be better. "

Once the paper had completely burnt in the fireproof bowl I meditated a little longer. When I was done I extinguished the green candle. I took the bowl of ashes outside and let them scatter into the wind be outside in the universe.

Things that I will would do differently next time. I will cast a circle to help keep me protected while doing ritual work. I will also consecrate my candles, to ensure they are charged with my energy. And 
I would also ask a specific god and goddess for help instead of the universe. The only reason I didn't do that this time is because I'm still researching with god and goddess I'm most connected to. 

So there you have it.