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Defying Gravity

Monday, 12 January 2009

Firstly, apologies for the delay in posts... There was a telecommunications disaster which involved an early disconnection of services and a yet to be reconnection (fingers crossed for wednesday) - which to be honest was probably a good thing because I'm sure I wouldn't have unpacked anything had there been an internet connection working at home! The move went very smoothly, we rented a little budget truck and got everything across in one afternoon. Mum in particular has been showering us with beautiful house warming gifts but what surprised me the most is the sense of possibility - it's so refreshing to be in a home we own! All be it a very very very small portion. We've been planning out what we'll do, where the vegies will go, how the furniture will be arranged... And the best part is we can make plans that will take years, because we have years and years to pay off the mortgage!

We can get involved with the local community too... Ganesh has joined the local cricket club - his first session is tomorrow - so it's just up to me to decide what I'd like to do and if it's available! Unfortunately there are no dancing classes anywhere nearby unless you're under 10 or over 55, but I'm looking for environment groups, book clubs, woodworking workshops or anything that could remotely improve my 2-left-feetedness.

Day 1 of the healthy lifestyle plan also made progress with the first day back at work... I rode both ways - a total of 2 hours and 30km for the day, and I followed the CSIRO diet precisely (apart from an extra tim tam at work because we had a new staff member joining). When I got home I had lost 1kg!! I think it was mostly sweat though because I regained it after dinner! It was encouraging to see a lower number on the scales though. I might even ride tomorrow despite the 37 degree forecast just to witness the temporary reduction again...

Apart from that the only event of note was Wicked! The musical was worth every cent of the exorbitantly priced tickets. I thought the way every part of the original Wizard of Oz tale was creatively included and accounted for was great, the sets were exquisite, the music very catchy and the story beautifully told - even the glowing green cocktails were lots of fun :-) To top it all off there was a man on the street busking on the recorder to 'somewhere over the rainbow'! You had to love people who take advantage of marketing like that :-) Highly recommended!

Overall I'm inspired by the new year and the change of scene. There is hope that the world will improve this year :-)

Labels: csiro, musical, wicked

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