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Sunday, December 31, 2006

• Complete New Year, New Me Challenge - Completed. Won $270!
• Get Back to The Gym - Yup ! Went all the time until I suffered injury
• Never Waste my Gym Membership by Attending at least 4 times a week - Yup!
• To Participate in Gym Classes - Yup Body Combat and Cycle/RPM were favourites.
• Complete the Couch to 5km Plan - Nope I gave it a go and gave up! Shocker
• Complete Body For Life - Sort of completed my first challenge I have alot more to work on
  
• To Acheive my Weightloss Goal by June 29th (or within 1 month of) Which is 64kg - Nope Closest I got was 82.2kg
• To Make Healthier Eating Choices - Something else to work on.
• Reduce my swearing - I think I have but I have further to go
• Start Eliminating Debt - Yup process is on it's way
• Save some Money - Yup got some savings in the bank for a new car
• Be More Organised - I'm getting there but at some point in the year I dumped fly lady
  
• Learn to Cook - Yup I now cook most of the meals for my family.
• Improve my Skills - Yup but I can always continue this
• Learn Something New - Learnt to do Brazilian Waxes. Started to learn Italian
• To become and Good and Positive Influence on others - something else to work on

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2006 - that was the Year That Was......


So it's New Years Eve and time to look back on the year that's now behind us.

I came into 2006 after about 6 months on a weight loss journey. I weighed 92.2kg . January saw me set New Years Resolutions, weight loss goals and start a New Year New Me Challenge at the Living in the Suburbs forums. I got myself a new personal trainer and found I was working harder than ever before. His name is Jarrod and pushing me to the absolute limit was his fun. Throwing up and collapsing on the couch after my session Biggest Loser style wasn't that unusual.

January saw the announcement of Angelina Jolie's pregnancy to Brad Pitt, and we all watched on in wonder. She later gave birth to a beautiful girl they named Shiloh. January 16th saw me hit the 80's for the first time in my adult life! I was so excited.

In February I started my first ever Body for Life Challenge. Life was good and I was happily going through life and Losing weight!

In March I did the 1000 steps for the first time. Well the 1st time I didn't make it all the way (I later found out I was maybe 20 steps from the top!) But I did return and conquer 10 days later. It's now one of my favorite challenges and while I haven't done it for awhile I hope I get back into it soon! I had my first injury which was a sore lower hamstring. And I met my 2nd blogging friend Kathryn at the Make Me Over Expo. I won the New Year New Me Challenge over at Living in the Suburbs . And bought myself an iPod with the winnings.

In April I got to meet a whole heap more blogger who I can now count lifelong friends. The very next week I was leaning on these people and all of my friends when my Dad was involved in a massive car accident. I am thankful everyday that he is still with us. We almost lost him quite a few times with the accident then, pulmonary embolisms and other blood clots and haemorrhage's. During this period I got to my lowest weight ever of 82.9kg! Unfortunately the rest of the year went uphill from there.

May saw me go to my first ever "class" I picked body Combat and enjoyed it. The throwing of punches and kicks etc. Love it! And boy does it get the heart racing and your calves feel it bouncing like that all the time. May also saw me hurt Knee, Ankle and Groin all in the one day! Oh joy and fun. We took my Dad down to the Peninsula Hot Springs. And it was a huge help to both our injuries.

June saw me zipping around in a VW Beetle Cabriolet in Red! It was a hot little beastie and even though we were experiencing temps of around -5°C I still took every opportunity to have the roof down. I also decided I was having a 2nd birthday. My real birthday sucked so hey why not. In June I had been doing my best to live a healthy life for 12 months. So June 29th was my 1st New Me birthday.

In July Michelle, Shontie and I trekked up the 1000 steps. Then the next day I went back up again with some BFL friends. I bought myself a RED Polar f11 Heart Rate monitor and while my roxy jeans did up you couldn't really say they fit. Then I ran a personal best of 10 minutes! 10 whole minutes running without stopping! I stuffed up both my hip flexors straight after that and haven't run since! We had another Bloggers meet up organised by Beckie this time, we all met in the city for lunch.

In August I had a body composition scan done and it showed me how far backwards I had slipped. I got my motivation back. Injured myself again and stuffed it all back up. I visited a physio for the first time in my life. I went to the footy for the first real time in my life and saw Carlton get smashed by the Tigers.


September saw the loss of two great Aussie Legends. That of Steve Irwin and Peter Brock. It all still feels like yesterday. September saw my computer crash, which means I basically have no clue what I did for most of the month LOL .

In October I discovered Koko Black Chocolates. I'm firmly of the belief that this is Ails and Phils fault. Ails and I started a challenge to get to 70kg. I made a return to the pool and started swimming to try and assist my injury recovery. My neighbor put on a nude show in his driveway. I wrote a 101 things to do in 1001 Days list. It took me ages and ages. I crashed my car and then got it all fixed up and decided to sell it. (It's still not sold) I was heading for a trip to Sydney when my other half decided to surprise me by turning up in my bedroom as I was packing. The best surprise ever! We then went and traveled the Great Ocean Road together. Our first ever holiday. And went on a chopper ride.

In November I got my hands on a New Olympus MJU810 camera. I love it. I went and did a XXX Waxing course. Went to head office of the company I work for in Canberra and kind of went on a shopping spree. I got an organisation bug and the pantry, fridge and freezer were the first victims. Let me just add Howards Storage World has had way too much of my money this year! But I do love the place. We (not me) re-elected the Bracks Government. Then I ended up in hospital with a Migraine - my first ever. Where I endured multiple lumbar punctures, followed on by angiograms and lots of mess. I HATE NEEDLES.

December started of with the Blogger Christmas Party! I had a freaking ball! I watched the biggest loser finale and got my motivation working again. I spent most of December planning for Christmas and for 2007. I plan on succeeding next year! I turned 26 but wont celebrate until next year cause everyone is too busy. I end 2006 over 100kg (not sure how much but I know I am)

I'm happy to leave this year behind and I have already shopped and planned for the first week of 2007.

To all of you I wish a very Happy New Year. Safe Travels and much fun, love, health and joy to you and your family in 2007.

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Saturday, December 30, 2006

The A - Z of Jadey!

TAGGED by the gorgeous Katie

A- Available or single? Nope. OH Is Jason and I'm madly in love after 4.5 years :)
B- Best Friend? Loz, Rikki , Simmo & Megan

C- Cake or Pie? Both PLEASE
D- Drink of Choice? Coke Zero. Current Alcoholic hit is Strawberry Margaritas.
E- Essential Item? Mobile phone close followed by TomTom
F- Favorite Color? Pink Purple, Green What context?????
G- Gummi Bears or Worms? Chicos - they are brown people!

H- Hometown? Which one? Born in Melbourne but my Heart is in Sydney
I- Indulgence? Way too many! Koko Black is a sure hit
J- January or February? Either is good.
K- Kids and names? No Kids but I like Tighe and Acacia amongst others.
L- Life is incomplete without? Love, God & Rottweilers,
M- Marriage Date? A day in the future sometime I hope
N- Number of Siblings? One younger brother
O- Oranges or apples? Apples
P- Phobias/Fears? Spiders, Death, Crowds, Strangers
Q- Favorite Quote? Are you kidding? I have Books and Books and Pages and Pages! Current quote

“It is never too late to be what you might have been” ~ George Eliot

R- Reason to Smile? My family, My Boy, My Dog, My Friends, 2006 is almost gone, 2007 is coming and it's going to ROCK!
S- Season? Spring

T- Tag three people! Brooke, Rae & Phil
U- Unknown fact about Me! I crave organisation and cleanliness and I'm normally the first person to blame for the mess and the chaos.
V- Vegetable you hate? Pumpkin, Brussell Sprouts, Peas
W- Worst habit? Swearing, Eating Crap, Stubborn
X- X-rays you've had? Brain, Wrists, Ankle, Knees, Hips, Neck, Back if it moves it's been x-rayed.
Y- Your favorite food? Too many. Actually to tell the truth I have NO IDEA. I love heaps of food but I can't think of anything that I would eat ABOVE ALL ELSE everytime. That's screwed! I have food issues.
Z- Zodiac? I don't read nor care. My future is in Gods hands

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Friday, December 29, 2006

Today Is....

My 26th Birthday! YAY!

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Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Boxing Day Antics


I went shopping yesterday determined to get some organisation in my life and be ready when we tick over to 2007.

My focus for yesterday was to start getting my room in some sort of order. You remember these photos?



That was organised to me. I mean I knew where my clothes were and they had a particular order. I never showed you the floor though that was stacked as High as I could with junk I couldn't bring myself to throw away and You get some clue here as to the mess in the top of my wardrobe. Ewwwww. I wanted everything to have a place and be in it's place. I LOVE oprganisation. I Love the minimalistic look too but that's impossible for a hoarder. I filled our bin and some of our neighbours bins last night with some of the junk I had collected and kept over the years.

Also truth be told If I took a photo of my room you would flip with how messy and cluttered it was.

So since I cannot bear to throw out my health & fitness, beauty & portfolio magazines I went and bought some Magazine files. (I need to buy more but it's a start) I also bought a second hanger for my wardrobe.

Then I put on my iPod and went to work cleaning up and throwing stuff out.

The result so far is this.
A new aerial for my TV and now I can actually watch all the commercial channels YAY!


My bedside table is no longer stacked so tall of magazines and books that it resembled the Eiffel Tower. And here's a better Pic of my lamp :)


My new Body-For-Life Goals poster has been drawn up and Goals and Tasks are listed! Beside the Jeans that this blog is named for, Which WILL FIT ME in 2007.

Oxygen 2007 Fit & Fabulous Calender


Inspiration Inspiration Inspiration. My Dad thought I was gay fun fun.
OK So It's empty but at least it's not sitting on the floor. I'm yet to decide what pics deserve to be in here.


Now the only things on my floor except my Uggies.

Tell the truth it still looks like chaos in pictures huh. But I swear you just couldn't get better than this. Well not without one of those Wardrobe God things. I have to hide my rotty collection in here as They really don't "go" anywhere :-/

To come - Hat Organiser, Handbag Organiser Tub for Pj's / Non Hanging clothes

To Do:
Buy Screw to reattach Wardrobe door knob.
Find and repair Handle on Drawers
Repair Bedside Table Drawer
Find photos for Frame and Fill it.
Add Pink Accents to frangipani's and edging of frame.
New extension cord to tidy everything up
Buy New Curtains
Prepare and Paint Walls.

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