J A N U A R Y

Had my annual bloods done after our New Year road trip filled with almond chai, Fruchocs, icypoles and easy travel stop carb food - oh hi there Maccas/ Hungry Jacks/ country bakeries. 🤤🤤

Blood sugar reading of 6 at fasting and Dr wants me on metformin.

Yikes.

I suppose this the blood wake up call I needed. I'd like to avoid pricking fingers and taking meds and I KNOW I can do it. I managed to keep my gestational diabetes under control by NOT listening to the endocrinologist and going low carb.

I have toddlers. Stay at home parent. I can do this. The kids need carbs. I don't. They need fit and healthy parents.

I received the news on Tuesday last week and took measurements on Wednesday.

I booked in for lymphatic drainage massage to help shift blocked and painful fluid around my arms and legs. Feeling like a new human ready to tackle the world.

Starting weight 91.55 kg

I realized I hadn't posted this yet. 🤦‍♀️ I know I'll be more accountable if I post here!

I've dropped 1.45 kg in the past week. Probably mostly water weight as I'm feeling much better walking around without too much pain. There's a few more hot days to end January with and I have to postpone my follow up MLD massage so fingers crossed for no flares. 🤞

JANUARY 2024:
4y 1m variable
20y 10m fixed
around $60.02 per day (combined) in interest.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2024!

Things to quote and do this year, because we didn't get to do all the things on last year's list. 😆😆

Things to quote and do:
• Backyard landscaping after concrete is done- decking front porch and back porch.
• Levelling/ soft fall for monkey bar set 🐒
• wicking beds, outdoor bench seats to sit and supervise 👨‍🌾

Things to purchase:

• New letterbox /parcel locker- this almost went flying in high winds recently 🤣🤣 the old girl is still hanging on! It's getting a bit embarrassing now. 🤦‍♀️🤣
• Security cameras- ring camera? 📹

+ Bed frames for the girls

+ Better wardrobe storage? Or just declutter the old clothes as required.

+TV? Hubby desperately wants a new one 🤣 it got damaged pretty badly after last January's storm but it works fine for streaming which is all we do anyway.

Things went pear shaped in 2023 after repeated rate rises, we held it together and kept plowing ahead with as much gusto as we could manage. There's prediction of at least 1 more in February before any cuts happen before end of 2024.

I'm not going back to work until 2025 now so I'll need to figure out a side hustle of sorts to get some extra moolah coming in to keep smashing it. Open to lots of ideas. Part of the money going to daycare has been added to our fortnightly repayment amount.